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Cockle Beck

lake or loch · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Cockle Beck likely refers to a stream ('beck') where cockles (shellfish) are found, or possibly named after a person called Cockle. It is a common name in coastal or estuarine areas.

Word origins

Cockle
Old Englishshellfish, or personal name(from cōcel "cockle")
Beck
Old Norsestream(from bekkr "stream")