Bickerton, North Yorkshire
History
Bickerton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Gospatric and having four villagers. The name of the village derives from the Old English of bīcere and tūn; the town of the bee-keepers. Historically, the village was in the wapentake of Ainsty, in what was the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is some 9 miles (14 km) west of York, and 3.75 miles (6.04 km) north-east of Wetherby. The road to the immediate south of the village was part of the Bickerton and Rufforth Turnpike trust, and in the 1820s, Bickerton was a stop on the coaching route between Leeds and York. The modern day designation of the road is the B1224, which runs between York and Wetherby. From 1974 to 2023 it was in the Harrogate district.
Bickerton was formerly a township in the parish of Bilton, in 1866 Bickerton became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Bilton. In 1931 the parish had a population of 140.
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See also
References
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