Bengrove Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sandhurst
Historical Forms
- Bendegrave 1271 Ch
- Kengrave (sic) 1412 Ipm
- Bengrove 1830 M
Etymology
Bengrove Fm, Bendegrave 1271 Ch, Kengrave (sic)1412 Ipm, Bengrove 1830 M. v. grāf 'grove, copse'. The first el. is uncertain; it could be OE bend 'bond, fetter' used in some extended sense like 'that which bends or twists', perhaps of a bend in a road (cf. Ekwall, RN 46 s.n. Bowmont, which may contain an OE *bende in the sense 'winding river') or perhaps of a twining climbing plant as in OE wudu-bend 'woodbine'; cf. also the variant ME binde as in bindweed , bind or bine (the hop-plant). Bengrove (46supra ) is of a different origin.