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Rh KINGSTON. 471 KINGSTON E. parish is situated under the southern extremity of the Quantock hills, and is famed for its excellent cider, which is exported in large ^uantities. Traces of copper have been met with, and there are quarries of good building stone. The lower grounds are watered by numerous streams which descend from the hillfl. The sjil in the higher lands is a stone brash alternated with sand, and in the lower a reddish fertile loam with stiif clay in places. The great tithes, which belong to the Dean and Chapter of Bristol, have been commuted for a rent-charge of 398 5s., and the vicarial for 200. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 190, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a noble structure built in the reign of Henry VII., with a lofty orna- mented tower, containing six bells. The chancel con- tains a fine altar tomb of the Warre family. The register dates from 1677. The parochial charities pro- duce about 71 per annum, of which 15 goes to the support of a school. There is a parochial school in connection with the church. The Independents have a place of worship. The hamlet of Hestercombe ia situated on an eminence at the E. side of this parish. It belonged to Glastonhury Abbey in the reign of King Edward the Confessor, but was given by William the Conqueror to the Bishop of Coutance, and subsequently came to the bishops of Winchester as part of their manor of Taunton. It is now the property of the Warre family, to whom it has belonged since the reign of Henry III. KINGSTON, a hund. in co. Surrey, contains the pars, of Kingston-on-Thames, Petersham, Richmond, Long Ditton, Kew, Maiden, and part of Thames Ditton, comprising an area of 12,690 acres. KINGSTON, a par. in the hund. of Longstow, co. Cambridge, 3 miles S.E. of Caxton, its post town, and 8 S.E. of Cambridge. The land is chiefly pasture and wood. The village, which is now an inconsiderable place, was formerly a market town, and two fairs were held annually, but these have long been discontinued. The tithes were commuted for land and a money pay- ment under an Enclosure Act in 1810. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, in the patron, of King's College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to All Saints and St. Andrew, is an ancient structure with low tower. The charities produce 26 per annum, half of which goes to the support of Todd's school. KINGSTON, a par. in the hund. of Tintinhull, co. Somerset, 1 mile S.E. of Ilminster, its post town, 4 miles S.W. of South Petherton, and G N.W. of Crewkerne. The par. is small, and contains the hmlts. of Allowen- shay and Ludney. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 53. The church, dedi- cated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a square tower containing 4 bells. There is a school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school. Earl Poulett is lord of the manor and chief landowner. There are ruins of a very ancient church at Allowenshay. KINGSTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Colyton Raw- leigh, co. Devon, 2 miles W. of Sidmouth. KINGSTON, a chplry. in the par. of Corfe Castle, co. Dorset, 1 mile S. of Corfe Castle. It is situated within the limits of the borough of Wareham, and contains Encombe House, the seat of the Earl of Eldon. KINGSTON, a vil. in the hund. of Berkeley, co. Gloucester, 4 miles N.E. of Berkeley. It is situated on the ship canal. KINGSTON, a par. in the hund. of Poling, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 5 miles W. of Worthing, and 4 S.E. of Little Hampton. It is a station on the Brighton and South Coast railway. The parish, which is incon- siderable, is situated between East Preston and Ferring, on the coast of the English channel. It has a pre- ventive coastguard station. There is no village, only two or three farm-houses. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 92, payable to the Pre- bendary of Ferring, and 18 to the vicar. The living is a rect. annexed to the vie.* of Ferring, in the dioc. of Chichester. The church has been destroyed by the encroachment of the sea. The register ia preserved, and dates from 1570 to 1671. KINGSTON. See CuESTEBTOif PABVA, co. Warwick. KINGSTON, a tythg. in the par. of Shorwell, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 5 miles S.W. of Newport. KINGSTON, a tythg. in the par. of Ringwood, co. Hants, 2 miles S.E. of Ringwood. KINGSTON, a hmlt. within the borough of Ports- mouth, co. Hants, 1 mile N.E. of Portsmouth, of which it is a suburb. It is situated near Kingston Cross, and contains Portsea church. KINGSTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Ross, hund. of Grey tree, co. Hereford, 2 miles N.E. of the town of Rosa, and 10. S.E. of Hereford. It is situated near the river Wye. KINGSTON, a quoad sacra par. in the pars, of Govan and Gorbals, cos. Lanark and Renfrew, Scot- land, 2 miles S. of Glasgow, of which it is a suburb. It is situated near the banks of the' Clyde. The par. is in the presb. of Glasgow, and in the patron, of sub- scribers. KINGSTON, a manor in the par. of Woodbridge, hund. of Loes, co. Suffolk, 8 miles N.E. of Ipswich, it is situated near the river Deben, about 9 miles from the coast. KINGSTON, a tythg. in the par. of Collingbourne Kingstone, co. Wilts, 2 miles N.E. of Lugdershall. KINGSTON-BAGPUIZE, a par. in the hund. of Ock, co. Berks, 6 miles W. of Abingdon, its post town. At the Conquest it was given to Sir Richard Bagpuiw, from which circumstance it derives the suffix to its name. At Newbridge, in this parish, the Earl of Essex, commanding the Parliamentary troops, was defeated while attempting to cross the river in 1644, and com- pelled to retreat. The village, which is very small, ia situated on the road from Oxford to Bath within 2 miles distance of the river Isis, which is navigable as high as Lechlade. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Oxford, val. '298, in the patron, of St. John's College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, ia a modern structure, rebuilt in 1800. In the interior is u monument to John Flandy, Esq., whose family now hold the manor. The charities produce 10 10s. per annum, besides the endowment of Flandy's free school. Kingston House is the principal residence. Fairs are held on the 21st March and 28th September. KINGSTON-BAY, a rocky creek on the coast of Galway, Ireland, about 5 miles W. of Clifden. KINGSTON-BLOUNT, a lib. in the par. of Aston- Rownant, hund. of Lewknor, co. Oxford, 4 miles S.E. of Tetsworth, and 5 S.E. of Thame. It "is situated under the Chiltern hills, near the lino of the ancient Ickuiehl Street. KINGSTON-BY-SEA, or KINGSTON-BO in the hund. of Fishergate, rape of Braiaber, co. Sussex, 1 mile E. of New Shoreham, its post town. It is a ! small but nourishing village situated on the South Coast railway, ofwhich it is the chief station for goods !j:.J<d in Shoreham new harbour. There are very < warehouses and malthouses, also a ship-building yard ' belonging to Messrs May and Thwaites, and coke ovens and works of the South Coast Railway Company. A j portion of the inhabitants are engaged in fishing and boat-building. The road from London to Worthing' ' res through the parish. The living is a rect.* in th. . of Chichester, val. 200. The church, which is an ancient structure, has been thoroughly restoi contains many ancient relics. Kingston House is the principal residence, and is the seat of William l'< ton Gorringe, Esq., who is lord of the manor and sole landowner. KINGSTON DEVERILL. See DEVEKU.L KINGSTON, co. Wilts. KINGSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Webtree, co. Hereford, 6 miles S.W. of Hereford, its post to 4 N.W. of the Tram Inn railway station. It is on the road from Ross to Ray. The land ia partly in hops, and the soil of various qualities, but fertile. The appropriate tithes have been commuted