Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• le Sedike c.1270 Holywell

• le Sedick 1383 Anc

• le Seedyk' 1338 1384 LMR 1390,1396 Anc

• the way called the Seadyke 1595 FSurv

• Seadykeway 1595 FMap

• the Street or high way called the Seadike 1651 MiscDon

• Seadike Road 1821 AH

• ex orientali parte fossat' maris a1274 Holywell

• extra fossatum maris 1294 ib

• super littus Maris 1383 Anc

• super fossat' maris 1409 LMR

Etymology

SEADYKE WAY (local), le Sedike c.1270Holywell , le Sedick 1383Anc , le Seedyk '1338ib , 1384LMR , 1390, 1396Anc , the way called the Seadyke 1595FSurv , Seadykeway 1595FMap , the Street or high way called the Seadike 1651MiscDon 38 , Seadike Road 1821AH , cf. Sedykebanke 1555Anc . Note also ex orientali parte fossat ' maris a1274Holywell , extra fossatum maris 1294ib , super littus Maris 1383Anc , super fossat ' maris 1409LMR . Self-explanatory, v. sǣ , dík . It is the name of the main road through the village, the modern A 1031.