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.

Eastwick

Major Settlement in the Parish of Eastwick

Historical Forms

  • Esteuuiche 1086 DB
  • Estwic' 1204–12 Fees
  • East Wyke 1318 FF
  • Estwyk atte Flore 1342 Ipm 1391 Pat

Etymology

'East (dairy) farm,' v. wic . No reason for the atte flor addition is known. flor is elsewhere used of a Roman pavement.

Places in the same Parish