Kingsey

Also known as Kingsey, Buckinghamshire

Kingsey is a small village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is near the boundary with Oxfordshire, about two miles east of Thame and a mile south of Haddenham.

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Place details

Locality: Haddenham
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Kingsey
UK place.static_image_name: St Nicholas, Kingsey - geograph.org.uk - 410131.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: St Nicholas, Kingsey
UK place.label_position: top
UK place.population: 207
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census including Aston Sandford)
UK place.civil_parish: Kingsey
UK place.unitary_england: Buckinghamshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Buckinghamshire
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.country: England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Mid Buckinghamshire
UK place.post_town: Aylesbury
UK place.postcode_district: HP17
UK place.postcode_area: HP
UK place.dial_code: 01844
UK place.os_grid_reference: SP7406

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Wikidata facts

Population: 207
Image: St Nicholas, Kingsey - geograph.org.uk - 410131.jpg
Dialing code: 01844

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Commons category: Kingsey
postal code: HP17
OS grid reference: SP743068
P8168: slate

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The village toponym is of 12th-century origin and means 'king's island', referring to a piece of dry land that belonged to the king in the marshes that were once common in this part of the country. In 1174 the village was called Eya, meaning 'island', though by 1192 it had gained its more modern name of Kingesie. This leads historians to believe that the village is named after King Richard I of England.