English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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King's Heath, Kingwood Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Lambourn

Historical Forms

  • Kingsheath 1753 ArchJ
  • Kings Heath 1761 Rocque
  • Kyngeswod 1419 DL
  • Kingswood 1761 Rocque

Etymology

, Kingsheath 1753 ArchJ 15, Kings Heath 1761 Rocque , Kyngeswod 1419DL , Kingswood 1761 Rocque ; v. cyning , hǣð , wudu ; Lambourn was royal demesne in 1086 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement