Kington, Herefordshire
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| Statistics | ||
| Population: | 2,597 | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | SO304570 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | Herefordshire | |
| Region: | West Midlands | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Ceremonial county: | Herefordshire | |
| Historic county: | Herefordshire | |
| Services | ||
| Police force: | West Mercia | |
| Fire and rescue service: | {{{Fire}}} | |
| Ambulance service: | West Midlands | |
| Post office and telephone | ||
| Post town: | KINGTON | |
| Postal district: | HR5 | |
| Dialling code: | 01544 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Leominster | |
| European Parliament: | West Midlands | |
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Kington is an historic market town and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,597.
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[edit] Situation
Kington is near the Welsh border and, despite being on the West side of Offa's Dyke, has been English for over a thousand years. It is in the shadow of Hergest Ridge, and on the River Arrow, where it is crossed by the A44 road. It is 21 miles north-west from Hereford.
It is the home of Castle Hill Books, and the Kington Connected Community Company (KC3) project.
Mike Oldfield lived at The Beacon, near Kington in the mid-1970s and two of his albums, Hergest Ridge and Ommadawn, were recorded there.
Public Transport is provided by Sargeants Brothers, who provide regular buses to Llandrindod Wells and Knighton, both in Powys, Wales and to Hereford, along with a local town service, and several school services for the rural community.
[edit] Nearby attractions
- The Black and White Village Trail
- Bradnor Hill
- Hergest Croft Gardens [1]
- Kington Festival [2]
- Kington Golf Club at 1100ft above sea level, the highest golf club in England.
- The Mortimer Trail a 30-mile walk through countryside, from Ludlow.
- Shobdon Aerodrome
[edit] Other meanings
There is a village called Kington in the adjacent county of Worcestershire.
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