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Wicker Ho, Wicker Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Guilden Sutton

Historical Forms

  • Sutton Lane, Vicar Lane 1831 Bry
  • Wicker House 1842 OS
  • Witeker 1190– 1211 Cott. Nero C iii, Dugd IV 314

Etymology

Wicker Ho (109–454677), Wicker Lane (109–451680 to 457672), Sutton Lane , Vicar Lane 1831 Bry, Wicker House 1842 OS, cf. the Wicker Meadow , Wicker Meadow 1665Corp , 1848TA , the Whicker Meadow & Whicker Heys , the Wicker Meadow & Wicker Heys 1712Corp , Far Wicker , Long Wicker , etc., Wicker , Wicker Croft 1848TA . In Bryant, Sutton Lane extends 109–451680 to 457672 and Vicar Lane 109– 454677 to 459678. These p.ns. probably go back to Witeker 1190– 1211Cott . Nero C iii, Dugd IV314, 'white marsh', v. hwīt , kjarr .Cf. prec.