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.

Monkswick

Other OS name in the Parish of Canvey Island

Historical Forms

  • Monekwyk 1315 Survey
  • Monks-Wick 1563 M

Etymology

is Monekwyk 1315Survey ,Monks -Wick 1563 M . Cf. also Monkeflete ( in Canvey ) . This belonged to the monks of Westminster .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement