Kingston, Isle of Wight

Kingston
Kingston Location within the Isle of Wight
OS grid reference	SZ47968130
Civil parish	Shorwell
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newport
Postcode district	PO30
Dialling code	01983
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight West
List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°37′47″N01°19′28″W / 50.62972°N 1.32444°W / 50.62972; -1.32444

Kingston is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shorwell, on the Isle of Wight, England, located 5 miles southwest of Newport in the southwest of the island, an area known as the Back of the Wight. In 1931 the parish had a population of 50. ^[1] On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Shorwell. ^[2]

Formerly a separate Anglican parish, with its own parish church, St. James' Church, ^[3] Kingston is now amalgamated with the adjacent Anglican parish of Shorwell, as Shorwell with Kingston. ^[4]

References

1. "Population statistics Kingston CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 1 April 2023.
2. "Relationships and changes Kingston CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
3. "Parishes: Kingston | British History Online".
4. "Home". fivechurches.org.uk.