Hendra, Cornwall
Hendra, Camelford
A Cornish hedge at Trehane Farm; the nearer farm is Hendra, in SX1388
Hendra Downs, Bolventor
Hendra is the name of seven hamlets in Cornwall, England, UK.
- Hendra, Breage (grid reference SW5927,[1] 50°06′07″N 5°22′12″W / 50.102°N 5.370°W)
- Hendra, Camelford (grid reference SX0983,[2] 50°37′16″N 4°41′56″W / 50.6212°N 4.6990°W)
- Hendra, Grade-Ruan (grid reference SW7017,[3] 50°00′48″N 5°12′15″W / 50.0134°N 5.2041°W)
- Hendra, St Dennis (grid reference SW5927,[4] 50°22′54″N 4°53′06″W / 50.3816°N 4.8849°W)
- Hendra, Stithians (grid reference SW7237,[5] 50°11′25″N 5°11′00″W / 50.1904°N 5.1833°W)
- Hendra, Wendron (grid reference SW6931,[6] 50°08′17″N 5°13′56″W / 50.1381°N 5.2321°W)
- Hendra, Withiel (grid reference SW9864,[7] 50°26′33″N 4°50′23″W / 50.4424°N 4.8397°W)
Hendra derives from the Cornish "Hendre", meaning "home farm". There are also places in Ladock, St Ives, St Just, St Teath and Sancreed called Hendra.[8]
The Cornish historian Charles Henderson adopted the bardic name of Map Hendra.
Hendra Cross
A stone wayside cross was found at Hendra Farm Menheniot in the early 1960s. It had been buried upside down in the ground to form a gatepost. In 1991 the two separate pieces of the cross were repaired and erected on a new base near Hendra farmhouse.[9]
References
- ↑ Hendra; Explore Britain
- ↑ Hendra; Explore Britain
- ↑ Hendra; Explore Britain
- ↑ Hendra; Explore Britain
- ↑ Hendra; Explore Britain
- ↑ Hendra; Explore Britain
- ↑ Hendra; Explore Britain
- ↑ Weatherhill, Craig (2009) A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype; p. 41
- ↑ Langdon, A. G. (2005) Stone Crosses in East Cornwall; 2nd ed. Federation of Old Cornwall Societies; p. 49
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