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

Early-attested site in the Parish of Haselbury Bryan

Historical Forms

  • Kingston 1811 OS
  • Kingeston 1580 SPDom
  • Kinston 1605 DROMap
  • Kinson 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

Kingston (ST 751098), Kingston 1811 OS, Kingeston 1580SPDom , Kinston 1605DROMap , Kinson 1774 Hutch1, 'king's farm', v. cyning , tūn ; according to Hutch3 1 275, 'Richard de Hasilbere held the manor of Hasilbury of King John in chief'.