Bigbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bigbury
Historical Forms
- Bicheberia 1086 DB 1166 P
- Bickeberi 1201 Cur 1332 Pat
- Bikesbury 1357 Pat
- Bukebu 1238 Ass
- Bukkebury 1379 IpmR
- Bekebyry 1420 Exon
- Byggebury 1485 Pat
Etymology
'Bi (c )ca 's burh.' See further s. n. Abbots Bickington supra 124.