Bishopstoke
suburban area · Hampshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bishopstoke is likely named after a place associated with a bishop and a 'stoc', which could mean a monastic cell, a dependent settlement, or a place. It combines Old English 'biscop' (bishop) with 'stoc'.
Word origins
- Bishop
- Old EnglishAttestedbishop(from biscop "bishop")
- stoke
- Old EnglishAttestedplace, monastic cell, dependent settlement(from stoc "place, monastic cell, dependent settlement")