Volume 2

A universal geographical dictionary; or, grand gazetter. Of general, special, antient and modern geography: including a comprehensive view of the various countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; more especially of the British dominions and settlements throughout the world ... / by Andrew Brice.

  • Brice, Andrew, 1690-1773.
Date:
1759
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Credit: A universal geographical dictionary; or, grand gazetter. Of general, special, antient and modern geography: including a comprehensive view of the various countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; more especially of the British dominions and settlements throughout the world ... / by Andrew Brice. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    KILLMALLOCK, in Limeric Co. Munjler, 16 m. from limeric, is wall’d round, well built, but much decay’d. KILLOGH, or Port St. June, in Down Co. Ulji. 6 m. fr. Dundrum, on the N. Side of St. Johns Point, was lately made a Town andcommod. Harbour. A Rock in the Mid¬ dle at its Entrance, cov. at Half-Flood, call’d the Water- Rock, carefully to be avoided, has a Perch for Dire&ion of Mariners, there being a fecure Paflage either on E. or W. of it. A m. within this, oppofite to Coney Ifland, is a good Kay and Bafin for Ships, where they may lie defended fr. all Winds. Here the Harbour on both Sides affords good Lying, on a Bed of Tandy Clay, for Ships of 150 Ton. In the Town is a neat Chapel, Barracks for 2 Troops of Dra¬ goons, a Prot. Charter Working-School for Linnen, (Ac. and Salt-works. KILMARNOCK, in the Shire of Aire, Scot!. 7 m. from Irwin, 9 fr. Loudun, on the N. E. Border of that Shire, a Town famous for Hard Ware, gave Title of Earl to the Chief of the Family of Boyd, till forfeited by the mad, very mad, Rebellion of the laft Pofleffor of it, who, tho'atight Protellant, molt unaccountably joined with hot Papiils and wild Highlanders to (in the Confequence) deftroy the Pro¬ tellant Religion, and therefore together with Ld. Balmerino, was beheaded on Tower-Hill, Aug. 18. 1746. Kilmarnock Caftle was entirely confum’d by Fire March 15. 1738-9. nothing being faved but the Charter-Chefl. KILMARR-ROCK, Cornwall, is a very high Hill to N. of Lijkard, which has a Rock on it, that, tho’ it be only a Covert for Foxes, looks at a Diftance like a City. KILMINGTON, Devon, near Axmin/er, is a Corrupti¬ on of Kill-Mcn-Town, from the great Slaughter made in the neighbouring Field, to this Day called Kings-Field, where K. Atheljlan defeated 7 Dani/h Princes. See AXMINSTER and EXETER. KILMORE, in Cavan Co. Munjler, Ireland, 3 m. from Cavan, is a Bp’s See, form, a poor one, but joined with Ardagh may be faid to be one of thericheft in Ireland. KILMORE, in Argylf. Scotl. 8 m. from Inverary, Hands on a River that falls into Loch-Fyn, 8c is the Seat of a Pref- bytery of 12 Parilhes. KILNSEY-CRAGGE, W. Rid. Yorkf. where a Cata- raft is form’d by the r. Wharfe, N. E. of Settle, which is the higheft and fteepell that Mr. Camden fays he ever faw. KILRUSH, in Kildare Co. Leinjler, Ireland, 4 m. fr. A- thy, was burnt by the D. of Ormond's Army in 1643, togeth. with the Caftle of Col. Fitzgerald, one of the Popifh Rebels. The fame Duke defeated the Rebel Army here the Year before, taking feveral Popilh Lords that headed them. KIMBOLTON, in Huntington/ 7 or 8 m. S.W. from Huntington, 54 fr. London, W. Ion. 25 min. lat. 52. 18. is a pretty Town, and with its Caftle a great Ornament to the W. Part of the County, fit. on the Borders of Bedfordjhire. 'Montague the ill Earl of Manchejler fpared no Coft to beauti¬ fy the faid Caftle ; but it has been much improv’d, or ra¬ ther new built in a very fine Manner, by his Great Grand- fon Charles D. of Manchejler, to whom it gave Title of Baron. Catherine, after her Divorce from K. Henry VIII. refidcd fome Time at this Caftle. Market Friday. Fairs July 22. Aug. 30. Nov. 29. KIMI-LAPMARK, the 6th Diftrift of Swedijh Lapland, has Tcrno-Lapmark on E. Bothnia Gulph S. Mu/covite Lap- land E. and Dani/h Lap land N. The great Lake Enure lies in the N. Part, fr. which ifiues a River which runs into the Frozen Sea a little beyond 70 deg. N. lat. The ch. Places are Somly, Kimihi, and Kalajer/ui, all within 30 m. of each other, at the Foot of the Mountains that part this Country fr. Dan. and Mu/co. Lapland; and the Town of Kimi, at the Mouth of the River of that Name, on the Bothnic Gulph, 12 m. E. of Form, E.lon. 23. lat. 65. 