| Found in Domesday 1086AD | |
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| Names found: | Bechelie (Oxfordshire) |
| Bedecote (Hampshire) | |
| Bichelei (Hampshire) | |
| Current translation for Beckley | ||||||||||
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beck derived from bec – a small fast stream | |||||||||
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ley derived from el æg/leah – person's island if near the sea / open space, untilled land | |||||||||
| “Small fast stream person's island if near the sea” | ||||||||||
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk | ||||||||||