Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Beech Ho & Beech Mill 1831 Bry

• Frodisham bache c.1277 Chol

• the wood of (le) Bacheclowes, Bacheclowis 1308,1309 Misc

• Le Bache 1587 Orm2

• Backehouse 1640 ib

• Bradley-beach 1671 Sheaf

• the Beach Farm 1752 ib

• Holly Wood 1831 Bry

Etymology

Beech Ho & Beech Mill (109–535767), [biːtʃ], Beech Ho & Beech Mill 1831 Bry, Frodisham bache c.1277Chol , the wood of (le ) Bacheclowes , Bacheclowis 1308, 1309 Misc, Le Bache (a house) 1587 Orm2, Backehouse 1640 ib, Bradley-beach 1671 Sheaf, the Beach Farm 1752 ib, cf. Beach 243infra , 'valley with a stream in it', from bæce 1 , bece 1 , with hūs and myln . The -clowes (v. clōh 'a dell') are at 109–537767, called Holly Wood 1831 Bry, v. holegn or holh , wudu . Cf. Bradley infra .