Stoke Hundred

History

Until at least the time of the Domesday Survey in 1086 there were 18 hundreds in Buckinghamshire. It has been suggested however that neighbouring hundreds had already become more closely associated in the 11th century so that by the end of the 14th century the original or ancient hundreds had been consolidated into 8 larger hundreds. Stoke hundred is one of three hundreds which became collectively known as the Chiltern hundreds around the 13th century, the others being Burnham hundred and Desborough hundred. Even before this time these individual hundreds had become possessions of the Crown and were nominally stewarded as a royal bailiwick. The hundreds lost their collective 'Chilterns' title having become separately leased though retaining their individual administrative status as Buckinghamshire hundreds. Meanwhile the role of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds persisted in name only becoming an appointment of the House of Commons.

Parishes and hamlets

Stoke hundred comprised the following ancient parishes and hamlets, (formerly medieval vills):

† Eton was originally in Burnham hundred.

References

References

1. [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=922380&word=NULL Vision of Britain - Stoke Area] Retrieved, May 23 2009
2. [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=922380&word=NULL Vision of Britain - Stoke Population] Retrieved, May 23 2009
3. [http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/hundreds/hhundreds.html Genuki - History of Buckinghaham Hundreds] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-08-23 Retrieved, May 21 2009)
4. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42523 History on Line - Victoria County History - A History of the County of Buckingham - Stoke Hundred: Volume 3, (1925), pp. 32-34.] Retrieved, May 23 2009