Dunkeswick
Major Settlement in the Parish of Harewood
Historical Forms
- Chesuic 1086 DB
- Kesewych, Kesewik, Kesewyk(e) 1235,1240 FF 1240 Percy 1276 RH 1289 BltComp11 1316 Vill
- Dounkesewyk 1550 FF
- Dunkeswy(c)k(e), Dunkeswic(k) 1135–50 YCh 1246 FF 1266 MinAcct 1615 FF
- Downkeswic(k) 1524 YDiii
- Keiswicke 1577 Spoff
Etymology
'Cheese farm', v. cēse , wīc , with initial K - due to ON influence.'Dun-' (v. dūne 'lower') from its position in the valley bottom to distinguish it from East Keswick iv, 184supra .