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Survey of English Place-Names

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Penisall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Penistone

Historical Forms

  • Penigheshal' 1190–1208 YCh1803
  • Peniggeshal, Peniggeshag (sic) 1208–11 ib
  • Penigeshalg' 1208–22 ib
  • Penigsale 13 YDxii,300
  • Pening(g)eshalhe c.1190–1208 YCh1806
  • Pening(g)eshald' 1200–8 ib
  • Pening(g)eshalg(e) 1208–11 1210 Ch 1252
  • Pening(g)eshal 1252 Ch
  • -ale 1290,1307 Ch
  • Penighalch, Penighalg 1208–11 YCh1802–4
  • Peuihishal (sic for Penihishal) 1241 FF
  • Peiveshal (sic for Penieshal) 1255 FF
  • Peningsale, Penyngsale 1301 1302 YDxii,301 1307 YDxiii,68
  • Penesale 1358,1402 YDxii,301
  • Penesall 1402 ib
  • Peneale 1346 ADii
  • Penysalemer(e) 1375 YDxvi,89 1419 ib

Etymology

The court of the ancient manor of Penisall was held under a giant yew-tree at Alderman's Head near the Little Don River (cf. SheffMan ii, 213). This is about 2 miles south-west of Penistone (grid 102– 225006 approx.) and there can be no doubt that both names have the same first el. v. Penistone 336infra , halh 'nook of land, hollow in a hillside', (ge)mǣre 'boundary, border'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name