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.

West Bedfont

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stanwell

Historical Forms

  • Westbedefund 1086 DB
  • Westbedefont 1189–1212 BM
  • Westbedefunte 1201 FF 1274 Ass
  • Westbedefounte 1316 FA
  • Westbudefunte 1266 FF

Etymology

West Bedfont is Westbedefund 1086 DB, Westbedefont 1189–1212 BM, Westbedefunte 1201 FFet freq to 1274Ass , Westbedefounte 1316 FA, Westbudefunte 1266 FF. v. East Bedfont supra 12West to distinguish it from that place.

Places in the same Parish