Horwich End
Early-attested site in the Parish of Fernilee
Historical Forms
- Horwick, Horwyck Hy3,1285 For
- Horewight, Horewyht 1285 ib
- Horewich(e), Horwich(e), Hor(e)wyche 1285 1328 SR
- Horridge 1640 Map
Etymology
Horwich End, Horwick , Horwyck Hy 3, 1285For , Horewight , Horewyht 1285 ib, Horewich (e ), Horwich (e ), Hor (e )wyche 1285 ib, 1328 SR (p)et passim , Horridge 1640Map et passim . 'Boundary wych-elm', v. hār 2 , wice ; the place is situated close to the old Db-Ch county boundary.Spellings in Horridge indicate the local pronunciation of the name.Cf. Horwich (PN La 44) and the surname Horridge .