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Rh KINNELL. 4S1 K1NNOUL. (where the river Ao joins) to the river Annan, near Lockcrby. KINNELL, a par. in the district and co. of Forfar, Scotland, 6 miles from Arbroath, its post town. It is bounded by the pars, of Craig, 1'arnell, Guthrie, Kirk- town, and Marytown, and is watered by the streams Lnnan und Pow. It is 4 miles long by 2j broad. The surface is flat, comprising about 4,000 acres, of which 3,500 are under cultivation. Through this parish the Aberdeen railway runs, and likewise the road between Brechin and Arbroath. The par. is in the presb. of Arbroath, and synod of Angus and Mearns. The minis- ter's stipend is 230, in the patron, of the crown. The church is a substantial structure erected in ISoo. In it is preserved a spur 8 inches long and 4 broad, said to have belonged to a man who fell in a battle between the Ogilvies and Lindseys, in 1443. In this parish are flax- spinning mills, and several tumuli. KINNELLAR. See KLVELLAR, co. Aberdeen. KINNERLEY, a par. in the hund. of Lower Oswestry, CO. Salop, 6 miles S.E. of Oswestry. The parish is intersected by the great Holyhead road and a branch of the river Severn. It contains the tnshps. of Dovaston, Edgerley, Kynaston, Maesbrook, Osbaston, and Tyri- coed. The ancient castle was demolished during the minority of Henry III. by Llewellyn, Prince of Wales. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 114. The church is a plain edifice dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum. KINNERSLEY, a par. in the hund. of Stretford, co. Hereford, 9 miles from Kington, its post town, 4 S.W. of Weobly, and 14 N.W. of Hereford. It is situated on the road from Leominster to Hay. The land is partly in hops, and the soil various. The village, which is a email agricultural place, had a castle of some importance before the Norman Conquest. The remains of the castle have been converted into a dwelling-house The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 415. The living is a reel.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 353. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient struc- ture with a tower. In the interior are several monu- ments of ancient date. The parochial charities produce about 12 per annum, of which 5 goes to a free school. Kinnersley Castle is the principal residence. John Parkinson, Esq., is lord of the manor. KINNERSLEY, a par. in the hund. of South Brad- ford, co. Salop, 5 miles N.E. of Wellington. It is a small agricultural place, situated near the Shrewsbury and Newport canal. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 340. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 442. The church is an ancient structure dedicated to St. Chad. There is a school, supported by subscription. About half a mile from the village is a British encampment called the Wall. KINNERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Old Eadnor, CO. and borough of Hadnor, 3 miles N.E. of liadnor. It is joined with Salford and Badland. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Old Radnor. The principal residence is Kinnerton House. KINNEKTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wentnor, co. Salop, 5 miles N.SV. of Church Stretton. It is joined with Ritton. KIN NEKTON, HIGHER, a tnshp. in the par. of Huston, co. Flint, 3 miles N.E. of Cacrgwrle. It ains the hmlts. of Kinnerton Bridge, Kinnerton lircun, Babylon, and Water's Green. KINNERTON, LOWER, a tnshp. in the par. of Doddleston, hund. of Broxton, co. Chester, 1J mile from Dmlilington, and 5 miles S.W. of Chester. A small in which (lows past Kinnorton Bridge Hall divides ml and Wales. There is a free school. KINN'KSllKAU, a railway station on the Glasgow < ri'ttlieail line, 5 miles from Glasgow. Kl N X I :.SSWOOD, a vil. in the par. of Portmoak, co. Kinross, Scotland, 5 miles E. of Kinross. It is situated i Vst Lomond Hill. This village was the birth- I place of Michael Bruce, the poet (1746-07). A fair is I held hero on the second Tuesday in April (old style). KINNETHMONT AND CHRIST'S KTUK, a par. in the district of Garioch, co. Aberdeen, Scotland. It is about 8 miles S. of Huntly, and a railway station on the Great North of Scotland line. The par. is about 6 miles in length and 3 in breadth. The surface is diversified with high and low ground, but, with two or three exceptions, can scarcely be called hilly. The river Bogie forms the western boundary of the parish, and there are several minor streams here. On Malshach Hill is a medicinal spring. Several hundred acres of marsh and moor have been of late converted into arable land. The par. is in the presb. of Alford and synod of Aberdeen. The minister has a stipend of 125. The church, erected in 1812, is a commodious structure. Here is a Free church, and also two parochial schools. The parish is said to have taken its name from one of the kings, Kenneth, having been buried here. It in- cludes the ancient par. of Christ's Kirk. KINNETTLES, a par. in the co. Forfar, Scotland. It is bounded by the pars, of Forfar, Glammis, and Inverarity. Its size is 2 miles long by 2 broad. It is exceedingly fertile and well cultivated. The Dean and Kerbit, or Airty, are the principal streams. The par. contains the Kirktowii of Kinnettles and the vil. of Douglastown. It is in the presb. of Forfar and synod of Angus and Mearns. The minister's stipend is 158, in the patron, of tho crown. The parish church is u modern structure. There is also a Free church. Slate, sandstone, whiiistone, and greywacke arc quarried, and there are mineral springs in the neighbourhood. Tho parish is intersected by tho Midland railway, which has no station here, and by tho road from Cupar Angus to Forfar. The village is small, but well built. KINNEYSIDE, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Bees, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwcnt, co. Cumberland, 4 miles N.E. of Egremont. Tho village is considerable, and many of the inhabitants are employed in the extensive lead mines and in the smelting mill belonging to the London Lead Company. KINNIE, a rivulet in tho co. Inverness, Scotland. It joins the river Garry above Inchlaggan. KINNISHEAD, a limit, in Lower ward, co. Lanark, Scotland, 3'| miles from Glasgow by the Glasgow and Crofthead section of tho Caledonian railway, on which it is a station. KINNISIDE, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Bees, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cumberland, C miles S.E. of Whitehaven and 4 from Egremont. It contains lead, and the soil is fertile. General Windham is lord of the manor. KINNITTY, a par. and post-office vil. in tho bar. of Ballybritt, King's County, prov. of Leinstcr, Ire- land, 18 miles S.W. of Tullamore. Tho parish is largo. The surface is mountainous in the S.E., where it includes part of the Slieve Bloom mountains. Tho road from Dublin to Birr passes along the northern border. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Killaloe, vai. with three others, 231, in tho patron, of the bishop. Tho church was enlarged, by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1817. There are two Roman Catholic chapels, a Sunday and several day schools. Tho village, which stands on the Dublin road, is a petty sessions town and a police station, containing n dispensary within the Birr Poor-law Union. The principal seats are Castle Bernard and Kinnitty House. An abbey is alleged to have been founded hero by St. Finian in tho middle of the 6th century, and demolished by tho Danes. Tho poet and historian Colga Mac Conagahn is s:ii,l to have been abbot here, and died in 871. In the vicinity are remains of Danish raths. KINNORDY, an ancient loch in the co. Forfar, Scot- land, near Kirriemuir, now drained, but gives name to tho estate of Sir Charles Lyoll. KINNOUL, a par. in the co. Perth, Scotland. It is situated opposite tho city of Perth, on tho bank of tho river Tay. It is 4 miles long by 1 mile broad, and the entire parochial area amounts to 3,680 acres, of which 3,100 are under cultivation. It includes Murray's Hall, Inchyra, Balbeggio, and Balthayock. Bridgend is in that portion of the parish which is nearest tho city of