Roborough Hundred

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The hundred of Roborough was the name of one of thirty two ancient administrative units of Devon, England. Roborough, Torridge, was within Fremington Hundred [1]

The parishes in the hundred were:

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References

  1. 1 2 "THE HUNDREDS OF DEVON". GENUKI. Retrieved 8 April 2018.