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Rh KEIT11ALL. 37G KELK, LITTLE. presented by Charlea X. of Franco, representing the Unbelief of St. Thomas. In the town are the parish school and Free Church school, and several others are in the parish. This parish anciently belonged to .Kin- loss Abbey, by grant of William the Lion. Edintore House is the principal residence. Several Druidical remains are observed in the parish. The town is situ- ated on the banks of the Isla, 48 miles N.AV. of Aberdeen, on the road from thence to Inverness. It is a station on the Elgin and Inverness branch of the Great North, of Scotland railway. It consists of three distinct divisions, viz. Old Keith, New Keith, and Fife Keith. Old Keith is of unknown origin, but has existed certainly for near 600 years. It was formerly one of the principal towns of tho county, but in modern times it sank into a mere village, and gave precedence to its neighbour, New Keith, which was commenced in the middle of tho 18th century. It consists of three regular streets and a market square, and contains the townhall and a fine inn. Here are three branch banks, a savings-bank, insurance agencies, teetotal and literary societies, and a subscrip- tion library. There are a tobacco manufactory, wool- spinning and grain mills, besides other manufacturing establishments, among which are dye-works, tan-yard, and distillery. Tho town is lighted with gas. Fife Keith is situated on the other side of the Isla, which is crossed by a bridge. Old Keith was the scene of fre- quent collisions during 1645 and 174-5. In 1645 Mon- troso made an ineffectual attempt to engage Baillie's army ; and it is said that in 1667 Gordon of Olangarrich captured Peter Hoy Macgrcgor, a Highland freebooter. Ferguson, the astronomer, was born here. At Keith Linn is an ancient scat of the Oliphants. Friday is market day. Fairs are held at New Keith on the first Tuesdays in April, June, September, and Martinmas, for cattle, and at Fife Keith on the first Tuesday in March, and second Thursdays in May, July, and Octo- ber (old style). The celebrated " Summer Eve" fair was held in September. KEITI1ALL, or MONKEIGIE AND KINKELL, a par. in the district of Garioch, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, near the burghs of Iiivcrury and Kintore. The parish united is 6 miles long by 4 broad, and is bounded by the pars, of Bourtio, Chapel of Garioch, Udny, New Muchar, and Eintray. The surface extends along the eastern banks of the rivers Don and Ury, and is hilly, with a fair proportion of fertile soil. Largo mosses occur here and there. This par. is in the prcsb. of Garioch and synod of Aberdeen. The minister has a stipend of 217. The church was founded in 1771, and subsequently repaired. There is a meeting-house for tho Society of Friends at Kinmuek. Kinkell and Kcithall wore united in 1754. Keithall House is tho seat of the Earl of Kintore, who is principal landowner. Kinmuek Moor is the reputed scene of a battle with the Danes, and some traces of an encampment may still be seen. Kinkell church was the burial-place of numbers of the fallen in the battle of Harlaw, and the pope's legato is said to have lodged at Monk's Hillock chapel just before that event. Tho numerous cairns and Druidical remains which formerly existed have now disappeared. Arthur Johnston, the scholar and Latin poet, was born in this parish. KEITH-FALL, a cascade on the river Ericht, co. Perth, Scotland, below Blair Gowrio. KEITHICK, a demesne in the co. Perth, Scotland, near Cupar Angus. KEITH-INCH, a headland on tho E. side of Peter- head Bay, co. Aberdeen, Scotland. It is situated in 1 45' W. long, and is the most easterly point of Scotland. KEITHNEY WATER, a feeder of the river Deveron, rises above Drumblade, co. Aberdeen, Scotland. KEITHTOWN, a hmlt. in tho par. of Fodderty, co. Cromarty, Scotland, 4 miles W. of Dingwall. KEKEWICK, or KECKWICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Runcorn, hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 4 miles S. W. of Warrington, and 4 E. of Runcorn. It is situated on tho Grand Junction railway and Bridgwatcr canal, both of which intersect this township. The soil is clay. Sir Richard Brooke, Bart., is lord of tho manor and prin- cipal landowner. KELBROOK, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Thornton-in-Craven, wap. of Staincliffe, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Colno, and S.W. of Skipton. It is skirted on the S.W. by tho Leeds and Liverpool canal. The surface is undulating, commanding extensive views of Pendlo Hill, &c. The inhabitants are engaged in tho cotton mills and in agri- culture. