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.

Land Wick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Wakering

Historical Forms

  • Landwyk 1348 Ipm 1537 ADvi
  • Landwyk Marsh, Landwicke t.Jas1 ChancP
  • Landmersch 1419 MinAcct
  • Langdon Marsshe alias Landwike 1534 FF

Etymology

Land Wick (6″) is Landwyk 1348 Ipm, 1537 AD vi, Landwyk Marsh , Landwicke t. Jas 1 ChancP, Landmersch 1419MinAcct , Langdon Marsshe alias Landwike 1534FF . Cf. Landwick infra 214. Both alike seem to be compounds of land and wic .