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Kinton, Shropshire

Coordinates: 52°46′12″N 2°56′06″W / 52.770°N 2.935°W / 52.770; -2.935
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Kinton
Kinton Farm buildings
Kinton is located in Shropshire
Kinton
Kinton
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ369196
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHREWSBURY
Postcode districtSY4
Dialling code01743
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52°46′12″N 2°56′06″W / 52.770°N 2.935°W / 52.770; -2.935

Kinton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England.

It is part of the civil parish of Great Ness, and is situated to the west of the A5 road.

Richard Mathews, the father of Oliver Mathews – the first historian of Shrewsbury – lived in Kinton.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Leighton, W. A. (1885). "The Guilds of Shrewsbury". Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. 8. Shrewsbury: Adnitt and Naunton: 314–316.
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