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.

Westwick Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of St Michaels

Historical Forms

  • terram Westwicam 944–6 BCS812 13th
  • (æt) Westuuican 996 KCD696 13th
  • Westwika 1077–93 Gesta 14th
  • Westwic t.Ric1 Ch 1301
  • West Wyke 1248 FF

Etymology

Westwick Hall is terram Westwicam 944–6 (13th) BCS 812, (æt ) Westuuican 996 (13th) KCD 696, Westwika 1077–93 (14th) Gesta, Westwic t. Ric 1 (1301) Ch, West Wyke 1248FF . 'West dairy farm(s),' v. wic . The place lies at the west end of the parish.