KINGTON, a parish in the upper division of the
hundred of HALFSHIRE, though locally in the middle
division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, county of WORCESTER,
9 miles (B.)- from Worcester, containing 148
inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, in the
archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, rated in the
king's books at £8. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips were patrons
in 1804. The church is dedicated to St. James.