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 Ferring

Historical Forms

  • Kyngeston 1312 Ipm
  • Kingston juxta Arrundell 1316 FA

Etymology

Self-explanatory. 'Juxta Arundel ' to distinguish it from Kingston-by-Sea and Kingston near Lewes infra 245, 310.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement