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Beche Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Aldworth

Historical Forms

  • La Beche 1327–8 Banco 1335,1338 Pat 1345 Cl
  • (park of) la Beche 1340 Cl
  • le Beche 1345 Ipm
  • Beche 1517 DInc
  • Beech Farm 1761 Rocque

Etymology

, 1830 OS , La Beche 1327–8 Banco, 1335, 1338 Pat, 1345 Cl, (park of )la Beche 1340 Cl, le Beche 1345 Ipm, Beche 1517 D Inc, Beech Farm 1761 Rocque . Cf. VCH iv, 4 , ' The Manor of La Beche took its name from the family of De la Beche , who came from Sussex and apparently acquired lands in Aldworth about the middle of the 13th century ' .