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.

Ellerbeck

Other OS name in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • Elerbek 1220 Furn
  • Ellerbec(h), Ellerbek 1220–1401 1379 PT

Etymology

, 1632 PR , Elerbek 1220Furn, Ellerbec (h ), Ellerbek 1220–1401 ib (freq ), 1379 PT (p) , ' stream bythe alders ' , v. elri , bekkr .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement