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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Kineton.-- (or Kington), market town, par., and township, with ry. sta., Warwickshire, 6 miles W. of Fenny Compton sta. and 11 miles SE. of Stratford-on-Avon - par., 3810 ac., pop. 1269; town and township, pop. 1053; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Tuesday. King John kept his court in a castle here; and the place was the quarters of the Parliamentarians on the night before the battle of Edgehill.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town, parish and township, with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Kineton AP/CP Warwickshire AncC |
| Place names: | KINETON | KINETON OR KINGTON | KINGTON |
| Place: | Kineton |
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