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.

Benholmley

Other OS name in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Belondlaye 1426 Ramsd
  • Benomley 1850 TA

Etymology

, Belondlaye 1426Ramsd , Benomley 1850TA , v. lēah ; the first el . may be a surname ( from Byland YN 194 ) , with dissimilation of l to n .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement