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.

Beer

Other OS name in the Parish of Uplowman

Historical Forms

  • la Bere c.1200 Canonsleigh
  • Beare c.1480 ECP2,199

Etymology

is la Bere c. 1200Canonsleigh (p), Beare c. 1480 ECP 2, 199 . v. bearu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement