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.

Kinterbury Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stoke Damarel

Historical Forms

  • Kenteburi 1291 Tax
  • Kentebery 1346 FA
  • Kynteberi 1330 SR

Etymology

v. burh . No suggestion can be made for the interpretation of the first element unless it is to be associated with Walter Kynta , taxed in the 1333SR . It is on the river Tamar so cannot contain a river-name Kent or the like.