Beckwith, North Yorkshire

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Beckwith
Beckwith is located in North Yorkshire
Beckwith
Beckwith
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE282525
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District
  • Harrogate
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHARROGATE
Postcode districtHG3
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53°58′19″N 1°34′34″W / 53.972°N 1.576°W / 53.972; -1.576Coordinates: 53°58′19″N 1°34′34″W / 53.972°N 1.576°W / 53.972; -1.576

Beckwith is a small settlement in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles (3 km) south west of Harrogate.

Beckwith House

The place name was first recorded in about 972 as bec wudu, Old English for "beech wood".[1] The place was historically a hamlet in the ancient parish of Pannal in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] It was the ancient seat of the Beckwith family, which owned property here until 1753.[2] It gave its name to the now larger village of Beckwithshaw, 1 mile west.

In 1974 Beckwith became part of Harrogate district in the new county of North Yorkshire. In 2010 the parish of Pannal was renamed Beckwithshaw.

References[]

  1. ^ Smith, A.H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 116.
  2. ^ a b Genuki website
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