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Name | Kingston (IOW) |
Alt names | Kingston | source: from redirect | | Chingestune | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 126 |
Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 50.633°N 1.333°W |
Located in | Isle of Wight, England (1890 - ) |
Also located in | Hampshire, England ( - 1890) |
See also | West Medina Liberty, Hampshire, England | ancient county division in which it was located | | Isle of Wight Rural, Isle of Wight, England | rural district in which it was located 1894-1933 | | Shorwell, Isle of Wight, England | parish into which it was absorbed in 1933 | | Medina District, Isle of Wight, England | district municipality covering the area 1974-1995 | | Isle of Wight (council), Isle of Wight, England | district municipality and unitary authority covering the area since 1995 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
NOTE: This Kingston on the Isle of Wight should not be confused with another Kingston which is a hamlet within Portsea, a suburb of Portsmouth, nearby in Hampshire. A Vision of Britain through Time counts 16 different places named Kingston around the country.
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- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
The village of Kingston on Isle of Wight, England, is located eight kilometres southwest of Newport in the southwest of the island, an area known as the Back of the Wight.
St. James' Church is its parish church.
In 1933 the parish was abolished and the area became a part of Shorwell. (Source: A Vision of Britain through Time)
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Kingston from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "KINGSTON, a parish in the Isle of Wight; 5½ miles SSW of Newport. Post town, Newport, Isle of Wight. Acres: 883. Real property: £938. Population: 68. Houses: 10. The property is all in one estate. The Manor House is picturesque. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value: £240. Patron: the Rev. R.Kempe. The church is small and rude, but has good early English windows, and contains a brass of [omitted]"
Research Tips
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- A collection of maps on the A Vision of Britain through Time website illustrating the English county of Hampshire over the period 1832-1932 (the last two are expandible):
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- A group of maps of the post-1974 municipal districts or boroughs of Hampshire on Wikipedia Commons
Categories: Isle of Wight, England | Kingston (IOW), Isle of Wight, England | West Medina Liberty, Hampshire, England | Isle of Wight Rural, Isle of Wight, England | Shorwell, Isle of Wight, England | Medina District, Isle of Wight, England | Isle of Wight (council), Isle of Wight, England
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