English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Bankhall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bowdon

Historical Forms

  • le Bonk 1396 ChRR
  • le Bank 1398 ib
  • le Banck, þe Banck 1562 1640 NotCestr
  • le Banke, þe Banke 1683 Sheaf
  • Bank Hill 1724 NotCestr
  • Bank Hall 1831 Bry

Etymology

Bankhall, le Bonk 1396 ChRR (p), le Bank 1398 ib (p), le Banck , þe Banck 1562 ib, 1640 NotCestr, le Banke , þe Banke 1683 Sheaf, Bank Hill 1724 NotCestr, Bank Hall 1831 Bry, 'the bank', from banke , with hyll , hall .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site