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.

King's Court

Other OS name in the Parish of Rodborough

Historical Forms

  • Kings 1839 TA

Etymology

, 1830 M , ' (lordship of) Kynnes ' 1463Rent , Kings 1839TA , a manorial name from the surname Kinne ( cf. Kynnesmede 101 supra ) .