Beachley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Tidenham
Historical Forms
- Betesleg(a), Betesl', Betesley(e), Betesle, Beteslegh' Hy2 Ch 1307 Monast 1222 MinAcct 1270 FF 1648
- Bettesle(y), Bettysle(y) 1320 Ass 1556 FF
- Be(a)chley 1566,1619 FF
Etymology
Beachley, Betesleg (a ), Betesl ', Betesley (e ), Betesle , Beteslegh 'Hy 2 (1307) Ch, 1222 Monast, 1270MinAcct et passim to 1648FF , Bettesle (y ), Bettysle (y )1320Ass , 1556FF , Be (a )chley 1566, 1619FF . 'Betti's forest-clearing', from the OE pers.n. Betti , v. lēah . For the change of -ts - to -ch - cf. Phonol. § 44 (a ).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Old Bishton
- Buttington Tump
- Hanley Hill
- Madgett, Modesgate
- Pen-Moel
- St Twrog's Chapel
- Sedbury
- Stroat
- Wallhope Fm
Other OS name
- Alder Grove
- Anwards Ho
- Ashberry Ho
- Badams Court
- Baker's Wood
- Ban-y-Gor Rocks
- Beacon Ash & Beacon Sand
- Beech Knoll
- Boatwood
- Bough Spring
- Broad Stone
- Carnshill Fm
- Castleford
- Caswell Wood
- Chapelhouse Wood
- Chase Fm
- Chit Weir
- Clayton Wood
- Cockshut
- Cumberland Wood
- Dennell Hill
- Devil's Pulpit
- Dod Rock
- East Wood
- Folly Ho
- Garston
- Herring Bridge
- High Hall
- James's Thorns
- Kingston
- Lampland
- Mead Ho
- Modesgate
- Netherhope
- Oakhill Wood
- Oldbury Field
- Philpots Court
- Pighole Pill
- Pill Ho
- Plumweir Grove
- The Reddings, Redding Well & Redding Wood
- Rookwood
- Sedbury Cliffs
- Shorn Cliff
- The Slade
- Slime Road
- Spital Meend
- Stoulgrove
- Stowe Weir
- Tallard's Marsh
- Tidenham Chase
- Tump Fm
- Tutshill
- Walding's Pill
- Wallweir Mead
- The Wharf
- Wibdon
- Wintour's Leap
- Wirewoods Ho
- Woodcroft
- Yewbury