KINGSLEY, CHESHIRE

'Kingsley' is a civil parish and a village in in the Vale Royal district of Cheshire. It is approximately 5 miles south east of the town of Frodsham.
The village is home to two primary schools – St John's Church of England Primary School, and Kingsley Community Primary School.

Contents

History

Churches

Population

Culture and Arts

Notable Residents

External links

History

Kingsley is first listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Chingeslie" in the Roelau Hundred. The village is listed as having been run by a Saxon named Dunning with land for two ploughs, and home to five serfs, one villages, and three small holders. It also mentioned one and a half fisheries, four deer parks, and a hawk's eyrie.
In 1260 the village was listed as "Kingisleg". The name of the village ultimately derives from "king's lea" – the meadow of the king.
The village was for a long time known for its independence, as shown in its early Quaker meeting house, as well as its siding with the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War.

Churches

Until the nineteenth century, the local parish church was that of St Lawrence, at Overton in nearby Frodsham. In 1851 the red sandstone Anglican church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated, having been built to a design of Giles Gilbert Scott, and in 1853 it became the village's parish church.
The current Methodist chapel, Hurst Methodist Chapel was built in 1871. In addition, between 1864 and 1967 the village was also home to Brookside Methodist Chapel.

Population

★ '1801': 661

★ '1851': 1067

★ '1901': 1066

★ '1951': 1503

★ '2001': 2026

Culture and Arts

The Munkyfest music festival was held in Kingsley in 1999, 2000, 2005 and 2006.

Notable Residents

★ Paula Radcliffe attended Kingsley Community Primary School (The larger of the two primary schools).

★ Tom Smith = Junior Tour-de-france winner (2005)

External links

★ Parish website

★ St John's primary school

★ Kingsley Community primary school

★ The Horseshoe Inn - Local Pub serving excellent food

★ Kingsley Cricket Club