English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Biddestone

Major Settlement in the Parish of Biddestone

Historical Forms

  • Bedestone 1086 DB 1181 P 1337 Pat
  • Bedeston 1222 FF
  • Bedeneston' 1187 P
  • Buddeston 1215 ClR 1464 BM
  • Buddestun 1221 ClR
  • Butteston 1428 FA
  • Budeston(e) 1236 Fees 1350 Ipm
  • Bydesden' 1274 Ass
  • Byddeston 1339 Ipm 1523 SR
  • Bydeston 1339 Pat
  • Bydeston al. Budston 1575 FF
  • Biddeston 1339 Cl
  • Bidston, Bydston 1487 Pat 1552 SR
  • Biedestone 1297 Lewis
  • Bittson 1539 Phillipps
  • Bydson, Bedson 1585 WMxxi
  • Biteston 1675 Ogilby

Etymology

If the 1187 form is to be trusted, the first element is probably a personal name Bīedin , a derivative with an n -suffix of Bīeda .The second element is tun. Cf. Ekwall DEPN s. n .

Places in the same Parish