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'''Kington Magna''' is a village in the [[English county]] of [[Dorset]]. It is sited on the slopes of a [[Corallian Limestone|Corallian limestone]] hill within the [[Blackmore Vale]],<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]]. The village lies within the [[North Dorset]] administrative district of the county, about {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} south-west of the town of [[Gillingham, Dorset|Gillingham]]. |
'''Kington Magna''' is a village in the [[English county]] of [[Dorset]]. It is sited on the slopes of a [[Corallian Limestone|Corallian limestone]] hill within the [[Blackmore Vale]],<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]]. The village lies within the [[North Dorset]] administrative district of the county, about {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} south-west of the town of [[Gillingham, Dorset|Gillingham]]. |
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The name of Kington Magna means ''great 'King's Town''',<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><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> and the parish "figures conspicuously in the [[Domesday Book]]."<ref name=Treves/> However most of the current buildings are no older than the seventeenth century. 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/> In the [[United Kingdom Census |
The name of Kington Magna means ''great 'King's Town''',<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><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> and the parish "figures conspicuously in the [[Domesday Book]]."<ref name=Treves/> However most of the current buildings are no older than the seventeenth century. 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/> In the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] the parish had a population of 389.<ref name=ons/> |
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Revision as of 11:35, 8 January 2015
| Kington Magna | |
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 All Saints' Church, Kington Magna | |
| Population | 389 [1] |
| OS grid reference | ST765232 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GILLINGHAM |
| Postcode district | SP8 |
| Dialling code | 01747 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
Kington Magna is a village in the English county of Dorset. It is sited on the slopes of a Corallian limestone hill within the Blackmore Vale,[2] overlooking the flat Oxford Clay valley of the small River Cale, which drains into the Stour. The village lies within the North Dorset administrative district of the county, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of the town of Gillingham.
The name of Kington Magna means great 'King's Town',[3][4] and the parish "figures conspicuously in the Domesday Book."[4] However most of the current buildings are no older than the seventeenth century. In 1905 Sir Frederick Treves wrote that the village "straggles down hill like a small mountain stream."[4] In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 389.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Area: Kington Magna (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 17. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.
- ^ North Dorset District Council (c. 1983). North Dorset Official District Guide. Home Publishing Co. Ltd. p. p37.
{{cite book}}:|page=has extra text (help) - ^ a b c Sir Frederick Treves (1905). Highways and Byways in Dorset. Macmillan and Co. Ltd. p. 23.
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