Beesmoor Plant
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sudeley
Historical Forms
- Bab(e)lesmor(e) 12,13 WinchLB
- Babismore, -is- 1482 MinAcct 1539,c.1540 AOMB 1547 Pat
- to babeles beorgen 978 KCD618
Etymology
Beesmoor Plant., Bab (e )lesmor (e )12, 13 WinchLB, Babismore , -is -1482MinAcct , 1539, c. 1540AOMB , 1547 Pat. 'Bab(b)el's moor- land', v. mōr . The first el. is an OE pers.n. Bab (b )el , found in the Wo p.n. to babeles beorgen 978 KCD 618 and doubtless a diminutive in -el of the recorded Babba (found in Babbedene 38infra ). The current form is a reduction through Babis -.