Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Quykbeme 1474 Ct 1479 Dartmoor

Etymology

The OE  compound cwicbeam existed, but it is uncertain to what tree it refers (v. NED s. v .). In south-western dialects, however, the 'quickbeam' is always used of the mountain ash. A single tree of this kind, though small, would have been a conspicuous landmark on the bleak open moorland here.