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.

Kingston

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kingston

Historical Forms

  • Chingestone 1086 DB
  • Chingestuna, Chinchestune 1086 InqEl
  • Kingestona 1086 ICC
  • Kingestuna 1086 InqEl
  • Kingeston(e), Kingyston(e) 1242 Fees 1443 FF
  • Kingystun 1235 ib
  • Kingiston, Kyngiston 1254 Val 1275 RH 1345 CWool
  • Kyngtone 1272 Ass
  • Kingheston 1297 Ipm
  • Kingstone cum Caldecote 1316 FA
  • Kynguston 1363 Pat
  • Kinkestune 1218 SR
  • Kynkeston' 1279 RH
  • Kyneston 1291 Tax
  • Kynxston 1553 EAviii
  • Kynston 1630 StJ
  • Chinston c.1265 Misc

Etymology

'The king's farm,' v. tūn . This was a royal manor TRE.

Places in the same Parish