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Kingswood Flats From Nelson Place, Carlton Hill, Brighton
Kingswood may refer to: Places Australia *Kingswood, New South Wales *Kingswood (Tamworth), New South Wales * Kingswood Park, New South Wales *Kingswood, South Australia Canada * Kingswood Music Theatre, Vaughan, Ontario * Kingswood Drive Public School, an elementary school located in Brampton, Ontario * Kingswood Elementary School (British Columbia), an elementary school in Richmond * Kingswood Elementary School (Nova Scotia), an elementary school in Hammonds Plains * Kingswood University (New Brunswick), a private Christian university in Sussex England and Wales *Kingswood, Buckinghamshire * Kingswood, Cheshire West and Chester, a former civil parish in Runcorn Rural District, Cheshire * Kingswood, Warrington, a location in the United Kingdom in Cheshire *Kingswood, Kingston upon Hull, a housing estate in the East Riding of Yorkshire * Kingswood, Essex, a location in the United Kingdom *Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, on the outskirts of Bristol **Kingswood (UK Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood, New South Wales
Kingswood is a suburb in Greater Western Sydney, western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales in Australia. west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Penrith. There are various other locations within the state of New South Wales that are also called Kingswood, and is often confused with the nearby suburb of Kingswood Park, New South Wales, Kingswood Park. History Kingswood was named after the family of Governor Philip Gidley King, who owned land in the area which was originally heavily forested. In 1881, the area was known as Crossroads for the intersection of the Great Western Highway and The Northern Road (now Parker Street). The name was changed to Kingswood on 2 August 1887. ''Cross Roads West'' Post Office opened on 20 April 1887 and was renamed ''Kingswood'' in August 1887. The land was used for farming and subdivision began after the railway came through in 1862, although the Kingswood sidi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood (UK Parliament Constituency)
Kingswood may refer to: Places Australia *Kingswood, New South Wales *Kingswood (Tamworth), New South Wales *Kingswood Park, New South Wales *Kingswood, South Australia Canada *Kingswood Music Theatre, Vaughan, Ontario *Kingswood Drive Public School, an elementary school located in Brampton, Ontario *Kingswood Elementary School (British Columbia), an elementary school in Richmond *Kingswood Elementary School (Nova Scotia), an elementary school in Hammonds Plains *Kingswood University (New Brunswick), a private Christian university in Sussex England and Wales *Kingswood, Buckinghamshire *Kingswood, Cheshire West and Chester, a former civil parish in Runcorn Rural District, Cheshire *Kingswood, Warrington, a List of United Kingdom locations: Kib-Kin, location in the United Kingdom in Cheshire *Kingswood, Kingston upon Hull, a housing estate in the East Riding of Yorkshire *Kingswood, Essex, a List of United Kingdom locations: Kib-Kin, location in the United Kingdom *Kingswood, Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood Luas Stop
Kingswood () is a stop on the Luas light-rail tram system in Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ..., Ireland. It opened in 2004 as a stop on the Red Line. The stop is located on a section of reserved track at the side of the R383 road, near the Kingswood heights housing estate. The stop is also served by Dublin Bus route 56A. References Luas Red Line stops in South Dublin (county) Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in 2004 {{Europe-tram-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood, Dublin
Kingswood () is a suburban area in County Dublin, Ireland, in the local government area of South Dublin. It is a suburb of Tallaght, the county town of South Dublin Location The area is bordered by the M50 motorway to the NE; the Belgard Road to the SW; N7 to the NW; Katherine Tynan Road to the SE. The latter is named for writer Katherine Tynan (1859–1931), who lived in the area. Historically a part of the hinterland of Clondalkin village yet lying inside the Parish of Tallaght, the Kingswood area is now divided by the Ballymount Road, with roughly two thirds in Dublin 24, and the remainder, west of the road, in Dublin 22, and therefore served by different garda stations. Amenities Kingswood has a number of shops, a pub, a pharmacy, community centre, a church and two community centres. The community centres host several community groups, and the scout hall of the 158th Castleview Scout Group is nearby. The Catholic parish church is shared with Kilnamanagh. Schools in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood, Warwickshire
Kingswood is an area in the civil parishes of Lapworth and Rowington in Warwick District, Warwickshire, England. It forms the main residential area of the parish of Lapworth, and includes about 18 properties in the parish of Rowington. The population of Lapworth parish was 1,828 in the 2011 Census. The population of Kingswood has been estimated as 1,152 in 2020. Kingswood is situated on the Grand Union Canal and the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. The two canals meet at Kingswood Junction. Kingswood also has a railway station called Lapworth railway station. It was originally called Kingswood, but the station name was changed to Lapworth to avoid confusion with station in Surrey. Kingswood lies 5 miles north-west of Henley-in-Arden. In 1879-1872 Kingswood was described in the '' Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' as a hamlet in the parishes of Lapworth and Rowington and had a unitarian chapel A chapel (from , a diminutive of ''cappa'', meaning "little cape") is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood, Surrey
Kingswood or Kingswood with Burgh Heath is a residential area on the North Downs in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. Part of the London commuter belt, Kingswood is just to the east of the A217 road, A217 separating it from Tadworth and has a Kingswood railway station, railway station. Burgh Heath in its north is combined with it to form a ward (country subdivision), ward. Reigate is south of its centre and London is to the north northeast. Kingswood with Burgh Heath had a population of 6,891 in 2011. History Middle Ages The first specific reference to the land which later charters, parish, hundred (country subdivision), hundred and county maps state to be Kingswood is in the Domesday Book, where a passage in the entry for Ewell states that "2 hides and 1 virgate were removed from this manor; they were there before 1066, but Reeve (England), reeves lent them to their friends; and 1 woodland pasture and 1 croft" – Ewell's Lord of the Manor, Lords of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood, Somerset
Stogumber () is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the eastern flank of the Brendon Hills. Besides Stogumber village itself, the parish includes the hamlets of Ashbeer, Capton, Escott, Higher Vexford, Kingswood, Lower Vellow, Lower Vexford, Preston, and Vellow. The village is on the route of the Samaritans Way South West. History The name comes from the Old English ''Stoke'', meaning 'place' or 'dairy farm', with the addition in 1225 of the personal name ''Gunner''. Approximately north-west of the village is Curdon Camp a univallate Iron Age hill fort. The camp was nearly completely destroyed by quarrying and bulldozing. The parish of Stogumber was part of the Williton and Freemanners Hundred. The manor of Stogumber was held from 1286 by the Andleys family, and later by the Sydenhams (1396–1626) and Notleys (from 1896). Five fulling mills were established in the village between the 13th and 18th century to support the clothmaking industry. A 19th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood, Dulwich
Kingswood House, formerly known as King's Coppice, is a Victorian architecture, Victorian mansion in West Dulwich, at the southern tip of the London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom. It is a Grade II listed building. It is now used an arts and community centre called Kingswood Arts. In 1811 William Vizard, the solicitor to Caroline of Brunswick in her future failed divorce from George IV, was granted a 63-year Leasing, lease for Kingswood Lodge. When Vizard returned to his native Gloucestershire in 1831, others were granted the property leases. From 1891 the house was owned by John Lawson Johnston (inventor of Bovril) who extended the house and remodelled the facade including adding battlements. Johnston acquired the nickname Mr Bovril and because of its Crenellation, castellated features Kingswood became known locally as Bovril Castle. Some remaining garden features from this era are thought to have been installed by James Pulham and Son. In the First World War Kingswood w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood, Kent
Kingswood is a village in the Maidstone District of Kent, England and forms part of the civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ... of Broomfield and Kingswood. The main village was constructed in the early 1960s, after earlier sporadic development in both Pitt and Gravelly Bottom Roads on land given to soldiers returning from WW1. Kingswood is situated to the south of the more ancient village of Broomfield. The village has a single village shop/post office but no public house. An annual senior citizen outing is arranged by the parish council and paid for from the village precept. The woods surrounding the village has three large craters often mistakenly attributed to World War II bombs; the origin of the craters is unknown. References External links B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
