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.

Beckney

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ashingdon

Historical Forms

  • Bacheneiā 1086 DB
  • Be(c)ken' 1246 Ipm
  • Becken(e)ye 1247 Cl 1310 DeedsEnrolled
  • Bekkoney 1310 Ipm
  • Bekeney 1514,1534 FF
  • Beckney Marshe 1554 Ct
  • Bokkenheye 1325 MemoLTR
  • Bokeneys 1412 FA

Etymology

Beckney is Bacheneiā 1086 DB, Be (c )ken '1246Ipm , Becken (e )ye 1247 Cl, 1310Deeds Enrolled , Bekkoney 1310 Ipm, Bekeney 1514, 1534FF , Beckney Marshe 1554Ct , Bokkenheye 1325MemoLTR , Bokeneys 1412 FA. 'Low-lying land of Becca .' v. eg .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement