■BE -V ■ IP ^f *^& ■ T THE WILLIAM R. PERKINS LIBRARY OF DUKE UNIVERSITY Rare Books / I ^ Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Duke University Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/topographicaldic02capp fUMsiud J€uut-\ ij.ytf.fy ft .riulhp. . tirU* Stnvt Mnbhw fendM Irffci ,hl* ct tftUf>* IRE tion being upwards of five millions, there ■will be about 130 inhabitants to each square mile. Ireland lying; nearly in the same parallel with England, the difference of climate cannot be supposed lo be very im- portant. The mean temperature of the north i6 about 48, of the middle 50, and of the south 52, of Fahrenheit. Ireland is divided into four great provinces, viz. Ulster, Con- naught, Leinster, and Munster, which are again divided into 32 counties, containing 3436 parishes. Ulster, which occupies the northern part of the kingdom, contains nine counties, viz. Antrim, Down, Armagh, Ty- rone, Londonderry, Donegal, Fermanagh, Cavan, and Monaghan ; Comiaught, situated to the west, contains five counties, viz. Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Mayo, and Galway; Leinster, situated to the east, con- tains twelve counties, viz. Louth, Meath, Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford, Kilkenny, Car- low, Kildare, Queen's County, King's County, Westmeath, and Longford; Munster, which occupies the southern part of the island, contains six counties, viz. Clare, Limerick, Kerry, Cork, Waterford, and Tipperary. The established religion is that of the English church, but a majority of the people are Roman Catholics, and in the north the greater number are Presbyterians. Ireland is divided ecclesiastically into four pro- vinces, Armagh, Dublin, Cashel, and Tuam ; over each of which presides an arch- bishop. The archbishop Of Armagh is pri- mate and metropolitan of all Ireland, and has under him seven bishops, viz. tho?e of Meath, Kilmore, Dromore, Clogher, Raphoe, Down and Connor, Deri y, and Ardagh. The archbishop of Dublin is primate of Ireland, and has under him three bishops, viz. those of Kildare, Leighliu and Ferns, and Gssory. The archbishopric of Cashel has under it five suffragans, viz. Waterford and Lismore, Limerick and Ardfert, Killaloe and Kilfenora, Cork and Ross, and Cloyne. The arch- bishopric of Tuam has under it three suffra- gans, viz. Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, Killalla ond Achonry, and Elphin. The archbishop of Cashel is also biihop of Emly, and the archbishop of Tuam of Ardagh. These bishops are nominated by the king, and appointed under the great seal. The number of deanries in Ireland is 33, and of arch- deaconries 34. The face of the country is mostly level, fertile, and abundant in pastur- age. The chains of hills, for they can hardly be called mountains, are few and unimportant. The climate being more moist than that of England, the verdure never appears parched with heat. Tillage is little understood, and even in the besi corn counties, as Louth, Kildare, Carlow, and Kilkenny, turnips and clover are almost unknown. The rivers of Ireland are the Shannon, whose course may be computed at 170 miles; the Barrow, the Blackwater, the Slaney, the Liffy, the Boyne, the JJaun, and the Foyle. The lakes are IRE V-2. numerous, and some of them extensive; the chief lake of fresh water is that of Erne, which exceeds 30 English miles in length, and 12 in its greatest breadth ; Lough Neagh is one vast sheet of water, about 22 miles in length, and 12 in breadth; and its waters possess a petrifying quality ; the lake of Covril, in the cqunty of Galway, is about. 20 miles long, and from 2 to 5 wide ; Lough Derg, in the north-west, was remarkable in superstiiiou.s times for a little island contain- ing what was called the purgatory of St. Patrick; the beautiful and interesting lake of Killarney, in the south-west, abounds with roinari ic views, and is fringed with the arbutus, uo where else a native of the British dominions ; this, is almost the only lake in the south of Ireland, and the observation may be extended to the east: the lake of Allen is a chief source of the Shannon, into which the Gara and Key also pour their waters ; further to the west are two consider- able lakes, the Conn and the Mask. The mountainous chains are neither numerous nor important; but an upland ridge divides the country from the Rorth-east to the south- west, giving birth to several of the rivers. The Irish hills generally form short lines or detached groups; Mangerton, near the lake of Killarney, is 2500 feet above the level of the sea, and others extend to upwards of 2800 feet. Scarcely the semblance of a forest remains in Ireland, though several formerly existed; their place is unhappily usurped by the moors or bogs which form a remarkable feature of the country : or- naments of gold, and other relics of anti- quity, have from time to time been dis- covered in these bogs at great depths, and there are other indications that they are of comparatively recent formation. The bogs furnish an abundant supply of good fuel, and even add to the durability of the timber which is found universally buried beneath their surfaces ; and they have the property of converting to a sort of leather the skins of men and animals, who have had the mis- fortune of being lost, and remaining in them for any length of time. Ireland has a con- siderable number of sea-ports, as London- derry on the north ; Belfast, Dublin, Dnn- dalk, Drogheda, and Wexford, on the east coast ; Cork, Waterford, Kinsale, Youghall, and Duugarvan, on the south ; Galway, Sligo, with Limerick on the Shannon, &c. on the west ; with many noble havens, such as Kenmare river, Bantry bay, Galway bay, &c. Ireland was distinguished at an early period for her manufacture of woollen stuffs, yet the spirit of industry made little progress, and the chief Irish manufactures are of recent institution. The linen manu- facture was not unknown in Ireland in more early times, as appears from acts of parlia- ment in the reigns of Henry VIIT. and Eliza- beth. In that of William III. it became an object of consequence, and, in 1699, such L 1 2 me high duties were imposed on Irish wo lien?, tha f the manufacture was nearly abandoned, and the efforts of industry directed to the linen trade. In 1780 the annual produce of the linen manufacture was computed at 10/. sterling, and in the year ending January, 1 f99, the value of Irish lin-n exported to Great Britain exceeded 2,300,000/. exclusive ofthatsentto America am ' consumed at home, and it has since , ly increased. But a grand portion of the commerce of Ireland arises from her fll ■••i-.dant stores of black cattle. From the ami':: aye age ta| en or* the three years pre itb ofjatauary 1 ~?9, it appears that the total value of exports from Ireland to Great Br. tain alone Was 5,6*1^,689/. whilst the value of imports from G in was only 3,5. 5,845 . leaving a balance in favour of Ireland of 2,056 844'. THfe ba'ance is, lioucv . tnmi i • by upwards of two millions rea itted to absentees, and b\ the interest of loans raised in England. Ireland only possesses one Protestant uni- versity, that of Dublin. It consists of a •haneellor, vi i-chancellor*, provost, vice- provost, 2Q fellows, and 13 professors of various s. iences. The number of students is poinmunlv about 600, incKidingTG scholars on the foundation, and 50 servitors or si/ars. Iu the year 1195 the parliament of Ireland established the royal college of St. Patrick at MaynootB, a small town about 12 miles from Dublin, as a place, of education of Tome,- men for the Romish church; and the Catholics have also a fay coP.egeat the same place, established by private subscription's in 2. Dublin is the capital city of Ireland, and its situation is delightful in a bottom between ranges of hills on the sooth and north, and the river LiiTey running through it. The mineralogy of Ireland has been recent! j* ennobled by tl e discovery of con- siderable masses of native gold in the county of Wicifow. Copper ori is found in various parts, and many ol the mines contain evident inark-i c' Flaying been wrought at a former period. Tie mines of Ireland, however, were little known till the reign of Elizabeth. 1 e.id is found in great abundance, and yields a large Iyer j a mine in rhe ( ouiity of Antrim is said to yield a pound of silver from 30 poundsof had. White lead>OTe, grey !t ore, manganese, and blende, both Lro'.Ti and black, are found in various parts he country. The beds of coal have nut yet been explored t<> their proper extent. Marble is found near Kilkenny, and in - other pans of the island. Slpte of 1 kit ds IS ako abundant. The t!-i:;.ot's t au-e- wify ; s ore af the greatest curiosities of Irel: seam an unt exferrt ; 'his surprising eoHectteu of basaltic pillars is about 8 miles north-east of Cateraine. Ireland contains several mineral sprints, nbieflt chalybeate. I lie population of Ireland in 1731 was2,0r0;?2l, and in 1805 baring baen more Ifctn stabled dnf rag that IKE period. The number of Romanists in 17*31 was f J ,S09,**68 > and the Protestants ?r0. 452, being nearly two Romanists to cine Proti st.anr. The number of Romanists had increased in 1805 to 4,300,000, and the Protestants to 1,080,000, makine an increase of 2,990,340 Romanists, and 3?9,548 ; Protestants. The Irish language continues to be spoken in several parts of the country, in Louth. -Meath, Wistmcath, Kilkenny, and- in all the counties of Muifcter, except tft \ large towns, it is in genera! use. Ireland is governed by the same laws as Great Britain, since the union-, which took place on the 1st of January 1801. Before this event it had a parliament of its own, the number of members returned to the house of commons by the respective* counties, cities, and towns, being 300. The viceroy, or lord lieutenant, is appointed by" the king; and he is assisted by a council, consisting of the great officers of state. The ancient history of Ireland is enveloped in considerable darkness and uncertainty ; it is generally thought Christianity was planted" here as early as the fifth century, and that St. Patrick was engaged in propagating th<* christian faith. In the eighth century the Danes formed a settlement in this country, and even when Henry IT. crossed with a design to couqner the country, they were in possession of several towns on the coast. In the 12th century Ireland was governed by rive different kings, viz. of lister, Leinster, Meath, Connanght, and Monster; with many other petty princes, v ho were, perhaps, inr some degree, tributary to the others. Dermot king of leinster, having been expelied his kin dora for carrying away the wife of G'Roisk prince of Biesshryj fl(d to Eng- land to solicit the friendship of Henry II. offering to hold his crown in vassalacre. Henry wanted little persuasion, and in 1172 received the submission of the whole country. The title he assumed was that of lord of Ire- land. His son Jonn gave the Irish a body of laws. In 1514 the Scots excited a rebellion in Ireland; and, in 1315, Edward- Bruce, king of Scotland, expelled the English from al- most all the places they held there, and wa3 proclaimed king of Ireland, but the Scots were driven out in 131S. There were still, however, frfqnent rebellions of the natives, so that the English did not thoroughly esta- blish their power till 1614. The Irish Catho- lics revolted again in 1641, and committed a dreadful massacre of the Protestants, but were reduced by Cromwell in 1653. la 17y8 another rebellion broke out, which was not suppressed -ifnout considerable bloodshed. The communication between Great 2rit?:n and Ireland is by packet-boats' nedat Dublin, Donaghadee. and Water- lord ; and that valuable establishment, the mail-coach, of which there were only four in 1801, has now a regular conveyance to two thirds of the post towns daily, and to the remainder three times each week. Tnai£ are 304 post towns. — Wytui*s Ireland: IRV ISL Ireland's Eye, a small island at the eu- 4rancc into Dublin harbour. Ire.to;. t , a hamlet in the parish of Kirk Ireton, hundred of Wirksworth, Derby, 6 miles from Ashborn, and 154 from London; containing 20 houses and 1 26 inhabitant*. Irk, a river in Lancashire, which fulls "into the Irwell, near Manchester. Irnuam, a parish in the hundred of Bet- tisloe, parts of Kesteveu, Lincoln, 106 miles From London; containing' 50 houees and 299 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, rated at 13/. 13s.9il. Iron Acton. See Acton Iron, Gloucester. Iron Gray, a town iu Scotland, in the county of Kirkcudbright, 16 miles from Kirkcudbright. Irstead, a parish in the hundred of Tun- stead, Norfolk, 10 miles from Norwich., and 3 19 from London ; containing 26 houses and 3 17 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, rated at-6/. 13s. Ad. united with Barton Turf, in rhe patronage of the bishop of Norwich. Irt, a river in Cumberland, which falls into the Irish sea, near Rayengl; ■ Irtkeh. See Heather, Leicester. Irihing, a river in Cumberland, which runs into the Eden, 2 miles east of Carlisle. Irthingborough, a parish iu the hundred ■of Huxloe, Northampton, 2^ miles from Higham Ferrers, and 67 from London ; con- taining 160 houses and 811 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 5/. 6«. £d. Irthington, a parish in Eskdale ward, Cumberland, 6 miles from Carlisle, and 310 from Loudon ; containing 45 houses and 197 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. Is. bd. Irton, a parish in Allerdale ward, above Derwent, Cumberland, near Etrreinont, and 306 mil6sfrom Lcndon; containing 41 houses and 215 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Irvine, or Jrwihe, a sea-port and royal bo- rowgh in the shire of Ayr, Scotland, standing on a river of the same name, 15 miles from Arran,and61 from Edinburgh; and containing 710 houses and 458 i inhabitants, viz. 1850 'males and 2734 females, of whom 3961 were returned as employed in trade, and 336 in agriculture. The situation is dry and airy, having a broad street the whole length of the town : there is also a 20od row of houses ■on the south side of the river, connected by -a handsome bridge, but standing in the pa- rish of Dundonald, being chiefly inhabited by seafaring people. The church stands on a rising ground, between the town and the river, and is a handsome building with an •elegant spire. The harbour is commodious, and has 12 feet water at the bar at spring tides. The principal trade is in the exporta- tion of coal ! o Ireland. In J 7-90 there were 5 1 vessels belonging to this port, the tonnage of "which amounted to 3682 tons; the largest 160 tons, and the smallest 33; and about 24,0' 10 chaldrons of coals are exported an- nually. Considerable quantities of woollen ajid carpeting, muslins, lawns, gauzes, and linen, are likewise exported from tie manufacturing towns. The principal impcr*s are hemp, iron, and deals, from Memel and Norway; ship timber and corn. There is & dock-yard for ship-building, a large ta nnery, a rope walk, and a bleacbfield. In the neigh- bourhood is the ancient castle of the earl qf Eglintonn, being the remains of a nunnery. Irvine, a river in Ayrshire, rising among the mountains which form a boundary between the counties of Air and Lanark* and failing into the Clyde a little below the town of Irvine. Irvon, a river in Brecknockshire, which falls into the Wye atBuilth. I:;v.i;;.r., a river in Lancashire, which falls into the Mersey 7 miles: above Warring Iscoed, a village in the hundred of '\iay- lar, Flintshire, Wales, 8 miles from V. "'.it- church, and 1GS fiom London ; containing 80 houses and 463 inhabitants. Lel:., a parish in Allerdale ward, below Derwent, Cumberland, stands near.the river Derwent, Z\ miles from Cockermouth, and 302 from Londou ; containing 5S houses and 276 inhabitants, including the adjoining hamlet of Isell Old Park. "The living is a vicarage, value 8/. 13*. 6d. I riFi.D, a parish in the hundred of Lex- field, Dorset, rape of Pevensey, Sussex, 2 miles from Uckfieid, and 45 from London; containing 40 houses and 334 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, rated at 9/. 12*. S,A in the patronage of tlie archbishop of Can- terbury, Isham, a parish in the hundred of Gr- lingbury, Northampton, 4 miles from Wel- lingborough, and .72 from Loudon ; contain- ing 53 houses and 247 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, rated at 15/. in two moieties, one -of them being in the patronage of the bishop of Lincoln. Isiicoyd, a village in the hundred of Llan- eevelach, Glamorganshire, Wales, near Swansea, 208 miles from London ; contain- ing 135 houses and 646 inhabitants. Isis, the name given to the Thames be- fore it joins the Thame at Dorchester. Lsis, a small river in Brecknockshire, Wales, which falls into the Usk. Isker, a river in Wales, which .runs into the Usk, 2 miles west of Brecknock. ■Island Macee, a peninsula of Ireland, in the county of Antrim, on the coast of the north channel of the Irish Sea, about 6 miles long, and 1 broad, to the north of the en- trance into Belfast Lough. Islandsiiire, that detached part of the county of Durham situated north of North- umberland, including the parishes of An- croft, Holy island, Kyloe, and Tweed- mouth. Isle Abbott. See Abbott Isle, Somer- setshire. Isle Brewers. See Brewers' Isle, So- mersetshire. Isi.iiijAM, a parish in the hundred of Stop- Li 2 ISL 1SL foe, Cambridge, 5 miles from Ely, and 6f as being employed In various trades and ma. from London; containing 272 houses and nufactures, and 115 in agriculture, includ- 1212 inhabitants, of who,: » 588 were returned ing Upper and Lower Holloway, ana p-rt of as employed in trade.. 'Die living is a vi- Newington -green and Ki - Land The church carage, rated at 13/. 3s. Id. in the patronage is a handsome modern building erected In of the bishop of Rochester. 1754, the old gothic one being then taken Islfworti!, the name of a hundred in down ; it is built of brick 'ith stone quoins, Middlesex, on the south-western side of the and the spire, with a gallery at the base, county, bounded on the east by the Thames, of Portland stone. It has a neat pc tico on the west by Honnslow Heath, and on the in front. The height to the vane is 164 north by the Grand Junction canal. feet, and the length of the church 108 feet. Islewortii, a parish in the hundred of The root is supported without pillars. The the same name, Middlesex, pleasantly situ- tower has now three tiers of iro i tie9 a or ated on the banks of the Thames opposite chain bars, placed across in different di- Richmond, 8£ miles from London; and con- rections, and is guarded by an electric con- taining 733 houses and 4346 inhabitants, viz. ductor from the top of the ball, the scaf- 2069 males and '2277 females, of whom 322 folding for these improvements was the con- were returned as employed in trade and 257 trivance of a basket-maker of St. Alban's, in agriculture. From its pleasant situation and was composed of wicker-work, but ca- a variety of elegant villas have been erected pable of bearing almost any weight. Here here. That called Sion hill was formerly a is a good almshouse] under the government convent; and Sion house, the seat of the of the Brewers' company, erected by Dame duke of Northumberland, which stands in Alice Owen, for 10 widows of this parish, some charming grounds on the banks of situated at the entrance of the town, al- the Thames, was also a nunnery of Bridget- though really in the parish oi St. James, tines: at the dissolution the monastery was Clerkenwell. On the south-west side of the granted to the duke of Somerset, uncle to village is the Ne-v River head, which sup- Edward VI. who built the present magni- plies a great part of London with water; ■ficent structure of white stone, with a flat near which is Sadler's Wells, first called so roof, embattled; at each of the angles is a from its spa zoaters, discovered in 1683 by square turret : after the execution of the one Sadler in a garden belonging to a house duke in 155'? it became forfeited, and was which he had opened as a music-room ; after given to John duke of Northumberland, this it became an exhibition for rope- Queen Mary granted it again to the Bridget- dancing, tumbling, and pantrnnimical inter- tines, who were expelled by Elizabeth, and hides, which are still carried on during the in 1604 it was again granted to the earl of summer season. A communication with the Northumberland, in whose family it has reservoir o c water from the New River has continued ever since. The grounds are di- bee' lately added to the machinery for ex- vided by a cut from the Thames, which hi'iitio is. The mineral water, now called has two bridges. The green-house, bavin™ Islington Spa, much resembles in quality a gothc front, retains the back atr' end the. springs at Tunhridge Wells: it is a very •walls as they stood when part of the mo- light water, impregnated with iron. A gallon nastery. The gardens are laid out in a yields about a scruple of reddish earth. Near very beautiful style. The hall, dining-rooms, Highbury terrace is a neat vilia of the late &.C are furnished and ornamented in the Alexander Aubert, esq. but now belonging most magnificent manner with statues, paint- to John Beutley, esq. having a lofty and ings in chiaroscuro, tapestries, and hang- spacious observatory. The site of these pre- ings .; floured silk damask. The chimney- mises was called Jack Strau-'s castle. Near pieces are i stucco work, in a beautiful it is a noted tavern and tea-garden, called style, after the finest remain 1 ! of antiquity, Highbury Barn. — Lysom's Environs of Lon- and omaov ted wi*-h or monlv. The prin- don. cipa! part of these improvements were begun Islington, a parish in the hundred of in 1762 by the late duke, under the direction Freebridge Marshland, Norfolk, situated of Robert Adam, esq. The living is p. vi- near the great Ouse river, 3 miles from carage, rated at IS/, in the patronage of the Lynn, and 99\ from London; containing 25 dean and canons of Windsor. The church houses and 177 inhabitants. The living is a is a modern structure. — Lysons's Environs of vicarage, value 6/. 13*. 4d. united with London, Tylncy. lstev Walton. See Walton Isley, Lei- Lie qf Dogs, a part of Poplar Marsh, Cester. Middlesex, opposite Greenwich, formed by Islingt on, a parish in the hundred of Os- the winding of the river Thames. When ftulton, Middlesex, 1^ mile from London; Greenwich was a royal residence there was but, from the numerous buildings lately a hunting seat here, and the kennel for the erected, almost a continuation of the me- hounds being kept in this marsh, from tropolis ; it contains 1665 houses and the noise they made, the sailors, in navi- 10,212 inhabitants, vi/j. 41S9 males and gating the river, named i£ the Isle of Dogs. 60:y barges, and joins the Ouse at Tempsf'ord. Ivi.i., a river which ri>es in Dorsetshire, and soon after entering Somersetshire, passes by Yeovil, Ilrhe-ter, &c. and y ins the Parret at Langport. Ive's St. a borough, market-town, and chapelry, in the parish ot Unylelant, hun- dred of Penwith, Cornwall, 9 miles from Merazion, and 275$ from London; contain- ing 540 houses and 2714 inhabitants, viz, 1156 males and 1558 femfries, of whom 117 were returned as en, ployed in various trades, and 611 in agriculture. It stands on the LI 4 ivr JUR West side of St. Ive's bay, in the. rVistol Channel ; but its harbour, for want of pro- per attention, is in a very bad condition, and almost Choked up. The clmnii is a hand- some building, close to the sea Here is a good grammar school founded by Charles I. who incorporated the town under amayor, 12 capital, and 24 inferior burgesses', a recorder, town-clerk, 8cft S . Ive's returns two members to parliament, who are elected by the inhabitants payuig scot aim lot, con- sisting of about 200. The returning officer is the mayor. The north-west wind has driven vast shoals of sand on the coast, and the rocks here are streaked with a resem- blance of copper, of Wftich there are some mines in the neighbourhood. The ancient name of this place was Peridthas. It t^ok its present name from St. Tia, an Irish iady, who lived here in great sanctity. It is a custom of the manor here, that or: the death of every person worth ten pounds, ten shil- lings shail be paid to the vicar. Its market is on Wednesday and Saturday. Fair Sa- turday before Advent Sunday. — Polz^n -ie's Cornwall. Ive's St. a parish in the hundred of Fast, Cornwall, 5 miles from CalBngtdn, arid 220 from London; containing 77 houses and 48fi inhabitants. The living is a rectory, rated at 26/. and is in the patronage of the king, as duke ©f Cornwall. Ive's St. a market-town and parish in the hundred of Hurstingstone; Hunts, 5 miles from Huntingdon, and 60 from London, on the river Ouse ; it contains 464 h'. uses and 2099 inhabitants, viz. 1055 males and 1064 females, of whom 723 were returned as employed in trade, and 92 in agriculture. Here is a handsome stoue bridge uv r the river Ouse. The buildings are mostly modem, the greater part of the town having Vieen burnt down a few years since. Its name is derived from a Persian bishop, lvo, who preached here about the year 600 ; and, being canonized, the monks of Ramsey founded a Benedictine priory at this place to bis memory. Here is a pood cattle market on 3\Ionday. Fairs 'Whlt^Monday and ]0Ji October. Thelhing is a vicarage, rated at 6/. 15*. Iveston, a hamlet in the parish of Lan- 'ohester, in Chester ward? Durham, 7\ miles from Durham, and 267 fr< m London} con- taininff 27 bouses and 251 inhal rants. Ivjnchoe, a market-town and parish inthe hundred of Cotslow, Bucks, 9| miles from Heme! Hempstead, and 2bk from London ; containing 78 houses and 453 inhabitants. It is situated on the declivity of some chalk hills, having an extensive view over the adjacent country, and consists of two streets in the form of a T. The parish is very extensive, being 14 miles lone, and has four hamlets attached to it. The church is a good building, with a fine peal of bells. In this town; and the adjacent hamlets, upwards of 300 persons are constantly employed in lace making. The market oil Saturday- Was one* very considerable. Fai s 6th May and 17th October for cat: le, pedlary, &c. The living is a vicarage, rated at 12. 16 \d. and the patron is the duke of Bridgewater. Lat. 51. 50. 9. Long. ft. 37. 51. W.—Maton's lour. IvtNc.roN, a parish in the hundred of Wol- phy, Hereford, 2^ mSes from Leominsttr, and 137 from London; containing 72 houses and 373 ("habitants. It i a uiacy. Ivy bridge, a populous little village in the hundred of F.rmin:r'oii, Devon, 2^ miles from Bideford, on the road to Plymouth, and 207 from London. It is a hamlet to four parishes, being situated in Ugboroujrh, Eimington, Harford, and Cornwall. Here are some paper and block mills; and it has a i.eat chapel, erected, in 1790, by subscrip- tion; The situation is particularly healthy and pleasant. Ivy eKURCH, a parish in the hundred of Longport, lathe 6f Shepway, Kent. 2 miles from New RoBiney, and 6 Q from London ; containing 27 houses .and 14 t inhabitants. Juliott St. a parish in the hundred of Lesnewtii, Cornwall, 4 mi.es from Gamelford, and 224 from London ; containing 42 houses and 199 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Jura, one of the Hebrides opposite to Argyleshire, to which county it is annexed. It is composed chiefly of huge rocks in the- most disorderly and naked stare, some of them being '2500 feet above the level of the sea. It contains 2 8 houses and 1202 inha- bitants* is about 25 miles in length, and from 2 to 6 in breadth. From the thinness of the population, there is generally bailey and oats enough grown for the I onsumption of the inhabitants, if not distilled inte whiskey, as shell- fish and potatoes form the principal food of the poorer people. What are called the " Paps of Jura," are three lofty mountains of a conic form, and of stupendous height. Some black cattle are raised here, and about 300 or 4 sold annu- ally out of the island, and about 100 horses. The wool is remarkable for its fineness, but the sheep are small and not numerous ; goats are in greater plenty. Some wild deer are still remaining, but the number is continually growing- less. The inhabitants all reside in the village of Jura, on the east side of the island, the western part being too rugged for cultivation. There are two good harbours on the east side of the island, but no vessels above five or si\- tons belonging to them. A very fine sand is found here, which is exported for the use of the gla c s manu- facturers; and iron ore is found in abund- ance. — Pennant's i otir to the Hebrides. Jura Sound, a strait of the sea which separates the island of Jura from the main land of the county of Argyle, about 4 miles wide. Jurbv Point, a cape on the northwast I WE ■part ©f the Isle of Man, 5 miles west of Ramsay, Just St. a parish in the hundred of Pen- with, Cornwall, 6 miles from Penzance, and 895 from London; containing 536 h us. s and 2779 inhabitants, xz '411 males and 1563 females, of whom 22/7 were returned as employed in tra !e and manufacture, and 379 in agriculture. It is a vicarage, rated at tlL II*. Jus* St. a parish in the hundred of Pow- der, Cornwall, opposite to Falmouth, ■§ mile from St. Maw's, and 269 from London; con- taining 16 > houses and 1416 inhabitants, of whom 156 were returned as employed in various trades. This includes the population ef St. Maw's borouuh, which is in this parish, The living is a rectory, rated a 31L 10./. Iwade, a parish in the hundred of Hilton, lathe of Scray, Kent, 7 iuii 7 houses and 135 inhabitants. Katheddin, or Cathedin, a parish in the hundred of Talgarth, Brecknockshire Wales, near Talgarth, and 160 mites from London ; containing 38 houses and 177 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value pi. 2>. 11 . Kea St. a parish in the bundled of Powder, Cornwall, 3 miles from Truro, and 2(50 from London ; .containing 450 house-: and 2440 inhabitants, viz. 1199 males and 1241 fe- males, of whom 75 were returned employed jn trade, and 215 in agriculture, The living is a vicarage, value 167. in the patronage of the bishop ot Exeter. Keach, a river in Cardiganshire, which falls into the Tyyy below Kennarth. Keadby, a viliage in the parish of Froding- ham, in Manley wapentake, Lindsay division, Ijiacolu, 7 miles from Giaudfoid Brigg, and KEA 164 from London; containing 36 houses anS 158 inhabitants. The St ainforth and Keadby canal falls into the Trent at this village. Keai. East, a parish in the hundred of Bulingbrook, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 2 miles frou) Spilsby, and 130 from London; containing 54 houses and 268 inhabitants. L is a rectory, rated at SI. 15s. 7d. Keai. West, a parish in the same hundred, Lincoln, 1 mile distant from the above ; contains 91 houses and 44? inhabitants. The living is a rectory, rated at 20/. Kean St. a pari h in the hundred of West, Cornwall, 1\ miles from Leskeard, and 225 from London; containing 24 houses and 139 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 5L 18,. 6-/. Ki arsi.ey, a township in the parish of Dean, hundred of Safford, Lancaster, 5 miles from Bolton, and 191 from London; containing 193 houses and 1082 inhabitants, of whom 477 were returned as being em- ployed in trade and tiwnuhctnre. KEI KEL Kebry, a river in Monmouthshire, which fells into the l T iwn of New Mill. It lies on the banks of the river lsla. The new town of Keith was •rected in 1750, on a barren moor, and contains about 1100 inhabitants, mostly (►mployed in flax dressing, spinning, and weaving; and has a good weekly market. Here is also a tannery, an extensive bleach- field, and distillery. Near the village of old Keith, the lsla, falling over a high rock, forms a fine cascade, called the Lhin of Keith. In the neighbourhood are several druidical circles and chalybeate springs. Keithall, a parish united with Kinkell, in the district of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 10 miles from Inverurie; contain- ing 195 houses and 853 inhabitants. Jt is watered by the rivers Don and Ury. Kkkewick, a hamlet in the parish of Daresbury, hundred of Bucklow, Chester, 4 miles from Warrington, and 180 from London ; containing 13 houses and 69 in- habitant . Kh.by, a hamlet i;i the parish of Haydor, hundred of Aswardhun, parts of Kesreven, Lincoln, 5 mites from Folkingham, ar.d 112 from London; containing 13 houses and 71 inhabitants. Kelfield, a village in the parish of StiUing'fleet, in the wapentake of Ouse and Derwent, east riding of York, 5 miles from Selby, and 1 86 from London ; containing 32 houses and 175 inhabitants. Kelham, a parish in the hundred of Tburgarton, Notts, 2 mile3 from Newark, and 126 from London, situated between two currents of the Trent; and contains 41 houses and 227 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 1 9/. 8s. id. Keek Great and Littie, two small villages in the parish of Harpham, Dickering lythe, east riding of York, 4 miles from Driffield, and 201 from London; containing 18 houses and 82 inhabitants. Kellan, a parish in the hundred of Moyddyn, Cardiganshire, Wales, 4 miles from Lampeter, and 204 from London ; containing 85 houses and 418 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 5/. 7j. Si. in the patronage of the bishop of St. David's. Kelllt HETHEK, a township in the parish of Bolton, Lonsdale ward, Lancaster, 6 miles from Lancaster, and 254 from London ; containing 62 houses and 500 inhabitants. Km. let over, a township and chapelry in the parish of Bolton, 1 mile distant from the above ; containing 77 houses and 41 1 inhabitants. Kelt.ey, a parish in the hundred of Lifton, Devon, 4 miles from Launceston, and 269 from London; containing 25 hoiues and 201 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at $1. 8s. 9d. Keluxg, a parish in the hundred of Holt, Norfolk, 2l mileS from Holt, and 121 from London ; containing 24 hsuscs and 132 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. Kellincton. See Cau.ihgtos, Corn- wall. Keliingtok, a parish in the wapentake of Osgoldness, west rid ng of York, 4 miles from Pontefract, and 131 from London; containing 52 houses and 253 inhabitants KEL K EL The living is a vicarage, value 91. 3s. 1 Id. in principally those of woollen cloth, and the patronage of Trinity college, Cambridge, dressing sheep ami lamb skins, and 125 in Kelloe, a parish in liasington ward, agriculture. Fro n 7^, 1)00 to 80,00 » lamb's Durham, 5 miics from Durham, and l j55 and sheep's skins arc annually dresse i here from London; containing IS houses and 80 and sent to various maikcts, and upwards of inhabitants. 30,00t> pairs of shoes arc exported; more Ket.-. lEsiiAM, a hamlet in the parish of than 20,000 yards of flannel and 10,000 yards Bred n, Gloucestershire, near fewksbury. of linen of various qualities are also mauu- lls, a parish in the ste arcry ot Kirk- cudbright, in which is situated the royal burg 1 ! pf New Galloway. The parish con- taint 170 houses and <7S inhabitants. It is factored here. The town consists of a lar^ square, With six Streets branching from ft at regular distances. In the square stands the town-house. It has a good bridge over the bounded by the rivers Dee and Ken, and river Tweed, built iu 1799; and the parish abounds wi< h lead and copper. Kell's-range, a ridge of hills in the above parish, mostly composed of granite. On one of these hills is a rocking stone of eight or ten tons weight, so equally poized on its church and episcopal chapel are handsome buildings. Part of the ruins of Kelso abbey are still remaining; it was built by David king of Scotland, and had a mitred abbot. Here is a public dispensary, and a good center, that it is moveable by the pressure subscription library. The town is governed of a finger. Kells, a town in the county of Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland, pleasantly situated on the river Blackwater, 31 miles northwest of Dublin. by a baron bailie, appoin ed by the duke of Roxburgh, and 15 stent masters, appointed by the duke and the merchants of the corporation. This town has often surfered by fire. It is a place of great gaiety, being Kells, a town in the county of Kilkenny, generally the seat of tiie Caledonian hunt; province of Leinster, Ireland, 04 miles south- and has some well attended races at Caver- west of Dublin. town Edse, about 5 miles distant. — Pennant's Kells, a river and village in the county of Torr, and sir John Sinclair's Stat. Account. Antrim, Ulster, Ireland, S9 miles from Kelstekn', a parish in the hundred of Dublin. Louth Eske, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 Kellystows, a village in the county of miles from Louth, and 158 from London; Carlow, province of Leinster, Ireland, stands containing 30 houses and 154 inhabitants. on the east side of the river Barrow. It is a vicarage, value 61. \\s. lOrf. Kelmaus.i, a parish iu the hundred of Kelston, a parish in the hundred of Roth well, Northampton, V2\ miles from Bath Forum, Somerset, 3 miles from Bath, Northampton, and 79 from London; con- and 1 10 from London ; containing 35 houses taining 23 houses and 131 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value 23/. 1*. 5 '. Kelsall, a township in the parish of Tarvin, hundred of Eddisbury, Chester, 7 miles from Chester, and 1^.0 from London; containing 109 houses and 469 inhabitants. Kelsey South, a parish in the hundred of Walshcroft, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 6 miles from Market Raisin, and 155 from London ; containing S3 houses and 449 in- habitants. The living is a rectory, rated at lit. 4i. 2d. and the patron is the king. KelsiiY North, a parish in the hundred Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 27 miles from of Yarborough, Lindsay division, Lincoln, Newton Douglas, and IS from Dumfries; 3 miles from Caistor, and 154 from Londou; containing 351 houses and 1905 inhabitants, containing 97 houses and 4S9 inhabitants, of whom 166 were returned as employed in The living is a vicarage, value 8/. belonging various trades. to the prebend thereof in Lincoln cathedral. Kelton hill, sometimes called Rhon>- Kelsball, or Kelshti.l, a parish in the house, a village in the above parish. and 221 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. 9s. 4(/. KELTiionrE, a hamlet in the parish of Ketton, in the hundred of East, Rutland, 90 miles from London. Population included with Ketton. Kelton, a hamlet in the parish of Lamp- lugh, in Allerdale ward, above Derwent, Cumberland, 5 miles from Whitehaven, and 300 from London ; containing 26 houses and 135 inhabitants. Kelton, a palish in the stewartry of hundred of Odsey, H'rts, -2 miles from Royston, and 35 from London; containing 35 houses and 179 inhabitants. The living is Kelvedos', a parish in the hundred of Witham, Essex, 3 miles from Witham, and 40 from London, it consists of a very long a rectory, value 21/. in the patronage of the street; containing 1S6 houses and 994 in- bishop of Ely. habitants. It is crossed by the river Pant. Kelso, a town in the shire of Roxburgh, Fair Easter-Monday. It is a vicarage, value Scotland, standing on the banks of the 9/. 4s. 2d. Teviot and Tweed, 20 miles from Berwick, Kflveton, or Kelvedos Hatch, a parish and 42 from Edinburgh ; containing 524 in the hundred of Ongar, Essex, 3 miles bouses and 4196 inhabitants, viz. 1919 males from Chipping Ongar, and 19 from London ; aud 2 'J 7 7 females, of whom 6i.'0 were returned containing 41 houses and 360 inhabitants^ as employed in trade and manufactures, It is a rectory, value 12,/!. KEM "Kn.vis, a river in Stirlingshire, Scotland, ■which falls into the Clyde nt Qoyan. Ovjer this river the great canal is car ied by an aqueduct bridge on four arches fifty feet vide. Kn.vis, a river of Londonderry, in the province of Ulster, Ireland, which fa Us, in to the Roe, about 4£ miles south of Newton Limavady. Kelyn, a river in Merionethshire, which falls into the Troweryn. Kr'-.BACK, a parish in the shire of Fife, Scotland, 3§ miles from Cupar, and 6 from St. Andrew's; containing 123 houses and 626 inhabitants : is watered by the river Eden. Kemberton, a parish in the hundred of Brim$ trey, Salop, 3 miles from ShifFnaL and 14.) from London; containing .4) houses and '213 inhabitants. The li> ing is a rectory, value 5/. 6>'. bd. united with Sutton Maddock. Kemble, a parish in the hundred of llalmsbury, Wilts,* miles from Malmsbwy, and 90 from London; eon aining 67 beusi s and 400 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. 4i. TV. Kemlet, a river in Salop, which falls into ihe Severn below Chub v. Kemlet j a river in Denbighshire, which Tails into the Tanot below Place Yeha. Kem.vjet ros, a parish in the hundred of Tewksbury, Gloucester, 3 miles from Tewks- bury, and 107 from London; containing 67 houses and 42? inhabitants. Here is an excellent quarry of free-stone, and several petrifying springs. The living is a rectory, ■value 17/. 13^. Id. in the patronage of the corporation of Gloucester. Kemiyn bay, near Cemmnes, Montge- mi yshire, Wales, noted for a quarry of marble common to this place and some parts of Italy, of a green, black, white, and dull purple mixed ; the green parts partake of the nature of jasper. Kemnay, a parish in the shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, on the banks of the river Don, 4 miles from Kintore, and 16 from Aberdeen; r-ontaining 137 houses and 583 inhabitants. Kemtllv, a parish in the hundred of Dotloe, Gloucester, 4 miles from Ross, and 1 1 2 from London ; containing 45 houses and IMS inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, value .5/. 6s. 5'/. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Hereford. Ke.mi'sey, a parish in the hundred of Oswahlslow, Worcester, 4 miles from Wor- cester, and 108 from London; containing 166 houses and 845 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, value 6/. 18*. 9d. in the patronage of the Jean and chapter oi' Wor- cester. KempsfmT!d, a parish in the hundred of Brightwell Barrow, Gloucester, 3 miles fiom Lechlade, and 77 from London; containing 91 house? and 656 inhabitants. The church is a larse handsome building. The living is a vicarage, value 19/. in the patronage t>f tl .<; bishop of Gloucester. K E N" KrMrsTON, a parish in the hundred of Redbornstoke, Bedford, 3 miles from Bedford, and 4U from London; containing 180 houses and 1035 in abitante, of whom '274 were returned as employed in various trades. The living is a vicarage, value 12/. Kempstqn, a parish in *nr hundred of Launditch, Norfolk 6 miles from East Dereham, and 98 from London; containinj 5 houses and 50 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4*. 1S>. 4 '. KEM^corr, a small village in the hundred of Bampton, Oxford, on the borders of Gloucester. 3 rmles from Bampton, and 70 from Loudon; containing 27 houses and 1.35 inbal itants. Ken: inc, a parish in the hundred of Codsheath, lathe ot Sutton, Kent, near Sevenoaks, and 24 miles from London; containing 61 houses and 3'21 inhabitants, The giving is a vicarage, value 19/. 13i 4'i with Sea] chapel, patron the duke of Dor- set. Kemys Commander, a parish and curacy in the hundred of U -k, Monmouth, 4 miles from Usk, and 14S from London, containing 2-1 bouses and 163 inhabitants. Ken, a river in Westmoreland and Lan- cashire, which falls into the Irish Sea. Kln, u river in Devonshire, which falls into the Ex below Exeter. Ken, a river in Galloway, which rises iu the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and forms a beautiful lake called Loch Ken ; and joining the Dee, falls into the Sol way Frith. Kenardinc.ton, a parish in the hundred of Blackburn, lathe of Scr.ay, Kent, 7 miles from Ashford, and 62 from London; con- taining 29 houses and 171 inhabitants. Here are the vestiges of a Roman camp. Kenchestcr, a parish in the hundred of Grirrisworth, Hereford, 5 miles from Here- ford, and 140 from London, situa'cd on the riverine, which joins the Wye at Hereford} it contains 17 houses and 85 inhabitants. This is supposed to have been the ancient city of Arku "him, of greater magnitude than Hereford, and where king Oifa had a splendid palace. It is supposed to have beer» destroyed by^ an earthquake. The apparent ruins of a temple are to be seen here, and many large foundations near it. Some years ago a beaur tiful tessellated floor was discovered here, and a Roman bath, with leaden pipes, found quite entire, built of Roman brick. — Grose's Antiq. Kencott, a parish in the hundred of Bampton, Oxford, 2-£ miles from Bampton, and 7 3 from Loudon ; containing 35 houses and 191 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 67. 19v. M. Kendal, the name of a ward in West- moreland, forming the southern part of the county. Kendal, a market- town and parish in Kendal ward, Westmoreland ; it is 22 milo? from Laucastcr, and 260 from London- ap$ i* somefiwes called Kirby in Kendal, that, is, a church iu a valley, from i:s being situated in a pleasant valley on the banks of the river Ken; it contains 1394 houses and 6892 inhabitants, viz. 2950 males and o942 fe- males, of whom 3729 were returned as em- ployed in various trades and manufactures, and 151 in agriculture. The manufactures of cottons, coarse woollens, lindseys, druggetts, Worsted stockings, flannels, and serges, are here very considerable, and there are several small manufactories of hardware. Here are seven trading companies, each having their hall. viz,. Mercers, Tanners, Glovers, Sheer- men,Cordwainers,Taylors,and Pewterers. The church is a large Gothic fabric, divided into five ailes, with a square tower; at the east «ud are four chapels. North of the church is Abbot Hall, formerly the residence of the abbot of St. Mary's at York. The Ken Is crossed from the north by an ancient bridge, and the main street, leading from it, slopes toward the centre of the town, uhere it joins another principal street, being about one mile long, and of a spacious breadth. The entrance from the south is by another bridge, which makes a short turn into the outskirts of the town, where the street expands, and lias a pleasant appearance. A new street has been built from the centre of the town toward the river, and there has lately been erected some very convenient and neat, butchers' shambles. Near the church is a free school, connected with Queen's college, Oxford. Here are chapels for Quakers, Methodists, Presbyterians, and Roman Catholics. The buildings in general have a handsome ap- pearance, being of limestone covered with blue slate. There an- several charitable in- stitutions, and the workhouse is very com- modious. On the top of a high hill west of the town are the ruins of a very an- cient castle, opposite to which is an arti- ficial cone-shaped mount, called Castle Law "hill. In 17S8 a handsome obelisk was erected by a subscription of the inhabit- ants, to commemorate the revolution in 16, 8. The river abounds with salmon and trout, over which there are three bridges, and on the banks live a number of dyers and tanners. By the inland navigation this town has communication with the rivers Mersey, Dee, Ribble, Ouse, Trent, Severn, Humber, Thames, Avon, &c. extending above 500 miles through most of the inland counties. Here are kept the sessions for the barony of Kendal. It has a new house of correction with cells underneath. It is in- corporated under a mayor, 12 aldermen, and S4 capital burgesses. Several Roman stations are observable in the neighbourhood. The living is a vicarage, value 92/ 5s. in the pa- tronage of Trinity college, Cambridge. — r Hum's Westmoreland. Kfnderchurch, a parish and curacy in She hundred, of Webttee, Hereford, 11 mil*3 K E N from Ffercford, and 140 from London; «*«» taining 12 houses and 72 inhabitants. Ki'.nfiu, a town and parish in the hundrfd of Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales, 7 miles from Bridgend, and 18€ from London ; containing 111 houses and 655 inhabitants. Great part of the land near the sea-side off this place is overwhelmed with bills of sand, which are continually shifting from place to> place with the wind. The inhabitants havri a vote for the member for the Glamorgan- shire boroughs. Kexiiworth, a maTket-town and parish in the hundred of Knigbtlow, Warwick, .» miles from Warwick, and 100 from Lon- don; containing 405 houses and 1968 inha- bitants, of whom 169 were returned as em- ployed in trade. This place was once famous for its castle, the remains of which form one of the most beautiful and picturesque ob- jects in the kingdom. At a small distance from it stood a priory of Black Canons. The church is ancient, vt ith a spire steeple. Here are two meeting-houses. Market on Wed- nesday ; fair Midsummer-day. The living 1 is a vicarage, value 6/. 13s. M. The patron is the king. KENiNGiiAr.L, a parish in the hundred of Guiltcross, Norfolk, 2^ miles from Harlinar, and 91 J from London ; Containing 123 house? and 1052 inhabitants, of whom 151 w-ere returned as employed in various trade*. Thomas Howard, the great duke of Norfolk, built a magnificent palace here; but it was pulled down about the middle of the ICtb century. This manor claims the office of chief butler at the coronation of the kings of England. Fair 7th July. The living is a vicarage, value 51. lis. ]d. in the patronage' of the bishop of Ely. — BloomjitLls Tour. Kfnley, a parish in the hundred of Con- dover, Salop, 3 miles from Much Wenlock, and 1.5t from London; containing 61 houses and 3Q0 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Kenmare, a town in the county of Keny, province of Munster, Ireland, stands at the mouth of a river of the same name, 12 miles south of Killarney, and 155 south-west of Dublin. The river is about 20 miles long and 3 broad, and affords a safe and capa- cious harbour, but little frequented. Kenmore, a parish in the shire of Perth, Scotland, lying on both sides Loch Tay, 23 miles from Dunkeld, and T4 from Inverness ; the village is neatly built, containing, in- cluding the whole parish, C73 houses and 3346 inhabitants, viz. 1524 males and 1822 females, of whom 232 were returned as em- ployed in trade and 557 in agriculture. It is pleasantly situated on an isthmus of Lock Tay, over which it has an elegant bridge of five arches. About two miles distant is Tay- mouth, the elegant seat of the earl of Braid- albain. One of the hills on the side of the lake Bcnla'joers is 4015 feet above the level of the sea. KgtfN, a parish i« the kundred of Ex* KEN minster, Devon, 5 miles from Exeter, and 1~3 fiom London ; containing- 168 houses and SI 8 inhabitants.. It is a rectory, value 46/. 15s. 4, Devon, 2 1 miles from CoTTufflpton, and 160 from T ":idon; containing 141 houses and lU4 ? iafaal itantg. It is a rectory, value lit. \Ss. 11,/. Kentisbcrv, a parish in the hundred of Braun'ori. Devon, 6 miles from Barnstaple, and 19 > from London; contain nc 41 horned and 041 inhabitants^ It is a rectorr, value 12/. 10*. Id Knmnsa Town, a hamlet in the parish of Pancras, iiiiifirerl of Ossulton, IWiddlese*, 9 miles from London, on the road to Huh jrate. It is now becomiaz a very pOpttldtiS place, and new streets are dailv erecting that "Mill very soon join it to the metropolis. Here is a rhapel of ease to St. Pancras, and an assembly room. Kentmers, a township and chapr-lry in the parish and ward of Kendal. West- moreland, near Kendal, and 260 mile- from London; containing 39 houses and 166 in- iiabitants. Kenton, a parish in the hundred of Exminster, Devon, 2 miles from Exmouth, and 178 from London ; containing 307 houses and 1639 inhabitants, of whom 148 were returned as employed in various trade*. This village stands at the confluence of the river Ken u-ith the Ex. It is the custom of this manor, that if the issue of any of the tenants hold their tenements three di s < rrts successively, they may claim the inheritance of the tenement. The living is a vicarage, value 34/. 13s. 4rf. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Sarum. Kenton, a township in the parish of Gos- ford, Castle ward, Northumberland, 3 mHes from Newcastle, and 279 from London ; containing 170 bouses and 885 inhabitants. Kenton, a parish in the hundred o* Loes, Suffolk, 3 miles from Dehenbam, and 85 from London; containing 29 houses and '240 inhabitants. It is a vicarage; value 8/. Kenwvn, a parish in the hundred of Powder, Cornwall, adjoining to Truro, and JfcH miles from London; containing houses and 4017 inhabitants, viz. 1890 w U ■ and 2127 females, of whom 153 were returned as employed in trade, and 166 id agriculture. T;:e living- is a vicarage, value 16/. in the patronage of the bishop of ExeteT. Kenvon, a township in the parish of Winwicfc, in the hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 3 miles from Nekton, and 194 from London ; containing 59 houses ami 384 inhabitants. Kebiog, a river in Denbighshire. Wales, wbiefa falls into the Dee, between Chirk and Bystock, 3 miles from V\ resham. Keriog, a river iji Merionethshire, which fall.- into the Dovy near LlanwerjTig. Kereba, an island of Argylesnire, in the found of Mull, 1 mile from the main land ; about 4 miles long-, and 2 broad; and is included in the parish of Kilbredi. Kebshofe, a small river in Roxburghshire, fwr several miles the bouudary between. Ensland and Scotland : it fills into the Lid lal, and abounds with excellent trout. Kerry, a county of Ireland, in the province of Mimster, bounded on the west by the Atlantic Oct an, on the north by the river Shannon, on the cast by the counties of Limerick and Cork, and on the south by part of <"ork and the Ocean. It is abbot 5+ miles lonsr. and from 18 to 40 broad ; containing 84 parishes, and abo'it 1 9,400 houses , and 107,000 inhabitants The county town is Traiee. Its principal river; are t e Blackwater, Teale. Gale and Brick, (ash in Mang, Lea, Flesk, Laune, Carrin, Farthin, Finny, and the Rough tyi It pos- sesses many excellent harbours, and the southern di=tri< t is plain and fertile ; but a large part of it is fell of mourt ains, almost inaccessible, so that i ttle com is produced, and tra^in? is the rhitf" management of the farmer. Considerable quantities of beef, butter, hides, and tallow, arc exported from hence. Mdst bf the southern parts produce iron ore, and it contains several medicinal sinipcrs. Kerry, a parish in the hundred of Mont- gomery, Montgomervshio -, Yv'alcs, 3 miles from Newtown, a::d 173 from London ; con- taining 290 houses and 175^ inhabitants, 'of whom 352 were returned as employed mostly in manufacturing coarse woollen and Webb. ba ; ze. It is pleasantly situated on a smalt eminence in a beautiful vale of'the same name, entirely encompassed by hrtile hills. It consists of one handsome street along a gradual ascent to the opposite declivity. The cturch is a veiy venerable structure, and ha; n quadrangular tewer, or belfry, ter- minating in regular turrits. It has two a ; .les divided by several heavy Gothic arches, and has windows of painted e seen from the ruins of its once beautiful church. It is a vicarage, value 10/. Kestbven, the , name of a division of Lincolnshire, on the western side of the county, bordering on Nottinghamshire, and to the south of Lincoln. Keston, a parish, in the hundred of Fuxley, lathe of Sutton, Kent, 5 miles from Bromley, and 15 from London ; containing 27 house* and 183 inhabitants. At Holwood hill are the trenches of a Roman fortification, enclosing an area of 100 acres; a fath descends fra» K E W KER !\ETrrESTOKF, a parish in Ired of v, Norfolk, and ! 11 from London ; conl an! 166 inhabitants, i patfon tii.: kings KrrTtBTiioi h in fhe hui Well, Lindsay division, ! - ini.es from Lincoln, and 142 , con- It is a rectory, value 28/. Kerrr.ewr: r , a parish in the wapei rk, on tne larfe, 10 mih a ft uri S ■i K from London ; containing .,1 I an-! i -r inhabitants. It is a vi K'r.vrot:, a parish in the hm Poitlaa , 4 miles from Stamford in Lincoln* . and 90 from London; contain ins i ;s and 657 inhabitant-; it stands on a small rivulet which falls into th< WeUand. church is a very neat bunding-, in the form of a cross. It is a prebend, rated at 29/. 10*. 2rf. belonging to the church of LTncofri. Kittov, a parish in the hurtdred of Res- bridge, Suffolk, 3 miles from Clare, and 58 from London; eontei >s and 4^7 inhabitants; It is a rectory, rated at If-,'. Ss, 6d. KzfEVSr, a river in Monmouthshire, which falls into the Uske at Abergavenny. Kevo-y, a river in Anglesey, which falls into the sea on the sOuth-weet side of the island. Kevtrn >t. a paiish in the hundred of Kcrriar, Cornwall, 7 miles from Falmoutb, and 277 from Condon; containing 440 i an-) 2104 rnhaoTl males and 1107 females, of whom ?7 were returned as employed in trade, and 389 in agriculture. The living is a vicarase, rated at 18/. 1 1«. 4r/. Keyii., a parish in the hundred of Whorls- don, Wilts, 2^ miles frota' "Trowbridge, and 95 from London; containing 95 houses and 466 inhabitants. The fifing is a vicarage, value 12,'. 7s. la. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Winchester. Kr.'.v, a parish in the hundred of Kingston, Surry, on the banks of the Thames, < k miles from London; containing 72 hov.si s and 4 ^ inhabitants. It was formerly ah.' parish of Kingston, and has a nea? chapel, erected at the expence of the neighbouring gentry, on a piece of ground granted by Queen Anne. Here is also a neat stone bridge over the Thames of sevi compleated in 17-1 : being > rivate Mere is a royal palace, f roperty of Samuel Moiiueuy, esq. seereirny to G» II. when prince of ) r ales. < are laid out in the most curious and judi< ions manner, and contain every loner and exotic plant which can be procured. In the center i£ a large bason of gold and silver Esh, and] an aviary containing a great number of birds from China, Botany Bay, fee. In various parts of the gardens are different buildings, viz. a Chinese Pa^nta, 10 storit • ' igh, of sM octagonal si ng .'tH li lmeter, and 181 .-.. ?.}■ and 17 feet high, cu-ufl ami having - 'M ■ "' I iew of t.ieJB ■ . ftands /,t«B ith ;tH large • ices are, ml a charactei iin:nl the 1 ia, a h;:nd-fl some little I )/ I , ■;, ofM the i. ;.,<| - •:, r, ornai rrtuciws and in China, In a winding walk is a C >rinthian colonnade, on ;.n .;t bill stands th< erected in i ttle of ; in 1 759. usa is ne .r i- a small wood ■ . over the lake lea • . dand. Tli are i r till the end of Autumn. Farther of the a most superb new palace of brick cased n ; th artificial stone, entirely in ti; r Gothii the various apartments intended to be fitted up in the costume of different countries. It ia to be wished it was in a more agre situation. — Lrso>i?'s Environs of I sir William Chambers's Account of A 'VAX, ■■- parish in Skyra.-k i West riding of York, 8 miles from Leeds, and li [47 from London; houses and 779 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Kti'v. jck, a township in the parish of Over - th wapentake, north i of York, 6 miles from Thirst, and 22fl London; containing 31 houses and ioT in- habitants. Ktroeston, a hamlet in the parish of Themilthorpe, hundred of Eynesfurd, N r- folk, 1^ mile from Reephain, arid 114 London; containing 21 houses and 162 in- habitants. Keresley, a hamlet in the pari' Folk hill, in Coventry liberties, Warwick, 2\ miles from Coventry, and 93 from L< udon ; containing 46 bouses and 319 inhabitants. Kc.tMiNc. ion, a hamlet m the parish of Croxton, hundred of Yawwroygb, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 5 i til rd .-S and 163 from London.; cur.t.; : 203 Ivf.rsai., a hamlet in the parish of Kneesal, hundred of Thurgartor - Newark, and 13. 10 houses and 50 inhabitants. Kersky, a parish and curacy in tb< -ed of Cosford, Suffolk, 2 n, and e'6 from London; con! and 513 inhabitants. a priory of Augustinesj, KES Dei. cestershire. Kettleby Eye. See Eyekettleby, Lei- cestershire. Keitlkshulme, a township in the p; .ish oi Taxal, hundred of Macclesfield, Chester, 5 miles from Chapel in le Frith, and 170 freaj London; containing 79 houses and £90 ;i* habitants, Mm K E Y KID brough, a township in the parish of Biliesdon, hundred of Gartree, Leicester, 8 t)arton, Stainoross wapentake, west riding of miles froui Leicester, arid 93 from London. York, :H miles from Barnsley, and 17j from Population included with Bildcston. London; containing 7J houses and -iOl in- Key worth, a parish in the hundred of habitants. Rnshcliffe, Notts, 6 miles from Nottingham, Kexbv, a hamlet in the parish of Upton, and lit! from London ; containing 65 houses hundred of Well, Lindsay division, Lincoln, and 535 inhabitant';. It is a rectory, rated at 5 mites from Qainsborough, and 143 from 7/. 5s. London; containing *9 houses and i-,2 Kibblestons, a township in the parish of ants. Stone, hundred of Pirebill, Stafford, adjoin- K' \bv, a Tillage in the parish of Catton, ing to Stone, and 140 from Loudon; con- wapeniake of Ouze and Derwent, east riding taming 144 luuses and 8i)S juhabij hts. <>J' York, 10 miles from York, and 193. from KiBBi.ES worth, a township in the parish of London; containing- H houses and 129 in- Lamesley, in Chester ward, Durham, 4 miles habitants. ! I, and "272 from London; Kbyfeslys, a parish in the hundred of containing 20$. inhabitants. Kevl'enlvs, Radnor, Wales, 10 miles from Kibworth Beaucsamp, a parish in the Uhayader, and 1)68 from London; containing 5 } bouses and 320 inhabitants, It is a rectory, value 91. 19*. 4 .'. in the patronage of the bishop of St Davi l's. Keyham, a parish in the hundred of East Goscotc, Leicester, 6 miles from Leicester, and 96 from London; containing 34 houses and 382 inhabitants. hundred of Gartree, Leicester, 6m--lesfrbin BJarket Harborough, and 89 from Loudon; containing , and 48 > inhabitants. The, liviug is a rectory, rated at 39/. L5r. Kibwi RT8 HARcoi;i;T,a hamlet in iheabovc p iri i, \ miie d staut; containing 87 houses and 1 77 inhabitants Keymer North and South, a hamlet in the parish of Clayton, hundred of Eu ting- hill, rape of Lewes, Sussex, 7 miles from Cuckfield, and 47 from London; containing 6o houses and 465 inhabitants. Kidder minster, a market-town and parish m Halfshire hundred, Worcester, 13 miles from Worcester, and 126 (Von London, on the river Stour; containing 163b houses and 7 ; . , ;.i'", inhabitants, v'u. 39ST males and 4049 females, of whom 365S were returned as Keynsiiam, a market-town and parish in employed in., various trades and manufactures, the hundred of Keyn&barn, Somerset, 5 miles and 345 in agriculture. The church is a from Bristol, and 11 3§ from London;, it stands venerable Gothic structure very large, and on the north side of the Avon, and consists has of late been ornamented and repaired at principally of one street a mile long; eon- considerable expence. In it are several taining 278 houses and 1591 inhabitants, of whom 183 were returned as employed in various trades. The town is built upon a rook, replete with fossil amnion! la?. The church is a large ancient Gothic building, and has a goad stone bridge of 15 arches, over the Avon leading to Gloucester, and auotner Over the river Chew. Here formerly was a considerable woollen manufactory, hut its chief trade is now in malting. Here is a carious ancient monuments. The tower adjoining the church is a strong lofty pile containing eight bells. The town-hall is a large commodious brick boilding,being in part occupied by several tenements, and part by the prison; on the ground-floor arc butchers' stalls; above, is the council-chamber for transacting public business. The streets are well paved, and kept very clean. Here are 12 almshouses; and beside Sunday schools, good charity school. At the spring of the eight chaiity schools for boys and girls, year the river swarms with little eels, about Kidderminster was noted for its manufao- the size of goose quills, which are caught by tories, in common council-men. It f uii'iiy sent m en bers to parliament. Here is a p od i li. r ai sch'o at the east end of the i lu.ch choir, frf e for all Mir inhabitants of tbe town endowed with lands an«i ments prodi cine upwards of )50/. for t.wo rs I be Staffordshire and Worcester il, which passes this place, opens a cm nc- t atiori to Hn !. 1 1 erp'o« I. Bristol, Manchest r, and many o* her" tradinsr towns. It cresses the river Stnnr a' out 100 yards from the niarkel pi ai e at the foot of the eminence on Which the c! urch is erected.and where 'I ere : s ;> very commodious wharf and warehov es. Market on Thursday for all kinds of grain, provisions, fi h, &c. day in tr.e week before Easter, Holy- Tl u • and 4th Septi for nil kinds of merchandise- The living is a vicarage, rated at 30.. 15s. Id. \ I chapel abnexed, tbe clear annual value h ; ncr rather more 500/. pt r annum. — Nash's fi or- Kidbincton Nether, a parish in tbe hun- dred of vTootton, Oxford, 4 miles from Woodstock, and 66 from London; contain- ing 37 houses and 189 inhabitants. The church is a very ancient building. In Hill "Wood, in the neighbourhood, are some well preserved remains of a Roman encampment, to this is Over Kidd hgton, a small hamlet separated by a branch of the Isis, in C hadlmgton hundred. Kidlincton, a parish in tbe hundred of Wooton, Oxford, 3 miles from Woodstock, 5 miles from Oxford, and 5-° from London; containing 120 bouses and 657 inhabitants. It is a vicarage in the patronage of Exeter colli ge, Oxford. Kidwelly, a market-town and parish in Carmarthenshire, Wales, 22 miles firm Swansea, and 226 from London ; it is situated on each side of the river Gevendraethj at a small distance from the shore of Carmar- then bay: I is divided into the OldknQ'Netv Town, jojne'd by a bridge oyef'the river, and contains '11 houses and 1 388 inhabitants, of whom ;T2 were returned as employed in various trades. About l-§ mile below the town this river falls into another called Ge- vehdraetb Fawr, which junction is supposed to b: vi given rise to its name a< Cidwet/i, in V," lies to co into one bed, to join, tlrv both raiting together into Car- marthi .. bay '1 'he Old Town was formerly defended ly a strong wall, and over one of its ancient gates is the present town-hall and prion. The town is in a very decayed state; on an elevated mount are the ruins of an extensive cattle, remarkable for tbe er- fect uniformity of its four round towers. The building of this castle and town, by some historians, are attributed to l inpJohn. It has an elegant church with a handsome spire ste p e, being 153 feet hicrh : here are two meeting-houses and a ?ood grammar school. !t was fb merly no-o.t fur its c'otb manufac- ture ; but its chief traffic now is in coals, fi"m a ■ ollif y abort foirr nrles distant: whence they are conveyed id barges by a canai to the vessel* which he at a commo- dious quay, close to Which ar>- eood docks. Here is an extensive iron found try, and about one mile from tbe town a tin mill, of which article Kidwelly ha^ a goed'export to various parts of the kingdom. The town : s within the jurisdiction of the duchy t" Lancaster, and i goveriied by a mayor, recorder, 1 1 aldermen, and 12 com- mon council: the may i K t to hold two court- for the i c, -i ry of debt' not cx- ceeding 1001. Market on Fairs 24-th tyay,,22d July, and M»th Orrober. The Irving is a vicarage, rated at ?/. 10?. pa- tron ; . .• of Wales, ami the leal of the preferment is about 140/. per i^nnum. — Malkin'i and pennant's Tours in. South Kiftsgate, the name of a hundred in Gloucestershire, lying on the northern side of the county, between the hundreds of Tewksbury and Slaughter. Ktciiirv, a market and parish in Stam- cliffe wapentake, west riding of York, 8 miles from Bradford, and 20"i fr m London, standing in a valley surrounded by hills at the mc tine of t^o brooks, which fall into the river Aire one mile below. It contains 1481 houses and 5745 inhabitants, viz. 2S10 males an;' 2935 females, of whom 3456 were returned a* employed in various tredes and manufactures, and 416 in agriculture. The parish is sis miles loner. 'I his town is well supplied with water, which is brought to almost every door in stone troughs, from a spring on the west p ide of it. There is not half a mile of level ground in the whole parish, except at the west end of it, where there is a pretty even field, about a mile and a half ronnd, on which 'here is a race-course. Here is a canal, which has communication with most of the principal rivers. The manu- factures are those peculiar to this port of Yorkshire, woollen cloth, cottons, lmdseys, and Manchester goods. Market on Wed- nesday. Fairs Bin May and 8th November. The living is a rectory, value 21/. Id. Kilsagie, a village in the parish and shire of Clackmannan, Scotland, has an harbour on the coast of the Frith of Forth, 28 miles from Edinburgh. It wa< famous at one time for an extensive distillery of whis 1 Kilbarchan, a parish in the shire of F.en- frew, Scotland; the village stands on the side of Loch Winnoch, o\ miles from KIL KIL Paisley, and 8 from "Renfrew, and, with its neighbourhood, cj tains 421 h ) ises and 3751 inhabitants, viz. 1437 males and 2314 fe- males, ot' whom 909 were returned as em- ployed in various trades .:ud 215 in agri- culture. In the neighbourhood are several extensive bleach fields. The houses are re- gul ii -and '.veil built of free stone brought from an adjacent quarry: a remarkable cir- cumstance attending which is, that it has coal over tht- s;one, and whinstone above the coal. The rocks here are all of the basaltic whin. There are many ruins of cas- tle; and encampments in the vicinity. Kilbeggan, a town in the county of West Meach, province of Leinste;-, Ireland, plea- sant! y seated on the river JBrosna, 44 miles west of Dublin. Kiljcrry, a village in »he county of Kil- dare, province of Leinster, Ireland. KitBiRNV, a parish in the shire of Ayr, Scot. and, near the river Garnock, 10 rniles from Ayr; containing 163 houses and 959 inhabitants, of whom the village itself contains about 350, mostly employed in the silk manufacture. On the borders of the parish is a fine loch two miles long and half a mile broad, full of pike and tench. Kit.BUns, a hamlet in the parish of Ham^stead, hundred of Ossalton, Middle- sex, 2£ miles from London on the Edgeware road. It had formerly a priory. Here is a spring of medicinal water, like all others of the kind near the metropolis, disregarded. KiLBURKY Castle, late belonging to the earls of Crawfurd ; it is now in a ruinous state. Kilbrandot, a parish in the shire of Ar- gyle, Scotland, united with Kilcliattan, op- posite the sound of Mull, consisting of five farms on the main land or Lorn, ando islands, containing 443 houses and 2278 inhabitants, mostly employed in agriculture and fishing. Kilbride, a parish in the Isle of Arran, shire of Bute, Scotland, lying on the Frith of Clyde, opposite Ayr; it contains 444 houses and 2183 inhabitants, viz. 1003 males and 117 5 females, of whom 92 were returned as employed in trades, apd 662 in agricul- ture. It has two safe harbours. Kilbride East, a parish in the shire of Lanark, Scotland, united with Torrance. The parish is about 10 miles long, in the centre of which lies the village of Kilbride, 4 miles from Hamilton, and 7 from Gias- gow. The parish contains 427 houses and 23.30 inhabitants, viz. 1119 males and 1211 females, of whom 327 were returned as em- ployed in various trades and 313 in agri- culture. Many petrifactions are found here, and the neighbourhood abounds in subjects of curious antiquity, such as ruins of cas- tles, sepulchral tumuli, &;c. The celebrated Drs. Williams and John Hunter were b th natives of this place. — Dr. OVe's History uf Kilbride. Kilbride West, a parish in the shire of Ayr, Scotland, on the Frith of Clyde, 18 miles from Glasgow; containing 154 b uses and 795 inhabitants, including the island of Cam bray. Kilbucho, a parish in the shin- of Peebles, Scotland, 4 miles from Biggar, Ofrom LUlin- burgb, and 14 from Peebles; containing 64 houses and 342 inhabitants. Tne parish consists of two parallel ridges of bids, some of them 1400 feet abov Kijlbubn, a parish and curacy in B.rd- fortb wapeutake, north riding of York, 4 miles from 'I hirsk, and 220 ten; containing 80 houses and 5-68 inhabitants. KiLiiY, a pari-h and curacy in the hun- dred of Gutblaxton, Leicester, 6 miies from Leicester, and 90 from London; containing 52 houses and 242 inhabitants. Kilcai.mosel, a parish in the sh're of Argyle, Scotland, at > he northern extremity of the- peninsula of Kintyre, 46 miles from Inverary ; containing 6l5 houses and v952 inhabitants, viz. 1401 males and 1551 fe- males, almost the whole of whom are em- ployed in agriculture. This includes the uuited parish of Kil berry. Kilcheman, a parish in the Isle of Hay, shire of Argyle, Scotland ; it has one lake, which covers 100 acres of land, on which is a small island strongly fortified. It contains 375 houses and 2050 inhabitants, viz. 925 males and 1225 females. Kilchresam, a parish united with Dala- vich in the shire of Argyle, Scotland, lying on both sides of Loch Ow, 12 miles from Inverary. It contains 101 houses and 566 inhabitants. There are two or three expanses of water in this parish, in which are islets with castles, noted as the scenes of many Fingaliau exploits. Kilcocs, a town in the county of Kildare, province of Leinster, Ireland, stands on a branch of the river Liffey, 14 miles west of Dublin. Kilc3nquhar, a parish in the shire of Fife, Scotland, on the coast of the Frith of Forth; 18 miles from Kirkcaldy. 1 he pariah contains 420 houses and 2005 inhabitants, viz. 9'15 males and 1100 females, being four villages, a small town, viz. Collinsburgh, containing about 360 inhabitants; the an- cient royal burgh of Earls Ferry, containing about 350 inhabitants; Kilconquhar, l /5 ; and the village of Barnyards about 800. On the west of Earls Ferry is Kincraig rock, remarkable for its caves, in which it is said Macduff lay concealed when obliged to liy" from Macbeth after Duncan's murder. ^. r the town is a fine lake, in which are two islands planted with shrubs. Rubies of a good water are found sometimes near the shore. Klc.itlf.n-, a town in the county of dare, province of Leinster, Ireland, stan oi the river Lifley, 21 miles south- wes of Dablin on t.:e road to Cork. Kilda St, one of the western islea of s.ot- M m 3 XI L KIL land, abort 60 miles distant from the lar.rl of Harris, and 1 10 from the nearest point of the mam hi dot" Scotland, being about three miles lone and two broad, entirely sur- rounded with rocks, and very dangerous of approach. Tin- inhabitants live chiefly by fishing and the taking of wild fowl; in the latter of which they are particularlydestwns, being inked 1 ether by couples, each hav- ing the i 6 of a cord iboul 30 fathoms 1 ng, le of raw o . I a iut his ■waist; they let themselves down alternately from the summit of the higl , where 1 they clamber among the cliffs for birds and ergs. St. Kihla contains about 100 inhabit- ants, and their house's are built in two regular rows. The v alls are I uik of free-stone, and consist of two apartments, one for the fa- mily, and the other for tin: cattle in the wint< r season, li grows barley and oats, which ripen very early. The equinoctial gales art very violent, and the rains excessive. Here are a number of Soland geese. Kiidalb,' a parish in Langborough wapen- take, north riding of York, o miles from Gisborougb, and 248 from London; contain- ing 27 houses and 2 n l inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 10/. > Kildarf., a county in the province of, Iieinster, Ireland, bounded on the west by Kin;;' and Queen's canity, on the north by Meath, on the east by Dublin and Wicklow, and on the south by Carlows It is about 3.5 miles long, and from 12 to 21 broad, containing 11,200 nouses* about 56,000 inhabitants, and about. 100 parishes. Its principal riyers are the Barrow, Lifley, and Boyne,bes?de several smaller ones. It is a very fine, fertile, and arable country. The assizes are held alter- nately at Athy and Xaas. Here arc several cotton man a factories. Kii.Dar.r., the county town, is pleasantly situated on a rising around, C7 miles s inth- west of Dublin: it is noted for its cele- brated Curragh, the Newmarket of Ir< : 'J'iiis common, or lawn, contains near Reres of tin- softest turf, lying high on a fine dry lo^rn, covered Avitti la rge flocks of It Was Ojjce a forest of It dair signifying the wood of ''a',;-. The races are held here in April, June, Septem- ber, . . C ■ ■ Iter. Here was also a brated nunnery, founded by St. I'rigit about the ye I hristianity by St. !'.>!>' | i tee is also oelebrati '1 for the I ins of several oilier religions houses; and here is a round tower in good tvation 130 feet high, built of white granite to about 12 fci t above the ground, the ( rest being of blue stone; tin door ts 1 4 feet above the ground* — Ca r r l s Stranger in Ire- KjldoberY, a village in the county of C ii k, i ro^int e ol I tid. ronax, a parish in the shire of Su- 1 [arid, s, oi !. 