English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Beacom Fold, Beacom Houses & Beacom Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Bekum 1292 Ipm
  • Beacom Houses 1795 Barnes1
  • Beacom 1839 TA 1842 OS
  • Backum Houses 1831 Bry

Etymology

Beacom Fold (101–967911), Beacom Houses (969921) & Beacom Wood (972918), Bekum 1292 Ipm, Beacom Houses 1795 Barnes1 766, Beacom (Beacom Houses & Beacom Wood ) 1839TA , 1842 OS, Backum Houses 1831 Bry, 'bee-valley', v. bēo , cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name