Each hundred had a fyrd as its local defence force, and a court responsible for the maintenance of the frankpledge system.
[3] The hundred court's role was described in the Dooms (laws) of King Edgar.
[4] The Hundred of Stone consisted of the ancient parishes of Ashington, Brympton, Chilthorne Domer, Limington, Lufton, Mudford, Preston Plucknett and Yeovil.
By the 19th century, several different single-purpose subdivisions of counties, such as poor law unions, sanitary districts, and highway districts appeared, filling the administrative role previously played by parishes and hundreds.
Although the hundreds have never been formally abolished, their functions ended with the establishment of county courts in 1867[6] and the introduction of districts by the Local Government Act 1894.