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.

Little Kyre

Major Settlement in the Parish of Little Kyre

Historical Forms

  • Cures 1235 FF
  • Kettles Cure 1294 Ipm
  • Kettles Cure al. Little Cure 1581 Kyre
  • Parva Cure 1295,1305 Ipm

Etymology

Henry Ketel held the estate in the 13th cent. (Kyre).

Places in the same Parish