Wicken
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wicken
Historical Forms
- Wich 1086 ICC
- Wicha 1086 DB
- Wicrena 1125–35 YCh 1337
- Wicre(s) 1156–8,1160–71(1337) ib
- Wiken, Wyken c.1200 Deed 1570 SR
- Wykyn(e), Wikyn(e) 1337 Pembroke 1541 MinAcct
- Wykyng 1504 StJohn's 1540 Fenlandvi
- Wycken, Wyckham 1552 Pat
- Wikes, Wykes 1208 Cur 1218 SR 1428 FA
- Wykis 1279 RH
- Wykys 1327 SR 1419 Cl
- Wyk(e) 1227 FF 1285 Ass 1299 QW 1341,1353 Pat
Etymology
'Dairy-farm(s),' v. wīc , with variation, first between the singular and plural and secondly between the strong and weak plurals, cf. Wicken (PN Nth 107–8), Wicken Bonhunt (PN Ess 544), Wyken (PN Wa 192) and Coton supra 74.