Bishopton Hill
hill or mountain · Warwickshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a settlement or place associated with a bishop, combined with 'hyll' meaning hill. 'Bishopton' itself means 'the bishop's farmstead or village'.
Word origins
- Bishopton
- Old EnglishAttestedBishop's farmstead/village(from biscop "bishop", tūn "farmstead, village")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")