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.

Oldwich Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Balsall

Historical Forms

  • Oldedich 1288 Ass
  • Oldedyche 1547 Ct
  • Oldych 1396 Pat
  • Oldycheprope altam viam 1540 AOMB
  • Woldiche 1547 KnowleG
  • Oldysh 1789 Cary

Etymology

Oldwich Lane is Oldedich 1288Ass , Oldedyche 1547Ct , Oldych 1396 Pat, Oldycheprope altam viam 1540AOMB , Woldiche 1547 KnowleG, Oldysh 1789 Cary. 'Old dike or ditch,' v. dic .