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.

Kingsbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Benson

Historical Forms

  • Kingesbur' 1275–6 RH
  • Kingesbure 1285 Ass

Etymology

Kingsbury (lost) is Kingesbur '1275–6 RH, Kingesbure 1285Ass .'King's burh.' It is stated 1275–6 RH to have been given by Henry III to Osney forty years before.