Eastwick is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

east of Hertford, in the

East Hertfordshire East Hertfordshire is a local government district in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire. The largest town in the district is Bishop's Stortford, and the other main towns are Ware, Bunti ...

district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 194. The parish touches

Gilston Gilston is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located a little over one mile north of the town of Harlow in the neighbouring county of Essex. Together with the nearby hamlet of Eastwick ...

, High Wych,

Hunsdon Hunsdon is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It is around east of Ware and north-west of Harlow. The population of the village taken at the 2011 Census was 1,080. See also * Baron Hunsdon * Hunsdon Airfield *The Hundred ...

and Widford. Eastwick shares a parish council with Gilston.

Landmarks

There are 11 listed buildings in Eastwick. Eastwick has a church called St Botolph's Church and a pub called the Lion.

History

The name "Eastwick" means 'East specialised farm'. Eastwick was recorded in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...

as ''Esteuuiche''. Eastwick was ''Esteuiche'' in the 11th century, ''Estuic'' in the 12th century, ''Estuick'', ''Estwyk'' and ''Estwyke'' in the 13th century, ''Estwyk atte Flore'' in the 14th century and ''Eastuick'' in the 16th century.

References

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