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Eshton Beck

Other OS name in the Parish of Gargrave

Historical Forms

  • Estun(e)bec 1188–1216,1200–1216 Furn
  • Estonebek 1246 FF
  • Ashton Becke 1579 WYD

Etymology

, 1685Skp 3 , Estun (e )bec 1188–1216, 1200–1216 Furn, Estonebek 1246 FF, Ashton Becke 1579 WYD , v. bekkr ' stream ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site