Hungry Bentley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hungry Bentley
Historical Forms
- Beneleie (sic) 1086 DB
- Benethleia c.1166 HarlCh
- Ben(e)t(e)ly, Ben(e)t(e)ley(e) 1291 Tax Ed1 DbAiv 1309,1312 Darley 1330 Ass
- Hungrybentele 1269 Ass
- Hungrybeneteleye 1281 ib
- Hungre Bentley 1431 FA
- Hungrybentley 1464 FF
Etymology
'Clearing where bent-grass grew', v. beonet , lēah . The place was apparently well-named Hungry (v. hungrig 'poor, unproductive land'), for it is now depopulated and one of the 'lost' villages of Derbyshire. Cf. Fenny Bentley supra 344.
Places in the same Parish
Field
- Aston 's Yard
- the Bank
- Barks Moor
- Barn Close
- Boilston Nook
- Brick Kiln Close
- Broadfield
- Brookfield
- Cabbage Piece
- Calf Meadow
- Clerk 's Close
- Clover Close
- Coltsea
- Cote Meadow
- Court Close
- Crow Wood
- Double Gate Close
- The Dove
- Dump Hill
- Far Door
- Far End
- Gilman Close
- Gorsey Close
- Grass Rough
- Green Piece
- Heavy Close
- House Close
- Hunts Close
- Intake
- Jumping Close
- Leapleys
- Limekiln Close
- Little Close
- Long Close
- Marl Close
- Meadow
- Milking Bank
- Millets Close
- Near Wood
- Nether Wood
- New Piece
- Orchard
- Over Carr
- Paddock
- Pale Flat
- Park Close
- Pease Close
- Pinfold
- Pingle
- Pit Close
- the Plain
- Plantation
- Randalls
- Rough
- Rushy Close
- Rye Grass Close
- Sheep Close
- Slank
- Slaters Meadow
- Spring Close
- Stable Field
- Stackyard
- Sweet Piece
- Thistley Close
- Top Close
- Two Pit Close
- Vicar 's Meadow
- Walker 's Close
- Wall Close
- The Warren
- Well Close
- Well Field Lane
- Wilkin Ridding
- Windy Oaks
- Wood Copy