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.

Belmont

Early-attested site in the Parish of Guisborough

Historical Forms

  • Belmund 1185–94 YCh 1230–50 Guis
  • Baumund 1230–50 Guis

Etymology

'Beautiful hill' from OFr  bel and mont .