English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Biggin

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartington Nether Quarter

Historical Forms

  • New(e)bigging(e), Neubigging(e) 1244 FF 1263 Ass
  • New Byggyng 1340 Ch
  • la Newbyghyng 1412 HardCh
  • le Byggyng 1415 DuLaMB 1417 MinAcct
  • Byging 1547 ib

Etymology

Biggin, New (e )bigging (e ), Neubigging (e )1244 FF, 1263 Ass, New Byggyng 1340 Ch, la Newbyghyng 1412HardCh (p), le Byggyng 1415DuLaMB , 1417MinAcct , Byging 1547 ib. 'New building', v. nīwe , bigging .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name