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.

Bentham Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Purton

Historical Forms

  • Benetham 1249 Ass 1257,1270 For 1325 Pat 1406 IpmR
  • Bentham al. Benthams haye 1625 WIpm
  • Bentem 1744 Map

Etymology

Bentham Ho [bentəm] is Benetham 1249Ass (p), 1257, 1270For , 1325 Pat, 1406 IpmR, Bentham al. Benthams haye 1625 WIpm, Bentem 1744Map . A compound of OE  beonet, 'bent-grass,' and ham or (more likely) hamm .