Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Dernhale 1225 VR

• Dernehale 1275 Pat 1338 VR

• Dernahale, Dernehal, Dernal(e) 1724 NotCestr

• parcum de Dernhale 1239 Lib

• vivarium de Dernhale 1251 Cl

• abbey of Dernhale 1271 Pat

• convent of St. Mary of Dernhale 1276 Ch

• abbey of Vale Royal alias Dernhale 1279 CRC

• grangia de Dernhale 1334 VR

• Litledernal 1334 ib

• (king's stew at) Ernhal' 1239 Lib

• abbot of Ernhale, Ernhale 1275 P

• Dernhall 1237 P 1845 ChetOSviii

• monasterium de Dernhall 1270 Orm2

• abbey of Dernhall 1270 CRC

• Dernhall Grange 1656 Orm2

• Dernhall Hall 1724 NotCestr

• Darnhal 1237 P

• Darnhale 1238 Lib 1477 ChRR

• parker of Darnhal, parcum de Darnhal 1238,1241 Lib

• king's chapel of Darnhal 1247 P

• stagnum de Darnhal, vivarium de Darnhal 1251 Cl

• mill of Darnhal 1252 ib

• abbot of Darnhal 1275 P

• (stagnum de) Arn(e)hal 1250 ib

• Darnal-pool 1656 Orm2

• Barnhale 13 Misc

• Darnhall 1237 P

• Darnall(e) 1242 P 1724 NotCestr

• parcum de Darnhall 1237 P

• abbot of Darnhall 1275 MidCh

• grangia de Darnhall 1540 Dugd

• Darn(eh)all Parke, Darn(eh)all Woode & Darn(eh)all Pole m16 AOMB397

• Darnall Grange 1606 ChRR

• the park side of Darnhall 1656 Orm2

• Darnhall Hall 1831 Bry

• Badecok Darnhall 1334 VR

• Derhall 1238,1239,1240,1242 P

• Dernhil 1239 P

• Darenhal 1241 Cl

• Darenhale 1342 AD 14 Higden

• Derenhale 15 Trev

• Dornhall 1619 ChRR

• Darnell 1682 Sheaf

• Badecok 1334 VR

Etymology

'Secluded nook', from derne and halh (dat.sg. hale ) with abbaye , brycg , hall , park , myln , wudu and lȳtel . Cf. Dingleside, Mill Lade & Mill Wood, Park Wood, Poolhead, Wro infra , Vale Royal 179infra .Badecok Darnhall was the name of a piece of newly approved land held by Adam Badecok 1334 VR, cf. Badecok rudinges 176infra . The forms Ern -, Arn (e )- are due to metanalysis of de Dern -, de Darn (e )-, to d 'Ern -, d 'Arn (e )- in AN language or Exchequer record contexts. The Barn - form is a simple scribal error of B - for D -. Darnhall was anciently a manor of the earls of Chester–John le Scot, earl of Chester 1232–37, died here, Orm2 i 43.