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.

Humberston Beck

Other OS name in the Parish of Humberston

Historical Forms

  • Humberstonbeck 1609 MinAcct
  • Humberson becke 1686 Terrier
  • Humberstone becke 1706 Foster

Etymology

( local ) , 1702Haigh , Humberstonbeck 1609MinAcct , Humberson becke 1686Terrier , Humberstone becke 1706Foster , v. bekkr ; this is apparently an alternative name for Tetney Beck infra , and formed in part the boundary between Humberston and Tetney .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement