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Bellflask

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Flask 1349 Ch 1352 FF
  • le Flaske 1481 RipAct
  • Bellflask(e) 1547 MinAcct 1549 Ripiii 1686 RipQS
  • Belflax 1588 PRRip
  • Belflaske 1622 FF
  • Richard Bell 1552 Ripiii,294
  • John Bell 1588 PRRip

Etymology

Bellflask, Flask 1349 Ch, 1352 FF, le Flaske 1481 RipAct, Bellflask (e )1547MinAcct , 1549 Rip iii, 1686RipQS , Belflax 1588 PRRip, Belflaske 1622 FF. v. flask 'swamp, swampy grassland'. The first el. is the surname of the local Bell family (Richard Bell 1552 Rip iii, 294, John Bell 1588 PRRip, both of Bellflask).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site