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Kineton is a large
village and
civil parish on the
River Dene in south-eastern
Warwickshire,
England. The village is part of
Stratford-on-Avon district, and in the
2001 census it had a population of 2,278.
Kineton is located around ten miles (16 km) from the towns of
Banbury to the south-east,
Warwick and
Leamington Spa to the north, and
Stratford-upon-Avon to the west. Nearby is the village of
Wellesbourne with its historic
water mill.
History
The village is mentioned in the
Domesday Book as
Kington. On the outskirts of the village is the remains of a
motte-and-bailey castle, known as
King John's Castle, so called because it's believed that
King John held a
Court Leet there. Kineton gave its name to area of south-east Warwickshire known as
Kineton Hundred.
For a period of the
English Civil War, Kineton was looted by
Prince Rupert with part of the
Royalist army. This was after he'd defeated Sir James Ramsay, from the
Parliamentarians, and by doing this he failed to aid the rest of his army, thus leading to a neutral ending to the
Battle of Edgehill on 23rd October
1642.
King Charles met with
Queen Henrietta Maria at Kineton in
July 1643.
Military connections
During the
Second World War Kineton served as a transit camp, with
Polish and
Czechoslovakian troops stationed there.
Today, one of the
UK's main military
ammunition depots is located partially within Kineton parish, known as the
Defence Storage and Distribution Agency, Kineton. Extending to several hundred acres and linked to the main
Network Rail system by a branch line. The depot also stores spare railway trains and carriages on behalf of the various UK Train Operating companies.
Present
In the centre of the village is St Peter's church, which dates partly from the
13th century. There is also a
19th century Methodist chapel and a
20th century Roman Catholic church.
The village has several shops;
Londis, a
Post Office,
HSBC Bank and two
Public houses:
"The Swan Hotel" which has a
B&B, and
"The Carpenters Arms", which has a
Chinese take-away inside. There is an
Indian restaurant
"Shukurs Brasserie" that serves a range of
Indian and
Bangladeshi meals.
The village has a primary school, Kineton
Church of England Primary, and a secondary school,
Kineton High School, both serving the village and surrounding area.
Transport
Kineton is close to the
Fosse Way Roman Road and the
M40 motorway which links it to
Birmingham and
London.
Regular
bus services to
Stratford upon Avon,
Banbury and
Leamington Spa are operated by
Stagecoach and other independent companies.
The village was once served by the
Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway between
Stratford-upon-Avon and
Towcester,
Kineton railway station was opened on
1st June 1871 and was situated on the Broom to
Fenny Compton line. The station was closed in
1963 due to the
Beeching Axe and the line itself was closed two years later.
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