'i 1, lyi le of the r-ivaw Hoiaisalt>, 2a miles north froaisDor- nocfc ; containing 286 houses and 1 MP bitants, of wh m 800 were returned as em- ployed in agriculture. Here are several nuns of Pictish castles, and three subterranean i .es beneath the river. It has 10 small lakes, all abounding with trout. K'UBbpmmy, a parish in the shire of /U>. r- deen, Scotland, lying in a valley on each he river Don, 30 miles from Aberdeen ; aining 83 houses and 1-30 inhabitants. The castle here wits once the seat of king rt Bruce, and is a ruin of great anti- quity. Kfi.&WICK, a parish in the division of Kolme Deacon, wapentake of Harthill riding of York, 2 miles from Pocklington, and. jug from London ; containing 6 houses and, ]:■, inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, rated at 4/. Ihs. 3./. in the patronage of the. archbishop of York. Kildwick, a parish in the wapentake of Staiucliff, west riding of York, 3f miles from Skip ton, and 213 from London; containing 02 houses and S09 inhabitants. Here is a canal lately made, in which the ascend near ?0 feet in the short sp:. 100 yards. The living is a vicarage, rated at 10/. !l«-. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Christ Church college, Oxford. Kti.ttNAN, a parish in the district of Cowal, Argyleshire, Scotland, lying about 17 miles m>rth of the Isle of A wan, and con- taining 291 boosts and 1432 inhabitants. Here are several lakes abounding with trout, and some small vessels are Jilted out here for the 1m rring fishery. Kilvinichen, a parish united with Kil- n, in the tsle of Mull, Argyleshire, ad. It contained 3002 inhabitants irt 1793; but the population of this parish was not returned to government in IfiOO. Kii.cehran; or Cilgarran, a parish in the handled of K'ilgerran, I ere, Wales, ng on the sitle of the river Tivi, be- tween Newcastle and Cardigan, 231-i miles from London; containing 1S4 houses and < 54 i f . It consists of one irregular Street, which stands on a steep hill at one r of the county, and has some remains of a east,'" bn the opposite 9ide of the river. If had once a market, which isnowdtscon- ! ; and is governed by a portreeve and The living is a rectory, rated at 9/. The patron i ■ of Wales. Kilgurb , a parish in the hundred of Rayland, Monmouth, near Chepstow, and 136 miles from London ; containing 13 housed and 36 inhabitants. The church is a curacy, in the patronage of the aiehdeaeon of I.an- daff. Kilham. a hamlet in the parish of Kirk- newton in Glendaic ward, Northumberland, i from VVoolIer, :•:,,; :>ju from London: containing 41 houses aiid 206 inhabit Ki t.hAm, a parish in Dickering lythe, east tuated it: a pleasant fertile clivity of the Yorkshire Kit KIL Wolds, 5 miles from Driffield; and 193 from Orrrtond family, but it has now devolved to London; containing 138 houses and 588 *ba provost and senior fellow of Trinity inhabitants, It is a long, if regularly built college, Dublin. At the top of- the town is place, reaching nearly l£ mile ia length. Here n Pery handsome asylum for '.20 decayed rii.es a branch of the river Hull. Thechureh, fema e housekeepers, who arc allowed coals* a Ion? stone buii d n i aisle, a targe candli >, and 10/. per annum each Ormoiui chancel, and a lofty tower, from tradition castle, on the banks of the river, is an ancicBt and thi of ancient foundations, it is noble mansion, having two large unequal supposed Once to have been a larger place. rs flanking the entrances. The Here is a good free grammar>sehooJ, This stabies on the o] le of the von'! are was an ancient market-town, but from its very Abc The little cathedral is a .flu 1 vicinity to Bridlington and Great Driffield Gothic structure, with a~ curious-round toweR has now lost its market. Here is a good lie;.; are the ancient ruins of three monas-< mineral spring; Fairs 21st August and 12th 'cries, St. John's, St. Francis's, and the November, chiefly for cattle, and a statute Black abbey ; the windows of the latter-are fair in Xoveic.be !. The living is a vicarage, very curious-. Here is a' neat little tl- rated at 6/. I3s.4tl. in the patronage of the which is private property, and is opened dean of York. — Pennant's Tour. illy for about a month, where amateurs Kir.iAU Avkok, a parish in the hundred of of the first rank perform; and th liar, ' ire, Wales, 8 miles from after paying the eipenees, arc applied to Lampeter, and 212' from London; coal iag 60 hou .inhabitants. The liv- ing is a rectory, rated at. 5/. and in the pa- tronage of the bishop of St. David's. charitable uses. The female performers ?ro engaged from Dublin. The manufactures carried on here arc chiefly those of coarse ng/'-bian ets of extraurdinaryifine qua- K i r. ken :.",', a county of Ireland, in the lity, ana starch. — Carr's blrunirer in Ire/anJ. province of Leinster, bounded ou the u es1 by Tippcrary, on the north by Queen's county, On the east by Caiiow and Wexford, and en the south by Waterford^ it is .about 55 miles long and 18 broad, contains 1*27 pa- rishes, about 17, 750 houses andl00,0UQ inha- bitants. Its principal rivers are toe Barrow, which bounds it <>u the cast, the Suir, which forms its southern boundary, and the Nora, which crosses it north to south. The Surface is in general level, and the soil fertile, pro- Kilkex, a parish in the hundred of Coles- bill, Flint, Wales, 4 miles from .Mold, and 207 from London; eontaining 180 bouses and 9S? inhabitants. Kii.:uiampto:i, a parish in the hundred of Stratton, Cornwall, 3 miles from Stratton, and 5223 from London; containing 1 5S houses and 600 ishabitauta. Fair Holy-Thursday and three succeeding weeks. The living is a rectory, value 26/. 3s. 10.'. "Kill, a village in the county of Dublin, ducing good com. Wool is a considerable province of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles from branch of trade here. Kilkenny is parties Dublin. larly noted for the production of its coal, Kjllala, a small seaport town in the which makes no smoke in burning, and county of Mayo, province of Connaught, when completely ignited resembles a mass Ireland, situated on a fine bay of the Atlantic of melted giass : it is carried to distant parts Ocean, to which it giws name, but it is of of the kingdom. This county abounds with little consequence; it lies '21 miles north of line plantations, and is from the purity of Castlebar, and Iv7 north-west of Dublin, the air esteemed very healthful. The county Kilialoe, a city in the county of Clare, province of Minister, Ireland, stands on the river Shannon, 10 miles north of Limerick, and S6 south-west of Dublin. Over the river is a good bridge of 19 arches. It has a very considerable salmon and ( el fishery. Kiu.AMAnsH, a township and ehapelry in town is Kilkenny, seated on the river Nore, 26 miles north of Wateribrd, 65 from Cork, and 64 south-west of Dublin. It is one of the neatest and most pleasant towns in the. king- dom, and consists of two towns, called the Irish and the English town, loth joined the parish of Eckington, hundred of Scars together; and eontaining about 17,000 in- dale, Derby, 9 miles from Chesterfield, and habitants. Tin; houses are decorated with a 156 from London ; containing l^o houses and. beautiful black and white marble, dug in the 576 inhabitants. neighbourhood, and polished by mills worked Kili.at.kv, a hamlet in the parish of by water, with which the streets of t$|e town Hetgbington, Darlington ward, Durham, 6 rue also pa\ ed. Over the river are two hand- miles" from Darlington, and 24 9 from London; iiome bridges. The walks alone the side of the river are singularly beautiful, and have a handsome Wew of the college, originally founded by James Juke of Ormond in 1682. containing 18 houses and 66 inhabitants. Killarnf.y, a town in the comity of Kerry, province of Munster, Ireland, situated on the side of a lake of the same name, 36 The present building was erected in 1784, at mile; westof Cork, oOnouth-wrst of limerick, the expence of 5000/. granted by parliament, and 143 south-west of Dublin, th the town The number of students is aWout 70, 50 of are many handsome house*, and a noble are boarded in the house. The pre- public school for Catholic children. In the scutation <*f the master was originally in the neighbourhood arc the venerable ruing of 11 m 4 KIL KIL Mticruss abbey, lying near a lake of the same name. In this lake there is a curious rock resembling a horse in the act of drinking. The lake of Killaruey, otherwise ci lied Lough he-an, from its being surrounded by high mountains, is divided into three parts, called the Lower, Middle, and Upper lakes. The lower one is about 6 miles long, and 3 broad. The eastern side is diversified with the most beautiful scenery, the south side is composed of immense mountains covered on the banks of the Endrick, contains about 240 inhabitants. In the neighbourhood are a number of elegant seats. Here is a pyramid of white freestone, 19 feet square at the base, and 103 feet high ; it was erected, in 1783, to the memory of George Buchannan, the celebrated poet and historian, who was a native of this village. Kh.learnan, a parish in the shire of Ross, Scotland, containing 2*6 houses and 1131 inhabitants, nearly the whole of whom aie with woods of the finest timber. On the employed in agriculture, south side of one of these mountains is Kii.lesandra, in the county of Cavan, O'Sullivan's cascade, which falls into the Ireland, where is a good market for the sale lake with a tremendous roar.: opposite to of linen, huchaback, &c. manufactured in this cascade is the island of Innisfallen. the neighbourhood. In going to the upper lake, round the ex- Kilmcrankie, a noted pass in the High- tremity of Mucruss, is that celebrated lands of Scotland, formerly of difficult rock called the Lagles' Nest, a place won- passage, having only a foot path hanging deiful for its echoes; the sound of a bugle over a tremendous precipice} but it has now horn producing tones equal to 100 in- a good military road. Struments, and the discharge of a musket Kai.iv, a parish in thedistrictof Breadal- eausing a sin-cession of peals equal to the bane, Perthshire, Scotland, lying along the loudest thunder. The upper lake is about 4 banks of Loch Tay, at the west end of which miles long, and from 2 to 3 broad, entirely this village is pleasantly seated. The parish surrounded by mountains, from which de- contains 444 houses and 2018 inhabitants, scend a number of beautiful cascades. The viz. 920 males and 1 128 females, of whom shores are, however, indented with small bays, and small groves of wood, which form a very picturesque scene from the water. The steep hill of MangeroD is its eastern boundary, down which falls a beautiful cascade from a circular lake near the summit of the mountain called the Devil's Punch Bowl, which from its immense depth, and continual overflow of water, is considered 116 were returned as employed iu trade, and 406 in agriculture. Kii.unaule, a town in the county of Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 14 miles north of Clonmell. Killingholme North and Sooth, a parish tinited with Hawburgb, in the hundred of Yarborough, Lindsay division, Lincoln, ') miles from Caistor, and 166 from London ; as one of the pi incipal curiosities of Kil- containing 72 houses and 313 inhabitants. larney. In the several mountains in the The living is a vicarage, valued at 11. 18*. id. neighbourhood are vestiges of ancient mines united with Hawburgb. of iron, lead, and copper. — Carr's Stranger Kiimnckall, a hamlet in the parish and in Ireland. liberties of Hippon, west riding of York, Killarow, a parish in the isle of Hay, adjoining to Rippon. Population included Argyleshire, Scotland. It is united with with Niold. Kiluiony, and frequently called r.owmore, from the name of the village in which the church is situate. It stands on the l*anks of an arm of the sea called Loehindaai. The parish contains, exelushe of Kilmony, 5.J7 houses and 2781 inhabitants, viz. 1310 males and 1471 females, of whom 213 were re- Kn.LiNGTON, a township in the parish of Kirby Lonsdale, Lonsdale ward, Westmore- land, 6 miles from Kirby Lonsdale, and 255 from London; containing 59 houses and 314 inhabitants. Killmacdcach, a small village in the countv of Galway, province of Connaugbt, turned as employed iu trade, and 519 in Ireland, 2 miles west of Gort, and 18 from agriculture. The village of Bowmore itself Galway. Here are the ruins of a stately contains 500 inhabitants. cathedral, a monastery, and several chapels, Killean and Ku.ckenzie, an united parish and part of a large round towei of very in the district of Kintyre, Argylesbire, Scot- ancient and rude masonry, which show this land, 56 miles from Inverary; containing 497 village once to have been a place of far houses and 2520 inhabitants, viz. 1198 males different appearance. and 1322 females, of whom 126 were returned Kilpeck, a parish in the hundred of as employed in trade, and 314 in agriculture. Wormelow, Hereford, 7 miles from Hereford, In these parishes arc several remains of and 130 from London; containing 49 house* antiquity, as Danish forr--, obelisks, and the and 279 inhabitants. The church is a curacy, remains of a vitrified tower. rated at 4/. lis. Sd. and is in the patronage Kiuearn, a parish in the &hireof Stirling, of the bishop of Gloucester. Scotland, 10 miles from Dumbarton; con- Kii.lsby, a parish in the hundred of tainiug 173 houses and 1079 inhabitants, of Pawsley, Northampton, 6 miles from Da- •whom 284 were returned as employed in veutry, and 78 from London; containing trade. The village of Killcaro, which stands 148 houses and 703 inhabitants. The living KIL KIL is a rectory, value 14/. belonging to the Scotland, otherwise Doune, from the name prebend thereof in Lincoln catbedr . of the village in which the church stands; Kxllwokth NoRiii,r. p ari i in the hundred besides whi b. there rue two other small ©f Guthlaxton, Leicester, 5 miles from Lutter- villages, B x/i ny and Barn el Cn,. gru worth, and 79 from London; containing 73 i being 8 miles from Stirling, it houses and 298 inhabitants. It is a rectory, contains 4i0 houses and 3044 inhabitants, rated at 15.'. via, 14 5 1609 females, of whom Killworth South, another parish in the 503 were returned as employed in various sune hundred, 1 mile distant from the above; trades and manufactures, and 574 in agri- containing 77 houses and 397 inhabitants, culture. Here are the ruins of six small The living is a rectory, value 10L 8>. 11./. chapels, once dependent on an extensive and the patron is the king. monastery here. Killouch, or Port St. Ann's, a town in Kilmainham, a decayed town standing' on the county of Down, province of Ulster, tne western extremity of the city of Dublin, Ireland, lying to the north of St. Jehu's in .a pleasant valley on the great western '.Point. It has a good quay, and is 76 miles road. It was for a considerable time the north by east of Dublin. Here is a very seat of government before Dublin rattle was considerable salt work. On the sea-shore, appropriated to that purpose. In the bottom at a small distance from the town, there is a runs a good stream of water, which turns rock, in a hole of which a remarkable noise several mil!.,; and on the banks of which is heard at the ebbing and flowing of the tide, are also many tan-yard-. On the hill, on At the commg in of the tide, whilst the one side, stands an elegant building for waters are beating up under the rock, a cold invalid soldiers, called KilmainhauVhospi'al ; air is produced with a mixture of spray on the opposite side is another handsome bursting from it, and as the water retires, a building, the Foundling hospital. Here is a strong draught of air sets in at the hole. In an gaol, and a good sessions house, where the open field, about ■$ mile from the town, is a quarter serious for the county of Dublin are curious cave 27 yards long, with a winding held ; it is also the place of election for passage 2| feet broad, having three doors in knights of the shire. — Can'!: Ireland. it besides the entrance leading to a circular Kilmalu:, a very expensive parish in the chamber, in which is a well of good water, shires of Argyle and Inverness, Scotland, Kii.low, a village in the county of Deny, intersected by three arms of the sea, extending province of Ulster, Ireland. 60 miles. Fort William and Marybnrgh aie Killowen Point, a good natural harbour, in thic parish; and it contains 758 bouses about 2 miles south-of Restrevor, in Down, and 4524 inhabitants, viz. 2064 males and Ulster. '/i56 females, of whom 209 were returned Killybkcs, a town in the county of as employed in trade, and 3156 in a;:ricul- Donegal, province of Ulster, Ireland. It ture. The lakes abound with salmon, and has an excellent harbour on the north side of Donegal bay. Lies 12 miles north-west of Balyshannon, 13 south-west of Donegal, and 123 north-west of Dublin. The harbour is along the shore are several very exten caves. Down the steep side of Ben Nevis, one of the highest mountains in Britain, is a beautiful cascade. On the summit of a very safe, and so capacious as to be able to greeu hill, 1200 feet high, is the remains of hold a large fleet, and may be entered any a vitrified castle, called Dundkairgfiull, ^up- time of the tide. The herring fishery is the posed to have Been a sort of out-work to principal business of the place. Long. 8. 6. tnverlochy castle. W. Lat. 54. 40. Kumanivaic-, a parish in the shire of Kiily Leach, a town in the county of Inverness, Scotland, 6 miles from Fort Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, standing William; containing 497 houses and on an arm of Strangford lake, 15 mile; smith- inhabitants, being 1177 males an. I ijbi «ast of Belfast, and 80 north-east of Dublin, females, of whom 66 were returned as era- It is much improved of late years, and fast ployed in trade, and 975 in agriculture. recovering from the deplorable state it was Here ip the ancient castle of Inverloc/iy, the thrown into by the calamities of 1641. It only remnant of the ancient city of that his a very considerable linen and thread name. Another curious antiquity, in this manufactory, the thread being very much parish, are the remains of the famous.pa al in repute. At the upper end of the main roads, supposed to have been made to faeili- sireet is a cas f le, formerly the seat of the tate the exercise of hunting, along the steep Hamilton family; and at the bottom is a declivities of the mountains, and through the small bay, affording a very commodious rallies of wood. — Ross's Stat. Account. shelter for vessels. At this town the cele- Kir many, a parish in the shire of Fife, brated sir Hans Sloaue was boru. Scotland, lying in a valley watered by the KiLMAcruoMAS, a town in the county of river Notray ; containing 171 houses and Waterford, province of Munster, Ireland, T&1 inhabitants. The village is pleasantly 10 miles south-west of Waterford. Long, situated on a small eminence, 5 miles 7. 10. W. Lat. 58. 14. Cupar, and 3} from Baluierius on tha Kiimasocs:, a pax ish in the shire of Perth, Tay. KIL KIL Kif.mabnock, a town in the shire of Ayr, hundred ef Axtninstet, Devon, 2 miles fe Scotland, 13 miles from Ayr. It contains 1091 houses md 8079 inhabitants, viz- 3716 ■ - and * "> femalps, of whom 6757 were returned as employed in various trades and manufactures, and 1140 in agriculture. It is pleasantly seated on both sidesofa branch of the Irvine. The town is very irregularly buiit. Itsn ires of Scotch carp* serges, wo lieu cloths, and sadlery. are very considerable; and in the neighbourhood is an extensive coal-mine, li i a burgh of baron v, governed by two bailies, a coun- cil of twelve of the merchants, and the deacons of the five im ti [es. A short distinct from the town are tberemains of Dean castle, a very an ce*, in the same, desolate condition in which it was reduced by fire in i7'^. ! >. This was the seat of the Boyds earls of Kilmarnock. Besides the pari h Church, which is collegiate, the Axminster, ar.ilJ-V-J from London; containing 84 houses arid 444 inhabitants; KitvfiNGTON, a p; ill in the hundred. of Ferris Norton j Somi rsef, 6 miles from Brnton, and U j from London; containing 104 houses and 504 inhabitants. About two miles from the ehtirch is erected a stately tower, on a tablet over the entrance is the following inscription: " Alfred the Hrear, A. D. 879, on this summit erected his standard against Danish invaders. To hira we owe the origin of juries, and 'lie creation of a naval f< . Alfred, the light of the benighted age, was losopher and a .christian ; the father of his people, and ihe founder of the English monarchy and liberties," This was erected some years since at the expence of Henry Hoare, esq. of Stourhead, adjoining tics I he church is a cui Kir.MciiACK, a parish in the shire of I n- arc four other places of religious worship, vcrness, Scotland, 10 miles from Inverness; la oue of the areas of the tov stone containing 519 houses and 2566 inhabitants, pillarofclegantworkinansbip, tolhetnemory viz. 1075 males and 1291 females, of whom of lord Soules, who was killed on the spot, 145 were returned as employed in trade, and in 14+4,'by an arrow shot by one of the Boyd 503 in agriculture. Anion;'; the numerous family. — Crut lakes of this district, the one called Lochan Kilmarnock, -I parish in the sh : re of Uain, or the green lake, has the Curious Dumbarton, Scotland, & miles from Dum- phenomenon of being covered with ice both barton; containing 168 bouses and 879 in liahit. nits. It is watered by the river Emlp •■!,-. K ii >: i r-.riN a pai ish ii I he shire of Argylc, Scotland, on the banks of loch Ow. The winter and summer; and in the middle of June, when the sun is vertical, only a little of the ice in the center of the lake is ttts- s. Ived. On the summit of many of the nmtnins are the ruins of watch toners, village is beautifully seated ifi a valley, the and here are the ruins of Beaulieu priery. rocks covered to tbeii sum nits on each side — Frnser's $tal. Afroutit. with lofty trees. This village is a stage on Kii.mersdos, tiie name of a hundred in the road from Xintyre to Portwilliam, 20 Somersetshire, on the eastern side of the milesffom Inversry. The principal harbour county, between the hundreds of Frome and is Lo th Yi mn. The navigable canal, which Chewton. is o] ncd from Loch Tyne .to the Atlantic KrlMORE, a parish in the shire of Argy4fc, i, is of the greatest advantage to this Scotland, united with the parish of Kilbride, | :ountry. Here is a rich copper- stands on the const of the Atlantic, com.- mine, which has been wrought to considerable preheading the island of Kerera, 20 miles ne years. The parish con- from rnveraryj it contain:-, 313 houses and tains 501 inhabitanl whom 76 were leturned as e nployed in trade. Kilmaubs, a parish in the shire of Ayr, Scoria, d, 2 miles from Kilmarnock, and 14 from Ayr; containing 23*1 bouses and inhabitants. Here are several remark- cares, one of which has not yet been penetrated to its further cud. Kilmoky, a parish in the isle of Arian, 'hire of Bute, Scotland; containing (>IS S and 2996 nts, mostly rm- nhabitants, of whom 463 were n turned ploj'ed in agriculture and fishing. Tiie high as employed in trade, and was one; ticul. '■ for cutlery. The town is a L' rah of barony, situated on a gentle . irie handsome strc.i t, h ith a small town house in tne middle; it is I wo bailies. bill, Beinnbharfhionn, has its top covered u ith snow nearly the whole of the year. Kir Minn, a parish iti the shire of Inverness, at the northern extremity of the isle of Sky. The shores in general are high and rocky. In the mountains is a singular concealed KitMF.RSDON, a parish in the bundri surrounded on all sides by steep rocks, Kilmt imervet, 6 miles from Kroome, and the lake Skiant, or Sacred lake, has long an-! 1 .' ! from Londbn ; cunt a i ■ .■ ; ' " ! 1 and 1721 inhabitants, of ■ Were return nployed in various trades. It : ty school. I'ht ig is a vica , rated at 6/« IS*. r 6d. with Ash wick \cd. i i en famed for the cure of many diseases. Near the church is a weak chalybeate spring. The parish contains 484 houses and 25o5 inhabitants, Kilmui* Easter, a parish partly situate in tl u shire of l!oss, and partly iu tin KitMiNCiOh", a township in the parish and Oomarty», pleasantly situated on the 1'iii.h KTL K1L •f Cromarty, 18 miles from Dingwall ; eon- tainin : 390 houses and 1703 inhabitants. Kh.v-ca, a parish in Hoi rifling of York, tl miles from Pati from London, ne ir he Spi containing 18 houses and 93 inhabitants. The- living is a vi :arage, value 67. 8s. 61. Kilninian. a parish in the : i' 1 of Mall, Artryleshire, Scotland; containin , to [with the isles of Ulva, Gometra, Little Colonsay, ami Staff', 67? houses and inhabitants, viz. 1710 males and 1891 fe- males, mostly employed m agriculture and f< -%Ii i n or. It ha? an excellent harbour at To- bermory, where a small village his lately beeri erected by the British Society for im- proving the coasts and eneouragirj fisheries. At Aros, on the sound, is another harbour, and near it a large castle, formerly the residence of the lords of the isles. Kilninver, a parish in the district of Lorn, Argy! shire, Scotland, united with Kilnelfort, bounded by the sound of Mull, Loch Fechan, and Loch Alelfort, two arms of the sea ; it is (20 miles from Inverary, and contains 223 - and 1173 inhabitants. rcKj a parish in the division of on Beacon, wapentake of Harthill, east r of York, 8 miles from Beverley, and 192 from London; containing 42 houses and 189 inhabitants. It is a curacy. KrtPATHiCK New, or East, a parish situated in the shirrs of Stirling and Dumbarton, S^o'land, 11 miles from Glasgow, and 6 from Dumbarton ; containing- 263 houses r. , or West, a parish in the shire of Dumbarton, on the noitfi bank of the Clyde, ID miles from Glasgow.; it tains 577 houses and 2844 inhabitants, viz. 1390 males and 1454 females, of whom were returned as employed in various trades and manufactures. Here are large manufactories of iron, woollen, and paper; and a spacious bleach -field, and printing grounds. On a promontory, above the Clyde, are the r ;ins of the once strongly fortified . stle 'f Dunglass, which was blown up in year 1640 by the treachery of a pate to the earl o.f Haddington; and at which was thrr termination of Antonina's wall, vestiges ch arc still discernible. Kilpfmham. See Cmpsham, Rutland. KiT.fi.N-. a hamlet In the parish of Howden, in the division of Howdenshire, east riding of York, 1 mile from Howden, and 181 from London ; containing 26 houses and 133 in- hah tants. Kh.renny, a royal burgh in the shire of Fife, Scotland, on the north coast of the. Frith of forth, 2 miles from Aivtruth?r. L has mac H ! ' nion, and the decay of its once con-: It contains 205 houses and '. Joint y v ith Anstruth ud Crail one member to | arliament KiLsi'EMDiE, a parish in Ihe shire of "rib, Scotland, lying hall way between Perth and Dundee, and 7 miles from St. Andrew's; lining 153 houses and 762 i ihabitants. Kilrush, a town in the county of Clare, province of .Yunster, Ireland, 142 imies from Dublin. Kilsyth, a parish in the shire of Stirling, Scotland, about 15 miles from Glasgow, Falkirk, Hamilton, and S irling; containing 545 houses and 1 7 6 J inhabitants, of whom 1264 were returned as employed in trade and manufactures. It is watered by the rivers Carron and Kelvin, and the whole parish abounds with minerals. From this place the Carron company are furnished with about 5000 tons of iron annually. Ic also abounds with coal and freestone, and has many speci- mens of beautiful jaspers and agates. It is a burgh of barony, empowered to hold a weekly market and four annual fairs, and formerly gave title of viscount to the family Of Livingstone. — Rennie's Stat. Account. Kiltarlity, a mountainous parish in the shire of Inverness 8 miles from Inverness; it, contains 557 houses and 2588 inhabitants, of whom 611 were returned as employed in agriculture. Here are to be seen the remains of several druidical temples, a watch tower, and a vitrified fort. On the liver Beaulieu, is an extensive fishery. Rilteabs, a parish in the shire of Ross, Scotland, on the north side of the Frith of Cromarty, 6 miles from Dingwall; containing 361 houses and 1525 inhabitants. Bfinuaish^ a very lofty mountain here, is constantly covered with snow; and. the tenure of part of the estate of the barons of Fowlis was by the payment of a snow-ball to his majesty on any day of the year required. Several rivers take their rise among the hilis near this place, and descending with astonishing rapidity form some beautiful cascades. Krt.TOM, a parish in the hundred of Wil- ieiton and Freeman ners, Somerset, 9 miles from Bridgewater 3 and 150 from London, standing near Bridgewatcr bay. It contains 24 houses and 114 inhal Is, aud is a vi 'arage, rated at 7/. 6s. lOd. the patronage of which is with the ki Kiltok, a hamlet to Brotton, in Lang- bovough wapentake, north riding of York, 4 miles from Gisborough, i containing '21 houses an '■ i tants. Kilve, a parish in the hundred of Wil er- ton and Freemanuers, Somerset, 10 miles from Bridgewatcr, and 151 from London, ;i the shore of Bridgewater bay. It contains 32 houses and 176 inl and is a rectory, rated at '.'.'. 16s. $ h i i e is mountainous, aud chiefly adapted -for pasturage.. The shire contains only one royal borough, v ; z. Inverbervie or Bene, but ii has ma y popul >us towns and villages,- the chief of which are Stonehaven, Johnshaven, and Laurencekirk; the latter, from an inconsiderable village, is now become a hanosome town, with extensive manu- factures. There are mar.' .\cs of limestone, and near the shore of St. Cyrus arc found jaspi rs. It contains several vestiges of antiquity. This couii y sends one member to parliament. Kincardine, a parish in the shirr of Perth, Scotland, in the strath of Montieth, sur- rounded on all sides, except the south, by the Grampian and Ochill hills. Of late a considerable improvement has been effe< ted here by clearing a moss of' 200U acres, in some parts 12 feet thick, by raising the waters of the i'cit :. The p .rish contains 4"' i houses and 2212 inhabitants, viz. 1019 maies and 1103 females, of whom IT were veturoeu as employed in trade, and 447 in agriculture. The two villages, now nearly united, a:e c lied Morriestorti 1 and Tha Kincardine, a parish lying in the shires of R.:ss and Cromarty; it is bounded by the frith of Domoch, and lies about 14 iniies west uf Tain. It contains 395 houses and 1365 inhabitants, of whom only 56 were returned as employed in trad", ike. not- withstanding its excellent situation with con- venient harbours. On the Frith are several salmon fishings. Kincardine, a town in the parish of Tulliajlan, shire of Perth. Scotland, on'the banks of fhe Forth, 4 miles f.om Alloa, and 22 oath of Perth It coutains about 900 inhabitants. The house 3 arc u e!l built, the streets regular, and remarkably dr\ . It was formerly noted fojr its number of sa t pans. Here are two weekly markets, and the harbour is very coniinod ous, vessels of 100 tons being able to ride here in peifect safety. There is much ship bu g at this place, and about 75 ve e;s bdpng o fhe town, which are chiefly e paged in the Baltic trade. It is an appendage to 1 < ,o I Alloa Kincardine, a decayed village in the parish of Fordoun, Kincardineshire, an I anciently the county town. It eont ins only 73 inhabitants. Kincardine C'Xeil, a parish in the s' ; re of Aberdeen, Scotland, 25 piles from Aber- deen, containing 401 houses and 17.0 inha- bUsats, of whom 357 were returned as cm- ployed in various trades, &c. The hanlpfc whicl sutro nds the .lurch is fin y situ- ated n the banks of the. Dee, and is much resorted to during the nonner sea 0.1 by inryali . Kinclaven-, a par' b in he shire of Pe fb, lying 011 the south an . «es banks .>♦ the rive* lay on the bank- of which i r ho rains uf Kinclaven castle. It is 9 in 'es ft m Perth, and 8 t r , m Dunkeld, and contains 229 hou.-e- an . II 35 inhabitants. KispEEToN, a hamlet in the parish of Middlcv. i h, hundred of North wich, Chester, 1 mile from ?..iddlewicb, and 167 i'oiii Ten- don; containing C3 houses and 404 inhabit- ants. Kineton, a market-town and parish ii» the hundred of Kin-ton, War v. ick, I 2£ miles from Banbury, and f ;4 from Loudon"; con- taining 153 bouses and 779 inhabitants. Camden supposes its name ,to have been der rived Irom its ancient market for cow- ; but it is more probab e that it is a corruption of Kingstown, it having had once a royal r.si- It bad j castle erected by king John. The market is on Tuesday. Fairs 24>1 h June and 21st September. It is a vicarage, va.ue ■ 3d. with Cumbropk ehapel am eyed. Kinl'ion. See Kington, Hereford Kinserby, a parish in the hundred of ^alscheroftj Lindsay division, Lincoln, < rl. en, on he banks of the Deveron, 4 miles from Banff j containing houses and 172 = inhabitants, of whom 56+ were returned as empla d in trade, Kinghorn, a royal borough in the shire of Fife, Scotland pleasan v s uated on a bill 0:1 the coast of 1 e Frith of Forth, op- posite to Leith, and contains z -\6 houses and 2308 inhabitants, Viz. 105.6 males aud 1252 KIN K1X frxnV:, oTwhom 123 were returned si eOi- wtJrth, and 110 from London; eofita wloyed in trade, srtd 275 in agriculture. It 213 houses and 1111 inha itants, of whom; . ts of One main street intersected by 61 were employed m trade. The liv.ng is a lanetf; inrthe centre f the wn is an ancient vicarage, value 8/. 10*. • hoose and prison, called St. Leonard's Kingsctere, a market-town and parish in Tower. The principal manufactures litre the hundred and division i f Kingsclerej are thread stockings, and the. spinning or' Hants, situated on the edge of a delightful land Jlax. Jt has two harbours; one chain ol hills, l 7 miles from Reading, .-md the tovn. and -the other a ove half a 54 from London; containing 388 hous telle distant at Pt.tyo.ir, for the convenience I93i) ts, of whom 492 we e returned ©f the boats to Leith. The waters as employed in . ide, principally thai of fcf Kinghorn Spa ate of great celebrity. Lat. malting, wi h which it has a great traffic to 56° 8'. Long.3« Iff. W. Kipclassie, a parish in the sbire of Fife, Scotland, on the I anks of the river I. 6 miles from Dysart; and 14 from Ci contains 1-5 houses and Pfts inhabit Kincolerum, a parish in ' For- the London market. The church is a If well-built structure, and here isafree enool handsome!; ■ Market on Tu Fairs first \i mday in April, first uesday ii June and Ocl '!>er It is n vicars 17 . )9s. Id. uJfited with 1' f:tr, at the '■ ■ • xed, in the patr- miles from Forfar, and 'il from Dundee; containing 12? houses and 577 inhabitants. On the top of the hill Schnrroch are the ves- li'vs of a dniidiea] temple, and on the top of Catlaw, 2264 feet above the level of the is a large cairn j of Bailour is a very ancient ' I Iton. King's County, a county in the . so ea led after Philip of Spain, the husband of queen ."•• bounded on the north by Westm o 1 th e and Queen's County, on the south bj ' Kincsbarns, a palish in the shire of Fife, rary, and on the west by nart of 'i i, perary Scotland, 6 miles from St Andrew's; con- and the river . being ab« tainiug 163 houses and 852 inhabitants,mostly long'and 20 bro d. It contains weavers of osnabutghs, shirting, &c. for the 13,5 nd 74,500 inhabitants, i he Dundee market Here is a very cop bai of the county is Pbilipstowh. The mineral spring. soil i • ably fertile, but in general im- Kings3.r!Dc.e, the name of a hundred in provemefits in agriculture have not made so Wilts, in the northern part of the county, conspicuous a prbgress in this as in some of lying between the hundreds of Bighwortli the wighbouring counties. The principal and Selkley. manufacture carried on here is that of linen, Kingsbbidce, a market-town and parish consisting of dowlas, sheeting, &c. which is in the hundred of Stanborough, Devon, in an increasing state. stands on en inlet of the English Channel, Kingsclicf, a parish in the hundred of I Selcomb river, 10 miles from Dart- Will\ . t!,nmpton, 6 mile-; from mouth, and 207 from London; conl Stamford, and 85 fi«.ni London; containing ousesand 11 17 inhabitants, of whom 21 6 204 houses and 876 inhabitants. Fair . , returned as employed in Various trades, • iry, rated at 13/. 1 6si 3d. it has a bridge, oi .and itfonage of the earl of West- neral it is neat and well built, and a land. a free school. Market on Saturday. Fair Kincschapel, a parish and curacy in the ily. It is a vicarage, value 16/.1 6s. 11:, a parish in the hundred of '•Hon, Kent, near Wrotham, .. lies from London; containing 43 houses . nits. It is a rectory, rated jKi: n "t to Waknrr hui I e of St. Augustine, Kent, 2§ yin ' oast ; n the principal village; for : nl with fish, parish In the hundred of rsetshice, 2 miles from So- . from London ; containing ots. It is a rec- t 2? Lbs. Id. Kings y, a parish in' tie, hundred of Ash- s ft m Tbame, and 44 from ontaining 21 houses and 'ti5 - avicarageffatedat di.lQs. KircspfRuy, hi tiic parish of twade, the into the Isle of Sheppey* Kent; it is 41| miles from London. A cable il UO fathoms is fastened aor - the to shore, and. the ferryman pulls boat over by hind: on the main feide of the ferry is a small stone building, winch will hold about 10 person.?, built to shelter passengers waiting to pass the ten'}". It is maintained by the occupiers of land paying I,/, per acre of fresh marsh I end Ul. per 10 acres of salt marsh, which, together with some bequeathed land, keeps the ■oats, cables, and the causeway and wall ae- litis: the sea in good repair. The ferryman is obliged to take all travellers c-ver free, ex ■< pi »n Palm-Monday, Whit- :;, James and Michaelmas Days,, and on" Sundays after 8 o'clock at night; Mowed 24/. per annum, and to dredge for oysters within 60 fathoms pn each side. ..Kinosi,and, a parish in the hundred of Stratford, Hereford, 4J miles horn Leomin- ster, and 141 from London; contain houses and 948 inhabitants. Here is a free school. Fair 10th October. It is a rectory, value 31/. 3s. 6d. sx,4NB, a hamlet situated hi the pa- rishes of Hackney and Islington, . sex, li mile from London. Here was for- merly an hospital for lepers, called Les JLoques, from the French word fags, whence the word Lock was used for a lazar, or t- house. It an appendage to St, Bartholomew's in London, and used aa an outer ward till IT61, when the patient removed, ai.-.i the ground let On a fanihl- ■ jug lease; but the chapel was left for tne KIN benefit of the inhabitants) and the minister the governors of St. Bar- th . pital. !.■..■ i,u parish in the hundred of Dacorum, uiiles from Watford^ and 19^ from London. l f obtained .ts namn from beinga roy: • ; king Henry WI. having occasional! \ resided here : it contain^ 1S1 houses and i ibitants. Jt is ;i vicarage, rated at 8/. the patron is the. bisho] Ki%c,ii.F.Y, a township in the parish of Frods id red .of Ed I on the borders of Delamere forest, .5 miles from Nortbwich, and ITS from London: Containing l 1 - 1 -' houses and Ctil inhabitants; Kisosley, a parish and curacy in the hundred and divisLn of Alton, Hants, 3 miles from Alton, and 4-4 Loin London J ling 48 houses and 274 inhabit i . KincsliV, a paiish in the hundred of Totmonslou , Staffor I, 2 miles from Cheadle, and 147 from London; containing I y houies and 673 inhabitants. It is a DBctory, rated at 1 67. 15*. King's Lv.tvi. See Lyjcn fieeis. King's Kenswr.Lr., a towuanip in the g i of St. Mary Church, hundred of Hayton, Devon, 4 miles from Newton Abbas, and 191 from London; containing 112 liens. 53 .' inhabitants. King's MEABOURiJ, a township in the parish of Morland, west ward, Westmorland) :? miles from Appleby, and 273 from London; containing 34 houses and 178 inhabitants. King's Newnham, a hamlet in the parish of Church Lawford, hundred of Knight low, Warwick, near the river Dove, 4 miles from. Rugby, ami 68 from London; containing 25 houses and 117 inhabitants. King's Norton, a parish in the hundred of Halfshlre, Worcester^ wear the Stratford and Avon canal, 4 miles from Birmingham, and 116 from London; containing 534 houses and L'.'_,i'7 inhabitants, viz. 136S malts and whom 946 were returned as employed in various trades. This parish is about 34 miles in circuit, ft was formerly a market-town. The church is a good build-' ing, and contains several handsome monu- ments; it lias also a eha| el of ease, am: has a good cha . Fairs 25th April and 5th September. It is a vicarage, rated at 5/. 17.. 8/. King's North, a parish in the hundred of Lengbridge, lathe of Seray, Kent, 2 miles from Ash lord; .'od 51 from London; con- taining: 43 houses and 293 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, rated at 11/. 9s; 9d. and is in the patronage of lord Romney. King's Xympton, or King's- Nymet, a pa- rish in the hundred of * itheridge, Devon, 6 miles from S ouh Moultou, and 1S7 from in; containing y4 houses and 51U in- habitants. It is a rectory, rated at 28/. Kincstyov, a parish in the hundred of Stretford, Hereford, 6 miles from Hereford, KIN and 14.", from T.odon; containing 67 houses abitauts. It is a vickrage, rated 41 51. II*. 8d. King's Sutton, the name of a hundred in N trtbamptonsbire, forming ihe southern an- gle of thi ounty, bordering on Oxford Kino's Teicnton, a parish in thfi hui ef 'le'yrnbridge, Devon; S miles from New- ton Bushel, and ib!> from London; cm in? it. 7 houses and 8§6 inhabitants. The people here nsed to he infested with s | y draining the marshes the place has be- come tolerably healthy, i be liurch-ya-rd has a grove of tall elm's, which have a e.ffect>. It is a vicarage, rated at v-iih Hewish cl apel annexed, b< the pit bend of Salisbury. Kikc'sOmborne, a parish In th< of King's Omborne,div4s}on o S miles from Sto r.d 67 from Lon- don; containing 152 houses and 778 i bjtants. ]t is a vicarage, va u Kivc's Riveb, a rivrr in the county of Wick i ■■'■-. rovi '. ;ii &ter, Ireland, which faHsintothc Line] about a mile anda-balf from B!ast cf Scotland, and from the Baltic to the Moray and Pentland Friths. Kinnetp, a paribh in the shire of Kincar- dine, Scotland, 3 miles from Inverbervie, at the mouth of the river Bervie, and contain- ing 190 houses and 937 inhabitants. On the ooast, in this parish, are three old castles. Kinnelt, a parish in the shire of Angus, Scotland, 6 miles from Aberbrothwick ; con- taining 165 houses and 783 inhabitants. Kinnell, a river in Dumfries, which falls into the river Annan near the royal burgh of Lochmabon. Kinnellar, a parish in the shire of Aber- deen, Scotland, 10 miles from Aberdeen; containing 64 houses and 309 inhabitants. Kinnerley, a parish in the hundred of Oswestry, Salop, 6 miles from Oswestry, and 173 from London; containing 214 house* and 1110 inhabitants, of whom 61 were re- turned as employed in trade. The living i» a vicarage, value 7/. 6*. 8r/. and is in the pa- tronage of the prince of Wales. Kinnersley, a parish in the hundred of Stretford, Hereford, 12 miles from Hereford, . and 147 from London ; containing 45 houses and 198 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 134. 18f.4V. Kinnersley, a parish in the hundred of South Bradford, Salop, 4 miles from New- port, and 144 from London, lying near the Shrewsbury canal. It contain* 41 houses and 210 inhabitants, and is a rectory, value 61. 18s. in the patronage of earl G.o.wer. Kinnerton, a hamlet to Doddleston, in the hundred of Eroxton, Cheshire, 4 miles from Chester, and 184 from London, con- taining 16 houses and 97 inhabitants. Kinnerton, a hamlet to the town of New Radnor, Radnorshire, Wales, adjoining to Radnor, 150 miles from London, and con- taining 25 houses and 153 inhabitants. Kinnerton, a small village in the hun- dred of May lor j Flintshire, Wales, near Ban- gor, 8 miles from Wrexham, and containing 61 houses and 182 inhabitants. Kinniside, a hamlet in the parish of Ener- dale, in Allerdale ward above Derwent, Cumberland, 4 miles fr^m Kgremont, and 800 from London; containing 36 houses, and 17» inhabitants. Kinnolton, a parish in the hundred of Bingham, Notts, 8 miles from Nottingham, and IIS from London; containing 53 houses and 275 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 7/. ISs. Hd. iu the patronage of the arch- bishop of York. Kinnoul, a parish in the shire of Perth, Scotland, on the east side of the Tay, nearly opposite Perth. It is generally cailed R'-iarony under the earl of Kinuool, having a weekly market and four fairs. Many ele- gant seats are on the sides of the hills, and along the hanks of the river; and the rains of the ancient castle of Kimioul are still to he seen. In the hill of Kinnoul is a deep c ive, called Dragon's Hole, where it is said sir William Wallace was long secreted. This bill is a mineralogical curiosity, the greater part of it. being composed of lava, of which there are about 20 different kinds, besides veins of sulphitroi of baryta, zeohte, and rock eryHoi; it is also famous for its fine ogatet : and produces many scarce botanical articles. Kinpurnie, a hill in the parish of Meigle, 'hire of Perth, with a fine tower on its sum- mit, which i.-- fitted up as an observatory, and is 1151 feet above the level of the sea, 5 miles from Belmont castle. Kinross, Jhe capital of the shire of the mine name.lving at the westeod of-LociLeven, on the road from Queensferry to Perth, dis- tant from each 15 miles; it contains 379 houses and 2124 inhabitants, viz. 1001 males and 1123 females, of whom 398 were re- turned as being principally employed in the manufacture of Silesia and coarse cottons. It is watered by three - small streams, the North and South 2iiies r t, and the Gairney, which falls into the loch. KiNRess-SHiHR, a county of Scotland, bounded on the north-north-east and south by the shire of Fife, and on the o:hcr sides by Perth ; it is almost circular, and is about 30 miles in circumference, containing 7 pa- rishes, 137s! houses, inhabited by 6725 per- sons, viz. 3116 males and 3(09 female*, of whom 8SS were returned as being employed in various trades and manufactures, and 667 in agriculture. The middle part of this •county is occupied by 6b at beautiful ex- panse of water Loch Leven. The face of the country has a very rich appearance, and on the sides of the lake are many handsome seats. It alternately divides with Clackmanan in sending one member to par- liament. ' Kinsaie, a town in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, seated on the river Bandon, 14 miles south of Cork. It is a very populous and commercial place, par- ticularly in the raaking-up of all sorts of ship- provisions. It has a very deep, commodious, and secure harbour. Ships of war are some- times repaired at the docks at this port, and there is a crane for the loading and shipping of heavy artillery. In time of war it is much resorted to by ships coming from the colonies. On the opposite shore of the river lie Cove and Scilly, two well-built tillages, and near Cove is the usual anchor- J"g place: a strong fort, called Charles's Fort, begun by Charles II. and finished at tbe expence of 73,000/. defends the entrance «f the harbour. Kmsale may bo called Plymouth of Ireland. Considerable quantities of grain are exported from this place. Lat. 51° 41' 30". Long. 8° 88' 15" W. KiNsHAM, a small village in the hundred of Wigmore, Hereford, near Presteign ; con- taining 20 houses and 112 inhabitants. KtNTAir., a parish in the shire of Ross, Scotland, intersected by the arms of the sea, Loch Long, and Loch Duich ; it lies about 36 miles from Fort Augustus, and contains 211 houses and 1038 inhabitants. The cascade of Glommaeh is a remarkable wateifall, rendered truly awful from the gloom of the impending hills and woods. Kintbirv Eagle, the name of a hundred in Berkshire, towards the western side of the county, and south of Wantage. Kintbl'rv, a parish in the hundred of Kintbury Eagle Berks, 4 miles from Hun- g'-ituid, and 61 from London; containing 282 houses and 1430 inhabitants, of whom 3 62 were returned as employed in trade and manufacture. It is a vicarage, value 20/. Kintoue, a small borough in the shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, seated on the river Don, 15 miies west from the county town, and containing 196 houses and 846 inhabitants. The town is small, but well built, and has a neat town-bouse and prison. It gives titlt of earl to the ancient family of Keith, is governed by a provost, two bailies, a dean of guild, and a council of eight from the burgesses. The earls of Kintore have been provosts for a century past. Kiktyre, or Cantyre, the south division of Argylesbjre, and is a peninsula lying between the Frith of Clyde, and the Atlantic Ocean. It is principally inhabited by High- landers. The chief town is the royal burgh of Campbell Town- Among the rocks, on the coast, arc some remarkable caves. There is a considerable herring fishery here, up- wards of 500 busses belonging to Campbell Town alone. Kintyre Mull of the south point of the above peninsula. It has a light-house, 235 feet above high water mark, situated on the rocks called the Merchants, the sound of Hay bearing north by west 27 miles, and the Copland light south by west \ west, 31 miles. Kinvaston, a hamlet to Wolverhampton, hundred of Seisdon, Stafford, near Wolver- hampton ; containing 3 houses and 19 in- habitants. KiHVtR, a parish and curacy in the hun- dred of Seisdon, Stafford, 2 miles from Stour- bridge, and 122 from London; containing 318 houses and '1655 inhabitants, of whoi» 254 weie leturncd as employed in various trades, &c. There are several fulling and sheering mills on the banks of the river Stou* at this place. There are also some manu- factories for narrow cloth, the produce of which almost equals tint of the western coun- ties in point of qoeiiess Here are th-. re- mains of an ancient fortification. Eisvrjr, a river in Cardiganshire, which N a i K I It KIR falls into the Dovy after mnning a short distance. Kinwardstont, t'e name of a hundred in Witts, on the eastern si«le of the county, adjoining Hunger ford in Berks. Kinwartom, a parish in the hnodred of ttarlichway, Warwick; l| mite from Al- cester, and 104 from London ; containing 5 houses and 26 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 17/. 11*. in the patronage of the bishop of Worcester. Kiplih, a hamlet in the parish of Catterick, fulling East wapentake, north riding of York', 5 miles from North Allerron, and 230 from London; containing 17 houses and 95 in- habitants. Kiitf.v, a parish lying on the south bank of the Frith of Forth, partly ill the shire of Perth, and partly in the shire of Stirling It contains the villages of Kippen and Hurk- I'rcie, both having weekly markets, and each bavin? five fa irs in the year. The parish contains 405 houses and 17'2'2 inhabitants, of whom lo4 were returned as employed in trade. KiRKiiv, a parish in the hundred of TYnd- riug, Essex, 12 J milt's from Colchester, and 64 from London; containing PI houses and 664 inhabitants. The living is a viearngej rated at 10,'. united with Thorpe and Walton. Kirkby BvttEKS, a parish and curacy on the river Wreakc, hundred of Framlaml, Leicester, 3| miles from Melton Mowbray, and 107 from London; containing 32 houses and 173 inhabitant?. Kirkby Matep.y, a parish in the hundred of Sparkenboe, Leicester, 4 miles from Hinckley, and 10.1 from London; containing 49 houses and 24 3 inhabitants. Kirkby Macklop, a hamlet in the parish iff Glen field, hundred of Sparkenboe, Leicesier, 4 miles from Leicester, and 101 from London; containing 26 houses and 167 inhabitants. Kirkby Mooes rm?, a market-town and parish in Kydall division, norlh riding of York, so called from its situation, on the el'je of Biackmoor, '28 miles from Y-rk, sind '2 8 from London; containing 373 bouses and 1396 inhabitants, of whom 757 were returned as employed in various trades and inanufactun s An abbey of Cistercian nuns formerly stood at Ke'dholm , about a mile from the town; and about ] mile west, in a small val'ey, stands Kirid< tc church, a place •f note m the curious oil account of its anti- quity. Tin- market is on Wednesdays. It is a vicarage, valnie l4/.-10d. and ibe patron is tti? kii'cr. Kirkby Cms-, a parish in the hundred of CLver :>■... Norfolk, 4 miles from Hungay, and 11' from London; containing 50 houses and •>'..-> inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. Kirkby Peboj*, a parish in the hundred of Hcustead, Norfolk, 3 nibs from Norwich, and 1'7 from ' ondoii : containing f>4 houses ; nd J9H inhabitants, It is a rectory, lated ai a. w. 94. Kirkby Kr.mn. See Kendal, West- moreland. Kirkby Monks, or KirKby Monachobdm, a parish in the huudrcd of Knightlow, War- wick, 6 miles from Rugby, and 89 from Lond n; containing 129 houses and G74 in- habitants, including the hamlet of Cupston. The chureii is very large, and had a spire, which served as a land mark, till about '20 feet of it Were taken down to save repairs. Here are marks of a Roman station. The living is a vicarage, value 82/. 9*- ? tiom London: containing 200 nouses and 1141 inhabitants, of whom •285 were tc-urned as employed in various trades, &c. It is seated on the west bank of the river l-'.doi. and consists ehi'• 8/-/. and is united with Beaumont. There Uacas. Most of the houses appear to have is a burial ground here, but not a church, been built out of the ruins of Whelp castle, Kirkandrews Middle, a parish in Esk- near the site of which many Roman an- tiquities have been dug up. It is a rectory, value 37/. \"is. lid. patron the earl of Thanet. dale ward, Cumberland, 3 miles from Long- town, and 315 from London, near the river Liddel; containing 124 houses and 573 in- habitants. The rectory, value 5/. 11 s. of/, is Kirkby GniNDir.YTH, a parish in Buckrose united with Nichol forest, wapentake, east riding of York, 10 miles Kirkandrews Xf.ther, a township to the lrom Driffield, and 207 from London ; con- above, about 1 mile distant, containing 16 taining 21 houses and 141 inhabitants. It is houses and 245 inhabitants, a vicarage, valne 8/. 9s. ?. 4A patron the Kirkcudbright, 10 miles from Dumfries; con- king, taining 142 houses and 696 inhabitants. It Kirkby Cold, a township and chapelry to consists of three villages, Kirklean, Preston, the parish of Easing wold, Birdforrh wapen- and Salterness ; the latter has a good harbour take, north riding of York, ? miles from and bay. The no.ted Paul Jones was born Thirsk, and 22S from London ; containing here. 26 houses and 150 inhabitants. Kirkborn, a small island of the Hebrides, Kir.KBY Knowle, a parish in Birdforth about a mile long, and very narrow, wapentake, north riding of York, 5 miles Kirkbride, a parish in Cumberland ward, from Thirsk, and 22S from London; con- Cumberland, 6 miles from Wiglon, and 310 taining 21 houses and 129 inhabitants. It is from London; containing 23 houses and 249 a rectory, value S'. 3s. !•/, inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 5/. Kirkby Wiske, a parish in Gilling East Kirrbcrn, a parish in the division of Bain- wapeutiike, north riding of York, 4 miles ton Beacon, wapentake of Harthill, east from Ihirsk, and 223 from London; con- riding of York, 3 miles from Driffield, and taining "So bouses and 150 inhabitants. It is 196 from London; containing 16 houses and a rectory, value 27/. 16,. 5d. 9i inhabitants. The church is a curacy, in Kirkby Ravevswohtm, a parish in Gilling the patronage of the king. V, est wapentake, north riding of York, 5 Kikkburton, a parish in Agbrigg vvapen- poles from Richmond, and 239 from London; take, west riding of York, 9 miles from containing 13 houses and 143 inhabitants. Wakefield, and 184 from London; contaiu- lt is a rectory, value 25/. 5*. 2d. and is in ing 365 houses and 1U43 inhabitants, of the patronage of the bishop of Chester. whom 200 were returned as being employed Kirkby Fleetham, a parish in Hang East in various trades. It is a vicarage, value wapentake, north riding of York, 6 miles 13/. 6s. 8/. the patronage of which is in the from Richmond, and 231 from London; con- king, as duke of Lancaster. N n A KIR KIR Kipkey, a township and ehapelry in the and spire. The church is a gothic building, parish of Walton, hundred of Wfest Berbj', on an eminence at the back of the town. Lancaster, 6 miles from Liverpool, and The harbour is much improved of late, and 963 i'">n\ London; containing 124 houses there are about 40 vessels belonging to the and S33 inhabitants. port The town is governed by a provost, 2 Kirkby Bei lars. See Kirby, hundred of bailies, a dean of guild, a treasurer, and a Framland, Leicester. council of 21 members. It joins with Ki'ig- KtRKBY, or Kikkby Ireuth, a parish in horn, Dysart, and Burntisland, in sending the hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, stands one member to parliament. Here is a eus- near the Dudden sands, 3 miles from Liver- tom-house. This place gave birth to Dr. stone, and 273 from London ; containing Adam Smith, author of the Wealth of N T a- 201 houses and 1041 inhabitants, of whom tions, and to Michael Scott, a man of some- 91 were returned as employed in various what similar talents to Roger Bacon of Eng- trades. land. — CruttwelPs Tout and Statist. Account. Kirkby Laythorte, a parish in the hun- Kirkcoi.m, a parish in the shire of Wigton, dred of Aswarduu, parts of Kesteven, Lin- being a peninsula formed by the hay of coin, 2 miles from Sleaford ; containing SO Lochryan and the Atlantic Ocean, lying 30 houses and 160 inhabitants. It is a rectory, miles from Newton Douglas, and containing value 51. 6*. Id. 227 houses and 1191 inhabitants. At a place Kirkby Green, a parish iu the hundred of called the IVi? is good anchorage. Langoe, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 5 miles Kirkconnel, a parish in the ; hire of Dum- from Sleaford, and 121 from London; con- fries, Scotland. 3 miles from Sanquhar, and tabling 14 houses and 62 inhabitants. It is 24 from Dumfries, containing 209 houses and a vicarage, value Wl.ls.id. 1096 inhabitants. In the parish are several Kirkby Underwooi , a parish in the hun- mineral springs dred of Aveland, parts of Kesteven, Lin- Kirkcudbright, a shire of Scotland, or coin, 4 miles from Folkingham, and 103 more frequently termed a stewartry, bouud- from London; containing 32 houses and 181 ed on the north-east and eat by Dumfries, inhabitants. It is a reoto:y, value 6/. 3s. 4i. from which it is separated by the rivei s Cairn Kirkby ox Baime, a parish in the hundred and Nith, on the south by the Salwaj F ith of Gartree, Lind-ay division, Lincoln, 2J and the Irish Sea, on th'e"*west by Wigtbn- miles from Tattershall, and 132 from Lon- shire, and on the north-west bj T the couety don; containing 41 houses and 1 85 inhabit- of Ayr, being about 4 j miles long and 30 asits. It is a rectory, value 13/. 13j-. Ci. the broad. It contains two royal borough;, patronage of which is in the king. Kirkcudbright and New Galloway, and scve- Kirkby in Ashfiei.d, a parish in the hun- ral considerable villages ; is divided into 28 dred of Broxtow, Notts, 4 miles from Mans- parishes, containing 5600 houses, inhabited field, and 134 from London; containing 185 by 29fEll persons, viz. 13,619 males and houses and 1002 inhabitants, of whom 136 15 592 females, of whom 25 ^2 were returned were returned as employed in trade. It is a as employed in various trarli s, and 5S56 in iv. Tory, value 18<. if, 8*i agriculture. The face of the coun ry is Kirkby South, a parish in the wapentake one eont nued heath, producing nothing bat of Osyuldcross, west riding of York, 6 miles pasture for sheep and black cattle; but it is from Ban.sley, and 170 from London; con- intersected by several pleasant and fertile tainiug 115 houses and 509 inhabitants. It valleys, and is watered by oomert u streams, isavicaivge, value 15/. 10s. which unite and form the four rivers free, Kirkby Malhamuai.e, 3 parish in Stain- Fleet, Lee, and I7rr, all of whh h rise in the cliff wapentake, west riding of York, 5 north, and fa I into the Soiway Frith and miles from Settle, and 228 from Loudon ; Irish Sea. Of late years agriculture has containing 40 houses and 167 inhabitants, been much improved, aud manufactures of It is a vicarage, value 6/. 13. .4'.'. in the pa- cotton and linens have been established, al- tronage of the duke of Devonshire. though it wants alLthe natural advant;. . Kirkcaldy, a borouuh and sea port town the neighbouring counties. There are several in the shire of Fife, Sc thud, on the Frith ©f small '.ikes in tbis county, hut Locii Keomure Forth, 3 miles from Kinghom, and ISfrom wiheTnrgest,'heiOg10roilesfotig: in this/loch Edinburgh; containing 354 houses nn.1 3348 huge pik>s are caught, weighing from 20 to inhabitant^, viz. K6 1 in.hs and ifI94> females, 30 pounds; and instances have been. knoMW BfwnomfOOwereTeturned as being principally of tbei exceeding 50. The growth of po- einployed in the manufacture of checks and tatoes has been much attended to, so that tickings, and of leather and cotton. It is besi ng their own consumption, supposed to have derived its name from the gnsit quantities are exported to England. Guldees, wbo had a cell here. It consists. The Galloway cattle are principally sent to chiefly of one long, narrow, windwg/'dirty. the Bug! markets, and the breed of irregular street, along the foot of a bank, horses is sahl to be descended from some of with some narrow lanes on each sale ; j and those animate which escaped skipwreck m the bouses, except those that aire rno- ihe vc-s->els which belonged to the Spanish dem. c/e ill hii.lt. Near the outre of tlje annate. I.i th« parish • of' tJanritk *Here is *a town ctands the town-bouse, having a tower considoaUlc m.ne of jron ui», whioh was KIR KIR Worked for some time by an English com- pany, but afterwards given up. Considerable quantities of kelp are prepared On the coast. This stewaftry sends one member to the im- perial parliament. Kirkcudbright, a borough and the county town of the stewanry of Kirk udbright, stands on the river Dee, about 4 miles from its entrance into the Frith, and 28 from Dumfries: it contains 365 bouses and 2380 inhabitants, viz. 1042 males and I '38 fe- mnles. of whom 2S5 were returned as em- I' oyed ; n trsde and manafai ture, principally in that of cott.m, established a^out 1793, and 356 in agriculture. It cons sts of two ptreets meeting at right angle , and the build- ings in general neat aid regular. Near the re:,tre is a large and elegant court-house. The harbour is safe and we'I sheltered, being from 16 to 18 feet deep at ow " ater, and 40 at high water. To the port belong about 2S different-* /ed vessels. The government is vested in a provost, 3 bailies, a treasurer, and 11 counsellors. Two miles to the south is St. Mary's Is e, th ■ beautiful seat of the earl of Selkirk, built on the site of an ancient pri<>ry, rounded by the lords of Galloway in the reign of David, I. Here also is a large ar- tificial lake, called Lor/i Fergus, in which are two small islands, on both of which are traces of fortifications, the remains of the ancient castles of the lords of Galloway. Lafc, 54° 58'. Long. 4° .V W. Kirk dale, a hamlet in the parish of Wal- ton, hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 2 miles from Liverpool, and 201 from Lon- don ; conta ning 73 houses and 393 inhabit- ants. Kip.kpen, a parish in the shire of Forfar, Scotland, 5 miles from Forfar ; containing 135 house? and 674 inhabitants. It is wa- tered by the rivers Lvnan and rmny. The castle of Gardy'ne, which was erected in 1568, is still entire, and is romantically si- tuated on the verge of a precipice, at the foot of whi< h inns a small stream. Kirk Eaton, a par'sh in Agbri"g wapen- take, west riding of York, 2 miles from Huddersfield, and 187 from London; con- taining 44C bouses and 1469 inhabitants, of whom 713 wen- returned as employed in various trades. It is a rectory, rated at 25/. 13* 9 J. Kirk Ffnton, a parish and curacy in Barkston Ash wapentake, west riding or' York, 5 miles from Ta I aster, and 184 from London j containing 57 houses and 291 in- habitants. Kirkcunzeon, a pari -b in the stewarty of Kirkcudbright, 10 miles from Dumfries; containing 1 \6 bouses and 545 inhabitants. Kip.kkali.am, a parish in the hundred of Morleston and l.itchurch, Diiby, 5 miles from Derby, and 126 from London; con- taining 13 houses and 83 inhabitants. Kirkham, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Amouhderness, 1 aneaster, 2 26 mile* from London ; containing 345 houses and 1561 inhabitants, of whom 416 were re- turned as employed in various trades and manufactures, principally that of sal cloth: it is seated on a tract of land called the file- lands, between the Ribble and another small river. Here is a eood free scliool and cha- rity school. Market on Thursday. Fairs 2'4tbJuue and 18th October. At Funkera' Hill, 3 miles dis'ant, there is a guide who conducts travellers across the sands and the river Ribble, in the nearest way to Tarlet m. The living is a vicarage, value 21/. 1>. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Christ Church, Oxford, The Lancaster canal passes by this town from Liverpool and Wigan. Kirkhammerton, a parish and curacy in Claro wapentake, west riding of York, 9 miles from York, and 207 from London ; containing 42 houses and 2l6 inhabitants. Kirkuhl, a parish in the shire of Inver- ness, Scotland, lying along the Moray Frith, consisting of the villages of Wardlaw and Fanuia. It contains 359 houses and 1583 inhabitants. Kirkinser, a parish in the shire of Wigton, Scotland, on the west coast of Wigton hay, and bounded by the river Badenocb ; it lies 2 nrlts from Wigton, and contains 243 houses and 1160 inhabitants, chiefly em- ployed in agriculture. KiRKiNTirLOCH, a parish and burgh in the shire of Dumbarton, Scotland, 7 miles from Glasgow, containing 6 i S house 5 ; and 3210 inhabitants, viz. 1477 males and 1733 fe- males, of whom 1785 were returned as em- ployed in trade, and in the manufacture of linen and cotton goo s, and 1315 in agri- culture. The Clyde canal passes through the parish, and close bv it are distinct ves- tiges of A-itoninus's wall. The town itself is pleasantly seated on the banks of the ri- ver Ltiggie, near its junction with the Kel- vin, and is neatly buiit. It is governed by two baillics, elected annually by the free- men. Kirklavd, a township in the pnrish of Gar-tang, hundred of AmoundernesF, Lan- cashire, 1 mile from Garstang, aud 227 from London ; containing 88 houses and 426 in- habitants Kirklasd, a township in the parish of Kendal, Kendal ward, Wesmoreland, ad- joining to Kendal The mother-church of Kendal stands in this township. It contains °l 5 bouses and 1086 inhabitants, of whom 532 were returned rs employed in various trades and manufactures. Kirkland. a parish in Leatb ward. Cum- berland, 6 miles from Penrith, and 290 from London; containing 33 houses and 188 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 8/. lOr. Patron the dean and chapter of Carlisle. Kirklanciey, a parish in thej hundred of Morleston, Derby, 6 miles from Derby, and 126 from London; containing 87 houses and 483 inhabitants. KniKLEATHAM, a parish in Langborough wapentake, north riding of Ycrk, 6 milt* N n 4 KIR KIR from Gisborough, and 2J7 fnm London, standing ne;>r the mouth of the Tees. It contains 159 houses and 6S0 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, value 13/. fs. M. Kirki eavingtos, a parish in Langbo- rough wapentake, north riding of York, 2^ miles from Yarm, and 246 from Loudon ; containing 49 houses and 239 inhabitants. It is a curacy in the patronage of the arch- bishop of York. Kirk Ireton, a parish in the hundred of Wirksworth, Derby, 6 miles from Ashborn, and I 40 from London; containing 107 houses and 51 '2 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 7/. 10*. \0d. and is in the patronage of the dean of Lincoln. Kirklky Granoe, a hamlet in the parish of Pi /eland, Castle ward, Northumberland, 10 miles from Newcastle, and 286 from London; containing 28 houses and 143 in- habitants. KiKKHARLE.a parish inTindal ward.North- umbcr ! and, 12 miles from Hexham, and 291 from Loudon; containing 28 house? and 166 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 3/. 8s. id. Kirkheaton, a township in the parish of Stamfordham, Tindal ward, Northumber- land. 10 miles from Hexham, and 29 2 from London ; containing 24 houses and 149 inha- bitants. Kirkwheipiiington, a parish and curacy in T. tidal ward Northumberland, 20 miles from Newcastle, and 296 from London ; con- taining 58 houses and 277 inhabitants. Kirkhauch, a parish in Tindal ward, Northumberland, i> miles from AWstone, and 296 from London ; containing 52 houses and 275 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 4/. Is. Sd. Kirkley, a parish united with Thirkley, in the hundred of Mutford and Lothing'and, Suffolk, 2 miles from Lowestoffe.ano 1 1 ! 2 from London; containing 42 houses and 177 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. 10s. The church in 1749 was a heap of ruins, which were then cleared away, and the south aisle rebuilt by the assistance of the Rev. J. Tan- ner, vicar of Lowestoife, and the neighbouring gentry. It has a good tower, but contains only one bell. Kirkustoun, a parish lying on each s'de the river Amound, partly in Edinburgh, and partly in Linlithgow, Scotland. It is 5£ miles west of Edinburgh, and contains 283 houses and 1647 inhabitant--, of whom 300 were returned as employed in various trades. The seat of the earl of Stair at this place is on a delightful spot. The church forme rly belonged to the knights of St. John of Jeru- salem- ■ Kirk unton, a parish in Eskdale ward, Cumberland, 3 miles from LongtOwn, ana 3 1 1 from London ; containing 75 houses and 389 inhabitants. The church is a rectory dis- charged.' Kirkliston, a parish in the huudred of Thurg.-trto", Notts, 4 miles from Southwell, and 132 from London ; containing 43 bouses and 140 inhabitants. K ir'k linton j a parish in Hallikeld wapen- take, north riding of York, 6 miles from Rippon, and 2 28 from London; containing 5 3 nouses and 273 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 25/. 7 r. 3d Kirkmabrick, a parish in the stewavtry of Kirkcudbright, Scot'and, lying on the east side of Wigton Bay, and the river Cree, 12 miles from Kirkcudbright, and 10 from Newton Douglas; containing 231 houses and 1 2 12 inhabitants. The ferry-town of Cree or Cri!e built in 1138 by Rognwald earl of Orkney; it is still entiie, and part of if Ss-occu| fed a» the parish church. It is 296 feet long, and r,6 broad ; and the height of the steeple is 133 feet. The roof \% supported hy 14 pillars and arches, brides 4 which Support the steeple. The gates are decorated with a kind of Mosaic work. Here are also* the. ruins of Kind's castle, and the carls and bishops pal ccs, which appear to have been formerly very extensive and elegant build- ing-. Kirkwall is governed by a provost, four bailies, a treasurer, dean and guild, and a coun- cil elected annually. The harbour is e?:^el- lent, with g od anchorage in the outer road, and the whole commanded by a fortification erected in the time of Oliver Cromwell, surrounded by a ditch and rampart mounted with cannon. The principal articles of exportation are heel", pork, butter, tallow, hides, calve skins, rabbit skins, salt fish, oil, feathers, linen yarn, coarse linen cloth, kelp, j-.nd, in years of fruit ftdness, corn in considerable quantities. The chief com- modities imported are wood, flax, coal, SUgar. spirits, wines, Shuff, tobacco, flour, biscuit, soap, leather, hardware, broad cloth, printed linens, and printed cottons. The manufacture of linen yarn was introduced here in the year 1747, and about the year 1730 the manufacture of kelp. As the price of the latter for the first ten years was very low, the quantity made was but trifling. From the year 1740 to 1760, the price is reported to have been 4/>.f. per ton, and the money which it is believed to have brought into the country during that period about. £000/. per annum. The average price for the subsequent ten years amounted to about four guineas per ton, and the whole value to the place, to above 6000/. sterling per annum. Of each ton at the market from 1770 tn 1760 the price rose at a medium to about 5/. and the gross sum which the proprietors in that time receive d for it was not less than 10,000/. per annum. For 13 years preceding 1*7/91, the value of a ton was marly 6/. and the quantify each year amounted to 17,000/. Sterling. Thus in the space oi' 50 years', the proprietor* of these Eslands, where the sen sons arc very deceitful, and the crops can by no means he depended on for subs'st.ng the inhabitants, have re- ceived in addition to their estates trie enormous sum of 370, 00(7. sterling. Kirkwall joins with the boroughs of Wick. Doririoek. Diug- wall,and Tain, in returning one mend or o parliament. I.at. 58° 3./. 1 W W. Kirmingiiam, a township in the parish of Swettenham, hundred of rvjrttiwlcri, Cfies- ter, 5 uiiks fiom Coflg'lcton' I I from London, containing 22 houses and IT* inha- bitants. KiRRiAit, or Kersiar, the name of a hun- dred in Cornwall, forming the southern angle ©f the county, and running to the Lizard Point. Kirrjemiir, or Kili amiib, a considerable town and parish in the shire of Angus, Scot- land, at the foot of the Braes of Angus, 6 miles from Forfar, and 16 from Dundee; containing 916 houses and 1421 inhabitau *, viz. 2109 males and 2312 females, of whom 942 were returned as employed in trade and manufacture, and 331 in agriculture The. town consists of several streets branching off somewhat in the shape of an anchor. Here arc several extensive manufactures of osna- burghs and coarse linens. It is watered by the rivers Esl-, Caniii, Gnirie, and Prcsen. At Invercarity, where the Carilij falls into the Esk, is a larse Gothic castle of hewn stone in good repair, consisting of four stories, the walls being nine feet thick, terminating in a projecting parapet about 12 inches thick j between the parapet and roof is a space sufficient for two or three men to walk abreast : to the east are some vestiges of a wing. It ha' a good weekly market, and is governed by a baron bailie, appointed by- lord Douglas the superior. Kirtle, a river in the shire of Dumfries, Scotland, which rises in the parish of Mid- dle!);.?, and passing Kirk Patrick Fleming, faHs into the, Sol way Frith a few miles below Gretna Green. Kirtlinc, a parish in the hundred of Chevclcy, Cambridge, 2| miles from New- market, and 63 from London; contain 78 houses and 45S inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. Ktnn.iN'croNj, a parish in the hundred of Ploughley, Oxford, 4 miles from U ■ Isl and 65 from London; containing 124 houses and 525 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. 9s. 4sf, in the patronage of St. John's college, Oxford. Kirto>;, the name of a hundred in Li.a- eo'nshire, lying in the division of Holland, between Boston and Spalding. Kirtom, a parish in the hundred of Kirton, parts of Holland, Lincoln, 4 miles from Boston, and 109 from London; containing 269 houses and 1238 inhabitants, of whom 68 were returned as employed in various Frades. It is a vicarage, value 61. \3s. 4.. belonging to the subdean of Lincoln. Kirton Lindsay, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Corriughani, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 20 miles from Lincoln, and 147 from London; containing 241 houses and 1092 inhabitants, of whom 507 were returned n: being employe. 1 in various trades and manufactures. Its'church is a handsome building. The rfiarkW is on Saturday. Fairs iterh July and Decertfbe'r 11. T'lfe livinU is a vicarage, value 21/. 10s. it 7. with Brother- toit chapel annexed, in the patronage of the nieiv.iV company, l.-ndon. KNA KNA Kihtov. See Kirktov, Notts. Kirton, a parish in the hundred of Cornets, ►Suffolk, 4 miles from Harwich, ami 75 from London ; containing 47 houses and 376 in- habitants. It is a rectory, rated at 10/. 13$. id. patron the king. Kish, a sand bank in the Irish Sea, about • 6 miles long, and hardly 1 wide : it is 7 mHes from the oast of the county of Dublin. Long. 5. 54. W. Greenwich. Lat. 53. 15. N. Kishkorran Mountains, mountains of Ireland, in the county of Sligo, 13 miles south of that place* Kisr.tNGBORY, a parish in the hundred of Nobottle Grove, Northampton, 3 miles from Northampton, and 65 from London; con- taining 104 houses and 482 inhabitants, it is a fectory, value 18;. 9>. Id. Kittuford, a parish in the hundred of Milvertou, Somerset, 4 mile* from Welling- ton, and 152 from London; containing 24 houses and 143 inhabitants. It >s a rectory, value 11/. 