Bishop's Sutton
village · Hampshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Bishop's Sutton means 'Sutton belonging to a bishop'. Sutton is derived from Old English 'sūð' (south) and 'tūn' (enclosure, farmstead, village), indicating a southern settlement. The 'Bishop's' prefix distinguishes it.
Word origins
- Biscop
- Old Englishbishop(from bisceop "bishop")
- sūð
- Old Englishsouth(from sūð "south")
- tūn
- Old Englishenclosure, farmstead, village(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
Suttune · Biscopsuttune