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.

Beaumont Manor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cheshunt

Historical Forms

  • Beaumond 1395 Cecil
  • Bemondhall t.Ed4 Ct
  • Beaumont, Beaumond, Beamond 1538 LRMB
  • Beamonde hall 1556 AOMB
  • Beamondgrene 1577 Cecil
  • Bewmonds 1600 Archer
  • Beomonts Green 1646 Moulton
  • Beumond 1323 SR

Etymology

Beaumont Manor is Beaumond 1395Cecil , Bemondhall t. Ed 4Ct , Beaumont , Beaumond , Beamond 1538LRMB , Beamonde hall 1556AOMB , Beamondgrene 1577Cecil , Bewmonds 1600 Archer, Beomonts Green 1646 Moulton, and was the home of William de Beumond (1323SR ). This is a common French name, 'beautiful hill.' Some of the forms point to the pronunciation at one time found also in Beaumont supra 78.