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.

Kingsdon

Other OS name in the Parish of Colyton

Historical Forms

  • Kyngesdon 1539 AddCh
  • Kyngesdowne 1547 LP

Etymology

is Kyngesdon 1539AddCh , Kyngesdowne 1547 LP . Colyton was a royal manor in DB .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement