Grumbald's Ash Hundred (Upper Division)
Hundred in the County of Gloucestershire
Historical Forms
- Bachestanes hd' 1086 DB
- Grimboldestov hd', Grimboldestowes hd' 1086 DB
- Brimboldeshashdr' 1169 P
- Grimboldesess(a), Grymboldesess(a), Grymboldesse, Grymboldes hund', Grymboldes hdr' 1180 P 1183 AC 1188 P 1248 Ass
- Grymboldasse 1265 Misc 1274 RH
- Grymboldassh(e) 1303 FA 1377 Asht 1403 Pat 1456,1504 Ipm
- Grimbaldesess(e) hundr', Grymbaldesess(e) hundr' 1180 P 1221,1248 Ass
- Grymbaldassghe 1221 ib
- Grymbald(h)asse 1274 RH 1287 Ass
- Grymbaldasche 1303 FA
- Grymbald(h)assh(e) 1304 1327 SR
- Grymbaldaysch 1349 Ipm
- Grimbaldess', Grymbaldess' 1220 Fees 1316 FA
- Grymbaldesh' 1287 Ass
- Grymbald Assh 1328 Banco
- Grimbaudesesse 1221 Ass
- Grimbodeshach' 1221 Eyre
- Hund' de Grimbold' 1221 Ass
- Hund' de Grymbald' 1361 ib
- Grumbodesh' 1221 Ass
- Grumbaldesassh 1384 Pat
- Gromboldisasche 1542 LP
- Gromboldash 1659 ParlSurv
- Hagemedahdr' 1169 P
- Hagemede 1285 FA
- hund' de Agemede 1220 Fees 1221 Ass 1274 RH
- Aggemed(e) 1221,1248 Ass 1274 RH
- Haggem' 1227 Fees
- Haggemed 1276 RH
- Haggemedwe 1287 QW
Etymology
The later hundred court met at Dodington Ash 48infra (Fosbrooke ii, 1), but since Dodington was originally in Edderstone hundred (DB), Dodington Ash is not likely to be identical with the place from which Grumbald's Ash hundred was named; that site has not been located; in 1349 an inquisition was taken at Grymbaldesaysch (Ipm). There is a f.n. Grumbles Ash in Horsley (i, 94supra ), but that is some miles outside the known limits of the hundred, and is a transferred name, as is Hagg mead (also in Horsley) from Hagmead Hundred (v. foll.). The name meant 'Grimbald's meeting-place' (v. stōw ), and from the 12th century 'Grimbald's ash-tree' (v. æsc ).The pers.n., found already in OE (Forssner 130), is from OG Grimbald . Hundred path (iii, 34) in Hawkesbury is at grid 156–793843.