Beswick

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA012481).

OriginMiddle English Bexwic ← Old English *Bēaceswīc →
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Meanings

proper nounBeswick (countable and uncountable, plural Beswicks)

plural Beswicks · alternative Bestwick

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA012481).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwīc“village”
  2. Old English*Bēaceswīc
  3. Middle EnglishBexwic
  4. EnglishBeswick

Partly from Middle English Bexwic, from Old English *Bēaceswīc (literally “Beac's farm”); and partly the Old Norse personal name Bø̄si or Besi + Old English wīc (“village”).

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APA

Beswick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beswick

MLA

“Beswick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beswick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beswick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beswick.

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