Bygrave
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bygrave
Historical Forms
- (æt) Biggrafan 11th ASWills
- Bigravan 973 BCS1297 c.1250
- Bigrave 1086 DB
- Bygrave 1204–12 Fees
- Beygrave 1254 Val 1291 Tax 1428 FA
- Bygrave al. Bygrove 1609 Recov
Etymology
'By the entrenchments,' v. græf . There are ancient entrenchments here.