Kingsley, Cheshire
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  Kingsley shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 2,026 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Vale Royal |
| Shire county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Frodsham |
| Postcode district | WA6 |
| Dialling code | 01928 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Weaver Vale |
| Website: Parish website | |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Kingsley is a civil parish and a village in in the Vale Royal district of Cheshire, England. It is approximately 5 miles south east of the town of Frodsham.
The village is home to two primary schools – St John's Church of England Primary School, and Kingsley Community Primary School.[1][2]
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[edit] History
Kingsley is first listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Chingeslie" in the Roelau Hundred. The village is listed as having been held from Earl Hugh d'Avranches by a Saxon named Dunning. It has land for two ploughs, and home to five serfs, one villein, and three bordars. It also mentioned one and a half fisheries, four hays for roe deer, and a hawk's eyrie. The earl brought the woodland of one league long and one league wide into his forest.[3] The forest mentioned was the ancient forest of Mara and Mondrem which was greatly reduced in size subsequently and is now known as Delamere Forest.
In 1260 the village was listed as "Kingisleg". The name of the village ultimately derives from "king's lea" – the meadow of the king.[4]
The village was for a long time known for its independence, as shown in its early Quaker meeting house, as well as its siding with the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War.
[edit] Governance
Kingsley was a township in Frodsham ancient parish.[5] It was made a separate civil parish in 1866, having been made a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1853.[6] It was originally in Eddisbury Hundred, and after the reforms of the nineteenth century, became part of Runcorn Rural District. It was also in Runcorn Poor Law Union and Runcorn Sanitary District.[7]
[edit] Religion
Until the nineteenth century, the local parish church was that of St Lawrence, at Overton in nearby Frodsham. In 1851 the red sandstone Anglican church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated, having been built to a design of Giles Gilbert Scott, and in 1853 it became the village's parish church.[4]
The current Methodist chapel, Hurst Methodist Chapel was built in 1871. In addition, between 1864 and 1967 the village was also home to Brookside Methodist Chapel.
[edit] Demography
[edit] Population
- 1801: 661
- 1851: 1067
- 1901: 1066
- 1951: 1503
- 2001: 2026
[edit] Culture and Arts
The Munkyfest music festival was held in Kingsley in 1999, 2000, 2005 and 2006. Kingsley also has a cricket club.[8]
[edit] Transport
The nearest railway station is Frodsham.[9]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ St John's primary school. www.kinsleyjohnce.school.cheshire.org.uk Retrieval Date: May 10, 2008
- ^ Kingsley Community primary school. www.school-portal.co.uk Retrieval Date: May 10, 2008.
- ^ Gibson, W., and Waterworth, A. W. (1975). page 109.
- ^ a b Scholes, R. (2000). pages 96–97.
- ^ Dunn, F. I. (1989). page 27.
- ^ Youngs, F. A. (1991). page 23.
- ^ Youngs, F. A. (1991). pages 4, 23, 877.
- ^ Kingsley Cricket Club. www.kingsley.play-cricket.com Retrieval Date: May 10, 2008.
- ^ Nearest transport facilities for Frodsham, Cheshire. www.upmystreet.co.uk Retrieval Date: May 10, 2008.
[edit] Bibliography
- Dunn, F. I. (1987). The ancient parishes, townships and chapelries of Cheshire. Chester: Cheshire Record Office and Cheshire Diocesan Record Office. ISBN 0906758149.
- Gibson, W.; Waterworth, A.W. (1975). Kingsley: The story of a Cheshire village. Kingsley, Cheshire, UK: K.C.A. Books. ISBN 978-0950453606.
- Scholes, R. Towns and villages of Britain: Cheshire. Wilmslow, Cheshie: Sigma Leisure. ISBN 1850586373.
- Youngs, F. A. (1991). Guide to the local administrative units of England. (Volume 1: Northern England). London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0861931270.
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