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Henbury Hundred

Hundred in the County of Gloucestershire

Historical Forms

  • Bernintrev hd' 1086 DB
  • Bernintre(a) hd' 1176,1180,1195 P
  • Berning(e)trehdr' 1169,1177 P
  • Benintre 1191 P
  • Bernitre 1193 P
  • Bernetria, Bernetrie 1195,1197,1200 P
  • hund' de Bernetr' Hambir', hund' de Bernetr' Hambyr', hund' de Bermitre 1211 Ass
  • Bernestre 1248 ib
  • Burnetre 1274,1276 RH 1285 FA
  • hundr' de Hanbir', Hambir' 1221 Ass
  • hund' de Hembur episcopi Wygorn', hund' de Hamber' in salso marisco 1274 RH
  • hund' de Hembur(y), hund' de Hembure 1287 Ass 1289 Ipm 1303 FA 1403 Pat
  • Henbury hundred c.1560 Surv
  • Letberg(e) hd' 1086 DB
  • Saltemers(e) 1130 P 1248 Ass
  • Saltemareis 1153 Berk
  • Salt(e)merss(c)h, Salt(e)mersh(e) 1398 RBBr 1441 Knole 1484 BrKal
  • Salt(e)marsh(e) 1598 FF 1606 BrKal 1830 M
  • Sautemareis, Sautemareys 1236 Berk 1327 SR
  • Salta marisco (sic) 1166 RBE
  • Salsus mariscus, Salsus marisca, Salsus marisco 1244 Berk 1248 BM 1282 For 1287 Ass 1378 et freq

Etymology

Named during and after the 13th century from Henbury (130infra ), the chief manor in the hundred.