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.

Beckington Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Heathfield

Historical Forms

  • Bekinton, Bekynton c.1250 BattleCust 1309 Ipm 1340 NI

Etymology

Beckington Fm (6″) is Bekinton , Bekynton c. 1250 Battle Cust (p), 1309 Ipm, 1340 NI. 'Becca's farm,' v. ingtun .