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Rh KIRKBY-MALLORY. 490 KIEKBY MOORS1DE. n Mansergh, Middleton, and four hralts. It was formerly held by St. Mary's Abbey, York, from whom it passed into the hands of the Lowthers, who take the title of earl from this place. The town, which haa several good streets, has a cleanly appearance. It is well pared, lighted with gas, and abundantly supplied with water. It contains a market-house, bank, sayings- bank, waterworks, bark and corn mills, mechanics' insti- tute, and agricultural society. The houses are all built of mountain limestone and roofed with a light blue slate. It is a petty sessions town and polling-place for the county. The river is crossed by a stone bridge of three arches, from which a view may be obtained of the surrounding scenery. The princi- pal manufactures of the town are blanket and carpet weaving, which afford employment to many of the inhabitants. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, vol. 550, in the patron, of Trinity College, Cambridge. In addition to the parish church there are seven district churches at Barbon, Casterton, Firbank, Hutton Roof, Killington, Mansergh, and Middleton, the livings of all which are perpet. curs.,* varying in val. from 100 to 80. The parish church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is an ancient stone edifice with tower containing six bells. It has four aisles and a carved pulpit. It stands on a hill, 180 feet above the level of the sea, and was given by Queen Mary to Trinity College. The parochial charities produce 219 per annum, of which a portion goes to the support of Godshalf 's free grammar school, which has ten exhibi- tions at Queen's College, Oxford, and Christ's College, Cambridge. The school is under the control of 24 governors, and was established in 1591. The Inde- pendents, Wesleyans, and Sandemanians have each a chapel. Here is situated the union poorhouse, and county courts are held monthly. Kirkby Lonsdale is an archdeac. comprising the following pars. Claughton, Kirkby Lonsdale, Melling, Tatham, Tunstal, and Whit- tington. The Earl of Lonsdalo is lord of the manor. At Casterton is the celebrated Clergy Daughters' School. Market day is Thursday. Fairs are held on Holy Thursday for cattle and cloth, 5th and 6th October for cattle and horses, and 21st December for woollen cloths. KIRKBY-MALLORY, a par. in the hund. of Spar- kenhoe, co. Leicester, 4J miles N.E of Hinckley, its post town, and 4 S.E. of Market Bosworth. It contains the chplry. of Earl-Shilton. Here was formerly a castle which belonged to the Mallorys. The manor was sold in the reign of Edward III. to Leicester Abbey, and after the Dissolution was granted by Henry VIII. to Thomas Harvey, from whom it passed to the Noel family. A market was once held in the village, but has long been discontinued. The land is fertile and in a high state of cultivation. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1771. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 370, in the patron, of trustees. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has an embattled tower surmounted by a light cupola, and containing three bells. In the interior are several monuments to the Noel family. The parochial charities produce about 114 per annum. There are two free schools entirely supported by Lady Byron. Kirkby Hall, rebuilt by the late Lord Wentworth, is situated in a spacious park through which a stream flows. There is a ehapel-of-ease at Earl-Shilton, in this parish. KIRKBY-MALZEARD, a par. in the lower div. of the wap. of Claro, West Riding co. York, 4 miles from Masham, and 7 N.W. of Ripon, its post town. It is situated near the river Ure. The par. is of large extent, containing the hmlts. and tnshps. of Laverton, Fountains Earth, Galphay, Hartwith, Azerley, Braisty Woods, Brimham, Low Laiths, Summer Bridge, and Mickley. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the flax mills. Thero formerly existed here a castle ol the Mowbrays, which was demolished in the reign oi Henry II. At Fountains Earth are the remains ol Fountains Abbey, occupying a space of 2 acres, and said to be the largest monastic ruins in England. The town, which is of considerable antiquity, was endowed by Edward I. with a charter for a weekly market and two annual fairs, which, after having been discontinued for several centuries, were temporarily revived in 1816. A considerable portion of the parish is high moorland, affording tolerable pasture, but the soil in the valleys is fertile and well cultivated. The living is a vie. annexed to the vie.* of Masham, in the dioc. of Ripon. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient stone edifice, with a tower containing a clock and four bells. In the interior is an ancient stone font. The parochial charities produce about 163, 13 of which go to the parochial school. There is a mechanics' institute, con- taining lecture and reading rooms, with a library con- taining nearly 1,000 volumes. KIRKBY MISPERTON, a par. in the lythe of Pickering, North Riding co. York, 4 miles S. of Picker- ing, and 8 N.W. of Malton. It contains tnshps. of Great and Little Barrow. The soil is loamy and the land chiefly arable. The village, which is considerable, is neatly built. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 960. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is an ancient stone structure with a tower. In the interior is an octagonal font. The Wesleyans hold divine service in a private house. There are a few small charities. There is a National school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school. Captain Legard is lord of the manor. KIRKBY MOORSIDE, a par., post and market town, in the wap. of Ryedale, North Riding co. York, 8 miles N.E. of Hovingham, 8 W. of Pickering, and 28 N. of York. It is situated on the Dove, a branch of the river Rye, near the York and North Midland rail- way. The par. contains the tnshps. of Fadmoor, Farndale, Low Quarter, Brandale East Side, Keldholme, Kirby Mills, Gillamoor, and Langthorpe. The town, which is small and irregularly built, stands on the banks of the Dove, and on the high road between Pickering and Helmsley. It is almost surrounded by steep bills, and is the centre of a large agricultural district. It ia a polling place for the North Riding, a ?etty sessions town, and the seat of a Poor-law Union, t contains the Tolbooth, a new building, a mechanics' institute, union poorhouse, and gaol. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agricultural pursuits, and in the manufacture of agricultural implements. There are also iron and brass foundries, brick and tile works, flour mills, a brewery, malt-houses, and rope walks. Windsor chairs are made, and sent to various parts of the country. Near the town are limestone and freestone quarries and coal mines. A Cistercian nunnery formerly stood about a mile from the town, founded in the reign of Henry I. by Robert de Stuteville, and which on its dissolution had an income of 29 6s. d., and was granted to the Earl of Westmoreland. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth the manor was forfeited by the rebellion of that noble- man, and the estates reverted to the crown. It was after- wards given by James I. to the Duke of Buckingham, whose son, the noted George Villiers, through extrava- gance, was reduced to poverty, and died at a house on the moor, having previously disposed of his estates to Sir Charles Duncombe, an ancestor of the present owner. The living is a vie.* with the curs, of Cockham and Gillamore annexed, in the dioc. of York, val. 417, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedi- cated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a tower rebuilt in 1803. In the interior is an antique brass of the year 1600, in fine preservation, bearing the figures of Lady Brooke and her eleven children in kneeling posture. The parochial charities produce about 27 per annum.. Thero are places of worship for Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists; Independents, and Quakers. The Ryesdale and Pickering Lytho Agricultural Society holds its meetings here. Wednesday is market day. Fairs are held on Whit- Wednesday and on the 18th September for horses and cattle, also a statute fair for hiring servants on the Wednesday after the 5th November.