Measand Becks & End
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bampton
Historical Forms
- Mussaund 1265 Cl
- Misand 1451 CWxxi,184
- Mesand(e) 1308 Ass3 1476 CWxxi,184 1612 FF
- Mesaunt 1476 Lowth
- Meson 1619 FF
- Meysand 1495 CWxxi,185 1592 Lowth
- Measand(e) 1564 CWxxi,208 1591 PR(Sh) 1823 M
- Measand(e) or Mell becks 1714 PR
- -becks 1716 ib
- Measond 1626 FF 1651 PR
- Meason 1626 FF 1654 PR
Etymology
Measand Becks was a delta almost separating the two parts of Hawes Water (High and Low Water), but was submerged when the level was raised by a dam in 1927–1937; the TA map shows Measand Becks at grid 83–488153. The name means 'marsh sand-bank', v. mēos , sand ; cf. Mellbecks (infra ). W. G. Collingwood's suggestion that it is from ON mjo-sund 'narrow strait' is improbable phonologically.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Bomby
- Borwains
- Butterwick
- Carhullan
- Clattercollackhow
- Sackwath
- Walmgate, Walm Howe
- Whelter Beck, Crags & Knotts
- Hardkin
- Towtop, Towtop Kirk
- Colby Folds
- Hullockhowe
- Jump Lum
- High & Low Knipe
- Laythwaite Crags
- Littlewater
- Rough Hill
- High & Low Drybarrows
- Thornthwaite Hall
Other OS name
- Aika Hill
- Cockle Hill
- Denny Hill
- Dentmoor
- Eastward
- Eel Coop
- Fieldgate Ho
- Flake Howe(lost)
- Fordingdale Force
- Four Stones Hill
- Gate Crag
- Giants' Graves
- Grange Ho
- Greengate
- Halfa Bridge
- Keldhead
- Knipe Hall, Moor, & Scar
- High & Low Kop
- Lad Crags
- Lady's Seat
- Lanty Crag
- Long Grain
- Low Raise
- Lowther Hause
- Low Water
- Meikle Moss
- Mellbecks
- Moora
- Moorahill
- The Pen
- Pinnacle Howe
- Pow Beck
- Randale Beck
- Raven Howe
- Riggindale
- Risebarrow
- Round Table
- Tail o' Ling
- Ulgill Gutter
- Vaugh Steel
- Waita
- Walmgate Foot
- Wether Hill
- Willdale
- Winder Hill
- Woodfoot
- Yews Mire
- Beckfoot
- Dalefoot, Dalehead
- Hanging Stones
- Heald
- High Ho
- High Howe
- Hollin
- Howe
- Howes Beck
- Howgate Foot
- Hungerhill
- Inkern Beck
- Ireland Wood
- Keasgill Sike
- Midge Hole(lost)
- St Patrick's Church & Well
- Thornthwaite Force
- Bampton Bridge, Common, Grange, & Hall
- Benty Howe
- Black Bridge
- Blaika Sike
- Burn Banks
- Butterwick Crag & Green
- Castle Crag
- Cawdale, Cawdale Beck
- Christen Sike
- Christ's Cross Gate
- Church Bridge
- Gill Dubbs
- Hart Hill
- Kid Moor
- Millcraggs
- Sandhill Knotts (submerged)
- Toddle Cottage & Gutter
- Bason Crag
- Crag Top
- Gillhead
- The Hause
- Kidsty Pike
- Rowan or Rowland Park (submerged)
- Scarside
- Sceugh
- Scrogs Hall
- Seal Hole
- Setterah Sike
- Skews
- Skreel Side
- Slape Stone
- Spa Well
- Stanegarth
- Stone Circle