| Beaumont-cum-Moze | |
| Settlement Type: | Civil parish |
| Coordinates: | 51.881°N 1.159°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tendring |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Essex |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | East of England |
| Seat Type: | Status |
| Seat: | Parish |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 339 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code: | CO16 |
| Website: | Beaumont-cum-Moze Parish Council |
Beaumont-cum-Moze 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 the hamlets of 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.
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]