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.

Bewick Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aldbrough

Historical Forms

  • Biuuich 1086 DB
  • Bewich 1163–70 BM
  • Bewyc, Bewyk, Bewic 1149–50 YCh 1150–60 Melsa 1481 NCWills
  • Bewyc in Holdernes 1377 Test

Etymology

Bewick Hall is Biuuich 1086 DB, Bewich 1163–70 BM, Bewyc , Bewyk , Bewic 1149–50 YCh 1379, 1150–60 Melsaet passim to 1481 NCWills, Bewyc in Holdernes 1377 Test. 'Bee farm,' v. beo , wic .Cf. Bewick (PN NbDu 19).