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.

Kemsley Barn

Early-attested site in the Parish of Weston on the Green

Historical Forms

  • Kelmesleye c.1270 Os

Etymology

Kemsley Barn (6″) takes name from Kelmesleye c. 1270 Os. 'C ǣ nhelm 's (a)h.'