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Rh KEDLESTON. 374 KEIG. It is situated in the valley of the river Stour. The manor in mentioned in Domesday Book as Keditinu ; and at that period was held by the Baynards, and after- wards by the earls of Clare and the Barnardistoncs. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture. The surface is undulating and in some parts hilly. The living is a reet.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 498. The church is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, and contains many ancient tombs of the Barnardistones, of Kedington Hall, which is now taken down. Tho living was once held by Archbishop Tillotson. The charities produce about 39 per annum, of which 1 goes towards the support of a school. The tithes were commuted in 1840. KEDLESTON, a par. in the hund. of Appletrce, co. Derby, 4i miles N.W. of Derby, its post town, 5 S.W. of Belper, and 2 S.W. of Duffield. It is a small village, situated on a branch of the river Derwcnt, and is a meet for the Hoar-Cross hounds. The land is chiefly rich pasture, and the greater part of the parish is included within the limits of Kedlcston Park. The living is a rect.* in the dice, of Lichfield, val. 155. The chuith, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient cruci- form structure, with a low tower containing one bell. The interior contains several monuments to the Curzon family. There is a Roman Catholic chapel. Kedleston Hall, the residence of Lord Scarsdalc, is situated in a well-wooded park, stocked with deer, and watered by a lake, over which is a bridge of three arches, forming one of the approaches to the Hall. The gallery contains a choice collection of paintings by the most renowned masters, and a series of sculptures of the ancient school. Lord Scarsdale is lord of the manor and sole land- owner. Bath rooms have been built in connection with the sulphureous spring, the water of which is efficacious in cutaneous and scorbutic diseases. KEEL, a vil. of the island of Achill, in the bar. of Burrishoole, co. Maj-o, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles from Dugort. It is situated on the S. side of the island. KEEL, a tnshp. in the par. of Berriew, co. Mont- gomery, 4 miles N.W. of Montgomery. KEEL, a tnshp. in the par. of Mcifod, co. Mont- gomery, 5 miles N.E. of Welshpool. KEELBY, a par. in the E. div. of the wap. of Yar- borough, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 7 miles N.E. of Caistor, and 3 S.W. of Stallingborough railway station. Ulceby is its post town. Tho village, which is consi- derable, is situated near the Keelby springs. The Roman road, Barton Street, passes through the parish. Tho living is a vie. in the dice, of Lincoln, val. 90. The church is dedicated to St. Bartholomew, and has a, tower containing three bells. In the interior is an effigy of Alice Louth. The register dates from 1565. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have places of worship. There are 10 acres 'of land for the poor. G. Tomline, Esq., is lord of the manor. A pleasure fair is held on the 10th July. KEELCOCHWEN, a tnshp. in the par. of Berriew, co. Montgomery, 4 miles N.W. of Montgomery. KEELDER CASTLE, in co. Northumberland, 13 miles N.W. of Bellingham. It is a shooting seat of the Duke of Northumberland, situated on the AVhite Keelder river. KEELE, a par. in the N. div. of the hund. of Pire- liill, co. Stafford, 2 miles W. of Neweastle-under-Lyme, and 2J from the Madcley station on the London and North- Western railway. The village is considerable, and the inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the coal and iron works, and in the silk mills. The surface is un- dulating, and the land chiefly pasture. The soil is a stiff clay, producing excellent wheat crops. The road from Newcastle to Betley and Nantwich passes through the parish. At Silverdalo are ironstone mines and collieries, and smelting furnaces worked by a blast of heated air. The living is a pcrpct. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 195. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has an embattled tower, and was rebuilt in 1790. The parochial charities produce about 17 per annum, of which 5 goes to the support of the National school. The Wesleyans and New Connexion Methodists hav each a chapel. Keele Hall is a stone mansion, situ ated on rising ground, surrounded by a well-woode park. It has been the seat of the Sneyd family up of two centuries. Ralph Sueyd, Esq., is lord of manor and eolo landowner. KEEM, a hmlt on the S. side of the Island of AchiU r bar. of Burrishoole, co. Mayo, prov. of Connaught, Ire- land. Amethysts are found in this locality. KEENAGH, a vil. in the par. of Kilcommock, bar. of Rathcline, co. Longford, Ireland, 4 miles N. of Bally- mahon. It has a police station, and petty sessions are held in the village. There are two Roman Catholic chapels and a dispensary. KEENLY, a grievoship in the par. of Allemlalc, co. Northumberland, 2 miles from Allendale. KEENOUGHT, or KENAGHT, a bar. in co. Long donderry, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It is bounded on the N. by the A.tlantic, on the AV. by the half bar. of Colcraine, on the S. by co. Tyrone, and on (he W. by Lough Foyle and the bar. of Tyrkeeran. Its leng from N. to S. is 20 miles, and its breadth over 13. contains the pars, of Aghanloo, Balteagh, Boveva^ Drumachose, Dungiven, Magilligan, Tamlaghtlinlaga and part of Banagher; likewise the towns of Nevi townlimavady and Dungiven. This bar. lies wholl| within the Poor-law Union of Newtownlimavady. KEEPER, a mountain in co. Tipperary, Ireland* rising to the height of 2,265 feet. KEER, a small stream rising in North Lancashire, and falling into Morecambe Bay. KEERAGH or KEEROES ISLANDS, a cluster of small islands on the coast of South Vexford, Ireland, near the Saltees rocks. KEEVIL, a par. in the hund. of Whorwelsdown and Melksham, co. Wilts, 4 miles E. of Trowbridge, iln post town, 4 S. of Melksham, and 5 N.E. of We.itbury. The par. is wholly agricultural, and contains the tythg. of Bulkindon. It is watered by a copious brook, which flows into the river Avon near Leamington. Tho tithes were commuted for corn-rents under an Enclosure Act in 1794. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 250, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Winchester. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, has a square embattled tower. There is a chapel for tho Wesleyans, also a school with a small endowment. William W. B. Beach, Esq., is lord of the manor. KEFNYMONARCH, a tnshp. in the par. of Kerry, co. Montgomery, 3 miles E. of Newtown. KEGWORTH.a par. in the hund. of West Goscole, co. Leicester, 11 miles S.E. of Derby, its post town, 2 E. of Castle Donington, and 1 W. of the Kegworth station oft. the Midland Counties railway. It is situated on the river Soar, and contains the chplry. of Isley Walton. The village was formerly called Cor/eworde, and was once market town under the Hansteds, &c. A groat portion of the inhabitants are employed in stocking making ant the figuring of lace. There are corn-mills and two ' ar gW ale breweries, for which the place is celebrated. The high road from London to Manchester passes through the village. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment, under an Enclosure Act, in 1778. The living is a rect. united with the cur. of Isley Walton, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 860, in the patron, of Christ's College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has a spired tower containing live bells. It was thoroughly restored in 1843, and in the in: arc several stained windows and stone stalls. 'J is a chapel- of-ease at Isley Walton. The j charities produce about 61 per annum, .117 <>f wi goes to Queen Elizabeth's free school. Tho Wcslcyan Methodists, General Baptists, and Independents ! places of worship. There is a National school fur sexes. John Bainbriggo Story, Esq., is lord of manor. Fairs are held on 18th February, Easter ]" day, 30th April, and 10th October. KEIG, a par. and post-office vil. in tho district Alford, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 4 miles N.E. of Alfoi It is 3 miles long and tho same broad, and is bound