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.

High Bentley, Low Bentley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Bentiley, Bentilay (Park) 13 YDxiii,50 1345 WYD
  • Bentley 1309 Ext 1345 HAS
  • High Bentley 1536 Rent 1576 WillY
  • Hyebentle(y) 1565 PRHfx 1608 WYD

Etymology

High Bentley, Low Bentley, Bentiley , Bentilay (Park )13 YD xiii, 50, 1345 WYD, Bentley 1309 Ext, 1345 HAS 4, 241, High Bentley 1536 Rent, 1576 WillY, Hyebentle (y )1565 PRHfx, 1608 WYD. 'Clearing amongst the bent-grass', v. beonet , lēah , a common YW p.n.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement