Kensington was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 .
The area is first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 , where it was written in Latin as `` Chenesitone '' , The National Archives catalogue reference E31/2/1 which has been interpreted to have originally been `` Kenesignetun '' ( Kenesigne 's land or meadows ) in Anglo-Saxon.
Kensington