Kilnwick on the Wolds, E, R,
(6) a parish and township in the divi- sion of Bainton Beacon, 7 miles S. from Great Driffield; inhabitants, 230; a perpetual curacy; patron, Charles Grimston, Esq. who has a seat here. The parish contains the township of Beswick, Bracken and part of Lock- ington. Entire population, 576.
Kilpin, E. R. (8) a township in the parish of Howden, wapentake of How- denshire, 2 miles S. E. from Howden; inhabitants, 318.
Kilton, N. R. (2) a township in the parish of Skelton, wapentake of Langbarugh, 7 miles E. from Guis- borough; inhabitants, 100. Here are the remains of a castle formerly belong- ing to the ancient family of Thwengs.
Kiltonthorpe, N.R. (2) a small hamlet in the preceding township.
Kilvington, North, N.R. (2) a township in the parish of Thornton in the Street, wapentake of Aflertonshire, 2£ miles N. from Thirsk; inhabitants, 68. \
Kilvington, South, N.R. (2) a parish and township in the wapentake of Birdforth, 1 mile N. from Thirsk ; inhabitants, 260; a rectory, value 17/. 10s. 10c?.; patron, Sidney College, Cambridge. The parish contains the townships of Thornborough and Upsal. Entire population, 405.
Kimberworth, W. R. (8) a town- ship in the parish of Rotherham, wa- pentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, 2 miles W. from Rotherham; inhabi- tants, 3,797. In this town, are Clough House, the seat of H. J. Hirst, Esq.; Ferham,the seat of Henry Hartop,Esq.; and Thundercliffe Grange, the seat of Lord Howard of Effingham. The latter stands on the site of a Grange which be- longed to the Cistercian abbey of Kirk- stead, in Lincolnshire; the present hand- some edifice was erected in 1777.
King Cross, W.R. (7) a hamlet in the township of Skircoat, parish of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 1 mile S.W. from Halifax. Here, on the top of a hill, are the remains of an ancient cross which gives name to the village. |
Kingsfield, E. R. (6) a small ham- let in the township of Fraisthorpe, pa- rish of Carnaby, wapentake of Dicker- ing, 4 miles S. from Bridlington.
Kingthorpe, N.R. (5) a town- ship in the parish of Pickering, wapen- take of Pickering Lythe, 3 miles N. E. from Pickering; inhabitants, 52. King- thorpe Hall is the seat of John Fother- giil, Esq.
Kinsley, W.R. (8) a hamlet in the township and parish of Hemsworth, wapentake of Staincross, 7 miles S. from Pontefract.
Kiplin, N. R. (2) a township in the parish of Catterick, wapentake of Gil- ling East, 3 miles S.W. from Catterick; inhabitants, 100. Kiplin Hall is the seat of the Earl of Tyrconnel: in this place was born, 1582, George Calvert, the first lord Baltimore, who having obtained a grant of land in America, has given his name to the capital of Maryland, and has thus obtained a lasting memorial.
Kipling Cotes Houses, E. R. (6) a small hamlet in the township and pa- rish of Middleton, division of Bainton Beacon, 5 miles N. from Market Weigh- tpn. Horse races, on the third Thursday in March, have been established here since the year 1618.
Kippax, W. R. (5) a parish and township in the wapentake of Skyrack, 8 miles E. from Leeds; inhabitants, 958; a vicarage, value 51.7s. Id; pa- tron, the King. The name of this place is a corruption, it is said, of Keep Ash, a remarkable tree of that species having stood near a Saxon mount or keep. Kippax Park is the seat of J. Davison Bland, Esq.; the mansion was begun in the reign of Elizabeth, a part only, however, of the ancient front re- mains. The parish contains the town- ships of Allerton By water and Great and Little Preston. Entire population, 1765.
Kirk Bramwith, W.R. (8) a pa- |