harbour since the Viking Age. In the 12th century, churches were founded in Sollentuna, Järfälla, Spånga, and Bromma. The hundred grew around these churches, growing from a few lone farms to a number of small villages. The majority of the population worked in agriculture until well towards the end of the 19th century. At that time, the Mälaren Line and Northern Main Line railways were built, and a number of station towns cropped up within the hundred, many of which today are part of the suburbs of Stockholm: for example, Sundbyberg, Bromsten, Jakobsberg, Tureberg, Rotebro, and Upplands Väsby. Sollentuna Hundred's proximity to the capital had a profound effect on its development and expansion in the first half of the 20th century. In 1916, Bromma socken and its towns were incorporated into the city, and Spånga socken followed suit in 1949. Sockens Sollentuna Hundred was originally composed of five sockens: Bromma socken (became part of the City of Stockholm in 1916) Eds socken Järfälla socken Sollentuna socken Spånga socken (became part of the City of Stockholm in 1949) Administrative and judicial divisions The hundred was part of Stockholm County since 1715 and also between the periods that it was part of Uppsala County (1634-1639, 1648–1651, 1654–1714). The sockens in the hundred were part of the following bailiwicks: 1720-1852: Bailiwick of Sollentuna, Vallentuna, and Danderyd 1853-1881: Bailiwick of Sollentuna, Vallentuna, Färentuna, and Danderyd 1882-1885: Bailiwick of Färentuna and Sollentuna 1886-1966: Bailiwick of Svartsjö bailiwick (incl. Spånga socken until 1945 and Järfälla socken until 1948) 1946-1948: Bailiwick of Spånga (Spånga socken) 1949-1966: Bailiwick of Sundbyberg (Järfälla socken) 1967–present: Bailiwick of Sollentuna 1967–present: Bailiwick of Jakobsberg (Järfälla socken) The sockens were also part of the following domsagor (judicial districts), tingslag, and tingsrätter (district courts): 1844-1915: Södra Roslag domsaga, with 1844-1906: Sollentuna Hundred tingslag 1907-1915: Tingslag of Södra Roslag domsaga 1916-1976: Sollentuna and Färentuna domsaga (until 1952 for Eds socken) 1916-1951/1970: Tingslag of Sollentuna and Färentuna domsaga 1952-1976: Western Stockholm County domsaga (for Eds socken) with 1952-1970: Tingslag of Western Stockholm County domsaga 1977–present: Sollentuna domsaga with Sollentuna tingsrätt (Sollentuna and Eds sockens) 1977–present: Jakobsberg domsaga with Jakobsbergs tingsrätt (Järfälla socken) Sources Nordisk familjebok, 2nd ed., vol. 26, 1917 Beskrifning öfver Stockholms län, (accessed 9 March 2009) Svensk Etymologisk Ordbok, (accessed 11 March 2009) Sollentuna - en lång historia, (accessed 11 March 2009) Historisk landskapsanalys - Länsstyrelsen i Stockholms län (accessed 11 March 2009) National