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Keinton Mansfield, Somerset

Historical Description

Keinton Mandeville or Kington Mansfield, a village and a parish in Somerset. The village stands near the river Brue, 4½ miles ENE of Somerton, and 6 SW by W of Castle Cary station on the G.W.R. There is a post office, of the name of Keinton Mandeville, under Somerton; telegraph office, Baltonsborough. Acreage, 685; population, 506. Blue lias is quarried. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells; net value, £220 with residence. The church is Early English, was partly rebuilt in 1800, and comprises nave, aisles, and chancel, with embattled tower. There are Wesleyan and Bible Christian chapels. The village was the birthplace of the celebrated actor Henry Irving.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountySomersetshire 
Ecclesiastical parishKeinton-Mandeville St. Mary Magdalene 
HundredCatsash 
Poor Law unionLangport 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

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Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Keinton Mansfield from the following:


Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Somersetshire, 1623 is available on the Heraldry page.