Bickerton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bilton
Historical Forms
- Bic(h)retone 1086 DB
- Bygerton 1276 RH
- Bikerton, Bykerton 12 Font 1167,1190 P 13 Tockw 1246 Ass41d 1275 YI 1280 Ass 1519 FF
- Bekirton 1455 WillY
- Bekerton 1509 YDv,236
- Bickerton 1521 WillY 1566 FF
- Bickerton in the Ainstye 1653 WillS
Etymology
'Bee-keeper farm', v. bīcere , tūn , a fairly common p.n.; cf. also Bickerton v, 56infra . On the problems connected with this type of name v. EPN i, 34–5.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Round Hill
- Sand Hill
- Tinkingfield Lane
- Chapel Garth
- Church Field
- Kirk Lane
- Mill Field
- Nethercarr
- Netherlands
- New Lane
- Sink Beck
- South Field
- Stank Houses
- West Field
- Bickerton Grange
- Bickerton Hall
- Kelcar Fish Pond
- Mosscarrs
- Bilton Bream, Bilton Grange, Haggs, Hall, Hall Moor & Hall Spring
- Ellercarr Lane
- Fox Hill
- Hogs Bridge
- Jingling Bridge
- Manor Ho
- Middle Field
- Moor Lane
- Park Lane
- Sandhole
- Scot Pond
- Sike Beck
- Stank Bridge
- Thornythwaites
- West Field
- West Grange
- Wharton Lodge
- East Field
- Fleet Bridge
- Hag Bridge