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.

Bellfair Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leigh

Historical Forms

  • the demesne of Alan Belenfant 1254 EASxviii
  • Beke marishe nowe commonly called Belefare 1578 Rental

Etymology

Bellfair Fm probably represents the demesne of Alan Belenfant 1254 EAS xviii, Beke marishe nowe commonly called Belefare 1578Rental .

Places in the same Parish