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.

Higher Kingdon

Other OS name in the Parish of Alverdiscott

Historical Forms

  • Kyngdon 1330 SR
  • Kingdon 1423 IpmR

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Kyngdon 1330SR (p),Kingdon 1423 IpmR , cf. Kendon infra 470 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement