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Kington 

Kington
Herefordshire

 

Pound Farm

St Mary's, Kington
C F Walker, 1849

   

Bridge Street, Kington
M Jones, 1881

 

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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