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.

Beesmoor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Frampton Cotterell

Historical Forms

  • Brusiemor(e) 1290,1301 Ipm 1301 Ext
  • Bursemour 1384 Ipm
  • Bees Moor 1830 M

Etymology

Beesmoor, Brusiemor (e )1290, 1301 Ipm, 1301Ext , Bursemour 1384 Ipm, Bees Moor 1830 M. The first el. is probably a form of the ME  surname Bursi , probably from OE  Burgsige . v. mōr 'marshy moor.'