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.

King's Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Heath and Reach

Historical Forms

  • Kyngeswode 1307 Ass

Etymology

This probably gained its name when Heath and Reach was part of the royal manor of Leighton Buzzard.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement