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.

Kingsmoor

Other OS name in the Parish of Black Torrington

Historical Forms

  • Kingesmore 1249 Ass

Etymology

is Kingesmore 1249Ass . Black Torrington was a royal manor in 1086(DB) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement