Toponymy The name of Kentish Town is probably derived from Ken-ditch or Caen-ditch, meaning the "bed of a waterway" and is otherwise unrelated to the English county of Kent. In researching the meaning of Ken-ditch, it has also been noted that ken is the Celtic word for both "green" and "river", while ditch refers to the River Fleet, now a subterranean river. However, another theory is the name comes from its position near the Fleet; it has been suggested that Kentish Town, which lies in between two forks of the Fleet, takes its name from cant or cantle (from the Middle English meaning "corner").
Toponymy The name of Kentish Town is probably derived from Ken-ditch or Caen-ditch meaning the "bed of a waterway" and is otherwise unrelated to the English county of Kent In researching the meaning of Ken-ditch it has also been noted that ken is the Celtic word for both "green" and "river" while ditch refers to the River Fleet now a subterranean river However another theory is the name comes from its position near the Fleet; it has been suggested that Kentish Town which lies in between two forks of the Fleet takes its name from cant or cantle (from the Middle English meaning "corner")