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.

Larkbeare

Early-attested site in the Parish of Talaton

Historical Forms

  • Lavrochebere, Laurochebera 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Liurochebere
  • Laurekebare 1237 FF
  • Laverk'ber' 1237 Cl
  • Lauerkebeare 1266–71 Ipm
  • Lever(e)keber 1219,1345 Ass 1244 Orig
  • Leverikber 1238 Cl
  • Lerkebere 1303 FA
  • Loverkeber' 1238 Cl
  • Larkpere 1675 Ogilby

Etymology

'Lark wood,' v. bearu . Larkbeare (hamlet) is in Talaton, Larkbeare Court in Whimple.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement