West Kington
"WEST KINGTON, a parish in the hundred of Chippenham, county Wilts, 10 miles N.W. of Chippenham, its post town. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural, and is a meet for the Beaufort hounds. There are quarries of stone for common building purposes. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £553 14s. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £417, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a tower containing four hells. This living was formerly held by Bishop Latimer, whose favourite oak-tree is here. William Codrington, Esq., is lord of the manor. Near Ebbedown are vestiges of a Roman camp."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
West Kington is 8 miles NW of Chippenham. Grid Ref ST814776. Postcode SN14 7JE. Population 298 in 1831, in 1951.
Cemeteries
- Mount Zion Baptist Chapel, -, Baptist
- St Mary the Virgin, Church of England
Census
If you have been unable to find the 1841 census for this parish, Wiltshire and Swindon Archives website provides the answer as one of their Wiltshire History Questions.
Church Records
- Mount Zion Baptist Chapel, -, Baptist
- St Mary the Virgin, Church of England
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Indexes and registers of the parish church of West Kington, St Mary the Virgin:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1758-1916, Mar 1754-1979, Bur 1758-1990
- BTs before surviving registers for 1606-07, 1622-23, 1632-35, 1665-79, 1693, 1701-02, 1716-18, 1727-45, 1748-
- IGI Mar 1754-1837 Batch M154222
- VRI Chr 1758-1906
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for West Kington from the National Gazetteer (1868).