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.

The Beach

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shocklach

Historical Forms

  • The Beach 1842 OS
  • le Beche 1319 AD
  • the Beach in Calcot 1591 Sheaf
  • the Batche 1624 ib

Etymology

The Beach, The Beach 1842 OS, le Beche 1319 AD, the Beach in Calcot 1591 Sheaf, the Batche 1624 ib, 'the valley with a stream', v. bece 1 , bæce 1 , cf. Castletown 64infra .