Kenn, Somerset
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| Kenn | |
  Kenn shown within Somerset |
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| Population | 300 |
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| Unitary authority | North Somerset |
| Ceremonial county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Clevedon |
| Dialling code | 01275 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Woodspring |
| (North Somerset at next general election) |
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| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Kenn is a small village in North Somerset, England. It lies on the B3133 road near Clevedon in the North Somerset Levels and near the edge of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The village is small and situated in marshy ground. It formerly belonged to the Kenns, of whom was the nonjuring bishop, composer of the "Morning Hymn;" he was one of the seven prelates sent to the Tower by James II. The soil is loamy with subsoil clay. The vicarial tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £90. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Bath and Wells, in the patronage of the Vicar of Yatton. The church is a stone structure partially rebuilt in 1861. In the interior are several ancient monuments, among which is that of Christopher Kenn. The register dates from 1543 .
Kenn is notable as the site of the last public hangings to be carried out at the scene of the crime in the UK. Three arsonists ( William Wall, John Rowley and Richard Clarke) who had set fire to a local farmer's hay were hanged, another three being transported to Australia.
The village pub is the Drum and Monkey, and the church is the Church of St John the Evangelist.
Nearby is the Kenn Church, Kenn Pier & Yew Tree Farm SSSI.
[edit] Sources
National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003
Lilly, Derek B. & Lilly, Jane S. The Kenn Hangings of 1830: The Full Story H.Galloway (Sep 1994) ISBN 1-873931-23-9
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| The towns and villages: Congresbury | Kenn | Kingston Seymour | Puxton | Yatton | |
| SSSIs: Biddle Street, Yatton | Puxton Moor | Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors | Yanal Bog | |
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