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.

Kedwicks

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marsh Chapel

Historical Forms

  • Kedwicks 1846 EnclA
  • Kirkedic 1314 Ch
  • Kirkedikis 1324 Anc
  • Kirkdikes 1325 1631 LMR
  • les Kirkdikes 1638 ib
  • sewera de Kyrkedykes 1347 ib
  • Kyrkdykes 1417 ib
  • Kirkedykes 1595 FSurv
  • Common called the Kirkedykes 1595 FMap
  • Kyrdykes 1447 LMR
  • Kirdike 1583 Anc 1628 LMR c.1638 Holywell
  • Kirdyke 1595 FSurv
  • the common called Kirdykes 1595 ib
  • Kerdickes 1633 LMR 1654 ib
  • ye kirdix 1725 Foster
  • Kirksdike Common 1808 BRA

Etymology

KEDWICKS (lost), Kedwicks 1846EnclA , Kirkedic 1314 Ch, Kirkedikis 1324Anc , Kirkdikes 1325ib , 1631LMR , les Kirkdikes 1638ib , sewera de Kyrkedykes 1347ib , Kyrkdykes 1417ib , Kirkedykes 1595FSurv , Common called the Kirkedykes 1595FMap , Kyrdykes 1447LMR , Kirdike 1583Anc , 1628LMR , c.1638Holywell , Kirdyke 1595FSurv , the common called Kirdykes 1595ib , Kerdickes 1633LMR , 1654ib , y e kirdix 1725Foster , Kirksdike Common 1808BRA 838 , cf. Kirdykbank 1446LMR , Kyrdyk bank 1448LMR , Kirdicke banke 1651LMR ; 'the church ditch', v. kirkja , dík , no doubt a Scand. compound. It is described at least once as a sewer . The significance of church here is not clear. It is worthy of note that it is referred to as a “common” in the late 16th century and again in the early 19th.