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.

Haultwick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Munden

Historical Forms

  • Aldewyk 1416 Ct
  • Altwyke 1496 FF
  • Haut-wick 1598 N
  • Awtick 1694 Sess

Etymology

Haultwick [aˑtik] is Aldewyk 1416Ct , Altwyke 1496 FF, Haut-wick 1598 N, Awtick 1694 Sess. Probably 'old dairy farm,' v. wic , with irregular change of d to t . Cf. supra 51.