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Kingston, Kent




  official Name Kingston
  latitude 512184
  longitude 11485
  population 444 National Statistics Census 2001 (Parish)
  civil Parish Kingston
  shire District City Of Canterbury
  shire County Kent
  region South East England
  constituency Westminster Canterbury
  post Town CANTERBURY postcode_district = CT4
  postcode Area CTdial_code= 01227
  os Grid Reference TR198513


Kingston is a Village and Civil Parish near Canterbury in Kent , South East England .

The village is located 5 Mile s to the south east of the City Of Canterbury on the edge of the North Downs in countryside designated as an Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty .

The local Church , dedicated to Saint Giles originated during the 11th Century . The walls of the Nave and about two-thirds of the present Chancel are thought to be original, the chancel being extended in the 13th Century . The Font is also said to date from the 13th Century. Kingston, Canterbury

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