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.

Hannington Wick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hannington

Historical Forms

  • Wyk 1289 Ass
  • Hanyndoneswyk 1364 ib
  • Hanyngdon Weke 1547 SR

Etymology

Hannington Wick is Wyk 1289Ass , Hanyndoneswyk 1364 ib., Hanyngdon Weke 1547SR , v. wic , 'dairy-farm.' Wick is often thus added to the name of a manor and denotes the dairy-farm of the manor.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement