Hentland

Aberhall is recorded as Abrehal(e) in 1255 and Abrahale in 1296. This has nothing to do with 'hall', but is the common place-name element halh, which is related to 'hole', and is often translated as 'nook', or 'valley'; perhaps just a remote place. Aberhall is certainly remote as far as the parish church is concerened, being four kilometres distant. The site's location on the slope leading down to the valley of the Gamber river and the parish boundary adds to the remote description.

In Herefordshire Place-names Bruce Coplestone-Crow suggests that the first element of the name seems to be the female personal name Eadburg.

Romano-British pottery and bloomery slag found at the site suggests that there was a settlement here in that period.