Kingstone

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proper noun

A village and civil parish (served by Kingstone and Thruxton Parish Council) south-west of Hereford, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4235).

OriginOld English Cynges tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounKingstone (countable and uncountable, plural Kingstones)

plural Kingstones

  1. The name of various places in England:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Kingstone and Thruxton Parish Council) south-west of Hereford, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4235).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Weston under Penyard parish, south-east Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6324).
    3. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish (without a council) in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3713).
    4. countableuncountableA suburb and ward in Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3305).
    5. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0629).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishCynges tūn
  2. EnglishKingstone

From Old English Cynges tūn, from cyninges (“king's”) + tūn (“fort, manor, town”). Doublet of Kingstown, Kingston, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Coniston, Coniston Cold, Conisbrough, Kingsville, Kingsburg, Quainton, Queenstown, Queenston, Princetown, Princes Town, and Princeton.

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APA

Kingstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingstone

MLA

“Kingstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingstone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kingstone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingstone.

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