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.

Kenn

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kenn

Historical Forms

  • Chent 1086 DB
  • Ken 1167 P

Etymology

This place takes its name from the river on which it stands, v. supra 7.