Bishops Itchington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bishops Itchington
Historical Forms
- Icetone 1086 DB
- Ichenton(a) 1135(1348),1259 Ch
- Ychenton 1152 RegAlb
- Uchenton Ēpi 1247 Ass
- Huchenden Ep'i 1535 VE
- Ichinton Episcopi 1291 Tax
- Bisshopesychengton 1384 Pat
- Bisschopes Ichyngton 1406 ADv
- Fishers Itchington 1575 ib
- Busshoppes Itchynton 1597 PCC
- Itchington Episcopi al. Fishers Itchington al. Itchington inferior 1604 FF
- Nether Itchington 1636 Sess
- Fisher in 1547 (Pat)
Etymology
'Farm on the river Itchen' (supra 3), v. tun . The manor was granted to the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield in 1259 (Ch). It was sold by the Bishop to Thomas Fisher in 1547 (Pat).There were two manors, Itchington-superior and Itchington- inferior within Bishops Itchington itself (Dugdale 232).