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.

Lee Wick

Other OS name in the Parish of St Osyth

Historical Forms

  • Legh Wyk 1512 ERxxx
  • Lewike 1539 EAS(OS)v
  • Lewick 1540 MinAcct
  • Lewyke 1540 LP
  • Le Wyke 1548 Pat

Etymology

is Legh Wyk 1512 ER xxx, Lewike 1539 EAS (OS) v, Lewick 1540MinAcct ,Lewyke 1540 LP, Le Wyke 1548 Pat .