Kiftsgate Hundred (Upper Division)
Hundred in the County of Gloucestershire
Historical Forms
- Celfledetorn(e), Celfle(o)de, Ceolflede hd' 1086 DB
- Cheftesihat 1086 DB
- Keftesgate hundredum 1183,1187 P 1274 RH 1284,1484 Pat
- Keftegate 1303 FA 1485 Pat
- Kiftesgate, Kyftesgate hundredum, Kyftesgat' 1193 P 1220 Fees 1233 Pat 1248 Ass 1255 Cl 1259 WinchLB 1274 RH 1279 Ipm 1285 FA 1568 Comm
- Kiftesygate 1221 Ass
- Kiftesygwat 1221 Eyre
- Kiftesyiate 1221 Ass
- Kiftesy(h)ate 1248 ib
- Kuftesgat(e) 1227–1230 Pat
- Kufteseyte 1236 Theok
- Skuftesgat(e) 1223,1228 Pat
- Khyftesyate 1248 Ass
- Kiftegate, Kyftegate 1251 Pat 1287 Ass 1316 FA 1395 Pat
- Kyfhyate 1495 Rent
- Kyfgate 1536 ib
- Kippisgate 1518 Glouc
- Kuesgate c.1560 Surv
- Witelai hundredum, Witelai hd', Witelai hvnd' 11 Heming 1086 DB
- Widelei h(vn)d', Wideles h(vn)d' 1086 DB
- Wichtele hdr' 1169 P
- Hennemerse 1235 Ipm
Etymology
The hundred is named from Kifts Gate (250, 261infra ). Cf. also Spelsbury (250infra ).
Parishes in this Hundred
Parish
- Admington
- Aston Subedge
- Batsford
- Blockley
- Bourton on the Hill
- Chipping Campden
- Clifford Chambers
- Clopton
- Cow Honeybourne
- Dorsington
- Ebrington
- Hidcote Bartrim
- Long Marston
- Longborough
- Lower Lemington
- Mickleton
- Milcote
- Moreton in Marsh
- Pebworth
- Preston on Stour
- Quinton
- Saintbury
- Sezincote
- Todenham
- Welford on Avon
- Weston on Avon
- Weston Subedge
- Willersey