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KINGSTON, a parish in the Isle of Wight; 5½ miles SSW of Newport. Post town, Newport, Isle of Wight. Acres, 883. Real property, £938. Pop., 68. Houses, 10. The property is all in one estate. The Manor House is picturesque. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £240. Patron, the Rev. R.Kempe. The church is small and rude, but has good early English windows, and contains a brass of
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Kingston AP/CP Hampshire AncC |
Place: | Kingston |
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