English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Bentedale

Field in the Parish of Pleasley

Historical Forms

  • Bentedale c.1300 Derby 1466 Derby
  • Bentes dale 1561 Portland

Etymology

Bentedale c. 1300, 1466, Bentes dale 1561(v. beonet, dæl1)

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement