Bishoper
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hankerton
Historical Forms
- Bissupesberuwe c.1300 Malm
- Bushiper 1773 AandD
Etymology
Bishoper is Bissupesberuwe c. 1300Malm , Bushiper 1773 A and D. There is hardly any hill here, so it looks very much as if we have to do with a lost barrow (v. beorg infra 423), though why it should have become associated with a bishop it is impossible to say.