English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Beamsworthy

Early-attested site in the Parish of Beaworthy

Historical Forms

  • Baldemundeswurthe 1249 Ass
  • Bealmundesworthi 1318 Ass
  • Balmandesworth 1333 SR
  • Bealmesworthy 1418 Ass

Etymology

'Bealdmund 's farm,' v. worþig.