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Kingswear, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in SE. of
Devon, on E. side of the estuary of the Dart, opposite
Dartmouth, 97 ac., pop. 4S8; P.O. Kingswear is the
ry. sta. for Dartmouth, with which it communicates by
steam ferry ; in vicinity of vil. are the ruins of Kings-
wear Castle. At Kingswear is a lighthouse 36 ft. high,
with fixed light (Dartmouth) 85 ft. above high water
and seen 11 miles.
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Kingswell House, seat, co. Tipperary; post-town,
Tipperary.
Kingswells, hamlet and seat, Newhills par., in co.
and 5 miles AV. of Aberdeen.
Kingswinford, par. and vn in SW. of Staffordshire
—par. (partly within the pari, limits of Dudley, and
containing the local government districts of Brierly Hill
and Quarry Bank), 7315 ac., pop. 35,767; vil., 3J miles
NW. of Stourbridge; P.O., T.o.; has extensive coal and
iron mines, also works for the mfr. of iron, glass,
bricks, and tiles.
Kingswinford Division, The, pari. div. of Stafford-
shire, pop. (estimated) 46,537.
Kings wood. — township, Ludgershall par., Bucks,
6 miles SE. of Bicester, 261 ac., pop. 27; p.o. — 2.
Kingswood, township, Delamere par., Cheshire, 3|
miles S. of Frodsham, 1918 ac., pop. 235.—3. Kings-
wood, seat, near Holsworthy, Devon. — 4. Kings-
wood, eccl. dist. and vil., Bitton par., Gloucestershire
—dist., pop. 5952; vil., 3| miles NE. of Bristol; P.O.,
T.O.; shoemaking is carried on, and there are collieries
in the district.—5. Kingswood, par. and vil., Glou-
cestershire, lj mile SAV. of Wotton under Edge, 2350
ac., pop. 932; P.O. — 6. Kingswood, hamlet, Stog-
umber par., Somerset, 5 miles N. of AViveliscombe.—
7. Kingswood, township and vil., Ewell par., Surrey,
34 miles NW. of Reigate, 1821 ac., pop. 387; P.O.; in
vicinity of vil. are the Kingswood Gardens and the
seat of Kingswood Lodge.—8. Kingswood, hamlet
with ry. sta., Lapworth and Rowington pars., Warwick-
shire, 6 miles SE. of Solihull.—9. Kingswood, hamlet,
Kings Norton par., Worcestershire, 6J miles S. of Bir-
mingham ; P.O.
Kingswood Fields, hamlet, Shotwickpar., inco.and
54 miles NAV. of Chester.
Kings worthy, 2 miles NE. of Winchester, Hants;
p.o. See Kings AVorthy.
Kingthorpe.—township, in par. and 2 miles NE. of
Pickering, North-Riding Yorkshire, 1209 ac., pop. 50 ;
contains the seat of Kingthorpe Hall.—2. King-
thorpe, hamlet with ry. sta., Apley par., Lincolnshire,
3 miles S. of AVragby sta.
Kington.—market town and par. with ry. sta., Here-
fordshire, on river Arrow, miles SW. of Presteigne
and 224 miles NW. of Hereford—par., 8313 ac., pop.
2952; town, pop. 2075; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 news-
paper. Market-day, Tuesday. Kington is a healthy
and pleasant town, surrounded by steep and well-
wooded hills; is entirely of modern date, and carries on
trade in agricultural produce ; malting and the mfr. of
nails are the chief industries. Kington has a grammar
school (17th century). The building in which Mrs
Siddons made her first appearance on the stage still
stands in the town.—2. Kington, hundred, AVarwick-
shire, 123,741 ac., pop. 22,415; contains 13 pars, and
part of another.—3. Kington, par., AVorcestershire, 7
miles NE. of Pershore, 1000 ac., pop. 136.—4. King-
ton. See Kineton.
Kington, AVest, par and vil., in NW. of AVilts, 8
miles NAV. of Chippenham, 2444 ac., pop. 303.
Kington Langley, township and vil., St Michael
Kington par., in NAV. of Wilts, 2|- miles N. of Chip-
penham sta., pop. 553; P.O. See Langley Fitzurse.
Kington Magna, par. and vil., Dorset, in N. of co.,
6| miles W. of Shaftesbury, 1891 ac., pop. 465; P.O.
Kington St Michael, par., township, and vil., Wilts,
in NW. of co., 3 miles NAV. of Chippenham, 4136 ac.,
pop. 1010; township, pop. 457; P.O.
Kingussie, quoad sacra par. and vil. (police burgh)
with ry. sta., Kingussie and Insh par., Inverness-shire
—par., pop. 1590; vil., on river Spey, 71 miles N. of
Perth and 72J miles S. of Inverness by rail, pop. 645;
P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Kingussie is the capital of Bade-
noch, is a summer resort, and has important annual
fairs. It has daily communication by coach with Fort
AVilliam. In 1746, 2500 fugitives from Culloden rallied
at Kingussie, and burned the Ruthven Barracks, which
had been built in 1718. Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com
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