10* 5<7, or Vitriolic Well, is situated in Knares- borough forest, about 3 miles from the town, and was discovered in 1620. The Slinking Spa, or Sulphur Well, is very foetid, the water changing silver to the colour of copper: it is only used for bathing. That called Si. Munjro'i is a cold bath, situated about 4 miles from the town. ne DroUhing Well, in the town, is the most celebrated petrifying spring in England, and is so called from its dropping from the spungy rock that over- hangs it. The ground that receives it, before it |oins the we'l, is for the length of 12 yards become a solid rock; from the we!l it runs into the Nidd, where the spring water has formed a rock «o ne yards into the river. Since the Scarborough waters have been brought into such great repute, these baths have not been so much frequented as for- merly. About a mile from the town, near Grm'ole bridge, is a place called St. Robert's cave, from a hermit who retired here in the time of king John ; it is dug in the rock above the river Nid, and, within the memory of man. has been remarkable by the discovery kn r KXI »fa murder committed in ithy Bugem Aram, a schoolmaster, a man of extraordinary ae- 12, May 6th, Qrst Wednes- day after 12th August, 6rst Tuesday after Qctpber 10, and first Wedni sday afi r 10th December; and or. the Wednesday before 52d November is a statute fair for hiring servants. It i' a vicarage, rated at 9/. 9*. 4/. • — Groups Ami x . and the G:j;dc to the Watering Places. KvAf.ssDttr, a parish in Tindal ward, Northumberland, 4 mile's from Aldstone Moor, anil 312 from London ; containing 1C6 houses and •'.-.; l inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. 18*. lr/. Kvayton, or Ksaton, a township in the parish oi Let kc, in the wapentake of Aller- t insbire, north ridimr of York, 3§ miles trom Thirsk, and 226 from London ; con- taining 75 houses and 321 inhabitants. Kneb worth, a parish in the hundred of Broadwater, Herts. 2 miles from Stevenage, and Vt\ from London; containing 36 houses and 225 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. \s. JOrf. Knewiscton, a township in the parish of Howden, in Howdensbire, east riding of York, 1 mile from Howden, and 183 from London ; containing H houses and 90 inhabitant?. Knf.isail, a parish in the hundred of Thurgarton, Notts, 9 miles from Newark, and 130 from London ; containing 6? house-; and 368 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. Kneesworth, a parish in the hundred of Armingford, Cambridge, 2 miles from Roy- s-ton, and 40 from London ; containing '_4 houses and 220 inhabitants. K>eeton. See Knighton, Notts. Knetshall, or Kne'itisuali., a parish in the hundred of Bla k! urn, Suffolk, 6 nii.es from Ixworth, and S3 from London; con- taining 5 houses and 49 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 7r, 1 1 r /. Kniack, a small river in theshireof Perth, Scotland, which rises in the parish of Muthill, and falls into the Erne. Knightcot, a hamlet in the parish r.f Burton D asset hundred ofKineti n, Warwick, 3 miles ft om Kim-ton, and 81 from London. Population included with Burton Dasset. Rtticin r.ow, the name of a hundred in Warwickshire, forming the eastern side of the county, and stretching to Warwick. Knighton Vv'j.st, a parish in the hundred of Colli furdtree, division oi Dorchester, Dor- set, 7 miles from Wareham, and 117 from Loudon; containing 28 houses and 1,80 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value S/. lbs, 5/. Knighton, a hamlet, anil chapelry in the parish of St. Margaret's, Leicester, hundred mi GtttbIaxton», Leicester, 9 miles from Leicester, and 9\* from London ; containing 65 houses and 337 inhabitants. Kmi.mtov, a parish in the hundred of Bingham, Notts, 5 miles from Bingham, and 129 from London; containing 15 houses and 88 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 9s. 4 the Irish parliament. Knolidisiiall, a parish in the hundred of Blything, Suffolk, 3 miles from Saxmuud- bm, and 92 from London ; containing 39 houses and 2t>6 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1 1/. KsooK,a'namlet in the parish and hundred of lieytsou.-y, Wilts, 5 miles from War- minster, and 94 from London ; containing 30 houses and !9-i inhabitants. Ksossincton, a parish in the hundred of Gnthlaxton, Leicester, 5 miles from Oak- ham, and 93 from London ; Containing M houses and 126 inhabitants. It is a rcctorv, rated at 6/. 11 s.&t. KnootmVg, a parish united with Soul- drop, hundred of Stodden, Bedford, 10 mile* from Bedford, and 60 from Loudon; con- taining 29 houses and 105 inhabitants. It is a rectory, raced at 10/. &s. 8./. KsoTTiNr.Li.Y, a township and chapelry to Pontefract, wapentake of Osgoldcross, west riding of York, 2 milts frojk Pontefract, and 180 from London : containing 531 houses and 2602 inhabitants, viz. 1324 males and 1278 females, of whom 472 were returned as employed in various trades, and 50 in agri- culture. It is pleasantly situated on the banks of the river Aire, and is particularly noted for its trade in lime, which is burnt, here in great quantities. Kkowle St. Giles, a hamlet in the parish of Long Sutton, hundred of South Petherton, Somerset, 2| miles from Ilminster, and 13$ from Loudon; containing 12 houses and 61 inhabitants. Know lk, a township in the parish of Hamp- ton in A'fden, hundred of Hemlingford, War- wick, 3 miles from Solihull, aivd 1U5 from London; containing 170 houses and 843 in- habitants. Knowltov, a depopulated parish in the hundred of Eastry, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, 9 miles from Canterbury; containing 3 houses and 18 inhabitants. Knowsley, a township in the parish of Huyton. hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 2 mihvsfiom Prescott,and 200 from London ; containing 12" houses and 739 inhabitants. Knowsione, a parish in the husdred of South Moulton, Devon, 7 miles from. South Moultou, and 173 from London; containing 82 houses and 427 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 26/. 10?. 10c/. Knoyib East, a parish in the hundred of Cawdon and Cadworth, Wilts, 2£ miles from Hindon, in which parish the borough of Hindoo, is situate, 99 miles from London; containing 139 houses and 853 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 30/. with Hii*> KOR KYR dwn cliff|»el annexed, in the patronage of the bishop of Winchester. Knoyle West, a hamlet in the parish of Narth New tun, hundred Of Mere, Wilts, 2^ miles from Mere, and 101) from London; containing 33 houses and 18 1 inhabitants, Knutsfoud Ni tiier, a market -town and pa- rish in the hundred of Bueklow, Chester, situ- ated on tberivulet Birken,? miles from North- wich, and 173 fiom London; containing 448 houses ami 2:>52 inhabitants, viz 931 male?, and 1121 females, of whom 738 were returned as employed in various trades, and 69 in agriculture. The principal manufacture is that of shag velvet and sewing thread. A silk mill was erected here, hut not answering was converted into a cotton mil. Part of the town is divided by the Birken, and called Over Knutsford; containing 30 houses and 320 inhabitants: in which parish there is a chapel of ease, but the. mother church is in Nether Nutsford. The county sessions are held here twice annually, and during the races this town is much frequented by the neighbouring gentry. Its name is supposed to have been derived from Cnn tie's i 'id, that king having forded the river here after a victo- ry obtained in the neighbourhood. The mar- ket is on Saturday. Fairs 23d April, July 10, and Nov. S. The living is a vicarage, value 26/. 16.*. 2d. It was formerly a chapel to Rosthurn, but was made a distinct parish by act of parliament in 1740. The four lords of the manors of Over Knutsford, Nether Knutsford, Toft, and Bexton, present to the vicarage by turns. Knvno, a river in Pembrokeshire, Wales, which falls into the 1 ivy about 5 miles below Cardigan. Korsuam. See Corsham, Wilts. Koiimfshty, mountains of Ireland, IT miles north-west of Castlebar. Krekythe. See Crif.kf.ith, Carnarvon, Wa (.-■. Kyle, a district of Ayr hire ; Scotland, se- parated from Carriek by the river Ayr, and from Cuntiinffham by the. river Irvine, at the mouth of which rivers are the burghs of the same naii.e. Kvlo, a chapelry in the parish of Holy Island, inJsIandshire, Durham, 5 miles from Belford, and 330 from London; containing 198 houses and 968 inhabitants. Kymble. See Kimble, Bucks. Kyme Not:th, a hamlet in the parish of South Kyme, hundred of Langoe, Kesteven, Lincoln, 6\ miles from Sleaford, and 122 from London; containing 58 houses and 21 5 inhabitants. Kymb Sou-nr, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Lansroe, parttrof Kesteven, Lin- ■ coin, 7 miles from Sleafojsd, and 123 from London ; containing 6 I houses and 292 in- habitants. Kyneton. See Kineton, Warwick. Kyo,.i township to Lanehester, in Chester ward, Durham, 6 miles from Durham, and 266 from London ; containing 50 houses and 281 inhabitants. Kyue Wyp.e, a parish in the hundred of Doddingtree, Worcester, 3| miles from Ten- bur v, and 131 from London, on the borders of Hereford; containing 30 houses and 165 inhabitants. Kyre Minor, a hamlet to the foregoing, half a mile distant; containing 23 houses and 126 inhabitants. This parish and ni bourhood is noted for the quantities of saf- fron growing wild. LAC ABACALLY, an ancient sepulchral mo- x _j nument in the county of Cork, pro- vince of Munster, Ireland, between Glen- worth and Kjlworth, consisting of large up- right stpnes, with others placed horizontally upon them ; one of which is 1? feet long, 9 broad, and 9 thick. LA30RN: a small village near Town Malt- ing, Kent, where are the ruins of an ancient castle. Laceby, a parish, in the hundred of Brad- ley Hpyerstoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 1| mile from C;irr.sby, and 170 from London; containing 72 housesand 368 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 12/. i)s. 10c/. LAC Lacertdn, a hamlet in the parish of Slu pleton, bundled of I'impern, division of i Blandford, Dorset, 3 miles from Blandford, and 102 from London. Population included with Stapleion. Lacfodery, mountains of Ireland on the east side of the county of Kerry, where it joins the counties of Limerick and Cork, 12 miles east of Tralrc. Lach, a small hamlet in the neighbour- hood of Cm-si tr; containing 5 houses and 43 inhabitants. Lackfciui, the name of a hundred in Suf- folk, forrpjpg the north-western angle of the county aad border; of Cambridge. LAG LAM T.AcxFonn, ^t parish in the handled of Thingoe, Suffolk, Smites from Bury St. I i ■ . ' . and 76 from London; containing 16 houses and 162 inhabitants. It is a rec- tor , rated at 19/", \6s.5d. Lackha, a liver of Ireland in the county nf Donegal, which runs mto Loch 6len. Lackhampton. Set; Leckhampton, Gflou,- i ! . :!noton White, a hamlet to Umin- rter, hundred cf Abdick, Somerset, 1 mile from Ilminster, and 134 from London; con- I houses and 190 inhabitants. Lacock, a parish ii\ tfie hundred of Chip- penham, Wilts, S miles from Chippenham, and ':>.•. from Londbn; containing 14*3 house.-; and 140S inhabitants of whom 121 wire returned as being- employed in various trades. It was formerly a Roman station : and at a subsequent period had a nunnery. The living ± is a vicarage, rated. at 8/. 4i. 2.', At W tft [nhxfcfarrtJi fifr, 7J2 Jiif1u-\ft?r •/■*», tr .1 *>, <*>.> >-7 'rkholm?) JW/rt ff, *hiton 1 o Snhbrd SK*T""" '* s JTifri rh.MeUttnd, ''X'rvtbr^&K -Btckcr-rttOr ^^^& V Turtm 1 viit^tm ■ ft g^*- ?V7<.rtw // £ Jirilut Utkj m , J , !> * ,- ^ .-. PS^f f i*y«r/- */ t\M**nt JoiunX u£o&, hv A f»t#*/fs.Jirt4,H- Street JU*rkth*rs /l is found very u- eful in : applying the furnaces : in this district is a considerable lake called Conislone Meer, near the sea, in the vicinity of the ancient abbey of Purness: the land is tolerably fertile; and the long and narrow isle of Wainey forms its bulwark from the Irish Sea. On the southern part towards York-hire are many of those black turf bogs called mosses, some of very great extent, and entirely impassable during wet seasons. The country about Gar slang is noted for its fine breed of horned cattle. From the wetness of its climate, and from the frequent clouds which in their passage from, the western sea are here stopped by the inland ridge of hills, it is but little adapted for a corn country, so that the grain chiefly cultivated is the oat; but potatoes thrive hereto wry great advantage, and large quantities are even exported to Dublin. A consi uaritity of cheese is made in this county similar to that which takes its name fr Manufactures are carried on very extensivi ly here in all the various branches of silk, lim n and cotton, which supply most of ets at home and abroad, particularly since the late im- provements in ma id thi rlva ef water carriage from ' : which com- municates by the system of inland navigation with all the neighbouring counties and prin- cipal rivers in England. Th< • con- siderable works in iron and steel, favoured by its production of coal ; and near Pi- stoii is a patent manufactory of castp] The principal food of I c lass.partioular- Jyoii • ,1 and eastern borders, is oaten cakes, without leaven, and relied very thin. Notv. its wet cl air is riot found to be partici . The beauty of the fern; long been proverbial, a them from their y cita- tion of Lancashire witched. In the time of the Britons, 1 am inhabited by the Ibigantes. The Romtint included i! in the ' ' - during the kepi irony it b< ona of Karthumbi lOrnian con- quest it was made .' county palatine, '.. internal laws and jurisdictions appropriate to itsi Lancaster, Duchy of, the name of a hun- dred in Gloucestershire, on the north-western th< county and west of Gloucester. Lancaster, a sea port, market and the .county town of Lancashire, 22 miles from Piesl 9 from London ; contai 5198 houses, an ! 903OJnhabitants, viz. . •! 8 m^l*-*, «»»d 9GS1 females, of whom lo.U were employed in various trades anil manu- factures, principally iu .-ail-cloth and coarse linens. It is situated on the river Lune, which fonns an hail, our of moderate .size. The merchant snipping is chiefly employed in the West Iudia, American and Baltic trades,. It has a long line quay, on which are a suite of noble warehouses. The houses are neat, handsome and well-built, and the streets pa->ed; with one spacious square. Trie church is a handsome gothie structure, standing on the crown of an eminence below the caatle, from which it is separated by a moat. A few of its pews retain some spe- . of ancient carved work, in the stile of the times when it belonged to the priory of St. .Martin, of Scez, in France. Here i- also a neat ehapel, to which an ele* gant steeple has been lately rebuilt; and there are places of worship for Presbyterians, Quakers, .Methodists, and Roman Catholics, The town-hall and exchange is a good build- ing, and has a noble portico. There is als4» a neat little theatre. The custom-house is a small building, having a portico supported by 4 ionic pillars, each 15S feet high, con- sisting of a single stone. There are many alms-houses in different parts of the town, some of them well endowed, and several charity schools. The castle is said by some to have been originally built in the time of Adrian, but the present structure was erected in the reign of Edward 1 1 1. The round tower* are. about 2d paces distant from each other, joined by a wall and open gallery; two towers on the western side remain entire, and from their distance, and the visible foundation of tiie others, they appear to have been seven in number. The form of the castle must have a polygon. One of the.se towers i:> called Adrian's. On the top is a large square tower, called John ofGaunt's Chair, whence is a most extensive prospect In this castle the a.-sizi » are held, and it is now the count\ r gaol. Here was formerly an hospital for lepers, and a house for dominican friars. The town is in- corporated under a mayor, aldermen, recorder, bailiffs, ecc. and .-ends two members to parlia- ment: the returning officers being the mayor, and two bailiffs, By the inland navigation, this town has communication with the Mersey, Dee, Ribble, Ouse, Trent, Darwent, Severn) Humber, Thames, Avon, &c. The principal exports are hardware, woollen goods, cabinet ware, rd, rape of Bramher, Sussex, 1^ mile from Shoreham, and 54 from London; containing 79 houses and 151 inhabitants. Lancro;s, a parish in the hundred of Sheb- bear, Devon, 2 miles from Bidefbrd, and 200 from London ; containing b houses and 50 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 51. 4?. 9d. Landbeach, a parish in the hundred of Northstow, Cambridge, 5 miles from Cam- bridge, and 56 from London ; containing 45 houses and 235 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. Is. 3:1. in the patronage of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Landegveth, a parish in the hundred of Usk lower division, Monmouth, 4 miles from Lsk, and 148 from London; containing 20 houses and 104 inhabitants. It is a rectory, lvalue 4/. is. 9d. Landecrave, a parish and curacy in the bund rid of Ears ham, Norfolk, 3 miles from Harleston, and 100 from London; containing 17 houses and 1 JO inhabitants. Landennv, a parish in the hundred of Ray- land, Monmouth, 4 miles from Usk, and 148 from Loudon ; containing 68 houses and .333 ^habitants. LANDFORDOr Lavgp.rd a parish in the hun- dred of Frusrfield, Wilts, S miies man Salis- bury, and 78 from London; containing houses and 186 inhabitants. It is a rectory, ralue 4/. 3s. yJ. Landgiard Fort stands on a point of laud. at the south -east extremity of the county of Suffolk, at the mouths of the rivers Orwell and Stour, opposite to Harwich as it commands the sea from the entrance of the Manning- Bee water. At high water, and a little dis- tance from shore, it has the appearance of an island. The fort has been refitted and en- larged, and has a strong garrison and. a plat- form of guns to defend the coast — V[alhqm's G»iif to the Coast. Landinabo, a parish in the hundred of Wormelow; Hereford, 6 miles from Ross and 127 from London; containing 8 houses and 35 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 2/. Lant-k.-.v, a parish in the hundred of South Moulton, Devon, \\ mile from Barnstaple, and 1 9'^ tr. eii London; containing 96 houses; and 607 inhabitants. Landoso, a parish inthe hundred of Rag- land, Monro >uth,5 mil s from Lsk, and 140 from Loudon j containing 112 housesand 589 inhabitants. Landrake, a parish in the hundred of East, Cornwall, 4 miles from Saltasb, and 222 from. London ; containing 123 houses and 613 inhabitants. It i< a rectory, value 13/. 12*. \d. Land's-end, Cornwall, is 6 or 7 leagues west-north-west of the Lizard point, and 290t miles from London; this is the western extremity of England, and was called by Ptolemy, Bolerium and Antivest<&m. The British bards called it Venrigkuard or the Pro- tory of Blood; by the Saxons it was termed Penwirthsleorr, aad by the later inha- bitants Pensonlai or Land's End. It is sup- po ed once to have ran farther into the sea. On the outermost rocks at low water are to be seen veins of lead and copper. I.at. 50. 6. long. 5. 45. west. — MalhamU Guide to the Cocrt. Lands-end, a cape on the north-east coast of the isle of Sheppey, Kent, about 4 miles from Sheerness. LANDUt.rH, a parish in the hundred of East, Cornwall, 3 milts from Saltash, and 218 from London; containing 84 houses and 529 inhabitants. Jt is a rectory, value 10/. 3s. 6d. Langar a parish in the hungred ol harp, Notts, on therivei Trent, 4 milesfroui Nottingham, and 122 from London; eon- tajnii ilantg. It is a rectory, value lOt. 7s. i\d. Langarron, a township and cbapelry m the parish i F Lu; wt rdine, intbg hundred of Wormelow,Hereford, 5 miles from Rofs, and J26 from London; containing 159 houses i t)d 894 inhabitants. Langattock, a village in the hundred of Abergavenny, Monmouth, < miles horn Usk and 144 from London, containing S4 bouses and 179 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. Is. 3d. Langattock Lingoed, a parish in the hun- dred of Abergavenny, Monmouth, 6' miles from Abergavenny, and HO from Londi ii ; containing 4(5 houses and ly'l inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 57. 6s. 3 ■'• and is in the patronage of the prince of Wales. Langattock Vibon A^el, a parish and euracy in the hundred of Skenftcth, Mon- motith, 5 miles from Monmouth, and 134 from London ; containing '69 houses and 423 inhabitants. Itisa vicarage, value 6/. 1 8jt. 1 1-V. Langattock by Caerleon, in the hundred of Usk, Monmouth, 5 miles from Caerleon, and 156 from London ; containing 35 houses and 169 inhabitants. Langborough, the name of a wapentake in the north riding pf Yorkshire, on the northern coast of the; shire, stretching along the coast from Whitby to Yarm. Lancci.iffe, a township in the parish of Giggleswick, wapentake of Staincliffe and ross, B'esl riding of York, L§ mile from Settle, and 232 from London; contain houses and '.'50 inhabitants. ! odale, a township in the parish of re, Kendal ward, Westmoreland, 3 miics from Ambleside, and 275 from London; « itita-n'mg 59 bouses :. habitants. L...vei)ON West, a vil age in the hundred of {lewsbprough, lathe of St. Augustine's,Kent, 3 miles from Dover, and 70 from London; fining 17 Louses and 92 inhabitants, Langdon. See Laingdon, Essex, Lancdon, a river in Durham, which falli into the Tees, below Teesdale forest. Langenboe, a parish in the hundred of Wiristree, Essex, near St, Osyth, 4 miles from Colchester, and 51 from London; con- taining 13 houses and 108 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value IS/, \3s.4d. Lanc.fit.ld, a township in the parish of Halifax-, in RJorley wapentake, west riding of York, near Halifax, and 196 miles from Lon- don ; containing 202 houses and 1170 inhabi- tants, of whom 757 were returned as being chiefly employed in the woollen manufacture. Langford, a parish in the hundred of Biggleswade, Bedford, -\ miles from Rig- de, and 42 from London; containing 73 houses and 458 inhabitants. It is a vi- , value il. in the patronage of the king. Lang FORD, a parish i;i the hundred of Far- ringdon, Berks, 2 miles from Letchlade in ir . :\\<.\ 7S front London; con-. taming 79 houses, ami 356 inhabitants. 'Lin- is a detached pari of Berks, surrounded, by Oxfordshire and G Iqucestershire. Langford, a parish its the hundred of Thui stable, Essex, 2h miles from Maiden, and 3 r, v from London ; containing 23 house? and t"3 inhabitants, It is a rectory, value 10/. 4a-. 9d. Langford. See Longford, Derby. Lang ford. See Chck:u Langford, Ox-v ford. Langford, a parish and curacy in the hun- dred of Newark, Notts, '_H miic; from New- ark, and 121 from London; containing 2-J houses and 124 inhabitants. Langford BuoRit.a township and chanelry in the parish and hundred of Milverfon, So- merset, 2 miles from Wellington, and 151 from London ; containing JG3 houses and 5 24 inhabitants. Langfobi , a parish in the hundred of South Greenhoe, Norfolk, 6 miles from Thetford, and 86 from London ; containing 4 houses and 54 inhabitants. The living is united with Igbmgh, adjoining, and is a rectory, value 4/. 15s. 9d. Langford. See Longford, Salop. Langford Steefi.js, a parish in the hun- dred of Branch and Dole, Wilts, 9 miles from Salisl ury, and 89 from London ; containing 1 I ':• !ii mses and 523 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 34/. Of. Id, Langford Littt , a hamlet in the afore- going, half a mile distance, and contains 5 houses and 25 inhabitants. Lancford, a parish in the hundred of Fmstiitld, V ilts, 8 miles from Salisbury, and 81 from London; containing 37 houses and 186 inhabitants. Langham, a parish in the hundred of Lex- den, Essex, miles from Colchester and 56 from London; containing l l 24 houses and 657 inhabitants. Lancham Great, a parish in the hundred t'f Holt, Norfolk, 3 miles from Holt, and llfi 1 LAN LAN from Loudon; containing 47 houses and 26S inhabitants. Lanuiiam Little, a hamlet in the parish Blakeuey, hundred of Holt, Norfolk, 4 miles from Holt, and 113 from i Ondon. The population is included with Blalceney. Languam, a township and chapelry in the parish of Oakham, in Oakham goke, Rutland, oi. miles from Oakham, and 99 from London; containing 97 houses and 4 5 inhabitants. Languam, a parish in tne hundred of Blackburn, Suffolk, 2 miles from Ixwortn, ana 78 from London ; containing 27 houses and 2u7 inhabitant?. Langholm, a parish in the shire of Dum- fries, S-ot laud, 7U miks from Eu aburgb; con- taining 385 houses and 2 39 inhabitants, viz. 977 males and lu63 females, of whom 312 wen returned at being employed in trade and manufactures, principally in that of cotton. It is intersected by the river Esk, and the woods on its banks abound with all kinds of came. The town of Langholm is a burgh of barony under the duke of Buccleugh, and at New Langholm, lying between the confluence of the Wauchope and the Esk, bis grace lias erected about 100 houses all on one regular plan, for the establishment of an extensive cot- ton manufactory. New Langholm isabom half a mi:e distant from the ©Jd town. Langholm has a weil attended weekly market and foar annua! fail's ; that on July 26 is said to he one of the greatest in Scot and for lambs. The duke of Buccleugh has a handsome mansion, called the lodge, situated in a delightful valley on the banks of tiie Esk. Here are several medicinal springs. About 100 yards from the house a bridge of timber is thrown across the river. This seat is chiefly used by his grace during the season for grouse shooting. — Houseman's Tour in Scotland. Langibby, a parish in the hundred of U k lower division, Monmouth, 2 mdes from Usk, and 145 from London; containing 42 houses and 3.50 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 10*. 1(W. Langley, the name of a hundred in Glou- cester, lying in the south-western angle of the county, near Brislol. Langley, a hamlet in the parish of Ham- stead Norris, hundred of Faircross, Berks, 5 miles from Newbury, and 56 from London ; the population of which is included with Hamstead Norris. Langley, a parish in the hundred of Stoke, Bucks, If mile from Colnbrook, and 18 from London; containing 226 houses and 1215 in- habitants, of whom 1 26 were returned em- ployed in various trades and manufactures. It is sometimes called Langley Marsh and Laugiey Broom. Near Lang eyisDittonPark, the seat of lord Beaulieu, and Langle}' park, an elegant stone building, erected by the late duke of Marlborough : at the foot of a sloping lawn, in the front of the latter, is a fine piece of water. The Black Park, consists entirely of firs, in the centre of which is a fine lake. It is now the residence of sir R. Baieson Hcrviay, hart. The church of Langley is a curacy, in the patronage of the dean and oanons of Windsor. Langley, a hamlet in the parish of Lan- chester, Chester ward, Durham, 6 miles from Durham, and 266 from London ; containing* 13 houses and S3 inhabitants. Langley Dale, a township in the parish of Staincross, Darlington ward, Durham, 5 miles Coin Barnard Castle, and 244 from London ; containing 2:3 houses and 143 in- habitants, including the iittle village of Shot- ton adjoining I.ancl&v, a hamlet in the parish of Clav?r- ing, hundred of Clavering, Essex, 10 miles from Standon, and 36 from London ; con- taining 53 houses and 247 inhabitants. Langley, a parish in the hundred of Ey- hone, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 3 miles from Maidstone, and 3- from London ; containing 29 houses and 175 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 6/. 19v. 8rf. Langley, a parish in the hundred of Lod- don, Norfolk, 5 miles from Bungay, and 111 from London; containing 41 houses and 294 inhabitants. Langley, a hamlet in the parish of Actoa Burnell, Salop. Langley, a hamlet in the parish of Wive- liseombe, hundred of -West Kingsbury, So- merset, baW a mile from Wivefiscombe, and 156 from London. Lanc ley is also the name of a hamlet in the forest of Whichwood, Oxfordshire, where the kings of England had formerly a palace. The last monarch who inhabited it was Charles I. Langley Burrell, a parish in the hundred of Chippenham, Wilts, If mile from Chip- penham, and '. J 5 from London ; containing 65 houses and 333 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1 2/. 7.. 3d. Langley King's. See Kinc*s Langley. Langley Abbotts. See Abbotts Langley, Lango, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, adjoining Black- burn .- Lancoven, a parish in the hundred of Eng- land, Monmouth, between Monmouth and . and 140 mile- from London; containing 29 houses and 141 inhabitants. I.ancnf.vion, a hamlet in the parish of Abbey Holme or Holme Cultram, in Cum- berland. Lancoe, the name of a hundred in the di- vision of K.steven, Lincolnshire, near the centre of the county, and west of the riv.-r- Witham. Langport. a market town and parish in the hundred of Pitney, Somerset, 5 miles from Sotnerton, and 13i>§ from London ; con- taining 123 houses and 75 4 inhabitants. It is a very antient town, and consists of two streets. East of the church is a small antient building, called the Hanging chapel, in which is a free school, founded by Thomas Gillet, in the 17th century. It is situated on the river Parrot, (near its junction with the Irvell,) which bong navigable to Bristol and Bridge- Water, gives it a considerable traffic with those ports: this river abounds with eels. The prim t- Oo 4 LAN LAN pal articles of commerce at Langport,arr:tiin- b.r, stone coal iron, salt, and corn. Its marki rday. Fairs second Monday in Lent, June '29, September 24, and Novem- ber 1 1. — Col ■ < rstt. 1 ■ i >rt, a small hamlet in the parish of Lydd, in Romney Marsh, Kent. L'angrjdge, a parish in the hundred ofBatK Forum, Somerset 8 miles froto Bath, and 109 from London ; containing Id houses and 86 inhabitants. It is a rectory,value 5/. 19>\ 4rf. Langrigg, a hamlet in the parish of Brom- fiold, in Allerdale ward, below Derwent, Cumberland, 5 miles from Wigton, and from Loudon; containing SS houses and 198 inhabitants. Lancrtke, a small village on the river Wi- tham, Lincolnshire, having a ferry leading to Horncastle. Langrike. See Long Drax, Yorkshire. Langsett, a hamlet in the parish of Penis- 'ton, in Staincross wapentake, west riding of York, 6 miles from Barnsley, and 176 from London; contaiaiug 41 houses and 20 4 in- habitants. Langstone Harrovr, 4 miles east of Ports- mouth, Hants, capable of containing the h hole navy of England ; but it has a bar of sand across its mouth, which renders the entrance ©flarge ships very difficult. It is however v< ry convenient for conveying timber, from the Hampshire andSussex forests, to the dock-yard at Portsmouth. Merc are stationed 6 or 7 hulks, having each about 200 convictson board, many of whom are sentdailyon shore to work in the dock-yard, at-rigging ves els, &c. Langthorxe, a hamlet in thy parish of Bedale Hang East wapentake, north riding of York, 2 miles from Bedale, and 225 from London; containing 24 houses aid 104 in- habitants. Langthorpe, a hamlet in the parish of Kirby Hill, in Hallikeld wapentake, north riding of Vo k. 1 miie from Aldborough, and 209 from London; containing 24 houses and 114 inhabitants. Langtoft, a parish inthe hundred ofNess, parts of Kesteyen, Lincoln, 2 miles from Market Deeping, and 92 from London; con- taining 86 houses and 386 inhabitants, it is a vicarage, value 51. 5s. 7(/. Lanctoft, a parish in Dickering lythe, east riding of York. 4 mjlesfrom Great Drif- field, and 199 from London; containing 63 houses and '276 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, value 8/. belonging to thd prebend thereof in York cathedral. Langton, a hamlet in the parish of Tar- rant in thehundred of Pimpernfe, m ■ ■ Lansii.los, a p.irish in the hundred of West, Cornwall, 3 miles from Fo rey, and 235 from London; con aining 162 houses and ij4 ; nhabitants. It is a rectory, value 18/. Lansoy, a small village in the hundred of Ragland, Monmouth, near Usk; containing 18 houses and 14 I inhabitants. Lan ri-Gr.o-s, a parish in t'ae hundred of Lesnewth, Cornwall, in * hich is si'.uated the borough of Camelford: it is 231 mile- from London; and contains 183 houses and °!2 inhabitants. The 'living, with St. Advent's chape! annexed, is a ret lory, value 34'. lis. 3d. in the patronage of the duke, of Corn- wall. Lastegloss, a parish in the hundred of , Cornwall, 2 milts from Fowey, and 237 from London; containing 146 houses 78 iniiabitants. L is a vicarage, value 14/. 7-. i ,'. Lantue.vy, a parish in the hundred of avenity, Monmouth, 4milesfro:n Aber- ny, and 144 from London; containing 69 h >u s a 304 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 7/. 15s. 5d. Laxthewv Vach, a pa ish in T "-k lower division, Moi - miles from l T sk, and 148 froin London ; containing 34 houses and 153 inhabitants. Lanthony, iii the hundred of Abergavenny, Monm renny, and 1 41 from Londo il the north- ern extremi le county; and has the ruins of an antienf priory, situated in a deep solitary vai' ' with locks, built bySt. David, who at this village led the life of a recluse, in Hie reign of He. ry I. where 'he first erected a chapel called Landewi Nant Honddu, or the Church of St. David on the LAN L A R Kondc.u, from its being o)i the banks of that river, now corrupted into Lanthony. Ro- bert Betnn, bishop of Hereford, formerly prior of tins convent, when the monks were pillaged and driven away by the Welsh, granted them refuge in his palace at Here- ford, and gave them a piece of ground culled Hyde, near Gl mcesfer, where t hey built a church which was also called Lanthony. The parish of Lanthony is called generally Llan- denny, and contains 63 houses and 333 inha- bitants. The living is a vicarage, value 11/. and is united to Ragland; the patronage is in the (hiky of Beaufort. — Coxe'i Tour in Monmouthsfiire. Lan i u.r.io Pahtwoley, a parish in the htm- drerl of Abergavenny, Monmouth, 2 miles from Abergavenny, and 146 from London; containing 62 hous s and 349 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 3s. '.hi. Lantilt.io Cressiney, a parish in the hun- dred ofSkenfreth, Monmouth, 7 miles from !tf onmouth, and 137 from London; contain- ing 132 houses and 6.5 inhabitants. It is a ticarage, vajhje 10/. 1(V. n.l, L anton, a hamlet in the parishof Kirk Newton, Glendale ward, Northumberland, near Wool ler, 325 miles from London, and containing l4houses and Si inhabitants. Lantsussaint, a parish in Usk upper divi- sion, Monmouth, 3 miles from Usk, and I !7 fivm London ; containing $2 houses and 69 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 07. 8s. 9d. La nv aches, a parish in the hundred cf Caldicot, Monmouth, 8 miles from Caerleon, and 144 from London; eon. and 175 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 101. Lakvaiti Kilc.eddis, a parish in the hun- dred of Abergavenny, Menmouth, 5 miles from Usk, and 144 from London j containing 3-1 houses and 147 inhabitants. Lanvair Discoed, a parish in the hun- dred of Caldicott, Monmouth, 'I miles from Caerleon, and 144 from London; containing 51 houses and 114 inhab.tauts. Theehurch is a curacy, under 'the chapter of Landaff. Layair Watermke,, a township in the pa- rish ofClnnn, hundred of Purslow, Salop, 2 miles from Knighton, and 160 Iroui ion- don ; containing 75 houses and 4J6 inhabi- tants. Lahyapley, a parish in the hundred of Abergavenny, Monmouth, 4 miles from Abergavenny, and 144 from London ; taiuing 25 bouses and 108 inhabitants. It, is a rectory, value 10/. 5*. 2d. LAHVETHeaiNE, a parish in the hundred of Abergavenny, Monmouth, 4 nines from Abergavenny,. anil 145 from London, con- taining 36 houses and 193 inhabitants. LanveySO, a parish in the hundred of Ewias Lacey, Hereford, 15 miles from He- reford, and 142 from Loudon; containing 70 houses and -.21 inhabitants. Lanvihangel Crocorney, a parish in the hundred of Abergavenny, Monmouth, 5 miles from Abergavenny, and 152 from London; containing I 9 houses and 342 in habitants. Latjvihangei Tormynydd, a parish in th« bundled of Ragland, Monmouth, 5 miles from Us';, and 139 fi m London; containing 33 'nouses and 178 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 2 ; . 15;. bd, under the arch- deacon of Landa*ff, Lanvihahgei-L Ystfrn Lp.wern, a parish in the hundred ofSkenfreth, Monmouth, 5 miles from Monmouth, and 156 from Lon- don ; containing 25 houses and 125 inha- bitants. Lanvihangei. Lanthtnan, a parish and curacy in Usk lower division, Monmouth, 3i miles from Caerleon, and 153 from London ; containing 93 houses and 445 inhabitants. Lanvihasot-l Postymouie, a parish in Usk lower division, Monmouth, 2 miles from Pontvpool, and 153 from London ; con- taining 26 houses and 1 36 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the patronage of the duke of Beaufort. Lanvrechva, a parish in LTstc lower divi- sion, Monmouth, 2 miles from Caerleon, and 133 from Louiou ; containing 109 houses ami 510 inhabitants. Lanwarne, a parish in the hundred of Woi'iuelou , Hereford, 6 miles from Ross, and 127 from London; containing 56 h ousts and 342 inhabitants. The living is areclory, value 15'. in the patronage of the governors of Guy's hospital. Lanwenarth Citra, a parish in the hun- dred ef Abergavenny, Monmouth, 2 miles from Abergavenny, and 160 from London; containing 37 houses and 14ft inhabitants. It is united with Lanwenarth Ultra, in the same hundred, 1 mile distant; containing 109 houses and 467 inhabitants. Lanvblodweu,, a parish in the hunched of Oswestry, Salop, 4 miles from Oswestry, and 180 from Loudon; containing 167 houses and 793 inhabitants. It is a rectory , value 7/. 12$. 1 /. and is in the patronage of the bi- shop of St. Asaph. Lapford, a parish in the hundred of North Tai ton, Devon, 9 miles from Crediton and 189 from London; containing 111 houses and 537 inhabitants. It is a rector3 r , value 15/. h. 10.'/. Lapley, a parish in the hundred of Cuttle- stone, Stafford. 3 milts from Ponkridge", and I - from London ; containing 36 houses and 196 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5L 12s. 3 J. L.t'.voimi, a parish in the hundred of Kineton, Warwick, 8 miles from Warwick, and 98 from London; containing 85 house* and 575 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 9/. 9;. Id. in the patronage of Merton college, Oxford. Larbert, a parish united with Dunipacc, in the shire of Stirling, Scotland, 2 miles, from Falkirk ; containing 653 houses and 3269 inhabitants, viz. 1620 males, and 1649 females, of whom 1421 were returned as being employ ed in trade and manufacture, mostly at LAR L A S the Canon works, the greatest iron foundcry i'i the world. On a moor in this parish is held the famous Falkirk Trytt, where in Octo- ber about 30,000 head of cattle are usually collected. Near the Carron works once siooo the famous Arthur's oven, a model of which has been erected at Pennycuick, in Mid Lothian. N«sr (he church oi Dun i pace arc two artrfiS- cial mounds, which probably gave name to the place, they being the Dunct pads, the Hills of Peace, in memory of the peace eon- eluded here between the Romans and the Ca- ledonians : they rise in a conical form about 60 ft-et, and the base covers about an acre of ground. Lar brick, a hamlet in the parish of Kirk- ham, hundred of Amuuiuierness, Lancaster, 5 miles- from Kirkham aud 250 from London. The population is included with Little Eccle- ston. Here is achalybt ate spring, the waters of which are remarkably cold. Lakg Fell, a mountain o'i Scotland, in the .county of Kirkcudbright, 13 miles west of Kew Galloway. Largo Bay, a latere bay on the north «oast of the Frith of Forth: it forms a semi- circle of 10 milc,s in extent; has a ?ood anchoring ground, and is a safe road for phips, except when the wind blows from the south or south-east. Largo Law, a hill in the parish of Largo, rising in a conical shape, S0O feet above the Jevel of the sea. LArtcs, a parish in the shire of Fife, Scot- land, on the shore of Largo Bay, in the Ger- man Ocean, 1 4 miles from Kirkcaklie, and 24 from Edinburgh; containing' 36i houses and J86'f inhabitants, of whom '298 were returned as being employed in trade, ike. There is a flood harbour here, which has a stone, quay, at which vessels of £00 tons burden may lay conveniently. The chief manufacture carried on here is that of checks. On the coast is a small fishing village called Drumochy. On the banks of the river Keil are the ruins of the ancient castle of Balemvie ; and a mile west- ward is the ancient tower of Luncliti, now a part of a modern house. This place gave birth to Alexander Selkirk, whose adventures S'ave rise to the romance of Robinson Crusoe, written by Defoe. The chest and musket which Selkirk had w ; th him in the desert island, were lately in the possession of one John Selkirk, a wearer, his grand nephew. Largs, a pari h in the shire of Ayr, at the northern extremity of the county, on the coast of the Frith of Clyde, opposite the Isle of Bute; containing 273 houses and 1561 in- habitants. The climate is so remarkably pure that it has been termed the Montpelier > i Scotland. Entering the parish on the north, the rood lies along the shore, and on the land side is a wall of stone upwards of 60 fit! high, which terminates at the old castle of Kihnorly. Two small villages, Largs and iairley, lie on the sea-side ; the former be- jpg much frequented in the supiniev for bath- ing. It has a fair annually at Midsummer^ where the countless numbers of High and Lowlanders who usually meet here for the purposes of trade and pleasure, ha* given ri.e to the local proverb, " Out of Scotland into Largs." — Letttce's Letters. Larkuai.i., a village in the parish of Dal- serf, Lanarkshire, on the high road from Glasgow to Carlisle; counting of about 120 new-built houses and 450 inhabitants, mostly weavers. Larling, a parish in the hundred of Shrop- liam, Norfolk, 2 miles from Hailing, and 94. from London; containing 24 houses and 19J> inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. Or. "id. LaRNE, a town of Ireland, in the county of Antrim, skuated atthe mouth of niver of the same name, near the north channel oF the Irish sea, 8 miles from Carriokfergus, and 1(5 from Antrim. Lakne Lough, a bay on the east coast of Ireland, between the island Magee and the coast of Antrim, about 6 miles Jong and 1 Wide, so called from the town of Lame, which is situated at the northwest extremity of it. Lart;>;cton, a township in the parish of Rnmboldkirk, Gilling West wapentake, north riding of York, 2 milas from Parnard Castle, and 247 from London; containing 41 houses and 22."! inhabitants. LartoNj a hamlet in the parish of Newton, hundred of Broxton, Cheshire, 3 miles from Malpas, and 168 from London; containing ] 1 houses and 50 inhabitants, Lasboeocch, a small village 5 miles from Tethury, and 19 from Gloucester, in Glou- cestershire. It is a chapclry. Lashkbl, a river in Derbyshire, whick falls into the Wye below Alport. LasshaMj a parish in the hundred of Odi- ham, division of Basingstoke, Hants, 2| miles from Alton, and 48 from London; contain- ing 35 houses and 164 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 18s. 9./. L'ASJCHfLL, a hamlet in the parish of Helms- ley, in Rydali wapentake, north riding of York, near Helmesley,and 222 from London; ling 16 houses and 79 inhabitants. I.assinc.ton, a parish in the hundred of Dudstone and Kingsbarton, Gloucester, 3 miles from Gloucester, and J 09 from Lon- don ; containing 13 houses and 85 inhabit- ants. The petrifaction called Astroites, or star-stone, is found in a hill near this place. The living is a rectory, value 6/. 10s. I as tinguam, a parish in the wapentake of Rydali, north riding of York, 5 miles from Kirby Moorside, and 223 from London ; con- taining 49 bouses and 222 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, value 17/. Is. 6.1. in the patronage of the king. Laswade, a parish in Mid Lothian, Scot- land, 4 miles from Edinburgh; containing 717 houses and 3348 inhabitants, of vvhom459 - were returned as being employed in trade and manufacture. There are two extensive bleach- LAT L A U folds, and five papier-mills in this parish, and t river North Esk runs through :t. Lasivade is Melville Castle, — ft House, said tobave been a strong hold or' the Pictish \ '"th gentur; scat of William Drumroond, the poet and historian ; and ti >le ruins of I ! 'top.d. a township and the ; ).>'v, (.'!;. st< i. -'. miles fr n W ar ISO i, ■ ' i houses and 754 inhabitants. • Latci parish in the bui Bengv, Essex, 5 miles from from ! a idon ; containing -1 !■ h'ou inhabitants. The living is united with Law- lii irectoi ' latron- ag • of the archbishop of Canterbury. Lath \m, a ."in the parish ot'Qrmskirk, hundred of West I Lancaster, 2. mil a-Oi fro ii I ondon ; houses and i 10P5 femali s, of \> horn 5 . . w< re returned as being .des. The n seat at this villa ing to the family, is built upon the site of Latham pousi d to the earl of Derby, who- . i i thie troublesome times of Charles I. defended it for four months against 2000 of the parliament forces, but vf the king and his army. 'I he present appearance of tbe town is » much i. Ii ndour. — ■ along the banks of the Lauder water, and the land is in general fertile, « " heath, juniper, &;-. Sinai! quantit are found, but not sufficient for work- ing. Lauder castle oa tbe side of the river, which was built by Edward 1. about > years ago as a fortress, is now the principal seat of the earl of Lauderdale, and many of the apartments are curiously ornamented. Lauderdale, one of the three greater divisions of Berwickshire, (which i- watered by the river Lander, Ogives the title of earl to the Maitland family. Laidlrs, or l.mvTHF.ss, a hill between La- narkshire and Annaudale, 3150 feet above the level of thpsea. Laughto.n. See Lohbhton, Leicester. Laughton, a parish in the hundred of Corringham, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 'i miles from Gainsborough, and 15 '2 from London ; containing 63 houses and 346 inha- bitants. Theliving is a vicarage, value 12/, and is united with Wilesworth. Lauohton, a parish in the hundred of ike, rape of Pevensey, Sussex, 6 miles from Hailsham, and 50 from London; con- taining 74 house? and 539 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 91. lis. 3d. Laughton en ie Morthsn, a parish in the wapentake of StrafForth and Tiekhill, west riding of York, 7 miles from Worksop, and 153 from London; containing 1 1 5 houses and 465 inhabitants. The church stands on a high hill, and is a handsome specimen of Gothic architecture; the toner and spire of which may be seen at the distance «>!' , the heiglJt to the weather-cock is 195 . and when viewed diagonally, ii has a .: t, ;.,,,.,.,-.:> L,. •■.:•, {. LAU LAV %f the town being joined by flying buttresses tu tlie spire. It is a. vicarage, Value 6/. IS*. -W. Laumcelis, a parish, in the hundred of Stratton, Cornwall, 1 mile from Stratton, ami 221 from London; containing L 1 3 b< and 647 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. 10*. in./. Lacnceston, a boroupb, market town, fcnd parish iu the hundred of E;ist, Cornwall, SO miles from Bo 1mm, and 213 from Lou- don. It is pleasantly fated on the side of a hill, on the river Turner, and contains 223 houses and 1483 inhabitants, 420 of whom were returned as being employed iu various trades, &,'•. Its name is corrupted JJnii hurch. lege was founded litre by one of the ..;._h was converted in the year 1130 into ;. mpnastery pf black ca- nons. Reginald earl of- Cornwall built a strong castle about a mile from th« old town, which is spoken of by Leland as one of tlw strongest worl ; in the kingdom. The tower is no' • of as a prison. Lawoeeston was made a free borough by Henry lit omnosqd of two oilier boroughs, viz. Dunhevcd and New- port. The Knights of here, and the winter assizes are held at the Guildhall" in this town, the suramor assizes having of late . Bod.-; min. It. has sent two members to |>ar ia- nieot since, t . fcdward i. and is what lec- tion being in the mayor, aldermen, and men, (inhabitants at the time, they a re made the present numb r being ... The returning officer in the mayor, fh pel, which was enlarged in the reign of Henry VI. and converted into a parish' church, ebuilt in that of Henry Vlll. : ou the side of one of the walls is a fine figure of at. Mary Magdalen. Thetown is governed by a major, recorder, and 3 aldermen. There are two good charity schools at tli'j town for 4S children of both sexes, and a free school Jed by queen Elizabeth. Most kinds of provisions are buth plentiful and reasonable, but coals arc very dear. The markets are mi Wednesday and Saturday, and the fairs t;.e first Thursday in March, 3d Thursday in April, Whit Monday, July 3, Nov. 17, and Dec. 6. Toe church is a curacy, the patronage of which is in the king. Lat. 50° 88' IS", long. 4. 2(1. 43 W.—BorLaee>s Anti- yuiiir,, and Poke/tele's History, of Cornwall. Launcixg. See Lancing, Sussex. Lac no, a township in the parish ofWhal- ley, hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, near Whaliey, and 210 miles from London. It contains 68 houses and 281 inhabitants. Laond, a hamlet in the parish of With- ,coU, hundred of List Goscote, Leicester, 3 2 miles from Leicester, and 93 from Lon- don ; containing b houses aud 28 inha- bitants, a Lavkditch, the name of a hundred in Nor- folk, near the centre of the couny, north of East Dereham. Laundon, or Launton, a **nvnship an d chapelry in the parish of Bicester, hundred of Ploughly, Oxford, 1| mile from Bicester, apd 34 from London ; containing 55 houses and $12 inhabitants. The curacy is iu the patronage of the bishop of London. Laurence Kirk, formerly called Cov- veth, a parish in Kincardineshire, Scotland, on the small river Leuther, in the centre of the county, 10 miles from Brechin, 8 from Montrose, aud 7 from iJervie. The- parislji contains 249 houses a and the village itself about 600 .inhabitants. Ju 1762 it contained only 34 inhabitants; in, 1779 it was made a burgh of barony, with power to elect every :) years a bailie and 4 ■ un to have a weekly market and fair. Its worthy 'proprietor, the late lord Gardenstone, erected a commodious inn, and fitted up a well-selec,ted library adjoining, for the benefit of travel lers. At this place are manufactures of lawn, cambric, thread, &.e. - rge bleaching field. Laciuestown, a village in the parish of Falkirk, shire of Stirling, Scotland j con- iuhabitants. Lav., b in the hundred of Ba- berg, Suffolk, 7 miles feqm Sudbury, and 62 from London ; containing 331 bouses and 1776 inhabitants, of whom 1060 were returned aployed in trade. The chun a large structt ! re,and stands at the south end of the town ; the steeple is 141 feet high, and contaii There. are two good charity schools, two Sunday schools, and adisse se at this place. Lavenham bad once a manufactory of blue cloth and calli- maaco ; the former is now dwindled into a manufactory for woollen yarn, and thejatter much declined. Of late a considerable manu- facture of hempen cloth has been established. The town is governe i by 6 capita! burgesses, v. jo are chosen for life, it has a spacious mar- ket place, and a stone cross in the centre, but :en (oug disused. The fair is on the 10th October, and lasts 4 days for butter and .cheese, and there is another on Shrove Tuesday for horses. The living is a rectory, value 20/. 2 . lid. and is in the pa- tronage of Gonvil and Caius college, Cam- bridge. — Maton't To trs., Lavant, a river in Sussex, which rung into the sea about 5 miles below Chichester. Lava NT East, a parish in the hundred of Aldwick, rape of Chichester, Sussex, 2£rnil< g from Chichester, and 61 from London; con- t-i niiiLT 53 houses and 274 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 20/. 1 i Lavkndon, :i paiish in the hundred of New- port, Bucks, 3 miles Com Olney, and 56 from London; containing 212 houses and 544 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6L and is united with Bray held. Laver, high, a pariah iu the hundred of LAW LAX fmgar, Essex, 4 miles from Chipping CW and 2S from London ; containing 74 houses and 346 inhabitants; At Otes, near this place, the celebrated philosopher John Locke spent the latter part of his life, and died in i?04: his tomb of black marble enclosed with iron rails, being ofi the south side of the church- yard. It is a rectory, value 1 l/. 1 Laver Little, a parish united with the foregoing, and nearly adjoining thereto", con- taining 15 houses and 90 inhabitants. Laver Magdalen, or MAwdlin, another parish near the foregoing'; containing 28 houses and 22S inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 16/. 12s. Id. Lavbbstock, a parish in the. hundred of Evingar, division of Kitigsclere., Hants, 9 miles from Whitchurch 1 , and §5 from Lon- don; containing 17 houses and 88 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value 8'. 10*. I.AV> "stock, a parish in the hundred of Alderbury, Wilts, 1 mile from Salisbury, and 79 from London; containing 5S houses and 373 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in lite patronage of the dean and chapter of Sarutn. Lavekton, a hainltt and formerly a cha- pelry, in the parish of Brickland, near Campden, Gloucester. Laver TON, a parish in the hundred of Frome, Somerset, 3 miles from Frome, and 106 from London ; containing '29 houses and 1 34. inhabitants; the living is a rectory, va- lue 6/. 13.«. 6d. and is in the patronage of the bishop of Bath and Wells. Laverton, a township in the parish of Kirby Malzeard, Claro wapentake, riding of York, 4 miles from Ripon, and 226 from London; containing 74 houses and 368 inhabitants. Lavington, a parish in the hundred of Betisloe, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, Smiles from Folkingham, and 107 from London; containing 23 houses and 159 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. 7*. Id. Lavington East, or Market Lavington (formerly called Staple Lavington), a market town and parish in the hundred of Swanbo- rough, Wilts, 4- miles from Devizes, and 89 from London; containing 1 60 houses and 918 inhabitants. Here is a good charity-school, and a market on Monday, and another on Wednesday, principally for corn. It is a vicarage, value 14/. 2s. 6c7. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Christ Church, Oxford. Lavington West, or Bishops Lavington, a parish in the hundred of Whorlsdon, Wilts, 1 mile from the foregoing, and 90 from London ; containing 214 houses and 958 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 1 1 .'. \6s. 3d. in the patronage of the bishop of Salisbury. Lawerne, a hamlet in the parish of St. John's, in the city of Worcester. Lawfop.d, a parish in thu hundred <>f Ten- •dring, Essex, 7 miles from Colchester, and .§7 from London; containing 54 houses and 467 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value J 5/. in fh* patronage of St. John's College, Cam- bridge. Lawford Church, a parish in the hundred of Knightlow, Warwick, 3 miles from Rugby, and 87 from London; containing 98 houses and .302 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1 1/. 15.?. 5c/. Law ford Little, a hamlet in the parish Of \'< whold on Avon, hundred of Krrightlow, Warwick, nealr the foregoing; consisting 1 houses and 204 inhabitants. Laxton, a parish in the hundred of Basset- law, Notts, 2 miles from Tnxford, and 136 fromLondon; containing i08 houses and 513 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. united with Moorhouse. Laxton, a township and chapelry in the parish of HEovpden, in How denshire, east rid- ing of York, 4 miles distant from Howdi n, and 180 from London; containing 37 houses ami 219 inhabitants. Before the conquc-t, this village was the lordship of Algar, earl of jMercia, and ir. the 13th century gave name to a preberfd in Howden church. 'J'he cha- pel hers was erected in the reign of Charles L, by three maiden sisters; and, in 1738, a decree was obtained by which it was the privi- lege of burying. In 1776 this chapel, having gone much to decay, was rebuilt. Lax ford, a river in Sutherlandshire, Scot- land, which falls into an arm of the sea called the Bay of Laxford, in which is excellent an- chorage. Layer. De i a Kaye, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Winstree, Essex, 4 miles from Colchester, and 49 from London; containing 82 houses and 477 inhabitants. Layer Marney, another parish in the same hundred, Essex, 6 miles from Colchester, and 47 from London; containing 26 houses and 183 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1.5/. 3-f. 4.7. Layer Marney house, of which a part only remains, was one of the earliest and finest brick mansions rd the kingdom. Layer Bretton a third parish near the fore- going, 5 miles f,rom Colchester, and 48 from London; of which the population was omitted to be returned. It is a rectory, value 7/. Laycock. See Lacock, Wilts. Layham, a parish in the hundred of Cosford, Suffolk, 1 mile from Hadleigb, and 63 from London ; containing 50 houses and 471 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 167.77. Laysuov.n, a parish in the Isle of Shepey, lathe of Scray, Kent, 16 miles from Chatham, and 46 from London; containing 13 houses and 88 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. 10s. Laysters, a parish and curacy in the hun- dred of Wolphy, Hereford, 5 miles from Leo- minster, and 137 from London; containing 32 houses and 134 inhabitants. Layston, a parish in the hundred of Ed- wintree, Herts, 5 miles from Standon, and 31 from London ; containing 1'62 houses and *799 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 14/. 16.f. 3.7. united with Buntingford. LaytoNj commonly called Low Layton. in. the hundred of Becontree, Essex, 4 mi'esfrona ney, and '■'_ from London, on the bor- ders of japping forest. Including Layion- stone hamlet, it contains 44 4 houses and i 519 inhabitants, viz. 1200 males and 1319 fe- males, of whom 183 were returned as being employed in various trades. This place is supposed by some writers to have been the Roman station Dumlitum ; several founda- tions containing Roman bricks and coins bav- in, j been discovered here, and some urns, with ashes in them, dug up in the church-yard. In the neighbourhood are many handsome villas The living is a vicarage, value 7/. 12 . Lay ton, a township in the parish of Eis- pham, hundred of Amounderness, Lancaster, 2 miles from Ron! ton, and 23i from London; containing 105 houses and 47:3 inhabitants. Layton F.asi, a hamlet in the parish of St. John's Stanwix, Giliing West wapen- take, north riding of York, 9 miles from Rich- mond, and 240 from London ; containing 21 bouses and 95 inhabitants. Lav ion West, a hamlet in the parish of Hutton, in the same wapentake, 1 mile dis- tant from the foregoing, containing 10 houses and 56 inhabitants. Lazenbv, a parish in Leath ward, Cum- berland, 1 mile from Kirk Oswald, and 292 from London ; containing 70 houses and 320 bitatots. Jt is a vicarage, value 13/. Is. 37. in the patronage of the bishop of Carlisle. Lazenby, a hamlet in the parish of Kirk- Leatham, In Langborough wapentake, north riding of York, 4 miles from Gisborcugh, and V55 from London. Le . , a hamlet in the parish of Wybunbury, hundred of Nantwich, Chester, 4 miles from Nantuich, and 150 from London; contain- ing 10 houses and 73 inhabitants. Lea, a hamlet in the parish of Euckford, hundred of Wirfall, Chester, 1| mile from Chester, and 183 from London; containing 11 houses and 70 inhabitants. Lea, a hamlet in the parish of Middlewich, hundred of Broxton, Chester, If mile from Middlewich, and 165f from London; con- to ining 5 houses and 42 inhabitants. Lea, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Lin: on in Herefordshire, although situate in the hundred of St. Briavells, Gloucester, 2 miles from Mitehel Dean, and US from London; containing 29 houses and 175 in- habitants. Lea, a township in the parish of Preston, hundred of Amounderness, Lancaster, near Preston, and 217 miles from London; con- taining 101 houses and 594 inhabitants. Lisa, a small village in the hundred of Cor- ringham, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 2 miles from Gainsborough, and 1)0 from London; containing 37 houses and 180 inhabitants. Lea, a parish and curacy united with Marston, hundred of Hem ling ford, Warwick, On the banks of the Tame, 2 miles from Coles« hill, and 105| from London. Lea, a hamlet in the parish of Gl©ss«p ? hundred of High Peak, Derby. LEA LEA I. fa, a hamlet in the parish and hundred tit lialmsbury, Wilts, 1 mile from Malmsbury, and U.i from London ; containing 45 houses und 252 inhabitant -. Lea, a riv r that rises near Luton in Bed- fordshire, whence il runs by Hertford, Ware, &r. and then divides Essex from Herts and Middlesex. It falls into the Thames a little below Black wall. Lea, a small river in the county of Kerry, province of Munster, Ireland, which falls into Tralee hay. Leach, a river in Gloucestershire and Ox- ford, which runs into the Thames at Lech- la. v. LsACKpFT, a hamlet in the parish of Can- nock, in Staffordshire. Leach lade. See Letchlade, Gloucester. Leadenham, a parish in the hundred of Loveden. parts of Kesteven, Lincoln,*?! miles from Sleaford, and 123 from London; con- taining 107 houses and 517 inhabitants. It is a cura cy. Lead-Hills, a village in the parish of Crawford, shire of Lanark, Scotland; contain- ing 970 inhabitants, mostly miners, and pro* Lably the Highest inhabited place in Britain; being about 2000 feet above the level of the Sea. Gold has been found in the sand of these mountains, and veins of lead are now wrought anion:; them, producing a liberal proportion of silver, the Lead-hills containing the oldest and most celebrated lead mines in Scotland. The Scots Mining Company was formed by the earl of Hopetoun, v/ho re :eives every 6th bar of lead as rent: the number of bars cast annually are about 18,000. The miners working only 8 hours out of tl have a considerable portion of snare time, which they mostly occupy in reading. A pub- lic library has been fitted up atLcad-hiils by subscription* Leaden, a river, which rising some miles above Ledbury in Herefordshire, enters i cestershire at Preston, and runs into the Se- vern opposite Gloucester. Leaderv. i land, which rises in the north-west part of Berwickshire, and runs into the Tweed, 3 miles east of Mebross. Leal-step Bay, a bay on the south coast of Wales, on the coast of Peml Lea fold or Lefield, a township in the parisli of Shipton, him, lied of Chadlington, • i tford, 4§ mill s from Burford, and 73 from London; containing 94 houses and 487 in- habitants. T i : :-;::, a parish in the hundred • f Skirbeck, parts of Holland, Lincoln, 6 miles from Bos- ton, and 123 from London; containing lb6 houses and 911 inhabitants, It is a vie;. value 13/. 6s. Sd. Leaks East, a parish in the hundred of Rushcliff, Notts, 9 miles from Nottingham, and 1 15 from 1 oadonj containing 1 i 8 houses and 608 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 25/. 4>. TV. and is united with Leake West, a parish U th$ same huu-. dred; and near the foregoing, containing 1*. houses and 171 inhabitants. Leam, a river in Northamptonshire, which at Helliden, passes Catesby and Staver-s ton into Warw iokshire, and falls into the Ouse. ! ; i New, a river in Cambridgeshire, which runs north-east from Peterborough to Watersey, between Whittlesey Dyke and Wisbeach. Leam, a mountain of Ireland, in the coun- ty of Galway, situated at the south side of Lough Corib, 16 miles from Galway. Lb'AMINgti n I'nior.s, a parish in the hun- dred of Knightlow, Warwick, pleasantly si- tnated on the banks of tl.e Learn, 2 miles from Warwick, and 90 from Loudon; con- taining 67 hones and 315 inhabitants. The saline springs bere have of late attracted much notice; one of them rises near the church- yard, and a second in the bed of the river near the bridge. Two other springs have been recently discovered, of which a chemical analysis has been published by Or. Lambe. They contain a small proportion of sea salt, a little calcareous earth, and also some Ep- som salt, lu 1791, va rm and cold baths were erected here, and the earl of Aylesford, who is lord of the manor, has built an elegant pump-room. At the bowling-green is a haudsome assembly room. The living is a vicarage, value 6/. 10j. — Gitidc to the Water- ing Places, i Leamington Hastings, a parish in the same county, also on the banks of the Learn, but much nearer its source, 5 miles from Scutbam, and 85 from London; coutaining 89 bouses and 503 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, value 20/. Lean Cape or Loop-bead, a cape of Ire- land, on the south-west extremity of the county of Clare, and to the north of the of the Shannon. Leasey Point, a cape on the west roast of the county of Lancaster, in the Iiit.li sea, north of the island of Walney. Leasingham North and South, an united parish in the hundred of ITexwell, parts of Kesteven, Lin oln, 2 miles from Sleaford, and u > from London ; containing 4-7 houses and 215 inhabitants. Both the parishes arc ries, the first valued at 10/. 15s. bit. the second at VM. Lea tii , the name of a ward in Cumberland, forming the eastern angle of the county bor- dering- on Durham. Lea in ek heap, a parish, and formerly amar- ket-tov undredof Copthome, Surry, 1 o\ miles from London, on the right bank of then. which having sunk into the earth at JUiokleham, at the foot of Box- hill, makes its appearance again near this. place. Standing on a rising bank, it is very dry and pleasant, and contains i 87 houses and inhabitants, of whom 153 were returned : s I eing i mployed in various trades. Over the river is a new hrick bridge of 14 arches. The church is buiit in the form oi a ciois, I» LEC LEE the neighbourhood are many elegant seats, are many excellent dairy farms ; the other Tli fair is on the 10th of October, and is part stretches over a stupendous ridge of very considerable for horses, pigs, and ped- hills. The living is a rectory, value 18/. lary. The living is a vicarage, value 14/. 6s. IS*, id. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Le0kenfiei>d, a parish in the division of Rochester. — Mannings Surry. Hniisley Beacon, wapentake of Marthill, east Leathley, a parisli in Claro wapentake, ridingof York, 218 miles from London; con- gest riding of York, 3 miles from OUey, and taining 59 houses and 316 inhabitants. It is 204- from London j containing 55 houses and 284 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11. 2s. 8 ;. in the patronage of the king. L,EATos,a hamlet to Wolverhampton, hun- dred of Seisdon, Stafford, It mile from Wolverhampton, and 130 from London: lead a vicarage, value 8/. The earls of Northum- berland had formerly a strong castle at this village. Lecropt, a parish lying partly in the shire of Perth, and partly in that of Stirling, Scot- land, at the junction of the rivers Teilh ami ore is found here which is used by the potters Allan with the Forth, 4 miles from Stirling » Bmslem,&c. in glazing earthenware, containing 77 houses and 508 inhabitants! Leath-water or Withburn, a lino lake in Here is the elegant residence of Mr. Stirlin-r, Cumberland, lying south-east ot Keswick, of Kier. Jt commences at the foot of mount Keliwel- Ledbury, a market-town and parish in the lyn, which it skirts for 4 miles, and in that hundred of Radlow, Hereford, near the ex- distance receives numerous torrents which de- tremity of the Malvern hills, by the river seen d from the mountains. It is almost in- Leden, ajid the side of the navigable canal tersected in the middle by 2 peninsulas which from Gloucester to Hereford. It is 15 miles are joined by a neat bridge of timber. The from Hereford, and 121 from London; and outlet of this lake unites with the rapid river contain , .S77 louses and 3058 inhabitants.viz. Greeta at New-bridge. It has a communica- 1513 males and 1545 females, of whom 484 tion with Derwent water. — Tour to the Lakes. were returned as beingemployed in trade and Ln weland, a small village in the Juindrcd manufacture; and 455 in agriculture. The jpf Feversham, lathe of Scray, Kent, 2 miles town is well built, and is inhabited by a great from Feversham, and 48 from London; con- number of clothiers, who carry on a good trade taining8 hou>es and 57 inhabitants. here. Lthasa charity-school, and a well endow- Leavgn, a village in Holderness, east rid- ed hospital, which was refounded by queen. Eli- ing of York, near Beverley, 186 miles from zabeth, for a master (to be nominated by the London; containing 41 houses and 176 in- dean and chapter of Hereford), for 7 poor habitants. men and 3 poor women. The market is Lebberston, a hamlet in the parish of on Tuesdays, and the fairs are Monday be- Filey, in Pickering lythe, north riding of fore Easter, 22d June, 2d October, and 21st York, near Filey bay, on the small nver Hartford, 2^ miles from Hmimanb}', and 213 from London ; containing 20 houses and 120 inhabitants. Lechlade. See Letcihade, Gloucester. Leck, a township and chapelry in the parish of Tunstall, hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, 2 miles from Kirby Lonsdale, and 24S from London ; containing 38 houses and 219 inhabitants. Lecki-ord, a parish in the hundred of Kings Omborne, division of Andover, Hants, 2 miles from S^ockbridge, and 64f from Lon- don ; containing 41 houses and 199 inhabi- tants. The living is a rectory, value 9/: in the patronage of St John's coliege.Oxford. Leckuampstead, a hamlet in the parish of Bsxford, hundred of Faircross, Berks, 5 miles from Newbury, and 60 from London ; con- taining 43 houses and 330 inhabitants. Leckhampsteau, a parish in the hundred of Buckingham, Bucks, 3 miles from Buck- ingham, and 59 from London ; containing 60 houses and 346 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 18/. Lkckhampton, a parish in the hundred of Cheltenham, Gloucester, 3 miles from Chel- tenham, and 96 from London; containing 29 hou.es and 225 inhabitants. Much of this parish lies in the vale of Gloucester, in which December. The living is a vicarage, value 14/. 12.v. 6(i. Ledder, a river of Wales, in the county of Caernarvon, which runs into the Conway, 12 miles south of Aberconway. Ledington, a small hamlet in the parish of Dymmock, in Gloucestershire. Ledsham, a hamlet in the parish of Shot- wick, hundred of Wirrall, Chester, 6 miles from Chester, and 186 from London; con- taining 12 houses and 56 inhabitants. Ledskam, a parish in Barkston Ash wa- pentake, west riding of York, 6 miles from. Pontefract, and 1 82 from London ; containing 42 houses and 240 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value?/. 4j. 2(/. Ledstotj, i hamlet in the parish of Leds- ham, BaiUston Ash wapentake, west riding of York, | mile from the foregoing; containing 40 houses and 238 inhabitants. Ledwell, a small hamlet near Dedding* ton, in Oxfordshire, noted lor a tine sand used in the manufacture of glass. LinwicK, a river in Shropshire, which, with three contributory stieams, joins the Teme, 5 miles south-east of Ludlow. Lee, a chapelry in the parish of Weston Turville, hundred of Aylesbury, Bucks, 2| miles from Wendover, and '.j1\ from London; containing 30 houses and l5o inhabitants, Pp LEE LEE Let, a parish in the hundred of Black- which, in a few minutes, without noise, hurry, heath lathe of Scray, Kent, on the edge of or the least disorder, the whole market is lllackheath, 6\ miles from London; contain- in.; 68 houses and 376 inhabitants. On the summit of the hill, in a situation particularly rural) stands its ancient church ; and in the church-yard, under a p'ain tomb, on which filled, all the benches covered with cloth, as close to one another as the pieces can lie lengthways, each proprietor standing behind his own goods. As soon as the bell has ceased ringing, the factors and buyers of all sorts is an inscription in Latin, lies Dr. Edmund enter the hall, and walk up and down be- Halley, the celebrated astronomer. The living tween the rows, as their occasions direct; •sarectory, value 3/. lis. 8tf. in the patron- when they have pitched upon their cloth, a,, e f the king. they lean over to the clothier, and by a whis- Lee a river in Ireland, which rises on the per, the price is stated ; one asks, the other bids, confines of Kerry, passes by Cork, and emp- and they agree, or disagree, in a moment. In "ties itself into Cork harbour. Lf.e, a river of Ireland, which rises about 6 miles east from Tralee, in the county of Kerry, and runs into Trait e bay, little more than half an hour all the business is clone; 10 or 20,000/. worth of cloth, and sometimes much more, are bought and sold with a whisper only: the laws of the market I.r.E a river in Cheshire, which runs into being more strictly observed here than at any the Wever, 2 miles north of Xantu ieh. Lee Botwood, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Coudovar, Salop, 9\ miles from Shrewsbury, and 162 from London; contain- ing c i9 houses and 1S1 inhabitants. Leeds, a market-town in the wapentake of SV.vrack, west riding of York. 1 924 miles other place inEnglaud. That called theinixt cloth ha! 1738, by the voluntary subscription of t..v- c >thiers ; it is a large building with two wings standing near the ge- neral infirmary, at the top of Park- row, and contains seven divisions, called streets, each having four rows of benches, marked with from Loudon, by Doncaster and Ferry-bridge, their owners naine-j over the hall is an ele- and 191 by Wakefield. It. stands on the gant assembly room. The white cloth hall north side of the river Aire, over which it has a is appropriated for the sale of white cloth only. stately stone bridge, which joins it to an exten- The streets in the upper part of the town, to- sive and populous vicinity ; it contain? 1 1 ,258 wards the Kirkgate, are narrow, but in other houses inhabited by 53,162 inhabitants, viz. parts are broad and spacious ; and many of i'5,504 males and 27,658 females, of whom the house; are not only uniform, but elegant. 20,367 were returned as being employed in It has sever..! large open squares, the areas of various trades, but principally in the woollen which are in-some cases planted, and in others manufacture. It is the largest and most flou- used as tenter grounds. The buildings are rishind town in the county ; vet it had but one chiefly buiit of 1 k, and covered with white church till the reign of Charles I. though at pre- slate, and every street lias a flagged walk on sent there are three. St. Peter's church is buiit each side. Almost, every operation in the in the form of a cross, with a tower in the inid- manufacture of broad cloths, in and near this die; and the ceiling has a beautiful painting town, is now performed by machinery, by in fresco, of the ascension, by Parmentier, which the manufacturers are enab'ed to sell who voluntarily presented this specimen of their cloth considerably cheaper than former- his genius, as a grateful acknowledgment of ly. This occasions very few hands to be the kindnesses he received in the town. St. wanted in the first stages of the manufacture, John's was erected in 1634, at the sole ex- particularly in carding or scribling the wool, pence of Mr. Harrison, who likewise built the ami in spinning it. There are some medici- ho ise adjoining, a free-school, a market-cross, nal springs at Leeds, one of which, called St. bnd the street called New-street, appropriate Peter's, is extremely cold, and has been very ing the rents thereof to pimis uses. The beneficial in rheumatisms, therickets,&c. This Holy Trinity church is an elegant structure, town was incorporated inthe reign of Charles with a spire Steeple, built in the 18th century. I., and is governed by a mayor, 12 aldermen, Here are 8 other places of warship, amongst and 24 cojnmon-council-roep. At the west which is a handsome Presbyterian meet- end of the town formerly stood a castle, where tug house, erected in 1691, which is said to be Richard It. was imprisoned bef< re he Was the oldest of that denomination in the north earned to Pontefract. Ai aplace called Tower- of England. There are 3 almshouses, a free- hill stood a tower, as "..11 as a house called school, charity-school, hospital, and an ex- th.eB ed-hall, from its being -the first brick build- tensive workhouse, in which children are ing in the town. Bymeans of the rivers Aire taught the easy branches of the woollen ma- and Calder, and the canal navigation, Leeds tie fa -tr. re. An infirmary was built by sub- has communication with Wakefield, York, arid] scription in 1786, which is a large building. Hull; Ciom which latter place the woollen goods The trade in woollen-cloth here, is perhaps are nsnally shipped to foreign parts. The ear- the greatest in the world ; and, for the ac- riage of coals from the interior of Yorkshire, commodation of the clothiers, there arc 2 jpn- is also a great source of traffic ; these are car- cious balls, as well as a third for worsted goods, ried in vessels from 4.5 to 60 tons burthen, by At six O'clock in the summer, and about means of the rivers Aire and Calder, and the 1 iq the winter, the market bell rings j upon Selby canal, to Selby, York, Howden, Hull, LEE LEI Beverley, and all the intermediate toivns lying on the rivers Ou;e and Huniber. There is a pottery at Leeds, which furnishes large quan- tities of earthenware both for home eon- sumption and exportation. The markets are on Tuesday and Saturday, and are well sup- plied with all kinds of provisions. The fairs •re, 10th July, and 8th November. The living of St. Peter's is a vicarage, value 38/. The new church of St. John's is a vicarage, the patronage of which is in tbe vicar and corporation of Leeds; and the Holy Trinity is a rectory, in the patronage of the recorder, and vicar, and curate of St. John's. Lat. 53. 47. 33. Long. 1. 38. 30. west. — Houseman's To:tr. Leeds a parish in the hundred of Eyhorne, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 5 miles from Maid- stone, and 40 from London ; containing 70 houses and 422 inhabitants Tt is a curacy united with Bronfield, and is in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury. Leeds had formerly a castle and a priory ; the present ruins of the latter being the remrins of a building erected by sir Hugh de Creveceur in 1071. Leek, a market town and parish in the hundred of Totmons'low, Stafford, 13 miles from Macclesfield, and 154 from London, by Litchfield, standing on the river Churnet, and containing 867 houses and 4186 inhabi- tants, viz. 1912 males and 2274 females, of whom 26 1 1 were returned as being employed in various trades and manufactures, principally in those of ribbons, silk, twist, and buttons. The church has a square tower with six bells, and at the south-east corner of the chancel stand the remains of an ancient cross, about 10 feet high. In the neighbourhood, at Blue hills, are coalmines, and a salt stream issues from them, which gives the earth a rusty colour, and mixed with an infusion of galls, produces a mixture as black as ink. Near the town formerly stood a Cistcrtian abbey. The market is on Wednesday. The fairs 10th February, 30th March, 18th May, 4th July, 12th October, and 14th November. The liv- ing is a vicarage, value 7/. 9s. 1 St. Margaret's P p 2 LEI LEI church, in which the image of the Virgin Mary was carried under a canopy, with 12 figures representing the 12 apostles. The spire of this church was partly demolished by a storm in 1763, and again in 1783. St. Martin's is esteemed the principal church in the county. The bishop of the diocese and the judges occasionallyattend divine service atthis church. St. Nicholas's church is supposed to be theoldestin Leicester; itformerly consisted of three ailes, but in 1(597 the north aile w.as ta- ken down on account of its ruinous condition. All Saints is a good structure, having three ailes, and a chancel, and is well pewed. St. Margaret's is aneat building, in the tower of which is a peal of 10 bells. St. Leonard's church was taken down when Leicester had a garrison placed in it, in 1642, because its situ- ation commanded the north bridge. In this parish formerly stood the mint, in which, dur- ing the early periods of the history of Leices- ter, money was coined. There were three menasteries in this town ; the Franciscans, the Augustines, and the White Friars. The Franciscan monastery stood on the south side ef St. Martin's church-yard, and the Augus- tines were seated without the west gate, be- tween the two channels of the river. The White Friars had their house near the north gate, but there are now no remains of it. JLeland writes that king Richard III. was buried in the Franciscan monastery, and tra- dition says, that a stone coffin which was for- merly used as a watering-trough for horses, was his, and a piece of it is mentioned as be- ing preserved at the White Horse Inn. In Leland's time the whole town was built of timber. The abbey stood about a mile from the town, in which cardinal W«lsey died No- vember 29th, 1530, on his journey to London. In the reign of James I. it was sold to the tarl of Devonshire, in whose family it still continue-.; and during the civil wars in the reign of Charles I. was burned by a party from Ashby de-la«Zouch, under Henry Hast- ings, afterwards created lord Loughborough, It has continued ever since in ruins. Se- veral stone coffins have been found on the site of the 3bhey church, the cavities of which did not lie uppermost, but were in- verted over the bodies. These coffins had a round hole about the middle of them, nearly five inches iu diameter; Among them is said to have been discovered that of cardinal Wolsey. The corporation of Leicester consists of a mayor, recorder, steward, bailiffs, 24 alder- men, 49 common-councilmei:. a town-clerk, &c. and its freemen are toll-free in all the markers and fairs in England It sends •ffvo members to parliament, which privilege com- menced in the 23d year of Edward I. The right of election is in the freemen and inha- bitants paying scot and lot, amounting to about 1650; but the manufacturing interest has of- late excluded every other infltjfeftce whatever in tbis borough. The town hall stands nearly adjoining to St. Margin's church, and was before the reformation the Corpus Christi guild; this hall in point of magnitude is considerable, but it is not elegant ; in it are held the assizes and sessions for the town, assemblies of the corporation, &c. and the election of members of parliament. There are several hospitals in this town : that called the Holy Trinity was founded in 1352 by Henry, earl of Lancaster; St. John's hospital was given by queen Elizabeth to the corpo- ration, and was afterwards used as a wool- hall, but at the latter end of the reign of James I. six poor widows were placed in it; Eent's hospital supports four widows; Wig- ston's hospital is a regular building, founded in the reign of Henry VI., and consists of a master, confrater, 12 men, and I 2 women, bv the rules of the house all single. A building was erected in 1 792, by John Johnson, esq. a native of Leicester, which he called the Consanguiuitarium, the looms of which are neat and convenient, and the windows glazed with stained glass; — beside these there arc Simond's and Countess's hospitals, and Spit- tal house, but they are places of no note. The free-school was founded in the reign of queen Elizabeth; the greeu-coat-schoo) educates 5> boys; St. Mary's 45 boy; and 35 girls; St. Martin's 35 boys and 30 girls. The prisons are, the county gaol, the tow n gaol, lately re- built, aud the county and town bridewells. The places for religious worship, besides the* churches of the established religion, are those for the Presbyterians, Quakers, and Baptists. In 1787 a mineral spring was discovered near this town, the beneficial effects pf which have been repeatedly proved in diseases oftheskin, in glandular obstructions, and in several com- plaints of the stomach and bowels. A few years ago a remarkably pleasant walk, of nearly a mile inlength, was made by a spirited sub- scription. The principal trade of the town is in the manufacture of stockings, of which se- veral years ago the value amounted to 60,000/. annually, and of late has much increased. Most pi the streets of this town are narrow and dirty, but the market-place is remark- ably large aud we,'] supplied with butchers' meat and vegetables of all sorts; the former being amongst the fattest of any iu the king- dom. Leicester is supplied by canal -navi- gation with coals, deals, and groceries; and communicates with all the principal towns in England. The market is on Saturday, aud the. fairs on the 2d March, Palm Saturday, Sa- turday in Easter week, May 12, July 5, Oct- 10, and Dec. 8; all upon a very large scale. The living of All Saints is a vicarage, and i> united with St. Leonard's, value 10/. 8s. 5d. St. Margaret's is a vicarage, value 17/. 8$. 6d. belonging to the prebend thereof in Lincoln cathedral. St. Mary's is a vicarage, value. 8 . ; St. Martin's, a vicarage, value 6/. 13j, 4.-/. ; and St. Nicholas's, a vicarage, value 3/. lis. 3d. ; the three last being in tl>e pa- tronage' of the king. Lat. 52. 38. L08g.lj.8v 50. west.— NichoU's LeicJslerJdrr, flliif lilt! 1-4 * $ i f $ 1 III 3 M — n 83 g3 -: G - r I 3- LEI LEI Leicestershiti!!, an inland county of Eng- ccstcr and Melton Mowbray canal, whose land, bounded on the north by Derbyshire and direction is nearly cast, following the courses Nottinghamshire ; on the east by Lincolnshire of the rivers YVreke and Eye; the Leicester- and Rutlandshire; on the south by Northamp- shire and Northamptonshire Union canal, the tonshire; and on the west by Warwickshire direction of which is nearly south-east by a and Staffordshire. Among the Britons this crookedcourseof about 44 miles in both those county was inhabited by the Qoritani ; and counties. This county raised by the poor's- on the conquest of the island by the Romans, rate in 1803, 107,5681. at the rate of 5s. t\d. formed part of the province of Flavia Ca> m the pound, sariensis. During the Saxon heptarchy it Leigh, a township and chapelry in the pa- belonged to the kingdon of Mercia. It is in length, from north to south, about 40 miles, and in breadth about 30. it is divided into six hundreds, in which are 196 parishes and 12 market towns, viz. Leicester, Ashby dc la rish of Rosthcvn, hundred of Bucklow, Ches- ter, 5 miles from Knutsford, and 177 from London; containing 128 houses, and 781 inhabitants. Leigh Little, a township and chapelry in Zouch, Bosworth, Hallaton, Harborongh, the parish of Budworth, hundred of Buck Lutterworth, Melton Mowbray, Mount Sor- rel, Billesdon, Hinckley, Loughborough, and Waltham on the Wold. It returns 4 mem- bers to parliament, two for the county, and two for the borough of Leicester. By the low, Chester, 4 miles from North wich, and 1?T from London; containing 70 houses and 3S0 inhabitants. Lkigh West, a parish in the hundred of Fremington, Devon, l^mile from Bideford, population-returns to parliament in 1801, this a "d 200 from London; containing 83 houses county contained 25,992 inhabited houses, and 408 inhabitants. 27,967 families, 130,081 inhabitants, of whom Leigh North, a parish in the hundred of 63,943 were males, and 66,138 females ; the Colyton, Devon, 3 miles from Coiyton, and number of persons employed in trade and J ^5 from London ; containing 36 houses and manufactures amounted to 42,036, and those *80 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. employed in agriculture to 23,823. In a re- 9*. Id. turn made to the house of lords, which was Leigh South, a parish in the hundred of printed in 1805, Leicestershire is stated to Colyton, Devon, 2 miles from the foregoing ; contain 816 square statute miles, equal to containing 41 houses and 237 inhabitants. 522,240 statute acres; 159 persons in each It is a rectory, value 11/. Ss. 9d. square mile of 640 acres, and 129,744 inha- Leigh; a tything in the parish and hun bitants. The climate is generally temperate, and the county well watered. Leicestershire has in general a strong soil, the surface un- even, and in some parts rather billy ; the best soil being upon the hills, and the worst, which nearly approaches to clay, in the val- leys. It may be considered more as an agri- dred of Yetminstcr, division of Sherborn, Dorset, 6 miles from Sherbom, and 122 from London; containing 62 houses and 300 in- habitants. It has a small chapel. Leigh, a parish and small seaport in the hundred of Rochford, Essex, 24 miles from Rochford, and 39 from London ; con- cultural than a manufacturing county, though taining 110 houses and 570 inhabitants, in the article of stockings the manufacture is There is a custom-house at this village. It considerable. It is famous for its breed of large is a rectory, value 15/. in the patronage of black cart horses, and for its fine cattle and the bishop of London. sheep; the latter have been brought to an Leigh Great, a parish in the hundred astonishing degree of excellence, which seems of Chelmsford, Essex, 5 miles from Brain- to have been first owing to the great tree, and 35 from London ; containing 27 judgment and care of Mr. Bakewell, of houses and 15*) inhabitants. It is a rectory, Dishley, whose plan has since been pur- value 25/. Is. Id. in the patronage of Lin- sued by others. There are three breeds of c °ln college, Oxford. sheep in the county ; the new Leicester, the Leich Little, a parish in the same hun- old Leicester, and the forest sheep : the new dred, about ^mile distant from the foregoing, Leicester, or Dishley, bred by Mr. Bakewell, and the same distance from Braintree; con- has borne down every other, and is already taining 21 hou«es and 125 inhabitants. It i» dispersed over many parts of England This a rector}', value 9/. fine county was, not many years ago, mostly Leigh, a parish in the hundred of Deer- «n common, or open fields, and produced a hurst, Gloucester, 5§ miles from Cheltenham, great deal of corn ; since its inclosure it has and 106 from London; containing 54 houses been foujid chiefly profitable in grass, and in and 303 inhabitants. consequence of the present fanning system, Leich, a parish and curacy in the hundred, the population appears to be in a declining of Coxheath, lathe of Sutton, Kent, 2 milei state. The principal rivers are the Anker, from Tunbridge, and S>9 from London ; con- the Avon, Soar, Swift, Welland, and Wrekc : taining 97 houses and 739 inhabitants. there are also three distinct lines of canal navigation; the Leicester navigation, the direction of which is southerly, following nearly the course of the river Soar : the Lei- Leigh, a parish in the hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 6^ miles from Newton, and 198 from London ; containing 271 houses and 1429 inhabitants, of whom 840 were re- Pp3 LEI LEI turned as employed in various trades. This parish contains the township of Bedford, Astley, Tidsley, Sbackesley, Penuington and Chowbent, inha'jiteil altogether by near I :>,000 prisons. The church is a handsome struc- ture, aii 8 from London; containing 72 houses and 517 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 91. 2s. Leigh South, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Wootton, Oxford, 3 miles from Witney, and 52 from London j containing 41 houses and '240 inhabitants. Leigh on Mendib, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Kilmorsdon, Somerset, 6 miles from Frome, and 111 from London; containing 122 houses and 534 inhabitants. Leigh, a parish in the hundred of Totmon- slow, Stafford; 4| miles from Uttoxeter, and 140 from Lund on ; containing 1 63 houses and 84'- inhabitants. It is a rectory, value I4tl.5d. Li ion, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Peigale, ' Surry, 2§ miles from Reigatc, and 23$ from London j containing 63 houses and 590 inhabitants. Leigh, a hamlet, in the parish of Ashton Keynes, hundred of Highworth, Wilts, 2 miles from Cricklade, and 85 from London ; containing 35 houses aud 174 inhabitants. Leigh de i.a Mere, a parish in the hun- dred of Chippenham, Wilts, 1§ mile from Malmsbury, and 9j frqm London; contain- ing 65 houses, and 5C5 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. Leigh, a parish in tb* hundred of Per- shore, Worcester, 6 mil* from Worcester, and 120 from London ; containing with the hamlets of Leigh Braces and Leigh Sinton, '222 Bouses and 1255 inhabitants, of whom 79 persons were returned as employed in trade. It is a rectory, value 13/. 9s. 4d. Leigu Abbott's. See Abbott's Leigh, Somerset. Leigh rir.in, a hamlet in the parish of Braunston, in Oakharn Soke, Rutland, 4 miles froifl Oakham, and 92 from London; containing 7 houses and 49 inhabitants. LhiT.ui .in, or Old Leigh i.in, a decayed town of Ireland, hi the county of Carlow, 9 miles from Kilkenny, and 8 from Carlow ; the see of a bishop, founded in the 7th cen- tury, and united with Ferns, in the year i600: the cathedral serves for a parish crunch. It is a borough, and formerly sent two members to the Irish parliament. Leighmn "Bridge, a town of Ireland, in the county of Carlow, situated on the river Bar- row, 7 miles from Carlow, and 11 from Kil- kenny. Leighthorv, a parish in the hundred of Kineton, Warwick, 7 miles from Warwick, and 87 from London; containing 65 houses and 323 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1 4/. 1 7*. 34 Lf.ighton, a hamlet in the parish of Cop- pehhall, hundred of Nantwich, Chester, 4 miles from Nantwich, and 168 from London; containing 3S houses and 200 inhabitants. Leighton, a hamlet in the parish of Neston, hundred of Wirrall, Chester, on the banks of the river Dee, \ mile from Parkgate, and 192 from London; containing 53 houses and 266 inhabitants. Lrir.iiTON. See Layton Low, Essex. Leighton, a parish and curacy in the hun- dred of Leightorislone, Hunts, 5 miles from Kiinbolton, and 67 from London; containing 37 houses and 312 inhabitants, Fairs 12th May, and 5th October. Leighton, a parish in the hundred of South Bradford, Salop, at the foot of the Wrekin, 4 miles from Wenlock, and 152 from London ; containing 69 houses and 338 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, value m. Vis. (,d. Leightortov, or Leighterton, a hamlet in the parish rjf Boxwell, hundred of G rum- balds Ash, Gloucester, 5 miles from Tetburs r f and 105 from London. It has a small chapel, with an embattled tower. Population in- cluded with Boxwell. Leichtos Buzzard, or Leichton Beai<- r>EsERT n a noarket town and parish in the hundred of Manshead, Bedford, standing on the river Ouse, on the borders of Bucks, 6 miles from Dunstable, and 41 from London ; and containing 376 houses and 1963 inhabit- ants, of whom 1014were returned as being em-s ployed in various trades, &c. There is a handsome cross at this town, consisting of 2 stories, ornamented with the figures of saints. There was a house of Cistercians here, which was a cell to Woburn Abbey ; and in the neighbqurhood was Grovebury Priory, under the abbey of Fontevrault, in Anjou. The. market on Tuesday is gene- rally well supplied with cattle. Fairs 25th January, Whit Tuesday for horses, 26th July, and 24th October. The living is a vi r carage, value 15/. belonging to the prebend thereof in Lincoln cathedral, with the cha- pels of Hethe, Stanbridge, Kggiogton, and Bittington nhapels annexed.— J/.. Tour* Leinster,. the eastern province of Ireland, which contains the twelve following counties, Louth, Mcath, Dublin, WiekloW, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Kilu'are, Queen's County, King's County, West Meatb, and Longford. Leinster is bounded by Ulster on the north, by Connaught and Munster on the west anil south-west, and bj r the sea on the south and east. Its length is 104, miles, its breadth LEI LEI about 55, and its circumference 360. Tt in- cludes 992 parishes, one archbishopric, and three bishoprics: is in general well culti- vated, and enjoys a good air and Soil; is the most populous province of Ireland, and con- tains the seat of government. The principal rivers are the Boyne, Barrow, Liffey, Noir and May. Leintiiat, Earls, achapelryin the parish of Aymestry, hundred ofWigmorej Hereford, 7 miles from Ludlow, and 150 from London. The population was omitted to be returned. Lei nth aj, Starks, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Wigmore, Hereford, 6 miles from Ludlow, and 149 from London; con- taining 47 houses and 136 inhabitants. LeiStwardiNE, a parish in the hundred of Wigmore, Hereford, on the banks of the Teme, 8 miles from Ludlow, and 151 from London ; containing 1'27 houses and 675 in- habitants. The windows of the church have some handsome painted glass, and here is a well endowed free school. The living is a vicarage, value 71. 15s. 8t/. in the patronage of the earl of Oxford. Lf.ir, a hamlet in the parish of Lutter- worth, hundred of Cuthlaxton, Leicester, near the head of the river Soar, l 2 miles from Lutterworth, and S.S from London ; contain- ing 76 houses and 047 inhabitants. Leiston, a parish and curacy in the hun- dred of Blything, Suffolk, 3 miles from Sax- mundham, and 93 from London ; containing 100 houses and 823 inhabitants. An abbey of Premonstratensian canons was founded at this place by Ralph de Glanvillc, in 118'2, and the ruins of a chapel yet remaining, are supposed to have been part of the abbey. Leitii, a small village in the liberty of Whitby Strand, north riding of York, near Whitby, noted for its alum mines. The alu- minous earth is hewn out of c a rock which overhangs the sea, then burnt, and afterwards steeped in pits of water, which is boiled, and the alum clarified in the manner it is found in the shops. Leitii, a town and port of Scotland, lying on the Frith of Forth, two miles from Edin- burgh; containing 3 510 houses and 15,'27'2 inhabitants, viz. 6634 males, and 863S fe- males, of which number 3'215 were employed in various trades and manufactures, and 129 in agriculture. Leith is the sea-port of Edinburgh, and stands on both sides the harbour, which divides it into Nurth and South Leith. The harbour is formed by a noble stone pier which was built at the be- ginning of the last century, at the confluence of the little river called " the Water of Leith" with the Frith of Forth. On the north side is a convenient new quay for the landing of goods, and a wet dock has been lateiy con- structed within high water mark, under the auspices of the town council of Edinburgh; but as ships can only enter it at full tide, at other times they He in Leith roads, about a mile distant, which at all times affords good and safe anchorage fov ships of the largest size. In 1781, a fleet of more, than 50Q sail of merchantmen, under convoy of several ships of the line, remain* : here si yeral weeks. The commerce of ths place is very considerable, and the vessels ml >yed in the London trade are in general of ;> large size ; but those employed in the Greenland whale fishery, are the largest belonging to this port. Leith being conveniently situated for the navigation of the eastern seas, enjoys a share of the Baltic trade, but not o consi- d< cable at present as formerly ; from Holland flax and linseed are imported ; from the Me- diterranean fruit ; and from Portugal, wine and fruit. Some ships belonging to this port sail to the West Indies, whence they bring back the produce of our colonies, rum, sugar, cotton, &c. Several ships are also here fitted out for the whale fishery in Green- land, and the herring fishery in the British seas has been very productive. Ships of considerable size are built here, and several manufactures have been established, con- nected with ship-building, such as those of ropes and sail cloth, the fabrics of which are carried on to a greatextent. Considerable-quan- tities of coals are also shipped for the north- east coast of Scotland. In 1804, 2652 vessels arrived at Leith. The principal manufactures carried on in the town, be- side those already mentioned, are soap, of which, including white, yellow, and brown, there is not less than '20,000/.'s worth made annually ; glass, in the manufacture of which there are not less than six large houses employed in making bottles, window, and all sorts of drinking and ornamental glasses ; lea: her and shoes, of botli which considerable quantities ate manufactured here, both for home consumption and exportation. There is likewise a large sugar-house; and the Watee of Leith turns several flour mills ; a manufactory for carpets, and some large iron founderies. The streets of Leith are narrow and confined, except the new ones, which are built upon an uniform plan, great improvements having taken place witl in the last 20 years. This town is governed by a magistrate from Edinburgh, who has the title of Admiral of Leith, and two resident baillies, elected by the town council of Edin- burgh. At the period of the reformation Leith was strongly fortified, and surrounded by a wall and 8 bastions. The citadel in North Leith was fortified in the time of Oliver Cromwell, but these works were demolished at the restoration of Charles II. A little to the south-west of the citadel stands a small fortification or battery which commands the entrance of the harbour, erected about '27 years ago, at the time the c lebrated Paul Jones was in the North Sea. There are three places of public worship belonging to the established religion. The house of the Leith banking company, recently eifected, is a magnificent edifice. This company, which Pp 4 LEM LEO was some time ago formed by the first com- mercial houses in Leith, does a great deal of business, and a branch of the bank, called the British Linen Company, is likewise esta- blished here. Leith Water, a river of Scotland, which rises at Currie, in Mid Lothian, and running about 14 miles, falls into the Frith of Forth at Leith, driving, in this short space, up- wards of 80 mills. On its banks are many elegant seats, and it abounds with trout. Leith Hill, near Boxhill, Surry, in the parish of Wottoh, 5 miles from Dorking; it rises almost insensibly from Wotton for about 3 miles, and descends by a declivity for S miles, almost as far as Horsham. It com. mamls all the wealds of Surry and Sussex as far as the South Downs, even to the sea. On the top of one part of the hill a square tower has been erected, with au inscription, importing that Mr. Hull, who had served in many parliaments, retired here from public business to the exert ise of private virtues, and on his death kis remains were interred at this place. Leith im, a county of Ireland, in the pro- vince of Connaught, being about 42 miles long, and from 6 to 16 broad. It is bounded on the north by Donegal Bay, on the north- east by Fermanagh, on the east by Cavan, on the south-east by Longford, on the south- west by Roscommon, aiid on the west by Sligo, and contains '21 parishes. The northern parts are mountainous, but furnish food for a great number of young cattle; the southern parts are level, and the soil fertile. The linen manufacture serves to increase population, and the lands are in general well cultivated. Some considerable iron-works have lately been established st Arigna. This county abounds with lakes and small rivers. The county town is Carrick. This county and the two boroughs of Carrick and Jamestown, till the union, returned 6 members to the Irish parliament, but since the union 2 mem- bers are returned for the county only. Lei trim, a town from which the county of Leitrim takes its name, in the province of Connaught, Ireland, seated on the river Shannon, 4 miles north of Carrick, and 82 jniles west-north-west of Dublin. Leixlip, a town of Ireland, in the county of Kildare, and province of Leinster, seated on the river Liffey, 8 miles west oi Dublin. It has a noble castle with large gardens, on one side of svbich is a tine waterfall, called the Salmon Leap. N< ar it are the ruins of the church and castle of Confy. Lelant 1'nv, a parish in the hundred of Fenv. h ( rnwall, 3 miles from St. he's, an ' 277 t om London ; containing 199 houses :> id l 8 ■ inhabitants, it s a vicarage, va- ' '•• I0d . the p tron of whiek is the hisl op of Exeter. Fair 15th August. Li ian, a rive.- in Devonshire, which falls iir > the Ex, Dear Tiv iron. L-mi.ngto.n, a haadet in the parish of Toddington, hundred of Tewksbury, Glou- cester, 5 miles from Tewksbury, and 100 from London; containing 8 houses and 61 inhabitants. Lemington, a hamlet in the parish of Eg- lingham, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland, 3 miles from Alnwick, and 3 1 4 from Lon- don; containing 31 houses and 178 inhabit- ants. Lemivgton, Hastings, and Priors. See Leamington, Warwick. Lev, a river in Kent, which falls into the Medway at Maidstone. LENB0R0i)GH,a hamlet to and adjoining the town of Buckingham; containing 7 houses and 59 inhabitants. Lench, a hamlet in the parish of Fladbury, hundred of Oswaldslovv, Worcester, near Evesham, Lench Church. See Church Lench, Wor- cester. Lencii Wick, a hamlet in the parish of Norton, hundred of Blakenhurst, Worcester, near Evesham. Lene Lough, a lake of Ireland, in the county of West Meath, 9 miles north from Mullingar. Lenham, a parish in the hundred of Ej> home, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, standing at the source of the Len, 10 miles from Maid- stone, and 45 from London; containing 232 houses and 1434 inhabitants, of whom 207 were employed in various trades. The Ro- man station called Durolenum was at this place. Lenham had formerly a market, but it has been long discontinued, and in 1757 an attempt was made to restore it, but without success. The living is a vicarage, value 13/, 15s. 2>'. — Polickele's Cornwall. Leslie, a parish in the shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, 8 miles from Iiivemirie, on the banks of the small river Gadie, containing 90 bouses and 367 inhabitant--. Leslie, a parish in the shire of Fife, Scot- land, on the north bank of the river Leven, 8 miles from Kirkcaldy ; containing 253 bouses and 1609 inhabitants, of whom 368 were employed in various manufactures. About a mile from the town, is the magnifi- cent seat of Leslie house, and near it the old castle of Strafhendrie. Lfsmahaco, a parish in the shire of La- naik, Scotland, on the banks of the river Clyde, 12 miles from Hamilton, and 2 2 from Glasgow; containing 600 houses and 3070 inhabitants, viz. 1560 males and 1510 females, of whom 351 were employed in various trades. Besides the Clyde, it i& watered by four other smaller streams, all falling into that river. On a lofty promontory, in the rale of the river Nathan, stand the ruins of Drntfin or Craipieikan castle, belonging an- ciently to the Hamilton family, and now to lord Douglas. Here the unfortunate Mary found a short asylum after her escape from her confinement at Lock Leven. Canal coal is found here; and lime-stone nearly approaching to the quality ofmarble. Among the quarries are found many petrifactions of sculls, homs of sheep, &c. Lesnewth, a parish in the hundred of Les- nevth, Cornwall, 5 miles from Camel/ord, and 225 from London; containing 18 houses and 104 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value &L Lmkewth, the name of a hundred in Corn- wall, lying on the north-western side of the county, stretching along the coa.-t from Titi- tagel to Poimdstock. Lessincham, a parish in the hundred of Happinsr, Norfolk, 15 miles from Norwich, and 124 from London f containing 31 houses and 159 inhabitants. The living is a recto- ry, value 6/. and, is united with Hempstead, in the patronage of King's college, Cam- bridge. Lessinc.iiam, North and Sot'TH. See Lia- sincham, Norfolk. Lessington, a parish in the hundred of Wraggoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 4% miles from Wragby, and 145 from London; con- taining 28 houses and 146 inhabitants. It is a rectory, valne 12/. lfis. ft/. Lessodden, or St. Bos-weil's, a parish in the shire of Roxburgh, Scotland, on the banks of the Tweed; containing 107 bouses and 497 inhabitants. It is 10 miles from Kelso, 5 from Melrose, ami 7 fromJed burgh, and has a fair on the 1 8th July, the largest in the south of Scotland. Lestwithiel. See Lostwithiel, Corn- wall. Leswalt, a parish in the shire of Wigton, Scotland, forming part of the peninsula called the Rimu of Grtllowny, on the bay of Loch Ryan ,8 miles from St. Patrick ; and containing 500 houses and 1329 inhabitants. It has a very productive fishery in the Irish channel. Letch lade, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Brightwells Barrow, Glou- cester, 6 miles from Parringdon, and 7 6 from London ; standing at the confluence of a small river, called the I.eche with the Thames. It contains 187 booses and 917 inhabitants. A considerable trade is carried on here by the rivers Isis and Thame, as well as by a canal lately constructed. Cheese, and great quanti- ties of corn are conveyed hence to London, Bristol, &.c. By means of this ranal largequan. tities of coal are brought here, and the country for many miles round is supplied fiom hence with that necessary article. Near the bridge over the Thames formerly stood a hospital dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and there was also a priory here. The market is on Tuesday. Fair 9th September, for cattlo, provisions, &c. The church is a very hand- some structure, and i> a vicarage, value 12/. 13.f. Ad. endowed with great tithes, its real value being about 400/. — Radge** Gloucester- shin- . Letchwohth, a parish in the hundred of Broadwater, Herts, 2^ miles from Baldock, and 35+ from London ; containing 10 hou-es and 6? inhabitants. Letcomb Basset, a parish in the hundred of Kintbury Eagle, Berks, 2 miles from Wantage, and 60 from London; containing 45 houses and 230 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 15/. and is in the patronage of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Letcomb Etc is, a parish 4 mile distant from the preceding, containing 9.5 houses and 394 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value MM.Ss.7d. and is in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Westminster; with East and West Hallow, or Challow, chapels an- nexed. Letham, a villasre in the parish of Moni- mail, Fifeshire, Scotland. It has a large fair in June. Letham, a village in the pari-b of Dun- nichen, shire of Forfar, Scotland. It has a h eekly market principally for yarn and linens manufactured in the neighbourhood. LEV LEV Lethendy. a parish iii the shire of Perth, Scotland, 6 miles from Cupar; containing go houses and 345 inhabitants. LeTHF.RHEAD. Seei-BATHERHEAD, Surry. Letherincham, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Locs, Suffolk, 3 !iule> from Framlingham, and 84 from London ; contain- ing 1(5 houses and 138 inhabitants. Lkthi RiKnsETr, a parish in the hundred of Holt, Norfolk, 1 nule from Holt, and 119 from London ; containing 46 houses and 236 inhabitants. The situation of this place is so remarkably pleasant, that it is called the garden of Norfolk. It is a rectory, value r:i. Lethnot, a parish in the shire of Forfar, Scotland, united with Navar. It stands un ope of the small branches of the South Esk, 6 miles from Brechin, and contains 97 huuses and 489 inhabitants. The hills in this parish rise: to a consi lerable height Le:f. kfnnv a town in the county of Donegal, province of Ulster, Ireland, seated on the river iwilly, Jo miles south-west of Londonderry, and 113 miles north-west of Dub, in. Letter ston, a parish in the hundred of Dewsland, Pembroke, U'ales, between Fish- guard and Haverfordwest, 'lo6 miles from London, and containing 87 huuses and 358 inhabitants. 1 he living is u rectory, with Lanvair chapel annexed, value 12/. 1 L>-. and is in the patronage of the prince of Wales. Lettov, a parish in the hundred of Stret- ford, Hereford, 1 1 miles f om Hereford, and 146 from London; containing; 8 houses and 60 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value . 6/. 15s. 7.7. Letton, a hamlet in the parish of Bramp- ton Bryant, hundred of Wigmore, Hereford, 10 miles fiom Luulow, and 150 from London. Population returned included with "Walford. Lettos, a parish in the hundred of Mit- ford, Norfolk, 3 miles from East Dereham, and 98 from London; containing 13 houses and 1.31 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 1 is. 7d. Lbttwell, a hamlet in the parish of St. John, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick hill, west riding.of York, 6 miles from Worksop, and 152 from London; containing 42 houses and 216 inhabitants. Lvughars, a parish in the shire of Fife, Scotland, on the German ocean, 6 miles from St. Andrew's, < u the road 'o the ferry of Dun- dee; containing 34'2 houses and 1687 inha- bitants, of whom 1 59 were employed in trade and manufactures, mostly in that of linen for the Dundee market. The surface of this parish is level, and is often liable to inunda- tions ; but the land is very fertile. From the ruin yet remaining of the ancient castle it appears to have been once a building of great strength. Lbvak St. a parish and curacy in the hundred, of Penwitb, Cornwall, 1\ miles from the Land's end, and 297 from London, near Pcnwith point ; containing 72 houses and 400 inhabitants. Leva s's, or L&ven's-biudge, over the river Ken, near Kendal, Westmoreland, where is a Water-fall, and a tine view of the neighbouring Valley. Levon's hall was for many ages the seat of the family of Levans. It is one mile from Heversham and 256 from London, and now belongs to the- earl of Suffolk. The gar* dens are laid out in the stile of James II. and are said to have been first planned by the gardener of that monarch, who resided at this house with colonel Graham. Lf.vkx, a parish in Holderness, east ridin? of York, 7 rndesfrom Beverley, and 191 from Loudon ; containing 75 houses and 41 1 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 167. 15j. id. Leven*, a village in the parish of Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland, standing at the mouth of the river Leven, which forms a s..fe harbour for vessels of considerable burthen. Leven is 6 miles from Cupar, and contains about 1165 inhabitants. The principal production of this neighbourhood is coal, and a few years ago some large iron works were established here. Leven, Loch, a beautiful lake, about 12 miles in circumference, lying in the shires of Kinross and Fife. There are 4 islands in this Loch, the largest of which is St. Serfs; containing about 48 acres; on it formerly stood a priory dedicated to St Serf, or Ser- vanus. The castle of Loch Leven is on ano- ther island of about 2 acres, and is encom- passed by a rampart of stone ; it could held a numerous garrison. This castle is rendered conspicuous in the history of Scotland as be- ing the place of conlinement of the unfortu- nate queen Mary, after her separation from Bothwell, and on her being taken prisoner at the battle of Pinkie: here she suffered a ri- gorous captivity, made more bitter by the insolence and resentment of her female keeper, the mother of Murray, (who was af- terwards regent), and who had married a Douglas, ot Loch Leven. Here Mary was forced to sign an instrument by which she resigned her crown: at length a youth of 18, her keeper's younger brother, captivated by her charms, and pitying her misfortunes, stole the kej'S of the castle, and conveyed her away in safety to her zealous friends. The remains of the castle as they now stand, consist of a rectangular building Hanked with small towers, the walls of a little chapel, and the apartment in which Mary was con- lined. The other two islands are called the Paddock Boner and the Reed Bower. The lake abounds with excellent pike, perch, eels, char, trout, <5cc. From the east end of it runs the river Leven, which falls into the bay of Largo at the village of Leven. Leven, a river in the shire of Dumbarton, being one of the largest in Scotland; it is- sues from Loch Lomond at Balloch, and falls into the Clyde at Dumbarton castle, alter LEV LEW having run about 10 miles. On its banks are Retford, and 148 from London, containing dimerous and extensive bleach and print ^ houses and 270 inhabitants. It is a rec- fields. Dr. Siiioli.