Kington Magna is a small village and civil parish tucked into the northern part of Dorset in England, set amid rolling agricultural land and chalk downland on the county’s rural edge. Its setting of hedged fields, lanes and public footpaths gives it a quiet, unspoilt character popular with walkers and those seeking a rural base.
The community has long agricultural roots with traditional stone cottages, farmsteads and a historic parish church reflecting medieval origins; several buildings are locally listed and the village feels firmly connected to its vernacular Dorset past. Day‑to‑day life leans on farming alongside commuting to nearby market towns, while occasional village events and the intimate social network of a small settlement mark its cultural life.
Postcode districts covering Kington Magna
Most populated places nearby
- Yeovil 13.6 miles
- Salisbury 24.2 miles
- Trowbridge 22.9 miles
- Frome 13.5 miles
- Ferndown 23.9 miles
- Ferndown Town 24.1 miles
- Warminster 15.6 miles
- Westbury 19.2 miles
- Dorchester 20.7 miles
- Verwood 22.5 miles
- Street 18.9 miles
- Blandford Forum 12.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kington Magna Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Buckhorn Weston Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Fifehead Magdalen Parish 1.5 miles
- Henstridge Marsh Built-up area 1.6 miles
- West Stour Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Marnhull Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Henstridge Built-up area 2.7 miles
- East Stour Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Templecombe Built-up area 3 miles
- Cucklington Parish 3.1 miles
- Todber Parish 3.1 miles
- Abbas and Templecombe Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Kington Magna
SP8 5ER, SP8 5FF, SP8 5HD, SP8 5ET, SP8 5ED, SP8 5EN, SP8 5HA, SP8 5EQ, SP8 5SG … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 26.9 miles
- Bristol Airport 30.7 miles
- Templecombe Railway Station 3 miles
- Gillingham 3.9 miles
Hotels near Kington Magna Ad
- Plumber Manor 4 6.9 miles
- The Grange at Oborne 6.8 miles
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 6.5 miles
- The Cross Keys Sherborne 8.3 miles
- The Hillbrook Hotel & Spa - Sherborne 8.9 miles
- The Old Red Lion 9.1 miles
- The Talbot 2 8.5 miles
- Dolphin Hotel 4.5 miles
- Newell Bistro and Rooms 3 8.3 miles
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 7.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 5.2 miles
- Stourhead Estate 7.2 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 7.7 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 11 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 11.4 miles
- Longleat Country house 13 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 13.2 miles
- Huish Park Stadium 14.6 miles
- Western Downs Hill 15.1 miles
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 15.8 miles
- Crichel House Estate 17.3 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 17.8 miles