English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Ebnal, Ebnal Fm & Ebnal Grange

Early-attested site in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • Ebenhale 1216–72 AddCh
  • Ebbenhale 1342 Eyre
  • Ebenaleheth 1346 Chol
  • Hebbinale 1272 Chol
  • Ebenhall 1416 Sheaf
  • Ebnale 1416 ChRR 1422 Plea
  • Ebnall 1421 ChRR 1695 Chol
  • Ebnall Greene, Lower Ebnall Greene, Ebnall Hill 1582 ib
  • Higher Ebnal & Lower Ebnal 1831 Bry
  • Ebnal 1842 OS

Etymology

'Ebba's nook', from the OE  pers.n. Ebba and halh (dat.sg. hale ), with grēne 2 , hǣð , hyll , higher , lower .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site