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Rh - KING'S-BROMLEY. 470 KINGSCLERE. the houses are generally well built. It contains some shops, with a townhall, lecture hall, joint stock bank, a branch of the South Devon and Cornwall Bank, also gas-works, and the union workhouse. The townhall is a stone structure erected in 1850, consisting of a com- modious room in which the petty sessions are held, county court, lecture hall, &c. The corn and malt trade is also carried on in the above building to a con- siderable extent. The large manufactory, formerly for woollen goods, has been converted into extensive steam and flour mills, the former trade having decayed. A brisk trade is carried on in timber, coals, leather, slate, and cider. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in fishing. The town is under the jurisdiction of the county magistrates, but a portreeve, or chief officer, is appointed at Michaelmas, when a court-leet is held by the lord of the manor. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Churchstow, in the dioc. of Exeter. The church is situated about the centre of the town. It is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Edmund, with an embattled tower, crowned with a spire and containing six bells. The interior cf the church has been entirely restored. The charities produce about 449 per annum, of which 369 is Duncomhe's bequest, for lectures, exhibitions, &c. There are National and British schools, also Crispin's free grammar school. The Independents, Wesleyans, Baptists, and Plymouth Brethren, have each a chapel. Tolley, a scholar of Henry VIII.'s time, was a native of this place. A newspaper called the Kingsbridge Gazette is published monthly. Market day is Saturday. A fair for cattle and live stock is held on the 20th July and two following days. KING'S-BROMLEY. See BROMLEY, KING'S, co. Stafford, and the like for other places with this prefix, which will be found under the proper name. KINGSBURY, a hund. in co. Somerset, in six de- tached portions. It contains the pars, of Chard, Combe, Huish-Episcopi, Kingsbury-Episcopi, Winsham, Ash Priors, West Buckland, Fitzhead, Bishops Lydeard, Wellington, and Wiveliscombe, comprising an area of 36,690 acres. KINGSBURY, a par. in the Tamworth div. of the hund. of Hemlingford, co. Warwick, 5A miles S. of Tamworth, 5 N.E. of Coleshill, and half a mile from the Kingsbury station on the Midland, Birmingham, and Derby Junction line of railway. Atherstoue is its post town. The par. is considerable, and contains the vil. of Hurley, also the hmlts. of Dosthill, Holloughton, Hurley, oulend, Drakenage, Stateley,Heanley,Whate- ley Cliff, Bodymoor Heath, &e. It is situated on the river Thamo, and has been held by the Bracebridges of Atherstone, through Turchill de Warwick, since 851. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 118. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is an ancient stone edifice with a square embattled tower containing five bells. The church was thoroughly repaired in 1835. The charities produce about 54 per annum, of which 25 goes to Colon's school. The Wesle'yan Methodists have places of worship at Hurley and Bodymoor Heath. KINGSBURY, a par. in the hund. of Gore, co. Middlesex, 8 miles N.W. of St. Paul's. It is situated on the river Brent, and contains part of the vil. of Hyde. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as Chingei- turie, and was formerly a royal manor. The land is chiefly in pasture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 500. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of London, val. 90, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, London. The church, which is situated at the southern extremity of the parish, is sup- posed to stand on the site of a Roman camp. It is dedicated to All Saints, and is a very ancient structure, with some Roman bricks built into the wall. In the interior are brasses to Shepherd and his eighteen children, bearing date 1520. The parochial charities produce about 21 per annum. There is a National school. KINGSBURY EPISCOPI, a par. in the E. div. of the hund. of Kingsbury, co. Somerset, 4 miles S. of Langport, 3 N. of South Petherton, and 2J N.W. o Martock station on the Yeovil branch of the Bristol am Exeter line of railway. Ilminster is its post town. I is situated on the river Parret, and contains the hmlts and tythgs. of Burrow, Lake, East and West Lambrook Southay, Stembridge, and Thorney. It formerly belonget to the bishops of Wells, whence the adjunct to its name The soil is loam and clay, with subsoil clay and gravel. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 360, in the patron, of the Chancellor of Wells Cathedral. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, has a pinna- cled tower, 120 feet high, containing a clock and five bells. It is ornamented with eleven statues of kings, and was repaired in 1849. There are Sunday and National schools, the latter recently erected. The parochial charities produce about 24 per annum. The Wesleyans and Independents have each a chapel. Wadham Wyndham, Esq., is lord of the manor. KINGS CAPLE, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Wormelow, 5 miles N.W. of Ross, its post town, 9 S.E. of Hereford, and 1 mile from the Fawley station on the Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester railway. It is situated on the river Wye, which is crossed by a ferry boat at Ruxtoue. The soil is various. The appro- priate tithes, which belong to the Dean and Chapter of Hereford, have been commuted for a rent-charge of 330, and the vicarial for 172 10s. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Sellack, in the dioc. of Hereford. The church, dedicated to St. John the Bap- tist, has a tower crowned by a spire and containing five bells. The charities produce about .15 per annum, of which 5 goes to a school. There is a National school, supported by voluntary contributions. KINGSCAVE, a large cavern, 114 feet long, on the W. side of the Isle of Arran, co. Bute, Scotland, 1 mile N. of Drimadown Point. It is famed in story as having been the retreat of Bruce. KINGSCLERE, a hund. in the Kingsclere div. of the co. Hants. It contains the pars, of Kingsclere, Ewhurst, Sidmonton, Litchfield, Wolverton, and part of Burgh- clere, comprising an area of 21,460 acres. KINGSCLERE, a par. and market town in the abov hund., co. Hants, 6 miles S. of Thatcham, 6 N. of Ashton, and 7 S.E. of Newbury, its post town. The parish, which is extensive and highly cultivated, is situated on the Downs, near the northern extremity of the county. It contains the tythgs. of Woodlands and Clerewoodcot, with nine others. The land is wi wooded, and the extensive common was enclosed uni an Act passed in 1842. The soil is various, but gen fertile. A small spring near the town turns four within 1J mile of its source. Barley is widely so and malting is carried on rather extensively. Tha town, which is very ancient, was formerly a seat of Saxon kings, who had a palace here. After the Norman Conquest it came to the De-la-Poles, &c. It is now a small agricultural place, scarcely retaining any sem- blance of a market town. It is the seat of a Poor-law Union and the head of a superintendent registry district. Petty sessions are held monthly, and the board of guardians meet every alternate Tuesday. It is a polling place for the northern division of the county. The rectorial tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 1,850, and the vicarial for i'444. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 300. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a very ancient cruciform structure with a massive square tower rising from the centre, and containing six bells. In the chancel is a monument to Edward Webbe, D.D., chap- lain to King Charles II. ; it has also several brasses, one bearing date 1519. It was thoroughly restored in 1848, and a vicarage house built in 1850. The new district church, dedicated to St. Paul, has a square tower crowned with a lofty spire, and has upwards of 500 sittings. It was erected in 1845, and a parsonage house for the incumbent about the same time. The parochial charities produce about 130 per annum. The Wesleyans, Baptists, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. There is an ancient free school for boys,