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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bealeswood Common, Frensham Beale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Frensham

Historical Forms

  • le boys Gemes le Beel c.1200 Winton 1285
  • Frensham Bele 1656 FF

Etymology

Bealeswood Common, Frensham Beale. These are referred to as le boys Gemes le Beel c. 1200 (1285) Winton, boscum voc. Beles 1583, Beales woode 1595MinAcct , Frensham Bele 1656FF .James le Bel held land in Frensham in 1241 (FF).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement