Where does the name Sixpenny Handley come from?
The name is derived from two medieval hundreds: “Sexpena” (Saxon hilltop) and “Hanlega” (high clearing), which by the 14th century were united as the hundred of “Sexpenne et Henle”. The village was originally known as Handley, or Handley St Mary.
Which county is Sixpenny Handley?
Dorset
| Sixpenny Handley | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge |
| District | East Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
What is the population of Sixpenny Handley?
approximately 1300
The population of the parish is approximately 1300.
What does 6penny Handley mean?
Sixpenny Handley /ˈsɪkspəni ˈhændli/ or Handley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge, in north east Dorset, England, situated on Cranborne Chase ten miles (16 km) north east of Blandford Forum. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1,233.
What was the population of Sixpenny Handley in 2011 census?
In the 2011 census Sixpenny Handley parish—which includes the settlements of Gussage St Andrew, Woodcutts and Deanland—had 554 dwellings, 532 households and a population of 1,233. The historic population of Sixpenny Handley parish from the censuses between 1921 and 2001 is shown in the table below.
Where does the name Sixpenny come from?
The hundred took its name from this Handley and a place called Sixpenny, now a farm, in the south west of the parish of Fontmell Magna. Sixpenny was first recorded in 932 as Seaxpenn, and means “hill of the Saxons” (from Old English Seaxe and Brythonic penn ).
Where does the word Handley come from?
Handley is derived from the Old English hēan “high” and lēage “clearing”. Sixpenny was added to distinguish the place from other Handleys, and refers to Sixpenny Handley Hundred, first mentioned in the 14th century as the hundred of “Sexpenne et Henle”.