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Survey of English Place-Names

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King's Meadow

Other OS name in the Parish of Wallingford

Historical Forms

  • Kyngesmede 1376 Cl
  • Kyngesmed 1385 Fine
  • Kyngs Medowe, The Kinges Meade 1526 RentSur

Etymology

, Kyngesmede 1376 Cl, Kyngesmed 1385 Fine, Kyngs Medowe , The Kinges Meade 1526RentSur . A strip of meadow by R . Thames adjoining Wallingford Castle .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Early-attested site