Wicken Bonhunt
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wicken Bonhunt
Historical Forms
- Wicam 1086 DB
- Wykes Bonhunte 1238 SR 1254 Ass 1261 FF 1327 SR 1363 FF
- Wykes by Neuport 1381 ib
- Wykys 1390 ADii
- Wyk(e) 1255 Ass p.1420 FA
- Wykyn 1412 FA 1475 IpmR
- Wiken 1445 ib
- Wyken Bount 1535 VE
- Wykyng(e) 1533–8 ECP 1537,1538 FF
- Wyckyn alias Wyckyn Bonant 1561 BM
- Wickham Bonhunt 1777 C
- Wicken Bonnett 1805 O
Etymology
'Dwelling-place(s).' v. wic . For the variation between the strong and weak plurals, the latter of which has survived, cf. Wicken (PN Nth 107).