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.

Kine Croft

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wallingford

Historical Forms

  • Kanecroft c.1260–70 ChCh
  • Canecroft 1280–1,1295–6 Wallingford 1371 ChCh
  • Great Kenycrofte, Cannyngcrofte 1516–17 RentSur
  • Cany Crofte, Keny Crofte, le Gret Keny Crofte 1548 LRMB
  • Cany Croft 1550 ArchJ
  • Cannycroft Chas1 RentSur

Etymology

Kine Croft, Kanecroft c. 1260–70 ChCh, Canecroft 1280–1, 1295–6 Wallingford, 1371 ChCh, Great Kenycrofte , Cannyngcrofte 1516–17RentSur , Cany Crofte , Keny Crofte , le Gret Keny Crofte 1548LRMB , Cany Croft 1550 ArchJ 21, Cannycroft Chas 1RentSur . v. croft .The present form of this name is apparently (v. VCH iii, 518) due to association with the word kine 'cows'. The original first el. is probably the pers.n. Cana , which occurs in DB and in a number of p.ns., v. DEPN s.n. Canfield.