Kinton, Shropshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Kinton Farm buildings - geograph.org.uk - 541179.jpg
Static Image Caption:Kinton Farm buildings
Coordinates:52.77°N -2.935°W
Official Name:Kinton
Civil Parish:Great Ness
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Shrewsbury and Atcham
Post Town:SHREWSBURY
Postcode District:SY4
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01743
Os Grid Reference:SJ369196

Kinton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England.

It is part of the civil parish of Great Ness, and is situated to the west of the A5 road.

Richard Mathews, the father of Oliver Mathews – the first historian of Shrewsbury – lived in Kinton.[1]

Notes and References

  1. The Guilds of Shrewsbury . W. A. . Leighton . Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society . 8 . 1885 . Shrewsbury . Adnitt and Naunton . 314–316 .