Chiswick Ait
Early-attested site in the Parish of Chiswick
Historical Forms
- Ye Twigg Eight 1650 Feret 1741–5 R
- Chiswick Ait 1819 G
Etymology
Chiswick Ait is Ye Twigg Eight 1650 Feret, 1741–5 R, Chiswick Ait 1819 G. This is ME eyte , ayte , OE iggoð, 'islet.' Cf. Eel Pie Island supra 30 and Neat infra 170. The original first element is presumably the common word twig .