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Kington
Also known as: Kington, Swydd Henffordd, Kington, Herefordshire
Kington in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Kington is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kington is a market town and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The parish had a population of 3,240.
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Background
History
The name Kington is derived from 'King's-ton', being Anglo-Saxon for "King's Town", similar to other nearby towns such as Presteigne meaning "Priest's Town" and Knighton being "Knight's Town". The land on which Kington is sited was held by Anglo-Saxons in 1066, but devastated. After the Norman Conquest Kington then passed to the Crown on the downfall in 1075 of Roger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of Hereford. Before 1121, King Henry I gave Kington to Adam de Port, who founded a new Marcher barony in this part of the early Welsh Marches. Kington seems to have been a quiet barony and was associated with the office of sheriff of Hereford. In 1172, Adam de Port, probably the great-grandson of Henry…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2070, -3.0190
Sources
- wikidata: Q2708607 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kington, Herefordshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kington?
- Kington is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.2070°, -3.0190°.