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.

Cheswick Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tanworth

Historical Forms

  • Chesewych 13th Dugd548
  • Chesewik, Chesywik 1267 Ipm 1301 Ch
  • Chesewice c.1327 ADiv

Etymology

Cheswick Green is Chesewych 13th Dugd 548, Chesewik , Chesywik 1267 Ipm, 1301 Ch, Chesewice c. 1327 AD iv. 'Cheese farm,' v. wic .Identical with Chiswick (Mx) and Chiswick (PN Ess 522).