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.

Kington Grange

Early-attested site in the Parish of Claverdon

Historical Forms

  • Cintone 1086 DB
  • Chintona, Kintona c.1150 ReadingA 1195
  • Kington 1168 ADi 1316 Ipm 1545 LP
  • Kinton c.1235 ADi c.1248 ADii 1275 RH
  • Kinton Ferm 1573 Dugdale
  • Kyngeton 1535 VE

Etymology

Kington Grange is Cintone 1086 DB, Chintona , Kintona c. 1150ReadingA (p)et freq to 1195, Kington 1168 AD i, 1316 Ipm, 1545 LP, Kinton c. 1235 AD i, c. 1248 AD ii, 1275 RH, Kinton Ferm 1573 Dugdale, Kyngeton 1535 VE. The first element would seem to be either the OE  cyning , 'king' or cyne , 'royal,' but there is no record of any royal connection with the place. Cf. Kineton infra 282.