White's Directory of Nottinghamshire, written in 1853, describes Kingston on Soar as such:[2]Kingston-Upon-Soar is a small village and parish 10 miles south west by south of Nottingham, betwixt the Wolds and the Leicestershire border.John Throsby, writing during 1790 in his new edition of Robert Thoroton's Antiquities of Nottinghamshire, describes Kingston on Soar such:[3]This Lordship contains 1100 acres of old inclosed land, divided into 3 farms, exclusive of some patches of home ground, attached to some inferior dwellings: It belongs chiefly to the Duke of Leeds, who is lord of the manor.

[6] The table below displays the historic number of households, families and people living in Kingston on Soar: The Domesday Book, written in 1086, records the village's place name as 'Chinestan'.

[7] Robert Thoroton writing in his book The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire first published in 1677,[23] later published with additions by John Throsby in 1790, states:[3]In Doomsday-Book written Cheniston: So called, probably, from some Owner, as most Towns of that Termination, in this County, generally are.The book The Place-Names of Nottinghamshire differs from Robert Thoroton stating that the origin of the name means 'royal stone'.

[29] Kingston Hall, which is a large Grade II listed country house, was built 1842-46 for Mr Edward Strutt, who would later become the 1st Lord Belper.

[32] The grounds of Kingston Hall contain three Grade II listed structures: a garden pavilion, a stable block and a lodge with an attached gateway.

John Berridge (1717–93) was born into a Kingston on Soar farming family but soon realised he had little talent for the land.

In this he was at first totally inept, but in 1757 experienced a religious conversion while reading the Bible and became a great preacher at Everton in Bedfordshire.

His sermons were often met with 'strange convulsions' in the congregation, and people falling down as if dead, described in detail in Wesley's journals in 1758-9.

The village is part of the Rushcliffe constituency in the House of Commons, currently represented by James Naish of the Labour Party.

[42] Before 1894 the parish was part of the Shardlow sanitary district, along with other nearby villages such as Ratcliffe on Soar and Kegworth.

[52] The Nottinghamshire 865 bus also serves the village providing a regular service to Clifton NET Park & Ride between Monday to Saturday.