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 Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aylburton

Historical Forms

  • Kinegerst', Kingesterne 1221 FF
  • Kingeston, Kyngeston 1385 Ass 1439 IpmR 1565 GR421
  • Kynge Aston 1565 ib
  • Kingaston 1840 TA

Etymology

Kingston Ho, Kinegerst ', Kingesterne 1221FF , Kingeston , Kyngeston 1385Ass , 1439 IpmRet freq to 1565GR 421, Kynge Aston 1565 ib, Kingaston 1840TA . This would appear to be a compound of OE  cyne- 'royal' or cyning 'king' with gærs-tūn 'a pasture enclosure'.