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.

Kingwater

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kingwater

Historical Forms

  • Kingwater 1777 NB
  • King's Water 1794 H

Etymology

Named from King Water (supra 19).