Towns & cities · South East England
Kingston
Kingston — village near Wareham, Dorset, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Harman's Cross · 2.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Kingston is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village near Wareham, Dorset, UK". Coordinates: 50.6160°, -2.0601°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Dorset Coast SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kingston is a small village on the Isle of Purbeck in the county of Dorset in southern England.
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Background
History
The village is notable because it has two churches. Since the 12th century, up until 1877, Kingston had been a chapelry of Corfe Castle. A chapel stood on the east side of the village and it was served by the Rector of Corfe Castle or his assistant. In 1833 John Scott, the first Earl of Eldon, (later Lord Chancellor Eldon) replaced the chapel, at his own expense, with the present church building standing on the site. It was designed by his son-in-law, George Repton, and largely followed the ground plan of the replaced chapel, embodying most of the old building material. The church was surrounded by many graves. The first Earl and his wife are buried in the churchyard. The old church…
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- Coordinates
- 50.6160, -2.0601
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Corfe Castle
- Postcode
- BH20 5LH
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
- Nearest railway station
- Harman's Cross — 2.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q984075 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kingston, Purbeck (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Under the foliage there's a pub! - geograph.org.uk - 513895.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kingston?
- Kingston is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH20 5LH), in the parish of Corfe Castle.
- Is Kingston a protected site?
- Yes — Kingston is part of the South Dorset Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Kingston free to visit?
- Yes, Kingston is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kingston?
- The nearest railway station is Harman's Cross, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BH20 5LH.