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.

Hampton Wick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hampton

Historical Forms

  • Wica 13th ADii
  • Hamptone la Wyke 1263 FF
  • Hamptone a la Wyke 1289 ib
  • Wik' 1274 Ass
  • Hamptonwicke 1615 Sess

Etymology

Hampton Wick is Wica 13th AD ii, Hamptone la Wyke 1263 FF, Hamptone a la Wyke 1289 ib., Wik '1274Ass , Hamptonwicke 1615 Sess. v. wic , 'dairy farm,' and cf. Hackney Wick infra 106.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement