Kinnersley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish (served by Kinnersley and District Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3449).

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Meanings

proper nounKinnersley (countable and uncountable, plural Kinnersleys)

plural Kinnersleys · alternative Kindersley

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Kinnersley and District Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3449).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Severn Stoke parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8743).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Cyneheard, which is composed by the suffix cyne- (“royal”) + heard (“hard, rigid, firm”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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APA

Kinnersley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinnersley

MLA

“Kinnersley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinnersley. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kinnersley,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinnersley.

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