Birchenhoe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Syresham
Historical Forms
- Bycchenho c.1220 For
- Bichenhofeld c.1255 Magd
- Bicchenho t.Ed1 PeterbA
- Birchenhoe 1781 Recov
Etymology
Birchenhoe (lost) is Bycchenho c. 1220For , Bichenhofeld c. 1255Magd , Bicchenho t. Ed 1PeterbA , Bichenho 1287, Bychenho t. Ed 3For , Birchenhoe 1781Recov . 'Bicca 's hill,' v. hoh . For the pers. name cf. Beachendon (PN Bk 138) and Beachampstead (PN BedsHu 268).