Kington

Kington is a small market town in , lying on the River Arrow and alongside the , in the shadow of Hergest Ridge. It is a popular stop-off point for people walking the Offa's Dyke Path.
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  • Type: Town with 3,000 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish in Herefordshire, England
  • Also known as: “Ceintyn”, “Kington, Herefordshire”, and “Κίνγκτον, Χέρεφορντσαϊρ”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kington Museum and The Recreation Ground, Kington.

Museum
Photo: Benjamin Richards, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a volunteer-run local history museum…

Park
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Kington, .

Church
Photo: Ruth Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , or St.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lyonshall and Knill.

Village
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or is a historic village and civil parish in , England.

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish in , England. is situated 2½ miles north of Kington.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England. is situated 3 miles northeast of Kington.

Kington

Latitude
52.2029° or 52° 12′ 11″ north
Longitude
-3.0289° or 3° 1′ 44″ west
Population
3,000
Elevation
512 feet (156 metres)
Open location code
9C4R6X3C+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29272323
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2645410
Wiki­data ID
Q2708607
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Kington” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Kington”
  • Basque: “Kington (Herefordshire)”
  • Basque: “Kington”
  • Cebuano: “Kington”
  • Chinese: “金頓”
  • Chinese: “金顿”
  • Dutch: “Kington”
  • French: “Kington”
  • German: “Kington”
  • Greek: “Κίνγκτον”
  • Indonesian: “Kington, Herefordshire”
  • Indonesian: “Kington”
  • Irish: “Kington, Herefordshire”
  • Irish: “Kington”
  • Italian: “Kington”
  • Ladin: “Kington (Herefordshire)”
  • Ladin: “Kington”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kington i Herefordshire”
  • Persian: “کینگتون، هرفوردشر”
  • Persian: “کینگتون”
  • Polish: “Kington”
  • Romanian: “Kington”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کینقتون، هرفوردشر”
  • Spanish: “Kington”
  • Swedish: “Kington, Herefordshire”
  • Swedish: “Kington”
  • Turkish: “Kington, Herefordshire”
  • Urdu: “کنگٹن، ہیریفورڈشائر”
  • Volapük: “Kington”
  • Welsh: “Ceintun”
  • Welsh: “Kington, Swydd Henffordd”
  • “Kington”

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