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Kingswinford

town

Old EnglishAI-generated

Kingswinford is an Old English name meaning 'King's ford'. It denotes a ford that was under royal ownership or importance.

Word origins

King's
Old Englishbelonging to the king(from cyning "king")
ford
Old Englishford(from ford "ford")

Historical forms

Swineford · Kingeswinford