Dengie Hundred
Hundred in the County of Essex
Historical Forms
- Witbrictesherna, Wibrictesherna 1086 DB
- Wibrihtesherne 1154–61 Colch
- Danesie, Danesia 1185,1186 P
- Danesheia 1199 Fees
- Danesee 1264 Misc
- Deneseye 1274 RH
- Denegeia 1189–99 Dugdiv
- Dangeye 1251 Ch
- Dansing, Dansyng 14th KCD899 1323 For
- Deanes, Devenyshe 1545 LP
- Danseie 1586 Harrison
- Denge, Dansye or Dansing 1594 N
- Dancy 1713 Deed
Etymology
Originally 'Wihtbeorht 's corner,' v. hyrne . The hundred is a peninsula bounded on three sides by the estuary of the Blackwater, the North Sea and the Crouch. For Dengie v. infra 213.
Parishes in this Hundred
Parish
- Althorne
- Asheldham
- Bradwell-juxta-Mare
- Burnham
- Creeksea
- Dengie
- Hazeleigh
- Maldon
- Mayland
- Mundon
- North and South Fambridge
- North Fambridge
- Purleigh
- Steeple
- Stow Maries
- Tillingham
- Woodham Ferrers, Mortimer, and Walter
- Woodham Mortimer
- Woodham Walter
- Cold Norton
- Latchingdon and Snoreham
- Southminster
- St Lawrence
- St Mary Maldon
- St Peter Maldon