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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bycott

Other OS name in the Parish of Chulmleigh

Historical Forms

  • Biacote 1238 Ass
  • Byecote 1281 Ass

Etymology

is Biacote 1238Ass (p), Byecote 1281Ass (p) , ' cot(e) in the bend or curve ( OE  byge ) , ' cf. Huccaby supra 194 . The place is in a fork between two streams .