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.

Blea Wyke

Early-attested site in the Parish of Scalby

Historical Forms

  • Blauuich 1108–14 Whitby
  • Blawic, Blawik, Blawyc 1109–14 YCh 1314 NRS
  • Blawick 1619 NRS

Etymology

'Exposed, cheerless sea-creek' v. blar , vik . Blowick near Southport (PN La 126) is an exact parallel.