Coniston

Meanings

1. A cattle station in the Northern Territory, Australia.
2. A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A town in Derwent Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
4. A community in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; formerly in former town of Nickel Centre.
5. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1535).
6. A village and civil parish next to Coniston Water in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3097).
7. An unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, United States.

Etymology

From Old Norse konungr (“king's”) + Old English tūn (“town, manor”), after the model of other settlements known as Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn (“king's town”). Doublet of Coniston Cold. Cf. also Conington, Conisbrough, Coningsby, Kingston, Kingstown, Kingstone, Kingsburg, and Kingsville.