Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sotowiche 1086 DB

• Shotowica 1096–1101 Chest 17

• Rowessechotowyk, Ssechotowyk 13 JRC

• Schotowyk 1271 ChFor

• Chircheschototwykke 1357 ib

• Sotewica 1096–1101(1280),1150 Chest

• Sotewic 1216–23 17 ib

• Sotewik 1245,1250,1254 P

• Sottewic 1188–91 Chest 1242(lit.Soccewic),1245,1254 P

• Sottewik 1247 ib

• Schotewic 1214–23 Chest

• Schotewyc 1237 P

• Shotewic 1240 Cl

• Schotewyc 1407 Chol

• Schottewic, Schottewyc 1337 Bark

• S(h)cho(t)tewyc, S(h)cho(t)tewyk(e), S(h)cho(t)tewik(e), S(h)cho(t)teuyk, S(h)cho(t)tewich 1241 Cl

• S(h)cho(t)tewyth 1291 Tax

• Shottewik(e) c.1536 Leland

• Shotewyk 1539–47 Dugd

• Chircheshotewyk 1316 Plea

• Churchshotewyk 1449 Morris

• Chyrcheschotewyke 1357 ChFor

• Shotewyk in Wyrhale 1327 Cl

• Shottewike yn Wyral c.1536 Leland

• Sothwica 1096–1101 Chest 1280

• Suthwic 1240 P

• Sotwic 1242 ib

• Rowheschetewyk, Schetewyk c.1180 AddCh

• Schetewic 1239 P

• Roweshetewyke, Shetewyke c.1260–70 AddCh 14

• Shetewik 1280 Surv

• Rowshetwyk, Shetwyk 1463 Chol

• Roghshetewike, Shetewike 1511 ib

• Schetowyca 13 Chest

• Schttewic 1237 P

• Sochewic 1238 P

• Socwic 1240 ib

• Scocwicum 1240 ib

• Scotw' 1240 P

• Scotewik 1247 ib

• Rowescotewyke, Scotewyke 1278 JRC

• S(c)hotwic, S(c)hotwik 1240,1242 ib

• Schotwik 1403 Pat

• Shot(t)wic(us), Shot(t)wik(e), Shot(t)wyk(e), Shot(t)wick 1278 Pat

• Shot(t)wicke, Shot(t)wycke, Shot(t)wigg, Shot(t)wich 1398 ChRR

• Shot(t)wiche 1646 Sheaf

• Churcheshotwich 1398 ChRR

• Shotwyke Kyrke 1454 Sheaf 17

• Stokewic 1247 P

• Stokewik 1250 ib

• Stottewic 1247 P

• S(ch)oteswik 1254 P

• Scoteswich 1291 Tax

• Rowechotewik, Chotewik 1272–80,1317 JRC

• Rowchotewik 1328 CASNSVI

• Rowchokwyke, Chokwyke 1329 Sheaf 1580 17

• Shitwyke 1437 Pat

• Shokwik 1535 VE

• Shockwik 1687 Sheaf

• Shockwhick 1693 ib

• Shatwicke 1680 Sheaf

• Shattwick 1698 ib

Etymology

'Hamlet at a steep promontory', from wīc and a hill-name OE  Scēot -hōh from scēot 3 'a steep slope', and hōh 'a promontory, a spur', cf. DEPN, and Studies2 147. The affix Church - ('with a church', v. cirice ) distinguishes this township from Woodbank and Shotwick Park 208, 210infra .