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.

Penn Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pensax

Historical Forms

  • Penhyll 11th Heming
  • Penhull 1240 WoP c.1830 O

Etymology

Just to the north of Penn Hall there is a hill, rising to the spot-level of 623 ft. This is clearly the same as Pendle (La), a compound of Brit. penn , 'head, top,' and OE  hyll.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site