Highworth Hundred
Hundred in the County of Wiltshire
Historical Forms
- Wrde hundred 1086 Exon
- Wurðhundredo 1177 P
- Hundred de Wurþe 1196 Cur
- Hundred de Hautewrth 1249 Ass
Etymology
v. Highworth infra 25. The present hundred of Highworth includes the former hundreds of Staple and Cricklade which existed down to the 14th century (v. infra 34, 40) and also the DB hundred of Scipe .