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Beaminster Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England. The list of parishes given below came from A Vision of Britain through Time. Some sources, including those used by Wikipedia, list all the parishes of Beaminster Hundred with those of Beaminster Forum and Redhone Hundred. (See the explanation under Beaminster Forum and Redhone Hundred.) The map described below outlines the two hundreds separately. Co-ordinates used are those of Beaminster. A map of "the ancient county of Dorset in 1834, showing the Liberties, Hundreds and Boroughs" is to be found in Wikimedia. Unfortunately the print is too small to make it worthwhile reproducing the map here. Many of the hundreds had detached parts. [edit] Parishes
Hundreds were replaced by Registration Districts or Poor Law Unions between 1837 and 1850, and then by Rural and Urban Districts and Municipal Boroughs in 1894. [edit] Research Tips |