Beggearn Huish Explained

Official Name:Beggearn Huish
Country:England
Type:Hamlet
Region:South West England
Static Image Name:Beggearn Huish Farm - geograph.org.uk - 2238677.jpg
Static Image Caption:Beggearn Huish farm
Os Grid Reference:ST0447639609
Coordinates:51.1477°N -3.367°W
Post Town:Taunton
Postcode Area:TA
Postcode District:TA4
Dial Code:01984

Beggearn Huish is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Nettlecombe, in Somerset, England.[1]

History

There was a mill at Beggearn Huish in 1086, but the location is unknown and no later reference exists.[2] The settlement was previously known only as Huish, and was held in 1066 by Mærleswein, a Yorkshire thegn, according to the Domesday Book.[3]

The name Beggearn Huish is of uncertain etymology.[4] It has been recorded as Huish and Beggerhywys. It is possibly related to the Middle English word beggere or beggare,[5] and could have referred to the poor quality of the land.[6]

From 1974 to 2019 it was in the West Somerset district. From 2019 to 2023 it was in the Somerset West and Taunton district, and since 2023 it is part of Somerset district.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beggearn Huish or Beggearnhuish . The Historic Environment Record for Exmoor National Park . 24 September 2024.
  2. Web site: Medieval mill at Beggearn Huish . The Historic Environment Record for Exmoor National Park . 24 September 2024.
  3. Web site: Trevelyan . Sir John . Walter . his son . Parishes: Nettlecombe . British History Online . 24 September 2024 . 24 September 2024.
  4. Book: Parsons . D. . Styles . T. . Hough . C. . The Vocabulary of English Place-names: A-Box . Centre for English Name Studies, University of Nottingham . 1997 . 978-0-9525343-5-8 . 24 September 2024 .
  5. Web site: Beggary. Survey of English Place-Names . 24 September 2024.
  6. Book: Smith, A.H. . English Place-name Elements . University Press . 1956 . 24 September 2024 . 25.