Cubeck Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Cubeck.jpg
Static Image Caption:Cubeck
Coordinates:54.3013°N -2.0704°W
Official Name:Cubeck
Civil Parish:Bainbridge
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:LEYBURN
Postcode District:DL8
Postcode Area:DL
Os Grid Reference:SD955895

Cubeck is a hamlet in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Thornton Rust and Worton and in the civil parish of Bainbridge. Metcalfe suggests the name derives from the Old English cu, and the Old Norse bekkr, meaning cow stream.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Metcalfe . Peter . Gower . Ted . Place-names of the Yorkshire Dales: origins and meanings . 1992 . North Yorkshire Marketing . Harrogate . 1-873214-03-0 . 35.