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.

White Kemp Sewer

Other OS name in the Parish of Playden

Historical Forms

  • Kemp 1296 SR

Etymology

is possibly to be associated with the family of Richard Kemp (1296 SR) . Sewer in the sense of watercourse for draining the marshes ( v. NEDs. v . ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement