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.

Baldenhall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Malvern

Historical Forms

  • Baldehalle 1086 DB
  • Baldehalle 1192 P 1221 Ass 1275 SR
  • Baldenhale 1201 Cur 1280 Wigorn 1324 FF 1413 ADvi
  • Baudehale 1249 FF 1255 Ass
  • Badnall 1541 LP
  • Baldenhall 1562–73 Wills

Etymology

'Bealda's nook or corner,' v. healh .