Kingswood Way, CR2

Place Name

The local area King’s Wood does not get its name from any royal connection but rather a local landowner named William Kyng and his family, who owned woodland around here. The family were first mentioned as early as 1332 and by 1595 the area was being referred to in records as Kinges Woodes.

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