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.

Kentons

Early-attested site in the Parish of Henfield

Historical Forms

  • Kentwins 1823 G

Etymology

Kentons (6″) is Kentwins in 1823 (G). The name Kentwin has only been noted in connexion with East Grinstead, cf. Katerina de Kentwyne (1327 SR) and John Kentwine (13thLewes ).