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 Muncaster

Historical Forms

  • Ellerbank c.1215 StB
  • Ellerbecke in Birkby 1678 LowtherW

Etymology

Apparently 'elder-tree bank' (v. elri ), for which beck has been substituted.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement