In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kingstone like this:
KINGSTONE, a parish in the district and county of Hereford; 3½ miles NW by W of Tram-Inn r. station, and 6 SW of Hereford. Post town, Madley, under Hereford. Acres, 1, 991. Real property, £3, 386. Pop., 460. Houses, 109. The property is divided among a few. Part of the land is under hops. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the rectory of Thruxton, in the diocese of Hereford. The church is Norman, was recently restored, has a new tower, and contains several monuments. There are a Baptist chapel, and charities £80.
Kingstone through time
Kingstone is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kingstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kingstone in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2408
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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