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There is a hamlet in Lancashire, England called "Bickerstaffe" Bickerstaffe in not mentioned in the Doomsday Survey of 1086, the parish came into existence soon after this date. The earliest record is found in the King's Pipe Roll in the mid 12th century. From 1180 to 1208 many references are found in ancient documents like the "Scarisbrick Charters" and "Testa de Nevil" but the main source of information is in the records of Cockersan Abbey and Burscough Priory.
There are different explanations of the origin of the name of "Bickerstaffe" They all agree that "staffe, stad or stath" comes from the Norse work "S'tad'r" which means "place". "Staffe" come from "stath" and was first used in the Lancashire Assize Rolls in 1267 A.D. Others say "Bicker" comes from "Beocers (Bee Keeper) or "Birce" (Burch) or Bikarr (Dricking Cup) or "Biker" (Skirmish). Others say that "Bicker" comes from the Scandinavian "By-kiarr" (By-water or "Village-marsh" Bickerstaffe probably comes from "By-kiarr Stad" or "Place of the Marsh Village"
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