Yen Hall
Early-attested site in the Parish of West Wickham
Historical Forms
- to eanheale, of eanheale 974 BCS1305
- strata de Enhal(e), Enhal(e) c.1200 ElyCh 1428 FA
- Enhal(e)weye 1298 Colexxii
- Enehale 1298 Ass 1299 QW
- Enhall(e) 1316 FA 1327 1395 Colexxii
- Eenhale, Eenhaleweye 1340 Queens'
- Enalehall 1436 WMP
- Eynall 1556 Pat
- Eanallffeild 1632 WMP
- Eynell 1776 L
- (æt) Heanhealan c.975 ASWills
- Henhal(e) 1272–85 Ass 1319 Extent
- Heynhall 1597 Bodl
- Yenhall 1549,1576 Queens'
- Yenoll 1629–32 Ely
- Yennald Farm 1821 Baker
- Yan Hall 1851 Gardner
Etymology
Probably, as suggested by Ekwall (DEPN), 'lamb-nook' or 'lamb- valley,' from OE *ēan , 'lamb.' Cf. OE geēan , 'with lamb,' ēanian , 'to yean,' and v. healh . Cf. also Kings and Knights Enham (Ha), Eanham 1008 Laws, and Studies 70–1.