Beeston
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Beeston is a common place name meaning 'the farmstead or village by the stone'. It combines the Old English word for stone with the term for a settlement.
Word origins
- Bee
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stān "stone")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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