Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sigeswic(k), Sygeswic(k), -wyk(e) 1180–1208,1184–90,1222–9,1246–9 Cockers 1256 Ass11d 1292 1530 Kendi,152

• Sigiswic(ke), Sigyswic(ke), Sigiswyk(e) 1200–31,1230–46 Cockers 1265–77 Kendii,182 1451 CockersRent 1554 Tullie

• Sigswick 1611 Dep

• Siggeswic(k), Syggeswic(k), Syggeswyk(e) 1180–1200etfreqto1422 Kendii,168–185 1202 P 1205–13 Cockers 1332 SR 1348 Pat 1777 M

• Siggeswik in Kendale 1281 Kendii,182

• Siggiswic(k), Siggiswyk 1246–9,1484–1590 Kendii,180,185–8 1552 AOMB

• Syggswyk 1501 Kendii,187

• Sig(g)hiswic, Sig(g)hiswik 1184–90 Cockers

• Sig(g)hiswich 1205–13 ib

• Sigherwik 1184–1208 Cockers

• Suggeswyke 1256 Ass11d

• Sicheswyc 1260–75 Kendii,181

• Segiswyk 1501 Ipm

• Seggeswick 1574 Kendi,173 1662 RateK

• Sydgewyke 1537 Kendii,187

• Sidgewick 1714 Will

• Sigewick 1580 Kendi,157

• Sedgwicke 1610 PR(K)

• Sidgswicke 1631 Kendii,189 1665 Sdg

Etymology

'Sigg(e)'s dairy farm', v. wīc . The first el. is the ME  pers.n. Sigg (e ), which occurs in the 12th century as a pers.n. in Selside and Fawcett Forest (1190–1200, 1198–1200 Kend i, 231, 239); this pers.n. may be from ON  Siggi , but (in view of the later palatalised form in the p.n.) it could be from a strong form of OE  Sicga ; Sicg occurs in the 12th century in LVD 6.