Etymology

Killamarsh

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Today it means: A large village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4580). Full definition →

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The story

First attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Chinewoldemaresc. It appears as Kinewaldesmers in the Charter Roll for 1249. The name means "Cynewald's marsh".

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