Kington, Worcestershire

Kington
13th Century Church of St.James at Kington
Kington is located in Worcestershire
Kington
Kington
Location within Worcestershire
OS grid referenceSO990558
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWORCESTER
Postcode districtWR7
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
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UK
England
Worcestershire
52°12′05″N 2°00′57″W / 52.20129°N 2.01579°W / 52.20129; -2.01579

Kington is a village in Worcestershire, England, situated near to Flyford Flavell.

History

See also: History of Worcestershire

The earliest known recording of Kington in the Domesday Book under "cyne-turne" – the "King's farmstead".

Kington had two Anabaptist congregations in 1669, as with some other parts of eastern Worcestershire, where they had strongest support among poorer people.[1]

In 1714 Mr and Mrs Woolmere sold the Manor of Kington to Thomas Vernon (1654–1721). As he had no children the estate passed to his second cousin Bowater Vernon and then in turn to Thomas Vernon (1724–1771).[2]

References

  1. ^ Lloyd, David (1993), A History of Worcestershire, Chichester: Phillimore, p. 93, ISBN 9780850336580, LCCN 94109314, OCLC 30027275, OL 1140253M
  2. ^ Life in the Woods, Janet Gourd, 2003 Lychgate Publishing, Tillington, West Sussex. p56 and Grafton Wood Estate Map 1740 Croome Estate Archives
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