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Beckwith

hamlet · North Yorkshire

Old NorseAI-generated

This name means 'the crooked farmstead'. It is composed of Old Norse elements referring to a winding or crooked feature and a farm or settlement.

Word origins

Beckwith
Old Norsecrooked farmstead(from bekkr "stream", viðr "wood")

Historical forms

Becuuith (1086)