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.

the Beck

Other OS name in the Parish of Cuxwold

Historical Forms

  • the Beck 1612 Terrier
  • The Becks 1838 TA

Etymology

( local ) , the Beck 1612Terrier , The Becks 1838TA , v. bekkr ' a stream ' .