Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Penigheshal' 1190–1208 YCh1803

• Peniggeshal, Peniggeshag (sic) 1208–11 ib

• Penigeshalg' 1208–22 ib

• Penigsale 13 YDxii,300

• Pening(g)eshalhe c.1190–1208 YCh1806

• Pening(g)eshald' 1200–8 ib

• Pening(g)eshalg(e) 1208–11 1210 Ch 1252

• Pening(g)eshal 1252 Ch

• -ale 1290,1307 Ch

• Penighalch, Penighalg 1208–11 YCh1802–4

• Peuihishal (sic for Penihishal) 1241 FF

• Peiveshal (sic for Penieshal) 1255 FF

• Peningsale, Penyngsale 1301 1302 YDxii,301 1307 YDxiii,68

• Penesale 1358,1402 YDxii,301

• Penesall 1402 ib

• Peneale 1346 ADii

• Penysalemer(e) 1375 YDxvi,89 1419 ib

Etymology

The court of the ancient manor of Penisall was held under a giant yew-tree at Alderman's Head near the Little Don River (cf. SheffMan ii, 213). This is about 2 miles south-west of Penistone (grid 102– 225006 approx.) and there can be no doubt that both names have the same first el. v. Penistone 336infra , halh 'nook of land, hollow in a hillside', (ge)mǣre 'boundary, border'.