Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bicanofre 1086 DB

• Bichenovria, Biconovria 1144,c.1145 France

• Bikenour(a), Bykenour(a) 1190–1195 P 1221 Ass

• Bykenour(a) Anglicana 1535 VE

• Bykenouer 1269 FF 1279 For

• Bikenor(e), Bykenor(e) 1235 Ipm 1269 FF c.1270 For 1437 IpmR

• Englise Bykenor(e) 1248 FF

• Bykenor(e) Engleys, Bykenor(e) Engleis 1275 FF 1307 Pat

• Bykenor(e) Anglican' 1291 Tax 1309 Abbr

• Bykenor(e) Englis(s)h, Bykenor(e) Englyssh 1378 FF 1413 IpmR 1442,1454 Pat

• Beggenour', Beggenemor' 1221 Ass

• Be(c)kenore 1300 MinAcct 1396 Works 1421 Pat

• Bignore 1449 Pat

• Bi(c)knor(e) Englysshe, By(c)knor(e) Englysshe 1502 Ipm

• By(c)knor(e) Anglicana 1568 FF

• English Bicknor 1635 For

• Bikenesse 1224 FF

Etymology

'Bica's bank', from the OE  pers.n. Bica and ofer2 ; there was a Bikenesse 1224FF in the Forest (v. æsc ). It is called 'English' (Lat  anglicana ) because it is on the English side of the R. Wye to distinguish it from Welsh Bicknor (He) on the west side of that river.