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.

Halewick Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sompting

Historical Forms

  • Halewick 1645 SRS14,239
  • le Wyke 1273 Ipm

Etymology

Halewick Fm is Halewick in 1645 (SRS 14, 239) and is perhaps the place called le Wyke in 1273 (Ipm), v. wic . The first element must remain unexplained.

Places in the same Parish