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Beecroft Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Horton in Ribblesdale

Historical Forms

  • Becrofte Hall 1590 WillY
  • Bycroft als. Beacroft 1615 FF
  • Beecroft 1672 Dep

Etymology

, Becrofte Hall 1590 WillY, Bycroft als. Beacroft 1615 FF, Beecroft 1672Dep , ' croft where bees were kept ' , v. bēo , croft .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement