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.

Rushwick

Early-attested site in the Parish of St Johns in Bedwardine

Historical Forms

  • Russewyk 1275 Ass 1275 SR
  • Ruyschewyk 1318 Bodl
  • Rushwyke 1348 Pat 1510 WoCh
  • Rushwyck, Rushwick 1540 Wills 1684 FF
  • Rishwick 1669 Kyre

Etymology

'Dairy farm by the rushes,' v. rysc , wic .