Beeching

English Etymology Topographic surname from either en ang bæc stream, brook or ang bēċe beech. Proper noun s en Old English. en Richard Beeching, wielder of the Beeching Axe. en UK rail transport The Beeching Axe; the closure of many branch lines in the UK in the mid-20th century. en 2014-03-31 Geoff Cryer Shropshire Railways Crowood 9781847976925 Nationally, there were relatively few closures after Beeching and more recently some lines have reopened to passenger traffic, such as the Cannock Chase line, which for a number of years had been freight only. en 2026 January 21 Peter Plisner Rail's resurgence in the Midlands RAIL 1053 34 Like the ones on the Camp Hill line, the new stations are being built on the same site as the original platforms, both of which closed in the Beeching era in the 1960s. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Beeching is the 67519th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 292 individuals. Beeching is most common among White (93.84%) individuals. Further reading Anagrams en bceeghin Chengbei