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.

Kennerleigh

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kennerleigh

Historical Forms

  • Kenewarlegh' 1219 Ass
  • Kynwarleye 1275 FF
  • Kinwardelegh 1244 Ass
  • Kyn(e)warde(s)ley(e), Kyn(e)warde(s)legh 1281 Ass 1336 Ipm 1497 Ipm
  • Kyneworthlegh 1281 Ass
  • Kynnerley 1577 Saxton
  • Kenworleighe 1609 FF

Etymology

'Cyneweard 's clearing,' v. leah . For omission of the genitival s , cf. Killington, Wiverton supra 66, 251.

Places in the same Parish

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