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Survey of English Place-Names

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Kingsforth Field

Other OS name in the Parish of Wickersley

Historical Forms

  • Kingsthorp 1451 FA
  • Kingsforth (Close) 1792 Fairb 1843 TA

Etymology

, Kingsthorp 1451FA , Kingsforth (Close )1792 Fairb 200, 1843TA , v. cyning , þorp ( replaced by ford ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement