Uttlesford Hundred
Hundred in the County of Essex
Historical Forms
- Udelesfort, Wdelesfort, Wdelesforda 1086 DB
- Wudelesford 1182–90 P
- Udelesford(a) 1086 InqEl 1238 SR 1248,1254 Ass 1302 Ipm
- Odelesforda, Odelesfort 1086 DB
- Estodelesfort, Westodelesfort 1198 Cur 1254 Ass 1274 RH 1302 Ipm
- Odelsfford 1264 Misc
- Hud(de)lesford(e) 1165–7 P 1248,1254 Ass 1303–1428 FA 1321 Pat
- Huddlisford 1364 IpmR
- Estudeleford' 1185 RotDom
- Esthoddeleford 1285 QW
- Hudeleford 1235,1248 Ass
- Huddelford 1274 RH
- Hodelesford 1248 Ass 1274 RH
- Utlesford 1383–9 Works
- Vttlesforde 1594 N
- Uttlesforthe 1552 EASxi
Etymology
'Udel 's ford,' Udel being a diminutive of the recorded Uda .The ford was at Uttlesford Bridge in Wendens Ambo infra 543, and the moot was held at the neighbouring Mutlow Hill infra 543. The hundred was formerly divided into East and West, the last notice of which is in 1321 (Pat). v. also EAS xvi, 183 ff. and xviii, 188.
Parishes in this Hundred
Parish
- Arkesden
- Birchanger
- Debden
- Elmdon
- Elsenham
- Great and Little Chishall
- Henham
- Littlebury
- Chrishall
- Great and Little Chesterford
- Great Chesterford
- Great Chishall
- Little Chesterford
- Newport
- Quendon
- Rickling
- Saffron Walden
- Stansted Mountfitchet
- Strethall
- Takeley
- Wendens Ambo
- Wendon Lofts
- Wicken Bonhunt
- Widdington
- Wimbish
- Heydon
- Little Chishall