Hunderthwaite
54°35′06″N 2°01′19″W / 54.585°N 2.022°W
Hunderthwaite is a village and civil parish in
administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.[2]Gok Wan, the British fashion consultant, author and television presenter of British Chinese heritage is a resident of Hunderthwaite.[citation needed] Etymologically speaking, Hunderthwaite is derived most plausibly from Old Norse Hunrothr-þveit, meaning 'Hunrothr's clearing'.[3] The first element in the name could also be Old English
hundred, a type of administrative division.
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "How to Dress: Your Complete Style Guide for Every Occasion (Hardcover)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
External links
Media related to Hunderthwaite at Wikimedia Commons