Hundreds of Derbyshire

The Hundreds of Derbyshire were the geographic divisions of the historic county of Derbyshire for administrative, military and judicial purposes. They were established in Derbyshire some time before the Norman conquest. In the Domesday Survey of 1086 AD the hundreds were called wapentakes.[1] By 1273 the county was divided into 8 hundreds with some later combined, becoming 6 hundreds over the following centuries.[2] The Local Government Act 1894 replaced hundreds with districts.[3] Derbyshire is now divided into 8 administrative boroughs within the Derbyshire County Council area.[4]

  1. ^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Derbyshire | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ "General history: Ecclesiastical and civil division | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Mapping the Hundreds of England and Wales in GIS". Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  4. ^ "District and borough councils - Derbyshire County Council". www.derbyshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2020.