Kinlet
| Kinlet | |
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 St John's Church, Kinlet |
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 Kinlet
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| Kinlet shown within Shropshire | |
| Population | 901 (2011 Census). |
| OS grid reference | SO716799 |
| • London | 117mi (187km) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bewdley |
| Postcode district | DY12 |
| Dialling code | 01299 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Kinlet is a small village and civil parish in the south-east of the county of Shropshire, England. The parish is on the northern edge of the Wyre Forest and is in the Bridgnorth District of Shropshire. The parish incorporates the hamlets of Kinlet Village, Button Bridge and Button Oak. Kinlet is located 18 miles (29 km) south of Telford, the main town in Shropshire and 23 miles (37 km) west of Birmingham.
The village is located in the centre of the parish. Its parish has a population of 680 according to the 2001 Census, The land within the parish totals 8,164 acres (3,304 ha; 12.756 sq mi). increasing to 901 at the 2011 census. There is little in terms of employment in the parish, with residents travelling to nearby towns and cites.
The name Kinlet, a combination of Kin (royal) and Lett (district), comes from the time of Queen Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the confessor, who held the knoll at Kinlet. The earliest known human activity was the scatter of flints near Catsley in the centre of the parish, south of Kinlet village. The parish as it is today, was once two smaller parishes, Kinlet in the north and Earnwood in the south.
Queen Edith had inherited Kinlet and Cleobury Mortimer from the late Edward the Confessor, at the time of the Domesday Book. Kinlet was then given to Ranulph de Mortimer, who subsequently passed it down to his son, Hugh de Mortimer. The Mortimers were passionate about hunting and used Earnwood as a private hunting ground. The Mortimers were succeeded by Bryan de Brampton in 1176. The De Bramptons gave significant gifts of land in Kinlet to Wigmore Abbey and other religious institutes. This was intended to encourage woodland clearance and increase production.
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