Kineton is a large
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
and
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
on the
River DeneThe River Dene is a small river in Warwickshire, England.It is a tributary of the Avon, which it joins at Charlecote Park. The headwaters of the River Dene rise on the western slopes of the Burton Dassett Hills and flow westward towards Kineton...
in south-eastern
WarwickshireWarwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton in the far north of the county. The shape of the administrative area Warwickshire differs considerably from that of the historic county...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The village is part of
Stratford-on-Avon districtStratford-on-Avon is a local government district of southern Warwickshire in England.The district is named "Stratford-on-Avon" to distinguish it from its main town of Stratford-upon-Avon where the district council is based, although this name often causes confusion .The district is mostly rural and...
, and in the
2001 censusA nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census....
it had a population of 2,278.
Kineton is about ten
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(16 km) from the
townA town is a type of settlement ranging from a few hundred to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition...
s of
BanburyBanbury is a market town and civil parish in the district of Cherwell in northern Oxfordshire, England, located on the River Cherwell. It lies northwest of London, southeast of Birmingham, south of Coventry and north northwest of the county town of Oxford...
to the south-east,
WarwickWarwick ) is the county town of Warwickshire, England. The town lies upon the River Avon, 18 km south of Coventry and 4 km west of Leamington Spa , with a population of 25,434 ..-Culture:Warwick hosts annual festivals ranging from the Spoken Word to Classical and...
and
Leamington SpaLeamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa, commonly Leamington or "Leam" to locals, is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. Formerly known as Leamington Priors, its expansion began following the popularisation of the medicinal qualities of its water by Dr Kerr in 1784, and by Dr...
to the north, and
Stratford-upon-AvonStratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, south east of Birmingham and south west of the county town, Warwick. It is the main town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers a...
to the west. Nearby is the village of
WellesbourneWellesbourne is a large village and civil parish in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of the UK. In the 2001 census the parish, which also includes the village of Walton, had a population of 5,691 Wellesbourne is a large village and civil parish in the county of Warwickshire,...
with its historic water mill,
Compton Verney HouseCompton Verney House is an 18th century country mansion at Compton Verney in Warwickshire which has been converted into the Compton Verney art gallery....
art galleryAn art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museum can be public or private but what distinguishes a Museum is the ownership of a collection. Paintings are the most commonly displayed art objects; however, sculpture, photographs, illustrations,...
, the
Heritage Motor CentreThe Heritage Motor Centre is a British motor museum and research centre, located at Gaydon in Warwickshire, England. The centre is open to the public, and houses a collection of important vehicles, celebrating Britain's motoring heritage.-History:...
at
GaydonGaydon is a parish and village in Warwickshire, England, close to Leamington Spa. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 376.The village is at the junction of the B4100 and B4451 roads, a mile from Junction 12 of the M40 motorway, and is two miles north-east of Kineton.Close by is the...
, the
Burton Dassett HillsBurton Dassett Hills Country Park is a country park in south-eastern Warwickshire, England.It was created as a country park in 1971 and is run by Warwickshire County Council. It comprises a group of ironstone hills, which are named after the tiny village of Burton Dassett which is located in the...
country park and the battlefield of
EdgehillThe Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the First English Civil War. It was fought near Edge Hill and Kineton in southern Warwickshire on Sunday 23 October, 1642...
. Kineton can also be considered to be part of the informal area of
BanburyshireBanburyshire is an informal area of England that is centred on the market town of Banbury. The county of Oxfordshire has two main commercial centres, the city of Oxford itself that serves most of the south of the county, and Banbury that serves the north plus significant parts of the neighbouring...
.
Kineton ward covers Gaydon,
LighthorneLighthorne is a village in Warwickshire, England. It is about south of Leamington Spa.Lighthorne is a small village in a valley and is near Moreton Morrell, Kineton and Wellesbourne....
,
Lighthorne HeathLighthorne Heath is a village in Warwickshire, England. It is located some six miles to the south east of Leamington Spa and is very close to the M40 motorway. The village began life in the 1940s, situated to the north of RAF Gaydon and housing the married troops...
,
Compton VerneyCompton Verney is a manor and parish in the county of Warwickshire, England.Compton Verney House, an 18th century country mansion, has been converted into an art gallery.-External links:...
,
CombrookCombrook is a small village of about 65 houses in rural Warwickshire, located near the junction of the Fosse Way , and the B4086 road between the villages of Wellesbourne and Kineton....
