Benthall
village · Shropshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Benthall is derived from the Old English 'beonet', meaning bent-grass, and 'halh', meaning a nook or hollow. It describes a hollow where bent-grass grows.
Word origins
- Ben
- Old Englishbent-grass(from beonet "bent-grass")
- thall
- Old Englishnook, hollow(from halh "nook, hollow")
Historical forms
Benethale · Benethall