Kingsey
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kingsey (now in Buckinghamshire)
Historical Forms
- Eia Magna 1196 Cur
- Eye c.1200 RegRoff
- mangna Eya 1241 Ass
- Kingesie 1197 Fine 1440 AD
- Kinguseye c.1245 AD
- Kingsey 1284–6 FA
Etymology
'King's island,' v. (ī)eg: apparently earlier known as 'great island' by contrast to Litney Fm ('small island') infra 112.