Beanhall Fms
Early-attested site in the Parish of Feckenham
Historical Forms
- Beansetum 836 BCS416
- Benhala, Benhale 1175 P 1262 For 1364 Pat
- Bonhale 1262 For
- Benhall 1430 ADii
- Benehall 1471 IpmR
- Benhull 1592 QSR
- Beanall 1701 FF
Etymology
'Nook of land where beans grow,' v. bean , healh . In the first example we have sæte , 'inhabitants,' suffixed in the usual irrational fashion to the first element in the compound name.Cf. Broadwas supra 103.