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.

Bear Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aysgarth

Historical Forms

  • Bearpark 1540 Dugdiv.247
  • Beryparke 1544 Dugdiv.248

Etymology

v. pearroc . The first element is possibly beorg 'hill' which would explain the two forms.