Places in England Bearing The Name Keynes
The following places were named after the de Cahaignes or Keynes family who held many manors in the years following the Norman Conquest:
- Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire
- Coombe Keynes, Dorset
- Horsted Keynes, West Sussex
- Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (derived from the original Milton Keynes Village)
- Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire
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