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Wyke Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Abbotsbury

Historical Forms

  • Wyke Wood 1811 OS
  • Wyke Wo(o)dde 1495,1550 Ilch

Etymology

Wyke Wood (SY 602834), Wyke Wood 1811 OS, Wyke Wo (o )dde 1495, 1550Ilch , named from Wyke , Wike 1269et freq to 1467, Wych '1350ib , cf. Wikelakemede 1376, 1387, 1400Ilch , Wikemede 1376Ilch , Wykelake , Wikelake 1383, 1387, 1400, 1404Ilch , Est ' Wykelake 1383Ilch , Esterwikelake , Westwikelakemede 1400Ilch , prato subter Wyke et Bynorth Wyke 1383Ilch , prato Byestewike , Biestewike , v (ii )j acr ' Bynorth (e )wike , Binorth (e )wike 1387, 1400Ilch , North (e )wike , North (e )wyke 1404Ilch , Wyke Acr '1505Ilch , from wīc 'specialised farm or building', with wudu , lacu , mǣd , ēast , ēasterra , west , , norðan , ēastan (giving senses 'land to the north and east of Wyke'), æcer .