Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Beulu 1332×3 Halm c.1350 Spec 1358 Halm

• maner de Beaulu 1332×3 ManAccts

• le manoir de Beaulieu 1387 Ct

• manerium de Beaulieu 1446 Wills

• Beauleygrainge 1647×8 GD

• Beauley Grange 1695,1711–1784 Maps

• Newton Grange 1820,1836,1850 Maps

• Low Grange 1856 Map

Etymology

, Beulu 1332×3 Halm, c.1350(p)Spec ,1358 Halm, maner de Beaulu 1332×3ManAccts , le manoir de Beaulieu 1387Ct 385, manerium de Beaulieu 1446 Wills, Bowley 1569, Baley Grange 1607, 1801, Balye Grange 1610, Buley Grange 1645–6 Maps,Beauleygrainge 1647×8 GD, Beauley Grange 1695, 1711–1784 Maps,Newton Grange 1820, 1836, 1850 Maps, Low Grange 1856 Map . OFr beau lieu ' beautiful place ' , v. bel , lieu . This is the site of a grange belonging to the prior of Durham and a manor house built between 1258 and 1273 , originally known as Bewley and later as Bewley Grange and Newton Grange , cf. VCH III198–9 and L . Still , ' Excavations at LowGrange Farm', TD&N 11 , 1965 , 391 – 403 . For a similar French name applied to a grange of the prior of Durham cf. Bearpark , Beaurepair '1261×74Pont ' beautiful retreat ' .