Coniston Cold

Meaning

Proper Noun

Origin

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

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