Bearstone
Major Settlement in the Parish of Woore
Historical Forms
- Byarston' 1291–2 Ass
- Bardestune 1086 DB
- Bardeston 1284-5 FA
- Beggardeston' 1255-6 Ass
- Begardeston' 1271-2 Ass
- Bearston' 1271-2 Ass
- Bearstone 1281 Ipm 1607 PR(L)
- Bearston 1303 Pat 1577 Saxton 1694 PR(L)
- Beerston 1655 SAS1/XLVII
- Berston 1662 ib
- Byardeston' 1291-2 Ass
- Byarston' 1291-2 Ass
- Beardstone Halle e.17th SAS4/III
- Byardeston' 1291-2 Ass
Etymology
Possibly 'Bæghard's estate', v. tūn . The personal name is not on record, but both elements are evidenced, and it is a reasonable conjecture.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Bearstone Bridge, Bearstone Mill
- Bellaport Wd
- Ladies Wd
- Rookery Wd
- Wet Butts Pltn
- Carter's Rough
- College Fields
- Dorrington Bogs
- Dorrington Fm, Dorrington Hall Fm
- Dorrington Old Hall
- The Fields
- Fox Covert
- Ireland's Cross
- Pipe Gate
- Rookery Wd
- Square Pltn
- Willowbridge Fm
- Bank Fm, Banktop
- Blake Hall
- Crow Ho
- Gravenhunger Hall
- Gravenhunger Moss
- Greaves
- Holly Cottage
- Hollyhurst Fm
- Lancerbarn
- Moss Fm
- Onneley Hall
- Phynsonhays
- Pool Hall
- Shentonhill
- Ash Mount
- Buckley Hall
- Canridden Wd
- Cherrytree Fm
- Crab Wd
- Elmhurst
- Field Fm
- Flash Fm
- The Gorse
- Gorsy Bank
- The Hollies
- The Hollows
- Ivy Cottage
- Manor Ho
- Millhay Wd
- Moat
- Oak Cottage
- Oakhouse Fm
- Park Fm
- Sandyford
- Spring Cottage
- Sunnybank
- Syllenhurst Fm
- Three Brooks
- Woore Hall
Major Settlement
Field
- Aston Shutt
- Barley Croft
- Barn Fd
- Bentall 's Mdw
- Brickkiln Fd
- Broad Lsw
- Broad Mdw
- Broomy Fd
- Butty Lsw
- Close Yd
- Connery
- Court Croft
- Dry Marlpit
- Edward Fd
- Filly Ford
- Forge Pce
- Forrest Mdw
- Garland Mdw
- George Ash
- Gorsty Lsw
- Gravel Hole Pce or Wood End
- Great Mdw
- Hall Mdw
- Harbour Hill
- Harrison 's Pce
- Heath Croft
- Hicks Fd
- Hill 's Pce
- Holly Ford
- Horse Close
- Horse Pasture
- Horsley Pools
- Joan Snores
- Long Fd
- Lower Croft
- Man Fd
- Means
- Middle Fd
- Mid Fd
- Mill Croft
- New Pce
- Nott Fleck
- Old Brook
- Ox Lsw
- Paddock
- Peas Croft
- Peas Lsw
- Pinfold
- Plants Mdw
- Pool Mdw
- Puncheon Croft
- Rickardine Hall
- The Ridding
- Ridding
- Rough Lsw
- Rough Mdw
- Round Lsw
- Shaw 's Mdw
- Sherrod 's Yd
- Shooting Butts
- Skirmy Fd
- Spinney Close
- Stanley 's Middle Fd
- Stone Quarry
- Sytch Mdw
- Thorp 's Mdw
- Townsend
- Wheat Fd
- Whitly Mdw
- Windmill Bank
- Wood End Mdw
- Wood Fd
- Wood Fd