Search results
Bullingdon was a hundred in the county of Oxfordshire, covering an area to the east of Oxford. It took its name from the hamlet of Bullingdon Green, in the parish of Horspath (just north of the modern Horspath Sports Ground), where the hundred court originally met.
Bullingdon was a hundred in the county of Oxfordshire, covering an area to the east of Oxford. It took its name from the hamlet of Bullingdon Green, in the parish of Horspath (just north of the modern Horspath Sports Ground), where the hundred court originally met.
People also ask
Where did the Bullingdon hundred come from?
How long did the Bullingdon hundred last?
Who owned the Bullingdon hundred?
Is Headington a Bullingdon hundred?
The Bullingdon Hundred originated in Saxon times. The Domesday Book of 1086 records here that two Hundreds were attached to the royal manor of Headington (“duorum HUNDREDORUM soca pertinentes huic manerio”). One of these Hundreds was Bullingdon, and Headington sat right in the middle of it.
May 22, 2024 · THE HUNDRED OF BULLINGDON. Bullingdon hundred. Of the fourteen hundreds, which until the 19th century were the main administrative divisions of the county, Bullingdon was one of the larger and was the most central. Its origin has been discussed elsewhere.
Apr 9, 2020 · The hundred spreads over an area of about 46,630 acres. "SHOTOVER, an extra parochial place in the hundred of Bullingdon, county Oxford, 4.5 miles N.E. of Oxford. It is situated under Shotover Hill, which rises 599 feet in height.
1 day ago · A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 5, Bullingdon Hundred. Covers the 26 parishes of Bullingdon hundred, including Cowley, Cuddesdon and Iffley. Victoria County History - Oxfordshire. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1957.
Bullingdon consisted originally of two hundreds, both dependent on the royal manor of Headington. The southern part of the modern hundred was called Bulenden , and what must have been roughly the northern part was called Shoteslaw .
