Meanings
- A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD9055).
Origin
- Old Englishtūn“fort, manor, town”
- Old Norsekonungs“king's”
- Old Englishcald“cold”
- Middle EnglishCalde Kuningeston
- EnglishConiston Cold
From Middle English Calde Kuningeston (recorded 1202), from Old English cald (“cold”) + Cuningestone (recorded 1086 in the Domesday Book), from Old Norse konungs (“king's”) + Old English tūn (“fort, manor, town”). The reference to "cold" referred to its exposed location and distinguished it from other similar placenames. Doublet of Coniston. Cf. also Conington, Conisbrough, Coningsby, Kingston, Kingstone, Kingstown, Kingsburg, and Kingsville.
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