30. KINCARDINSHIRE, or MEARN’S, had the latter Name fr. Me am, a Gentleman of Valour, to whom it was given by Kenneth II. and the former from Kincardin, which was the Shire Town. ’Tis bound on E. with the Germ. Ocean, S. with the Water of N. EJh, W. with Grain/bain- Hills, or rather with Angus on W. & S. and on N. with the r. Dee and Aherdeenjhire. ’Tis abt. 27 m. lo. 20 br with 308 fq. m. Area. ’Tis a rich Soil, and a pretty plain le¬ vel Country, fruitful in Corn and Pafture. The Earl Mar- fhal, before he forfeited it for Rebellion in 1716, was its hered. Sheriff. On the Sea Coafts are fev. conven. Creeks, and fome good Harbours. ’Tis faid here are 5,000,000 Firtrees, befides vaft Numbers of other planted by the Gen¬ try within thefe 90 yrs. at and about their Seats, to which they are ftill adding every Year. The chief Places are Stone- hive, Kincardin, Cowy. 755 I KINCARDIN Town abovefaid, 17 m. fr. Aberdeen, W. Ion. 2. 22. lat. 57. 5. ftands on the Dee, is the Seat of a. J Prelbytery of 1 5 Parilhes, & gives Title of Earl to a Branch of the Bruce Family. KINDAKULLE Mountain. See SKARA. KINETON. See KYNETON. KING WILLIAM’S ISLAND, in Ncw-Guiney, S. Coun- j try> Ees t0 E. of Cockle IJland, in lat. 21 min. S. & had the j Name given it by Capt. D ampler. He found it abt. 2 leag. 1 and half lo. very high, and mightily cloath’d with Woods: The Trees diverfe, nor known to Europeans, but all very green and flourilliing. Many had Bloftons, white, purple, yellow, all very fragrant. They are gen. tall and ltrait, Sc might be fit for Ufe. He faw one of a clean Body without Knot or Limb, by Eftimation 60 or 70 f. high. ’Twas 3 fath. about, and kept its Bignefs, without any fenfible De- creafe, even to the Top. The Mould of the Ifland is black, but not deep, it being very rocky. On the Ridge of the Ifland are many Palmeto-trees. KINGHORN, in Fife/hire, 2 m. from and on the fame Coaft with Bruntif.and, [N. Side the River Forth~\ 9 N. of Edinburgh, W. Ion. 3. lat. 56. 5. is a Market Town & Roy¬ al Burgh, well built but decay’d ; yet joins with Strathmore in giving Title of Earl to the Lyon Family. The Women carry on a Thread Manufacture, the Men being Mariners on all this Coaft as high as Queen's-Ferry. Here’s a Ferry to Leith. KINGROAD, Gloucejl. in the Avon,, is the Place where the Bri/ol Ships take Departure, as the Londoners do at Grave/aid. KINGSBRIDGE, in the S. Hams, Devon, 5 m. from Dartmouth, 34 S. W. of Exeter, 202 fr. London, W. Ion. 4. 6. Iat. 50. 18. is a pretty Town, pleafantly fituate, with a Boat Harbour, and a Free-School, and a Bridge ov. to Dod- brook. Market Saturday. Fairs St. Peter s Day, July 20. KINGSCLERE, Hampf. on the Edge of the Downs near Berk/hire, 5 m. fr. Newbury, 16. N. of Winchefier, 52 from London, W. Ion. 1. 20. lat. 51. 25. is a pleafant Town- in the Oxford Road fr. Bafingfloke, having a Market Tuefday. It was the Seat of Saxon Kings. KING’S-COUNTY, Lein/er, Irel. (form, call’d Offaly) had Name in Honour ofPhilip of Spain, Hufband ofQ. Mary, in whofe Time ’twas made Shire-Ground. It has Part of Tipperary on W. where ’tis feparated alfo from Galway by the Shannon, Part of Tipperary, and Queen's-County S. (fr. which laft ’tis div. by Barrow Riv.) Kildare E. and W. Meath N. ’Tis 37 m. N. and S. 28 E. and W. accord, to fome; 48 lo. 14 br. accord, to others; but very unequal, and runs with a narrow Slip bttw .Tipperary Sc SJueens-County. Acres 257,510= ’Twas a boggy, but is now a populous well-improv’d County fince 1641, when many Inhabitants fuffer’d in the Maflacre. ’Tis div. into 11 Baronies, and fends 6 Memb. to Park. 2 for itfelf, and 2 each from Philip/own and Banahir. Other Places are Gea/hill, Bir, Bally-Bay. KING’S or TEARL ISLANDS. See DARIEN, page 417. Col. 2. KINGSCOT, Gloucejl. on the E. Side of Dur/ey, is fup- pos’d to have been a Rom. Station from a Multitude of Rom. Coins plough’d up there fome Years ago, befides a large Statue of Stone, and a Fibula Vfuaria of Silver, checqueFd and enamelled. KING’S-DELF. See RAMSEY. KING’S-FERRY, Kent. is the common Way from the main Land into the Ifle of Shepey, where a Cable of abt. 140 fath. lo. faften’d at each End acrofs the Water, ferves to get the Boat over by Hand. Here’s a Houfe for the Ferry-keeper, who is obliged to tow all Travellers over free, except on Palm-Monday, Whit-Monday, St. James's Day, and Michaelmas-day; when a Horfeman pays 2 d. and a Foot¬ man 1 d. But on Sunday, or after 8 o’ClocJc at Night, he demands Ld. of every Horfeman, and 2 d. of every Foot¬ man, whofoever. KING’S-LANGLEY, (aim. oppofite to Abbots-Lang- ley, which here fee) was ant. a Royal Palace, where Ed¬ mund of Langley, D. of York, Son to Edw. III. was born & buried, and thereby had his Name. Richard 11. was here interred in a Cell before he was buried at We/minfer. KINGSTON upon Thames, the Co. Town of Surrey, is fo call’d from its Caftle, the Refldence of fev. Saxcn Km ■ s, of whom Atheljlan, Ethelredl. and II. Edwin, and Edward the Martyr, were here crown’d. ’Tis 7 m. fr. Chert/ey, \t W. of London, W. Ion. 21 min. Iat. 51. 28. It has a large Wooden Bridge of 22 Piers and 20 Arches over the Thames, which is navigable here and under the 2 Middlemoft by Barges. The Summer Aflizes are held here, it being a po¬ pulous,' 1