| 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 | |||||||||
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk | ||||||||||