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.

Northwick Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Blockley

Historical Forms

  • Norðwica 964 BCS1135 12th
  • Northwike 1221 Eyre
  • Northwyke 15 Rent
  • Norwyk juxta Blockele 1254 FF

Etymology

Northwick Park, Norðwica 964 (12th) BCS 1135, Northwike 1221 Eyre (p), Northwyke 15Rent , Norwyk juxta Blockele 1254FF . 'North dairy-farm', v. norð , wīc ; it lies north of Blockley and was doubtless a secondary settlement from that place; cf. The Wick (51supra ) and Finberg 8–11.