Kynaston
Kynaston is an English hamlet in the parish of Kinnerley, Shropshire. The place-name appears in the 1086 Domesday Book in the spelling of Chimerstun, but this is known to be corrupt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Kynaston, Shropshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knockin Castle and Church of St Mary.
Knockin Castle
Castle
Knockin Castle is situated in the village of Knockin on Shropshire between Oswestry and Shrewsbury, England. This was a fortified residence on level ground founded by Guy le Strange between 1154 and 1160 and it remained the principal holding of the le Strange family for most of the Middle Ages. Knockin Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Kynaston.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Rtenny, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 1½ miles northwest of Kynaston.
Kynaston’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kynaston’s Cave is situated 2 miles east of Kynaston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinnerley and Knockin.
Kinnerley
Village
Photo: J Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinnerley is a small village in Shropshire, England. It lies between the neighbouring villages of Dovaston and Pentre and the nearest town is Oswestry. To the north is the village of Knockin.
Knockin
Village
Photo: Hans Linnet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockin is a village and civil parish in north-west Shropshire, England. It is located on the B4396 road, around 5 miles south-east of the town of Oswestry, and 11+1⁄2 miles from the county town of Shrewsbury. Knockin is situated 2 miles northwest of Kynaston.
Ruyton-XI-Towns
Village
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Ruyton-XI-Towns, formally Ruyton of the Eleven Towns or simply Ruyton, is a village and civil parish next to the River Perry in Shropshire, England. It had a population of 1,379 at the 2011 Census. Ruyton-XI-Towns is situated 3 miles northeast of Kynaston.
Kynaston
- Categories: village, township, and locality
- Location: Kinnerley, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.77572° or 52° 46′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.96109° or 2° 57′ 40″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Open location code
9C4VQ2GQ+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 3429738477OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Kynaston” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kynaston, Shropshire”
- French: “Kynaston”
- Irish: “Kynaston”
- Polish: “Kynaston”
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