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.

Begbroke

Major Settlement in the Parish of Begbroke

Historical Forms

  • Bechebroc 1086 DB
  • Bechebrok 1268 Cl
  • Bekebroch' 1188 P 1476 AD
  • Beckebroc 1220 Fees
  • Bekkebrok 1242–3 Fees
  • Beckebrok 1247 FF 1335 Ch
  • Beckebrok 1285 Ass
  • Bikebroc 1233 Bract
  • Beckbroc 1235–6 Fees
  • Bekbrok 1297 Cl
  • Bekbroke 1526 LS
  • Brockebrok 1284–5 FA
  • Begbroke 1551–2 Survey

Etymology

'Becca 's stream,' v. brōc and cf. Beckley 165.

Places in the same Parish

None