Kingston on Soar, Nottinghamshire, NG11 0LR
Date of visit: 9th July 2020
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The Domesday Book, written in 1086, records the village’s place name as ‘Chinestan’.
Robert Thoroton writing in his book The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire first published in 1677, later published with additions by John Throsby in 1790, states: In Doomsday-Book written Cheniston: So called, probably, from some Owner, as most Towns of that Termination, in this County, generally are.
The book The Place-Names of Nottinghamshire differs from Robert Thoroton stating that the origin of the name means ‘royal stone’. The name derives from the Old English words ‘cyne’, meaning royal or kingly, and ‘stan’, meaning stone or rock. In Old English the word ‘cyne’ could refer to a local chief and does not necessarily refer to a ruler of a larger dominion. The ‘-on-soar’ originates from the village’s location near the River Soar.
Internal ref number: NT/129/074
Date of Visit: 9th Jul 2020
Kiosk Type: K6
Door Type: B
Crown: Tudor
Kiosk Colour: Red
Usage: Defrib
Phone Number (if known):
Northing & Westing: 52Β°50’40.8″N, 1Β°15’27.3″W
what3words: agency.refer.twisty
Grid Reference: SK 50102 27720
OS X & Y: 327720, 450102
Latitude & Longitude: 52.844666, -1.25757
UK Postcode: NG11 0LR
County: Nottinghamshire
Listed Status: Historic Eng. Ref. 1259985 12/10/1987