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Rh KNAKESDALE. 509 KNEETON. Cave, supposed to have been the residence of the hermit. cave was notorious as the place where Daniel Clarke was murdered, in 1744, by Eugene Aram, a ned schoolmaster ; tho crime was not brought home to him till 1758. The town is situated on an eminence
 * ho northern bank of the river Nidd, here crossed

by two bridges called High and Low Bridges, one at i ilhcr end of tho town. It was anciently surrounded by a wall, and externally by a moat and dyke. The houses are well built of stone, and the streets are paved and lighted with gas. Knaresborough is governed by a bailiff, who is the returning officer, and the paving, lighting, and cleansing are under the control of town commis- sioners, who have lately made great improvements in the town. It has returned two members to parliament since the reign of Ciueen Mary, and is a polling place for the West Riding elections. It is the head of super- intendent registry and now County Court districts, and is the seat of a Poor-law Union. Petty sessions are held weekly and county courts monthly. The board of guardians 'meet weekly in the winter and fortnightly in the summer. The town contains the courthouse, a stone building, situated in Castlcgate, a dispensary, niarket- house, literary institution, newsroom, gas works, gaol, two banks, and a savings-bank. Tho manufactures of the town are sheetings, towelings, diaper, huckabacks, union checks, hearthrugs, and doormats, which afford employment to a largo number of the inhabitants. The town was formerly a place of fashionable resort for the efficacy of its medicinal waters, but they have long since been abandoned for those of Harrogate. There are some extensive quarries of limestone in tho neighbourhood. The tithes were commuted for land and money payments under Inclosuro Acts in 1772 and 1774. The living is a vie.* with the curs, of Trinity and Brearton annexed in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 393, in the patron, of bishop. The parish church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient and commodious stone edifice erected at various periods. It has a square tower rising from -between the nave and chancel, crowned by a spire, and containing a clock and eight bells. It has recently been restored, and has a beautiful E. window. There are also three district churches at Arkendale, High Harrogate, and Bilton, the livings of which are perpet. curs., vals. 80, 154, and 260 respectively. There are chapels for Independents, Wesloyans, Primitive Methodists, and Roman Catholics. The parochial charities produce 586 per annum. The royal grammar school, which has an endowment of 20 por annum, was founded by Dr. Robert Chaloner in 1617. It provides free instruction for boys within the borough of Knaresborough and the village of Golds- borough. A parochial school for 30 boys and girls was founded and endowed, in 170.5, by Thomas Richardson ; it prnvidea education, clothing, and the apprenticing of the boys. There are National schools for boys, girls, and infants, also Church and Dissenting Sunday schools. There is a day and Sunday school in connection with nan Catholic chapel. In tho vicinity of the town are traces of a Roman encampment, where many c.iins : f Claudius and Constantino have been found. At Storbeck, between Harrogate and Knaresborough, are ito and sulphurous springs, at which spot tho uts of Knaresborough have erected warm and lis. The medicinal qualities of these springs are to those of Harrogate, and more suitable to < (institutions. John Metcalfe, the blind archi- - a native of this place. There arc many fine neighbourhood ; among them may be "1 Conyingham House, Plumpton, Ribstone, - -Mauleverer, and Copgrove. Market days are Jay and Saturday, the former for com, the i provisions. Fairs for cattle, sheep, horses, &c., i on the first Wednesday after the 13th January, - rch, 6th May, 1 1th October, and 10th December, .ilternate Wednesday. KXAKKSDALE, a par. in the W. div. of Tindale i. Northumberland, 7 miles S.W. of Haltwistle., It is situated near th' . ii. western extremity of the county, on tho river Knare, a branch of the Tyne, and on the Haltwistle and Alston railway. It includes the limits, of Burnstones, Eals, Slaggyford, Town Green, and Williamston. The par., which is extensive, occupies a mountainous tract for- merly frequented by red deer. Fruits were at one time produced in large quantities. A mineral spring was found in the neighbourhood. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 135, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is a plain edifice, erected in 1835. The Wesleyans have a chapel at Slaggyford, and thera is a National school at Town Green. There are some small charities. The trustees of Lord Wallace are lords of tho manor. Knaresdale Hall, the ancient seat of the Pratts, Swinburns, and Wallaces, is now converted into a farmhouse. KNAVESTONE, a sunken rock to tho N. of the Staples Islands, co. Northumberland. KNAVINSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of West Offaly, co. Kildare, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles W.N.W. of Kildare. Monastereven is its post town. The par. is about 1 mile in length, and the same in breadth. It is situated on the bank of the Grand canal. The living is a suspended vie. in the dioc. of Kildare, in the patron, of tho bishop. Knavinstown House and demesne occupy a considerable part of tho parish. KNAYTON-WITH-BRAWITH, atnshp. in tho par. of Leake, wap. of Allertonshire, North Riding co. York, 6 miles S.E. of Northallerton, and 3^ N. of Thirsk. The village is considerable. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. KNEBWORTH, a par. in tho hund. of Broadwater, co. Herts, 5 miles N. of Welwyn, and 4 S. of Stevenage, its post town and railway station on the Great Northern lino. Tho village is small. It formerly belonged to the families of Hoos, Hotofts, &c.. and, since the reign of Henry VII., to the Lyttons. Its inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 500, in the patron, of Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, Bart. Tho church is situated in Knebworth Park. It is an ancient flint and brick struc- ture, dedicated to tho Virgin JIary, with an embattled tower, crowned with a low spire and containing five bells. Annexed is a mortuary chapel containing monuments to tho Lytton family, also the brass of a priest bearing date 1414. Tho parochial charities produce about 3 per annum There is an almshouse endowed by Mrs. Bulwer Lytton in 1836. There is a National school for both sexes. Knebworth House is the principal residence and tho seat of Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer Lytton, Bart., M.P. It is situated on aigh ground in a well-wooded park, and contains some exquisitely carved oak. KNEDLINGTON, a tnshp. in tho par. of Howden, wap. of Howdenshire, East Riding eo. York, half a mile S.W. of Howden. It is situated near the river Ouse, and contains the hmlt. of Booth. At tho latter place ,he river is crossed by a ferry. The land is chiefly arable and highly cultivated. Thomas Clarke, Esq., .he lord of the manor, resides at New Hall. KNEESAL, a par. in the N. div. of the wap. of Thurgarton, co. Nottingham, 9 miles N.W. of Newark, Is post town, 4 S.E. of Ollerton, and 6 N. of Southwell. The village is considerable. The ,par. contains the ,nshps. of Ompton and Kersal. The land is partly in lops. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, with the cur. of Bougton annexed, val. 100, in the patron, of the Chapter of the Collegiate Church of South- veil. The church is an ancient stono structure, with a wer containing three bells. There is a school erected )y tho Earl of Manvers in 1842. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. KNEESWORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Bassing- journe, huud. of Armingford, co. Cambridge, 1 mile E. of Bassingbourne, and 3 miles N.E. of Roystou. It is situated on the great N. road. Kneesworth Hall is tho irinripul residence. KNEETON, a par. in the N. div. of tho wap. of Bingham, co. Nottingham, 8 miles S.W. of Newark, its 3 T