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.

Dyke

Other OS name in the Parish of Clovelly

Historical Forms

  • Westdich 1333 SR

Etymology

[ dik ] is Westdich 1333SR (p) , v. dic . There is a large earthwork here .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement