Stanborough Hundred was the name of one of thirty two ancient administrative units of

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. The parishes in the

hundred 100 or one hundred (Roman numerals, Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 (number), 99 and preceding 101 (number), 101. In mathematics 100 is the square of 10 (number), 10 (in scientific notation it is written as 102). The standar ...

were: Buckfastleigh, Churchstow, Dartington, Dean Prior, Diptford, East Allington, Holne,

Kingsbridge Kingsbridge is a market town in the South Hams district of Devon, England, with a population of 6,116 at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census. Two electoral wards bear the name of ''Kingsbridge'' (East & North). Their combined population ...

, Loddiswell, Malborough, Moreleigh,

North Huish North Huish is a village, civil parishes in England, civil parish, former ecclesiastical parish and former Manorialism, manor in the South Hams district of Devon, England. The village is situated about south-west of the town of Totnes. Avonwick ...

, Rattery, South Brent,

South Huish South Huish is a village and civil parish about 4 miles south west of Kingsbridge, in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. The parish includes Galmpton, South Hams, Galmpton and Hope Cove. According to the 2021 census the par ...

, South Milton, Thurlestone, West Alvington and Woodleigh. The name of the hundred is derived from the Iron Age fort of Stanborough.

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