English Place-name Society

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.

Kenley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Coulsdon

Historical Forms

  • Kenele(e) 1255,1263,1288 Ass 1327 Banco 1332 SR 1348 FF
  • Kenle 1403 IpmR
  • Kenley Common 1765 R.

Etymology

Kenley is Kenele (e )1255, 1263, 1288Ass , 1327 Banco, 1332 SR, 1348 FF (all p), Kenle 1403 IpmR, Kenley Common 1765 R. Probably 'C ǣ na 's leah.' Cf. Kennington supra 23.