Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Butthenhale 1259 Court

• Budenhal 1288 Court 1303 BW

• Budenhall 1299 Ipm

• Budenhale e14 AddCh c.1330 BW 1399 Tab 15 ChRR

• Budenale 1317 AddCh 1331,1356 ib

• Budynnale 1308 ib

• Bydenhall 1312 BW

• Bydenal(e) e14,1315 AddCh

• Bydenhale 1354 Eyre

• Bidenhale 1362 BPR

• three Bidnall Crofts 1709 Dav

• Bidenhall 1831 Bry

• Biddenhall, Biddenhall Bank & Biddenhall Meadow 1839 TA 1842 OS

• Bedynhale 1327 ChRR

• Bedenhale 1357 Eyre

• Bedenalehalle 1387 AddCh

• Bedenall 1499 Orm2

• Higher Bignall Croft, Little Bignall Croft & Lower Bignall Croft 1718 Dav

• Bedenalehalle 1387 AddCh

Etymology

'Nook with a tub in it', or 'hollow nook', v. byden , halh . The hall (Bedenalehalle 1387AddCh , v. hall ) stands in a little valley. Cf. Parkside Fm 254supra .