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

  • Kingeston(e) 1242 Fees771 1394 Ass
  • Kingeston(e) juxta Ermington 1284 Ass
  • Kingeston(e) juxta Bykebury 1386,1394 Ass

Etymology

'King's farm,' but the exact royal owner is unknown. v. tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site