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.

Hallbeck

Other OS name in the Parish of Whicham

Historical Forms

  • Holebecke 1655 ib
  • Hoalbeck 1671 ib
  • Wholebeck 1798 ib

Etymology

is Holebecke 1655 ib., Hoalbeck 1671 ib., Wholebeck 1798 ib.(Appx) . ' Hollow beck , ' v. supra 17 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement