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 kemp close

Field in the Parish of Whitton

Historical Forms

  • the kemp close 1601 Terrier
  • the Kemp close 1606 Terrier
  • Kemp Close 1635 Terrier 1662 Terrier

Etymology

the kemp close 1601, the Kemp close 1606,Kemp Close 1635, 1662(no doubt from the surn. Kemp)

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement