Kington, Worcestershire

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Kington
Location within Worcestershire
OS grid reference SO990558
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WORCESTER
Postcode district WR7
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Worcestershire
52°12′05″N2°00′57″W / 52.20129°N 2.01579°W / 52.20129; -2.01579 Coordinates: 52°12′05″N2°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

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]

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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