Leyland (hundred)
| Hundred of Leyland | |
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| Hundred | |
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 Leyland Hundred depicted in John Speed's 1610 map of Lancashire |
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| Area | |
| • 1831 | 79,990 acres (324 km2) |
| • Coordinates | 53°41′10″N 2°39′25″W / 53.686°N 2.657°WCoordinates: 53°41′10″N 2°39′25″W / 53.686°N 2.657°W |
| History | |
| • Created | Before Domesday |
| • Abolished | Mid-18th century, never formally abolished |
| Status | Ancient Hundred |
| • HQ | Eccleston |
| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Parish(es) |
| • Units | Leyland • Penwortham • Brindle • Croston • Hesketh-With-Becconsall • Tarleton • Rufford • Chorley • Hoole • Eccleston • Standish |
The Leyland Hundred (also known as Leylandshire) is a historic subdivision of the English county of Lancashire. It covered the parishes of Brindle, Chorley, Croston, Eccleston, Hoole, Leyland, Penwortham, Rufford, Standish and Tarleton.
In the Domesday Book it was recorded as 'Lailand' hundred which was included in the returns for Cheshire. However, it cannot be said clearly to have been part of Cheshire.
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