Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• ?Wintreburne 1086 DB(2×,ff.84a,84b)

• Winterburn 1196 ChancR

• Wynterb(o)urn 1233 Cl 1280 Ass

• Kingeswinterburn 1194,1195 P 1196 ChancR 1212 Fees 1230 ChancR 1234 Cl

• Kingeswinterborn Ed1 AddCh

• Kingeswynterborn 1244 Ass

• Gingeswynterborn 1230 P

• Kyng(g)eswinterburn(e), Kingiswinterburn(e), Kingiswynterburn(e), Kingiswynterborn(e) 1261 Ipm 1346 FA

• Kynkes Wynterbourn 1428 ib

• Kingeston 1244 Ass

• Kyngeston(e) 1327 SR 1332 SR 1387,1394 Midd

• Kyngeston(e) iuxta Byre 1422 1468 IpmR

• Kingston 1575 Saxton 1811 OS

• Wynterburn Reg' 1258 For

• Wynterborn Regis 1312 Ipm

• Wynterb(o)urn(e) Kyng(e)ston, Wynterborn(e) Kyng(e)ston 1280 Ass 1306 FF 1311 Pat 1626 Bartelot

• 'Wynterbourne Kyngeston by Byre' 1416,1434 Cl

• Wyntreburn Kyngeston 1316 FA

• Wynterburne Kynkeston 1337 Pat

• Kyngeston Wynterborn(e) 1459 Fine 1462,1501 Pat 1512 Pars

• Winterborne Kingston(e) 1549 Lane

• Winterburne Kingston(e) 1637 DCMSurv

Etymology

One of several places named from R. Winterborne, a tributary of R. Stour (v. RNs.infra ). It was held by the king from at least as early as the time of John (Hutch3 1145), v. cyning , tūn , rex (gen.sg. regis ), cf. Bere Regis supra . For the possible identification of two (or three) of the many DB manors called Wintreburne with Winterborne K., v. Eyton 115–6, VCHDo 3134, DBGazetteer 129, Winterborne Came par. supra . In 1774 Hutch1 145 two (older) alternative names for the place are given as Winterborn -Whitwell (cf. Whitwell infra ) and N. Kingston (cf. Kingston in Corfe C. par. supra ).