The
hundred of Ermington was the name of one of thirty two ancient administrative units of
Devon,
England.
It was active until the end of the 19th century when more specialized governmental units assumed its many roles.
Ermington hundred was composed of the parishes of
Abbots Ash,
Aveton Gifford
Aveton Gifford is a small rural village in the south of the English county of Devon. It lies at the head of the estuary of the River Avon or Aune, at the point where it is crossed by the A379 road. It receives its name from this river and also ...
,
Bigbury
Bigbury is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 582, compared to 260 in 1901, and decreasing to 500 in 2011. The southern side of the parish lies o ...
,
Cornwood
Cornwood is a village and civil parish in the South Hams in Devon, England. The parish has a population of 988. The village is part of the electoral ward called ''Cornwood'' and Sparkwell. The ward population at the 2011 census was 2,321.
...
,
Ermington,
Flete,
Harford,
Modbury,
Newton Ferrers
Newton Ferrers is a village and former manor and ecclesiastical parish in the English county of Devon; it is now in the civil parish of Newton and Noss. It is situated on a creek of the River Yealm estuary, about south-east of the City of Pl ...
,
Okenbury,
Ringmore and
Ugborough
Ugborough () is a village and civil parish in South Hams in the English county of Devon. It lies south of Dartmoor, from the A38 road, near to the town of Ivybridge
Ivybridge is a town and civil parish in the South Hams, in Devon, Englan ...
from the division of the larger ancient Domesday hundred of Alleriga.
Open Domesday Online: Alleriga Hundred
accessed December 2017. Some Domesday parishes were combined i.e. Abbots Ash and Flete created the parish of Holbeton
Holbeton is a civil parish and village located 9 miles south east of Plymouth in the South Hams district of Devon, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 579, down from 850 in 1901. By 2011 it had increased to 619.
The south ...
. The hundred Court was originally held at Ermington.
The parishes in the hundred at the beginning of the 20th century were: Aveton Gifford
Aveton Gifford is a small rural village in the south of the English county of Devon. It lies at the head of the estuary of the River Avon or Aune, at the point where it is crossed by the A379 road. It receives its name from this river and also ...
; Bigbury
Bigbury is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 582, compared to 260 in 1901, and decreasing to 500 in 2011. The southern side of the parish lies o ...
; Cornwood
Cornwood is a village and civil parish in the South Hams in Devon, England. The parish has a population of 988. The village is part of the electoral ward called ''Cornwood'' and Sparkwell. The ward population at the 2011 census was 2,321.
...
; Ermington; Harford; Holbeton
Holbeton is a civil parish and village located 9 miles south east of Plymouth in the South Hams district of Devon, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 579, down from 850 in 1901. By 2011 it had increased to 619.
The south ...
; Kingston; Modbury; Newton Ferrers
Newton Ferrers is a village and former manor and ecclesiastical parish in the English county of Devon; it is now in the civil parish of Newton and Noss. It is situated on a creek of the River Yealm estuary, about south-east of the City of Pl ...
; Ringmore and Ugborough
Ugborough () is a village and civil parish in South Hams in the English county of Devon. It lies south of Dartmoor, from the A38 road, near to the town of Ivybridge
Ivybridge is a town and civil parish in the South Hams, in Devon, Englan ...
.
See also
* List of hundreds of England and Wales - Devon
References
Hundreds of Devon
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