Prickwillow
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ely St Mary and Ely Trinity
Historical Forms
- Pri(c)kewylev 1251 ElyCouch 1277 Ely
- Prikewiluh 1279 ElyM
- Pricwylgh c.1320 CAPriv
- Prikwylwe 1387 ElyF
- Prikwhelwe 1438 Plea
- Prykwylowgh 1475 Ct
- Prykewylow 1480 ib
- Prickwillowe 1570 Eg
Etymology
Prickwillow is Pri (c )kewylev 1251ElyCouch , 1277Ely , Prikewiluh 1279ElyM , Pricwylgh c. 1320 CAPr iv, Prikwylwe 1387ElyF , Prikwhelwe 1438Plea , Prykwylowgh 1475Ct ; Prykewylow 1480 ib., Prickwillowe 1570Eg . The compound prick-willow is not on independent record, but presumably it is used, like the compounds pricktimber , pricktree and prickwood , to denote a tree from which wooden skewers are made. If so, it goes back some 300 years earlier than any of those compounds.