Bishopton
suburban area · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bishopton likely refers to a village or settlement belonging to a bishop. It is formed from the Old English 'biscop' (bishop) and 'tun' (settlement, farmstead).
Word origins
- Bishop
- Old EnglishAttestedbishop(from biscop "bishop")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")