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"KINGSTON, a parish in the hundred of West Medina, Isle of Wight, county Hants, 6 miles S.W. of Newport, its post town. The parish, which is the smallest in the Isle of Wight, is situated near Kingston Cross, in the south-western part of the island. It is remarkably hilly and well wooded. The village consists of a few farmhouses. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £220. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester, value £204. The church is a small structure, dedication unknown. There is a school at Sherwell, attended by the children of this parish. "

[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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