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.

Kingley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arrow

Historical Forms

  • Kyngleyam 1160–91 ChronEve
  • Kingeleia 1221 FF
  • Kyngelegh 1262 Ass
  • Kyngeley(e) 1318 Ass 1329 Pat 1350 BM
  • Kyngesle 1285 Ass
  • Kynleye 1315 ADi
  • Kyngeleye 1307 Ass
  • Kynggeleye 1319 ADi
  • Kyngleye 1416 IpmR

Etymology

Kingley is Kyngleyam 1160–91 ChronEve, Kingeleia 1221 FF, Kyngelegh 1262Ass , Kyngeley (e )1318Ass (p), 1329 Pat, 1350 BM, Kyngesle 1285Ass , Kynleye 1315 AD i, Kyngeleye 1307Ass (p), Kynggeleye 1319 AD i, Kyngleye 1416 IpmR. This would seem to be 'King's clearing or wood,' v. leah , but no connection of the place with a king is known.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement