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.

Smithwick Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rowde

Historical Forms

  • Smethet, Smethet dyche 1430 Ct

Etymology

Smithwick Fm is Smethet , Smethet dyche 1430Ct . This name would seem to be an ett -derivative of OE  smēðe , 'smooth,' referring to a smooth or level space. Cf. infra 430.