English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Kinson

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kinson

Historical Forms

  • Chinestanestone 1086 DB
  • Kyn(e)stanstone 1231 FF 1259 1288 Ass 1409 Cl
  • Kinestanestone 1238 Pat
  • Kynstantstone 1288 Ass
  • Kyn(n)(e)sten(e)stone 1303 FA 1327 Cl 1412,1431 FA
  • Kynstaneston 1393 FF 1399 Cl
  • Kinstanton 1774 Hutch1
  • Kingeston 1225 Cur
  • Kyng(e)ston 1268 Ass 1303 FA 1554 AddCh
  • Kingston or Kinson 1795 Boswell
  • Kunestonston 1244 Ass
  • Knustanstone 1314 Ipm
  • Ken(e)stan(es)ton 1280 Ass 1326 FF
  • Cunston 1374 MinAcct
  • Konston 1463 ib
  • Kyn(e)ston(e) 1431 FA 1465,1519 Ct 1575 Saxton
  • Kyndeston 1489 Ipm
  • Kenston e17 BRA

Etymology

'Cynestān's farm', from the OE  pers.n. Cynestān and tūn; the pers.n. has been confused with cyning 'king'.