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.

Bellbank

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bellbank

Historical Forms

  • Belbancke 1538 LP
  • Belbank c.1560 LanerA
  • The Belbank 1583 Border
  • the Bellbanck 1618 Naworth
  • Billbank 1777 NB

Etymology

The forms are too late for interpretation.