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Kington.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., Herefordshire, on river Arrow, 7½ miles SW. of Presteigne and 22½ miles NW. of Hereford--par., 8313 ac., pop. 2952; town, pop. 2075; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 news-paper. Market-day, Tuesday. Kington is a healthy and pleasant town, surrounded by steep and well-wooded hills; is entirely of modern date, and carries on trade in agricultural produce; malting and the mfr. of nails are the chief industries. Kington has a grammar school (17th century). The building in which Mrs Siddons made her first appearance on the stage still stands in the town.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Kington Parish Kington Urban Parish Herefordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Kington |
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