Kinton, Shropshire

Kinton
Kinton Farm buildings
Kinton Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ369196
Civil parish	Great Ness
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHREWSBURY
Postcode district	SY4
Dialling code	01743
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Shrewsbury and Atcham
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°46′12″N2°56′06″W / 52.770°N 2.935°W / 52.770; -2.935

Kinton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England.

It is part of the civil parish of Great Ness, and is situated to the west of the A5 road.

Richard Mathews, the father of Oliver Mathews – the first historian of Shrewsbury – lived in Kinton. ^[1]

References

1. Leighton, W. A. (1885). "The Guilds of Shrewsbury". Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. 8. Shrewsbury: Adnitt and Naunton: 314–316.

External links

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