Thornbury Hundred (Lower Division)
Hundred in the County of Gloucestershire
Historical Forms
- Torneb'ihundred', Torneberihundred' 1169,1178,1180 P
- hundr(ed)' de Tornebir' 1199,1204 P
- hundr(ed)' de Tornebur 1274 RH
- hundr(ed)' de Thorn(e)byr' 1248 Ass
- hundr(ed)' de Thorn(e)bury 1303,1316 FA 1322 Pat 1403 et freq
- hundr(ed)' de Thorn(e)bure 1327 SR
Etymology
Named from Thornbury (14infra ), an extensive and important manor with a castle, belonging to the Earls of Gloucester (cf. Taylor 191, 195, Anderson 32).