-wich town

Such settlements were usually coastal and many have left material traces found during excavation. Eilert Ekwall wrote: As well as -wich, - was the origin of the endings and , as, for example, in Papplewick, Nottinghamshire. Four former "-wīc towns" are known in England as the consequence of excavation. Two of theseJorvik (Jorwic) in present-day York and Lundenwic near Londonare waterfront sites, while the other two, Hamwic in Southampton and Gipeswic (Gippeswic) in Ipswich are further inland. == New sense ==

By the eleventh century, the use of -wich in placenames had been extended to include areas associated with salt production. At least nine English towns and cities carry the suffix although only five of them tend to be associated with salt: Droitwich in Worcestershire and the four -wich towns of Middlewich, Nantwich, Northwich and Leftwich in Cheshire. == See also ==