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.

Southwick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hempsted

Historical Forms

  • Wichio 1267 Glouc
  • Sudwick c.1220 GlR
  • Suthwick c.1230 ib

Etymology

Southwick, Wichio 1267 Glouc, Sudwick c. 1220 GlR (p), Suthwick c. 1230 ib (p). 'South dairy-farm', v. sūð , wīc , doubtless an outlying farm from Hempsted. Cf. Southwick (67supra ).