| Hundred of Salford | |
|---|---|
| Lancashire Hundred | |
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 Salford Hundred depicted in John Speed's 1610 map of Lancashire | |
| Area | |
| • 1831 | 212,170 acres (859 km²) |
| History | |
| • Created | Before Domesday |
| • Abolished | Mid-18th century, never formally abolished |
| • Succeeded by | Greater Manchester |
| Status | Ancient Hundred |
| • HQ | Salford |
| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Parish(es) |
| • Units | Manchester • Ashton-under-Lyne • Eccles • Deane • Flixton • Radcliffe • Prestwich • Bury • Middleton • Rochdale • Bolton • Wigan (Aspull) |
The Salford Hundred (also known as Salfordshire)[1] was one of the subdivisions (a hundred) of the historic county of Lancashire in Northern England. Its name alludes to its judicial centre being the township of Salford (the suffix -shire meaning the territory was appropriated to the prefixed settlement). It was also known as the Royal Manor of Salford[2] and the Salford wapentake.[1][3]
- ^ a b Hollingworth 1839, p. 10.
- ^ Salford City Council (25 May 2004). "Salford's Local History". salford.gov.uk. Archived from the original (http) on 23 February 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
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