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.

Beer

Major Settlement in the Parish of Beer

Historical Forms

  • Bera 1086 DB
  • Bere 1242 Fees 1275 RH 1291 Tax
  • Beare 1303 FA 1337 SR

Etymology

v. bearu .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site