, Little Kineton and Chadshunt, a population of 4,228 according to the 2001 census. The village has some areas of light
industryAn industry is the manufacturing of a good or service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw...
but is largely agricultural; many residents
commuteCommuting is regular travel between one's place of residence and place of work or full time study. Institutions that have few dormitories or near-campus student housing are called commuter schools in the United States....
to nearby towns and cities for
employmentEmployment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as: "A person in the service of another under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written, where the employer has the power or right to control and direct...
.
History
The first recorded reference to Kineton was in
969-Europe:* Boris II succeeds Peter I as Tsar of Bulgaria.-Africa:* The Fatimids conquer Egypt and move their capital from Kairouan to Fustat, subsequently founding a new capital city just north of Fustat, and naming it Cairo.-Asia:...
, when Saxon
King EdgarEdgar I the Peaceful , also called the Peaceable, was a king of England . Edgar was the younger son of Edmund I of England.-Accession:...
granted some land here to a trusted counsellor.
The village is mentioned in the
Domesday BookThe Domesday Book is the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William I of England, or William the Conqueror...
as
Kington. On the outskirts of the village, at the foot of Pittern Hill, are the remains of the earthworks of a
motte-and-baileyA motte-and-bailey is a form of castle situated on a raised earthwork and surrounded by a protective fence. Many were built in Britain, Ireland and France in the 11th and 12th centuries, favoured as a relatively cheap but effective defensive fortification that could repel most small...
castle, known as
King John's Castle, so called because it is believed that
King JohnJohn , King of England, reigned from 6 April 1199 until his death. He acceded to the throne as the younger brother of King Richard I, who died without issue...
held a
court leetThe court leet was a historical court in England and Wales.- History :At a very early time in medieval England the Lord of the Manor exercised or claimed certain jurisdictional rights concerning the administration of his estate over his tenants and bondsmen, and exercised those rights through his...
there. Kineton gave its name to the area of south-east Warwickshire known as
Kineton HundredKington or Kineton was a historic hundred of the county of Warwickshire in England. The hundred covered the southern part of the county, and lay south of the Warwick, between the River Avon on the west and River Itchen on the east...
.
Early in the 13th century,
Stephen de SegraveStephen de Segrave was a medieval Chief Justiciar of England.-Life:In 1232, he succeeded Hubert de Burgh as chief justiciar of England...
had a Tuesday market in his manor of Kineton, and a fair on the eve and day of St Peter and St Paul. The market died out by 1840, when the
market houseA market house or country market is a type of building traditionally used as a marketplace on the first floor and for public functions on the second floor....
was pulled down and a
schoolA school , is an institution designed to allow and encourage students to learn, under the supervision of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
built on its site, but the fair on 5 February continued until recently.
For a period of the
English Civil WarThe English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. The first and second civil wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the third war saw fighting between supporters of...
, Kineton was looted by
Prince RupertRupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria , commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, , soldier, inventor and amateur artist in mezzotint, was a younger son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth Stuart, and the nephew of King Charles I of England, who created him Duke of...
with part of the
RoyalistCavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War . Prince Rupert, commander of much of Charles I's cavalry, is often considered an archetypical Cavalier.-Early usage:...
army. This was after he had defeated Sir James Ramsay, from the
Parliamentarians"Roundhead" was the nickname given to the supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they were the supporters of Oliver Cromwell against King Charles I. Cromwell rose to prominence as a Member of Parliament and Parliamentary soldier, and eventually...
, and by doing this he failed to aid the rest of his army, thus leading to a neutral ending to the
Battle of EdgehillThe Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the First English Civil War. It was fought near Edge Hill and Kineton in southern Warwickshire on Sunday 23 October, 1642...
on 23 October 1642. A year later, in July 1643,
King CharlesCharles I, , the second son of James VI of Scotland and I of England, was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. Charles famously engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England...
met with Queen Henrietta Maria at Kineton.
It is believed that
John NewtonJohn Henry Newton was an English Anglican clergyman and former slave-ship captain. He was the author of many hymns, including Amazing Grace.-Early life:...
wrote the hymn
Amazing Grace"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn by Englishman John Newton which first appeared in print in Newton's Olney Hymns .- John Newton and the lyrics to Amazing Grace :...
around
ChristmasChristmas , also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days. The nativity of Jesus, which is the basis for the anno Domini...
1772 in Kineton after converting to
ChristianityChristianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented by the revelations in the New Testament....
.
Military connections
During World War 2, Kineton served as a transit camp, with
PolishPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe . Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
n troops stationed there.
One of the
UKThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
's main military
ammunition depotsAn ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, bomb dump , ammunition supply point or ammo dump, is a military storage facility for live ammunition and explosives....
is located partially within Kineton parish, and is known as the Defence Storage Distribution Agency (DSDA), Kineton.
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceFor/ServiceCommunity/Hive/Central/KinetonHive.htm It extends to several hundred acres and is linked to the main
Network RailNetwork Rail owns and operates Britain’s rail infrastructure. It is a British "not for dividend" company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares....
system by a branch line. The depot also stores spare railway carriages and trains on behalf of the various UK Train Operating companies.
Present
Near the centre of the village stands St Peter's Church. Work on the current building, which replaced an earlier church on the same site, began in the thirteenth century. A completed church was consecrated in 1315. Of this new building only the fine tower remains.
The rest of the building has been rebuilt and remodelled over the centuries. In the eighteenth century
Sanderson MillerSanderson Miller was a pioneer of Gothic revival architecture, and a landscape designer who often added follies or other Picturesque garden buildings and features to the grounds of an estate....
enlarged the
naveIn Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
and added two
transeptFull descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are found at the entry Cathedral diagram.
For the periodical go to The Transept....
s. A further remodelling campaign, which transformed the building into its current form, took place in the nineteenth century.
In 2008, three new bells were cast to augment the bells to eight, one replacing an existing bell. Taylors Eayre & Smith Ltd of Loughborough carried out the work. The eight bells were rung for the first time on 5 November 2008.
The village also has a 19th-century
MethodistMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to Reverend John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement in the Anglican Church. His younger brother...
chapelA chapel is a building used as a place for fellowship and of worship for Christians. It may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a college, a hospital, a palace, a prison or a cemetery, or may be an entirely free-standing building, sometimes with its own grounds...
and a 20th-century Roman Catholic church. Pittern Hill Mill, north-west of the village, is a stone windmill of the 18th century.
Village shops include a
LondisLondis is the name for two retail chains operating in the UK and Ireland. The stores form a symbol group and are all owned on a franchise basis.-Great Britain:...
store, a traditional
butcherA butcher is someone who prepares various cuts of meat and other related goods for sale. Many butchers sell their goods in specialized stores, although in the Western world today most meat is sold through supermarkets.-Duties:...
, a
newsagentA newsagent is a person who a operates a newsagent's shop , newsagency or newsstand , often a small business that sells newspapers, magazines, stationery, snacks and often items of local interest such as postcards and clothing emblazoned with sports team mascots...
, a flower shop, an optician and a bookshop. There is a
post officeA post office is a facility authorised by a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail. Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
/convenience store and a branch of
HSBC BankHSBC Bank plc is one of the major clearing banks in the United Kingdom having more assets than any other bank. The business ranges from the traditional High Street roles of personal finance and commercial banking, to private banking, consumer finance as well as corporate and investment banking...
. The village has a
cafeA café , also spelled cafe, is an informal restaurant offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches. This differs from a coffee house, which is a limited-menu establishment which focuses on coffee sales. Depending on the jurisdiction, a café may be licensed to serve alcohol. The term...
, a fish and chip shop, a
public houseA public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises in countries and regions of British influence. Although the terms often have different connotations, there is little definitive difference between pubs, bars,...
,
The Carpenters Arms (which has a
ChineseChinese cuisine originated in China and has become widespread in many other parts of the world — from Asia to the Americas, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa. In recent years, connoisseurs of Chinese cuisine have also sprouted in Eastern Europe and South Asia...
take-awayTake-out , carry-out , take-away , parcel , or tapau , is food purchased at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere. The restaurant may or may not provide table service...
inside) and a
restaurantA restaurant prepares and serves food and drink to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
,
Shukur's Brasserie (which offers
BangladeshiBangladeshi cuisine has considerable regional variations. A staple across the country however is rice and various kinds of lentil, which is locally known as dal & fish...
and
Indian cuisineThe cuisine of India is characterized by sophisticated and subtle use of various spices, herbs and other vegetables grown in India and also for the widespread practice of vegetarianism across many sections of its society. Each family of Indian cuisine is characterized by a wide assortment of dishes...
).
