Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Biscoptun c.1030 YCh7

• Biscopton(a) 1173 RegAlbii

• Biscopton(a) Hamelet 1297 LS

• Bischopton, Byschopton 1341 Font 1452 RipAct

• Bis(s)hopton, Bys(s)hopton 1377 ADii 1379 PT 1614 FF

• Bus(s)hopton 1583 FF 1587 PRRip

Etymology

Bishopton, Biscoptun c. 1030 YCh 7, Biscopton (a )1173RegAlb ii 56d, 13 YD viii, Biscopton (a ) Hamelet 1297 LS, Bischopton , Byschopton 1341 Font, 1452 RipAct, Bis (s )hopton , Bys (s )hopton 1377 AD ii, 1379 PTet freq to 1614 FF, Bus (s )hopton 1583 FF, 1587 PRRip. 'The bishop's farmstead', v. biscop , tūn . It was in the Archbishop's manor of Ripon.