Bickleigh
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bickleigh
Historical Forms
- Bichelia 1086 DB
- Guicheleia (sic) 1093 France
- Biggelegh 1238 Ass
- Bikelegh 1238 Ass
- Bikelegh juxta Tyverton 1298 Ass
- Bykeleghe juxta Tuvertone 1302 FF
Etymology
'Bicca 's clearing,' v. leah . Cf. Abbots Bickington supra 124.