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.

Sikes

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Malzeard

Historical Forms

  • Sikes, Sykes 1496 FountRent 1535 VE 1538 Vyner
  • Sikes Graunge 1540 Fount

Etymology

Sikes, Sikes , Sykes 1496FountRent , 1535 VE, 1538Vyner , Sikes Graunge 1540 Fount, v. sīc 'stream'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site