Ankerwyke
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wyrardisbury
Historical Forms
- Ankerwic 1194 BM 1232 Cl 1237 Gross
- Ancherwich 1200 Cur
- Ankerwik 1242 Ch
- Ankirwyk 1243 Gross
- Auncrewyk 1251 Ipm
- Ankerwyk 1257 Ch 1304 Pat 1535 VE
- Anker(es)wyk 1367 Cl
- Ankyrwyk 1491 Ipm
Etymology
Ankerwyke is the site of a house of Benedictine nuns and the name may record it, the first element being OE ancor , 'anchorite.' For the use of this term in ME cf. the well-known Ancren Riwle . v. wic , 'anchoress-dwelling.'