Kingsford
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wolverley
Historical Forms
- Cenungaford 964 BCS1134 11th
- Keningeford 1189–96 WoC c.1250 SR 1275 FF 1306
- Kiningeford c.1200 WoC c.1250
- Keingford 1240 WoP
- Kenigford 1255 Ass
- Kemingford 1316 Ipm
- Kyngesford, Kingsford 1346 FA 1427 SR 1649 FF
Etymology
'Ford of the people of C (o )ēn or C (o )ēna ,' v. ingas . At a later stage e was raised to i before ng , the process being helped by folk-etymological association with king .