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.

Astwick

Major Settlement in the Parish of Astwick

Historical Forms

  • Estuuiche 1086 DB 1175 P
  • Hastewik 1247 Ass
  • Astwyk 1316 FA 1349 BM 1369 Fine 1389 ADii
  • Estwyk 1436,1443 BM

Etymology

'The eastern wic or farm,' so called because it lies on the eastern border of the county.

Places in the same Parish

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