Salford Hundred
| Hundred of Salford | |
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| Hundred | |
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 Salford Hundred depicted in John Speed's 1610 map of Lancashire |
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| Area | |
| • 1831 | 212,170 acres (859 km²) |
| History | |
| • Created | Before Domesday |
| • Abolished | Mid-18th century, never formally abolished |
| • Succeeded by | Greater Manchester |
| Status | Ancient Hundred |
| • HQ | Salford |
| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Parish(es) |
| • Units | Manchester • Ashton-under-Lyne • Eccles • Deane • Fixton • Radcliffe • Prestwich • Bury • Middleton • Rochdale • Bolton • Wigan (Aspull) |
Coordinates: 53°33′38″N 2°17′57″W / 53.5606°N 2.2991°W
The Salford Hundred (also known as Salfordshire) was a subdivision of the historic county of Lancashire, in Northern England. Its name alludes to its judicial centre being the township of Salford (the suffix -shire meaning the territory was appropriated to the prefixed settlement). It is also known as the Royal Manor of Salford and the Salford wapentake.
The Manor or Hundred of Salford had Anglo-Saxon origins. The Domesday Book recorded that the area was held in 1066 by Edward the Confessor. Salford was recorded as part of the territory of Inter Ripam et Mersam or "Between Ribble and Mersey", and it was included with the information about Cheshire, though it cannot be said clearly to have been part of Cheshire.
The area became a subdivision of the County Palatine of Lancaster (or Lancashire) on its creation in 1182.
In spite of its incorporation into Lancashire, Salford Hundred retained a separate jurisdiction for the administration of justice, known as the Court Leet, View of frankpledge, and Court of Record of our Sovereign Lord the King for his Hundred or Wapentake of Salford. Exceptionally for hundred courts, Salford survived until the 19th century. The lordship of Salford passed with the Duchy of Lancaster to the Crown, and a serjeant or bailiff was appointed to administer the hundred on the king's behalf. In 1436 the office of Hereditary Steward of the Wapentake of Salfordshire was granted to Sir Robert Molyneux of Sefton. The office was held by Sir Robert's successors, the Earls of Sefton until 1972.
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