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Poling Hundred

Hundred in the County of Sussex

Historical Forms

  • Palinges 1166, 1183 P
  • Paling(e) 1188 P, 1271 Ipm, 1273 Pat, 1302 Ipm
  • Palling' 1248 Fees 1413, 1284 FA
  • Pillinges 1265 Misc
  • Poling 1316 FA
  • Pelyng 1337 Ch

Etymology

In DB this is called the hundred of Rieberge or Risberg .Nothing further is known about this name. The later name appears first as Palinges 1166, 1183 P, Paling (e )1188 P, 1271 Ipm, 1273 Pat, 1302 Ipm, Palling '1248 Fees 1413, 1284 FA, Pillinges 1265 Misc, Poling 1316 FA, Pelyng 1337 Ch, v. Poling infra 171. Poling is central for the hundred.