PARISH OF KENNOWAY.

This PARISH is in the centre of the south division of the County, and is bounded on the north by Kettle, on the east by Scoonie, on the south by part of Wemyss and Markinch, and on the west by Markinch. It contains the villages of Kennoway, Baintown, Bonnybank, and Star. It forms an irregular paralellogram, three and a half miles in length from east to west, and above two miles in breadth from north to south. The greater part of the Parish lies with a fine exposure to the south, commanding a most beautiful and extensive prospect - the Firth of Forth, with the Bass Rock, the islands of May, and Inchkeith, and the coast south of the Forth, from Dunbar to the west of Edinburgh, being open to the view. From the northern part the view embraces a large part of Fifeshire, and portions of Angus, Perth, and Stirling, and of the Grampian Mountains. The streams which run through the parish are all mere burns, either tributary to the Leven, or pursuing an independent course through Scoonie to the Forth. One of them flows close to the village of Kennoway, through a beautiful picturesque ravine. Between the village of Kennoway and Cameron Bridge, is a round hill, called the Maiden Castle, which seems to have been in ancient times a British fort. Tradition points it out as having been a castle belonging to Macduff, but there is no evidence to bear out the statement. With the exception of about 250 acres, which are chiefly under wood, the whole is in a high state of cultivation, and generally very fertile. There are two mansion houses, viz.:-Kingsdale and Newton Hall. There are in the Parish, two corn and barley mills, and a saw-mill, and coal is worked in the eastern district, though of only middling quality. The chief occupations are connected with agriculture and the linen manufacture, but the importance attached to the latter branch of industry is decreasing, the number of hand-loom weavers being much less than it was in 1851. There are a number of miners, chiefly residing in Baintown, and the usual proportion of tradesmen spread over the several villages. The southern border is near the Cameron Bridge station of the Leven Railway; and the Parish generally is well supplied with good turnpike roads.

The village of Kennoway stands in the southern district of the Parish, on the road from Ceres to Kirkcaldy, and on that from Largo to Leslie - two and a half miles west north west of Leven, and about eight miles equidistant from Cupar and Kirkcaldy. It is built along the top of the very beautiful and romantic den, already alluded to, the sides of which are steep and rocky. Baintown and Bonnybank are a little to the north-east of Kennoway; the former has an old looking appearance, the most of the houses being roofed with thatch, but in the latter the buildings are more modern. Star is a long straggling village on the western boundary.

There are three places of worship, viz.: - the Parish Church, a Free Church, and a U. P. Church; the two former have only recently been erected, and though plain are neat and substantial structures. The latter is an old building of that type so common to dissenting churches erected from forty to one hundred years ago. In addition to the Parish School, which is a very suitable building at the south end of the village of Kennoway, there is a Female Industrial School in the same village, and a Subscription School at Star.

In this Parish there are Sub-Post Offices at Kennoway and Star, William Thomson Sub-Post Master, Kennoway, and Andrew Aitken, Star. -Letters arrive at Kennoway about 9.50 A.M., and 6.15 P.M., and are despatched at 6 A.M., and 2.45 P.M. Letters arrive at Star about 9.15 A.M., and are despatched at 9.10 A. M.

BLACKSMITHS.

Brown, George, Kennoway

Henderson, John, Star

BOOT & SHOEMAKERS.

Anderson, George, Baintown

Bennet, Andrew, Kennoway

Birrell, William, do

Dallas, David, do

Dallas, James, do

Graham, Alexander, do

Henderson, John, do

Melville, William, do

Miller, David, do

Smith, John, do

Thomson, James, Bonnybank

Thomson, James, Kennoway

Wilson, Henry, do

Wilson, William, Star

BUILDERS.

Bethune, William, Star

Campbell, T., Bagrie Bank, by Kennoway

Dall, William, Kennoway

Johnston, David, do

Wilson, D., & J., do

CARRIERS.

Brown, William, from Kennoway to Kirkcaldy, every Thursday

Skinner, James, from Kennoway (calls at Alexander Graham's, Shoemaker) to Kirkcaldy and Edinburgh, every Monday and Thursday

Walker, John, from Kennoway to Kirkcaldy every Tuesday and Friday

CARTERS & LAND LABOURERS.

Bell, William, Star

Birrell, John, do

Birrell, Thomas, Baintown

Brown, John, Star

Brown, William, Kennoway

Cowper, Thomas, do

Fowler, David, do

Geddes, James, Shepherds' Neuk, by Kennoway

Honeyman, Archibald, (& Salt Merchant) Castle Heggie, by Star

Law, George, Star

Lumsden, Henry, Kennoway

Peat, David, do

Reid, Thomas, Baintown

Russell, Andrew, Kennoway

Rintoul, Alexander, do

Rintoul, James, Bonnybank

Sands, James, Kennoway

Thomson, Walter, do

Wilson, Thomas, Star

CHINA MERCHANTS.

Anderson, Mrs John, Kennoway

Laverock, Mrs, do

Nicol, John, do

CLERGY.

Bell, D., Parish Church, Manse, Kennoway

Douglas, Daniel, U. P. Church, do

McAllister, D.M., Free Church, do.

DRESSMAKERS & MILLINERS.

Ballingall, Misses J., & I., Kennoway

Bethune, Miss Elizabeth, Star

Dowie, Miss L., Bagrie Bank, by Kennoway

Geddie, Misses M., & J. , Gallowhill, by do

Hutton, Misses, (& Straw Bonnet Maker,) Kennoway

Miller, Miss Agnes, Kennoway

Paterson, Miss Catherine, Star

Robertson, Miss C., Kennoway

Thom, Miss Jane, do

FARMERS.

Beveridge, James, Star

Campbell, C., Treaton, by Markinch

Campbell, David M., Star

Cook, James, East Lalathan, by Kennoway

Cuthbert, Clement, Kingsmills, by do

Dowie, Andrew, Whally Den, by do

Gilmour, William, Burnside, by Star

Gibb, William, Barnslee, by Markinch

Hodge, David, Drummaird, by Kennoway

Lawrie, John, Broomfield, Star

Lawson, D., & J., Lalathan, by Kennoway

Matthew, William, Kingsdale, by do

Mitchell, William, Bogside, by do

Paterson, James, Bagrie, by do

Paton, Thomas, Gallowhill, by Kennoway

Scott, D., Auchtermairnie Mill, by do

Speedie, Robert, Loanhead, by do

Stewart, William, Langside, by do

Thomson, Thomas, Broadleys, by do

Wallace, George, Esq., Newtonhall, by Windygates

Wilson, Andrew, Dalginch, by Markinch

GARDENERS.

Anderson, G., (Jobbing) Auchtermairnie, by Kennoway

Mathieson, James, Kingsdale Gardens, by Kennoway

Neish, William, Newtonhall Gardens, by Windygates

Philp, Alexander, (Jobbing) Greenbank, by Kennoway

GENTRY & PEOPLE OF INDEPENDENT MEANS.

Bruce, Thomas, Esq., of Arnot, Kingsdale House, by Kennoway

Cockburn, Mr William, Kennoway

Cowper, Mr John, do

Kilgour, William, Esq., do

Lawson, David, Esq., Lalathan, by Kennoway

Lawson, John, Esq., Lalathan, by Kennoway

More, Mr Thomas, Langdyke do

Saunderson, Lieut. J. P., R. N., do

Seaton, Miss Isabella, do

Thomson, Mrs George, do

Wallace, G., Esq., Newtonhall, by Windy gates.

White, The Misses, Kennoway

Wilkie, Mr James, do

Wright, Wm., Esq. , Hallfield, by Kennoway

Younger, Mr Robert, Kennoway

GROCERS,

Those marked thus * are also Spirit Dealers.

Aitken, Andrew, Star

Blyth, Michael, Kennoway

Brown, Edward, do

Brunton, Andrew, Star

Cockburn, John, Kennoway

*Dall, William, do

Dawson, Peter, do

Haddow, Robert, Bonnybank

Hutton, Misses, Kennoway

Laverock, Mrs Andrew, do

Mackie, Robert, do

*Marr, Charles, do

Miller, David, do

More, David, do

Philp, Mary, Star

Reid, John, Bonnybank

Robertson, John, Kennoway

Thomson, Christian, do

Thomson, William, do

JOINERS & WRIGHTS.

Aitken, Wm., Langdyke, by Kennoway

Ballingall, Peter, Kennoway

Blyth, Robert, do

Donaldson, Peter, Star

Paterson, David, Kennoway Burns

Paterson, Robert, Star

Smith, Andrew, (& Turner) Kennoway

MILLERS.

Cuthbert, Clement, (Corn, Barley, & Flour) King's Mill, by Kennoway

Scott, David, (Corn & Barley) Auchtermairnie Mill, by Kennoway

SEEDSMEN.

Meldrum, Haxton, Kennoway

Thomson, W., (Post Master) do

SOCIETIES & CLUBS.

Kennoway Curling Club, Thomas Swan, Kilmux, President, David Beath, Kennoway, Sec. & Treas.

TAILORS.

Gilmour, Robert, Star

Kellock, G. D. , (& Clothier) Kennoway

Methven, David, do

Robertson, John, do

TEACHERS & SCHOOLS.

Fernie, Miss, Adventure School, Kennoway

Ford, David, Subscription School, Star

Forrester, James, (& Registrar) Parish School, Kennoway

VINTNERS.

Adams, Mrs, Bonnybank

, , Victoria Inn, Kennoway,

Ritchie, Mrs William, Star

Rime, Walter, Kennoway

Swan, Thomas, do

MISCELLANEOUS.

Aitken, And., & Henry, Molecatchers, Star

Anderson, James, Post Runner & Letter Carrier, Kennoway

Anderson, William, Inspector of Poor, & Collector of Poors' Rates, Kennoway

Beath, David, Draper, do

Campbell, D., Linen Manufacturer, do

Fleming, David, Saddler, do

Fraser, Alexander, Inland Revenue Officer, Kennoway

Johnston, William, Baker, Kennoway

Kerr, David, Dealer in Poultry and Dairy Produce, Star

Lister, John, Lessee of Coal Works, Kilmux

Meldrum, T., Weavers' Agent, and Manager of Gas Works, Kennoway

Small, G. W., Medical Practitioner, Kennoway

Swan, Thos., Flesher, Kennoway

Thom, Andrew, Saw-Miller & Wood Merchant, Kennoway

Williamson, Peter, Plasterer & Slater, Kennoway

Add -

Lawson & Mitchell, Maltsters, Star, by Markinch.

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