Beckery
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Beckery | |
Beckery shown within Somerset |
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OS grid reference | |
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Shire county | Somerset |
Region | South West |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
European Parliament | South West England |
List of places: UK • England • Somerset |
Beckery is a village in Somerset, England. The name for the village is derived from from Bec Eriu, Old Irish for "Little Ireland". The name was likely brought to England by an Irishman recruited by Vikings.