Prenton

Prenton (CH43), is a district sitting within Birkenhead within Merseyside.

Its first appearance was logged in The Domesday Book of 1086[1], with a very similar spelling which fits suitably towards a Norman and French influence. Domesday describes Prenton as having a very large woodland area which may reflect the importance and name of the settlement.


“Pren” is Welsh in meaning the material wood[2]and “ton” can be the Saxon spelling for a settlement which is suggesting of its linguistic period[3].

This Old English and Anglo Saxon influence of additional suffixes can be similarly noted in other districts such as: Garston, Everton, Bebington and Huyton.

 

Researched by Olivia Astley

[1]The Origins Behind Liverpool’s Place Names. (2018). [online] http://signaturesliverpool.co.uk/origins-behind-liverpools-place-names/[accessed 24/11/18].

[2]HALOGEN (2018) https://halogen.le.ac.uk/results/results.php?county%5B%5D=CHE&county%5B%5D=LNC&lang%5B%5D=all&hword_list%5B%5D=all&placename=&placename_match_type=exact&data_set=kepn[accessed 14/11/18].

[3]Hogg, R.(2002) An Introduction to Old English. London: Wiley.