POLITICAL HISTORY The division of the county into Rapes has already been dealt with,' and a note has also been made of the probable early existence of 42* hundreds, which hid however been com- pletely split up and re-arranged previous to 1086.= At the time o£ the Domesday Survey Sussex contained sixty hundreds, the greater part of which have continued down to the present time with little alteration. The following list shows the names of the Domesday hundreds, with their thirteenth century ^ and modern < equivalents :— 1086. Gestelinges. Colespore. Babinrerode.^ Esseswelle. Hauochesberie. Henhert. Staple. Hailesaltede. Folsalre, Foxer Baldeslei. Bexlei. Reredfelle. Hertevel. Grenestede. Ristone. Mellinges. ) Framelle. J Edivestone. Latille. Wandelmestrei. Auronhelle.' Wilendone. Pevensel. Borne. Flexberghe. Totenore. Estrat. Bercham. Swaneberge. Homestreu. Welesmere. | Falemere. i Prestetune. Burbece. Poninges. Eldritune. 13th Century. Gestling. Colespore, Golspurre. Gosetrowe. Shoeswell. Hawkesbergh.' Henehurst. Stapele. jNederfeld(i), tde Bello (I). Foxelre, Foxelere. Baldeslowe. Nenefeud, Nymensfeud. Bexle, Beause. Retherfeud. Hertfeud. Grenestede, Estgrenestede. (Riston (i), iLa Denne (|). Lokesfeld. Sepelake, Shepelake. La Tille, Thille. jLangebregge (in) t Alciston. Langebregge (in). Willindon, Wylendon. Leucata de Pevenese. Burne, Estborne. Faxeburgh, Faxberwe. Tottenore. Strete. Berecompe. I Swanberg, iSuthenore, Suthovere (i) '" Holmestre, Holmestrowe. fWhalesbon. llwonesmere." Whalesbon (in). Burbeche, Burgebeche. Ponninges. Fisheresgate. Modern. Guestling. Goldspur. Gostrow. Shoyswell. Hawksborough. Henhurst, and Robertsbridge. Staple. Netherfield, Battle. Foxearle. Baldslow. Ninfield. Bexhill. Rotherfield. Hartfield. East Grinstead. Rushmonden,^ Burleigh-Arches, and Danehill-Horsted (part). jLoxfield Camden, Loxfield Dorset, iRingmer. Shiplake. Dill. Longbridge (part of), Alciston. Longbridge (part of). Willingdon. Lowey of Pevensey. Eastbourne. Flexborough, and Bishopstone. Totnore. Street. Barcombe. Swanborough, Southover. Holmstrow. Whalesbone. Youngsmere. Preston and Dean. Burbeach. Poynings. Fishergate. • Introduction to Domesday, pp. 351-4 = Ibid. p. 360. 3 The forms given are taken from ' Placita Coronas,' the Hundred Rolls, etc.
- Taken from the index to Ordnance map.
6 Occurs as Babirote on Pipe R. 31 Hen. I. « Occurs as Hawkeswurth in 1262, Assize R. 912. 7 No name is given to this Hundred in Domesday. 8 Occurs in sixteenth century as Rushtonden. 9 Occur- as Alrehelle in Pipe R. 31 Hen. I. 10 Called Halimote of Southover in 1249 and 1262 ; Assize R. 909, 912. " Occurs as Hywelesmere in 1249. Assize R. 909. 537 68
