Odsey (hundred)

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Odsey was a judicial and taxation subdivision (a " hundred") of Hertfordshire, in the northeast of the county, that existed from the 10th to the 19th century.

Odsey Hundred in 1832 Odsey Hundred, Hertfordshire.svg
Odsey Hundred in 1832

It comprised the following parishes: Ardeley, Ashwell, Broadfield, Bygrave, Caldecote, Clothall, Cottered, Hinxworth, Kelshall, Newnham, Radwell, Reed, Royston, Rushden, Sandon, Therfield and Wallington. Newnham was transferred to Cashio Hundred some time between 1086 and 1286. [1]

The hundred appears to have been named after Odsey Grange, part of the parish of Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire, indicating that the hundred originally included additional territory to the north. [2]

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References

  1. "The hundred of Odsey: Introduction and map | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  2. Williamson, Tom (2010). The Origins of Hertfordshire. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. p. 113. ISBN   978-1-905313-95-2.