Beckermonds is a small hamlet in the
Craven district of
North Yorkshire
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, England. The hamlet lies at the western end of
Langstrothdale
Langstrothdale is a scenic valley in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The uppermost course of the River Wharfe runs through it, but Wharfedale does not begin until the Wharfe meets Cray Gill, downstream of Hubberholme. The name ...
, at the confluence of
Green Field Beck and
Oughtershaw Beck, which join to form the start of the
River Wharfe
The River Wharfe ( ) is a river in Yorkshire, England originating within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. For much of its middle course it is the county boundary between West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire. Its valley is known as Wharfedale.
...
.
The toponym, first recorded in 1241 as ''Beckermotes'', is from the
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlemen ...
''bekkjar mót'', meaning "the meeting of the streams". The intrusive ''n'' was added later under the influence of
Old French
Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intellig ...
''mont'', "hill".
The hamlet consists of five dwellings. Population is six. Two of the cottages are run as holiday lets which, when fully occupied, add twelve to this figure.
References
External links
{{Commons category, Beckermonds, North Yorkshire
Beckermonds on Google Maps
Wharfedale
Hamlets in North Yorkshire