Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hendale New Wood, Hendale Old Wood 1832 ib

Etymology

HENDALE LODGE, 1830 Gre, 1833 PR (Brocklesby), HENDALE WOOD, 1793Yarb , Hendale New Wood , Hendale Old Wood 1832ib , cf. Hennedale 1143–47, 1150–60, 1155–60 Dane, c.1160 (Ed1) Newh , 1160–66 Dane, R1 (1318) Ch, Hennedala c.1155 Dane, Hennedele 1155–60 ib, Hendall 1587Yarb , 1637Foster , 1637, 1644Yarb , 1671Terrier (Barnetby le Wold), 1676ib (Searby), hendall 1611, 1637ib , 1661, 1665ib (Searby), Limber Hendale 1638ib (Barnetby le Wold), 1700, 1709, 1733, 1748ib (Barnetby le Wold), 1765, 1769, 1779, c.1812Yarb , Hendalls 1676ib . This appears to be 'the valley where (wild) hens are found', v. henn , dæl , dalr , but hardly fits the situations of the modern Lodge and Wood, which are situated on the side of a fairly steeply sloping hill. There is, however, a valley running eastwards some half mile from the Lodge where Cottagers Dale Wood in Brocklesby parish supra is marked on the map and it is perhaps this which gave rise to the name.