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{{Short description|Village in Dorset, England}}
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'''Kington Magna''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Blackmore Vale]] area of [[Dorset]], England, about {{convert|3+1/2|mi|km|abbr=off|round=0.5}} southwest of [[Gillingham, Dorset|Gillingham]].
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'''Kington Magna''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Blackmore Vale]] in the [[English county]] of [[Dorset]], situated about {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} south-west of the town of [[Gillingham, Dorset|Gillingham]], in the [[North Dorset]] administrative district. The parish covers about {{convert|2000|acre|ha}} and, as well as the main village, includes the small settlement of Nyland in the west.<ref name=inventory>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/dorset/vol4/pp41-43 |title='Kington Magna', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 4, North (London, 1972), pp. 41-43 |accessdate=11 January 2015 |work=British History Online |publisher=University of London |date=2014}}</ref> The main village is sited on the slopes of a [[Corallian Limestone|Corallian limestone]] hill,<ref>{{cite book|author=[[Ralph Wightman]]|title=Portrait of Dorset|publisher=Robert Hale Ltd|year=1983|page=17|ISBN=0-7090-0844-9}}</ref> overlooking the flat [[Oxford Clay]] valley of the small River Cale, which drains into the [[River Stour, Dorset|Stour]]. In 1905 [[Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet|Sir Frederick Treves]] wrote that the village "straggles down hill like a small mountain stream."<ref name=Treves>{{cite book|author=[[Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet|Sir Frederick Treves]]|title=Highways and Byways in Dorset|publisher=Macmillan and Co. Ltd|year=1905|page=23}}</ref>


==History==
The name Kington Magna means 'great King's Town';<ref name=Treves/><ref>{{cite book|author=North Dorset District Council|title=North Dorset Official District Guide|publisher=Home Publishing Co. Ltd.|year=c. 1983|page=p37}}</ref> it derives from ''cyne-'' (later ''cyning'') and ''tūn'', [[Old English]] for 'royal estate or manor'. The affix ''magna'', [[Latin]] for great, was added to distinguish it from Little Magna, a smaller settlement nearby.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=br8xcW1f_a8C&pg=PT735&lpg=PT735&dq=kington+magna+dictionary+british+place+names&source=bl&ots=BieU1ZzwrA&sig=j4nh8iHW4re3kMOhaR0BnHZLLPk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eu-0VKL5I-Td7gaqioH4Dw&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=kington%20magna%20dictionary%20british%20place%20names&f=false |title=A Dictionary of British Place Names |editor=David Mills |page= |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2011 |isbn=}}</ref><ref name=life>{{cite web |url=http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2006/12/kington-magna/ |title=Kington Magna |publisher=Dorset Life Magazine |date=December 2006 |first1=Rodney |last1=Legg |first2=Clive |last2=Hannay |accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref> In 1086 in the [[Domesday Book]] it was recorded as ''Chintone'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/dorset2.html |title=Dorse H-R |work=The Domesday Book Online |accessdate=11 January 2015 |publisher=domesdaybook.co.uk}}</ref> it had 27 households, was in the [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of Gillingham, and the [[tenant-in-chief]] was [[Arnulf of Hesdin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/XX0000/little-kington-and-kington-magna/ |title=Place: [Little] Kington and Kington [Magna] |publisher=domesdaymap.co.uk |work=Open Domesday |accessdate=15 January 2015}}</ref> Most of the current buildings in the village are no older than the seventeenth century.{{cn|date=January 2015}} In 1851 a [[Primitive Methodism|Primitive Methodist]] chapel was built in the village; it was on Chapel Hill, which runs parallel to Church Hill.<ref name=life/> In 1860 a pottery was established at Bye Farm, north of the main village; it manufactured tiles, drainpipes, bricks, and chimney and flower pots. The parish church of All Saints was [[Victorian restoration|restored]] and enlarged in 1862;<ref name=life/> most of the building, except for the late 15th-century west tower, was rebuilt.<ref name=inventory/> Near the church is a pond which was a [[Middle Ages|medieval]] fishpond.<ref name=life/> In the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] the parish had a population of 389.<ref name=ons/>
The name Kington Magna means 'great King's Town';<ref name=Treves>{{cite book|author=Sir Frederick Treves|author-link=Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet|title=Highways and Byways in Dorset|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028032351|publisher=Macmillan and Co. Ltd|year=1906|page=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028032351/page/n48 23]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=North Dorset District Council|title=North Dorset Official District Guide|publisher=Home Publishing Co. Ltd.|year=c. 1983|page=37}}</ref> it derives from ''cyne-'' (later ''cyning'') and ''tūn'', [[Old English]] for 'royal estate or manor'. The affix ''magna'', [[Latin]] for great, was added to distinguish it from Little Kington, a smaller settlement nearby.<ref name=mills>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=br8xcW1f_a8C&dq=kington+magna+dictionary+british+place+names&pg=PT735 |title=A Dictionary of British Place Names |first=David |last=Mills |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2003 |isbn=9780191578472}}</ref><ref name=life>{{cite web |url=http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2006/12/kington-magna/ |title=Kington Magna |publisher=Dorset Life Magazine |date=December 2006 |first1=Rodney |last1=Legg |first2=Clive |last2=Hannay |access-date=12 January 2015}}</ref> In 1086 in the [[Domesday Book]] these were recorded together in three entries as ''Chintone'', which had 27 households and a total taxable value of 13 geld units, and was in the [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of Gillingham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/XX0000/little-kington-and-kington-magna/ |title=Place: [Little] Kington and Kington [Magna] |publisher=domesdaymap.co.uk |work=Open Domesday |access-date=15 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112163223/http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/XX0000/little-kington-and-kington-magna/ |archive-date=12 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/dorset2.html |title=Dorse H-R |work=The Domesday Book Online |access-date=11 January 2015 |publisher=domesdaybook.co.uk}}</ref> In 1243 it was recorded as Magna Kington.<ref name=mills/> Most of the current buildings in the village are no older than the seventeenth century.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} In 1851 a [[Primitive Methodism|Primitive Methodist]] chapel was built in the village; it was on Chapel Hill, which runs parallel to Church Hill.<ref name=life/> In 1860 a pottery was established at Bye Farm, north of the main village; it manufactured tiles, drainpipes, bricks, and chimney and flower pots. The parish church of All Saints was [[Victorian restoration|restored]] and enlarged in 1862;<ref name=life/> most of the building, except for the late 15th-century west tower, was rebuilt.<ref name=inventory/> Near the church is a pond which was a [[Middle Ages|medieval]] fishpond.<ref name=life/>

