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Rh KINGSTONE. 475 KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES. for a rent-charge of 219, of which 105 is payable to the Dean of Hereford, and the vicarial tithes for 205. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. of Thruxton, in the dioc. of Hereford. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a commodious stone structure, with a new square tower containing five bells. In the interior are several monuments. The charities produce about 80 per annum. There is a small school for both sexes, supported by Archdeacon Wetherell. There is a place of worship for the Baptists. KINGSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Kinghamford, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 5 miles S.E. of Canter- bury, its post town. It is situated on the river Stour, and includes part of the Barham Downs. The land is partly in hops. The village, which is small, is situated em the road from London to Dover. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 500. The living it a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 500. The church is a small structure dedicated to St. Giles. It eon tains several monuments. On the border of the pariah is a liomau camp called Csesar's Camp, where several antiquities have been found. KINGSTONE, or KINSON, a chplry. in the par. of Canford Magna, hund, of Cogdean, East Shaaton div. of co. Dorset, 2 miles N.W. of Blandford, and 6 N.E. of Poole. It is situated on the river Stour. The village is considerable. KINGSTONE, UPPER, a hmlt. in the par. of Long Bredy, co. Dorset, 7 miles W. of Dorchester. KINGSTONE- WINSLOW, a hmlt. in the par. of Aahbury, hund. of Shrivenham, co. Berks, 8 miles W.S.W. of Wantage, and 21 from Newbury. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. KINGSTON-GATE, a hmlt. in the par. of Kingston- on-Thames, co. Surrey, 1 mile N. of Kingston. KINGSTON-INN, a hmlt. in the par. of Kingston- Bagpuize, co. Berks, 5 miles W. of Abingdon. KINGSTON-LACY, a manor in the par. of Wim- borne Minster, co. Dorset, 2 miles W. of Wiinborne. It contains Abbotstreet, where was a monastery founded by St. Cuthburga, now the collegiate church, also several other hmltH. Here is a fine old seat, built in 1663, which has a picture gallery containing landscapes by Borgham, portraits by Vandyck, Lely, Kneller, and other ancient masters, and many paintings by Spanish masters. KINGSTON-LISLE, a chplry. in the par. of Spars- holt, hund. of Shrivenham, co. Berks, 7 miles from Farringdon, and 5 W. of Wantage, its post town. It is situated on the old Roman road Port Way. Near the Tillage is a singular stone called the " blowing stone," which is perforated, and was brought from the neigh- bouring hills. This stone, if blown through, produces sound that can be heard several miles. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Sparaholt, in the dioc. of Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is a small rough structure, with tower containing two ells. There is a place of worship for Baptists. E. M. s, Esq., is lord of the manor. There is a meet for 1 Berkshire hounds. KINGSTON MARLWOOD and KINGSTON Jl'PKK, hmlts. in the par. .of Stinsford, co. Dorset, 1 i-:ili' VK. of Dorchester. KIKGSTON-NEAIl-LEWES, a par. in the hund. of Borough, rape of Lewes, co. Sussex, 2 miles S.W. wes, its post town. It is situated near the ^bton railway at the south-eastern extremity of the i Downs. The surface is varied, and the meadows I by numerous brooks. Half the parish is losed sheepwalks. The living is a vie. annexed vie. * of Iford, in the dioc. of Chichester. The '', dedicated to St. Pancras, is an ancient structure quare shingled tower. In the church is a very carved oak pulpit. There is a brass to the la IU 1 family, bearing date 1667. The register dates ! : '')7. The Rev. John Goring, of Weston Park, is
 * the manor and chief landowner.

KINGSTON-RUSSELL, an ext. par. lib. in the hand. of Uggscombe, Dorchester div. of the co. Dorset, 1 mile S. of Corfe, and 8 miles from Dorchester. This place, which in ancient records is stated to have been in the parish of Whitchurch-Canonicorum, had formerly a weekly market and annual fair, but these have long been discontinued. There is no village, only a few scattered houses. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 151. There was formerly a free chapel dedicated to St. James, but it is now in ruins. KINGSTON SEYMOUR, a par. in the hund. of Chewton, co. Somerset, 8 miles N.W. of Axbridge, 2J W. of Yatton, and 15 from Bristol, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Yeo, near the Bristol Channel. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The land is in pasture, and has been frequently inundated by the sea. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 305. Tho church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure with a tower crowned by a small spire, and containing five bells. Over the altar is a painting of the Trans- figuration, by Smirke. The parochial charities produce 1 per annum. K1NGSTON-UPON-HULL. See HULL, co. York. KINGSTON-UPON-RA1LWAY, a tnshp. and vil. in the par. of Kingston-upon-Thames, co. Surrey, 1 mile S. of Kingston, and 10 miles from London by the South- Western railway. It is a place of modern growth, containing many villas occupied by merchants and tradesmen residing in London, to whom it affords great facility, from its frequent express trains to London. The extension of the Hampton Court branch has also an intermediate station at Thames- Ditton. There is a church recently erected, and several private schools. KINGSTON-UPON-SOAR, a par. in the first div. of the wap. of Ilushcliffe, co. Nottingham, 9 miles S.E. of Derby, its post town, 10 S.W. of Nottingham, and 1 mile N. of the Kegworth railway station on the Mid- land Counties railway. Tho village, which is small, is situated on the E. side of the Soar navigation. There are several cottages of Gothic construction. For many generations it belonged to the Babington family, who had a spacious and ancient mansion here till the reign of Elizabeth, when it was forfeited by one of the family for the part he took in a conspiracy for the restoration of Mary Queen of Scots. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 80. The church, dedicated to St. Winifred, is a small stone edifice with a tower crowned by a spire, and containing two bells. The church was restored in 1848. In the interior is some exquisitely carved screen work and a richly sculptured monument to A. Babington. Tho charities produce 1 per annum. Kingston Hall is the principal residence, the seat of the Hon. Edward Strutt, who is lord of the manor. KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES, a par., post and market town, and municipal borough, in the first div. of the hund. of Kingston, eo. Surrey, 10 miles from Vauxhall Bridge, 10 from Hyde Park Comer, and 12 S.W. of London. It is a station on the South- Western railway. A railway diverging from the Windsor lino at Twickenham also runs into the Old Town. It is situated at the junction of the New-Mill river, formerly called Hogsmill or Ewell, with the Thames. It was called by the Saxons Morcford, but subsequently took the name of Kyningestun, from its having been held in royal demesne, and the place in which many of the Saxon kings were crowned, among whom were Athul- stan, Edwin, Ethelred, Edward the Elder, Edmund, Edward the Martyr, and Eldred. Near to the assi/.e court is the coronation stone of the above kings, which is 3J feet long. It was newly railed in 1850, when coins of the same kings were placed therein. Kingston of late has greatly increased in population, and contains many handsome villas, the residences of merchants and tradesmen residing in London. The town is well paved, lighted with gas, and well supplied with water, partly by pumps and partly from a conduit on Combo-hill, the water of which is convoyed by pipes under the river Thames, laid down by Cardinal Wolsey for the supply