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Survey of English Place-Names

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Biggin Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tibshelf

Historical Forms

  • Neubigging(e) 1240 FF 13th Beau
  • (del) Byggines 1306 Ass
  • Bigging, Biggyng 14th Felley 1476 DbCh 1610 Hard
  • Byggynge 1563 FF

Etymology

Biggin Fm, Neubigging (e )1240 FF, 13thBeau , (del ) Byggines 1306 Ass (p), Bigging , Biggyng 14thFelley (p), 1476 DbCh, 1610Hard , Byggynge 1563FF . 'New building', v. nīwe , bigging , cf. Biggin infra 368, 531.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement