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Old
Kington was Chingtune in Domesday deriving
from Old English cyning - tūn - meaning
'royal estate'. The new town of New Kington was
a laid out by the Braose family sometime between
1175 and 1230. |
Archaeological records from Kington are held by Historic Herefordshire
On Line.
Kington
was archaeologically examined by the Central
Marches Historic Towns Survey (1992-6). The report
is available to download from the
Archaeological
Data Service website.
Visit the
Kington Museum website at
http://www.kingtonmuseum.co.uk/
Illustration
courtesy of
Hereford City Library
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