Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Kyngeston' Wendescleve 1252–61 GlastonRent

• Kyngeston Wendesliue 1284 Ass

• Kyngeston 1316 FA

• Kyngeston Wondesclyve 1342 GlastonFeod

• Kyngeston Wyndesclyf 1351 Pat

• Kyngeston Wendesclyve 1354 Ipm

• Kingeston 1357 Pat

• Kingston Winscliffe 1661 PubLib

• Kingston Winscliffe, alias Winslowe 1713 ib

• Kingston Winscliffe als Winscloe 1749 ArchJ

• Wendelcliva 1189 GlastonInq

• Wend(e)lescliue 1242–3 Fees

• Wendesclive 1264–5 InqMisc

Etymology

Kingstone Winslow, Kyngeston ' Wendescleve 1252–61 GlastonRent, Kyngeston Wendesliue 1284Ass , Kyngeston 1316 FA, Kyngeston Wondesclyve 1342 GlastonFeod, Kyngeston Wyndesclyf 1351 Pat, Kyngeston Wendesclyve 1354 Ipm, Kingeston 1357 Pat, Kingston Winscliffe 1661PubLib , Kingston Winscliffe , alias Winslowe 1713ib , Kingston Winscliffe als Winscloe 1749 ArchJ 16. Separate forms for Winslow are Wendelesclivam c. 1150 (17th) Salt Soc. Coll. iii, Wendelcliva 1189 GlastonInq, Wend (e )lescliue 1242–3 Fees, Wendesclive 1264–5 InqMisc. *Wendelesclif was originally the name of a separate estate, named from the escarpment on the lower slopes of which Ashbury is situated, and *Cyningestūn that of the settlement a little to the N. of Ashbury. The addition of Wendescleve etc. to the forms for Kingstone would distinguish it from Kingston Lisle (372) about 4 miles to the E. Kingstone means 'king's farm', v. tūn .Winslow is identical with wendlesclife Gl 2, 93, the OE name of Cleeve Cloud, N.E. of Cheltenham. The two names are generally explained as 'Wendel's cliff' from the pers.n. discussed BdHu 114–5.