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Kingston Russell
Kingston Russell
	Kingston Russell Location within Dorset
Area	4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population	35 (2001 census)
• Density	7/km2 (18/sq mi)
Civil parish	Long Bredy and Kingston Russell;
Unitary authority	Dorset;
Shire county	Dorset;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England Dorset 50°43′13″N 2°35′39″W / 50.720385°N 2.5941201°W

Kingston Russell is a settlement in the civil parish of Long Bredy and Kingston Russell, in the Dorset district, in the county of Dorset, England, 7 miles (11 km) west of Dorchester.^[1] In 2001 the parish had a population of 35.^[2] The parish bordered Compton Valence, Littlebredy, Long Bredy and Winterbourne Abbas.^[3] Kingston Russell shared a parish council with Long Bredy.^[4] On 1 April 2024 the parish was abolished and merged with Long Bredy to form "Long Bredy and Kingston Russell".^[5] From 1974 to 2019 it was in West Dorset district.

Features

There are 4 listed buildings in the former parish of Kingston Russell.^[6]

The name "Kingston" means 'King's stone', it was held by John Russell in 1212.^[7]

^ "Distance from Kingston Russell [50.721612, 2.593512]". GENUKI. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Kingston Russell". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Parish council". Long Bredy & Kingston Russell Parish Council. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Dorset Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
^ "Listed buildings in Kingston Russell, West Dorset, Dorset". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Kingston Russel Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

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