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.

the Keim Close

Field in the Parish of Scraptoft

Historical Forms

  • the Keim Close 1742 Terrier 1745 Terrier

Etymology

the Keim Close 1742, 1745 (an enclosure towards Keyham which lies 1 ½ miles to the north - east)