Seven Kings
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ilford
Historical Forms
- Sevekyngg(es) 1285 Ass
- Sevyn Kynges 1456 ERxxxii
- le vij Kinges Wateringes 1609 LRMB
Etymology
Seven Kings is Sevekyngg (es )1285Ass , Sevyn Kynges 1456 ER xxxii. No certainty is possible. Local tradition derives the name from a meeting here of seven Saxon kings. The only alternative possibility is to derive it from Seofecingas , 'the settlement of the people of Seofeca ,' a pers. name found also in Seacourt (Berks), Seofecanwyrð BCS 1002. v. ing . Seven Kings Watering Stoop (6″) is le vij Kinges Wateringes 1609LRMB . For Stoop v. infra .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Abery Ho, Aldborough Hatch
- The Castle
- Claybury Fm
- Clayhall
- Cranbrook Fm
- Fairlop Plain
- Gayshamhall
- Goodmayes
- Loxford Hall
- Padnall
- Red Bridge
- Stoop Bridge, Stoop Lane
- Wangeyhall Fm, Wangey Ho
- Wyfields