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Little and Lesnes Hundred

History of local government in London (pre-1855)History of the London Borough of BexleyHistory of the Royal Borough of GreenwichHundreds of KentStates and territories disestablished in 1876
States and territories established in 1086
Map of the Hundred of Little and Lesnes and the Hundred of Dartford and Wilmington 1778 by Edward Hasted
Map of the Hundred of Little and Lesnes and the Hundred of Dartford and Wilmington 1778 by Edward Hasted

Little and Lesnes was a hundred, a historical land division, in the county of Kent, England. It occupied the northern part of the Lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, within in the west division of Kent. Little and Lesnes was the northernmost hundred in the whole county of Kent. The hundred existed since ancient times, before the Domesday Book of 1086, until it was made obsolete with the creation of new districts at the end of the nineteenth century.Today the area that was the Hundred of Little and Lesnes is suburban London, covering the northeast corner of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the northern part of the London Borough of Bexley, with the River Thames to the north, and Watling Street to the south; and roughly centred on the area of Abbey Wood. Little and Lesnes Hundred was approximately, 4 miles (6.5 km) across north to south, and about 7 miles (11.25 km) wide east to west.

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Little and Lesnes Hundred
Viola Avenue, London Abbey Wood (Royal Borough of Greenwich)

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Viola Avenue
SE2 0TA London, Abbey Wood (Royal Borough of Greenwich)
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Map of the Hundred of Little and Lesnes and the Hundred of Dartford and Wilmington 1778 by Edward Hasted
Map of the Hundred of Little and Lesnes and the Hundred of Dartford and Wilmington 1778 by Edward Hasted
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