Hinchwick
Early-attested site in the Parish of Condicote
Historical Forms
- Hunchewic, Hunchewyk Ric1 Ch 1372 ADiii c.1218 Ch 1366
- Hinkewyke 1205 ClR
- Hinkewik 1205 Ch
- Hinchewike, Hynchewike, Hynchewyke 1258 Madox 1571 FF
- Hynchwicke 1584 Comm
- Henchewike, Henchewyke 1495,1524 Rent
- Hencheweke 1585 FF
Etymology
'Probably 'Hȳnci's dairy-farm', v. wīc . The spellings with Hinke - point to the recorded OE Hȳnca , but the weight of evidence is against a non-palatalised form. If this is a related Hȳnci we have to assume assimilation of the gen.sg. -es (which occurs once) by the preceding palatal.