Talk:Bicheno, Tasmania

Australia: Places / Tasmania Low‑importance

	Australia portal Bicheno, Tasmania is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project page.AustraliaWikipedia:WikiProject AustraliaTemplate:WikiProject AustraliaAustralia articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by WikiProject Australian places (assessed as Low-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Tasmania (assessed as Low-importance).
	Need help improving this article? Ask a Librarian^{What's this?} at the National Library of Australia, or the State Library of Tasmania.
	The Wikimedia Australia chapter can be contacted via email to helpwikimedia.org.au for non-editorial assistance.

Bitcheno name origin[edit]

A group of gypies known as Romanichal in England were often discriminated against. Many were transported or sold into slavery. The Romani term for transported is 'bitcheno.' Maybe the surname Bicheno comes from this term. (And by extension that of the town).