Kingston, Isle Of Wight
Kingston is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shorwell, on the Isle of Wight, England, located 5 miles southwest of Newport in the southwest of the island, an area known as the Back of the Wight. In 1931 the parish had a population of 50. On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Shorwell.
Formerly a separate Anglican parish, with its own parish church, St. James' Church, Kingston is now amalgamated with the adjacent Anglican parish of Shorwell, as Shorwell with Kingston.
References
- ^ "Population statistics Kingston CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Kingston CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Parishes: Kingston | British History Online".
- ^ "Home". fivechurches.org.uk.
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