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| HER Number: | MDV29108 |
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| Name: | Abbots Bickington |
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Summary
Abbots Bickington is first mentioned in the Domesday book as Bicatona in 1086.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 384 133 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS31SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Abbots Bickington |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ABBOTS BICKINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS31SE/33
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (VIII to Late Medieval - 701 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Reichel, O. J., 1928 - 1938, The Hundred of Black Torrington in Early Times, 204, 205, 210, 211, 237 (Article in Monograph). SDV2105.
Abbots Bickington was Bicatona in Domesday. It was held by Robert de Albemarle. Before the conquest it was held by Godo the Presbyter. It later passed into possession of Hartland Abbey, who retained it until the dissolution.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 124 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Abbots Bickington is first mentioned in the Domesday Book as Bicatona in 1086. It appears as Abbots Bekenton in 1580 in a deed. The manor was held already by Hartland Abbey from 1189.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1312 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1931. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. VIII. A5 Hardback. 124. |
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| SDV2105 | Article in Monograph: Reichel, O. J.. 1928 - 1938. The Hundred of Black Torrington in Early Times. The Hundreds of Devon. A5 Hardback. 204, 205, 210, 211, 237. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 14 2008 10:03AM |
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