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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bents Fm, Bents Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Bencelane 13 Hlm
  • Bentes 1580 WillY 1592,1603 SheffMan
  • Bents (Wood) 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, Bencelane 13 Hlm, Bentes 1580 WillY, 1592,1603 SheffMan, Bents (Wood )1841 O.S. , v. beonet ' coarse grass ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name