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.

Biggin Houses

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lythe

Historical Forms

Percybigginge, Percybyggyng 1262,1280 Guis

Etymology

v. bigging . The Percy family held land here (cf. references cited).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement