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Survey of English Place-Names

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King Road

Early-attested site in the Parish of Henbury

Historical Forms

  • (le) King(e)rode, Kyng(e)rode 1484 BrKal 1501 Pat 1644 BrDep
  • King(e)srode, Kyng(e)srode 1577 M 1594,1597 FF

Etymology

King Road, (le ) King (e )rode , Kyng (e )rode 1484 BrKal, 1501 Patet freq to 1644 BrDep, King (e )srode , Kyng (e )srode 1577 M, 1594, 1597 FF. 'The king's roadstead', v. cyning and Hung Road (prec.); it is the navigable channel of the Severn near the mouth of the Avon.