Belper
Major Settlement in the Parish of Belper
Historical Forms
- Be(a)urepeir, Be(a)urepeyr, Be(a)urepair(e), Be(a)urepayr(e) 1231 Cl 1251 Ch 1252 BelCh 1262 WollCh Hy3 For 1482 MinAcct
- Beaupeyr 1269 Pat
- Be(a)ureper(e), Be(a)wreper(e) 1291 Tax 1294 DuLa 1337 RadCh 1346,1358,1373,1377 DuLa 1624 et passim
- Be(a)repar(e) 1492 RadCh 1595 Lanc
- Be(a)reperde 1590 DuLa
- Bureper 1330 QW
- Beauper 1493 Ipm
- Beauperd 1596 DuLa
- Beawperde 1498 Lanc
- Belpare 1520,1549 Lanc
- Bealper 1562 Lanc 1577 DbAi
- Belper 1577 Saxton 1601 Lanc 1610 Speed
Etymology
A French p.n., 'beautiful retreat', from OFr beau, repaire.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Barton Knowle
- Belper Bridge
- Belperlane End
- Bridge Hill
- Brook Side
- Mount Pleasant
- Openwoodgate
- Over Lane
- The Park
- Pennock Hiron Fm
- Pingle Ho
- Pottery Fm
- Rowlandhill Fm
- Scotches
- Shaw Lane
- Shireoaks
- Street's Wood
- Swinney Lane and Swinney Wood
- White Moor
- Becksitch Lane
- Belper Lane
- The Bent
- Broadholm
- Bullsmoor
- The Butts
- Callwood Fm
- Cowhill
- The Dalley
- Days Lane
- Elliottshill and Elliott's Spring
- The Fleet
- Gibfield Lane
- Green Lane
- Hunger Hill Quarry
- Jackson's Lane
- Launder Lane
- The Lawn, Lawn Fm, Far Lawn
- Lodge Fm
- Mill Lane