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.

Wickham Bishops

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wickham Bishops

Historical Forms

  • Wycham Ep(iscop)i 1291 For
  • Wykham Bishops 1313 FF

Etymology

so called because belonging to the Bishop of London.

Places in the same Parish