Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bayche 1486 HAS

• le Bache, the Bache 1487 WCR1 1492 MinAcct 1617 FGr

• Batch(e) 1624 Greave 1709 WMB

• Bach 1658 WillS

• Beach 1793 HAS 1816 Warl

• Beach near Sowerby- Bridge 1775 Watson

Etymology

Beech Ho, Bayche 1486 HAS 27, 47, le Bache , the Bache 1487WCR 1, 1492MinAcct , 1617FGr 8, Batch (e )1624 Greave, 1709 WMB, Bach 1658 WillS, Beach 1793 HAS 27, 64, 1816 Warl, Beach near Sowerby - Bridge 1775 Watson 740, cf. also Bacheclough 1539 HAS 27, 52, 1555Lister , v. bece (bæce) 'a stream'. The name refers to the lower end of Warley Clough or the stream which runs through it; on the identification v. HAS 27, 45 ff.