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Bickerton

village · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This village name means 'Bīc(c)a's settlement'. It is composed of a personal name and an Old English term for a settlement or farmstead.

Word origins

Bicker
Old EnglishSettlement(from Bīc(c)a "personal name", tūn "farmstead, settlement")
ton
Old EnglishFarmstead, settlement(from tūn "farmstead, settlement")

Historical forms

Bikerton · Bicarton