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Survey of English Place-Names

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Force Beck & Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Forcebeck [bridge] 1679 NWm
  • the fforce becke 1686 ShpPn

Etymology

( 1859OS ) , Forcebeck [bridge ]1679 NWm 11, the fforce becke 1686 ShpPn 160 , cf. also Forsegill 1613 PR , v. fors ' waterfall ' , bekkr , gil ; the waterfall is at grid 83 – 572137 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement