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KENSINGTON , a western See also:metropolitan See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough of See also:London, See also:England, bounded N.E. by See also:Paddington, and the See also:city of See also:Westminster, S.E. by See also:Chelsea, S.W. by See also:Fulham, N.W. by Hammers-See also:- SMITH
- SMITH, ADAM (1723–1790)
- SMITH, ALEXANDER (183o-1867)
- SMITH, ANDREW JACKSON (1815-1897)
- SMITH, CHARLES EMORY (1842–1908)
- SMITH, CHARLES FERGUSON (1807–1862)
- SMITH, CHARLOTTE (1749-1806)
- SMITH, COLVIN (1795—1875)
- SMITH, EDMUND KIRBY (1824-1893)
- SMITH, G
- SMITH, GEORGE (1789-1846)
- SMITH, GEORGE (184o-1876)
- SMITH, GEORGE ADAM (1856- )
- SMITH, GERRIT (1797–1874)
- SMITH, GOLDWIN (1823-191o)
- SMITH, HENRY BOYNTON (1815-1877)
- SMITH, HENRY JOHN STEPHEN (1826-1883)
- SMITH, HENRY PRESERVED (1847– )
- SMITH, JAMES (1775–1839)
- SMITH, JOHN (1579-1631)
- SMITH, JOHN RAPHAEL (1752–1812)
- SMITH, JOSEPH, JR
- SMITH, MORGAN LEWIS (1822–1874)
- SMITH, RICHARD BAIRD (1818-1861)
- SMITH, ROBERT (1689-1768)
- SMITH, SIR HENRY GEORGE WAKELYN
- SMITH, SIR THOMAS (1513-1577)
- SMITH, SIR WILLIAM (1813-1893)
- SMITH, SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY (1764-1840)
- SMITH, SYDNEY (1771-1845)
- SMITH, THOMAS SOUTHWOOD (1788-1861)
- SMITH, WILLIAM (1769-1839)
- SMITH, WILLIAM (c. 1730-1819)
- SMITH, WILLIAM (fl. 1596)
- SMITH, WILLIAM FARRAR (1824—1903)
- SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1808—1872)
- SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1825—1891)
- SMITH, WILLIAM ROBERTSON (1846-'894)
smith, and extending N. to the boundary of the See also:county of London. Pop. (Igor), 176,628. It includes the districts of Kensal See also:Green (partly) in the See also:north, Notting See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
Hill in the north-central portion, See also:Earl's See also:Court in the See also:south-See also:west, and See also:Brompton in the south-See also:east. A considerable but indefinite See also:area adjoining Brompton is commonly called South Kensington; but thearea known as West Kensington is within the borough of Fulham.
The name appears in See also:early forms as Chenesitun and Kenesitune. Its origin is obscure, and has been variously connected with a Saxon royal See also:residence (See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King's See also:town), a See also:family of the name of Chenesi, and the word See also:caen, meaning See also:wood, from the See also:forest which originally covered the See also:district and was still traceable in Tudor times. The most probable derivation, however, finds in the name a connection with the Saxon tribe or family of Kensings. The See also:history of the See also:manor is traceable from the See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time of See also:Edward the See also:Confessor, and after the See also:Conquest it was held of the See also:Bishop of See also:Coutances by See also:Aubrey de See also:Vere. Soon after this it became the See also:absolute See also:property of the de Veres, who were subsequently created Earls of See also:- OXFORD
- OXFORD, EARLS OF
- OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
- OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
- OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
- OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
- OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST
Oxford. The See also:place of the manorial courts is preserved in the name of the See also:modern district of Earl's Court. With a few See also:short intervals the manor continued in the See also:direct See also:line until Tudor times. There were also three sub-manors, one given by the first Aubrey de Vere early in the 12th See also:century to the See also:- ABBOT (from the Hebrew ab, a father, through the Syriac abba, Lat. abbas, gen. abbatis, O.E. abbad, fr. late Lat. form abbad-em changed in 13th century under influence of the Lat. form to abbat, used alternatively till the end of the 17th century; Ger. Ab
- ABBOT, EZRA (1819-1884)
- ABBOT, GEORGE (1603-1648)
- ABBOT, ROBERT (1588?–1662?)
