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Bottesford Beck

Other OS name in the Parish of Bottesford

Historical Forms

  • ye botsford beck 1583 MiscDon
  • Bottnesford Becke 1606 Terrier
  • the Becke 1601 Terrier
  • the Beck 1679,1697,1706,1724 Terrier
  • ye Beck 1745 Terrier

Etymology

, 1797EnclA , 1824 O , 1828 Bry , y e botsford beck 1583MiscDon 344 , Bottnesford Becke 1606Terrier , the Becke 1601Terrier ,the Beck 1679, 1697, 1706, 1724Terrier , y e Beck 1745Terrier , v. bekkr ' astream ' as elsewhere in the parish .