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Beeton Fm, Beeton Green, Beeton Rod

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Beaken greene 1660 Norf
  • Beeton 1665 Norf
  • Beacon Rod 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, Beaken greene 1660Norf ,Beeton 1665Norf , Beacon Rod 1841 O.S. , cf. Beighton lands Hy 7SheffMan, 1509 Cust , from the local surname Beighton ( 1621SheffMan i, 139, etc. , cf. Betoning , Beighton Field 203, 218supra ) , grēne 2 , rōd 1 ' clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement