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.

Kings Standing Oak

Early-attested site in the Parish of Passenham

Etymology

Kings Standing Oak (6″). Cf. the kinges standing furlong 1566Rental . standing here denotes 'hunter's station from which to shoot game,' cf. King's Standing (PN Sx 392).