Search and auto complete

[Renault4]

This has been driving me mad for years. I use an iPad, and when I type a search term, invariably it adds .co.uk. So for example, if I type the following:

Quickmill espresso machine

The following text appears:

Quickmill.co.ukespresso.co.ukmachine.

I can’t figure out how to stop this other than by typing slowly. Yes I disabled the search suggestions opton in the settings.

How do I stop this please?

[cobra kid]

different browser?

[Renault4]

Same in Firefox. Seems to be an iPad feature, not the browser.