Kington Magna Parish Dorset

	Kington Magna is a parish and village 7 miles west from Shaftesbury in the Vale of Blackmore. This area was described by Thomas Hardy as the "vale of little dairies" and even today dairy farming dominates the landscape. The western edge of the parish is part of the border with Somerset, above is the small parish of Buckhorn Weston, to the north east is Gillingham, West Stour is to the South. The Church of All Saints is in the Early English style and has a square embattled tower.
Parts of the church are Norman, it underwent a restoration in 1862. The registers date from the year 1660. In the 19th century there was a thriving brick making business here and a Primitive Methodist chapel. The soil is loam and clay and is mainly down to pasture. There are 1891 acres and in 1891 the population was 497. Hamlets within the parish are Higher Nyland, Bye, Hartmoor and Bowdere. A National School was built in 1854 for 100 children.
The position of Online Parish Clerk (OPC) for Kington Magna is currently vacant On-line data
Census	1841 & 1891 on line
Parish Registers	Marriages 1731-1834 Burials 1733-1743 so far
Postal Directories	Kelly's Directories for 1865, 1895, 1935
Monumental Inscriptions	Index of names occurring on Burial Memorials
Other Records	Wills Proven at Blandford
Photographs	Ten photographs of the church and surrounding area
Maps	The 1891 Ordnance Survey maps of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site, just enter 'Kington Magna' under place search.
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