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.

Arkle Beck and Arkle Town

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arkengarthdale

Historical Forms

  • Arkelbek 1226 FF
  • Arkilton 1476 VCHi.37

Etymology

These two names are probably back-formations from the parish name supra . v. bekkr , tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement