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.

Betlow Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tring

Historical Forms

  • Betelawe 1203 FF
  • Betelowe 1278 Ass
  • Betelaue 1283 ADv
  • Bettelawe 1279 FF 1284 Ipm 1287 Ass
  • Bettelowe 1281 1294 SR 1300 Ipm 1303 FA

Etymology

'Bet (t )a 's (burial) mound or hill,' v . hlaw.