By davidjay
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Killer Whale wrote: Tue Apr 01, 2025 4:47 pm I'm told that Kington is like the Wild West. Sink estate, drinking culture, county lines, local 'characters', the lot. And bewildered retirees from St Albans who didn't quite know what they were letting themselves in for.
Kington's always seemed a nice place to me. The Marches is a beautiful part of the country but I can imagine there's a retirement timebomb ticking away there.
By Bones McCoy
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Killer Whale wrote: Tue Apr 01, 2025 4:47 pm I'm told that Kington is like the Wild West. Sink estate, drinking culture, county lines, local 'characters', the lot. And bewildered retirees from St Albans who didn't quite know what they were letting themselves in for.
It gets pretty rude down in Trenchtown.
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By Tubby Isaacs
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Killer Whale wrote: Tue Apr 01, 2025 4:47 pm I'm told that Kington is like the Wild West. Sink estate, drinking culture, county lines, local 'characters', the lot. And bewildered retirees from St Albans who didn't quite know what they were letting themselves in for.
Leominster is generally regarded as having more of that stuff. Haven't been there or Kington for a while.

Couple of people in this (2011) article mention it:

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