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Upper Dudstone and King's Barton Hundred (Upper Division)

Hundred in the County of Gloucestershire

Historical Forms

  • King's Barton Hundred Hy3 Berk
  • Hundr(edum) domini Regis de la Berton' 1248 Ass
  • Hundr(edum) de Bertona Regis juxta Gloucestriam 1316 FA
  • Hundr(edum) Bartonæ regis 1370 Glouc
  • Hundr(edum)Berton Regis 1398 Ipm
  • Duddeston 1403 Pat
  • Barton 1518 GlCorp
  • kingsbarton 1589 Dep
  • Dvdestan(es) h(vn)d', Dodestan h(vn)d', Dvnestan(e) h(vn)d' 1086 DB
  • hundr' de Dudestan, Dudestanhdr' 1169–1195 P 1248 Ass
  • Dodestanhundredum 1191 P
  • hundredum de Duddestan(a) 1220 Fees 1221 Ass 1276 RH
  • (hundred' de) Dudeston(e) 1221 Ass 1267 Glouc 1303 FA 1316 Glouc 1389 Works
  • (hundred' de) Duddeston(e) 1274 Ipm 1316 FA 1327 SR 1361 Ass 1403,1452 Pat
  • (hund' de) Doddeston 1287 Ass 1334 Cl 1341 MinAcct
  • (hund' de) Dudston 1316 FA 1539 LP 1589 Dep
  • (hund' de) Dodeston 1333 Cl 1338 Pat

Etymology

Named from King's Barton (136infra ) which was to the southeast of Gloucester.

Named from Dudstone (137 infra ), which was in the neighbourhood of Kingsholm on the north side of the city.