Kidderminster, in the N. of Worcester, 18 m. SW. of Birmingham; has been since 1735 noted for its carpets; manufactures also silk, paper, and leather; was the scene of Richard Baxter's labours as vicar, and the birthplace of Sir Rowland Hill.
Population (circa 1900) given as 26,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Kidd, William * Kieff