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.

Kewsland

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bishop's Tawton

Historical Forms

  • Kiweslond 1288 Ass
  • Kyweslonde 1333 SR

Etymology

The first element is probably the name of a medieval owner.Wallenberg (StudNP 2, 91) compares le Keu , found as a pers. name in Sx (1296 SR).