| Name | Kington St. Michael |
| Alt names | Kington Saint Michael | source: from redirect | | Kington St Michael | source: Gazetteer of Great Britain (1999) p 398; Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) accessed 7 July 2003, Wikipedia | | Kington-St. Michael | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Kington-Monarchorum | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Kington Monarchorum | source: alternate spelling | | Easton Piercy | source: hamlet in parish |
| Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 51.485°N 2.135°W |
| Located in | Wiltshire, England |
| See also | Damerham Hundred, Wiltshire, England | hundred in which it was located | | Chippenham Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district, 1894 - 1934 | | Calne and Chippenham Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district, 1934 - 1974 | | North Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | 1974-2009 | | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | 2009-- |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Kington St. Michael is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Chippenham. The parish is about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) west of the A350 which links Chippenham with junction 17 of the M4 motorway and the village is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of the junction.
It is largely a linear village based on its main street, which runs from southeast to northwest. At the northwest end of the village Honey Knob Hill leads into open countryside towards Grittleton. The population of the parish in the 2011 UK census was 704.
The nearby Easton Piercy is a hamlet and part of the parish.
For many years the main activity in the village was agriculture, although there is some evidence of a small textile industry. In about 1760 the Chippenham to Malmesbury road (now the A350) was made a turnpike, and Kington benefited from the increase in traffic. By the end of the 18th century it supported "tailors, two blacksmiths and a carpenter ... [and] a slaughterhouse, malthouse and public house". By 1851 the range of occupations reported in the village had expanded even further.
Research Tips
- From this Ancestry page you can browse the Wiltshire parishes which have parish register transcripts online, quite often from very early dates. However, reading the early ones requires skill and patience. Transcriptions should also be in FamilySearch.
- A further collection of online source references will be found on the county page for Wiltshire.
Categories: Wiltshire, England | Kington St. Michael, Wiltshire, England | Damerham Hundred, Wiltshire, England | Chippenham Rural, Wiltshire, England | Calne and Chippenham Rural, Wiltshire, England | North Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England |
