Bonnington
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- See also Bonnington (disambiguation)
| Bonnington | |
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| Statistics | |
| Population: | 109 [1] |
| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | TR057352 |
| Administration | |
| Parish: | Bonnington |
| Borough: | Ashford |
| Shire county: | Kent |
| Region: | South East England |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Kent |
| Historic county: | Kent |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Kent Police |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} |
| Ambulance: | South East Coast |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | TONBRIDGE |
| Postal district: | TN25 |
| Dialling code: | 01233 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Ashford |
| European Parliament: | South East England |
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Bonnington is a small village and civil parish on the northern edge of the Romney Marsh in Ashford District of Kent, England. The village is located eight miles (13 kms) to the south of the town of Ashford on the B2067 (Hamstreet to Hythe road).
The parish church is dedicated to St Runwold, a child saint, and is located beside the Royal Military Canal. It has been a place of Christian worship since AD 796. The architecture and materials of the church suggest a Norman date (11th or 12th century), but the size of the church suggests a saxon origin (5th century) and this gives credance to its reputation as the oldest church on Romney Marsh. The chancel is largely unaltered structurally apart from a two light south window fitted at a cost of 28s 8d under the will of William Kynett in 1452. The three early Norman windows in the east wall are unusual in arrangement as is the position of the double piscina dated not later than the 13th century. The nave is high-pitched and surmounted at the west end by a 17th century cupola.[2]
Bonnington has under 100 inhabitants and has historic connections with smuggling. The parish used to boast its own school at the T-junction with the former B2069, and a public house (The Oak) located nearly two miles south east of the village.
The parish council is now linked with the larger village of Aldington which is where the nearest shops can be found.
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[edit] References
- ^ Ashford Borough Council Census 2001
- ^ Romney Deanery
