The Bednall Name
The name Bednall is derived from Badenhall, although it did not appear in the modern form until the late 17th century. It derives from Robert de Badenhall who lived in Staffordshire c.1100. He was one of the knights of the Bishop of Chester from whom he held the land known as Badenhall, and from which he derived his name.
The place-name and surname Bednall appears as:
1. Badenhall Staffordshire; Bada's Halh - Bada's nook or remote place or valley. Early forms-Badehal - in the Domesday Book circa 1185, and Badenhale-Book of Fees 1242;
2. Bednall Staffordshire; Beda's Halh- Definition as for Badenhall. Early forms -Bedehala in the Domesday Book 1185, Bedenhale in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327
It also appears in place-names and surnames in Northumberland and Worcestershire.
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