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.

Liddington Wick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Liddington

Historical Forms

  • Ludeemewyke 1232 Lacock
  • Wyk 1249 Ass
  • Wika t.Hy3 Shaston
  • Lidham Weeke 1659 Recov
  • Lydham Weeke 1695 NQviii
  • Liddam Wick oth. Liddington Wick 1780 Recov

Etymology

Liddington Wick is Ludeemewyke 1232Lacock , Wyk 1249Ass , Wika t. Hy 3Shaston , Ludhamwyk 1321 Lidham Weeke 1659Recov , Lydham Weeke 1695 NQ viii, Liddam Wick oth. Liddington Wick 1780Recov . The earlier form would seem to go back to OE  hlȳde hǣme wic , 'dairy-farm of the men of Liddington,' v. hæme , 'dwellers,' wic .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement