Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Vicarage Coppice 1839 TA

• Vicarage Hill 1839 TA

Etymology

Vicarage Coppice (SY 853848), Vicarage Coppice 1839TA , situated near Vicarage Hill 1839TA , on the par. bdy almost a mile from the Vicarage infra ; it is possibly identical with Vycaryhegge 1446Rent , le Vicaryshegge 1448Weld 1, Vicarshege 1451ib 'the vicar's hedge', from vicarie , vicare , hecg , cf. also Vicaryesyate 1444Weld 1, le Vykersyate 1446ib , le Vykerslane 1446Rent , v. geat , lane ; a surname Vicar (y ), cf. e.g. Walter Vicar 1332 SR (Powerstock), Nicholas Vicory 1332 ib (Owermoigne), is perhaps a less likely first el. in view of the use of the def.art. le .