- ABBOT, WILLIAM (1798-1843)
Abbot of See also:Abingdon, whence the See also:present See also:parish See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church is called St See also:Mary Abbots; while in another, Knotting See also:Barnes, the origin of the name Notting Hill is found.
The brilliant See also:period of history for which Kensington is famous may be dated from the See also:settlement of the Court here by See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William III. The See also:village, as it was then, had a reputation for healthiness through its See also:gravel See also:soil and pure'See also:atmosphere. A See also:mansion See also:standing on the western flank of the present Kensington Gardens had been the seat of Heneage See also:Finch, See also:Lord See also:Chancellor and afterwards Earl of See also:Nottingham. It was known as Nottingham See also:House, but when bought from the second earl by William, who was desirous of avoiding residence in London as he suffered from See also:asthma, it became known as Kensington See also:Palace. The extensive additions and alterations made by See also:Wren according to the See also:taste of the King resulted in a severely See also:plain edifice of See also:brick; the orangery, added in See also:Queen See also:Anne's time, is a better example of the same architect's See also:work. In the palace died Mary, William's See also:consort, William himself, Anne and See also:George II., whose wife See also:Caroline did much to beautify Kensington Gardens, and formed the beautiful See also:lake called the See also:Serpentine (1733). But a higher See also:interest attaches to the palace as the birthplace of Queen See also:Victoria in 18x9; and here her See also:accession was announced to her. By her See also:- ORDER
- ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
- ORDER, HOLY
order, towards the See also:close of her See also:life, the palace became open to the public.
Modern influences, one of the most marked of which is the widespread erection of vast blocks of residential flats, have swept away much that was reminiscent of the See also:historical connexions of the " old court suburb." Kensington Square, however, lying south of High See also:Street in the vicinity of St Mary Abbots church, still preserves some of its picturesque houses, nearly all of which were formerly inhabited by those attached to the court; it numbered among its residents See also:Addison, Talleyrand, See also:John See also:Stuart See also:- MILL
- MILL (O. Eng. mylen, later myln, or miln, adapted from the late Lat. molina, cf. Fr. moulin, from Lat. mola, a mill, molere, to grind; from the same root, mol, is derived " meal;" the word appears in other Teutonic languages, cf. Du. molen, Ger. muhle)
- MILL, JAMES (1773-1836)
- MILL, JOHN (c. 1645–1707)
- MILL, JOHN STUART (1806-1873)
Mill, and Green the historian. In See also:Young Street, opening from the Square, See also:Thackeray lived for many years. His house here, still standing, is most commonly associated with his work, though he subsequently moved to See also:Onslow Square and to Palace Green. Another See also:link with the past' is found in See also:- HOLLAND
- HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
- HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
- HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
- HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
- HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
- HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
- HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
- HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
- HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART
Holland House, hidden in its beautiful See also:park north of Kensington Road. It was built by See also:Sir See also:Walter See also:Cope, lord of the manor, in 1607, and obtained its present name on coming into the See also:possession of See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry See also:Rich, earl of Holland, through his See also:marriage with Cope's daughter. He extended and beautified the mansion. See also:General See also:Fairfax and General See also:Lambert are mentioned as occupants after his See also:death, and later the property was let, William See also:Penn of See also:Pennsylvania being among those who leased it. Addison, marrying the widow of the 6th earl, lived here until his death in 1719: During the tenancy of Henry See also:Fox, third Lord Holland (1773–1840), the house gained a See also:European reputation as a See also:- MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)
meeting-place of states-men and men of letters. The formal gardens of Holland House are finely laid out, and the rooms of the house are both beautiful in themselves and enriched with collections of pictures, See also:china and tapestries. Famous houses no longer standing were See also:Camp-den House, in the district north-west of the parish church, formerly known as the Gravel Pits; and See also:Gore House, on the site
of the present See also:Albert See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
Hall, the residence of William See also:Wilberforce, and later of the countess of See also:Blessington.
