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.

Benhilton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sutton

Historical Forms

  • Benhull 1392 CarshCt
  • Benehill 15th Chertsey
  • Benehyll in Sutton 1475–85 ECP

Etymology

Benhilton (6″) is Benhull 1392 CarshCt, Benehill 15thChertsey , Benehyll in Sutton 1475–85 ECP. Probably 'bean hill,' i.e. where they were cultivated.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement