Kington Castle
Kington Castle stood in the medieval market town of Kington in Herefordshire, England. It was built in the 11th century and destroyed in 1215.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: former castle in England
- Also known as: “Kington Castle Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary and Kington Museum.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Ruth Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary, or St. Mary the Virgin Church, Kington, Herefordshire, England is a Grade I listed parish church. The church was established c. 1300, but is much-altered.
Kington Museum
Museum
Photo: Benjamin Richards, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kington Museum is a volunteer-run local history museum in the market town of Kington, Herefordshire, England. It opened in June 1986 and occupies the stable block of the former King’s Head Inn. The building was extended in 1988, 1991 and 2005. Kington Museum is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Kington Castle.
The Recreation Ground, Kington
Park
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Kington, Herefordshire. In 1996, Herefordshire played Wales Minor Counties in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship match. The Recreation Ground, Kington is situated 1,600 feet south of Kington Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunset and Lower Hergest.
Sunset
Locality
Sunset is a locality immediately to the east of the town of Kington, Herefordshire in England. It is bordered by the River Arrow.
Lower Hergest
Hamlet
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Hergest is a hamlet in Herefordshire, England. The local manor house, Hergest Court, is a Grade II* listed building built of a mixture of stone and timber frame with a moat.
Rushock
Hamlet
Rushock is a small village in Herefordshire, England. It lies about 1 mile north-east of Kington. The population of the civil parish was 131 at the 2011 census.
Kington Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Kington, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kington Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kington Castle Hill”
- German: “Kington Castle”
- Swedish: “Kington Castle Hill”
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