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.

Beamland

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hornchurch

Historical Forms

  • Beneland t.John HPD
  • (La) Bemeland 1233–1385 ib
  • Bemlonde 1389 IpmR

Etymology

Beamland is Beneland t. John HPD, (La ) Bemeland 1233–1385 ib., Bemlonde 1389 IpmR. This lies close by Dagenham Beam supra 92 and the first form is almost certainly corrupt.