Bentham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bentham
Historical Forms
- Benetain 1086 DB
- Benethaim 1202–8 Ass
- Benetham 13 Cockers 1214 Abbr 1218,1235 FF 1240 YDv 1246 Ass47 1290 YDi
- Bentham 1204 Furn 1297 LS 1300 Ebor 1303 KF 1621 FF
- Benthame 1204 Furn
- Benteham 1324 Cockers
- Bendham 1231 FF
- Bentam 1451 Cockers
- Bentum 1598 FF
- Bentum als. Bentham 1613 FF
Etymology
'Homestead amongst the bent-grass', v. beonet , hām (the latter occasionally influenced by ON heim). The two villages in the township are called
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- High Bentham & Lower Bentham
- Greystonegill
- Ingleborough
- Ingleborough Hill
- Ingleton Fells
- Bruntscar
- Chapel Le Dale
- Cold Cotes
- Gearstones
- Haws Ho
- Ivescar
- Kirkstones
- Souther Scales
- Storrs Hall
- Twistleton
- Weathercote
- Winterscales
- Kellriding
- Linghaw
- Mewith Forest, Mewith Head
- Snelser
- Thickrush Brow & Thickrush Fm
- Threaphow
- Skirwith
Other OS name
- Adam's Gill
- Bleaberry Hill
- Borronhead Moss
- High Bottom & Low Bottom
- Bowker Ho
- Chesters
- Church Bridge
- Cinder Hill
- Clarks, Clark's Gill
- Clifford Hall
- Coalpit Close
- Crabtree Bank
- Crook Bank
- Cross Green
- Crow Trees
- Deaf Head
- Deep Gill
- Dog Garth
- Eskew Beck
- Faccon Fm
- Green Knoll
- Gruskham
- Hall Hill
- Hart Pot Gill
- Highfield
- Hill Top
- Hollyacre Wood
- Holly Tree
- Holme Barn
- Holmes
- Hurder Hill & Hurder Moss
- Kirkbeck
- Lairgill Beck
- Lane Foot, Lane Head & Lane Side
- Loftshaw Moor
- Lowther Hill
- Meregill
- Mill Hill
- Moons Acre
- Moulter Beck
- New Butt
- New Ho
- Oak Bank
- Oakhead Mire
- Plague Stone
- Redmire
- The Ridding
- Round Hill
- Sandy Hill
- Scaleber
- Scarfes
- Seat Hall
- Sedgwick Hill
- Spittle Banks
- Staggarth
- Stakeber
- Stonegrave
- Stoneley Barn
- Stony Bank
- Streakbers
- Sunderland Ho
- Sunny Bank
- Sweetlow Whins
- Tatterthorn
- Tennant Ho
- Thick Sod Holes
- Thornber
- Thorn Gill
- Todhill
- Town Head
- Waterscale
- Wennington Moss
- Winder Wheel
- Windy Hill
- Backgate
- The Bank
- Batty Moss, Batty-Wife Hole
- Baxengill
- Beezleys
- Bent Hill
- Black Rake
- Black Shiver Moss
- Blea Moor
- Bold Haw
- Botton Stub
- Broad Rake
- Broats Ho
- Brocket Holes Gill
- Brock Holes
- Brown Riggs
- Cam Cob
- Chapel Beck & Chapel Houses
- Clarrick Ho
- Clough
- Cloven Stone
- Coal Gill
- Cod Bank
- Combe Scar
- Crag Moss & Crag Side
- Crina Bottom
- Cuddy Gill
- Dale Ho
- Douk Cave
- Dowlass Moss
- Dry Gill
- Duck Dub
- Ease Gill
- Eller Bank
- Ellerbeck
- Eller Keld
- Enter Ho
- Falls Foot
- Fell Close & Fell End
- Force Gill
- Foredales Ho
- Four Stones Rigg
- Gate Cote
- Gate Kirk Cave
- Gauber
- Gavel Gap
- Gayle Beck, High Gayle & Low Gayle
- Gill Head
- Goat Gap
- Grains Ing
- Green Edge
- Ingleton Bridge
- Jenkin Beck & Jenkin Bridge
- Long Gill
- Low Hill
- Mares Gill
- Meal Bank
- Mere Gill
- Moor Garth
- Newby Head
- New Fold
- Nookdales Ho
- Pry Hill
- Rarber Top
- Red Ash Lane
- Reyn
- Rigg End & Rigg Side
- The Scar
- Scar Close & Scar Top
- Sikesdale Gill
- Skelside
- Slack Hill
- Sland Barn
- Alder Gill Syke
- Aspland
- Badger Ford Bridge
- Bain Brigge
- The Bank, Bankhead
- Barnfield
- Battersbys
- Beck Grains
- Bentham Bridge & Bentham Moor
- Bents
- Big Stakeber
- Birkwith
- Black Banks
- Bowtham Wood
- Bracken Hill
- Branstone Beck
- Bright Sike
- Brown Bank
- Slatenber
- Low Sleights (Pasture)
- Smithy Hill
- Snay Gill
- Spice Gill Hole
- Springcote
- Stacksteads
- Stottering Gill
- Swine Tail
- Tewit Hall
- Thorn Gill
- Tod Pool
- Turf Hill
- Twistleton Scars
- Ullet Gill
- Warth Ho
- West Acre
- West Fell
- West Moss
- White Rake
- Wilson Wood
- Buffet Hill
- Burbles Gill
- Butts Lane
- Calf Cop
- Fairfield Ho
- Flannagill
- Flushetts Lane
- Fold Bank
- Fourlands Hill
- Four Lane Ends
- Fourstones
- Fowgill
- Gill Beck
- Gill Fm
- Gillhead Brow
- Goodenbergh
- Green Brow
- Green Foot & Green Head
- Lakeber
- Oysterber
- Stoop Quarry
- West End
- Blake Bank
- Blind Beck
- Cold Spring
- Ewes Top
- Gayle Moor & Gayle Wold
- Green Ridge
- Greensett Craggs & Greensett Moss
- Green Slack
- Gunner Fleet
- Hard Gill
- Hard Pott
- Hard Rigg
- Hare Gill
- Hazel Gill
- Helm Gill
- High Hill
- High Howeth
- High Leys
- High Wood Pasture
- Hodge Hole
- Hollintree
- Holly Platt
- Holme Hill
- Horsing Stones
- Howrake Rocks
- Hurreys
- Hurtle Pot
- Intack
- Keld Bank
- Kirby Gate
- Kirksteads
- Knoutberry Bank
- Lane Ho
- Langber Ho
- Lat Gill
- Little Dale
- Lockdiddy Hill
- Long Slack
- Lowkbers
- Marywood Moss
- Midge Hole
- Moss Wells
- Newfield Ho
- Nook
- Nutgill Wood
- Nutstile Ho
- Ouster Gill
- Parks
- Philpin
- Rantree Moss, Rantry Hole
- Raven Scar
- Raygill Ho
- Red Gait Head
- Ribble Head
- Runscar Hill & Runscar Scar
- Scales
- Seato
- Whinney Mire
- White Scars
- Winewarth
- The Winning
- Winshaw
- Yarlsber