Kingston, Dorset

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Kingston, Dorset is a small village on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, known for its picturesque rural setting and traditional stone architecture.

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Kingston, Dorset canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
administrativeHistory formerly in Purbeck District Council area
buildingMaterial Purbeck limestone
linked to: Purbeck stone
category Isle of Purbeck
Villages in Dorset
ceremonialCounty Dorset
country England
dialCode 01929
hasAmenity village hall
village pub
hasChurch St James Church (new church)
St James Church (old church)
St James’s Church, Kingston
hasLandscape farmland
rolling hills
woodland
hasTransportConnection local roads to Corfe Castle
local roads to Swanage
knownFor Purbeck stone buildings
picturesque rural setting
traditional stone architecture
locatedIn Dorset
Isle of Purbeck
South West England
linked to: southwest England

historic county of Dorset
locatedNear Corfe Castle
English Channel coast
Swanage
locatedOn Isle of Purbeck plateau
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
nearFeature Jurassic Coast
OSGridReference SY957793
overlooks Corfe Castle
Purbeck Hills
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
partOf Purbeck district
linked to: Isle of Purbeck

civil parish of Corfe Castle
postcodeArea BH
postcodeDistrict BH20
postTown WAREHAM
linked to: Wareham
religiousDenomination Church of England
traditionalArchitectureStyle stone cottages
unitaryAuthority Dorset Council

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Kingston derivedFromPlaceName Kingston, Dorset
Corfe Castle village hasNearbySettlement Kingston, Dorset