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.

Bicknor

Other OS name in the Parish of Bishop's Nympton

Historical Forms

  • Bykenore 1311 Ass 1330 SR

Etymology

is Bykenore 1311Ass (p), 1330SR (p) . ' Bic (c )a 's bank , ' v. ora . See further Abbots Bickington supra 124 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement