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Survey of English Place-Names

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Beck Mills

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Becke Myll 1594 Dep
  • Becks barnes 1651 RentW.6

Etymology

, 1735 Will , 1823 M , Becke Myll 1594Dep , probably named from some member of the local family of Beck (e ) noted from 1524 NCWills 278 , 1559 PR(K) (passim ), etc. , from whom Becks barnes 1651Rent W. 6 is also named .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name