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.

Beech Fm, Beech Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitchurch

Historical Forms

  • la Beche 1278–9 RH 1337 Ch

Etymology

Beech Fm (6″), Beech Wood take name from la Beche 1278–9 RH (p) (bis), 1337 Ch (p). v. bēce .