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.

Beare

Other OS name in the Parish of Broad Clyst

Historical Forms

  • Bere 1234 Fees396 1242 Fees777
  • Beare 1293 Ch 1330 SR

Etymology

is Bere 1234 Fees 396, 1242 Fees 777, Beare 1293 Ch, 1330SR (p) . v. bearu .