OS grid reference SO990558 Country England Post town WORCESTER Shire county Worcestershire | Region West Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district WR7 District Wychavon | |
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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".
Map of Kington, UK
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).
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Kington, Worcestershire Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA