In England a hundred was the division of a shire for administrative purposes under the common law. Originally, a hundred was supposed to contain approximately one hundred households; it was further divided into tithings, which likewise contained ten. Compare with township.
In Sweden a hundred, or hundare, was an administrative division of a landskap. Initially the hundred refered a hundred men under arms, that were raised and supported by the inhabitants of the hundred. The use of hundreds was limited to Svealand and the region around lake M?aren. In the 14th century the hundreds were converted in to another division that one of h?ad, which was used in G?aland and other parts of the country.
See also: Chiltern Hundreds, Leidang