Bishopstone
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bishopstone
Historical Forms
- Bissopeston 1166,1190 P
- Bysschopestone 13th WintonCart
- Busshopeston(e) 1399 Cl 1406 Trop
- Ebleburn Bissopiston 1244 Pat
- Ebbelesbourne Episcopi 1310 Sarum
- Eblesbourn Episcopi alias Bisshopeston 1349 Pat
Etymology
'The bishop's farm,' v. tun . The manor belonged from very early days to the Bishop of Winchester. The name is no doubt a comparatively late tun-formation, the estate and parish having been formed from Ebbesborne.