Kitchen Hall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Harlow
Historical Forms
- Kechen(e)hall(e) 1327 SR 1347 Ipm
- Kychenhalle 1442 IpmR
- Ketchinghall 1582 Ct
- Kechin-hall 1768 M
Etymology
Kitchen Hall is Kechen (e )hall (e )1327SR , 1347 Ipm, Kychenhalle 1442 IpmR, Ketchinghall 1582Ct , Kechin-hall 1768 M. It probably represents the estate in Harlow which was appropriated to the maintenance of the kitchen of the Abbots of Bury St Edmunds (M ii, 483–4).