Adwick le Street
Major Settlement in the Parish of Adwick le Street
Historical Forms
- Adeuuic, Adewic, Adeuuinc, Hadeuuic 1086 DB
- Addewic 13 Brett
- Addewyk 1262 FF
- Adewyk, Adewic, Adewike 1241 Font 1269 Ch 1279–81 QW 1304 YI 1428 FA
- Awike 1248 YI
- Atthewik 1246 Ass16
- Athewyk(e), Athewik 1259 FF 1291 Ch 1303 Aid 1304 YI 1316 Vill 1520 FF
- Athewik by the Streete 1546 YChant
- Atheweeke super Stratum (sic) 1554 FF
- Athewicke by Streite 1566 WillY
- Adwik, Adwyk, Adwick(e) 13 Brett 1303 KF
- Adwik (up)on Street, Adwik by Street, Adwik in the Street 1565 FF 1590,1637 WillY 1750 PRHtnP 1769 PRFrick
- Adwicke le Strete 1589 FF
- Adwicke Super Stratam 1603 FF
- Adwick le Street 1732 PRBw
- Aithwike by (the) Strete 1529,1550,1557 WillY
- Addik o' th Street 1765 PRThl
Etymology
The somewhat earlier material of Adwick upon Dearne some 5 miles away (79 infra ) more clearly suggests that Adwick means 'Adda's dairy-farm' from the OE pers.n. Ad (d )a and wīc. On -d - appearing as -th -, v. Phonol. § 40. This Adwick stands on the Roman Road (the Great North Road), v. le , strǣt and Roads I.