What is the origin of the name Billington?
English: habitational name from any of the three places called Billington in Lancashire Staffordshire and Bedfordshire. The first of these is first recorded in 1196 as Billingduna ‘sword-shaped hill’ (see Bill [...]
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What is the origin of the name Billington?
English: habitational name from any of the three places called Billington in Lancashire Staffordshire and Bedfordshire. The first of these is first recorded in 1196 as Billingduna ‘sword-shaped hill’ (see Bill [...]