English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Astwick Manor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bishops Hatfield

Historical Forms

  • Alsiswiche 1199,1231 FF
  • Alleswic 1220 ib
  • Alswyke in Hatfelde 1274 ib
  • Alsewyk 1294 SR
  • Alswyk 1303 FA
  • Astwyk 1311 Pat
  • Alstewykehyde 1481 Cecil

Etymology

Astwick Manor [ɑˑstik] is Alsiswiche 1199, 1231FF , Alleswic 1220 ib., Alswyke in Hatfelde 1274 ib., Alsewyk 1294SR (p), Alswyk 1303 FA, Astwyk 1311 Pat, Alstewykehyde 1481Cecil .'Ælfsige 's (dairy) farm,' v. wic . and hid infra 245.