Leyland Hundred
| Hundred of Leyland | |
|---|---|
| Lancashire Hundred | |
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 Leyland Hundred depicted in John Speed's 1610 map of Lancashire | |
| Area | |
| • 1831 | 79,990 acres (324 km2) |
| • Coordinates | 53.686°N 2.657°W / 53.686; -2.657 |
| 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 the area was recorded as 'Lailand' Hundred, with Chorley Parish in Warmundestrou Hundred and Eccleston Parish in Duddeston Hundred, all included in the returns for Cheshire. However, it cannot be said clearly to have been part of Cheshire.