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Survey of English Place-Names

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South Molton Hundred

Hundred in the County of Devon

Historical Forms

  • Moltone 1084 GeldRoll
  • Mouthon 1242 Fees767
  • Sumolton 1174 P
  • Sumoton 1238 Ass
  • Mollande 1084 Geld Roll
  • Normoltone 1084 Geld Roll

Etymology

v. South Molton infra 346. The modern Hundred of South Molton comprises also the ancient Hundreds of Molland (Mollande 1084 Geld Roll), which included the parishes of Molland and Knowstone, and North Molton (Normoltone 1084 Geld Roll), which included the parishes of North Molton and Twitchen.