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.

Kingscott

Other OS name in the Parish of St Giles in the Wood

Historical Forms

  • Kynscot 1281 Ass
  • Kynescote 1330 SR
  • Kynnescote 1501 Ipm

Etymology

is Kynscot 1281Ass (p), Kynescote 1330SR (p), Kynnescote 1501 Ipm . *Cyne 's cot(e) . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement