Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Keynedon

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sherford

Historical Forms

Chenighedona, Cheninghedona 1086 DB(Exon)

Chenigedone

Kynedon 1242 Fees792 1303 FA

Kynydon 1306 Ipm

Etymology

'Hill of Cǣna 's people,' v. ing , dun .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement

Sherford