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.

Beaumont Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Redbourn

Historical Forms

  • Bemondlane 1424 Annales
  • Beaumond 1486 Verulam
  • Be(a)mond 1487 Dugd
  • Beamond Hall 1535 VE
  • Beymonds 1540 LP

Etymology

Beaumont Hall is Bemondlane 1424 Annales, Beaumond 1486 Verulam, Be (a )mond 1487 Dugd, Beamond Hall 1535 VE, Beymonds 1540 LP. This is a common Anglo-French place- name meaning 'beautiful hill.' Cf. Beamond (PN Bk 154).