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.

Beckadon

Other OS name in the Parish of Milton Abbot

Historical Forms

  • Byketon 1330 SR 1391 BM
  • Bikewill 1238 Ass

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Byketon 1330SR (p), 1391 BM, and Beckwell(6″) is Bikewill 1238Ass (p) . These names contain as first element a pers. name Bic (c )a , v. Abbots Bickington supra 124 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement