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Survey of English Place-Names

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Sicey Farm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Beverley

Historical Forms

  • Sidese, Sydese 1297 LS 1338 BevAct 1402 FA
  • Sydse 1310 Ebor
  • Sice 1394 HMC(Bev)
  • Sicee 1650 ParlSurv

Etymology

Sicey Farm (6″) is Sidese , Sydese 1297 LS, 1338 BevAct, 1402 FA, Sydse 1310 Ebor, Sice 1394 HMC(Bev), Sicee 1650 ParlSurv.'Broad lake,' from sid and OE  'pool, sea' (v. Kilnsea supra 15). Sicey is by the river Hull on low marshy ground.