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.

Kettlesing (Head)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hampsthwaite

Historical Forms

  • Ketylsyng' 1379 PT
  • Ketelesynge 1533 MinAcct
  • Ket(t)lesing(e) 1590 KnaresWill 1614 PRFew
  • Ket(t)lesing Head 1673 PRFew

Etymology

Kettlesing (Head), Ketylsyng '1379 PT (p), Ketelesynge 1533MinAcct , Ket (t )lesing (e )1590 KnaresWill, 1614 PRFew, Ket (t )lesing Head 1673 PRFew. 'Ketil's meadow', from the ON  pers.n. Ketill and eng .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site