Bickham

Other current and historical names

Bicomma
Bichecome
Bihecomma

Parish/Community: Timberscombe
District/Borough: West Somerset
County: Somerset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 51°9'47"N 3°29'45"W
Eastings/Northings: 295500, 141500
OS Grid: SS955415
Mapcode Local: GBR LH.6XXB
Mapcode Global: VH5KB.C174

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Bickham within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Bickham in the Domesday Book

A village in Carhampton hundred, in the county of Somerset.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Mohun
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 6 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Meadow: 3 acres
- Pasture: 40 acres

British Place Names

Bickham, Somerset

Bickham is a hamlet in Somerset

Bickham in the Domesday Book