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.

Beeson

Other OS name in the Parish of Stokenham

Historical Forms

  • Bedeston t.Ric2 Rental
  • Beaston t.Hy8 Ct
  • Beston 1616 Wills

Etymology

is Bedeston t. Ric 2Rental , Beaston t. Hy 8Ct , Beston 1616 Wills . Possibly ' Bǣde 's tun . '