Hell Gill Beck
Early-attested site in the Parish of Aysgarth
Historical Forms
- Helebec 1201 OblR 1252 Ch
- Helbec, Helbek 1307 Ch
Etymology
v. bekkr . The first element of this name is probably ON hella 'flat stone,' as in the p.n.'s Helwith, Helwath (passim ); this is reasonable on topographical grounds, for the bed of the stream is made up of great flat boulders.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Cotterdale
- Hell Gill
- Lunds
- How Beck Bridge
- Lunds Beck
- Cams House
- Fossdale
- Hardrow
- Litherskew
- Sedbusk
- Shaw
- Simon Stone
- Thwaite
- Ure Head
- Fors
- Meer Beck
- Skell Gill
- Stags Fell
- Cogill
- Ings Beck
- Nappa
- Newbiggin
- Woodhall
- High Gill, Low Gill
- Addlebrough
- Bardale
- Blean, Blean Beck
- Brough Hill
- Countersett
- Cragdale
- Green Scar Mire
- Keld Bottom, Keld Scar
- Marsett
- Raydale
- Semer Water
- Semerdale
- Stalling Busk
- Stone Raise
- Windgate
- Worton
- Howgill
- Kidstones
- Walden
- Bear Park
- West Bolton
- Eller Beck
- Tewfit
- Thackthwaite Beck
- Thoresby
- Appersett
- Burtersett
- Gayle, Sleddale
- Mossdale
- Snaizeholme
- Widdale and Widdale Beck
- Whit Beck
- Crooksby
- Heaning Gill
- Swinacote
- Brindley
- Greenber