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Kingswood Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shotwick

Historical Forms

  • Kingsworth Lane 1831 Bry
  • King's Wood Lane 1842 OS

Etymology

Kingswood Lane (109–375686 to 373702), Kingsworth Lane 1831 Bry, King 's Wood Lane 1842 OS, cf. boscus de Parua Saligh '1265–81 Chest, Salghal Wood 1295 Misc, Salghalewode 1331ChFor , boscus de Salghale 1347, 1357 ib, 1353, 1357 BPR, 1390, 1399 ChRR, boscus et parcum de Salghale 1387 ib, Salghalewode 1440 Orm2, 'the prince 's wood of Salghale '1353 BPRet freq ib, the Abbottes Wood , the Kinges Wood , the Kynges Wood 1563 (17) Sheaf, a place anciently called Kingswood 1621 (1656) Orm2 (in Great and Little Saughall), 'the king's-, the abbot's wood', v. abbat , cyning , wudu , lane . The woodland in the two townships of Saughall was divided betweeen the demesnes of the abbots and the earls of Chester.