Bonner Hill Road
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kingston-on-Thames
Historical Forms
- Baneworth 1342 Deed 1358 ADi
- Banneworye t.Hy8 Rental
- Bonworthe hill 1550 Deed
- Bonner hill 1575 ib
Etymology
Bonner Hill Road (6″) preserves the name of the place called Baneworth 1342Deed , 1358 AD i, Banneworye t. Hy 8Rental , Bonworthe hill 1550Deed , Bonner hill 1575 ib. With the second element worþ , the probabilities are all in favour of a personal name as the first element. It may be that we have such a personal name in Banwell (So), bananwyll BCS 612, but the first element there may equally well be the common noun bana , 'slayer,' cf. Bannawell (PN D 218). A common noun is unlikely here, and we should perhaps compare OGer names in Baina (Förstemann, PN 232), if the original vowel was long, or in Bana (ib., 244) if the vowel was short. For the development, cf. Ember Court and Abinger infra 91, 259.