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Rh KIRKHAM-GATE. 497 KIRK1BOLL. also an endowed school lor girls, a National school for boys and girls, Roman Catholic schools, and Sunday- schools in connection with the various chapels. Market day is Tuesday, but little business is done. Fairs are held on the 4th and 5th February, 29th April, and ISth October. KIRKHAM-GATE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Alver- thorpe, par. of "Wakefleld, West Riding co. York, 3 miles from Wakefield, and 26 S.W. of York. It is situated near the river Calder. KIRK-HAMHERTON, a par. in the upper div. of the wap. of Claro, West Riding co. York, 7 miles N.E. of Wetherby, and 8 E. of Knaresborough. It is situ- ated on the North-Eastern railway, which has two stations in the parish. The par. contains the tnshps. of Kirk-Hammertpn andWilstrop. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 148. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient stone edifice, with a tower containing two bells. The parochial charities produce about 6 10. per annum. There is a chapel for Wesleyans, and a parochial school for both sexes. Colonel Thompson is lord of the manor. KIRKHARLE, a par. in the N.E. div. of the ward of Tindale, co. Northumberland, 2 miles S. of Kirk- Whelpington, and 20 N.W. of Newcastle. It is situ- ated on the river Wansbeck, and contains the tnshps. of Little Harle, Kirkharle, and West Harle, besides several hmlts. The high road from Newcastle to Jed- burgh passes through the parish. It was formerly held by the Bolbecks and William de Strother, from whom it passed to the Loraines. The soil is various, in some places resting on sandstone and clay, and in others on limestone, which last is extensively quarried for burning into lime. A coal-field extends over the greater part of the manor of Kirkharle, which was formerly worked. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 185. The church, dedicated to St. Wilfred, is a small stone structure. Near Kirkharle House is a pillar to the memory of some of the Loraine family who were cut to pieces hy the mosstroopers. This was the birth- place of Sir William de Herle, chief justice in the reign of Edward III. ; and of the well-known landscape gardener, Launcelot Brown, commonly called " Capa- bility Brown." KIRKHAUGH, a par. in the W. div. of Tindalo ward, co. Northumberland, 2 miles N. of Alston, its post town, 10J S. of Haltwhistle, and 2 S. of the Blaggyford railway station. A branch of the Newcastle and Carlisle railway passes through the parish, from Haltwhistle to Alston, in Cumberland. The parish is situated in a wild mountainous district, near the south- western extremity of the county, and is intersected by the South Tyne. The land is chiefly in grass ; and the hills are mostly covered with heath, and abound with grouse. The Roman road Maiden Way passed through this parish. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Durham, TB!. 70. The church is a small stone edifice. The parochial charities produce about i per annum. There are two parochial schools, with small endowments. The Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital are lords of the manor. At Castle Nook, in this parish, are traces of a Roman station covering an area of nearly 9 acres, and defended on the W. side by ten breastworks and trenches. Camden says an inscription was set up here in honour of the Emperor Antoninus, and a palace built about the year 213 by the third cohort of the Nervii. In the vicinity have been found several altars, one dedi- cated to Minerva and Hercules, and fragments of a ul statue. KIUKHEATON, a par. and manufacturing district in tho upper div. of the wap. of Agbrigg, West Hiding i <>rk, 3 miles E. of Huddersfield, its post town. It is situated in a valley near the London and North- ern railway, which has a station at Heaton Lodge. par., which is of large extent, contains the tnshps. of Dulton, Lepton, and Upper Whitley. It is bounded on the E. by tho river Calder, which separates it from Hirfield ; and on the N E. by the Colne, over which is a handsome bridge. The surface is mountainous, and the road from Huddersfield to Wakcficld, and (ha Manchester and Leeds railway, pass through the parish. There are several collieries in operation, also quarries of good building and flag stone. The land is highly cultivated. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the manufacture of fancy woollen and worsted goods, and in the making of vestings. At Colue Bridge is a large cotton-mill. The living is a rcct.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 537, in the patron, of trustees. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is a large ancient building, with a tower containing a clock and six bells. It was partly rebuilt in 1823, and contains some marble monuments to the Beaumont family, whoso mortuary chapel is attached. The Independents, Wes- leyans, and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. There are National schools. The Earl of Dartmouth, and H. F. Beaumont, Esq., are lords of the manor and principal landowners. KIRKHEATON, an ext. par. chplry. in tho N.E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 18 miles N.W. of Newcastle, its post town, and 9 N. of the Corbridgo railway station. Near the village are col- lieries and a lime-kiln, which afford employment to tho inhabitants. Freestone and limestone are also exten- sively quarried for building purposes. The river Blyth takes its rise in this chapelry, on tho N. side of Black Hill, from the summit of which is an extensive view. The soil is clayey, and subsoil limestone and clay. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Durham, val. 70. The chapel was rebuilt in 1775. In the churchyard is a yew-tree upwards of 600 years old. There is a National school with a small endowment. KIBKHILL, a vil. in the par. of Pennycuick, co. Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated near the vil. of Penicuick, on the river North Esk. Its inhabitants are principally employed in weaving and paper making. KIKKHILL, a par. in the co. Inverness, Scotland, 6 miles W. of Inverness, its post town. It compre- hends the ancient pars, of Farnua and Wardlaw. It is about 8 miles long by 3 broad. Its eurl'ace consists of heathy sheepwalks, with a great extent of plantation. There are several high hills, and abundance of game. The par. is in tho presb. of Inverness, and synod of Moray. Tho minister's stipend is 247. There is a Free church, with two schools. The chief seats are Newton, Fingask, Reelick, Auchnagairn, and Lentram. Tho greater part of the laud is possessed by Lord Lovat, whoso family have a mortuaiy chapel on the site of the ancient church of Wardlaw. Coals and lime are im- ported, and grain and timber exported, through Wester- Lovat and Fopachy, which are situated on tho coast. Here are the remains of two Druid circles. On Blarna- cuiflich Moor, where a battle was fought between two rival clans, are many tumuli. KIRKIIILL, a vil. in the par. of Cambuslang, co. Lanark, Scotland, 2 miles from Glasgow. It is chiefly inhabited by weavers. KIRKHOBLE, a vil. in the par. of Penningham, co. Wigton, Scotland, 7 miles N.W. of Newton-Stewart. KIRKHOLM, a small island situated at the mouth of Selivoe, in the par. of Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland. KIRKHOPE, an ancient par. in co. Selkirk, Scot- land. It is situated near Selkirk, its post town, and was incorporated with the pars, of St. Mary's and Duchoiro to make the modern par. of Yarrow ; but in 1652 it was disjoined from Yarrow, and reconstituted into a separate par. The minister's stipend is 18 chalders, in tho patron, of the crown. KIRKHOUSE-GREEN, a hmlt. in tho pars, of Kirk Bramwith and Campsall, West Itiding co. York, 5 miles N.W. of Thome. KIRKIBBOST, one of the Inverness islands, coast of Scotland. It is situated in tho par. of North Uist. It is 1 mile long, but is narrow and sandy, and only insulated at high water. KIRKIBOLL, a vil. in tho par. of Tongue, co. Sutherland, Scotland, 41 miles N. of Dornoch, and 4 N. of Loch Loyal. It consists of a manso, inn, and a few