Beauchamp Court
Early-attested site in the Parish of Alcester
Historical Forms
- Beachamps Court c.1500 Harl
- Bewchampescourte 1544 LP
- Beuchamcourte t.Hy8 Rental
- Beacham Court 1561 ADv
- Bewchamcourt t.Chas1 Rental
- Beauchamp 1272 Dugdale
Etymology
Beauchamp Court is Beachamps Court c. 1500Harl , Bewchampescourte 1544 LP, Beuchamcourte t. Hy 8Rental , Beacham Court 1561 AD v, Bewchamcourt t. Chas 1Rental , the place taking its name from the family of Walter de Beauchamp (1272 Dugdale).The original spelling has now been restored, but the 16th- and 17th-century forms noted above show the usual developments, cf. Bewdley (PN Wo 40) and Beachy Head (PN Sx 426).