Administrative unit

Ock Hundred

Ancient District

Preferred Name:
OCK
Unit Type:
Ancient District
Status:
Hundred
Date created:
by end 12th Century
Date abolished:
before 1428
Unit ID:
12849606
Authorities:
W. and P.H. Page and Ditchfield (eds.), A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1924), p. 333-4.

Notes:

The VCH lists 11 parishes within this hundred. It did not exist in 1086. The district known as the Hundred of Ock by end of C12 was made up of the 1086 hundreds of Marcham and Sutton. Both these latter also included other parishes which went elsewhere over time. By 1316 it was as constituted in the VCH.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
OCK Preferred English     W. and P.H. Page and Ditchfield (eds.), A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1924), p. 333-4.
EGGEFORD Alternate English     W. and P.H. Page and Ditchfield (eds.), A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1924), p. 333-4.
HOKKEFORD Alternate English     W. and P.H. Page and Ditchfield (eds.), A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1924), p. 333-4.
OCK AND SUTTON Alternate English     W. and P.H. Page and Ditchfield (eds.), A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1924), p. 333-4.
OCKFORD Alternate English     W. and P.H. Page and Ditchfield (eds.), A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 (London: Victoria County History, 1924), p. 333-4.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BERKSHIRE Ancient County     Robin Glasscock, The Lay Subsidy of 1334 (London: British Academy, 1975)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
  was abolished to create OCK Hundred   Great Britain Historical GIS Project

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ock Hundred through time | Census tables with data for the Ancient District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12849606

Date accessed: 25th April 2024