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.

Kingsford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Solihull

Historical Forms

  • Kingesford 1186 P 1789 Cary
  • Kynch(e)ford 1446 Pat 1547 Monast
  • Kyngton al. Kinsford 1652 FF
  • Kinsford al. Keynton al. Kington 1670 ib
  • Kynchford al. Kingsford 1687 Recov

Etymology

Kingsford (6″) is Kingesford 1186 P (p)et passim to 1789 Cary with variant spellings Chingesford and Kyngesford , Kynch (e )ford 1446 Pat, 1547 Monast, Kyngton al. Kinsford 1652FF , Kinsford al. Keynton al. Kington 1670 ib., Kynchford al. Kingsford 1687Recov .