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Paunch Beck

Other OS name in the Parish of Caenby

Etymology

, cf. the panche 1577ib , Paunche 1601Terrier , y e Paunch 1697, 1734 ib , Paunch 1700ib , 1844TA . This appears to be ME  paunch (e ) , also panche ( v. MED s.v . ) ' the human stomach, paunch ' , used in some transferred topographical sense .