Coniston Cold

English

Etymology

Recorded as Cuningestone 1086 (Domesday Book), and Calde Kuningeston in 1202 (the order was reversed at a later date) [1]; from Old English cald (“cold”) + Old Norse konungr + Old English tūn (“the king's manor”), "cold" relating to its exposed location.

Proper noun

Coniston Cold

  1. A small village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9055).

References
  1. Survey of English Place-Names
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