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Rh KENBAAN. 333 KENDAL. living is a vie. in the dice, of St. David's, val. 158, in tho patron, of tho bishop. The church is situated near the full, and is dedicated to St. Uawddog. KENBAAN, a headland and castle in tlio bar. of Carey, co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 2J miles N.W. of Ballycastle. Its name signifies the " white head," so called from a very extraordinary mass of chalk perched in the face of the cliff. The castle was a fastness of tho Mae-Alisters. There are several dry caves in the cliff, approachable by water only. KEN CHESTER, a par. in the hund. of Grimsworth, Co. Hereford, 5 miles N.W. of Hereford, its post town, and 15 from Hay. It is situated between Credenhill and the river Wye. The village is very small, consisting of a few scattered houses. Here are tho ruins of Magna Castra, the Ariconium of Cainden, the walls of which are still to bo traced. It formerly covered an area of 60 acres, with a temple at the eastern end, and a niche of Roman bricks called the " Chair." At tho close of the last century a stone altar was dug up from tho founda- tion of tin* northern wall, bearing an inscription to the Euiperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius, and at different periods large vaults, a hypocaust, with the leaden pipes entire, tesselatcd pavements, a mosaic floor, fragments of pottery and urns, with largo bones, have been dis- covered. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, ral. 182. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure. There is a Sunday-school, also an institution endowed by the late Lady Southampton with a chapel and two schoolrooms, for the education of both exes on the British system. KENCOTT, a par. in tho hund. of Bampton, co. Oxford, 5 miles N.E. of Lechlado, its post town, and 4 V. of Bampton. Tho village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. Tho parish is almost entirely fer- tile arable land, in good cultivation. Tho tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1707. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 240. The church, dedicated to St. George, is a small ancient structure. It has a Norman doorway on the S. side, with a rudely-sculp- turrd Sagittarius shooting a dragon. There is a small charity for education. John Large, Esq., is lord of tho manor. KENDAL, a ward in the co. of Westmoreland, con- tains the towns of Ambleside and Slilnthorpe, and the pars, of Beetham, Grasmere, Hcversham, Vindermere, and parts of Burton-in-Kendal, and Kendal, comprising an area of 147,441 acres. It gives name to a deanery in the dioc. of Carlisle. KENDAL, or KIRKBY-IN-KENDAL, a par., post and market town, municipal and parliamentary borough, in tiie ward of its own name, co. Westmoreland, 40 miles IB. of Carlisle, 22 N. of Lancaster, and the same distance 8.W. of Ajjpleby. It is situated on the river Kent and . -aster canal, which hero terminates, in a spacious -ii, surrounded by convenient wharfs. It has a ttation on the Kendal and Windermero branch "of the IjiiHcastor and Carlisle section of tho London and North- i-rii railway. The par., which is very extensive, ntains tho tnshps. of Kirkland, Nethergraveship, ckland Roger, Strickland Kettle, Crook, DUliear,
 * ker, Grayrigg, Helsington, New Hutton, Old Hutton,

ilmere, Lambrigg, Natland, Patton, Selside with . hitwoll, Scalthwaitrigg, Skelsmergh, Longsleddale, !uy, Nether Staveley, Over Staveley, Under Bar- w, with Bradley Field, and Winster. The town stands . tho acclivity of a hill, near tho banks of the river Kent, which is here crossed by threo bridges. It is Mdorcd tho most important town in Westmore- land, and consists principally of one long street running v.-il smaller streets branching off to the E. and V. Tin' hou.-rd are all built of mountain and roofed with a light blue slate. It is well ted with gas, and plentifully supplied with It is of great antiquity, and was held at the
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''loses, and others, and latterly caim: into ssion i if tho Lowther family. It is believed to have been a Roman station, and many relics of the Romans have been discovered in the neighbourhood. The ruins of Kendal Castle, situated on a lofty eminence, on the E. bunk of the river, command an extensive view of the town and surrounding country. In this castle Catherine Parr, the last queen of Henry VIII., was born. The town was first incorporated by Queen Eliza- beth, and has since received several charters from sub. sequent monarchs. Under the Reform Act it returns one member to parliament, tho mayor being the return- ing officer. It is divided into threo wards, and the municipal government is vested in a mayor, 6 aldermen, and 18 common councilmen, with the stylo of "mayor and burgesses of tho borough of Kirkby-in-Kendal." The municipal and parliamentary boroughs are co-exten- sive, comprising, according to tho census of 1861, 2,582 inhabited houses, with a population of 12,028. Petty sessions for the borough are held on. Friday, and by the county magistrates on Saturday, in tho townhall. Tho Easier ana Michaelmas quarter sessions are held at Kendal, tho Epiphany and Midsummer at Appleby, but the former are adjourned to Kendal. It contains assem- bly rooms, townhall, house of correction, union poor- house, market-house, erected in 1855, literary and scien- tific institutes, Christian and mechanic institutes, working men's news-room and library, gas works, water-works, two banks (the bank of Westmoreland and Kendal bank), and a savings-bank. The other public establishments are, the magnetic telegraph company, with offices in White- hall Buildings, the government tax-office, inland revenue office, Kendal chamber of commerce, police office, and stamp office. Kendal has long been noted for its manu- facture of woollen cloths, which was first introduced by Flemish emigrants, who settled here in 1337, and has flourished ever since that period. There are also manu- factures of linseys, railway wrappers, horse-cloths, clogs, bobbins, combs, carpets, fish-hooks, rope, woollen cords, and fancy trouser stufts. There are several tanneries, iron and brass foundries, and manufactories for agricul- tural implements, which afford abundant employment to the inhabitants. It is the seat of u Poor-law Union, and tho head of County Court and superintendent registry districts. The cemetery, situated on the Park- side-road, was opened in. 1855, and has two chapels. Another small cemetery is situated in Castle-street, and has a small chapel, used only by Dissenters. The living isa vie.* in tho dioc. of Carlisle, val. 520, in the patron, of Trinity College, Cambridge. In addition to tho parish church, there are the following district churches, tho livings of all which arc perpet. curs., varying in value from 200 to 70 : St. George's, St. Thomas's, and those at Crook, Burnsido, Grayrigg, Helsington, Hugil, Kentmere, Long Sleddale, Natland, Staveley, New Hutton, Old Hutton, Under Barrow, Winster, and Sclsido. Tho parish church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is a commodious stone edifice, with square embattled tower. It has recently undergone thorough repair, and is considered ono of tho finest churches in tho kingdom. It has three chapels, formerly belonging to tho Bellinghams, Stricklands, and Parrs, and con- tains many monuments, and several brasses. The dis- trict church of St. George is a stone structure, with two slender towers, surmounted by low spires. The church of St. Thomas is a modern stone structure, with tower, and stands at Strickland-gate. Tho parochial charities produce above 1,418 per annum. There are several endowed schools, the principal of which are Penning- ton's freo grammar school, with an endowment of 38 per annum, and six exhibitions at Oxford at this school, Dr. Shaw, the traveller, Dr. Fothergill, and Bishop Law were educated ; Piper's National school, with an en- dowment of 80 per annum ; Saude's hospital and blue- coat school, founded in 1670, for 8 poor widows, who have each a residence and weekly allowance, and tho clothing and educating of 40 beys and 40 girls. At High-gate are almshouses for 12 unmarried women, founded by Mr. Dowker, called tho Old Maids' Hospital. There is alao a Sunday-school, called the Grecncoat school, founded by W. Slcddall, besides British and