Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Co(i)ningesbi 1086 DB

• Cuningeston 1190 YCh1312

• Cuneston' t.John AddCh

• Coningeston, Conyngeston 1260 Rental 1293 QW 1418,1421 YI

• Conningeston(e), Conningeston(e) in Holdernesse 1280 Ass 1292 YI

• Connygeston 1285 KI

• Conynston 1349–51 Ipm

• Conyngston(e) in Holdernes 1288 Ipm 1448 Baildon

• Coniston(a), Conyston(a) 1297 LS 1563,1585 FF

• Coneston 1650 ParlSurv

Etymology

'The king's farm,' v. konungr and by , later replaced by tun .The forms with Cun - are from the OEScand  kunung , which is common in many names containing this word; cf. Coneysthorpe (PN NRY 48) and Coney Street infra 285.