Kingston, Isle of Wight

Kingston is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shorwell, on the Isle of Wight, England, located 5 miles southwest of Newport in the southwest of the island, an area known as the Back of the Wight. In 1931 the parish had a population of 50.[1] On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Shorwell.[2]

Kingston
Kingston is located in Isle of Wight
Kingston
Kingston
Location within the Isle of Wight
OS grid referenceSZ47968130
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewport
Postcode districtPO30
Dialling code01983
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceIsle of Wight
UK Parliament

Formerly a separate Anglican parish, with its own parish church, St. James' Church,[3] Kingston is now amalgamated with the adjacent Anglican parish of Shorwell, as Shorwell with Kingston.[4]

References
  1. "Population statistics Kingston CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. "Relationships and changes Kingston CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. "Parishes: Kingston | British History Online".
  4. "Home". fivechurches.org.uk.


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