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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hinwick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Podington

Historical Forms

  • Heneuuic(h) 1086 DB
  • Haneuuic(h) 1086 DB 1207 P
  • Henewich, Henewic, Henewik 1166,1169 P 1175 P 1177,1183 ChancRoll 1223 P 1240 FF
  • Hennewic(h) 1167 P 1175,1179 ChancRoll
  • Hinewic, Hynewyk, Hynewik, Hinewike 12thcent. NorthantsSurvey 1227 Ass 1242 Fees884 1247 Ass 1302 FA 1312 Ch 1315,1322 Ipm 1346 FA 1388 Cl 1428 FA
  • Hinwick 1235 FF
  • Henewyke 1276,1287 Ass 1322 ADiii 1346 Ipm 1428 FA 1456 ADi
  • Hynnewyke 1346 Ipm
  • Henwyke juxta Podington 1407,1432 IpmR
  • Hynwyk 1501 Ipm

Etymology

Possibly 'fowls' farm' v. henn , wic . Cf. Goswick (Nb). The later forms show the raising of e to i which is so common before n , cf. the history of hent and hint (NED), while the a of the DB forms will on this explanation be due to the typically 'eastern' æ for e before nasals (v. Introd. xxiii).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement