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.

Kennacott

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marwood

Historical Forms

  • Kiniuecota, Keniuecota 1167 P
  • Kynewecote 1419 Ass

Etymology

'Cēngiefu 's or Cynegiefu 's cot(e),' these being fem. pers. names in OE.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement