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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bustabeck

Early-attested site in the Parish of Castle Sowerby

Historical Forms

  • Biscopbek' 1285 For
  • Buskebeck in Sourby 1606 NB
  • Buskybeck 1608 LRMB
  • Buscabeck 1619 ExchKR
  • Bustabecke 1677 Rental
  • Bustey Beck 1807 CW(OS)ix

Etymology

It is so named from Busta Beck on which it stands. Cf. Biscopethweyt 1285For , Bischopthwait 1309MinAcct (p) in the neighbourhood. 'Bishop's stream (bekkr) and þveit.' The circumstances under which these names arose are unknown.