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Rh KENT. 390 KENTMERE. Dover, and of a nunnery at Minster and preceptory at Swingfield. Kent is intersected in all directions by railroads, the chief of which belong to the London, Chatham, and Dover railway company, and the South- Eastern railway company. The London, Chatham, and Dover railway has its termini at London Bridge, Vic- toria Station, Pimlico, and Blackfriars ; it passes by Bromley, Beckley, Rochester, and Chatham (whence is a branch to Sheerness), Faversham (whence is a branch to Whitstahle and Herno Bay, and another to Seven- oaks), Canterbury, and Dover ; several other lines are now in course of construction in connection "with this railway in various parts of the county. The South- Eastern railway has its London termini at London Bridge and Charing Cross ; the main line runs eastward through the middle of the county ; diverging from the Brighton line at Reigate, it enters Kent near Edenbridge, whence it proceeds by Tunbridge (whence is a branch by Tunbridge Wells and St. Leonard's), Paddockwood (whence is a branch to Maidstone), Ashibrd (whence is a branch N. to Canterbury, Whitstable, Ramsgate, Mar- gate, and Deal, and S. to Rye and Hastings), Folke- stone, to Dover. The county is traversed by three main roads ; the Dover road runs by Dartford, Graves- end, Rochester, Sittingbourne, and Canterbury, to Dover; its length is 71 miles. The Ilythe road' runs by Maidstono and Ashford to Hythe ; its length is 65 miles. The Hastings road runs by Bromley, Seveno.-iks, and Tunbridge. The principal seats of the nobility and gentry in the county are Bayham Abbey and Wilder- ness Park, Marquis of Camden ; Bifrons, Marquis of Conyngham; Montreal, Earl Amherst ; Chevening Place, Earl Stanhope ; Belmont, Lord Harris ; Blackheath, Earl Dartmouth ; The Mote, Earl of Romney ; Cobham llall, Earl of Darnlcy ; Eastwell, Lord "Winchilsea ; South Park, Viscount Hardinge ; Knole Park, Dowager Countess Amherst ; Birling Manor, Hon. and Rev. Earl of Abergavenny ; Chart Lodge, Lord Monson ; Cliff House, Ramsgate, Dowager Lady Curtis; Godmersham Park-, Lord St. Vincent ; Holwood House, Lord Cran- worth ; Lees Court, Lord Sondes ; Lenniker, Lord Kingsdown ; Linchfield House, Dowager Lady Hamp- son ; Linton Park, Lady Julia Cornwallis ; Mereworth Castle, Viscount Falmouth ; Penshurst Castle, Lord do L'Isle ; Scott's Hall, Dowager Lady Knatchbull ; Sis- singhurst Park, Lady do Spaen ; Smiths Hall, Dowager Lady Fitzherbert ; Southwood House, Ramsgate, Dow- ager Countess Ashbumham ; Torre Hill, Lord Kings- down ; Waldersharo Park, Lady North ; Belvedere House, Eardley, Bart. ; Burrswood, Stirling, Bart. ; Cliarlton House, Wilson, Bart. ; Collingwood House, Sir John Herschel, Bart.; Crofton Hall, Sir R. M. Bromley, K.C.B. ; East Cliff Lodge, Ramsgate, Sir Moses Montefiore ; East Sutton Place, Filmer, Bart. ; Evington, Honeywood, Bart. ; Finchden, Lady Chat- terton ; Forest Hill, Lady Legge ; Goodnestone Park, Bridges, Bart. ; Great Bounds, Hardinge, Bart. ; Hatch, Knatchbull, Bart. ; High Elms, Lubbock, Bart. ; Hoth- field Park, Tufton, Bart. ; Kennards, Shaw, Bart. ; Leybourne, Hawley, Bart. ; Lullingstone Castle, Dyke, Bart. ; Oxenoth, Geary, Bart. ; The Palace, Maidstone, Lady F. Riddell ; Thurnham Court, Hampson, Bart. ; Bedgebury, Beresford-Hope, Esq. ; Broomhill, Alder- man D. Salomons, M.P. ; Gads Hill Place, Charles Dickens. Esq. ; Langton House, O.W. H. Hamilton, Esq., besides numerous other seats of private gentry. KENT, a river rising under Kent Fell, co. Westmore- land. It receives the waters of the Sprit and Mint, in its course of about 20 miles, and falls into Morecambe Bay. KENTCHURCH, a par. in the hund. of Webtree, co. Hereford, 13 miles S.W. of Hereford, its post town, 14 W. of Ross, and 2 S.E. of Pontrilas railway station. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Monnow. The land is chiefly arable, and the Boil various. The railway crosses the parish. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 348 1. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 246, in the patron. of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to- St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing five bells. In the interior are several monuments, one of which is to the Scudamore family. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum. There is a frea school, endowed with 16 per annum, for both sexes. Kentchurch Court, the principal residence, is situated in a park abounding with deer, and is tho seat of Colonel Scudamore, in whose family it has remained many cen- turies. The above gentleman is lord of the manor and principal landowner. KENTFORD, a par. in the hund. of Risbridge, co. Suffolk, 4J miles N.E. of Newmarket, and 1 from the Kennett railway station. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Kennett, from which it derives its name. The road from Bury St. Edmund's passes through the parish, and a little to the E. may be traced the old Roman way Needham Street. The parish is wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 172 10s. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 172, in the patron, of Trinity Hall, Cam- bridge. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small ancient structure, with tower containing three bells. The register is of ancient date, but is much mutilated. There is a day school, also a few charities. The Rev. William Godfrey is lord of the manor. KENTISBEARE, a par. in the hund. of Hayridge, co. Devon, 8 j miles S.E. of Honiton, 9 N.E. of Tiverton, and 3 E. of Cullompton, its railway station and post town. It is situated near the Great Western railway and river Culme. The soil is sandy. The village is considerable. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 409 10s. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 480. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a tower. In the interior is a screen and rood-loft, also several monuments and tho brass of a man in armour. Tho parochial charities pro- duce about 33 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The trustees of tho late Earl of Egre- mont are lords of the manor. KENTISBURY, a par. in the hund. of Braunton, co. Devon, 9 miles N.E. of Barnstable, its post town, and 3 S.E. of Combartin. It is a small irregular village, and wholly agricultural. There are numerous quarries of rough stone, and about 400 acres of common land. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 260. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. i'259. The church is an ancient edifice, with a tower containing four bells. Tho parochial charities produce 5 per annum, which goes to tho support of Jones's free school. KENTISFORD, a hmlt. in tho par. of Marnhull, co. Dorset, 3 miles N. of Sturminster. KENTISH-KNOCK, a sandbank off the coast of Kent, near the estuary of the Thames, and outside tho Long Sand, in N. lat. 61 41', and E. long. 1 39'. A revolving light was put up on these sands in 1840, which is visible for about 10 miles. KENTISH-TOWN, a suburban district and hmlt. of the par. of St. Pancras and borough of Marylebonc, co. - Middlesex, 3 miles N.W. of St. Paul's. It is a station on tho Kew section of the North London railway. It was anciently called Kentistonne, and now conslitutes the prebend of Kaunteloe or Cantelows, in St. Paul's Cathedral. The greater part of the land is held under lease by the Marquis Camden through the Jeffreys. Tho town consists chiefly of a line of buildings extending along the road from Camden Town to Highgate Rise, and several good streets recently formed. To the S. passes the Paddington canal, on the banks of which are coal wharves, &c., also both sections of the North London railway. It contains the Governesses' Benevolent Insti- tution," built by Wyatt in 1849, assembly rooms, polic*'' station, casino, and a brewery. The living is a perpot. cur.* in the dioc. of London, val. 300, in the patron, of the Vicar of St. Pancras. The church is a modern building, with two pointed towers. There is another | church recently built, dedicated to the Holy Trinity ; places of worship fqr Independents, Wesleyans, &DJ There are National, British, and other schools. KENTMERE, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Ken< dal, co. Westmoreland, 9 miles N.W. of Kendal. It is