The Recreation Ground, Kington
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.Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: cricket ground in Kington, Herefordshire, England
- Also known as: “Kington Recreational Ground”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kington Museum and The Market Hall.
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 1,200 feet northeast of The Recreation Ground, Kington.
The Market Hall
Marketplace
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Market Hall is a marketplace, which is situated 1,300 feet northeast of The Recreation Ground, Kington.
Lady Hawkins’ School
School
Lady Hawkins' School is a 11-16 secondary school in Kington, Herefordshire. The headteacher is Allen Brace. The school is now housed in modern buildings erected in 1962 and 1973, with other buildings erected more recently, almost all of which have been refurbished between 1990 and 1995 to meet the challenges and demands of recent curriculum developments. Lady Hawkins’ School is situated 830 feet west of The Recreation Ground, Kington.
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. Rushock is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Recreation Ground, Kington.
The Recreation Ground, Kington
- Categories: sports venue and recreation area
- Location: Kington, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.20089° or 52° 12′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.03595° or 3° 2′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C4R6X27+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 241784714OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q7759824
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