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.

Wick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Downton

Historical Forms

  • Wicha 1166 P
  • Wyke 1268,1279 Ass
  • Weke 1524 SR
  • Weke juxta Newcourt 1585 WMxxi
  • Weeke 1642 SR

Etymology

Wick is Wicha 1166 P, Wyke 1268, 1279Ass , Weke 1524SR , Weke juxta Newcourt 1585 WM xxi, Weeke 1642SR . v. wic and supra 25.

Places in the same Parish