Byland Abbey
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kilburn
Historical Forms
- Beghland(a) 1142–3 BylD 1140–60 YCh 1231 FF
- Beiland(a), Beyland c.1150 Riev 1167 P 1242 Cl
- Bellalanda 1153 Jerv 1287 Ebor
- Beland' 1162 P 1354 FF
- Begheland 1225 Pat 1228,1237 Cl
- Bellaund 1285 KI
- Biland(a), Byland 1285 KI 1375 Barbour'sBruce
Etymology
'Bega's land' v. land . The OE pers. name Bēga or Bēaga enters also into Bayham (Sx), Baydon (W), and Beeley (Db), Begelie 1086 DB.
On the spellings Beland , v. Zachrisson, Studier i modern språkvetenskap v. 16. The form Bellalanda is Latin and shows confusion of the first element with OFr bel , 'beautiful.'