West Kington
| West Kington | |
|---|---|
 St Mary the Virgin parish church | |
  West Kington Location within Wiltshire | |
| OS grid reference | ST8177 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chippenham |
| Postcode district | SN14 |
| Dialling code | 01249 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | West Kington Village, Wiltshire |
West Kington is a village in Nettleton civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is close to the county boundary with Gloucestershire and 6 miles (10 km) southeast of the Gloucestershire market town of Chipping Sodbury.
The village is in the steeply wooded valley of the Broadmead Brook, a source of the Bybrook River.
The hamlet of West Kington Wick is 0.6 miles (0.97 km) southeast of the village.
Buildings
The Church of England parish church of St Mary the Virgin has a 13th and 15th century west tower.[1] The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1856 to designs by the architect S.B. Gabriel of Bristol.[1] It is Grade II* listed.[2]
The farmhouse called Latimer Manor dates from the 16th century and is also Grade II* listed.[3]
Notable people
Hugh Latimer was vicar of West Kington church from 1531, prior to the controversy in the reformation which led to his martyrdom in Oxford.[4]
Television producer Dilys Breese retired to the village and is buried there.[5]
Film
The music video for the song "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats was filmed in West Kington in the summer of 1982.[6]
References
- ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975). Wiltshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 564. ISBN 0-14-0710-26-4.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary, West Kington, Nettleton (1022974)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Latimer Manor, West Kington (1183476)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Church of St. Mary the Virgin, West Kington". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Paine, Barry (17 October 2007). "Obituary: Dilys Breese". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance - Music Video
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