Kingston, Isle of Wight
Encyclopedia
The village of Kingston on Isle of Wight
, United Kingdom
, is located eight kilometres southwest of Newport
in the southwest of the island, an area known as the Back of the Wight
.
St. James' Church
is its parish church.
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, is located eight kilometres southwest of Newport
Newport, Isle of Wight
Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the 2001 census...
in the southwest of the island, an area known as the Back of the Wight
Back of the Wight
Back of the Wight is an area on the Isle of Wight, England that has a unique history and social background. Part of this stems from the fact that the area was and still is very cut off from the rest of the island and is made up of small villages strung out along the coast, such as Brighstone,...
.
St. James' Church
St. James' Church, Kingston
St. James' Church, Kingston is a parish church in the Church of England located in Kingston, Isle of Wight.-History:The church was re-built by the architect R.J. Jones in 1892.-Organ:...
is its parish church.