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Rh KEYNSHAM. 399 KIDDERMINSTER, Charlton, Saltford, Stanton-Drow, Stanton-Prior, and Whitchurch, comprising 24,520 acres. KEYNSHAM, a par. and small town in the huud. of the same name, co. Somerset, 7 miles N.W. of Bath, its town, and 5 S.E. of Bristol. It is a station on the Great Western railway. The town is situated near the junction of the rivers Chew and Avon, which laat is navigable hence to Bath, and across which there is a fifteen arched bridge. The market, which was on Thursday, bas long been discontinued. There are malt- houses and breweries, and a portion of the inhabitants are engaged in flax spinning. Wood for dyeing and parsley picrt are grown here, and there is a mineral spring. On the river are some mills belonging to a brass and copper company at Bristol. A court-leet is held for the hundred. The impropriato tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 135, and the vicarial for 170, and those belonging to the trustees of the Bristol charities for 116 'is. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 124. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient struc- ture, with a lofty tower containing eight bells. It has two screens, also a chapel. It contains effigies of the Brydgcs. The charities produce about 205, of which 80 goes to the support of Brydgc's school and almshouses. The Baptists and Wesleyans have each a chapel. On the S.E. of the church formerly stood Kcynsham Abbey, founded in 1170 by William Earl of Gloucester for Black Canons, and was endowed with the hund. of Keynsham. A great portion of the remains of this abbey were used in 1634 for restoring the parish church. The Chandos estate has lately been sold by auction, and the advowson of the church pur- chased by the Rev. W. Gyles. KEYSOE, a par. in the hund. of Stodden, co. Bedford, 9 miles N. of Bedford, and 4 S.W. of Kimbolton, its post town. The village is small and scattered. The inhabi- tants are chiefly employed in agriculture. The land is chiefly arable, with some pasture, and 350 acres of wood- land, chiefly planted with oak. The road from Bedford to Kimbolton passes through the parish. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1803. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 175, in the patron, of Trinity College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice with a lofty spire. The interior contains an ancient font with an inscription. There is a National school built in 1840. The Baptists have two places of worship. John Crawley, Esq., is lord of the manor. On the glebe land is a strong chalybeate spring. KEYSTOX, a par. in the hund. of Loightonstone, co. Huntingdon, 4 miles S.E. of Thrapston, its post town, 6 N.W. of Kimbolton, and 70 from London. It is a small and scattered village. The land is chiefly common. Tho road from Thrapston to Huntingdon passes through the parish. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- thargc of 381 1.3*. The living is a reel.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 300. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, has a tower crowned by a lofty spire. William Eldei'kin, Esq., is lord of the manor. KEY-STKICET, a hrnlt. in the hund. of Chatham and iigham, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 7 miles S.E. of Chatham. It is situated near the river Mcdway, and i the Tickham hounds. KKYTHORPE, a lib. in the par. of Tugby, hund. of iee, co. Leicester, 8 miles N.E. of Market Har- borough. It is a meet for the Quorndon hounds. KEV WORTH, a par. in the N. div. of the wap. of Rushcliffe, co. Nottingham, 7 miles S.E. of Nottingham, iU post town, 8 S.W. of Bingham, and 13 N.W. of situated on :m eminence to the N. of the Wolds, and a the inhabitants are employed in framework knitting. Tl;u lund is chiefly arable and pasture. The hilly, and the soil a stiff clay. Tin; tithes
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Tim living is a rcct.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. '. The church, dedicated to St. Mary JI i y ancient structure with a tower surmounted by an octagonal spire. The parochial charities produce about 1B per annum. There is a school for children of both sexes. The Independents and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. K1BBLESTONE, a tnshp. and lib. in the par. of Stone, S. div. of the hund. of Pirehill, co. Stafford. This was anciently a large park-, containing several spacious fish-ponds, one of which supplies a stream that falls into the Trent at Walton-Bridge, turning in its course several mills for grinding flints used at the potteries. At Meaford, in this township, is the old mansion in which Earl St. Vincent was born. There is a petrifying spring. KIBBLESWORTH, a tnshp. in tho par. of Chester- le-Street, middle div. of Chester ward, co. Durham, 4 miles S. of Gateshead. The township is of considerable extent, and but sparsely inhabited. KIBBOR, a huud. in co. Glamorgan, contains the pars, of Caira, Llandaff, Llancdarn, Llanishen, Lisvane, and Routh. KIBWORTU-BEAUCHAMP, a par. in the hund. of Gartree, co. Leicester, G miles N.W. of Harborough, its post town, 9 S.E. of Leicester, and 7 E. of Countes- thorpe. It is a station on the Midland railway. Tho par. is situated on tho Union canal, and contains tho chplry. of Kibworth Harcourt. The inhabitants are engaged in framework knitting. The land is chiefly in pasture. Tho surface is gently undulating, and tho soil a rich loam alternating with clay and sand. Tho tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1778. The living is a rect.* in the dioe. of Peterborough, val. 818, in tho patron, of Merton College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Wilfred, has a square embattled tower containing five bells. Tho tower, or spire, was rebuilt in lieu of the old one, which fell down in 1825. In tho in- terior are a piscina, stone stalls, carved pulpit, &c. There is also a district church at Smeeton Westerby, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 150, in tho patron, of the Rector of Kibworth. Doddridgo first preached here before going to Northampton, and Dr. Aikin, the celebrated physician, was a native of this place. The charities produce about 263 per annum, of which 255 is the endowment of tho free grammar school, founded in 1709 by Sir Nathaniel Edwards. There is also an endowment of 1,000, left by the Rev. Jeremiah Goodman in 1836, for Thursday evening lec- tures, held in the parish church, with an additional sum of 100 to the head-master, tho interest to be .distributed among the poor. There is a National school. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Wesleyan Reformers have places of worship. Sir Henry Halford, M.P., is lord of the manor. KIBWORTH-HARCOURT, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Kibworth-Beauchamp, hund. of Gartree, oo. Leicester, 6 miles N.W. of Harborough. Near this place is a moated camp 366 feet in circumference, the ramparts of which are still 54 feet in height : hero is also a large barrow. There are chapels for Independents and Bap- tists, also a Sunday-school and library. Tho village is considerable. KIDBROOKE, a lib. .anciently a par., in the hund. of Blackheath, latho of Sutton-at-IIone, co. Kent, 2 miles S.W. of Woolwich. It is situated on the northern side of Blackheath, and contains the limits, ol Upper and Lower Kidbrooke, containing several gentlemen's houses and villas. It formerly belonged to St. Mary Ovory's Convent, in Southwark, and gave title of baron to the Marquis of Bristol. In old records tho church, which has long been demolished, is described as a rectory. A proprietary chapel was erected on the N. eido by Dr. Greenlaw. KID CREW, an island in tho bar. of Erris, co. Mayo, Ireland. It is situated on tho E. side of tho entrance to Broadhaven Bay. KIDDERMINSTER, a par., market town, municipal and parliamentary borough, in the hund. of Lower Half- shire, co. Worcester, 15 miles N. of Worcr.strr, and 'l~i N.W. of London. It is a station on tho Oxford, Wor-