Isle Beck
Early-attested site in the Parish of Topcliffe
Historical Forms
- Iselbec 1086 DB
- Iselbec(h), Yselbec(h), Yselbe(c)k 13 BylE 1285 KI 1299 YI 1301 LS 1334 YD
- Ysilbeke 1500 Test
- Ysebec, Isebec 1182 P 1247 Ch
- Yserbec 1182 P c.1197 YD 13 Percy
- Hiserbeck 13 Percy
- Isselbecke 1571 FF
Etymology
Possibly, as suggested by Mr Bruce Dickins, the original name of this stream was OE Isel , cognate with the Dutch river- name Ijssel , found in the 9th and 10th cents. as Is (e )la (Förstemann, ON 1592). v. bekkr .