Kidderminster

Kidderminster

Kidderminster, England/UK Stour‐in‐Usmere, Chideminstre, Kedeleministre ‘Cydela's Monastery’ from an Old English personal name and mynster, after land was given in 731 by Aethelbald, King of Mercia (716–57), for the purpose of building a monastery here.

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Kidderminster

Kidderminster city (1991 pop. 50,385), Worcestershire, W central England. The city had a prosperous cloth trade from the 14th to 18th cent. Kidderminster carpets have been produced since 1735. Associated industries include spinning, dyeing, and metal forging.

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Kidderminster

Kidderminster Worcs. Chideminstre [sic] 1086 (DB), Kedeleministre 1154. ‘Monastery of a man called *Cydela’. OE pers. name + mynster.

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A. D. MILLS. "Kidderminster." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Kidderminster

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