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.

Kimbland Cross

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stoke Rivers

Historical Forms

  • Chimelond 13th ADvi
  • Kymelonde 1281 Ass
  • Kymelaunde 1291 Tax 1319 Exon
  • Kiemelonde 1329 DA
  • Chymelond 1330 SR

Etymology

'Cyma 's land.'

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement