Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Wiclesforde, Winchelesuu(o)rde 1086 DB

• Wicleswrthe, Wyckleswrthe, Wikleswrthe, Wiklesworth 12 Font 1202 FF 1285 KI 1303 Pat

• Wickelesword 13 Font

• Wikelesworth, Wykelesworth 1217 Percy 1300 Baild 1305,1307 YI 1540 MinAcct

• Wikelsworth 1303 KF 1399 Puds

• Wiglesworth, Wyglesworth 1198 Fount 1331 Font 1379 PT 1617 FF

• Wygellesword 1360 Puds

• Wygilsworth 1422–8 ib

• Wigglesworthe 1589 WillY

Etymology

'Wincel's enclosure', v. worð , which is mostly combined with pers.ns. No OE  pers.n. Wicel is known, but the one DB spelling of the p.n. suggests that the older form was Wincel (from OE  wincel 'a child'), with the same loss of -n - as in Wichling K 238 (also from Wincel ), cf. Phonol. § 45. The ME voicing of intervocalic -k - to -g - is common (cf. Phonol. § 37).