Cubeck

Cubeck
Cubeck
	Cubeck
	Cubeck Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SD955895
Civil parish	Bainbridge;
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEYBURN
Postcode district	DL8
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire

Cubeck is a hamlet in the county 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]

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

References

^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bainbridge Parish (E04007450)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
^ 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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