Bere Knap
Other OS name in the Parish of Compton Abbas
Historical Forms
- Bareknap 1811 OS
- Beer Knap 1842 TA
Etymology
, 1869 Hutch3 , Bareknap 1811 OS, Beer Knap 1842TA , cf. claus ' voc ' le Beare , cotag '…voc ' Bearehayes 1564Glyn , Gt Beer , Lt Beer ,Summer Beer , Beer Lane 1842TA , probably bǣr 2 ' (woodland) pasture ' , with cnæpp ' hillock ' , ' short sharp ascent ' , (ge)hæg ' enclosure ' , sumor ( indicating use only in summer ) .