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Rh KEHPSFORD. 382 KENARTH. Severn are luxuriantly rich. In. the vicinity aro many good family residences. There aro no remains of the bishop's palace, tut the bishop's steward annually ob- serves the ceremony of opening a court leet and baron. Tho impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 553, and the vicarial for 230. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. i'248, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is a plain cruciform structure dedicated to St. Mary, with a large tower containing six bells. In the interior is the monument of Edmund Wyldo, representing the figure of an armed knight, over which are the brunches of a horse-chestnut tree, growing from out of the top of the tomb. Tho church was rebuilt in 1799. Near the church are traces of a Roman camp of 15 acres. A Roman inscription has recently been found here. The charities produce about 61 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Bishop of Wor- cester is lord of the manor. KEMPSFORD, a par. in the hund. of Brightwells- Barrow, co. Gloucester, 3 miles S. of Fairford, its post town. It is situated on the rivers Oolne and Isis, and contains the hmlts. of Dunfield, llorcutt, and Welford. It was formerly a Roman settlement, and before the Norman Conquest was held by Earl Harold. At the time of the Domesday Survey it belonged to Ernulf do Hesding. The Thames and Severn canal passes through the parish. The soil of about half the land is gravel, and of the remainder a strong clay. The tithes were commuted for land and corn-rents under an Enclosure Act in 1S01. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioe. of Glou- cester, val. 700, in the patron, of the Bishop of Glou- cester and Bristol. Tho church, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, is an ancient structure with a tower containing a clock and six bells. It was built in the reign of Henry III. by Henry Plantagenet, Duke of Lancaster, whoso arms may be seen, also his horse's shoe nailed on the door. There is a day school, with an endowment of 10 per annum. Sir Gilbert East, Bart., is lord of the manor. KEMPSIIOT, a tythg. in the par. of Winslade, upper half of the hund. of Basingstoke, co. Hants, 3j miles S.W. of Basingstoke. It was formerly the seat f the Pinks, of whom Robert was warden of New College, Oxon, in Queen Elizabeth's time. The principal resi- dence is Kcuipshot House. KEMPSTON, a par. in the hund. o Rcdbornestoke, co. Bedford, 3 miles S.AV. of Bedford, its post town. Tho village, which is large, is situated on the river Ouse. There is a meet at Kempston Wood for the Oakley hounds. It is mentioned in Domesday Survey as Camestone. Limestone is quarried for building pur- poses and for burning into lime. Tho tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1802. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 252. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is situated near the bank of the river Ouso. It has a tower containing five bells, on three of which are inscriptions. The porch, on the S. side, is supported by four pillars which have recently undergone repair, and open seats have been constructed in the aisles in lieu of the pews. It has a stono groined roof. An external staircase was added in the year 1837. During the repairs a curiously-formed cross was discovered, which was presented by the vicar to the Archaeological Society of Bedfordshire. The chancel, which lias just been entirely renovated, has a timbered roof, a memorial staineol-glass window to the Fitzpatrick family, and a monument to the family of William Carter, bearing dule 1G05. In the vestry are two panels of very ancient paintings representing the Fall in Paradise. Tho paro- chial charities produce about -16 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans and Baptists have each a chapel. KEMPSTON, a par. in the hund. of Laundilch, co. Norfolk, 2 miles S.W. of Great Dunham railway station, lj S. of Litcham, and 7 N.E. of Swaffham. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. Tho land, which is chiefly arable, is in good cultivation. The appropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 170 and the vicarial for 106 bs. Tho living is a vie. in I" dioc. of Norwich, val. 167. The church, dedicated 1 St. Paul, is a plain thatched building with a tower covered in ivy, and situated within the demesne of tho Lodge. In the interior is an ancient sculptured font, and a piscina. The Earl of Leicester is lord of the manor. KEMPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Clunbury, co. Salop, 4 miles S.E. of Bishop's Castle. There is also a seat of this name in co. Middlesex, 3 miles W. of King- ston-ou-Thames. KEMP-TOWN, a suburb of Brighton, co. Sussex, 51 miles from London. It was built by T. Kemp, Esq., on the slope of East Cliff, overlooking tho sea, and has a church, erected in 1849 at tho sole expense of Hie Marquis of Bristol, for the clergy daughters' school at St. Mary's Hall. [See BRIGHTON.] KEMSING, a par. in tho hund. of Codsheath, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 3 miles N.E. of Sevenoakf, its post town and railway station. It is situated near tho river Darent, under a range of chalk hills to tho E. of Otford. It was formerly a market town, and had a castle built before the reign of Henry II., but is now a small agricultural village. Here is St. Edith's Holy Well, anciently supposed to possess miraculous efficacy. The land is chiefly in hops, and very productive. Th4 impropriate tithes have been commuted fur areiit-chargo of 180, nnd the vicarial for 140. The living is a vie. united with the cur. of Seal, in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 396. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a stone structure with a shingle tower. The register dates from 1535. Tho church contains the brass of a priest bearing date 1320. The parochial charities con- sist of an endowment of 20 by Lady Smythe. There is a National school for boys and girls. KEN, a river giving name to the district of Glcnkcns, through which it passes, co. Kirkcudbright, Scotland. Its source is between the hills of Blacklarg and Longrig, on the borders of Ayrshire. Its course lies principally between tho parishes of Carsphaim and Kells, and between Dairy, Balmaclellan, and Parton. It falls into tho Deo at the S. end of Kells parish. KEN, a river of co. Devon, rises under Ilaldon Hill, and joins the Exe at Powdcrham Castle. ^KENAGII, or KEN AUGHT, a vil. in tho par. of Kilcommock, bar. of Kathclmc, co. Longford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Killasheo. There is a dispensary within the Longford Poor-law Union. Tho principal residence is Mosstown. It gives name to a rivulet which joins tho river Camolin near Cloonlaia. KENAHAN, a vil. in the par. of Kilcar, bar. of Ban- nagh, co. Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. KENARDINGTON, a. par. in the huud. of Black- boumo, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 7 miles S.W. Ashford, its post town, E. of Tenterden, and 22 fr< Canterbury. The village, which is small, consisting a few straggling houses, is situated on high ground, I the southern part of the parish is low, and within level <5f Romuey Marsh. The Military canal passes i the vicinity. Alfred the' Great is supposed to encamped here in 893, and there aro some Danish e works. Coppice wood grows in largo quantities,_l the cultivated land is good arable and pasture, manor was assigned by William the Conqueror as of the lands for the defence of Dover Castle. The I ' have been commuted for a rent-charge of 200. living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Canterbu 114. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is edifice built out of ths ruins of a former one, wh much larger, and waa destroyed by lightning in At iho W. end is a small brick tower built in " century, and containing one bell. KENARTH, a par. in the hund. of Elvct, < marthen, 2 miles W. of Ncwcastle-Kmlyn, its post town. It is a village situated near tho ri The par. contains the hmlts. of Dolbryn, Kinlyii. Gcllygally. It is noted for its 12 feet salmon leap, which 100 fish are sometimes taken at a Urn parish is situated the Newcastle union poorhouse.