Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (ad) Wicham 1189 GlastonInq

• Asseberewik' 1224–5 Ass

• Le Estwyk' 1276 GlastonCh

• Estwyk' 1310–11 FF

• Wykam 1342 GlastonFeod

• Staneswyke 1442 FF

• Stayneswyke 1519 Ashmole

• Staneswick 1741 PubLib

• Stane Wick 1761 Rocque

Etymology

Wick (lost), (ad ) Wicham 1189 GlastonInq, Asseberewik '1224–5Ass , Le Estwyk '1276 GlastonCh, Estwyk '1310–11FF , Wykam 1342 GlastonFeod, 'dairy-farm', v. wīc . Cf. also the surname de Wicha 1189 GlastonInq, atte Wyk 1341 NonInq, atte Wyke 1351 Pat. The forms probably all refer to the manor described in VCH iv, 507, as Wick alias Estwick alias Notteswick alias Stainswick , which was held in the 13th cent, by the family surnamed de Wike etc. The daughter of Andrew de Wike married Ralph de la Stane , from whose family the manor is called Staneswyke 1442FF , Stayneswyke 1519 Ashmole, Staneswick 1741PubLib . In the late 13th cent, it is referred to as Notiswyke , from a family named Notte . The estate extended into Shrivenham, and Stainswick Fm in that parish (Stane Wick 1761 Rocque) preserves one of its names. Ruffinswick infra may be another part of the same estate.