Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Belveder 1130 P

• Belvedeire 1146 Reg

• Beluedeir e.13 BelCartB e.15 BelCartA 1269 e.14

• Belvether Hy1 Ch 1331

• Belveher 1198 1301 ib

• Bello videre 1145 BM Hy2 Rut 1431 Pat

• Bellouidere e.13 BelCartA e.14 BelCartB e.13(e.15),Hy3(e.15)

• Belveeir 1152 BM

• Belueeir 1167,1168,1169 P 1241 BelCartA e.14

• Belueeyr l.12 e.14 ib

• Bealveeir 1168 P

• Bealueeir 1172,1183 ib

• Belveir 1168 ChancR 1236 Fees

• Belueir l.12 Rut 1191 P e.13,John Rut

• Bealveir 1172 P

• Beelueir l.12 Rut

• Belweir l.Hy2 BM

• Beluair l.12 Rut

• Balveir Hy2 BM

• Belveer 1155×58 Ch 1333 PatR 1216

• Belueer Hy1 BelCartB e.15 BM c.1150 Rut Stephen e.13 BelCartB John e.15

• Beelueer Hy2 Rut

• Beluar' c.1130 LeicSurv

• Beluer 1155×68 Rut 1196 ChancR e.13 Rut Hy3,1317 1408,1542 et passim

• Belver 1236 Fees 1242 Ipm 1312 1441 Cl 1449 Pat 1540 Rut 1549 Pat

• Belvere 1306 Banco 1307 IpmR 1324 Ipm

• Baluero m.13 BelCartB e.15 Rut Hy3

• Beluero c.1130 LeicSurv Hy2 Rut 1263,1268,Hy3 1408,1411 1517 Wyg 1534 Rut

• Belueru' 1288,1305,1307 ib

• Beluerum 1305,1323,1380,1444,1451 ib

• Belvero 1230 RHug 1249 RGros 1261,1263 Cl 1334,1349 1452 Pap 1486 Pat

• Belvor 1601 Terrier

• Belvour 1497 Rut

• Belvoier 1541 ib

• Belvoyer 1544 ib

• Belvoyr 1555 ib

• Belvoire 1605,c.1612 Terrier

• Bealuer 13 BelCartB e.15

• Bealvour 1462 Pat

• Bealvoir 1464,1467,1475 ib

• Bellover 1462,1464,1467,1475 Pat

• Bello vero 1482 Rut

• Bellever c.1545 Leland

• Bellevoire c.1545 ib

• Bauveer 1150×60 BM

• Bauveir 1236 Fees

• Bauver 1287 Ipm

• Beauueer 1215 PraesR 1537 Rut

• Beauveer 1216 ClR 1216 PatR 1294 Ipm

• Beauveir 1262 AD 1408 Pat 1441 Cl

• Beauuer John Rut e.13 BelCartA e.14 Rut e.Hy3 1331 Comp 1420,1437 Wyg 1489

• Beauuere 1286 BelCartB e.15

• Beauver 1224 Cur 1234 Cl 1311 Ipm 1413,1416 Comp 1477 Cl

• Beauvere 1321 Pat

• Beawver 1364 Misc

• Beauuoir(e) 1224 BelCartB e.15 Comp 1427 MiD 1443

• Beauvoir(e) 1301 ChancW 1302,1431 Pat 1475 et passim

• Beauvoier 1445,1473 Comp

• Beauuoiere 1486 ib

• Beauvour 1462 Pat

• Beuveir 1217 BM 1236 Fees

• Beuveyr 1236 1285 Fine 1285 Ipm

• Beuvayr 1285 ib

• Beuuer John,1252,1261 Rut 1312,1431 et freq

• Beuver 1212,1236 Fees 1363 Ipm 1424 Wyg

• Beuvoir 1172 RBE

• Beuer 1388,1408 Rut 1579 EMBI

• Beuere 1395 Rut 1404 Wyg

• Bever 1400 Rut 1412 FA 1549 Pat 1610 Speed

• Bevor 1508 Ipm

• Bevyr 1373,1495 ib

• Bevour 1462,1464 Pat 1495 Ipm

• Beyuer 1524 Wyg

• Beyver 1531 1549 Pat

• Beywer 1542 Rut

• Beauer 1252,1460 Rut 1482,1489 Wyg

• Beaver 1495 Rut 1507 Ipm 1545 MemR 1604 LML

• Beavoire 1388 Ipm

• Beavoure 1498 ib

• Beavoyr 1552 Nichols

Etymology

'Beautiful view', v. bel 2 , beau , vedeir . An OFr place-name, in origin identical with the ModE  sb. belvedere 'a summer-house erected on an eminence for the purpose of viewing the surrounding scene'. Belvoir Castle crowns an eastern headland of the Wolds, with commanding views to the north and east across the Vale of Belvoir. It was founded in the late 11th cent. by Robert de Todenei, standard bearer of William the Conqueror. It is noteworthy that while the older bel occurs in the earliest spellings of the name, beu /beau is also present in forms from the middle of the 12th cent. onwards.