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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bell Busk

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Malham

Historical Forms

  • Bel(l)busk(e) 1585 WillY 1627,1633 PRGr 1660 PRRl
  • Bel(l)bouske 1614 PRRl
  • the Bellbush(es) 1600,1650 PRGr
  • Bell Bush 1667 PRMl

Etymology

Bell Busk, Bel (l )busk (e )1585 WillY, 1627, 1633 PRGr, 1660 PRRl, Bel (l )bouske 1614 PRRl, the Bellbush (es )1600, 1650 PRGr, Bell Bush 1667 PRMl. Probably 'bell-shaped bush', v. belle , buskr . As a p.n. type it is to some extent paralleled by other YW p.ns. in -bush (cf. Bawtry i, 47supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site