Blean, Blean Beck
Early-attested site in the Parish of Aysgarth
Historical Forms
- Blayngbek 1153 Dugdv.573 1280 RichReg
- Blainbec 1218 FF
- Bleing, Bleyng 1253 Ch 1301 LS 1307 Ch
Etymology
Professor Ekwall derives Blean (together with Bleng (Cu)), from ON blǽingr , used of a 'dark stream.'
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Cotterdale
- Hell Gill
- Lunds
- How Beck Bridge
- Lunds Beck
- Cams House
- Fossdale
- Hardrow
- Hell Gill Beck
- 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
- 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