Hengrave

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. A small village in the English county of Suffolk, known for its historic manor house and surrounding countryside
2. A rural settlement in Suffolk, eastern England, best known for the Elizabethan Hall that stands nearby
3. An English village located in the county of Suffolk, noted for its old hall and quiet rural setting

Etymology: Hengrave is a village in Suffolk, eastern England, and its name is a place name, so its history is mostly the history of the land it describes. The second element is probably Old English "graef" or "grāf", meaning a grove or thicket, which would fit a wooded spot. The first element is less certain, and scholars have debated it, so any specific meaning should be treated as a guess. The village is best known for Hengrave Hall, a Tudor mansion built for the Kytson family, wealthy London merchants who acquired the estate. The house gave the parish much of its later fame, and the name has been attached to the estate and village ever since.