Edmonton Hundred Historical Society

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1820 map of the Edmonton Hundred by Greenwood based on the boundaries stated in Domesday Book of 1086. 1820 map of the Edmonton Hundred.jpg
1820 map of the Edmonton Hundred by Greenwood based on the boundaries stated in Domesday Book of 1086.

The Edmonton Hundred Historical Society is a historical society devoted to the study of the area covered by the Edmonton Hundred (a hundred being an ancient division of a county). [1] The society is a registered charity No. 299073. [2] David Pam, FRHS, was the president until his death in 2014. [3]

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Selected publications

The society has published over 60 works in its "occasional papers" series as well as numerous other works.

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