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.

Badbury Wick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chisledon

Historical Forms

  • Baddehamwyke 1425 ADi
  • Badhamwyke 1428 FF 1440 ADi
  • Badberrie Wyke 1581 PCC
  • Badbury Wicke 1603 Sadler
  • Wicha 1189 GlastInq

Etymology

Badbury Wick is Baddehamwyke 1425 AD i, Badhamwyke 1428FF , 1440 AD i, Badberrie Wyke 1581 PCC, Badbury Wicke 1603Sadler and may have been the home of Edward de Wicha (1189 GlastInq). Baddehamwyke probably stands for earlier Baddan - hæmewic , having the same relation to Badbury as Liddington Wick (infra 283) to Liddington.