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.

Kirkbeck

Other OS name in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • Kirkebek' 1307 YI
  • Kirkbecke, Churchbecke 1676 PR

Etymology

, Kirkebek '1307 YI, Kirkbecke , Churchbecke 1676 PR , ' stream near the church ' , v. kirkja ( here Lower Bentham church ) , bekkr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement