__NOTOC__ Hendra is the name of eight hamlets in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Hendra, Breage (,Hendra; Explore Britain ) Hendra, Camelford (,Hendra; Explore Britain ) Hendra, Grade-Ruan (,Hendra; Explore Britain ) Hendra, St Dennis (,Hendra; Explore Britain ) Hendra, near Catchall, Sancreed (, ) Hendra, Stithians (,Hendra; Explore Britain ) Hendra, Wendron (,Hendra; Explore Britain ) Hendra, Withiel (,Hendra; Explore Britain )
Hendra derives from the Cornish "hendre", meaning "home farm". There are also places in Ladock, St Ives, St Just and St Teath called Hendra.Weatherhill, Craig (2009) A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype; p. 41 It could also mean "old farm".
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.Langdon, A. G. (2005) Stone Crosses in East Cornwall; 2nd ed. Federation of Old Cornwall Societies; p. 49
Another cross sometimes known as Hendra Cross is at a crossroads near Bossiney. Langdon, A. G. (1896). Old Cornish Crosses. Truro: Joseph Pollard. pp. 98–9.
See also
List of farms in Cornwall Charles Henderson (Map Hendra)
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