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.

Dagenham Beam Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dagenham

Historical Forms

  • pontem voc. Dagenham Beem 1299 WalthamC

Etymology

Dagenham Beam Bridge (6″) is pontem voc. Dagenham Beem 1299WalthamC . v. beam , 'tree,' used in the sense of 'plank- bridge.' Dagenham because nearer to Dagenham than Beam Bridge infra . Both are across the Beam River.