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.

Beck Side

Early-attested site in the Parish of Beverley

Historical Forms

  • le Bekbank 1371 BevDoc
  • (le) Bekside 1437 HMC(Bev) 1468 Pat
  • (le) Beck(e)side 1546 YChant 1699 BevRent
  • ripam torrentis 1400 BevDoc
  • ad torrentem 15th ib
  • ripam fluminis alias de Beke 1410 Wills

Etymology

Beck Side (6″) is le Bekbank 1371 BevDoc, (le ) Bekside 1437 HMC(Bev)et freq to 1468 Pat, (le ) Beck (e )side 1546 YChantet freq to 1699BevRent . It is also ripam torrentis 1400 BevDoc, ad torrentem 15th ib., ripam fluminis alias de Beke 1410 Wills.Cf. Beverley Beck supra 2.