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.

Bickham Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of North Huish

Historical Forms

  • Bykecomb 1330 SR
  • Bykcome in North Hewys 1392 IpmR

Etymology

is Bykecomb 1330SR (p), Bykcome in North Hewys 1392 IpmR . ' Beoc (c )a 's cumb , ' v. supra 296 n .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement