Bewick

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UK/ˈbjuːik/

proper noun

A deserted medieval village in Aldbrough parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

OriginOld English beo →
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Meanings

proper nounBewick (countable and uncountable, plural Bewicks)

plural Bewicks

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA deserted medieval village in Aldbrough parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
    2. countableuncountableA civil parish in Northumberland, England, which includes the villages of Old and New Bewick.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbeo“bee”
  2. EnglishBewick

From Old English beo (“bee”) + wīc (“village; farm”), hence a farm for the production of honey.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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