Beckermonds

Beckermonds is a small hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet lies at the western end of Langstrothdale, at the confluence of Green Field Beck and Oughtershaw Beck, which join to form the start of the River Wharfe.^[1]

Beckermonds
Beckermonds Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SD873803
Civil parish	Buckden
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SKIPTON
Postcode district	BD23
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.21838°N 2.19586°W / 54.21838; -2.19586

The toponym, first recorded in 1241 as Beckermotes, is from the Old Norse bekkjar mót, meaning "the meeting of the streams". The intrusive n was added later under the influence of Old French mont, "hill".^[2]

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.

Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.^[3] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

View of Beckermonds