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Cubeck

Coordinates: 54°18′05″N 2°04′14″W / 54.30131°N 2.07044°W / 54.30131; -2.07044
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Cubeck
Cubeck
Cubeck is located in North Yorkshire
Cubeck
Cubeck
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSD955895
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEYBURN
Postcode districtDL8
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°18′05″N 2°04′14″W / 54.30131°N 2.07044°W / 54.30131; -2.07044

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.[1] Metcalfe suggests the name derives from the Old English cu, and the Old Norse bekkr, meaning cow stream.[2]

References

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  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bainbridge Parish (E04007450)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ^ Metcalfe, Peter; Gower, Ted (1992). Place-names of the Yorkshire Dales: origins and meanings. Harrogate: North Yorkshire Marketing. p. 35. ISBN 1-873214-03-0.
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