Wicksted Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitchurch
Historical Forms
- Wyckestede 1315 AddCh 1360 Chamb
- Wykkested 1358 ChRR
- Wickestude 1358 BPR
- Whicksteed 1315 Sheaf 17
- Whicksted 1499 Eyre
- Whikstid 1490 ChRR
- Whickstide 1629 Sheaf
- Wicstede 1348 Eyre 1513 Chol
- Wicstud 1409 ChRR
- Wicstyd 1436 Plea
- Wicstid(e) 1477 Chol 1519 Orm2
- Wyckstead 1588 Sheaf
- Wickstead 1724 NotCestr
- Wickstead Hall 1831 Bry
- Wyxted 1493 Chol
- W(h)ixsted 1512,1514 ChEx
Etymology
Either 'place where a dairy farm stands', from wīc and stede , styde , with hall , or 'dwelling-place, habitation', from wīc-stede, -styde . The compound and the p.n. are discussed in Sandred 80, 93, 293.