English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Kilnwick

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kilnwick

Historical Forms

  • Chileuuit, Chileuuid 1086 DB
  • Killingwic, Killingwik(e), Kyllingwic 1163–89 YD 1200 P 1219 Ass 1232 Pat 1414 Test
  • Killingwic sub Waldo 13th YD
  • Killingwic juxta Watton 1300 Ch
  • Killewic' 1200 Cur 1201 FF
  • Killincwic early13th YD
  • Killigwic, Killinwic 13th YD
  • Kilnewic, Kylnewic, Kylnewyk 13th YD 1226 FF 1231 Ass 1240 YD 1279 YI
  • Kilingwyk, Kylingwyk 1373 Pat
  • Kylingwyk iuxta Watton' 1342 SR
  • Kelyngwike 1449 Test
  • Kylineweke 1524 FF

Etymology

'Cylla 's dairy-farm,' v. ing , wic and cf. Nunkeeling supra 79 and Kilnwick Percy infra 179.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement