Odsey (hundred)
Odsey was a judicial and taxation subdivision (a "hundred") of Hertfordshire, in the northeast of the county, that existed from the 10th to the 19th century.
It comprised the following parishes: Ardeley, Ashwell, Broadfield, Bygrave, Caldecote, Clothall, Cottered, Hinxworth, Kelshall, Newnham, Radwell, Reed, Royston, Rushden, Sandon, Therfield and Wallington. Newnham was transferred to Cashio Hundred some time between 1086 and 1286.[1]
The hundred appears to have been named after Odsey Grange, part of the parish of Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire, indicating that the hundred originally included additional territory to the north.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "The hundred of Odsey: Introduction and map | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- ^ Williamson, Tom (2010). The Origins of Hertfordshire. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-905313-95-2.