Bednall is a village in
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
, England.
Location
Bednall lies somewhat remote from main roads, in dairy-farming countryside some 2.5 miles southeast of
Stafford
Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in t ...
, 2 miles east of
M6 junction 13 and
Acton Trussell
Acton Trussell is a village in the England, English county of Staffordshire. It is known as Actone in the Domesday Book. Located around 4 miles southeast of Stafford, it is an affluent village, with many large homes but few local amenities (exc ...
, about a mile west of the
A34 Cannock to
Stafford
Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in t ...
road and about 1 mile southeast of
Brocton, Staffordshire. The area around the A34 road is called Bednall Head.
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
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
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
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
; 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
The ''Book of Fees'' is the colloquial title of a modern edition, transcript, rearrangement and enhancement of the medieval (Latin: 'Book of Fiefs'), being a listing of feudal landholdings or fief (Middle English ), compiled in about 1302, but f ...
'' 1242;
2. Bednall
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
; 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, Nottinghamshire and
Worcestershire.
All Saints Church
A chapel at Bednall dates from the 12th century. The present church of
All Saints dates from 1846. The original chapel consisted of a nave and chancel and a wooden bell turret at its west end. Stained glass was added in the east and west windows in 1862 and 1894 respectively. The glass in the north windows and the desk and lectern date from 1915 and electric lighting was installed in 1937.
L. Margaret Midgley (editor), ''A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 5 - East Cuttlestone Hundred,'' Victoria County History, UK, 1959, pp.16-17
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See also
*Listed buildings in Acton Trussell, Bednall and Teddesley Hay
Acton Trussell, Bednall & Teddesley Hay, Acton Trussell, Bednall and Teddesley Hay form Acton Trussell and Bednall civil parish in the district of South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England. It contains 33 Listed building#England and Wales, liste ...
References
External links
''Staffordshire Parish Registers containing the surname Bednall''
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Villages in Staffordshire