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.

Beckaford

Other OS name in the Parish of Manaton

Historical Forms

  • Bykeford 1303 Ass
  • Bykaford 1333 SR

Etymology

is Bykeford 1303Ass (p), Bykaford 1333SR (p) . ' Bic (c )a 's ford . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement