Wix
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wix
Historical Forms
- Wykes 10th BCS1162 14th SR 1238 Ass 1255 Londin 1309
- Wygz 1310 AD
- Wykkys 1408 Pat
- Wicā 1086 DB
- Wika 1195,1199 FF
- Wyke 1254 Ass
- Wiches 1198 Cur
- Wikes 1200 FF a.1272 Colch 1318 Londin 1421 LancsCh
- Vykys 1446 AD
- Wekys 1480 ADiv
- Wykyn 1504 Pat
- Weekes 1720 Cooper
Etymology
'Dwelling-places' or 'dairy-farms,' v. wic . For Wykyn cf. Wicken Bonhunt infra 544.