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.

Beck Foot

Other OS name in the Parish of Bingley

Historical Forms

  • Beckefoote 1598 WYD
  • the Beckfoyt c.1612 WillC
  • Beckesottlayne (sic for Beckefottlayne) 1616 PrHosp

Etymology

, 1696 YDr , Beckefoote 1598 WYD, the Beckfoyt c. 1612 WillC,Beckesottlayne (sic for Beckefottlayne )1616 PrHosp , v. bekkr ( here Harden Beck ) , fōt .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name