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.

Wickhurst

Other OS name in the Parish of Wadhurst

Historical Forms

  • terr. voc. Wykers 1438 Ct
  • Wickens al. Wickherst 1624 SRS14,197

Etymology

is terr . voc . Wykers 1438Ct ,Wickens al. Wickherst 1624 SRS 14, 197 , and perhaps contains the name of some former owner .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement