Kington, Herefordshire, County of

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Kington is a town in Herefordshire, County of

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Kington within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Kington in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Kington.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., Herefordshire, on river Arrow, 7½ miles SW. of Presteigne and 22½ miles NW. of Hereford--par., 8313 ac., pop. 2952; town, pop. 2075; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 news-paper. Market-day, Tuesday. Kington is a healthy and pleasant town, surrounded by steep and well-wooded hills; is entirely of modern date, and carries on trade in agricultural produce; malting and the mfr. of nails are the chief industries. Kington has a grammar school (17th century). The building in which Mrs Siddons made her first appearance on the stage still stands in the town.

Kington in the Domesday Book

A village in Elsdon hundred, in the county of Herefordshire.

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