Kingsnorth

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Ashford district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR002393).

OriginOld English cyning →
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Meanings

proper nounKingsnorth (countable and uncountable, plural Kingsnorths)

plural Kingsnorths

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Ashford district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR002393).
  2. countableuncountableAn industrial locality in Hoo St Werburgh parish, Medway district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8072).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcyning“king”
  2. EnglishKingsnorth

From Old English cyning (“king”) + snād (“morsel, bit; something cut off, detached land”).

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APA

Kingsnorth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingsnorth

MLA

“Kingsnorth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingsnorth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kingsnorth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingsnorth.

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