Kingstone is a village and civil parish within the English county of

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...

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Population

The 2011 census recorded a population of 629 in 249 households. The parish comes under the East Staffordshire Non-Metropolitan District.

Governance

Kingstone is the main settlement in Kingstone Civil Parish which also includes The Blythe and Gratwich. Kingstone is part of the Bagots ward in the

East Staffordshire Borough Council East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

and is represented by Conservative Greg Hall. The Uttoxeter Rural ward in

County council is represented by Philip Atkins who is also Conservative. Kingstone is part of the

Lichfield Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughly south-east of the county town of Stafford, south-east of Rugeley, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth and south-west of B ...

constituency and is represented by the

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Michael Fabricant Michael Louis David Fabricant (born 12 June 1950) is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lichfield in Staffordshire, formerly Mid Staffordshire, since 1992. Fabricant was ...

. In Europe it was part of the

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constituency and is represented by 6 MEPs.

Public Services

Waste collection services are provided by East Staffordshire Borough Council. Water and sewage services are provided by

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. The

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for

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is Central Networks, better known as

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. Kingstone uses a Stoke-on-Trent (ST) postcode and the Postal Town is

Uttoxeter Uttoxeter ( , ) is a market town in the East Staffordshire district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is near to the Derbyshire county border. It is situated from Burton upon Trent, from Stafford, from Stoke-on-Trent, from De ...

. The nearest Library is located in

. Kingstone uses the

(01889) area code. The nearest police and fire stations are in Uttoxeter.

History

Kingstone became a village in 1862 with the building of the parish church the population has remained almost static since then.

Listed Buildings

There are 14 listed buildings and structures within the parish. This includes two mileposts. All of these structures have been designated a Grade II listing. Kingstone is the home of the

Earl of Shrewsbury Earl of Shrewsbury () is a hereditary title of nobility created twice in the Peerage of England. The second earldom dates to 1442. The holder of the Earldom of Shrewsbury also holds the title of Earl of Waterford (1446) in the Peerage of Ireland ...

since 1924. Kingstone is also the resting place of

Simon Degge Sir Simon Degge (1612–1703) was High Sheriff of Derbyshire and served North Wales as a Justice. It was said that he served his year as sheriff in "barrister robes and with a sword by his side". Degge was a Royalist and wrote a reference bo ...

who is the former

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Culture and Recreation

Kingstone has a Public house called The Shrewsbury Arms or The Shrew. Kingstone has a large playing field, tennis court and a play area on Whitehall Close

Education

Kingstone has a small Primary School called Talbot First School which is used by children up to the age of 8.Talbot First School
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Middle School system and years 5–8 attend Oldfields Hall Middle School in Uttoxeter and the areas senior school is

Thomas Alleyne's High School Thomas Alleyne's High School (TAHS) is a coeducational upper school and sixth form located in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. It is one of three schools founded in 1558 from the will of Thomas Alleyne. It has four different coloured houses: ...

which is also in Uttoxeter. The areas Further education colleges are

Burton College Burton and South Derbyshire College is a college located in Burton upon Trent in England. Early in 2011 the college was renamed from "Burton College". Courses Burton and South Derbyshire College has a variety of course types, including: *Acce ...

and

Stafford College Stafford College is a large provider of further and higher education based in Stafford, England. The college campus is on Earl Street in Stafford Town Centre. Qualifications taught include a wide range of A-levels, with additional choice offered ...

Transport

There are 2 bus stops in the village and is served by route 428. The

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used to run parallel to the village and there was a station at nearby Grindley that closed in 1939. Today the Nearest Railway stations are

and

Rugeley Trent Valley Rugeley Trent Valley is a railway station located on the outskirts of Rugeley in Staffordshire, England. It is one of two stations serving Rugeley, the other being Rugeley Town. It is on the eastern side of the town close to the Rugeley Trent ...

. The nearest airports are

East Midlands The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. It comprises the eastern half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It consists of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Li ...

and

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

Media

The local Newspapers covering the area are The Uttoxeter advertiser and The Uttoxeter Post and Times. Kingstone Receives

BBC West Midlands BBC Midlands (known as the Midland Region from 1927 until c. 1974) is the BBC English Region producing local radio and web content for Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, the West Midlands, and Worcestershire. Although the r ...

and

ITV Central ITV Central, previously known as Central Independent Television, Carlton Central, ITV1 for Central England and commonly referred to as simply Central, is the Independent Television franchisee for the Midlands. It was created following the rest ...

television. Local radio stations in the area are

BBC Radio Derby BBC Radio Derby is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Derbyshire. It broadcasts on FM, AM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on St Helens Street in Derby. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audien ...

BBC Radio Stoke BBC Radio Stoke is the BBC's local radio station serving Staffordshire and South Cheshire. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, Freeview and via BBC Sounds from studios in the Hanley area of Stoke-on-Trent. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekl ...

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and

Signal 1 Signal 1 is an Independent Local Radio station owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Staffordshire and South Cheshire. As of September 2022, the station has a weekly audience of 172,000 listeners a ...

References

{{authority control Villages in Staffordshire Borough of East Staffordshire