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Kineton |
The Village and its History |
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Kineton and
District Local History Group has published a book entitled Kineton -
The Village and its History, which will be of interest to everyone - long term
residents of the village, recent arrivals and visitors alike. |
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The book contains over 100 pages and is well illustrated,
it traces the
fascinating history of the village from Roman times through Domesday Book, and its periods
as a Royal manor, centre of the Kineton Hundred and thriving market town, to the Battle of
Edghill and up to present day. Five descriptive walks, with maps, are also included,
together with chapters on community activities, trades and services, particularly during
the last 200 years.
Kineton Post Office, Banbury Street, Kineton
The Country Pursuit, Banbury Street, Kineton
David Gill, Meadow View, Mill Street, Kineton
(01926-640771)
Book Price £6.50 plus £1.00 P&P
within UK
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Below are
just a few of the many photographs taken from the book showing Kineton in former years
reproduced here by kind permission of the History Group. |
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John
Griffin's grocery shop in Bridge Street |
The Manor Lane
bakery, Fred Baker & his first delivery van in the 1930s |
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Warwick
Road about 100 years ago, the current library is on the left |
The Fire
Brigade in Warwick Road |
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The
Gas Works. The entrance to Little Pittern has now replaced the retort house |
The Rose &
Crown Inn & the old school building in use from 1892 to 1990 (now a doctors surgery)
in the Market Square |
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The Swan Inn,
Banbury Street, before 1905 |
Gangers working
on the line at Kineton Station |
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