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.

Kyneton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornbury

Historical Forms

  • Kinton, Kynton 1248,1306 Ass 1327 SR 1731 PR
  • Kineton 1439 IpmR 1625 Inq
  • Kympton 1579 Will
  • Keinton 1584 FF

Etymology

Kyneton, Kinton , Kynton 1248, 1306Ass , 1327SR (p)et freq to 1731 PR 15, Kineton 1439 IpmR, 1625 Inq, Kympton 1579 Will, Keinton 1584FF . 'The royal manor', v. cyne-, tūn , cf. Kington (prec.), Kineton (ii, 14supra ). Thornbury was ancient demesne.