In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kingston like this:
KINGSTONE, a parish in Bridge district, Kent; on an affluent of the river Stour, 2½ miles S of Beaksbourne r. station, and 5 SE of Canterbury. Post town, Canterbury. Acres, 1, 525. Real property, £2, 227. Pop., 273. Houses, 57. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £500. * Patron, Sir J. W. E. Bridges, Bart. The church is good..
Kingston through time
Kingston is now part of Canterbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how Canterbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kingston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kingston, in Canterbury and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6249
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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