Kington Magna Church stands on a spur of high ground overlooking the Blackmore Vale, Dorset. It dates from 1253 with no trace of an earlier building. A list of all the Rectors and Patrons since 1295 can be found just inside the church door in the south aisle. By 1861, because the church was in a state of general decay and being inadequate to the accommodation of the inhabitants, it was rebuilt the following year, apart from the tower,