Beamsley

Other current and historical names

Bedmeslei
Bethmelsley
Bedmesleia
Bemeslai
Bomeslai

Parish/Community: Beamsley
District/Borough: Craven
County: North Yorkshire
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 53°58'1"N 1°52'54"W
Eastings/Northings: 407849, 452356
OS Grid: SE078523
Mapcode Local: GBR HQ9K.CM
Mapcode Global: WHC8G.2K41

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Beamsley within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Beamsley in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Beamsley, township, Addingham and Skipton par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles NE. of Skipton, 1843 ac., pop. 184.

Beamsley in the Domesday Book

A village in Burghshire hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Gospatric son of Arnketil
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Erneis of Buron
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Erneis of Buron
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Gamalbarn of Kirkby
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Estan of Wysall
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert Tison
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert Tison
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld

British Place Names

Beamsley, North Yorkshire

Beamsley is a village in North Yorkshire

Beamsley in historic gazetteers

Beamsley in the Domesday Book