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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Kingston Russell
Kingston Russell is a settlement in the civil parish of Long Bredy and Kingston Russell, in the Dorset district, in the county of Dorset, England, 7 miles (11 km) west of Dorchester. In 2001 the parish had a population of 35. The parish bordered Compton Valence, Littlebredy, Long Bredy and Winterbourne Abbas. Kingston Russell shared a parish council with Long Bredy. On 1 April 2024 the parish was abolished and merged with Long Bredy to form "Long Bredy and Kingston Russell". From 1974 to 2019 it was in West Dorset district.

Features

There are 4 listed buildings in the former parish of Kingston Russell.

History

The name "Kingston" means 'King's stone', it was held by John Russell in 1212.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Distance from Kingston Russell [50.721612, 2.593512]". GENUKI. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Kingston Russell". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Parish council". Long Bredy & Kingston Russell Parish Council. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Dorset Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Listed buildings in Kingston Russell, West Dorset, Dorset". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Kingston Russel Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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