KINGSBRIDGE, a market-town of England, county
of Devon, at the head of an estuary of the English Chan-
nel, 32 miles S.S.W. of Exeter. The harbour is accessi-
ble to small vessels, by means of which some trade in corn,
malt, leather, &c., are carried on. Kingsbridge has a free
grammar school with three exhibitions at the universities.
Pop. (1851) 1679, chiefly maltsters and tanners. Myrtles,
orange trees, &c., grow here in the open air.