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.

Bentley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • Bentelay e.14 Kirkst c.1315 Calv 1327 Bodl128d
  • Bentelay in Allerton Ed1 BM
  • Bentlay 1323 Calv 1338 DodsN
  • Bentlay in Allerton 1322 BM 1332 Kirkst

Etymology

Bentley, Bentelay e. 14 Kirkst, c. 1315 Calv, 1327Bodl 128d, Bentelay in Allerton Ed 1 BM, Bentlay 1323 Calv, 1338 DodsN, Bentlay in Allerton 1322 BM, 1332 Kirkst. 'Clearing overgrown with bent-grass', v. beonet , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name