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.

the Becke

Field in the Parish of Bottesford

Historical Forms

  • the Becke 1625 Terrier
  • bekfurlong ' 1427 Terrier
  • the Beck furlonge 1625 Terrier

Etymology

the Becke 1625, bekfurlong' 1427, the Beck furlonge 1625 (v. bekkr, furlang; with reference to Winterbeck supra)