# Beeching

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #90,191

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.
2. The Beeching Axe; the closure of many branch lines in the UK in the mid-20th century.

## Etymology
Topographic surname from either Old English bæc (“stream, brook”) or bēċe (“beech”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beeching