Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Beech Hill Farm & Beech Hill Wood, Beech Lane 1831 Bry

• Beach Croft & Beech Hey 1839 TA

• le Bache c.1240 JRC c.1260 CASNSxiii102 1400

• Bachemosse e14 JRC

• le Bach' 1334 VR

• Bachemoos 1338 ib

• la Bachoe Mosse 1399 ChRR

Etymology

Beach Fm, Beach Hill, Beach Hill Wood, Beach Lane & Beach Rd (110–6373), [bi:tʃ], Beech Hill Farm & Beech Hill Wood , Beech Lane 1831 Bry, Beach Croft & Beech Hey 1839TA , v. Beach Fm, Hartfordbeach 188supra , Moss Cliff & Moss Lane 190supra , Beach Lane & Beach Moss Fm 202, 192supra . These names mark a district in Weaverham, Winnington, Hartford, Castle Northwich and Wallerscote, which is recorded as le Bache c.1240JRC , c.1260 (1400) CASNS xiii102, Bachemosse e14JRC , le Bach '1334 VR, Bachemoos 1338 ib (84, where a lawsuit decided land here was in Winnington not Weaverham), la Bachoe Mosse 1399 ChRR. The p.n. is '(moss at) the valley stream', from bece 1 , bæce 1 , with mos . The bece was probably the valley at 110–627733. Catesbache infra may be an ancient manor in which all these places were included, no doubt named from the same topographical feature.