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Kington railway station

Disused railway stations in HerefordshireFormer Great Western Railway stationsKington, HerefordshirePages with no open date in Infobox stationRailway stations in Great Britain closed in 1955
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Former railway station, Kington geograph.org.uk 310960
Former railway station, Kington geograph.org.uk 310960

Kington railway station was a station in Kington, Herefordshire, England. Replacing an earlier terminus station which had been opened in 1857, the station was opened in 1875 and closed in 1964. The final passenger service had been on 5 February 1955, and passenger services were withdrawn two days later.The 1857 station building can still be seen on what is now the Hatton Gardens Industrial Estate. A model of the station, as it appeared in the mid-1940s, may be viewed at the nearby Kington Museum.

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Kington railway station
Hatton Gardens Industrial Est.,

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Hatton Gardens Industrial Est.

Hatton Gardens Industrial Est.
HR5 3RB , Headbrook
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Former railway station, Kington geograph.org.uk 310960
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Church of St Mary, Kington
Church of St Mary, Kington

The Church of St Mary, or St. Mary the Virgin Church, Kington, Herefordshire, England is a Grade I listed parish church. The church was established c. 1300, but is much-altered. It has a 12th-century tower, originally free-standing, and included in the church when the latter was extended in the 13th century. A double broach spire was added in the 18th century. The tower houses a six-bell ring. Five were made by Rudhall of Gloucester between 1736 and 1739, including the tenor, which weighs 11 long cwt 23 lb (1,255 lb or 569 kg) and is in the key of F-sharp. The other bell was made by William Evans of Chepstow in 1764. The bells were refurbished in 1978 by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. The church also has an organ made by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd, installed in the North chancel chamber in 1883 and improved and refurbished by Henry Willis & Sons in 1959. The lychgate is constructed from carved stone, dates from the 18th century, and has its own Grade II* listing. Its design is unusual, with a domed roof capped with a finial, and open arches set into each wall.Inside the church is an alabaster monument to Sir Thomas Vaughan (died 1469 at the Battle of Edgecote Moor) and his wife Elen Gethin.The church was Grade I listed in October 1953, giving it legal protection from unauthorised alteration or demolition. It is part of the Diocese of Hereford and is one of five (three in England, two in Wales) that are jointly administered as the "Kington Parishes"'.