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KINGTON, Herefordshire

Bibliography

• Edwards, W - Memories of Kington. ©1997 Kington History Society. ISBN 0 9531103 0 3
  A reprint of the 'recollections' of Mr W. Edwards, born in Spond, Kington in 1855, first published in the Kington Times in 1938. Here is one quite delicious quote, suggesting that whilst times might have changed, some things stay the same...
  

  "In the sixties there were several changes in the costumes of men and women. For two seasons 1864-5 there were very hot summers, and the men wore all-white suits, called the French fashion. The women continued to wear a number of petticoats reaching their boot-tops. Then they adopted the never-to-be-forgotten cane or steel springing crinolines. I must mention Lucy Walters and her sister as the most notable girls, tall and good-looking, from the Broken Bank, daughters of old William Walters. They were called Broad Gauge and Narrow Gauge, and Lucy needed all the roadway. On a windy day it was a common sight to see these wide crinolines blow over girls' heads, to the delight and yells of joy from the children." [Extract from Article 7. 'More from the 1860's', pp39-46.]

  The Kington History Society may be contacted c/o the Kington Library, 68 Bridge Street, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3DJ.

Church Records

• Extracts from the Kington Parish Registers 1824-1858, transcribed by Stephen Karner.

Directories

• A Description of Kington, Directory of Private and Commercial Residents, and Kington Trades Directory, transcribed from Littlebury's Directory of Herefordshire, 1876-7 by Rosemary Lockie. Added 29 Mar 2005.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Kington from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

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