English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Beckett

Early-attested site in the Parish of Broadwoodwidger

Historical Forms

  • Bykecote, Bikecote 1242 Fees794 1284 FA 1333 SR
  • Bikecote juxta More 1311 Ass
  • Bykkecoth' 1242 Fees755

Etymology

'Bic (c )a 's cot(e),' Abbots Bickington supra 124.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement