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Bideber Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Thornton in Lonsdale

Historical Forms

  • Bikeber-Mill, Bykber-Mill 1751,1759 PR
  • Bipeber Mill 1810 ib

Etymology

, Bikeber -Mill , Bykber -Mill 1751, 1759 PR,Bipeber Mill 1810 ib , v. bīc , possibly in the sense ' hive or nest of bees ' , beorg ' hill ' .