Beadlam
Major Settlement in the Parish of Helmsley
Historical Forms
- Bodlun 1086 DB
- Bodlum 1086 DB 1201 ChR 1202 FF 1285 KI
- Bodlom 1336 Ch
- Bothlum c.1170,1333 Riev
- Bothelum 1259 Ass
- Bolum 1259 Ass 1260 Riev 1285 KI
- Bodelum 1301 LS 1316 Vill
- Bodelom 1328 Banco
- Budelom 1414,1421 YI
- Bewdlom 1578 FF
- Bewdlam 1613,1614 NR
- Beaudlam 1616 NR
Etymology
'(At) the buildings' v. boðl ; the name is from the OE dat. plur. bōðlum . The modern form of the name has arisen from the dialectal change of OE ō to [iu] and later to [iə] in this part of the North Riding. The modern form with -d - has come from an AN form Bodium (v. IPN 110).