Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Newington is a village and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, England. The parish is located beside the A2 road (originally a Roman road) between Rainham to the west and Sittingbourne to the east. The population of the parish in 2011 was 2,551.Newington acquired its name (Newetone) in Saxon times meaning 'New Town' built on an old one. The original town was probably Roman and possibly the site of the lost Roman station Durolevum. The remains of a Roman villa were discovered at Boxted Farm, Newington in 1882.The village has its own Railway Station which is situated on the Chatham Main Line between Sittingbourne and Rainham.The parish church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, is a grade I listed building. It was built between 1163 and 1177 by Richard de Lucy, with additions being made in the 13th and 14th century. The church was to eventually become the property of Henry VIII who gave it to the Provost and Fellows of Eton College in 1531. The patron today is the Archbishop of Canterbury. There is a stone in the church car park known as the Devil's Stone, which is said to bear the Devil's footprint.Newington holds the national collection of Witch Hazel which is kept at the Witch Hazel Nursey in Calloways LaneNewington Manor, now a conservation area, is to the south of the village.The Newington Pill Boxes: Newington has at least four World War I pill boxes (or bunkers) at various locations."@en }
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- Newington,_Swale abstract "Newington is a village and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, England. The parish is located beside the A2 road (originally a Roman road) between Rainham to the west and Sittingbourne to the east. The population of the parish in 2011 was 2,551.Newington acquired its name (Newetone) in Saxon times meaning 'New Town' built on an old one. The original town was probably Roman and possibly the site of the lost Roman station Durolevum. The remains of a Roman villa were discovered at Boxted Farm, Newington in 1882.The village has its own Railway Station which is situated on the Chatham Main Line between Sittingbourne and Rainham.The parish church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, is a grade I listed building. It was built between 1163 and 1177 by Richard de Lucy, with additions being made in the 13th and 14th century. The church was to eventually become the property of Henry VIII who gave it to the Provost and Fellows of Eton College in 1531. The patron today is the Archbishop of Canterbury. There is a stone in the church car park known as the Devil's Stone, which is said to bear the Devil's footprint.Newington holds the national collection of Witch Hazel which is kept at the Witch Hazel Nursey in Calloways LaneNewington Manor, now a conservation area, is to the south of the village.The Newington Pill Boxes: Newington has at least four World War I pill boxes (or bunkers) at various locations.".
- Q10748183 abstract "Newington is a village and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, England. The parish is located beside the A2 road (originally a Roman road) between Rainham to the west and Sittingbourne to the east. The population of the parish in 2011 was 2,551.Newington acquired its name (Newetone) in Saxon times meaning 'New Town' built on an old one. The original town was probably Roman and possibly the site of the lost Roman station Durolevum. The remains of a Roman villa were discovered at Boxted Farm, Newington in 1882.The village has its own Railway Station which is situated on the Chatham Main Line between Sittingbourne and Rainham.The parish church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, is a grade I listed building. It was built between 1163 and 1177 by Richard de Lucy, with additions being made in the 13th and 14th century. The church was to eventually become the property of Henry VIII who gave it to the Provost and Fellows of Eton College in 1531. The patron today is the Archbishop of Canterbury. There is a stone in the church car park known as the Devil's Stone, which is said to bear the Devil's footprint.Newington holds the national collection of Witch Hazel which is kept at the Witch Hazel Nursey in Calloways LaneNewington Manor, now a conservation area, is to the south of the village.The Newington Pill Boxes: Newington has at least four World War I pill boxes (or bunkers) at various locations.".