Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Waldic 1086 DB

• Waldice 1212 Fees

• Waldich(e) 1263 Pap 1268 Ass 1285 FA 1309 FF Eliz Brid

• Waldiz 1291 Tax

• Waldych(e) 1306 FF 1567 Weld2

• Waldihc (sic) 1318 Brid

• Waldisch 1395 Vaux c.1447

• Waldysche 1416 Cl

• Waldeche (sic) 1500 Weld2

• Walditch 1603 ib

• Waudich(') 1236 FF 13 Weld2 m13 Brid 1313 Brid 1353 Brid

• Waudiz 1244 Ass 1265 Vaux c.1447 Brid 1280,1315

• Waudyz 13 Vaux c.1447

• Waldik 1263 Ipm

• Waldyk' 1264 MiltRoll e15

• Walldike 1664 HTax

• Waledych Sermevill 1307 FF

• Waledich 1329 Ipm

• Walldyche c.1447 Vaux

• Wallditch 1795 Boswell

• aquam que vocatur Waustich' 1359 Brid

Etymology

Probably 'ditch with a wall, walled ditch' (probably some kind of defensive earthwork), from OE  weall and dīc, cf. the OE bdy marks on þar Elde Waldich 941 (14) Glast (S 474) in Buckland N. par. 3 256, and andlang þære wealdic 956 BCS 969(S 608) in an unidentified location.Alternatively the first el. is perhaps OE  walu 'ridge of earth or stone, embankment', again often used of earthworks (cf. on þa ealdan wale in Portisham par. supra ). The small stream to the N of the village, flowing E into R. Asker, is aquam que vocatur Waustich ' (sic) 1359Brid . The affix Sermevill in 1307 is manorial: Jordan de Sermunvill was here before 1236 (FF p. 63 and Hutch3 2 208), for the same family v. Langton H. par. supra .