Belmesthorpe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ryhall
Historical Forms
- Beolmesðorp 1042–55 KCD927(S1481) m12
- Belmestorp(e) 1086 DB 1233 AD
- Belmesthorp(e) c1200 RBE 1237 Fees 1303 FA 1610 Speed
- Belstropp 1573 FF
Etymology
'Beornhelm's outlying farmstead', v. þorp . The pers.n. is OE.