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.

Kendon

Early-attested site in the Parish of North Bovey

Historical Forms

  • Kynedon 13th StNicholas
  • Kingdon t.Hy3 Dartmoor
  • Kyngdon 1275 RH

Etymology

Possibly 'king (or royal) hill' from cyning (or cyne ) and dun . Close by are

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement