Kingham is a generally unspoilt village in Oxfordshire. In 2004 it was voted as England’s favourite village by Countrylife magazine.

The census of 2011 recorded a population of 913. Kingham still has its railway station (first opened in 1855) which offers a good service both to the north via Worcester and the south to London via Oxford. The village still has a very good shop and post office along with a beautiful village hall and no less than two village greens. The village also supports the Kingham All-Blacks football team.

I do not intend to give a full synopsis of Kingham village here as the subject is adequately covered elsewhere on other web-sites. I have created this section to offer selections of old photographs of the village.

For an in depth story of Kingham and its History I would recommend the book Kingham the Beloved place by E. J. Lainchbury published in 1957, the book has been out of print for many years but is available second hand. 

The home guard was formed in 1940. In December 1944 they wore uniforms for the last time when the No 5 platoon made up of men from Kingham, Sarsden and Churchill met for a dinner in the village hall. The full history of Kingham home guard is fully covered in the book Kingham the beloved place published in 1957 by the Alden press and written by E.J.lainchbury junior.

Various images of Kingham church

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