Hendra, Cornwall

Fields near Hendra Farm (Forrabury and Minster)

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.

• 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.

References

1. Hendra; Explore Britain
2. Hendra; Explore Britain
3. Hendra; Explore Britain
4. Hendra; Explore Britain
5. Hendra; Explore Britain
6. Hendra; Explore Britain
7. Hendra; Explore Britain
8. Weatherhill, Craig (2009) A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype; p. 41

External links

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