Bell Ho or Mannocks
Early-attested site in the Parish of High Easter
Historical Forms
- Belhous(e)(lane) 1411 Ct 1422–56 MinAcct 1497 Ipm
- Bellehowsehach 1499 Ct
- Bellow(e)s 1590 Lancs 1594 N
- Mannok 1497 Ipm
Etymology
Bell Ho or Mannocks [beləs] is Belhous (e )(lane )1411Ct , 1422–56MinAcct , 1497 Ipm, Bellehowsehach 1499Ct , Bellow (e )s 1590 Lancs, 1594 N. As Nicholas de Belhous had a messuage in this parish in 1329 (Rental ), this is probably a manorial name.It was in the possession of George Mannok in 1497 (Ipm). Cf. Bellhouse supra 399.