Hendra, Cornwall
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Hendra is the name of eight hamlets in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
- 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 SW9557,[4] 50°22′54″N 4°53′06″W / 50.3816°N 4.8849°W)
- Hendra, near Catchall, Sancreed (grid reference SW429277,[5] 50°05′38″N 5°35′41″W / 50.0938°N 5.5947°W)
- Hendra, Stithians (grid reference SW7237,[6] 50°11′25″N 5°11′00″W / 50.1904°N 5.1833°W)
- Hendra, Wendron (grid reference SW6931,[7] 50°08′17″N 5°13′56″W / 50.1381°N 5.2321°W)
- Hendra, Withiel (grid reference SW9864,[8] 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 and St Teath called Hendra.[9] It could also mean "old farm".[10]
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]
