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Coniston Cold

Major Settlement in the Parish of Gargrave

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.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site