==Geography==
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The parish covers about {{convert|2000|acre|ha|abbr=off|sigfig=1}} and, as well as the main village, includes the small settlement of Nyland in the west.<ref name=inventory>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/dorset/vol4/pp41-43 |title='Kington Magna', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 4, North (London, 1972), pp. 41-43 |access-date=11 January 2015 |work=British History Online |publisher=University of London |date=2014}}</ref> The main village is sited on the slopes of a [[Corallian Limestone|Corallian limestone]] hill,<ref>{{cite book|author=Ralph Wightman|author-link=Ralph Wightman|title=Portrait of Dorset|publisher=Robert Hale Ltd|year=1983|page=17|isbn=0-7090-0844-9}}</ref> overlooking the flat [[Oxford Clay]] valley of the small River Cale, which drains into the [[River Stour, Dorset|Stour]]. In 1906 [[Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet|Sir Frederick Treves]] wrote in his ''Highways & Byways in Dorset'' that the village "straggles down hill like a small mountain stream."<ref name=Treves/>

==Demography==
In the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] the parish had 180 dwellings,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11125256&c=Kington+Magna&d=16&e=62&g=6417973&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1433157165308&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2481 |title=Area: Kington Magna (Parish). Dwellings, Household Spaces and Accommodation Type, 2011 (KS401EW) |publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref> 169 households and a population of 389.<ref name=ons/>

==Transport==
The nearest railway station is in Gillingham. Trains run on the Exeter to Waterloo line.


==References==
==References==
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Population389 (2011)[1]
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51°00′27″N 2°20′11″W / 51.0076°N 2.3364°W / 51.0076; -2.3364

Kington Magna is a village and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England, about 3+1⁄2 miles (5.5 kilometres) southwest of Gillingham.

History[edit]

The name Kington Magna means 'great King's Town';[2][3] it derives from cyne- (later cyning) and tūn, Old English for 'royal estate or manor'. The affix magna, Latin for great, was added to distinguish it from Little Kington, a smaller settlement nearby.[4][5] In 1086 in the Domesday Book these were recorded together in three entries as Chintone, which had 27 households and a total taxable value of 13 geld units, and was in the hundred of Gillingham.[6][7] In 1243 it was recorded as Magna Kington.[4] Most of the current buildings in the village are no older than the seventeenth century.[citation needed] In 1851 a Primitive Methodist chapel was built in the village; it was on Chapel Hill, which runs parallel to Church Hill.[5] In 1860 a pottery was established at Bye Farm, north of the main village; it manufactured tiles, drainpipes, bricks, and chimney and flower pots. The parish church of All Saints was restored and enlarged in 1862;[5] most of the building, except for the late 15th-century west tower, was rebuilt.[8] Near the church is a pond which was a medieval fishpond.[5]

Geography[edit]

The parish covers about 2,000 acres (800 hectares) and, as well as the main village, includes the small settlement of Nyland in the west.[8] The main village is sited on the slopes of a Corallian limestone hill,[9] overlooking the flat Oxford Clay valley of the small River Cale, which drains into the Stour. In 1906 Sir Frederick Treves wrote in his Highways & Byways in Dorset that the village "straggles down hill like a small mountain stream."[2]

Demography[edit]

In the 2011 census the parish had 180 dwellings,[10] 169 households and a population of 389.[1]

Transport[edit]

The nearest railway station is in Gillingham. Trains run on the Exeter to Waterloo line.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Area: Kington Magna (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Sir Frederick Treves (1906). Highways and Byways in Dorset. Macmillan and Co. Ltd. p. 23.
  3. ^ North Dorset District Council (c. 1983). North Dorset Official District Guide. Home Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 37.
  4. ^ a b Mills, David (2003). A Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191578472.
  5. ^ a b c d Legg, Rodney; Hannay, Clive (December 2006). "Kington Magna". Dorset Life Magazine. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Place: [Little] Kington and Kington [Magna]". Open Domesday. domesdaymap.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Dorse H-R". The Domesday Book Online. domesdaybook.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  8. ^ a b "'Kington Magna', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 4, North (London, 1972), pp. 41-43". British History Online. University of London. 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  9. ^ Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 17. ISBN 0-7090-0844-9.
  10. ^ "Area: Kington Magna (Parish). Dwellings, Household Spaces and Accommodation Type, 2011 (KS401EW)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

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