King’s Head. See “[King’s Arms].”
Kingsland. This district marked the southern limits of the ancient royal domain of Enfield Chase.
King’s Lynn. Anciently called “Lynn Episcopi,” being the property of the Bishop of Norwich. At the dissolution of the monasteries Henry VIII. sequestered this estate, and gave the town the name of Lynn Regis, or King’s Lynn. The word Lynn is Celtic for “pool.”
King’s Own Men. The 78th Foot, so called from their Gaelic motto: “Cuidichr Rhi” (Help the King).
King’s Road. In compliment to Charles II., who caused this highway between Chelsea and Fulham Palace to be made passable.
Kingston. The capital of Jamaica, after William III., in whose reign (1693) it was founded.
Kingston-on-Thames. From the ancient stone on which seven of the Anglo-Saxon kings were crowned. This interesting relic is now enclosed with iron railings near the Town Hall.
Kingstown. Originally “Dunleary,” the name was changed in honour of the visit of George IV. in September 1821.
King Street. That in Covent Garden, after Charles I., in whose reign it was laid out. In St James’s, after James I. In Cheapside, in honour of Henry IV., who passed down it to open the new Guildhall. At Westminster, because this was the direct road between the Court and the Abbey.
Kingsway. The name given by the London County Council to the new thoroughfare from Holborn to the Strand opened by King Edward VII. in 1905.