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King's Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Shapwick

Historical Forms

  • Kings Fm (Down) 1848 ib

Etymology

, Kings Fm (Down )1848ib , cf. terra domini regis ,pratum domini regis 1448–49DLCt , Kinges Leese , Kinges Meade 1591DLMB ; Shapwick was royal demesne in 1086 DB (VCHDo 365) and so remained until the 17th cent. (Hutch3 3160) , v. cyning , but cf. Roger (le ) Kyng '1327SR , 1332 SR .