Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Padehale, Paghenale 1086 DB

• Estpanal' l.12 Sawl22d

• Panhal(e) 13 1276 RH

• West Panhal(e) 13 Sawl24d

• Pathenhale c.1200 Puds 1328 Banco

• Pathnale c. 1200 Puds (p), E(a)

• stpathnall, Westpathnall 1556,1618 FF

• Est Pathenal(e), West Pathenal(e), Pathenall 1281 YDi 1303 KF 1379 PT

• Pathnowll 1574 PRGis

• West Patenall 1285 KI

• Paytnoll 1608 FF

• Paithnall, Paythnall 1547 WillY

• Est Paythnall, West Paythnall 1586,1621 FF

• Paythnall greene 1591 WillY

• Paiethnowle 1648 PRGis

• Paynley 1670 PRGis

• Painlow 1690 Glebe 1718 PRGis

• Paþeneberga 971 BCS1277

Etymology

The older spellings of this name are best explained by an OE  paðena -halh (with Pan - having AN  loss of -th - and Pagh - with a hiatus-filling -gh - for the lost -th -). The only satisfactory solution is that of Ekwall who postulates for this name and Panborough So (Paþeneberga 971 BCS 1277) an OE  paða , gen.pl. paðena (related to pæð 'path') in some such sense as 'wayfarer'. 'The wayfarers' nook of land', v. halh . The later forms have an unusual metathesis of Paithnowle to Painlow .