THE HUNDRED OF BASINGSTOKE
Containing the parishes of Basing; Basingstoke; Bramley; Cliddesden; Eastrop; Maplederwell; Nately Scures; Newnham; Sherborne St. John; Steventon; Tunworth; up Nately; Winslade; Kempshott Tithing
The above list represents the extent of the hundred in 1831. Between
1831 and 1841 various changes were made, Steventon being added to
Overton Hundred, and Pamber, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Monk bherborne,
Wootton St. Lawrence and
Worting transferred to Basingstoke Hundred, the first from
Barton Stacey Hundred, the
second from Odiham Hundred
and the other three from Chuteley Hundred.
Index Map to the Hundred of Basingstoke
At the time of the Domesday Survey the hundred comprised the same parishes as in
1831 with the addition of the
tithing of Chineham in the
parish of Monk Sherborne. (fn. 1)
There were then 39½ hides in
the hundred, as compared with
56 hides at the time of Edward
the Confessor; Basingstoke
being ancient demesne was not
assessed. (fn. 2)
Henry III in 1228 granted the hundred with the manor to the men of
Basingstoke at a rent of £72 12s. This grant appears to have continued in
force till 1256, in which year the king issued another charter whereby he
made the grant perpetual at a fee-farm rent of £80 a year. (fn. 3) From this date
the hundred has followed the same descent as the manor.
An inquisition held in 1275 shows clearly that the hundred of
Basingstoke comprised by this time also the tithings of Woodgarston
in the parish of Monk Sherborne and Hazeley partly in Heckfield and partly
in Hartley Wintney. (fn. 4) There is no mention, however, of Somershill,
which was afterwards included in the hundred. (fn. 5)
A hundred court was held every third Saturday at Basingstoke.
The court leet or view of frankpledge held twice a year at Basingstoke on
the first Saturday after the Feast of St. Martin and the first Saturday after
Hock-tide (fn. 6) was attended by tithingmen from Basing, Basingstoke, Bramley,
Chineham, Cliddcsden, Eastrop, Hatch, Hazeley, Kempshott, Maplederwell,
Nately Scures, Newnham, Sherborne St. John, Somershill, Steventon,
Tunworth, Up Nately, Winslade and Woodgarston, (fn. 7) and cert-money was also
paid by Basingstoke, Chineham, Cliddesden, Eastrop, Hatch, Hazeley,
Kempshott, Nately Scures, Somershill, Steventon, Tunworth, Winslade and
Woodgarston. (fn. 8) In 1831 Chineham was still reckoned in Basingstoke
Hundred, although Hazeley and Woodgarston were returned under Heckfield
in Holdshot and Monk Sherborne in Chuteley respectively. The name
Somershill has now been lost.