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripen, val. 120. The church, dedicated to St. Mai- was erected in 1838. The Wesleyans have a place worship, and there is a village school. KELBURN CASTLE, co. Ayr, Scotland. It situated in a glen near Larga, and is the seat of i Earl of Glasgow, who takes from this place the title < viscount. KELBY, a parochial chplry. in the par. of Ilaydo wap. of Aswardhurn, parts of Kestevcn, co. Lincoln,^ 5} miles S.W. of Slcaford, its post town, and ',) N.W. of the Grantham railway station. The village, -which is small, is situated on an eminence. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Hay dor, in the dioc. of Lincoln! Tho church, dedicated to St. Andrew, hag a towei crowned with a spire. Tho interior contains a very ancient font. J. A. Houblon, Esq., is lord of the manor and sole landowner. KELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Shap, West ward, co. J Westmoreland, 8 miles S.W. of Applcby. KELD, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Muker, and par. of Tiinton, North Riding co. York, 56 miles N.W. on It is situated in the moorlands under Slimmer G York. Fell. KELDIIOLME, a hmlt. in the par. of Kirkby-MoorJ side, wap. of Rycdalc, North Riding co. York, 1 mile E.i of Kirkby, and GJ miles N.W. of Pickering. Here was formerly a Cistercian nunnery, founded by Hubert Do Stuteville in the reign of Henry I. KELFIELD, a tnshp. in tho par. of Stillingflcct, wap. of Ouse and Derwent, East Riding co. York, l!j milo from Stillingfleet, and 8J miles from York. The village is situated on the river Ouse, which is here crossed by a ferry to Carwood. The soil is clayey, and tho land chiefly arable. T. H. Preston is lord of tho manor and chief landowner. The Wesleyans have a place of wor- ship, and there is a school with a small endowment. The principal residence is Kellield Hall, tho old scat of the Stillingtons. KELFIELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Owston, hund. of Manley, parts of Lindscy, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N. 1>. of Ep- worth. It is joined to the chplry. of West Butterwick. KELHAM, a par. in the N. div. of the wap. of Tlinr- garton, co. Nottingham, 2 miles N.W. of Newark, its post town, and 4 N.E. of Southwell. It is situated at the bridge over the river Trent, which affords facility of water carriage to Newark. The village, which is small, is entirely agricultural. Charles I. slept here tho evening before ho gave himself up to the Scottish army, who encamped here in May, 1646. The tithes ba- boon commuted for a rent-charge of 510. Tho li is a rect. annexed to that of Averham, in the dioe. Lincoln. The church, dedicated to St. Wilfred, has lofty embattled tower containing a clock and three bel] Tho interior contains monuments to Lord at. ! Lexington. Tho edifice has recently been thoroughB restored. The charities produce 1 per annum. Kelham Hall is the principal residence. KELHEAD, a vil. in the par. of Cumtrecs, co. Dum- fries, Scotland, known for its limcworks. KELK, GREAT, a tnshp. in tho par. of Foston-i: the- Wolds, wap. of Dickering, East Riding co. York, 1-J mile S. of Lowthorpe, U. 1 ,- miles E. of Driffield, 10 S.W. of Burlington. The Wesleyans havi chapels, in one of which a Sunday-school is also 1 William St. Quintin, Esq., is lord of the manor. KELK, LITTLE, an ext. par. place in the wap. of Dickering, East Riding co. York, 6 miles N.E. of Driffield. The village is wholly agricultural.