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'''Beaumont-cum-Moze''' ({{gbmapping|TM175250}}) is a [[civil parish]] in the [[Tendring]] district of [[Essex]], [[England]]. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 352, reducing to 339 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120520&c=CO12+5BG&d=16&e=62&g=6425815&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=0&s=1443104636572&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref> The parish includes Beaumont and Moze Cross. |
'''Beaumont-cum-Moze''' ({{gbmapping|TM175250}}) is a [[civil parish]] in the [[Tendring]] district of [[Essex]], [[England]]. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 352, reducing to 339 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120520&c=CO12+5BG&d=16&e=62&g=6425815&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=0&s=1443104636572&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref> The parish includes Beaumont and Moze Cross. |
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The place-name 'Beaumont' was originally ''Fulanpettæ'' in a Saxon charter of circa 995, and ''Fulepet'' in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, meaning 'foul pit'. By 1175-80 it had become ''Bealmont'', meaning 'beautiful hill',<ref>[[Eilert Ekwall]], ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p.33.</ref> a very early example of successful rebranding. |
The place-name 'Beaumont' was originally ''Fulanpettæ'' in a Saxon charter of circa 995, and ''Fulepet'' in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, meaning 'foul pit'. By 1175-80 it had become ''Bealmont'', meaning 'beautiful hill',<ref>[[Eilert Ekwall]], ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p.33.</ref> a very early example of successful [[rebranding]]. |
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The place-name 'Moze' is first attested in the Domesday Book, where it appears as ''Mosa''. This is from the [[Old English]] ''mos'' meaning 'marsh' or 'moss'.<ref>[[Eilert Ekwall]], op. cit., p.333.</ref> |
The place-name 'Moze' is first attested in the Domesday Book, where it appears as ''Mosa''. This is from the [[Old English]] ''mos'' meaning 'marsh' or 'moss'.<ref>[[Eilert Ekwall]], op. cit., p.333.</ref> |
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Beaumont-cum-Moze | |
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Civil parish | |
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| Primary council | Tendring |
| County | Essex |
| Region | East of England |
| Status | Parish |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 339 |
| Website | Beaumont-cum-Moze Parish Council |
Beaumont-cum-Moze (grid reference TM175250) is a civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 352, reducing to 339 at the 2011 Census.[1] The parish includes Beaumont and Moze Cross.
The place-name 'Beaumont' was originally Fulanpettæ in a Saxon charter of circa 995, and Fulepet in the Domesday Book of 1086, meaning 'foul pit'. By 1175-80 it had become Bealmont, meaning 'beautiful hill',[2] a very early example of successful rebranding.
The place-name 'Moze' is first attested in the Domesday Book, where it appears as Mosa. This is from the Old English mos meaning 'marsh' or 'moss'.[3]
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy lived at Thorpe Hall in Thorpe-le-Soken and is buried at the 11th-century Parish Church of St Leonard in Beaumont-cum-Moze.[4]
Beaumont Cut is a derelict canal in the parish.
Governance
Beaumont-cum-Moze is part of the electoral ward called Beaumont and Thorpe. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 2,300.[5]
  Location within Essex |
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.33.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, op. cit., p.333.
- ^ "The United Benefice of Tendring, Little Bentley and Beaumont-cum-Moze". Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "Beaumont and Thorpe population 2011". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
External links
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