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Kingswood

hamlet · Worcestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Kingswood is a hamlet named after a wood or forest belonging to the king. It signifies royal hunting grounds or woodland.

Word origins

King's
Old Englishbelonging to the king(from cyninges "king's")
wood
Old Englishwood, forest(from wudu "wood")

Historical forms

Kyngeswode · Kingeswood