Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Banendesdala, Bananesdala 1175–84 Kendi,388

• Banandesdale, Banandisdale, Banandysdale 1251,1283 Kendi,231 1282 HMCx,324 1283 Ipm 1301 Kendi,14 1310 Ipm 1539 Kendi,235

• Bannandesdale 1461 Pat 1609 Comm

• Bannesdale 1357 Kendi,283 1488 LowthBr75

• Bannesdall 1574 Rent212

• Bannysdale, Bannisdale 1555 Kendi,236 1560 FF 1777 M

• Banesdall, Banesdale 1507 Machelii,27 1543 Kendi,235

• Banisdayle 1560,1563 ib

• Banisdale 1668 Dep

• Bainsdell 1578 RichWill

Etymology

The first el., as Ekwall notes, is an ON  byname; *Bannandr is a participial formation from ON  banna 'to forbid, hinder, swear, curse'; the type is well-established (cf. LindBN s.n. -andi ). v. dalr 'valley'.