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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: “Kington, Herefordshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kington Museum and The Recreation Ground, Kington.

Museum
Photo: Benjamin Richards, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Park
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The Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Kington, . In 1996, Herefordshire played Wales Minor Counties in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship match.

Church
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The , or St. Mary the Virgin Church, Kington, , England is a Grade I listed parish church. The church was established c. 1300, but is much-altered.

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. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Penrhos. According to the 2001 Census, the civil parish had a population of 750, increasing to 757 at the 2011 Census.

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. It lies on the B4355 between Kington and . In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 167, increasing to 261 at the 2011 Census. 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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Satellite Map

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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, Χέρεφορντσαϊρ”
  • 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”
  • Polish: “Kington”
  • Romanian: “Kington”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کینقتون، هرفوردشر”
  • Spanish: “Kington”
  • Swedish: “Kington, Herefordshire”
  • Swedish: “Kington”
  • Turkish: “Kington, Herefordshire”
  • Volapük: “Kington”
  • Welsh: “Ceintun”
  • Welsh: “Ceintyn”
  • Welsh: “Kington, Swydd Henffordd”
  • “Kington”

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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 Wikivoyage page “Kington”. Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.