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.

Pendley Manor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tring

Historical Forms

  • Pentlai 1086 DB
  • Pendele 1219 FF 1300 ADvi 1314 SR 1315 Pat 1327 Banco 1379 IpmR
  • Pendeley 1402 FF
  • Penley 1447 Ct

Etymology

Pendley Manor is Pentlai 1086 DB, Pendele 1219FF , 1300 AD vi, 1314SR , 1315 Pat, 1327 Banco, 1379 IpmR, Pendeley 1402FF , Penley 1447Ct . 'Wood or clearing of Penda ,' v. leah . Cf. Penley in Froyle (Ha), Pendele 1252FF .