Kentish Town

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Kentish Town

/kɛntɪʃ taʊn/ UK

Where it comes from

Probably derived from Ken-ditch or Caen-ditch, meaning the "bed of a waterway", and otherwise unrelated to the English county of Kent.

proper noun

An urban area of London in the borough of Camden, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2985).

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@misc{kentish_town_2026,
  title = {Kentish Town},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kentish%20town},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}