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The name Conisbrough is derived from the Old English Cyningesburh-meaning ' the defended burh of the King ', suggesting the area once belonged to one of English kings, prior to the Norman Conquest.

At the time of the Norman Conquest the manor of Conisbrough was held by King Harold-he was defeated at the Battle of Hastings.

Earlier documents dated at c. 1000 – 1004 show lands in this area known as Kyningesburg were granted by Wulfric, one of King Edward's ministers, to Elfhei, another Saxon nobleman.