KNIGHTSBRIDGE, a chapelry partly in the parish of ST-MARGARET, WESTMINSTER, but chiefly in the parishes of KENSINGTON-AND-CHELSEA, Kensington division of the hundred of OSSULSTONE, county of MIDDLESEX, 1 mile (W.) from London. The population is returned with the respective parishes. This place consists principally of a long street on the line of the great western road from the metropolis: it is partially paved, lighted with gas, and supplied with water from the Chelsea Water Works. There are many good houses, and a few large and handsome mansions, with gardens and pleasure grounds attached. Great improvement has been recently effected by the removal of a large portion of the wall which separates Hyde Park from the road, ands the erection of iron palisades, thus affording a fine prospect over the park from the houses on the opposite side. On the north side, adjoining Hyde Park, are extensive and commodious barracks for cavalry4 At the entrance to Knightsbridge from London, on the south side of the road, is St. George's Hospital. Here are a very considerable ale brewery, and two large floor-cloth manufactories, one of which was established in 1754, and is said to have been the first in the kingdom. Knightsbridge is within the jurisdiction of the court of requests for the recovery of debts under 40s., held in Kingsgate-street, Holborn. The chapel, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, belonged originally to an ancient hospital, or lazar-house, under the patronage of the abbot and convent of Westminster j it was rebuilt, in 1629, at the cost of the inhabitants, by a license from Dr. Laud, then Bishop of London, as a chapel of ease to St. Martin's in the Fields, within the precincts of which parish it was situated, but the site was subsequently assigned to the parish of St. George, Hanoversquare, and at present forms a part of that of Kensington; the present building was erected in 1789. Adjoining the chapel is a charity school, which was founded in 1783, and is supported by voluntary contributions. Here is a place of worship for Baptists.