Kington, Herefordshire
Kington
is an historic market town in
Herefordshire
,
England
.
Situation
Kington is near the
Welsh
border and, despite being on the West side of
Offa's Dyke
, has been English for over a thousand years. It is in the shadow of
Hergest Ridge
, and on the
River Arrow
. It is 21 miles from
Hereford
. It is the home of
Castle Books
, and the
Kington Connected Community Company
(KC3) project.
Mike Oldfield
lived at
The Beacon
, near Kington in the mid 1970s and two of his albums,
Hergest Ridge
and
Ommadawn
, were recorded there.
Nearby attractions
The Black and White Village Trail
Bradnor Hill
Hergest Croft Gardens
http://www.hergest.co.uk
Kington Festival
http://www.kingtonfestival.co.uk/
Kington Golf Club
at 1100ft above sea level, the highest golf club in England.
The
Mortimer Trail
a 30-mile walk through countryside, from
Ludlow
.
Shobdon Aerodrome
Other meanings
There is a village called
Kington
in the adjacent county of
Worcestershire
.
External link
Kington Tourist Information Office
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