King's Mead
Early-attested site in the Parish of Derby
Historical Forms
- Kingesmed(e)we, Kyngesmed(e)we c.1180 Darley e.13th WollCh 1230 FF c.1250,1253 Darley
- King(i)smede 1543,1544 DKR
- Kinges medowe 1546 MinAcct
- Kynges medowe 1557 Halliii
- the Kinges Meade Eliz Rental
- Kingsmead 1789 Camden(Gough)
- Nunnes Grene 1610 Speed
- Nuns greene 1611 DbAxxxvi
- Derby 1675 Ogilby 1792 Cal
Etymology
King's Mead (local), Kingesmed (e )we , Kyngesmed (e )we c. 1180 Darley, e. 13thWollCh , 1230 FF, c. 1250, 1253 Darley, King (i )smede 1543, 1544 DKR, Kinges medowe 1546MinAcct , Kynges medowe 1557 Hall iii, the Kinges Meade ElizRental , Kingsmead 1789 Camden(Gough).'The King's meadow', v. cyning , mǣd . The Nunnery of St Mary was situated here, cf. moniales ecclesie beate Marie de Prato c. 1180 Darley.It was later known as Nuns Green, Nunnes Grene 1610 Speed, Nuns greene 1611 DbA xxxvi, Nun (s ) Green 1638 Derby 1675 Ogilby, 1792 Cal. The name King's Mead remains as one of the electoral wards of Derby.