The Leyland Hundred (also known as Leylandshire) was a subdivision the historic county of Lancashire in England. 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,Open Domesday: Leyland Hundred. Accessed 23 July 2022. included in the returns for Cheshire.Morgan (1978) page 270a. However, it cannot be said clearly to have been part of Cheshire.Harris and Thacker (1987). They write on page 252: Phillips and Phillips (2002). pp. 26–31.Crosby, A. (1996). writes on page 31:
Notes and references
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