Excerpt from Johnston's Historical Atlas, Vol. 2
The counties were sub-divided into hundreds, tithings, and parishes. Most of the towns and villages of the present day date from as far back as the Saxon period, yet the population of England at its close did not exceed The largest towns were London, York, Lincoln, Norwich, Ipswich, Exeter, Canterbury, Hartford, and Northampton.
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