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.

Hornsea Beck

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hornsea

Historical Forms

  • Hornsebek 1221–35 Melsa 1473 Pat
  • Hornesebek(e) 1347 Ipm 1528 Test
  • Hornesbek 1390 ib

Etymology

Hornsea Beck (lost) is Hornsebek 1221–35 Melsa, 1473 Pat, Hornesebek (e )1347 Ipm, 1528 Test, Hornesbek 1390 ib. 'Stream near Hornsea,' probably that now called Stream Dike (supra 11), v. bekkr . Hornsea Beck is now submerged by the sea.

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