Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Church (St John the Baptist) 1846,1877 White 1925 Kelly

• ecclesia de Billesdon 1220 MHW 1253×58 RTAL 1351 Pat

• atte Chirche 1360 ib

• the Churchyard 1625 Terrier

• the Church Yard 1674,1679,1708 ib

Etymology

, Church (St John the Baptist )1846, 1877 White, 1925 Kelly; it is earlier recordedas ecclesia de Billesdon 1220 MHW, 1253 × 58 RTAL, 1351Pat , cf. at the Kyrke , atte Kyrke Edw 1 (1467 × 84) LTD (p) , atte Kirke 1363 Pat(p) ( v. atte , kirkja ) , atte Chirche 1360 ib (p) (v. chirche, churche). Notealso the Churchyard 1625Terrier , the Church Yard 1674, 1679, 1708ib , v. churchyerd .