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Survey of English Place-Names

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Thack Sike

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lockton

Historical Forms

  • Taksyk 1335 ForP
  • Thaksyk 1335 ForP

Etymology

v. sic . The first element is ON  þakk 'thatch' (cf. Thackthwaite Beck 266infra ). 'Stream by which thatching material grew.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement