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All Saints' Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Beeby

Historical Forms

  • the Church 1708 Terrier 18
  • Church (All Saints) 1846,1863,1877 White 1925 Kelly
  • ecclesiam de Beby, ecclesie de Beby a.1219 RHug 1220 MHW
  • the Church yard 1605,1674,1708(18) Terrier 1839 TA

Etymology

, the Church 1708 (18) Terrier , Church (All Saints )1846, 1863, 1877 White, 1925 Kelly; it is earlier recorded as ecclesiam de Beby , ecclesie de Beby a.1219 RHug, 1220 MHW. Note also the Church yard 1605, 1674, 1708 (18)Terrier , 1839TA , v. chirche-ʒeard .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement