Kingston, Isle of Wight
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| Kingston | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Island: | Isle of Wight |
| Grid reference: | SZ480813 |
| Location: | 50°37’46"N, 1°19’24"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Newport |
| Postcode: | PO30 |
| Dialling code: | 01983 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Isle of Wight |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Isle of Wight |
Kingston is a small village on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire, located five miles south-west of the island's main town, Newport. It is in the south-west of the island, in an area known as the Back of the Wight.
The village has a church, St James' Church, which once presided over its own parish.[1] The parish of Kingston is now though amalgamated with the adjacent Anglican parish of Shorwell, as Shorwell with Kingston.[2]
References
- ↑ A History of the County of Hampshire - Volume 5 pp 249-251: Parishes: Kingston (Victoria County History)
- ↑ [http://www.fivechurches.org.uk/ Fivechurches.org.uk