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.

Dilwick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stagsden

Historical Forms

  • Direwic 1202 Ass
  • Dilewic, Dilewyk, Dylewyk, Dilewik 1219,1242,1255,1262 FF 1325 Cl 1335 Ipm 1336,1388 Cl
  • Dylewick, Dylewyck 1254 FF 1287 Ass
  • Delewik 1274 Ipm 1432 IpmR
  • Dilwyke 1276 Ass
  • Dillewyc 1276 Ass
  • Dylywyke 1287 Ass
  • Dilik Park 1812 BHRSviii.5

Etymology

The first element is probably OE  dile , 'dill,' but used also dialectally of certain species of vetch (NED). Hence, 'dill farm' (v. wic ). Ekwall finds this element also in Dilworth (La).

Places in the same Parish