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Cornwall ( Kernow ) was originally divided into hundreds, some with the suffix ''shire'' as in Pydershire, East and West Wivelshire and Powdershire which were first recorded as names between 1184 - 1187 .Gover,1946, Research paper at the Courtney Library, Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro. By 1841 Cornwall comprised of ten Hundred s as listed below.


The parishes in each Cornish Hundred or Shire were as follows:-

;Penwith
: Camborne , Crowan, St Buryan, Gulval Lanisly , Gwinear, Gwithian , Illogan , Lelant Lelant , Ludgvan, Madron, Morvah, Paul, Perranuthnoe, Phillack, Redruth , St Erth, St Hilary, St Ives , St Just-in-Penwith, St Levan, Sancreed, Sennen, Towednack, Zennor.

;Kerrier
: St Anthony-in-Meneage, Breage, Budock, Constantine, Cury, Germoe, St Gluvias, Grade, Gunwalloe Winnington , Gwennap with St Day, St Keverne, Landewednack, Mabe, Manaccan, St Martin-in-Meneage, Mawgan-in-Meneage, Mawnan, Mullion, Mylor, Perranarworthal, Ruan Minor, Ruan Major, Sithney, St Stithians, Wendron, Helston , Falmouth .

;Pydarshire
: St Agnes , St Breock, Colan, St Columb Minor & Major, Crantock, Cubert, St Enoder, St Ervan, St Eval, St Issey, Lanhydrock, Lanivet, St Mawgan-in-Pydar, St Merryn, St Newlyn East, Padstow, Perranzabuloe, Little Petherick, St Wenn, Withiel.

;Powdershire
: Fowey , Gorran, Ladock, Lanlivery, Lostwithiel, Luxulyan, Mevagissey , Roche, St Austell , St Blazey, St Dennis, St Ewe, St Mewan, St Michael Caerhays, St Sampson {Link without Title} , St Stephen-in-Brannel, Tywardreath, St Allen, St Anthony-in-Roseland, St Clement, Cornelly, Creed-with-Grampound, Cuby-with-Tregony, St Erme, Feock, Gerrans, St Just-in-Roseland, Kea, Kenwyn, Lamorran, Merther, St Michael Penkevil, Philleigh, Probus, Ruan Lanihorne, Truro St Mary, Veryan.

;Triggshire
: Bodmin , Blisland , St Breward , Egloshayle , St Endellion , Helland , St Kew , St Mabyn , St Minver , St Teath , Temple , St Tudy .

;Lesnewth
:Advent, Altarnun, St Clether, Davidstow, Forrabury, St Gennys, St Juliot, Lanteglos-by-Camelford, Lesneweth, Michaelstow , Minster, Otterham, Poundstock, Tintagel Bossiney , Treneglos, Trevalga, Warbstow.

;Stratton
:Boyton, Bridgerule, Jacobstow, Kilkhampton, Launcells, Marhamchurch, Morwenstow, Poughill, Stratton, North Tamerton, Week St Mary, Whitstone

;West Wivelshire
:Boconnoc, Braddock {Link without Title} , Cardinham, St Cleer, Duloe, St Keyne, Lanreath, Lansallos, Lantaglos by Fowey, Liskeard , St Martin-by-Looe, Morval, St Neot, Pelynt, St Pinnock, Talland, St Veep, Warleggan, St Winnow.

;East Wivelshire
:Antony St Jacob, Botus Fleming, Callington, Calstock, Egloskerry, Landulph, Landrake St Erney , Laneast, Launceston St Mary Magdalane, Lawhitton, Lewannick, Lezant, Linkinhorne, Maker, St Mellion, Menheniot, Northill, Pillaton, Quethiock, Rame, Sheviock, Southill, South Petherwin, St Germans, St John, St Stephens-with-Newport, Stoke Climsland, St Dominick, St Ive, St Stephen-by-Saltash, St Thomas Apostle-by-Launceston, Tremaine, Tresmeer, Trewen.

;Scilly
: St Agnes , St Mary's , St Martin's , Bryher , Tresco , Samson .


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