Hendra, Cornwall Explained

Hendra is the name of eight hamlets in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

• Hendra, Breage (^[1] 50.102°N -5.37°W)
• Hendra, Camelford (^[2] 50.6212°N -4.699°W)
• Hendra, Grade-Ruan (^[3] 50.0134°N -5.2041°W)
• Hendra, St Dennis (^[4] 50.3816°N -4.8849°W)
• Hendra, near Catchall, Sancreed (^[5] 50.0938°N -5.5947°W)
• Hendra, Stithians (^[6] 50.1904°N -5.1833°W)
• Hendra, Wendron (^[7] 50.1381°N -5.2321°W)
• Hendra, Withiel (^[8] 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 and St Teath called Hendra.^[9] It could also mean "old farm".^[10]

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.^[11]

Another cross sometimes known as Hendra Cross is at a crossroads near Bossiney.^[12]

See also

• List of farms in Cornwall
• Charles Henderson (Map Hendra)

Notes and References

1. http://www.explorebritain.info/locality-cornwall-hendra-sw5927 Hendra
2. http://www.explorebritain.info/locality-cornwall-hendra-sx0983 Hendra
3. http://www.explorebritain.info/locality-cornwall-hendra-sw7017 Hendra
4. http://www.explorebritain.info/locality-cornwall-hendra-sw9557 Hendra
5. OS Explorer. Land's End. 102 . Ordnance Survey . Southampton . 978 0 319 24304 6.
6. http://www.explorebritain.info/locality-cornwall-hendra-sw7237 Hendra
7. http://www.explorebritain.info/locality-cornwall-hendra-sw6931 Hendra
8. http://www.explorebritain.info/locality-cornwall-hendra-sw9864 Hendra
9. Weatherhill, Craig (2009) A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype; p. 41
10. Book: Pool. Peter A. S.. The Place-Names of West Penwith. 1985. Peter Pool. Heamoor. 53. 2nd.
11. Langdon, A. G. (2005) Stone Crosses in East Cornwall; 2nd ed. Federation of Old Cornwall Societies; p. 49
12. Langdon, A. G. (1896). Old Cornish Crosses. Truro: Joseph Pollard. pp. 98–9.