Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Peuerwick 966 Peniarth 13th

• Peverwic, Peverwik(e) late12th WollCh 1229 DbAxxxii 1241 RegLich 1340 Ch

• Pewerwike 1281 Ass

• Pevrewic 1086 DB

• Peuerwiz, Peverwiz, Peverwyz, Peverwys 1236,1250,1261 FF 1269 Ass Hy3 DbCh 1297 Ipm 1324 Pat 1416 Cl

• Pewerwyz 1284 Cl

• Peuerwich, Peverwich, Peverwych(e) 1241 RegAnt 1250 DbAxiii 1281 FF 1338 DbCh 1486 Woll

• Peverewych 1307 FF

• Pevrewych 1298 Cl

• Peurewiche 1300 ShefMD

• Per(e)wych(e), Per(e)wich(e) 1305,1313 DbAxxxii 1345 Orig 1372 Cor 1577 DbAi

• Perwyz 1269 Ass

• Perwyk 1406 Pat

• Perwick 1449 Woll

• Parwych(e), Parwich(e) 1382,1452,1500 DbCh

• Parwidge 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed 1758 Bowen

• Parwick 1676 DbAvii

Etymology

Ekwall (DEPN) is probably correct in his interpretation 'dairy- farm on the R. Pever ', v. wīc . He assumes that this is the old name of the now unnamed stream which flows through the village. It is identical with Peover Ch and Perry Sa. The river-name is derived from Brit  *Pebro - (Jackson 281) and this word appears in W  as pefr 'bright, radiant', v. also RN 322–3. Forms in -z and -s are AN  spellings for -ch .