The village and surrounding area are served by Kineton
Church of EnglandThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communion's thirty-eight independent national and regional churches...
Primary School and
Kineton High SchoolKineton High School is a mixed secondary school in South Warwickshire, England just outside the village of Kineton. It is a non-selective community school run by Warwickshire County Council. Pupils are aged between eleven and nineteen. The school has specialist Sports College status.-External links:*...
, which takes students aged 11-19.
Transport
Kineton is close to the
Fosse WayThe Fosse Way was a Roman road in England that linked Exeter in South West England to Lincoln in the East Midlands, via Ilchester , Bath , Cirencester and Leicester .It joined Akeman Street and Ermin Way at Cirencester, crossed Watling Street at Venonis...
Roman Road and the
M40 motorwayThe M40 motorway is a motorway in the British transport network that connects London to Birmingham. Part of this road forms a section of the unsigned European route E05....
which links it to
BirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county of England. Birmingham is the second-most populous British city, with a population of 1,006,500 ....
and
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
.
Regular bus services to Stratford upon Avon,
BanburyBanbury is a market town and civil parish in the district of Cherwell in northern Oxfordshire, England, located on the River Cherwell. It lies northwest of London, southeast of Birmingham, south of Coventry and north northwest of the county town of Oxford...
and
Leamington SpaLeamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa, commonly Leamington or "Leam" to locals, is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. Formerly known as Leamington Priors, its expansion began following the popularisation of the medicinal qualities of its water by Dr Kerr in 1784, and by Dr...
are operated by
StagecoachStagecoach in Warwickshire is the Stagecoach Group bus operator in and around the county of Warwickshire, England. While Stagecoach in Warwickshire is the brand image of the company, its legal name is Midland Red Ltd...
and other independent companies.
The village was once served by the
Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction RailwayThe Stratford-Upon-Avon & Midland Junction Railway was a minor railway company of 67 miles in the United Kingdom which touched the counties of Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. It was originally planned the line would carry huge iron-ore deposits, creating a shorter...
between
Stratford-upon-AvonStratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, south east of Birmingham and south west of the county town, Warwick. It is the main town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers a...
and
TowcesterTowcester , the Roman town of Lactodorum, is a small town in south Northamptonshire, England. The English name is derived from the Latin for "Camp on the Tove". -Location:...
.
Kineton railway stationKineton railway station was a railway station located to the west of Kineton, Warwickshire, England.-History:Opened on 1 June 1871, the station was situated on the East and West Junction Railway's route from Stratford-upon-Avon to Fenny Compton. Until July 1873, it was the headquarters and western...
opened on 1 June 1871 and was situated on the Broom to
Fenny ComptonFenny Compton is a village and parish in Warwickshire, England, about eight miles north of Banbury. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 797. Its church of St. Peter and St. Clare was built in the 14th century...
line. The station closed in 1963 due to the
Beeching AxeThe Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard Beeching...
and the line itself closed two years later.
Sports
Kineton Sports and Social Club hosts football,
cricketCricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that is first documented as being played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century, cricket had developed to the point where it had become the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being...
and
bowlsBowls is a sport in which the goal is to roll slightly asymmetric balls, called bowls, closest to a smaller—normally white—bowl called the "jack" or "kitty". Bowls, either flat- or crown-green, is usually played outdoors, on grass and synthetic surfaces. Flat-green bowls can also be...
teams. The football team competes in the
Banbury District and Lord Jersey FAThe Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA is a football competition based in Oxfordshire, England. The league has a total of four divisions, of which the highest, the Premier Division, sits at level 13 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the Oxfordshire Senior Football League.-...
league and the cricket side competes in the
Cotswold Hills LeagueThe Cotswold Hills League is a cricket league made up of clubs from Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.The spine of the geographic area covered by the League is a picturesque part of England known as The Cotswolds....
.
The current number one 5 a side football team in the Stratford Upon Avon Area, Kineton Dynamoes, are also based in the village
Name connection
The town of
KynetonKyneton is a town on the Calder Highway in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria, Australia. The Calder Freeway bypasses Kyneton to the north and east. The town was named after the English village of Kineton, Warwickshire. The town has three main streets: Mollison Street, Piper Street and High Street....
in
VictoriaVictoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north, South Australia to the west, and Tasmania to the south, across the Bass Strait. Victoria is the most densely populated state, with over 70% of...
,
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
was named after Kineton in the 19th century.
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