Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Coningeston(e), Cuningeston(e), Conegheston(e) 1086 DB

• Kunsegeston 12 Sawl13

• Coning(e)stun, Conyng(e)stun, Conyng(e)ston(e) 1155–78,1179–90 YChvii 1260 YI 1276 RH

• Cald(e) Conyng(e)ston(e) 1351 ADi 1379 PT

• Cold Conyng(e)ston(e) 1475 Pat

• Cunegeston(e) 1166 RBE 1182–5 YCh199

• Cunistane (sic) 1175–87 YChvii

• Cunistone 1670 PRGr

• Calde Cuningeston' 1202 FF

• Cunyngeston in Craven 1369 FF

• Coniston(a), Conyston(a) 1303 KF 1316 Vill 1367 Puds 1812 Whit

• Calde Conyston(a) 1329 BM

• Cold(e) Conyston(a) Hy8 MonRent 1586 FF 1702 PRGr

• Conyston(a) Cold(e) 1577 FF 1587 WillY 1680 PRGr

• Conyston(a) cauld 1622 Thn

• Conyston(a) Could 1668 PRGr

• Conyston(a) in Craven(e) 1285 KI 1491 Ipm

• Conygeston 1285 KI

• Coniguston 1368 YDi

• Conishton 1558,1616 PRGr

• Coldeconysheton 1546 YChant

Etymology

'The king's farmstead', v. konungr (possibly replacing cyning ), tūn . 'Cold' from its exposed situation (v. cald , cf. Cold Kirby YN 197) to distinguish it from Conistone 85infra . It was still amongst the king's estates at the time of the DB survey.