Kington, Worcestershire
Kington is a village in Worcestershire, England. Situated near to Flyford Flavell, the earliest known recording of Kington in the Domesday Book under "cyne-turne" – the "King's farmstead".
| Kington | |
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 13th Century Church of St.James at Kington | |
  Kington Location within Worcestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO990558 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORCESTER |
| Postcode district | WR7 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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]
References
- Life in the Woods, Janet Gourd, 2003 Lychgate Publishing, Tillington, West Sussex. p56 and Grafton Wood Estate Map 1740 Croome Estate Archives
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