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Lower Kingswood

village · Surrey

Old EnglishAI-generated

Lower Kingswood is a village in a wood belonging to the king. The 'Lower' prefix indicates its position relative to another part of the wood or settlement.

Word origins

Lower
Old Englishlower(from lāw "low")
Kingswood
Old Englishking's wood(from cyning "king", wudu "wood, forest")

Historical forms

Kyngeswode