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.

Wish Tower

Early-attested site in the Parish of Eastbourne

Etymology

Wish Tower (6″) is the name of one of the martello towers, taking its name from a piece of watery meadow close by called the 'wish'' (v. wisc ). Cf. Southwish 1403CplM .