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Kemback, par., Fife, on river Eden, 2594 ac., pop.
853; contains Kemback Ifonse, seat, 3 miles E. of
Cupar, and the conjoint vil. of Dura Den, Blebo
Craigs, and Kemback Mills. See
Dura Den.

Kembcrton, par. and vil., in E. of Shropshire, 2\
miles SAV. of Shifnal, 1387 ac., pop. 274; p.o.

Kemble, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (Kemble Junc-
tion), AVilts, 4^ m. SAV. of Cirencester, 3322 ac., pop.
473; P.O. ; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of K. House.

Kemerton, par. and vil., in N. of Gloucestershire,
5 miles NE. of Tewkesbury, 1590 ae., pop. 484; P.O.,
T.O.; near the vil. is a quarry of excellent freestone;
the par. contains the seat of Kemerton Court.

Kernes, coast hundred, Pembrokeshire, in N. of co.,
84,730 ac., pop. 13,134; contains 26 pars.

Kemeys Commander, par., Monmouthshire, on
river Usk, 3 miles NAV. of Usk, 508 ac., pop. 76.

Kemeys Folly, eminence, Monmouthshire, 4 miles
NE. of Newport; takes its name from a gentleman
named Kemys, who erected a pavilion on its summit.

Kemeys Inferior, par., Monmouthshire, 5J miles S.
of Usk, 1676 ac., pop. 127 ; has a paving-stone quarry.

Kemlet, rivulet, Denbighshire, falls into the Tanat
below Plas Yeba.

Kemlyn, 7 miles NAV. of Llanerchymedd, Anglesey;
has a marble quarry.

Kemmaes Head, promontory at N. extremity of
Pembrokeshire, on S. side of mouth of river Teifi.

Kemmer, on river Maw, Merioneth, 1J mile N. of
Dolgelly; has some remains of an abbey founded 1198.

Kemnay, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Aberdeenshire
—par., 5110 ac., pop. 1636 ; vil., on river Don, 4 miles
AV. of Kintore and 17f NAV. of Aberdeen, pop. 432 ;
P.O., T.O.; in N. vicinity of vil. are extensive granite
quarries ; in S. vicinity is Kemnay Honse, seat.

Kemp Town.—hamlet, Mariansleigh par., Devon,
5 miles SE. of South Molton sta.—2. Kemp Town,
ry. sta. and E. suburb of Brighton, Sussex ; P.O., T.o.

Kempe Stones, an antiquity, nr. Dundonald, Down.

Kempley, par., Gloucestershire, 5 miles NAV. of
Newent, 1564 ac., pop. 281.

Kempocb Point, headland, Renfrewshire, on AV.
side of Gourock Bay, Firth of Clyde.

Kempsey, par. and vil., on river Severn, in co. and
4 m. SAV. of Worcester, 3105 ac., pop. 1447 ; P.O., T.o.

Kempsford, par. and vil., Gloucestershire, in SE. of
co., on river Thames, 3 miles S. of Fairford, 4963 ac.,
pop. 828; P.O.

Kempsbott, hamlet, 3 miles SW. of Basingstoke,
Hants; in vicinity is the seat of Kempsbott Honse,
once a hunting-box of George IV. See
AVinslade
with Kempshott.

Kempston.—par. and vil., in co. and 2\ miles SAV.
of Bedford, on river Ouse, 5160 ac., pop. 3432; P.O.
Pillow-lace is made by the inhabitants ; in the neigh-
bourhood relics of the Saxon era have been discovered;
in vicinity of vil. are the seats of Kempston Honse
and Kempston Grange.—2. Kempston, par., Nor-
folk, 2 miles NW. of Fransham sta., 814 ac., pop. 47.

Keinpton Park, seat, Sunbury par., Middlesex, 4 m.
W. of Kingston on Thames; was once a seat of royalty.

Kemslng, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Kent, 2J.miles
NE. of Sevenoaks, and 26 miles SE. of London, 1909
ac., pop. 443 ; P.O.

Kemsley Marsb, on N. coast of Kent, 2 miles NE.
of Sittingbourne; contains an ancient camp.

Ken . See also Kenn , and Kin-.

Ken, Water of, Kirkcudbrightshire; rises on N.
border of co., near the meeting point with Ayrshire
and Dumfriesshire, and flows 28J miles S. to the Dee
opposite Parton sta.; during the last 4J miles of its
course it expands into Loch Ken; the Water of Ken is
a capital angling stream.

Kenagb.—6 miles NW. of Ballymahon, S. co. Long-
ford ; P.O. See
Keenagh.—2. Kenagb, affluent of the
Camolin, AV. co. Longford, near Cloonlara.

Kenardington, par. and vil., Kent, 7 miles SW. of
Ashford, 2164 ac., pop. 188; two ancient earthworks
are in vicinity of vil.

Kenartb.—par., in NW. of Carmarthenshire, 6429
ac., pop. 1696; contains part of the town of Newcastle
in Emlyn.—2. Kenarth, hamlet, St Harmon par.,
Radnorshire, 4 miles N. of Rhayader.



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