Earswick
Major Settlement in the Parish of Huntington
Historical Forms
- Edresuuic, Edrezuic 1086 DB
- Ethericewyk e.13 RegAlbii.47d
- (H)everswyk' 1292,1295 For 1301 LS
- Herswyk 1295 For
- Etheirwike 1316 KF
- Etherswik 1322 Abbr
- Ereswick 1577 Saxton
- Erswick 1665 Visit
Etymology
This is a compound of wic and the common OE personal name Æþelric , early reduced to Æþeric .
The later forms of the name in Ever - are due to the common interchange of th and v as in fever for feather . Cf. also the change of initial th to f in such names as Throxenby, Fingay Hill 110, 213infra .