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Golborne Bellow

Major Settlement in the Parish of Tattenhall

Historical Forms

  • Belewgolburn c.1300 Chol
  • Golburne Belewe 1304 Chamb
  • -Bello(u), -Bellewe 1415 ChRR 1597 Orm2
  • -Belleau 1602 Orm2 1842 OS
  • Golborne Bellows, or Golborne Below 1656 Orm2
  • de Bellew or de Bella Aqua 13 Orm2 ii 721

Etymology

'The moiety of Golborne which belonged to the Belewe family', cf. Golborne and Golborne David 88 supra . The manorial affix is the surname of Thomas de Bellew or de Bella Aqua 13 Orm2 ii721, or his son Robert Ei StoweCh 171.