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.

Keffolds

Other OS name in the Parish of Thursley

Historical Forms

  • Kyrefold t.Hy8 Rental
  • Kyffold 1548 LRMB
  • Kyffoldes 1583 Deed
  • Kerfoldes 1600 SrWills
  • Kirdfold 1602 Rental
  • Kirdfold al. Kiffold 1614 Rental

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Kyrefold t. Hy 8Rental , Kyffold 1548LRMB ,Kyffoldes 1583Deed , Kerfoldes 1600 SrWills, Kirdfold 1602Rental , Kirdfold al. Kiffold 1614Rental . v. fal(o)d . The forms are too late for any interpretation of the first element to be suggested .