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Keswick

  • /ˈkɛzɪk/

Where it comes from

From Old English ċȳse (“cheese”) and wīc (“farm”); alternatively, cheese + -wick; the alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

proper noun

  1. A market town and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale district, and historically in the county of Cumberland (OS grid ref NY2623). A public awareness campaign has also been launched to remind campers and visitors to leave no trace and take their litter home, with signs installed in locations such as Keswick and Wasdale.
  2. A coastal village in Bacton parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG3533).
  3. A small village in Keswick and Intwood parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2004).
  4. A neighbourhood in south-west Edmonton, Alberta.
  5. A community in the town of Georgina, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
  6. A census-designated place in Shasta County, California.
  7. A minor city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
  8. A neighbourhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
  9. A ghost town in Bingham township, Leelanau County, Michigan.
  10. A census-designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia.
  11. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of West Torrens, South Australia.

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"Keswick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/keswick. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Keswick. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/keswick

Chicago

"Keswick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/keswick.

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@misc{keswick_2026,
  title = {Keswick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keswick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}