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Survey of English Place-Names

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Kimerley Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Bere Regis

Etymology

, cf. John Kynele 1327SR , John Kyueley (probably for Kyneley ) 1332 SR , ' royal wood or clearing ' , v. cyne- , lēah ; for the crown demesne here , v. Bere Regis supra , cf. the tithing headed Kings Tenantes in 1664 HTax and called Kingshold in 1774 Hutch1 ( described as ' small parcels of land scattered all overthe parish ' , v. hold ' tenure ' ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement