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Conistone

Major Settlement in the Parish of Burnsall

Historical Forms

  • Cunestune 1086 DB
  • Conyestona c.1190 Fount
  • Cunig(g)estun, Cunig(g)eston(a) c.1130,c.1150 Yorke l.12 YChvii
  • Conigeston in Cotelwoldale (sic for Cetelweldale) 1316 Vill
  • Coning(e)ston, Conyngston 1198 Fount 13 Font 1298 Abbr 1303 KF 1379 PT
  • Coniston(e), Conyston(e) 1303 KF 1496 FountPres 1655 PRBrn
  • Conyston(e) in Kettelwell(dale), Conyston(e) in Kettelwelldall 1285 KI 1590 WillY
  • Conyston in Craven 1511 FF
  • Cuneston 1349 Ch
  • Cunnistown 1577 Whit
  • Connyston(e), Conniston(e) 1535 VE 1548 YChant 1695 PRArn
  • Conishton(n) 1591 PRCon 1636 PRMl

Etymology

'The king's farmstead', v. konungr (possibly replacing OE cyning), tūn . It was still included in DB in the lands held by the king's thanes. Cf. Coniston Cold 45supra , from which it is distinguished as in Kettelwelldale (108 infra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name