The parish church of St Mary Abbots, High Street, occupies an See also:ancient site, but was built from the designs of Sir See also:- GILBERT
- GILBERT (KINGSMILL) ISLANDS
- GILBERT (or GYLBERDE), WILLIAM (1544-1603)
- GILBERT, ALFRED (1854– )
- GILBERT, ANN (1821-1904)
- GILBERT, GROVE KARL (1843– )
- GILBERT, J
- GILBERT, JOHN (1810-1889)
- GILBERT, MARIE DOLORES ELIZA ROSANNA [" LOLA MONTEZ "] (1818-1861)
- GILBERT, NICOLAS JOSEPH LAURENT (1751–1780)
- GILBERT, SIR HUMPHREY (c. 1539-1583)
- GILBERT, SIR JOSEPH HENRY (1817-1901)
- GILBERT, SIR WILLIAM SCHWENK (1836– )
Gilbert See also:Scott in 1869. It is in Decorated See also:style, and has one of the loftiest See also:spires in England. In the north the borough includes the See also:cemetery of Kensal Green (with the exception of the See also:Roman See also:Catholic portion, which is in the borough of See also:Hammersmith); it was opened in 1838, and See also:great See also:numbers of eminent persons are buried here. The Roman Catholic church of Our See also:Lady of Victories lies close to Kensington Road, and in Brompton Road is the See also:Oratory of St See also:- PHILIP
- PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
- PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
- PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
- PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)
Philip See also:Neri, a See also:fine See also:building with richly decorated interior, noted for the beauty of its musical services, as is the Carmelite Church in Church Street. St See also:Charles's Roman Catholic See also:College (for boys), near the north end of Ladbroke See also:Grove, was founded by See also:Cardinal See also:Manning in 1863; the buildings are now used as a training centre for Catholic school mistresses. Of See also:secular institutions the See also:principal are the museums in South Kensington. The Victoria and Albert, commonly called the South Kensington, Museum contains various exhibits divided into sections, and includes the buildings of the Royal College of See also:Science. Close by is the Natural History Museum, in a great building by See also:Alfred See also:Waterhouse, opened as a See also:branch of the See also:British Museum in 1880. Near this stood See also:Cromwell House, erroneously considered to have been the residence of See also:Oliver Cromwell, the name of which survives in the adjacent Cromwell Road. In Kensington Gardens, near the upper end of See also:Exhibition Road, which separates the two museums, was held the Great Exhibition of 1851, the hall of which is preserved as the Crystal Palace at See also:Sydenham. The greater See also:part of the gardens, however, with the Albert Memorial, erected by Queen Victoria in memory of Albert, See also:prince consort, the Albert Hall, opposite to it, one of the principal See also:concert-halls in London, and the Imperial See also:Institute to the south, are actually within the city of Westminster, though commonly connected with Kensington. The gardens (275 acres) were laid out in the time of Queen Anne, and have always been a popular and fashionable place of recreation. Extensive grounds at Earl's Court are open from time to time for various exhibitions. Further notable buildings in Kensington are the town-hall and See also:free library in High Street, which is also much frequented for its excellent shops, and the Brompton See also:Consumption See also:Hospital, Fulham Road. In Holland Park Road is the house of Lord See also:Leighton (d. 1896), given to the nation, and open, with its See also:art collection, to the public.
Kensington is a See also:suffragan bishopric in the See also:diocese of London. The See also:parliamentary borough of Kensington has north and south divisions, each returning one member. The borough See also:council consists of a See also:mayor, io aldermen and 6o councillors. Area, 22911 acres.
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