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Rh KINGSCOURT. 472 KINGSLAND. hotel adjoining, built near the site of the small-pox hospital, which has been removed to Upper Holloway. KINGSCOURT, a small post and market town, in the par. of Enniskeen, bar. of Clankee, co. Cavan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 22 miles S.E. of Cavan, 47 from Dublin, and 7$ S.S.E. of Shercock. It is situated on the borders of the cos. Meath and Monaghan. It con- sists of one main street, in which stand the market- house, the parish church, Roman Catholic chapel, dispensary, which is within the Bailieborough Poor-law Union, and a chief police station. The only trade of any importance carried on is that in corn. There are two public schools and a loan fund. Petty sessions are held once a fortnight. In the vicinity is Cabra Castle, the seat of the Pratt family, the founders of the town. The surrounding locality is very romantic, and on a lofty hill in the woods of Cabra stand the ruins of an old castle, commanding a very fine view. Tuesday is market day. Fairs are held on the 17th April, 23rd May, 18th June, 1st August, 19th September, 8th November, and 4th and 24th December. KINGSDON, a par. in the hund. of Somerton, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.E. of Somerton, 2 N. of Hchester, and 6 W. of the Sparkford railway station. The village, which is small, is situated on the Roman road Fosse Way. The soil is clay. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 330. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 432, in the patron, of the University College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure with a tower con- taining five bells and a cloek. Near the door is a basin for consecrated water, and in the transept the recumbent figure of a Knight Templar in armour. The Indepen- dents have a place of worship. There is a school for both sexos, in which a Sunday-school is also held. Charles A. Moody, Esq., is lord of the manor. KINGSDOWN, a par. in the hund. of Milton, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 4 miles S.E. of Sittingbourne, its post town, and 7 S.W. of Faversham. The parish is small, and the land partly in hops. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 194 10*. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 200. The church, dedicated to St. Catherine, is a small ancient structure with several old monuments. The register dates from 1570. Lord Kingsdown is lord of the manor and chief landowner. KINGSDOWN, a par. in the hund. of Axton, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 3 miles N.W. of Wrotham, its post town, 7 S.W. of Dartford, and 5 S.E. of Farning- ham railway station. The village, which is considerable, is wholly agricultural. The land is partly in hops, but the greater part arable, with about 800 acres of coppice wood. The surface is diversified with hill and dale. The living is a rect. with the cur. of Mapiscombe annexed, val. 382, in the dioc. of Rochester, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, situated in the centre of a wood, is dedicated to St. Edmund, and has a porch and one bell. The circular chancel of Mapiscombe church is still standing, though in ruins. KINGSDOWN, a hmlt. in the par. of Box, co. Wilts, 3 miles S.W. of Corsham. KINGSDOWN, a hmlt. in the par. of Ringswould, hund. of Cornilo, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 2J miles S. of Deal, and 1J mile from Walmer, its post town. It is a coastguard and fishing station, and latterly has greatly improved.' The inhabitants are principally employed in fishing. Here are traces of a Roman camp. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Canter- bury, val. 150, in the patron, of the trustees. The church, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, was built and endowed by the late W. Curling, Esq., who also built a residence for the clergyman. The same gentleman erected a National school in 1845, which was presented to the parish by Mrs. Curling. KINGSEY, a par. in the hunds. of Ashendon and Lewknor, cos. Bucks and Oxford, 2 miles N.E. of Thame, its post town, and 8 S.W. of Aylesbury. It is situated on the river Thame, and the road from London to Thame passes through the parish. The village is small, au4 wholly agricultural. The land is chiefly arable, with some pasture and woodland. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 245, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a small structure with a square tower. There is a National school. H. S. P. Wykeham, Esq., is lord of the manor. KINGSFORD, a. hmlt. in the par. of Wolverley, lower div. of the hund. of Halfshire, co. Worcester, 3 miles N. W. of Kidderminster. KINGSGATE, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Peter, Isle of Thanet, and lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 2 miles S.E. of Margate. It is a fishing village and watering- place, and has a coastguard station on the cliffs. It was formerly called Bartholomew's Gate, prior to Charles II. landing here in 1683. Kingsgate House is the principal residence. The late Lord Holland erected a villa here, on the model of that of Cicero at Baix, and adorned the grounds with artificial ruins. The mansion has been converted into five dwelling-houses, and the convent and mews transformed into elegant mansions. Lord Holland also erected a monument at Hac Kendown in commemoration of a battle between the English and Danes. Near Northdown are three towers called Arx Ruochim, Harley, and Whitfield ; the latter, being seated on the highest spot in the island, forms a sea- mark to mariners. KINGSHAM FARM, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Pan- eras, city of Chichester, co. Sussex. KINGSHEATH, a hmlt. in the par. of Birmingham, hund. of Upper Pershore, co. Worcester, 3 miles S. of Pershore. It is situated near the river Avon, on the line of the Gloucester and Birmingham railway. KINGSHOLM, a hmlt. in the pars, of St. Mary < Lode and St. Catherine, in the city and co. of Glouces KINGSKERSWELL. See KINKERSWELI., co. Dov KING'S KETTLE, a vil. in the par. of Kettle, district of Cupar, co. Fife, Scotland, 5 miles S.W. of Cupar. It is situated near the river Eden, and is a station on the Edinburgh and North of Scotland railway. KING'S KEY, a spot on the Solent, in the Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 2 miles N.W. of Wooton, where King John hid away after signing Magna Charta. KING'S KNOWE, a hmlt. in the par. of Colinton, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, three-quarters of a mile from Stateford, and 3 S.W. of Edinburgh. It is a station on the Edinburgh section of the Caledonian railway. KINGSLAND, a hmlt. and suburban district in the par. of Hackney, Tower div. of the hund. of Ossulstone, co. Middlesex, 2 miles N.E. of St. Paul's, London. It is a station on the North London railway, and omnibuses run to the city. Previously to the middle of the 15th century, here was a hospital or house for lepers, which, after the Reformation, served as an out ward to St. Bar- tholomew's hospital till 1761. The chapel of the priory was suffered to remain as a proprietary chapel, in the patronage of the governors of the hospital, till 1847, when it was taken down. This place, which has recently vastly increased in population, extends along the road from London to Tottenham and Edmonton, and several streets and numerous houses of recent erection branch off on either side. The site of the hospital and part of | the market gardens are now built over. KINGSLAND, a par. in the hund. of Stretford, co. Hereford, 5 miles N.W. of Leominster, its post town, and 15 from Hereford. It is a station on the Leominster and Kington railway. The village is situated in a fer- tile valley watered by the rivers Lug and Pinsley. par. consists of the tnshps. of Aston, Lawton, Sfa Longford, and West Town. The land is chiefly arab. and the soil clay and gravel. The village, which is considerable, was formerly a market town. The tithes j have been commuted for a rent-charge of 785 to the ( rector, and 55 to the grammar school of Eardisland. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. -800. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a stone struc- 1 ture with an embattled tower containing a clock and > six bells. In the interior are a stained window, a|