Beamy's Castle
Early-attested site in the Parish of Swallowfield
Historical Forms
- Beaumys 1265 Ch
- Beamys 1322 Cl
- Beames 1515 ArchJ
- Biem's 1532 ObAcc
Etymology
Beamy's Castle, Beaumys 1265 Chet passim with variant spellings Beaumes , Beaumis , Beaumeys , Beaumees ; Beamys 1322 Cl, Beames 1515 ArchJ 4, Biem 's 1532 ObAcc. Identical with Beamish Du and Beaumetz in France, a French name, from beau 'beautiful', and mes , which latter term is translated by Godefroy (Dictionnaire de l 'ancienne Langue française ) as 'maison de campagne, ferme, propriété rurale, habitation, demeure'.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Angel Inn P.H.
- Back Lane
- Bailey's Fm
- Barge Lane
- Bethel Chapel
- Bodys Fm
- Bowyer's Fm
- Bridge Ho
- The Broadwater
- Bull Inn and Lane
- Bunces Shaw
- Bungler's Hill
- Chill Hill
- Church Lane, Churchlane Copse
- Clarks Fm
- Clay Hill
- Cocksetters
- Collins Copse
- Court Fm
- Crown P.H.
- Cuckoo Pen
- Drumhead
- Dunning's Hole
- Elm Lodge
- Emms Copse
- Farley Castle
- Farley Hill
- Farleyhill Ct, Farleyhill Place
- Featherlands Copse
- Fir Grove
- Ford Lane
- Fox and Hounds P.H.
- Fox Gorse
- George and Dragon P.H.
- Great Copse
- Great Wd
- Handpost Fm
- Highgrove Copse
- Holloway's Fm
- Holly Corner
- Hornes Copse
- The Island
- Jouldings Ford, Jouldings Lane
- Kilnclose Pond
- Kiln Copse, Kiln Hill
- King's Bridge
- Kingsbridge Hill
- King's Copse
- Knight's Fm
- Lamb's Fm, Lamb's Lane
- Loddon Ct
- Lower Fm
- Males Fm
- May's Hill
- Newbarn Fm
- New Plantation
- Noah's Ark
- Nutbean Fm, Nutbean Lane
- Nutter's Lane
- Parkside
- Parsons Fm
- Part Lane
- Picket's Copse
- Pink's Copse
- Raggett's Lane
- Reads Lane
- Rowe's Fm
- Russell Hall
- Salter's Bridge
- Sandpit Fm, Sandpit Lane
- Sheepbridge Mill
- Spring Galls Fm
- Spring Lane
- Stanfordend Fm, Stanfordend Mill
- Swallowfield Pk
- Swallowfield West
- Tanner's Fm
- Taylor's Lane
- Trowe's Lane
- Watmore Fm
- Wheeler's Copse
- White's Green
- The Wilderness
- Woodbury
- St Leger's Copse