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.

Benhooks

Other OS name in the Parish of Bishop's Stortford

Historical Forms

  • Benehoke 1396 Ct
  • Bemehooke c.1400 ib
  • Beynhooke 1546 Rental
  • Benhooks c.1840 TA

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Benehoke 1396 Ct, Bemehooke c. 1400 ib.,Beynhooke 1546Rental , Benhooks c. 1840TA . Probably ' bean-grown hook of land , ' v. hoc .