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Hens Batch

valley · Shropshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Hens Batch is likely named after an Old English personal name, 'Hengest', meaning 'stallion', combined with the Old English word 'bæc' or 'batch' meaning a stream or brook. It refers to a valley or area with a stream associated with Hengest.

Word origins

Hens
Old EnglishHengest's(from Hengest "stallion")
Batch
Old Englishstream(from bæc / bæðe "stream / brook")