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Whitebeck, Whitebeck Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Heversham

Historical Forms

  • Whitbeck 1535 Kendii,98 1632 PR 1823 M
  • Whitbeck Bridge 1762 Kendiii,211

Etymology

, Whitbeck 1535 Kend ii, 98, 1632 PRet freq to 1823 M, Whitbeck Bridge 1762Kend iii, 211 , ' clear stream ' , v. hwīt , bekkr .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site