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.

Bellingdon

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chesham

Historical Forms

  • Belindene 1212 Fines 1227 Ass

Etymology

Possibly OE  Bellingdenu , 'Bella's valley,' v. denu . -ing - is used as in -ingtun . The pers. n. Bella may be inferred from bellan ford (BCS 454) and other p.n. v. Belford (PN NbDu).