In the 1800s, Kensworth was a village in Hertfordshire. It is now in Bedfordhire. A website for Kensworth, http://www.kensworth.freehosting.net, describes Kensworth in this manner: "Kensworth is a small village of around 1500 inhabitants. It is situated some 600ft above mean sea level at the northeast end of the Chilterns in the county of Bedfordshire. Much of the surrounding countryside is designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty. The population of Kensworth was increased by the expansion of chalk-quarrying and brick-making in the 19th century. The 19th century also saw the construction of the school several new pubs two of which still survive and the Methodists Chapel.

From www.genuki.org: "In 1851 Mormon meeting places could be found at Kensworth, Studham, Thorncote in Northill, and Wybosoton."

A history of the George Thomas Cheshire family gives a little insight into the branch in Kensworth. George was born and raised his family in Kensworth, and his daughters braided straw to earn money for the trip to Utah: "The girls worked under constant fear, for if it were discovered that they were Mormons, they would be expelled from the school and the sale of their braid stopped to say nothing of the slurs, jeers, and rotten eggs that they would receive from their associates. Little did their friends know that the LDS meetings and Sunday School were being held in the Cheshire home."  Mrs. Cheshire operated a pub called "The Lion" in Kensworth. (http://ourancestry.com/ches1822.html)