Kenn, Somerset

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Kenn
latitude= 51.4215
longitude= -2.8427
civil_parish=
population =300
unitary_england=North Somerset
lieutenancy_england= Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Woodspring
constituency_westminster1=(North Somerset
at next general election)
post_town= Clevedon
postcode_district=
postcode_area=
dial_code= 01275
os_grid_reference= ST415695

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.

ources

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

External links

* [http://www.somerset3d.co.uk/gallery.htm#k Photos of Kenn in 3D (Anaglyphs)]
* [http://www.somersetonline.org.uk/kenn/index.htm Kenn Village]
* [http://www.yattonchurches.org/ Yatton Moor Team Ministry]