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The village of Kinsham lies in the wooded hills of Herefordshire, England in the Marches near to the border with Wales and near the town of Presteigne. Surrounding villages include Stapleton and Lingen. Kinsham lies on the River Lugg. The 2001 census records that 71 people lived in the parish of Kinsham, of whom 32 were male and 39 female. ==History== There is evidence of human occupation as far back as the Bronze Age at a round barrow ()〔(Historic Herefordshire On-Line: Sites and Monuments Record database )〕 On either 2nd or 3 February 1461 the Battle of Mortimer's Cross was fought downstream from Kinsham. In the aftermath of the battle Lancastrian soldiers retreated up the river Lugg and were trapped where the river gorge narrows at Kinsham. Local folklore states the river ran red with the blood of the soldiers when they were killed.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2008/06/09/mortimer_battle.shtml〕 In 1868 the village was described thus: ''The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland''〔(GENUKI: Upper Kinsham, Herefordshire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kinsham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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