Lexden Hundred
Hundred in the County of Essex
Historical Forms
- Lassendene, Lassendena, Lassendana, Laxendena, Laxendana, Laxedana, Laxedanafelda, Lexsendena, Lessendena 1086 DB
- Lexendena 1086 DB
- Lexenden(e) 1154–61 Colch 1205 ChR 1238 SR 1428 FA
- Lexinden' 1274 RH
- Lexeden(e) 1160–78 P 1219 Fees 1255 Ass 1321 Pat 1346 FA
- Lexedone 1174–7 P
- Emperford bridge alias Staneway bridge (1580 Bodl)
Etymology
v. Lexden infra 376. “Le hundred Courte” was held at Emperford bridge alias Staneway bridge (1580Bodl ). v. Stanway Bridge infra 399.
Parishes in this Hundred
Parish
- Aldham
- Birch
- Boxted
- Colchester
- Colne Engaine
- Copford
- Dedham
- Earls Colne
- East and West Donyland
- East Donyland
- Easthorpe
- Feering
- Fordham
- Great Coggeshall
- Great Horkesley
- Great Tey
- Inworth
- Langham
- Little Horkesley
- Chapel
- Colne Engaine, Earls Colne, Wakes Colne, White Colne
- Great, Little and Marks Tey
- Great and Little Coggeshall
- Great and Little Horkesley
- Little Tey
- Marks Tey
- Markshall
- Messing
- Mount Bures
- Pattiswick
- Stanway
- Wakes Colne
- West Bergholt
- White Colne
- Wivenhoe
- Wormingford