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.

Penhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of West Witton

Historical Forms

  • Penle 1202 FF
  • Penhill 1577 Saxton

Etymology

Probably the same as Pendle Hill (La), in which the first element is from a Brit word connected with Welsh  pen 'head.'v. hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement