Balsford Hall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Beoley
Historical Forms
- Baltesford 1316,1482 Ipm
- Balsford Hall 1517 Ipm
Etymology
Little can be done with this name. Possibly the OE form was Bealdesford , from the pers. name Beald found in Bealdes-sol , BCS 797. There is a Baltington (Do), but the earliest form that has been noted is identical with the present in 1428 (FA).