Kings Cliffe (or Cliffe Begis), par. and vil. with ry.
sta., Northamptonshire, 10 miles AV. of Peterborough,
4460 ac., pop. 1278; P.O., called Kingscliffe.

King’s County, an inland co. of Leinster province,
Ireland; is bounded N. by co. AVestmeath, E. by co.
Kildare, S. by Queen’s co. and Tipperary, and AV. by
co. Tipperary and river Shannon (separating it from
cos. Galway and Roscommon); greatest length, NE.
and SW., 58 miles; greatest breadth, NAV. and SE.,
20 miles; average breadth, 11 miles; area, 493,985 ac.,
(1733 water), or 2 "4 per cent, of the whole area of Ire-
land; pop. 72,852, of whom 89'3 per cent, are Roman
Catholics, 9'4 Episcopalians, 0’4 Presbyterians, and 0'6
Methodists. The surface for the most part is flat, and
much of it is occupied by the great Bog of Allen. The
Slieve Bloom mountains lie along the border with the
AV. of Queen’s co., the greatest alt. being 1733 ft. The
soil is of middling quality, consisting of a deep moor or
gravelly loam in the flat portions of the county. Lime-
stone, sandstone, and clay-slate are general. (For
agricultural statistics, see Appendix.) The Shannon,
which is navigable, forms the AV. boundary ; the other
principal streams are the Blackwater, the Brosna, the
Boyne, and the Barrow. The Grand Canal, traversing
the entire extent of the co. from E. to AV., communi-
cates with the Shannon. The co. comprises 12 bars.—
Ballyboy, Ballybrit, Ballycowan, Clonlisk, Coolestown,
Eglish, Garrycastle, Geashili, Kilcoursey, Philipstown
(Lower and Upper), and AVarrenstown, 51 pars., and
the towns of Tullamore, Parsonstown or Birr, and
Portarlington (part). For parliamentary purposes the
county is divided into 2 divisions—viz., Birr and Tulla-
more—1 member for each division.

King’s Court (Holy Trinity), par., within the
municipal limits of York, pop. 595.

King’s Cross, ry. sta., Middlesex; London Terminus
of Great Northern Ry.

King’s Cross, 3 miles SE. of Lamlash, Arran island,
Firth of Clyde ; P.O.; a monolith marks the spot where
King Robert Bruce is said to have embarked for the
coast of Carrick; Klngscross Point is the southern
extremity of Lamlash Bay.

Kings Dyke (or Kings Delf), causeway and ancient
earthwork, on NW. border of Cambridgeshire, extending
W. from AVhittlesey to border of Huntingdonshire.

Kings Ferry, hamlet, Iwade par., Kent, on river
Swale, 2 miles S. of Queenborough; has a ferry to the
Isle of Sheppey.

King’s Field. See Dalry.

King’s Forest, wood, remains of ancient and exten-
sive forest, Kells par., Kirkcudbright.

Kings Hatfield, Essex. See Hatfield.

Kings Meath, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., Kings
Norton par., Worcestershire—dist., pop. 2829; vil., 4\
miles SW. of Birmingham; P.O.; in vicinity is the
seat of Kingsbeath House.

Kings Hill.—seat, 1 mile SAY. of Berkhampstead,
Herts. — 2. Kings Hill, 1 mile from AVednesbury,
Staffordshire; P.O.

King’s Holm, meadow, Kells par., Kirkcudbright.

King’s Honse. See Kingshocse.

Kings Tangley, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Herts,
in SAY. of co., 7 miles SE. of Berkhampstead, and 21
miles NE. of London, 3481 ac., pop. 1464; P.O., T.o.
The Home Park Paper AVorks are here ; straw-plaiting,
brewing, and malting are carried on.

King’s law, hill, in par. and 3 miles NE. of Car-
luke, Lanarkshire.

Kings JLynn, Cynn Regis, or Tynn, pari, and
mun. bor., seaport, and market town, Norfolk, on river
Ouse, near the confluence of the river Nare, 2 miles
from the Wash, 48| miles NW. of Norwich, and 99 miles
from London, 3321 ao., pop. 18,539 ; 3 Banks, 7 news-
papers. Market-days, Tuesday and Saturday. Kings
Lynn was a port even before the Norman invasion. In
early times it belonged to the Church, and was known
as Bishops Lynn, or Lynn Episcopi, until the property
passed to the Crown in the reign of Henry VIII. It was
created a free borough by King John in 1205. During
the CivilAVar the inhabitants declared for King Charles,
and the town was then besieged for a month. Through
its inland navigation, and proximity to the German
' Ocean, Kings Lynn has a very important shipping

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