Kington, Worcestershire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.2013°N -2.0158°W
Official Name:Kington
Static Image:13th Century Church of St.James at Kington. - geograph.org.uk - 6980.jpg
Static Image Width:250px
Static Image Caption:13th Century Church of St.James at Kington
Shire District:Wychavon
Shire County:Worcestershire
Region:West Midlands
Postcode District:WR7
Postcode Area:WR
Post Town:WORCESTER
Os Grid Reference:SO990558

Kington is a village in Worcestershire, England, situated near to Flyford Flavell.

History

See also: History of Worcestershire. The earliest known recording of Kington in the Domesday Book under "cyne-turne"  - the "King's farmstead".

Kington had two Anabaptist congregations in 1669, as with some other parts of eastern Worcestershire, where they had strongest support among poorer people.

In 1714 Mr and Mrs Woolmere sold the Manor of Kington to Thomas Vernon (1654–1721). As he had no children the estate passed to his second cousin Bowater Vernon and then in turn to Thomas Vernon (1724–1771).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Life in the Woods, Janet Gourd, 2003 Lychgate Publishing, Tillington, West Sussex. p56 and Grafton Wood Estate Map 1740 Croome Estate Archives