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.

Wix

Major Settlement in the Parish of Wix

Historical Forms

  • Wykes 10th BCS1162 14th SR 1238 Ass 1255 Londin 1309
  • Wygz 1310 AD
  • Wykkys 1408 Pat
  • Wicā 1086 DB
  • Wika 1195,1199 FF
  • Wyke 1254 Ass
  • Wiches 1198 Cur
  • Wikes 1200 FF a.1272 Colch 1318 Londin 1421 LancsCh
  • Vykys 1446 AD
  • Wekys 1480 ADiv
  • Wykyn 1504 Pat
  • Weekes 1720 Cooper

Etymology

'Dwelling-places' or 'dairy-farms,' v. wic . For Wykyn cf. Wicken Bonhunt infra 544.