Pucklechurch Hundred
Hundred in the County of Gloucestershire
Historical Forms
- Pvlcrecerce hd', Pvlchrecerge hd' 1086 DB
- Pokelischirchehdr' 1169 P
- Pokelecher(e)ch, hund' de Pokelecher(e)ch 1274 RH 1287 Ass
- Pokeleschurche 1303 FA
- hund' de Pukelechirche Grumb', Pukechirch' 1221 Ass
- Pukeleschirch 1248 Ass
- Pukkylchurch 1542 LP
- hund' de Pokelchurche 1316 FA 1403 Pat
- Pokulcherche 1378 Ass
- Pokylchurch 1379 Asht
Etymology
The hundred was named from the Bishop of Bath and Wells's manor of Pucklechurch (64infra ), cf. RH i, 171, FA ii, 264. It was one of the Seven Hundreds of Grumbald's Ash (hence Pukelechirche Grumb ').