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Great Kingshill

village · Buckinghamshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Great Kingshill is named from Old English 'cyninges hyll', meaning 'king's hill'. The 'Great' prefix was added to distinguish it from other places.

Word origins

Great
Old Englishlarge, big
Kingshill
Old Englishking's hill(from cyninges "king's", hyll "hill")

Historical forms

Kyngeshull · Kingeshull