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<span class="mw-page-title-main">London Borough of Hackney</span> London borough in United Kingdom

The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in Inner London, England. The historical and administrative heart of Hackney is Mare Street, which lies 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Charing Cross. The borough is named after Hackney, its principal district. Southern and eastern parts of the borough are popularly regarded as being part of east London that spans some of the traditional East End of London with the northwest belonging to north London. Its population is estimated to be 281,120.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aldwych</span> Human settlement in England

Aldwych is a street and the name of the area immediately surrounding it, in the City of Westminster, part of Greater London, and is part of the West End Theatreland. The 450 metres (1,480 ft) street starts 600 metres (2,000 ft) east-northeast of Charing Cross, the conventional map centre-point of the capital city.

Dane or Danes may refer to:

Coombe is an alternate spelling of combe, a dry valley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wick, Caithness</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Wick is a town and royal burgh in Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. The town straddles the River Wick and extends along both sides of Wick Bay. "Wick Locality" had a population of 6,954 at the time of the 2011 census, a decrease of 3.8% from 2001.

WIC may stand for:

Ullingswick is a small village in Herefordshire, England located about 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Bromyard, 9 miles (14 km) north east of Hereford and 10 miles south east of Leominster. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 259.

A "-wich town" is a settlement in Anglo-Saxon England characterised by extensive artisanal activity and trade – an "emporium". The name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon suffix -wīc, signifying "a dwelling or fortified place".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vicus</span> Ancient Roman term for a rural village or neighborhood

In Ancient Rome, the Latin term vicus designated a village within a rural area or the neighbourhood of a larger settlement. During the Republican era, the four regiones of the city of Rome were subdivided into vici. In the 1st century BC, Augustus reorganized the city for administrative purposes into 14 regions, comprising 265 vici. Each vicus had its own board of officials who oversaw local matters. These administrative divisions are recorded as still in effect at least until the mid-4th century.

Wessex was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in early medieval England.

The name Weeks is an uncommon English surname, usually either a patronymic of the Middle English Wikke or a topographic or occupational name deriving from Wick. It may also be an Anglification of the Scandinavian habitational name Vik.

Whale is an English surname of unclear origin; however, it could be a derivation of Walh, a word generally used by Anglo-Saxon colonists to refer to native Britons, Romans or Celts after the Anglo-Saxon conquest of England. The Avebury stone circle, in Wiltshire, itself was referred to as waledich in the 13th century, a name still in use, as walldich, as late as 1696. Waledich literally means 'ditch of the wealas'.

An English topographic name for someone who lived on an outlying farm; it is a modern variation of the Anglo-Saxon wic. The surname is also of German origin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Viking activity in the British Isles</span> Aspect of Viking expansion

Viking activity in the British Isles occurred during the Early Middle Ages, the 8th to the 11th centuries CE, when Scandinavians travelled to the British Isles to raid, conquer, settle and trade. They are generally referred to as Vikings, but some scholars debate whether the term Viking represented all Scandinavian settlers or just those who used violence.

Wijck is a Dutch surname derived from the Dutch word for neighborhood, "wijk".

The Battle of Buttington was fought in 893 between a Viking army and an alliance of Anglo-Saxons and Welsh.

Wich may refer to: