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.

Beck Hythe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Overstrand

Historical Forms

  • Bekhethe 1297 Pat
  • Beck-hithe 1787 Marshall

Etymology

Beck Hythe, Bekhethe 1297 Pat, Beck-hithe 1787 Marshall, v. bekkr and hȳð , once a fishing station on the beach, sometimes an alternative name for the parish, especially the eastern part.