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.

Beach

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bitton

Historical Forms

  • Beche 1327 SR 1392 Ipm 1412 FA 1570 FF
  • la Beche 1330,1387 Ipm
  • Beach 1612 FF 1633 InqM

Etymology

Beach, Beche 1327SR , 1392 Ipm, 1412 FAet freq to 1570FF , la Beche 1330, 1387 Ipm, Beach 1612FF , 1633 InqM. 'The beech- tree', v. bēce 2 .