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.

High Wych

Other OS name in the Parish of Sawbridgeworth

Historical Forms

  • Wyches 1540 Ct
  • Highwick 1676 S 1728 Sal c.1825 O.S.

Etymology

[ waitʃ ] is Wyches 1540Ct , Highwick 1676 S, 1728 Sal, c. 1825 O.S. v. wic .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement