Renwick
Major Settlement in the Parish of Renwick
Historical Forms
- Raveneswic(k) c.1177,c.1185,c.1225 Weth
- Raveneswich(e) 1190 P c.1290 Weth
- Rafneswic c.1225 Weth
- Raveneswyk 1279 Ass
- Rauenwich' 1178 P 1479 Hexham
- Raneswic c.1180 Weth
- Ranewich 1191 P
- Ranwyk, Ranewyk 1279 Ass
- Renwyck 1568 LRMB
- Rennok 1576 S
- Ravenwyk al Renwyk 1587 Queen's
- Rainwicke, Rainewicke 1589 LRMB
- Rawnwicke al. Renwick 17th Queen's
- Ravenewyc 1212 Fees 1298 FF
Etymology
Renwick lies on Raven Beck (supra 24), but the probabilities are that the river-name is a back-formation from the place-name, and that Renwick is really 'Hrafn 's wīc.' Cf. RN 334.