Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Beauchin or Bessines-Hay 1774 Hutch1 1795 Boswell

• Bessynishegh 1325 ADVI

• 'the manor of Beaushin' 1329 Hutch3

• Bouchenesheye 1332 SR

• Besschin(n)eshegh 1344 ADII

• Besschyneshegh(e) 1398 IpmR 1399 Cl

• Beachin Hays 1433 Hutch3

• Beschyns 1453 ADII

• Beawshene, Beawshenysheyis 1462,1463 ADI

• Beaushyn 1463 Cl

• Beaus hens 1481 ADI

• Beawshinhaies 1616 SoDoNQVII

• Beysin lHy3 CottCh

• Besyn 1288 Ass

Etymology

Beauchin (a farm, lost), Beauchin or Bessines -Hay 1774 Hutch1, 1795 Boswell, Bessynishegh 1325 AD VI (held by Robert de Bessyn ), 'the manor of Beaushin '1329 Hutch3 (held by William Beaushin of Bradford W), Bouchenesheye 1332 SR (p), Besschin (n )eshegh 1344 AD II (held by Robert Besschin ), Besschyneshegh (e )1398 IpmR, 1399 Cl, Beachin Hays ('John Beachin of Beachin Hays ') 1433 Hutch3, Beschyns 1453 AD II (held by William Beawschyn ), Beawshene , Beawshenysheyis 1462, 1463 AD I, Beaushyn (manor of) 1463 Cl, Beaus hens 1481 AD I, Beawshinhaies 1616 SoDoNQ VII, from hay 'enclosure'; an earlier local occurrence of the surname than those cited is John Beysin lHy 3CottCh , also appearing as Besyn 1288Ass .