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Whitwick

village · Leicestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This village name means 'white settlement or farmstead'. It is derived from the Old English terms 'hwīte' meaning white and 'wīc' meaning a dwelling place or farmstead.

Word origins

Whitwick
Old Englishwhite dwelling(from hwīte "white", wīc "dwelling place, farmstead")

Historical forms

Witewic