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King's Dyke

village · Cambridgeshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This village name means 'the king's ditch'. It may refer to a defensive ditch or a boundary ditch associated with royal land.

Word origins

King's
Old Englishking's(from cyninges "king's")
Dyke
Old Englishditch(from dīc "ditch")

Historical forms

Dike Regis · Dych Regis