Collingbourne Kingston

Collingbourne Kingston
A338 and the Barleycorn, 2009
Collingbourne Kingston is located in Wiltshire
Collingbourne Kingston
Collingbourne Kingston
Location within Wiltshire
Population511 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSU239558
Civil parish
  • Collingbourne Kingston
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMarlborough
Postcode districtSN8
Dialling code01264
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°18′04″N 1°39′29″W / 51.301°N 1.658°W / 51.301; -1.658

Collingbourne Kingston is a village and civil parish about 8 miles (13 km) south of the market town of Marlborough in Wiltshire, England. The village, which is on the A338 primary route between Andover and Marlborough, is one of several on the River Bourne, a seasonal river which is usually dry in summer. The parish includes the hamlets of Aughton and Brunton.

The toponym Collingbourne means the "Bourne as the stream of Cola's people". Collingbourne Kingston was so named to distinguish it from its southerly neighbour Collingbourne Ducis. Until the 14th century, Collingbourne Kingston was called Collingbourne Abbot's with reference to Hyde Abbey, Winchester, the owner of the principal manor. The change to Kingston was a reference to the appearance of Collingbourne in the Domesday Book.[2]

  1. ^ "Wiltshire Community History – Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. ^ Crowley, D.A. (ed.). "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 16 pp126-139 – Kinwardstone Hundred – Collingbourne Kingston". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

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