howbeit, in 8. E. 3. they are both under the title of Leta, and not Hund. as I have said before in Brinklow, yet it seems that Stanlie continued the name of a hundred longer than Merton; for in 7. E. 1. it is called Hund. de Stanley. The particular towns and villages in each of them, I have here inserted, as in Brinklow, out of the said roll of 8. E. 3. LETA DE MERTON. Hodenhull, Lodbroke, Rodburne, Southam, Napton, Shukeburghsuper, Fleckenhoe, Wolfhamcote, Nethercote, Grenburgh, Wolscole, Caldecote, Salesbrugge, Wylebie, Leamington, Hasting, Hull, Bradwell, Herdewik, Burthingbury, Stocton, Stonythorpe, Bascote, Arley, Stoley, Itchington-longa, Merton, Ethorpe, Honingham, Wapenbury, Stretton super, Dunsmore, Frankton, Burton, Draicote, Thurlaston, Dunchurch, Tofte, Hull-Morton, Clifton, Rokeby, Bilton, Church-lalleford, Wolrycheston, Merton. LETA DE STANLIE. Herbury, Stwichale, Itchington-Episcope, Oloughton, Off-church, Radford-Symelle, Leamington-Pr. Newbold-Cumin, Mulverton, Edmuscote, Lullington, Cubington, Weston-Juxta Wethely, Bobenhull, Ryton-Super, Dunsmore, Whitinashe, Brandon, Bretford, Sowe, Caloudon, Wiken Wilnale, Stoke, Bugginge, Pinle, Whitley, Binley, Coventre, Coundon, Radford, Allisley, Bakinton, Ashoe, Kenellworth, Wodecote, Leeke-Wotton, Hull. Of Tremlau-hundred, I find, that in 1. R. 1. and 5. John, it fined for murther; but as I meet with no mention thereof afterwards, so can I no further point out where it is, than I have already signified. Of Chicknes-hundred, it appears that it fined for murther Anno 29 H. 2., 1. R. 1., and 5 Joh. and no more. Of Cotes-hundred, the like in 29. H. 2. But whether this of Cotes was any part of the countrey about Warwick; for the village at the east end of the town, now called Coton-end, was antiently called COTES, as I shall have occasion to shew hereafter. Or whether Coton, in the parish of Churchover, antiently also called COTES, as in due place shall be shewed, I cannot determine. And as for Chicknes-hundred, I must leave the discovery thereof to others, having no guess whereabout it should be. So much, therefore, shall suffice touching the hundreds which are not now in being. MODERN STATEMENT OF THE HUNDREDS AND DIVISIONS OF WARWICKSHIRE, HAVING given an important abstract from Dugdale's Preface to his History of Warwickshire, wherein is included the ancient Account of the Hundreds into which the County was originally divided, we proceed to a more accurate and modern statement, as laid down by Mr. Murray, by order of the Board of Agriculture. This, with his general observations, forms an interesting feature, and will, with other authorities, be referred to in the further progress of our Work. WARWICKSHIRE is an inland county, situated near the centre of the kingdom, in a north-west direction from London. It is bounded on the north-east by Leicestershire, on the south-east by Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, on the south and west by Gloucestershire, on the west by Worcestershire, and on the north and west by Staffordshire; and according to Cary's Map, lies between 51° 57' 30" and 52° 42' north latitude, and between 1° 71 30" and 1° 56' 40" of west longitude from the Observatory at Greenwich. The greatest length of the county is 51 miles and a quarter, from near Honey-Hill in the north, to Rollewright-stones in the south; and the greatest breadth, from the eastern extremity of the county, about half a mile above the Northampton road, to the west extremity at Headley-cross, is 36 miles. The county contains, by Cary's Map, 597,477 acres, at the calculation of 80 chains statute measure to a mile; and is justly considered to be one of the most fertile and valuable counties in the kingdom. Although the city and county of Coventry is a district distinct from Warwickshire, yet lying within the county of Warwick, it is proper to include them in this report. The city and county of Coventry lies in a north-west direction from Warwick, and is distant from it about 10 miles and a quarter. It is bounded on every side by Warwickshire. The greatest length, from Bedworth, to a point near Baggington, in a north-east and south-west direction, is seven miles and a half; and the greatest breadth, from Nettlehill to Brownshill-green, in the direction of Karesley-green, in about an east' and west direction, is seven miles and a quarter. The district contains in all about 18,161 acres. The county of Warwick is included in the midland circuit. It is divided into the four hundreds of the city and county of Coventry may be said to constitute a fifth hundred. It contains one city, thirteen market towns, two hundred entire parishes, and nine demi-parishes. The market towns are, Warwick (the county town,) Birmingham, Coventry (city), Stratford-on-Avon, Alcester, Henley-in-Arden, Kington, Southam, Rugby, Nuneaton, Atherstone, Sutton-Coldfield, Kenilworth, and Coleshill. To these may be added, Tamworth, which is partly in this county. Warwickshire sends six members to Parliament, viz. two for the County, two for Warwick, and two for Coventry. It is remarkable, that the freeholders of the county of the city of Coventry, as freeholders, never vote upon the return of any member to serve in Parliament, either for the county of Warwick, or for the city of Coventry. The four hundreds of the county, together with the city and county of Coventry, and the towns of Warwick and Birmingham, are formed into twenty divisions. The following is a table of the divisions belonging to each hundred, distinguishing the parishes, towns, townships, hamlets, chapelries, villages, liberties, and such as are extra-parochial, by initials placed after them; the initials placed before them, denote whether rectory, vicarage, chapel, or curacy. M |