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Kingsforth

Other OS name in the Parish of Barton upon Humber

Historical Forms

  • furth 1658 BPD
  • Kingsfurth 1703 MiscDon
  • Kingsforth House 1826 MiscDon

Etymology

, 1658,1733BPD , 1824 O , 1842 White, King furth 1658BPD , Kingsfurth 1703MiscDon 251 , Kingsforth House 1826MiscDon 82 , cf. Kingforth meerfurr 1666BPD , King forth Marefurr 1674ib , Kinsfurth Meerefurr 1685ib , Kingforth Marfur 1761MiscDon 251 ( v. marfur ' a furrowmarking a boundary ' ) . The forms are too late to suggest a convincing etymology .