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

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brigham

Historical Forms

  • Ellerbek 1541 MinAcct

Etymology

'Alder stream,' v. elri , bekkr .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement