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.

Keyingham Marsh

Early-attested site in the Parish of Keyingham

Historical Forms

  • marisco de Kayngham, marisco de Keyngham 1197–1210,1235–49 Melsa 1342 SR
  • magno marisco 1260 Rental
  • Keyngham Mersk(e), Kayngham Mersk(e) 1260 YI 1286–1310 Melsa

Etymology

Keyingham Marsh is marisco de Kayngham , marisco de Keyngham 1197–1210, 1235–49 Melsa, 1342SR , magno marisco 1260Rental , Keyngham Mersk (e ), Kayngham Mersk (e )1260 YI, 1286–1310 Melsa. v. mersc .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement