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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kington like this:
KINGTON, a tything in Thornbury parish, Gloucester; 1½ mile W by N of Thornbury. Real property, £8, 204. Pop. in 1841, 745; in 1861, 1, 156. Houses, 248. The Thornbury workhouse is here, and, at the census of 1861, had 52 inmates.
Kington is now part of SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kington itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kington, in South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26002
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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