The Hundred Parishes

Approximate location and scale of the Hundred Parishes within the East of England.
The Hundred Parishes - indicative places within the area are shown in BOLD.

The Hundred Parishes is an area of the East of England with no formal recognition or status, albeit that the concept has the blessing of county and district authorities. It encompasses around 450 square miles (1,100 square kilometres) of northwest Essex, northeast Hertfordshire and southern Cambridgeshire. The area comprises just over 100 administrative parishes, hence its name. It contains over 6,000 listed buildings and many conservation areas,[1][2][3][4] village greens, ancient hedgerows, protected features and a historical pattern of small rural settlements in close proximity to one another.

Henham, Essex
Great Easton, Essex
Westmill, Hertfordshire
Matching, Essex - Church and wedding feast room
Thaxted, Essex - the Guildhall.
Felsted, Essex
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire
  1. ^ "Conservation areas - Uttlesford District". Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Conservation areas - Braintree District". Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Conservation areas - South Cambridgeshire District". Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Conservation areas - East Herts District". Retrieved 24 August 2014.