Hundridge

Hundridge is a hamlet in the parish of Chartridge, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills to the west of the town of Chesham. During the 14th century it was known as Hunderugge, and Hundrige in the 15th/16th century.[1] The hamlet name derives from either the Anglo Saxon hunda-hrycg meaning 'hounds' ridge', or from Hundan-hrycg meaning 'Hunda's ridge'.[2]

Chapel

Hundridge chapel is a mediaeval building which was used as a place of worship until the Reformation. It is now attached to Hundridge manor.

References

1. A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (1925), pp. 203-218 Date accessed: 3 December 2009
2. Genuki UK and Ireland Genealogy - Chesham Archived 11 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine Date accessed: 3 December 2009