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.

Kings End

Early-attested site in the Parish of Powick

Etymology

This name is found in 1613 (QSR) and must come from the family name le Kynge recorded in 1327 (SR).