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.

Beara

Other OS name in the Parish of Buckland Brewer

Historical Forms

  • Bere 1219 FF
  • atte Beare 1333 SR

Etymology

is Bere 1219 FF (p), atte Beare 1333SR (p) , v. bearu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement