Kingston Bagpuize
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kingston Bagpuize
Historical Forms
- (æt) Cyngestun c.976 KCD1276 c.1240
- Chingestune 1086 DB
- Chingestune, Cingestune c.1180 Oxoniensiav
- Kingeston' 1197 P
- Kingeston' Bagepuz 1284 Ass
- Kingston Bakepus 1316 FA
- Kyngston Bagbussh 1401–2 ib
- Kyngestone Bagepuys 1428 ib
- Kingston baptist 1574 Saxton
Etymology
'Royal manor', v. cyning , tūn , a common name which occurs three times in this county. KCD 1276 records the gift of this manor by King Edward to Bishop Ælfstan. In 1086 it was held by Ralph de Bagpuize . There are earlier references to Kingston (958 and 959) in the bounds of Longworth, v. Pt 3.