Upton Bishop
settlement · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Upton Bishop means 'upper farmstead belonging to Bishop'. The 'Upton' part refers to an upper farmstead, and 'Bishop' indicates it was associated with a bishop.
Word origins
- Upton
- Old EnglishAttestedupper farmstead(from up "upper", tun "farmstead, settlement")
- Bishop
- Old EnglishAttestedbishop(from biscop "bishop")