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.

Beacon End

Other OS name in the Parish of Stanway

Historical Forms

  • le Bekyn 1414 Ct
  • le Beken 1538 LP

Etymology

is le Bekyn 1414Ct , le Beken 1538 LP . This is probably OE  bēacen , ' beacon . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement