Kempton
Kempton is a very small village in south Shropshire, England. The village was listed as one of William de Picot's holdings in the Domesday Book of 1086. It lies on the small River Kemp, which it takes its name from.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Shropshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Kempton, Shropshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Swithun’s Church, Clunbury and St Mary’s Church, Hopesay.
St Swithun’s Church, Clunbury
Church
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Swithun's Church is in the village of Clunbury, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Clun Forest, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. St Swithun’s Church, Clunbury is situated 1½ miles southeast of Kempton.
St Mary’s Church, Hopesay
Church
Photo: Mike White, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is in the village of Hopesay, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Clun Forest, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. St Mary’s Church, Hopesay is situated 2 miles east of Kempton.
Bury Ditches
Archaeological site
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bury Ditches is a British Iron Age hill fort between Clun and Bishop's Castle in the Shropshire Hills of central England. Bury Ditches is situated 2 miles west of Kempton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Brampton and Purslow.
Little Brampton
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Brampton is a hamlet in south Shropshire, England. It is located between Purslow and Aston on Clun, and is on the border of the civil parishes of Clunbury and Hopesay.
Purslow
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Purslow is a hamlet in south Shropshire, England. It is located on the B4368 between the towns of Clun and Craven Arms, on a minor crossroads. Purslow gave its name to a hundred and there is a pub at the crossroads called the "Hundred House".
Clunbury
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clunbury is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. It is near to the small town of Clun and the villages of Clunton, Purslow and Aston on Clun. Clunbury is situated 1½ miles southeast of Kempton.
Kempton
- Categories: township and locality
- Location: Clunbury, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.44109° or 52° 26′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.94365° or 2° 56′ 37″ westElevation
535 feet (163 metres)Open location code
9C4VC3R4+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 436222042OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Kempton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kempton”
- French: “Kempton”
- Irish: “Kempton”
- Polish: “Kempton”
- Welsh: “Kempton, Swydd Amwythig”
- Welsh: “Kempton”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kempton Village Hall and Clunton Hill.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kempton”. Photo: Plumpdesigns, Public domain.