Bickerton

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proper noun

A village in civil parish, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ07548).

OriginOld English bēocere →
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Meanings

proper nounBickerton (countable and uncountable, plural Bickertons)

plural Bickertons

  1. countableuncountableA village in civil parish, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ07548).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbēocere“beekeeper”
  2. EnglishBickerton

From Old English bēocere (“beekeeper”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

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Anagrams

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APA

Bickerton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bickerton

MLA

“Bickerton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bickerton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bickerton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bickerton.

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