Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Wika 1236 Pat

• la Wik(e) 1244 Ass 1259 AddCh

• la Wyk' 1268 Ass

• Wyke 1268 1306 AddCh 1319,1401 FF

• atte Wyk(e) 1288 Ass 1327 SR

• La Wyke juxta Chedyngton 1332 Drew

• Wyke alias Wykam 1414 Hutch3

• Week 1596 Hutch3 1840 TAMap

• Wick 1811 OS

Etymology

Wyke Fm (ST 501070), Wika 1236 Pat (p), la Wik (e )1244Ass (p), 1259AddCh (p), la Wyk '1268Ass (p), Wyke 1268ib (p), 1306AddCh (p), 1319, 1401 FF et passim , atte Wyk (e )1288Ass (p), 1327 SR (p), La Wyke juxta Chedyngton 1332 Drew, Wyke alias Wykam 1414 Hutch3, Week 1596 Hutch3, 1840TAMap (Corscombe), Wick 1811 OS, from OE  wīc 'specialized farm or building', probably here 'dairy farm'; Wykam is no doubt a Latinized form. In 1863 Hutch3 293 it is referred to as 'a farm called Penne's Week', from its possession by the Penne family, cf. Giles Penne 1544 Hutch3 (held lands in Chedington par. infra ).