Kinton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England.

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
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°46′12″N 2°56′06″W / 52.770°N 2.935°W / 52.770; -2.935

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 edit

  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.

External links edit

  Media related to Kinton, Shropshire at Wikimedia Commons