Compton Bishop
village · Somerset
Old EnglishAI-generated
Compton Bishop is named from the Old English 'cumb' (valley) and 'tun' (settlement), with 'Bishop' referring to its historical ownership by the Bishop of Wells. It means the settlement in the valley belonging to the Bishop.
Word origins
- cumb
- Old Englishvalley(from cumb "valley")
- tun
- Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")
- Bishop
- Old EnglishBishop(from biscop "bishop")