Beckwith, North Yorkshire
Beckwith is a small settlement in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles (3 km) south west of Harrogate.
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Beckwith House
| Beckwith | |
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.svg.png.webp)  Beckwith Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE282525 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARROGATE |
| Postcode district | HG3 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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
- Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 116.
- Genuki website
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