Bicester
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bicester
Historical Forms
- Bernecestre 1086 DB 1320 Ch
- Berecestria 1151–2 BC c.1444
- Burcestria c.1152 BC c.1444 AD 1574
- Burnecest 1182 BM 1331 Ch
- Burencest 1182 BM 1349 AD
- Burrencestr' c.1217 Frid
- Berencestria 1184 Os early12th Os 1389
- Berrencestr' c.1213,c.1217(bothc.1425) Frid
- Burncestre c.1210 BM 1350 AD
- Burecestr' 1236 Cl
- Bureceste' 1268 Ass
- Berchethere, Berchestre 1320–7 Ipm
- Birencestre 1322 Cl
- Bircestre 1382 Cl
- Byrcetre 1386 Cl
- Bysseter 1517 DInc
- Byssetour 1526 LS
- Bissester c.1575,1679 Blo
- Bissister 1634 Blo
- Bisseter 1676 Plot
- Bisciter 1678 Blo
- Bister 1685 Blo
Etymology
'Fort of the warriors,' OE beorna ceaster. Or the first element may be the personal name Beorna . v. Introduction xvii.