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.

Kinwalsey

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hampton in Arden

Historical Forms

  • Kineualdeshei 1188–98 BM
  • Kynewaldeshey 1231 FF 1292 Ch 1316 Pat 1318 Ass
  • Kynewaldeshay 1341 WAM
  • Kinewoldesheye 1275 Ipm
  • Kenewaldishey 1356 MinAcct
  • Kidwalsey 1541 LP
  • Kynnwallesley 1551 FF
  • Kinwaldsey 1656 Dugdale

Etymology

Kinwalsey (6″) is Kineualdeshei 1188–98 BM, Kynewaldeshey 1231 FF, 1292 Ch, 1316 Pat, 1318Ass , Kynewaldeshay 1341WAM , Kinewoldesheye 1275 Ipm, Kenewaldishey 1356MinAcct , Kynnersey 1461, Kynvesei 1501 KnowleG, Kidwalsey 1541 LP, Kynnwallesley 1551FF , Kinwaldsey 1656 Dugdale. 'Woodland enclosure of Cyneweald ,' v. (ge)hæg. “So called from some possessor thereof in the Saxons time” (Dugdale 709).