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.

Upwick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Eastbourne

Historical Forms

  • Upwyke 1296 SR
  • Uppeweke 1485 CplM

Etymology

Upwick, surviving in Upwick Rd, Fm and Cottages, was one of the tithings of Eastbourne Hundred and included most of the old town. It is Upwyke in 1296 SR, Uppeweke in 1485CplM . Self-explanatory, v. uppe , wic .