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Beswick.

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

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

    countable · uncountable
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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