East Goscote (hundred)
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East Goscote was a hundred
of Leicestershire
, that arose from the division of the ancient Goscote
hundred into two. It covered the eastern part of today's Charnwood district, along with the northern part of Harborough
district, and extended south-east to meet Rutland
.
The hundred was created by the subdivision of the Goscote hundred in 1346.
Hundred (division)
A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in England, Wales, Denmark, South Australia, some parts of the United States, Germany , Sweden, Finland and Norway, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative divisions...
of Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, that arose from the division of the ancient Goscote
Goscote
Not to be confused with Goscote, WalsallGoscote was a wapentake of Leicestershire, England, consisting of the north and north-west of the county...
hundred into two. It covered the eastern part of today's Charnwood district, along with the northern part of Harborough
Harborough
Harborough is a local government district of Leicestershire, England, named after its main town, Market Harborough. Covering , the District is by far the largest of the eight district authorities in Leicestershire and covers almost a quarter of the County....
district, and extended south-east to meet Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
.
The hundred was created by the subdivision of the Goscote hundred in 1346.