-t was bom in a house on toiy, value 15/. ISs. 9.1, in the patronage of the batiks of this river, near which an elegant the kin?. monument has been erected to his me- Lsismw South, a parish § a mile dis- mory. taut from the preceding, containing 65 Leven, a river in the county of Lancaster, houses and 27S inhabitants. It is a rectory, which passes through. Winander mere, and value 16/. 6.?. empties itself in Morecainbe bay. Levesdon, a hamlet in the parish of Wat 7 Levev Seat, a mountain in the parish of f° r <)> hundred of Cashio, Herts, 3 miles from Carnwath, shire of Lanark, Scotland, 1200 Watford, and 19 from Loudon. Population feet above the level of the sea. Leven Black, a river in Cumberland, which falls into the White Leven, another river, which runs into the Kirksop near Tom- what hill. included with Watford. Levinoton, a parish in the huudred of Colneis, Suffolk, situated on the river Orwell, 4 miles from Ipswich, and 73 from London i containing 40 houses and 165 inhabitants. Levesant, a river in Cardiganshire, which Here is an almshouse for 6 poor people ber fells into the Dowy at Penalt. Li'vekny, a river in Carnarvonshire, which falls into the Irish sea. Letewv, a river in Denbighshire, which falls into the Ciuyd a little above Ruthin. Leven s, a township in the parish of Ile- versham, Kendal ward, Westmoreland, 1 mile from Kendal, containing- 85 houses and longing to the parish. The living rectory, value 61. Is. Sd. and is united with Nacton. Levisham, a parish in Pickering lythe, north riding of York, 4 miles from Pickering, and 229 from London ; coBtaiuing 47 houses and 123 inhabitants. Lew, a -hamlet in the parish and hundred 442 inhabitants. There is a bridge here of Bampton, Oxford, 1^ mile from Bainpv v-ver the river Ken. ton, and 71 from London ; containing 34 Levenshulme, a township in the parish of bouses and 222 inhabitants. Manchester, hundred of Salford, Lancaster, Lewanick, a parish and curacy in the I mile from Manchester, and 108 from Lon- hundred of East, Cornwall, 4| miles from don ; containing 102 houses and 628 inhabi- Launceston, and 217 from London; contain- tants. in© 101 bouses and 548 inhabitants. LEVENTtiORPE, a small village near Yarm, Lewes, a borough and market town, con- north riding of York, 6^ miles from Stock- sistingof 6 parishes, in the hundred of Swan- ton, borough, rape of Lewes, Sussex, on the right Lever Darcv, a township in the parish bank of the river Ouse, 8 miles from Brigh- «tf Bolton le Moors, hundred of Salford, ton, aud 4S^ from London; containing 684 Lancaster, 1 mile from Bolton, and 195 houses and 4422 inhabitants, viz. 2051 males from London; containing 105 houses and 583 and 2391 females, of whom 1594 were repre- mhabitants. sented as employed in various trades, and 488 Levbr GrfaTi a township in the parish of in agriculture. It stands on the slope of a hill, Middleton, hundred of Salford, Lancaster, 1 surrounded by higher hills, and was formerly mile from Manchester, and 180 from London ; encompassed with walls. Teegate and 2 towers containing 73 houses and 598 inhabitants. of its ancient castle, built by William, earl Lever i.rriLE, a township in the parish of of Warren, in the 1 lth century, still remain ; Bolton le Moors, hundred of Salford, Lancas- and several religious houses appear to have ter, 1 mile from Bolton, and 195 from L yi g svot and lot, in n about 3 n). The river is navigable for , bai of New Haven, which . down. On its - forks, where cannon of small .d useful articles are cast. * Kear this town, in the year 1 254, was fought a . ' -oly battle b :tween Heme ILL, accom- panied by his son, and the barons hi by Simon do Montfort, earl of Lei in which the king was defeated and taken prisoner. The market is o Fairs, 6th May, Whit Tuesday, and 6th ' I - tober. The church of St. John's, by the castle, is a rectory, value 31. lis. 3d. bt. Michael's in Foro, a rectory, value 8/. 15s. St. John's South-over, a rectory, value 6/. 1 2s. ike patronage of which is in the king. St. Peter's and St. Mary's West-over, commonly called St. Anne's, a rectory. St. Thomas at Cliffe, a peculiar belonging to the arch' of Canterbury, value 31 /. 17y. 8c/. And All Saints, a rectory, value 97. 14m. — Guide lo t/te fVtUeriitg P Lewes, the name of a rape in Sussex, be- ing the center division of the county, from the borders of Surry to the sea at Brighton, and bounded on the east by the Ouse. Lewis, an island, or more properly a penin- sula, among the Hebrides, or Western Islands of Scotland, forming with Harris a large is- land, a!:out 60 miles in length. Lewis, which is the northern part, is 40 miles in length, and its ntean breadth about 13. It is divided into ■ four parishes, viz. Batvas, Locks, Stornaway, and Uig, and contains 17.51 houses and 9168 inhabitants, viz. 4240 males and 4928 females. It is on every part of its coast very much in- dented with bays. The country is in general wild and bleak, though from the many roots of trees dug up, it appears once to have been covered with wood. The hills are covered with heath, which affords shelter for various sorts of game. The lakes and streams abound with salmon, large red trout, and other fish. The only town in Lewis is Stornaway, situated on the cast side of the north division of the island. To the nest cf Lewis and Harris, the coast is annually visited by shoals of herrings, and so immense are those of the dog-fish that pursue them, that their dorsal tins are sometimes seen like a thick bush of sedges above the water, as far as the eye can reach. From the liver of the dog-fish, a considerable quantity of oil is ex- tracted. In the season these shores are the resort of many fishing- vessels from different parts. Many of the inhabitants here, as well as on the northern isles, live chiefly by fish- ing, and by a miserable mode of cultivating the land. The Gaelic language prevails among the lower people, but the English is principally taught in the schools. Long. 2. 45. tc 3. 23. west of Edinburgh. Lat. 53. to 5S. 32. north. Lewisham, a parish in the hundred of Blackheatb, lathe of S'ltton, Kent, 5f miles From London j containing 686 houses and inhabitants, viz. 1795 males and 2218 females, of whom 334 wore employed in trade, and -230 in agriculture. TKfs village has several good houses inha >ited by the ri h citizens of the ^metropolis; whd Have retire! from business or by tho.^e u ; ho e families wi,h to enjoy the peaceful feweets of a COnBtrjr life. The church is -an elegant modera edi- fice, and has several elegant m in im by Banks and Flaxjnan. There is a gooi grammar-school here, which was ea- dowed by the Rev. TMr. ColfV, formerly vicar of the parish. The trustees are Ihe lea- theTSellers company of London. A branch of the river Raveosbourne runs through the vil- lage. On a hill stands an oak, called the oak of ho>ionr, because queen Elizabeth is said to have dined under it. The original tree has long since perished, and the present oak was planted in order that this traditional anec- dote might be preserved. The living is a Vicarage, value 23/. 19*. 2d. — Haaied's Kent.' Lewknor, a parish in the hundred of Levvk- nor, Oxford, 2§ miles from Stoken church, aud 39 from London; containing 53 houses and 285 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. IT.*-, and is in the patronage of All Souls Col- lege, Oxford. Lewknor, the name of a hundred in Ox- fordshire, lying ou the eastern side of tl*e county and borders of Bucks. Lewtrencharu, a parish in the hundred of . Lyfton, Devon, 9 miles f.om Oakhampton, and 204 from London ; containing 20 houses and 154 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 91. 13)-. 9d. Lexden, the name of a hundred in Essex, lying on the northern side of the county round Colchester. Lexden, an out-parish of Colchester, Es- sex, which gives name to the hundred in which it is situated. This village stands on the side of a beautiful heath, 50 miles from Loudon, and contains 92 houses and 697 in- habitants. Very extensive barracks for foot soldiers have lately been erected here. It is a rectory, value 12/. Lexham East, a parish in the hundred of Launditch, Norfolk, 6 miles from SwaftTiam, and 99 fiomLondon; containing 22 houses and 119 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 6s. and is united with Lycham. Lexham West, a hamlet to the foregoing i mile distant, containing" 16 houses and 13s inhabitants. Letbourn Lund, a township in the parish of Wensley, Hang West wapentake, north riding of York, 1| mile from Middleham, and H35 from London; containing '81 house* and 446 inhabitants. The fairs are held on the second Friday in February/May, Octo- ber, and December. ■> • LIC LIF Lbvlahd, a parish in tlie hundred of Ley- land, Lancaster, 3 miles from Chorley, and 2J0 from London ; containing 391 houses and •2088 inhabitants, viz. 981 males and 1104 females, of whom (519 were employed in va- rious trades, and 1.50 in agriculture. Ley land, the name of a hundred in Lan- caster, on the western si.le of the county, bounded on the north by the river Kibble. Leyton. Sec Layton, E->sex. Leytonstone, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Low -Lay ton, hundred of Be- contree, Essex, at the foot of a hill near the river Lea. See Layton. Lezant, a parish in the hundred of East, Cornwall, 5 miles from Launceston, and l 218 from London ; containing 124 houses and 610 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 32/. in the patronage of the bishop of Exeter. Leziat, a parish united with Ashwieken, in the hundred of Freebridge, Lynn, Nor- folk, 3 miles from Lynn, and 100 from Lon- don; containing 12 houses and 107 inhabitants. Lhasbryd, or St. Andrew's Lhaseryd, a parish in the shire of Elgin, near Elgin, 7 miles from Fochaber ; containing 160 houses and 799 inhabitants. It is watered Ly the river Lossie, which communicates with three lakes, at the extremity of the parish, viz. Loch Spynie, Cots, and Nabee, the last of which is about 3 miles in circum- ference. Libberton, a parish in the shire of Lan- ark, Scot km', united with Qnothquon, on the hanks of the Clyde, 4 miles from Biggar, and 8 from Lanark: containing 169 houses and 706 inhabitants. The lands in this parish axe for the most part covered with heath. It is watered by two small branches of the Mcthven, which unite near Libberton, and fall into the Clyde. The iuothqunn Latv or hill is 600 feet above the level of the sea. In ancient times it appears to have been strongly fortified. Libberton, a parish in the shire of IVTid Lothian, Scotland, lying about one mile south of Edinburgh, It is divided into four tillages, called Kirk, Nether, Over, and Upper Libber-: ton, and contains 833 houses and 3565 in- habitants, viz. 1629 males and 1936 females, of whom 687 were employed in various trades. On the hanks of two small rivulets are several mills and a considerable bleach- field; in the neighbourhood are sonic excel- lent scams of coal and limestone quarries. On the free-stone rocks of Craigmillar-hill, about 360 feet above the level of the sea, stands a cattle, the favourite residence of Mary, queen of Scots. Lichart, a lake in the shire of Ross, Scot- land, on the borders of the parish of Gair- locl;. It is about 4 miles long, and 1 broad, and falls into a river of the same name which runs int.) the Frith of Cromarty, I.icky, a river in the county of Water- ford, province ot Minister. Ireland, which falls into the Blackttater, 4 miles north of YeughajyL Lid or Lyd, a river in the county of De- von, which runs into the Tainar, about 4 miles from Tavistock. Lidbury. See Ledbury, Hereford. Liddal, a river in the shire of Roxburgh, Scotland, forming the boundary of England for 5 miles till it joins the Esk, on the" bor- ders of Cumberland. The scenery on its banks is highly picturesque. Liddel, lies 2 miles from Netherby, Cum- berland, at the conflux of the rivers Liddal and Rsk, on which spot formerly stood a strong castle. Lidden, a river in Herefordshire and Glou- cestershire, which falls into the Severn op- posite Gloucester. Liddiard Mrr.i.icENT, a parish in the hun- dred of Highwdrth, Wilts, H mile from Wot- ton Basset, and 87 from London; containing 64 houses and 300 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 17/. 4*. 4r/. Liddiard Tregoose, a parish in the hun- dred of Kingsbridge, Wiits, 3 miles from Swindon, and 86 from London ; containing 72 houses and 578 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 10/. 5s. or/. LiDnivGTON,a parish in the hundred of Wrandike, Rutland, 2| miles from Upping- ham, and 87 from London; containing 1 i 8 houses and 527 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 20/. 10s. and is in the patronage of the bishop of Lincoln. Liddincton, a parish in the hundred of Kingsbridge, Wilts, 3 miles from Swinden, and 81 from London; containing 51 houses and 307 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. LiddisDalk, a district in the shire of Rox- burgh, Scotland, on the banks of the river Liddal, being the southern angle of the county. It is extremely wild and moun- tainous. Lidford. See Lvford, Berks. Lidi'Ord, a parish in the hundred of Lifton, Devon, lying on the r/ver Lid, at the edge of Dartmore forest, 8 miles from Oakhampton, and '. 03§ from London ; containing 34 houses and 222 inhabitants. It was formerly a con- siderable town, and sent members to parlia- ment. There i.-. a natural cascade near the bridge, over the river Lid. It is a rectory, value 15/, 13.?. 9m each, and 64 from London ; containing 50 houses and 361 inhabitants. On the summit of a hill, are the ruins of an ancient castellated mansion, ,fitrmerly belongio . o the archdeacons of Canterbury. Though this village is now 2 miles from the sea, it is supposed to have been the ancient port called their wedge- like form, no mortar or cement having been used in its construction. From this gate part of the old Roman wall may be seen, built of stone well cemented together. The Romans on finding this city not well situated for navigation, built another on the declivity of the bill. In Edward the Con- fessor's time, Lincoln contained 1070 houses Portus Lemanis. From hence to Canterbury, and 900 bur-esses, and a strong castfe was are the remains of an ancient Roman road, erected here by William the Gonquerpr to called Stone street. One mile to the south keep the citizens in awe. This city former- are the remains of a fortress called SttitfaU lv contained 52 parish churches anda greaJi castle I he living is a vicarage, value 91. is. number of religious houses, but in the second , ... , , , year of king Edward VI. the chm,; L.vPsFiFt.p, a parish in the hundred of reduced to 15. Lincoln was ere, ted into a Tandridge, Surry, 3 m :es from Westerham, bishopric in the year 1088, the see being re- aiid 83 From London; containing 110 houses moved here from Dorchester, in Oxfordshire. LIN LIN tbedral is a magnificent fabric, and re- ported to be the largest in extent of any in England, except that of York. The situa- tion is much to its advantage, as it stands on the edge of a steep hill, and may be seen through five or six of the adjoining counties. Its length from east to west is 530 feet, and the length of the great transept 227. From the pavement to ths top of the lahthorn in the round tower is 124 feet. The west front with the two towers were built by bishop Remigius in 10SS, and arc in the Norman Style of architecture, having semicircular arches, richly ornamented according to the manner of that period. The other parts have been erected at different time's; bishop Alexander built the body of the cathedral, the chancel, and St. Mary's tower; bishop Hugh elected the east end or St. Mary's chapel, (in which he had afterwards a shrine) and the chapter house, which has a beautiful groined stone roof, supported in the centre by a single column rising from the floor. There is a line painting over the communion table by the Rev. \V. Peters. In the centre of the chance] is the episcopal throne, and on each side are the prebendal stalls, with seats for the vicais and singing men. The choir consists of a dean, precentor, chancel- lor, and sub-dean, six archdeacons, fifty-two prebendaries, four priest-vicars, five lay- vicars or singing men, four choristers, six burghess-chanters, two vergers, and two stall- keepers. The number of residentiaries are only four, viz. the dean, precentor, chancel- lor, and silb-dean. The cloisters and library are fine, and the latter well-furnished with printed books, and manuscripts. The great east window was fitted up with painted glass by Pechitt of York, in 1762. Before the re- formation, this cathedral was undoubtedly one of the finest and richest in the kingdom, and the number and splendour of its tombs was almost incredible. In the year 1540, by or- der of king Henry VIII., there were carried from'this church into his coffers no less than 2621 ounces of pure gold, and 4283 ounces of Silver, besides an amazing quantity of dia- monds, pearls, sapphires, rubies, turquoises, and carbuncles, with two shrines, one of pure gold, called St. Hugh'-, and the other of silver, called bishop St. John of Alderby's. A second plunder was committed on this church in 1548, during the time of bi- shop Holbeck, who, being a zealous re- former, gave up all the remaining treasure, which Henry had had the grace to spare. The tombs afterward suffered great dila- pidations, and during the troubles in the reign of Charles I. almost every remaining ornament was defaced, and the church con- verted into barracks for soldiers. This cathe- dral has many bells, but that which is most remarkable is hung alone in the north tower over the western front, and is called Great Tom of Lincoln. It weighs 96cwt. 3qr. 18lb and will hold 424 gallon^ ale measure ; the circumference is 22 feet 8 ^nches. On account of the great weight of this bell it has not been rung for severs] years. During the time that bishops Thomas and Green presided in ths see, the cathedral was repaired and modernized in the state in which it now ap- pears. South of the church, upon the very brow of the hill, are the remains of the bishop's palace, built by Robert de Chesney; bishop Beck and his successors greatly im- proved it, and for magnificence it was almost equal to the cathedral. The puritanical sol- diers of Cromwell's time, destroyed it, as well as the bishop's palace at Bugdcn. There are at present in the city, 1:3 churches, but all of them arc small miserable looking build- ings. The ruins of the castle are venerable, and from their bold and commanding situa- tion on a high hill, must once have formed a place of great strength. Ill the parish of St. Peter's at Goats, are the ruins of the pa- lace in which John of Gaunt is said to have resided. Lincoln is full of the ruins of mo- nasteries and religious houses, insomuch that the very barns, stables, and outhouses, dis- play arched windows and doors, principally circular, with the simple Saxon zig-zag round them. This city is divided into two parts, the upper town lying on the hill, and the lower town in the valley. The river VVitham. runs through it, but that part of it which passes by the side of the principal street, is arched over, so that nothing Of it is seen; but it make-, a large lake on the west side, and has a canal called tiie Fosse-dike, by which it has a communication with the Trent, and by means of that river with the principal-ca- nals throughout the kingdom. The upper town contains several good buildings, and the very steepest part of the ascent o'f the hill is one of the principal parts of the city for trade. The communication between the upper and lower town being extremely inconvenient, carriages are obliged to make a circuit- ous track on each side of the hill. The market is kept in the lower town, and is well supplied with provisions of every de- scription. The corn and wool trade is great here, largo quantities of both being sent into Yorkshire, whence the vessels return laden with cOals. In the reign of Edward III. thi§\ city was made the staple lor wool, leather, and lead. On the plain, north of Lincoln, was fought the famous battle between the partizaus of th:j empress Maud and king Ste- phen, in which the latter was defeated and taken prisoner. Several bloody battles were also fought near the city between the forces of Cromwell and the royal army. Lincoln has lately teen much improved, in conse-t qUence of an- act for lighting, paving, and watching it. It is a corporation consisting of a mayor, 13 aldermen, two sheriffs, a re- corder, four chamberlains, a sword-bearer, a coroner, and -is dommonV=council-meii ; is a county of itself, and has a jurisdiction 20 miles iu circuit. It. has sent two mf m- Q q LIN LIN hers to parliament since the 08th of Henry ML, tin; rl{ : t of election b( ig in I 1 : free- rnen, who re in number about 1 100. The njayoi ' ifis are the returning tol is Eiituated in the yard oi the aneit nt east??. Fans, first Tuesday after I I'lli kpril and July 5"th v 2d Wednesday in Sep- tember, and Nnveuaber 12th. St. Benedict's 'i isa curacy ; .St. Rotoiph'sj a curacy ; Hi. Uaj-k's, .i curai y ; St. Martin's, a vicar- age; St. Mary's in Wigfbnl, a curacy; St. Peter's al Gloats, a curacy: St Peter's at Arches, a rectory; St. !\ ate, a curacy; St. Swithin's, a curacy ; mid St. Mary Magdalen, a curacy. — Hewlett's Lincoln- shire. Lincolnshire, a maritime county of Eng- land, bounded on the no*tb by the river Humber, which separates it from Yorkshire ; on the east by the German O-ean ; on the south by Cambridgeshire and Northampton- shire; and on the west by tjjfi* CQuntics of Rutland, Leicester, Nottingham, and York. It is in length T7 mile?, and in breadth about 46, and contains, according to the return made to the bouse of commons in 1801, 41,395 houses, inhabited by 208,557 persons, viz. 102,445 males, raid 106,112 females, of whom 24,263 were employed in various trades, handicrafts, aiv.i manufactures ; and 60,584 in agriculture. By a return made to the bouse of lords, in 1805, the area of this county is stated to be 2, 787 square statute miles, equal to 1,783,680 statute acres ; the number of inhabitants on each square mile, containing 640 acres, is 75 ; and the total number of persons 209,025. The total amount of money raised by the poor's rate in 1803 was 145,848/. at the rate of 3s. Ttf. in the pound, and the gross amount of the assess- ment under the property tax of 1S06, was 2,7.0£,736£ The average of the deaths for 10 years appears to be as 1 to 4&| of the present population. Mr. Stone in Ids view of the agriculture of this county, estimates the number of acres at 1,893,100* of which he supposes there may be 473',0O0 acr.es of in-, closed, marsh, and fen lands, 200,1 ."'of com- mons, wastes, and unembanked salt mar bes, t63,000 of common r. i00 of wood- lands, and 937, 1 ?Q inclosed upland. Mr. A r- thur, Young states jthe. area of this county at 2888 square miles, and 1,848,320 acres, of which he says the wolds contain 234,880, the heath 118,4(0, lowland 77:;, 960, apd mis- eeHaneous soils.71 8,080. The ■discriminating features of the county of Lincoln, are sti > ly marked by nature. Contiguous to the sea in the southern part these spreads a great extent of low-land, mu< h of which n as once. ruar-h and f D, but now become by the gra- dual exertions of above 150 years one of the richest tracts'ia &e Kingdom. It is a region of fertility without beauty, in a climate no ( l salubrious to the human constitution. Advanc- ing to the norlhv \rd, along the coast, this j£eh trict beeenws i avow, but reaches Jo the HuirnVr, and there contracts to a mere g of mosh land, cut oft' by the cliffy which rise on the Trentrmdbth, from a nearly similar tract, which fills all the part of the county on the left side of that great river. The heaths north and south of Lin- coln, are calcaneus bills, and command many fine views over the lower country. In the lime of the Britons, this county was in- habited by the Coritani, and under the I$o- ni ins it formed apart of the province of Flavia Ca'sanei.ss. It. belonged to the kingdom of Mercia during the heptarchy. Lincolnshire is divided into three parts or provinces, viz. Holland, Kesteven, and Lind-ev, and sub-di- vided into 30 hundreds and wapentakes, which contain 030 parishes, one city, and 31 market-towns. The division, called the jiarfs nf Lintfsey, is much the largest, comprehending all the county from Fossedike and the Wi- tham northwards. It. is upon the whole the highest part of this county; totyard the north-eastern part is a lart'e tract of heathy land, called the Wolds, of which the southern portion is veil inhabited, but the northern Very thin of people. Great flocks of sheep are bred throughout this tract. The north- western part of Lindsey contains the river island of Axholme, formed by the rivers Trent, Dun, and Idle, a ri b low tract, in which great quantities of flax arc cultivated. The parts of Kesteven contain the western part of the county from the middle to the southern extremity. It possesses a variety of soil, and, though intermixed with large heaths, is a fertile country. Part of the fens are in the district of kesteven, but the much greater part is in the remaining and smaller one of Holland, which occupies the south-eastern quarter of Lincolnshire, being Contiguous to the shallow inlet of the sea called the Wash, The rivers of Lincolnshire are the Witham, the Ankholsne, the Welland, the Dun, and the Idle ; and it is washed on its northern and western sides by the river* Kumber and Trent. The. market towns are Boston, Grantham, Grimsby, Stamford, Al- ford, Barton, Bmbrook, Boliugbfoke, Bourn, Burgh, Burton, Caistor, Crowjand, Crowle, ping, Donningtan, Falkingham, Gainsbo- cougji, Glandford Briggs, Holbeaoh, Horn- castle, Kirton, Louth, Market Raisin, Salt- . Sleafurd, Spalding, Spiisbury, Stantou, Titter -,al Waiiifleet and Wragby. The four first, with the city of Lincoln and the county, return each two members to parliament. With respect to the general products of ilnshire, its higher grounds yield grain of all soils in abundance, and its lower, oats, hemp, flax, wood, and almost every r artich of culture. It is particularly distinguish ;ingcounty, and is re- markable for rearing all kinds of animals to the greatest sizea id - eight; the oxen weigh- ing 'from 80 to 100 stones, of 141b. to the stone.. It is equally famous ,v, r horses and sheep, the Jatlw being cluthtd with a long * £.Matttm o L .,J. /fffliiw/'" 1 " ,,k, «* •v" *rV/r, ,. I// 1 'x'^jT-rfac..-*-.. _. iUluan.& 3 £t'/TtUi?tt 1,1 1,: 5 V XJ Jiuibrifok) Te.i&y ( J'cOity fCh.tfvt* 'h'onnuih . 1 (rnuntfK'tjtfj ■ >«v «£//< -Bewiithi'i'pt- ! ■§( ' 12 s Tiefft/l/iorf'r ^ Gaytefio/ Triurr/wrpeo ord i,yo 0,i, V. bilsby rack 5' '; if ISe/atirufttm ;. '^JSuttt-rtvuJcA BostoJ" ' iji — . « I rr " **t*- Jj£&s mannin g- ■■a tcy i — ""-Su. °>w' iSS^- 1*4 ^SkiSahfi ^ IrnJi&n \Lprdy I? 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Lincolnshire is only in a small degree a manufacturing county, and has lTiu h declined both in population and consequence. A principal reason of this is the decay of its sea and river ports, which, though formerly numerous, are now almost entirely choaked up with sand, and some of them quite deserted by the ocean. The long bow-like coast is fronted by sand hills or salt- marshes, and like those of the Dutch Nether- lands, secured from the waves by banks ; the month of the river Wilham, near which Boston is situated, being now the only inlet from the *ea fit for the purposes of navigation. The ladies of Lincolnshire have for several years past patronized the manufacture of the staple article of the county, wool, by appearing annually at a ball, called the '* Stuff Ball," in woollen stuffs, wove and manufactured entirely within it, and from wool the produce of it. This county is remarkable for its decoys for taking wild - > ! icks, teal, and widgeon, the metropolis be- ing in a great measure supplied frpra it. — Youngs Vic:i of the Agriculture of Lincoln- shire, Camden, &"c. Li.ncombe, a parish in the hundred of Bath Forum, Somerset, near Bath, and 108 miles from London ; containing 430 houses and 2790 inhabitants, viz. 1231 males, and 1559 females, of whom 575 were employed in' various trades. Lincomb, a hamlet of and adjoining to llrracombe, Devon, 203 miles from London. Lisdaip.e, a hamlet in the parish of Wal- t iv hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 2 miles from Liverpool, and 20" from London. Lindall, a hamlet in the parish of Cart- niel, hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, ad- joining to Cartuiel, and 263 miles from Lon- don. Lindath, a hamlet in the parish of War- ton, hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, S mi.es from Lancaster, and 246 from London ; con- taining 17 houses and 67 inhabitants. Lindby, a parish in the hundred of Brox- tow, Notts, fi miles from Nottingham, and 130 from London : containing 64 houses and 5 15 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 41. 9s. Qd. Lindfield, a parish in the hundred of Rushmonden, Pevensey rape, Sussex, 2 miles from Cuekfield, and 39 from London ; con- taining 16S houses and 1077 inhabitants, of whom 102 were employed in various lvades. Fairs on 6th May, Whit Tuesday, and 23th October. Lisdisfahne, a monastery situated in Holy Island, on the coast of Northumber- land. It was ruined by the Danes in the eighth century. The celebrated St. Cuthbert was prior of this monastery 12 years. After the invasion of the Danes, the monks removed to Dm ham. bringing with them the bones of the saint, - LiNDRincE, a parish in the hundred of Blackenhuist, Worcester, on the borders of Salop, 5 miles from Tenbury, and 130 from London ; containing 99 houses and 543 in- habitants. In the church are several ancient monuments. The living is a vicarage, value 26/. 12.. Hi with Knighton on Team, and Pensax chapel annexed, in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Worcester. Lindskl r., a parish, in the hundred of Dun- mow, Essex, 3 miles from Dunmow, and -10 from London ; containing 43 houses and 267 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. in the patronage of the earl of Guildford. LiNDsr.v, a parish in the hundred of Cos- for.-l, Suffolk, 3 miles from Hadleigh, and 64 from London ; containing 28 houses and 17 inhabitants. The church is a curacy, in the patronage of King's college, Cambridge. Link ii am, a hamlet in the parish of Ship- ton under Wichwood, in the hundred of Chadliugron, Oxford, 4 miles from Chipping Norton, and 78 from London ; containing 33 houses and 195 inhabitants. It is remarka- b'e for :■ famous b now. Lineh, a river in Cornwall, which falls into the Tamar, opposite Tovey. Lihbside, a township in the parish of Kirk- linton, Eskdale ward, Cumberland, 3 miles from Longtown, and 310 from London; con- taining 34 houses and 197 inhabitants. Linford Great, a parish in the hundred of Newport, Bucks, 1^ mile from Newport Pagnell, and 50 from London; containing 51 houses anl 313 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 20/. Linford LrrrXE, a hamlet nearly adjoin- ing to Newport Pagnell, hundred of Newport, Bucks, 50V miles from London; containing S houses and 44 inhabitants. Linford, a parish in the hundred of West Goscote, Leicester, 5 miles from Leicester, and 101 from London ; containing 82 house* and 377 inhabitants. Linca. one of the smaller western is- lands of Scotland, 3 miles South of Water- sea. Linca, a small island near the west coast of Scotland, being one of those called Tre- shannish. It lies S miles west of the coast of Mull. Linga Sound, a bay on the west coast of Strodsa, one of the Orkney islands. Linoax, a small village near Pee.wardine, and Brampton Brian, Herefordshire. Lincarth, a small hamlet in the parish of Aldmoiibury, west riding of York. Li.ngav, a small island of the Hebrides, belonging to the shire of Inverness, and in the district of North Uist, noted for its abuu- bance of black cattle and deer. Lingfi; ld, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Tandridge, Surry, 5^ miks from Gddstone, and 25 from London; containing £'37 houses and 1387 inhabitants, of whom 164 were employed in various trades. The church is an ancient building, and has su. free school adjoining to it. On the coii.inwn Q q 2 LIN is *r. enclosed sp/inc. the water of v.-i of thfsavnc quality as that at Tuhbrirl re. LrsconniL, a river in Merionethsh're, which, falls into the Insb sea at Llangvllin. Lixgwood, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Bloffold, Norfolk; 9 miles from Norwich, "and 118 from London; containing 34 houses and '229 inhabitants. LrsKERi.'oi.r, •-. parish in the hundred of Pastrow, division of Kingsclere, Hants 7 miles from Kingsclere, and 69, from London; itmtaining 15 bouses and 75 inhabitants. It is n rectory, value r tl. 5d. T.isk!m'03S, a parish in the hundred of East, Cornwall, 4 miles from Calliugton, and ^19 from London; containing 163Iiou s ts and 924 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, va- lue 13/. LjskKESS, a cape of Scotland, on t he north-west coast of the isle of Stronsa. I.inktown of Kirxaldy, a long sti _-\ adjoining to the burgh of Kirkcaldy , but lying in flie parish of Abuotshall, in the shire of Pifte, Scotland. I.isi.TV, a hamlet in the parish of Nor- hury, Weploek franchise, Salop, near Wen- Jo k ; containing IS houses and 108 inhabi- tants. I im.ev, a township in the parish of Hud- dersfield, Aybrig wapentake, west riding of York, 2 miles from Hnddersfield, and 188 from London; containing . 289 houses and inhabitants, of whom 7J0 were em- ployed in various trades and mauufacti Lint.ey; a hamlet in the parish of Otley, in Clara wapentake, west riding of York, near Otley, and 206 miles from London ; containing 28 houses and 164 inhabitants. Linlithgow, a royal boroujh. and chief town of Linlithgowshire, or West Lothian, Scotland, 16 mi'es west of Edinburgh. It consists principally of one street, about | of a mile long, and contains 457 houses and 3594 inhabitants, viz. 1680 males and 1914 females, of whom 17 J.' were employed in va- rious trades and manufacture?. The magni- ficent rums of its royal pal tee form a sq tare with towers at the corner-, and stand on an eminence on the west side of the town, on the site of a Roman station. It wai in good repair till 1746, when it was acciden- tally set on fire by the soldiers of the royal army, who bad been quartered in the This palaee was once the resid- n kings of Scotland, and gave birth to thi fortunate Mary. On the north side oft.* High-street, almost adjoining the palace. stands St. Michael's church, a noble pj< Gothic architecture, having a fine spire,, over which is the figure of an imperial crown. The town-house is ah elegarit. build- ing, erected in 1668, opposite' to whii h stands the Cr u Wei . from which the •■ by 8 spouts from grotesque figures. The chief manufacture here is leather; and there is also some woollen cJoth made 1 About 1 mile from the town is an bleach uvA print field. It was anciently a LIN place of great trade and opulence, and i d first the harbour of Blackness, and after- wards of Queensferry, assigned to it as its port ; but sinct- the union it has declined considerably. Itisgovemed by a provost, 4 boili S, a dean of guild, a treasurer, 12 merchant counsellors, and the deacons of .s incorporated trades, and ranks as the si: th among the Scottish burghs. It joins with Lanark. Selkirk, and 1 eebles, in sending a representative to the Imperial parliament. Pennant's Tour. Lettiet'i Letters, LiNMTHGOwsinnE, or West Lot'iian, a county irf Scotland, bounded bu the north by the Frith of Forth ; on the cast and south- east by the river Amend, which separates if from Mid Lothian; on the south-west by Lanarkshire ; and 6n the west by the small river Avon, which divide! it from Stirling, being about 20 miles lor.?, and con- taining 2796 hou - and !7,S44 inhabit* ants, viz. 8129 male*--, and 9715 females, of whom 5829 were employed in vari- ous trades and manufactures, and 4166 in agriculture. It isdivided into 13 parochial districts, and contains 2 royal boroughs, Lin- lithgow and Queensferry ; and the small towns of Borrowstowness, Bathgate and Kirkliston. The soil is one of the richest in Scotland, being in general a rich loam, highly improved and well cultivated. Its .surface is finely diversified with hill and dale, and the whole is enriched with numerous ele- gant seats. It is but scantily supplied with water, the Avon and Amorui being the only streams' which deserve notice. It is very rich in cord, limestone and lead-ore. and in the reign of James 6th, a vein of lead was dis- covered, very rich in sip er. Ironstone is round in almost every parish inthe county, and lately fnl'-ers'-earth has been discovered. In plse< s there are volcanic appearances; particularly at DnndashUl, in the parish of Dalmany. In this county Adrian's, or Se- »'s wail began, which extended across this part of Scotland. I.inon, or Lynon, a river in Anglesey, which fairs into the Allow at Llanworog. Linsrields, a hamlet in the parish of Alwhinton, Cbquetdale-ward, Northumber- land, 6 miles from Rothbmyr, and SIS from L' ndon ; containing 12 houses and 87 inh.a- . l.i.ssj.Mii:, a parish and curacy in the hun- dred of Cotslow, Bucks, 2 miles from l.eish- ton Buzzard, and 43 froiri London; cen- tainins 3.5 houses and 203 inhabitants-. Linstead, a parish in the hundred of Teynham, lathe of Scray, Kent, 4 miles from t'eversham, and 43 from London; contain- inhabitants. The Iiv- i i i rape, value &k 3s.\\d. in the patronage of the archdeacon of Canter- bury. I.in had Great, a parish and curacy in d of lilythnur. Suffolk, 3 miles Hales worth, and 101 from London: containing 12 houses and 9^ u.kuuiiaiitj. LIN LIS Linstead Little, a parish I milo distant, containing It. houses and IM- inhabitants. Linstock, a township in the parish of Stanw'ix, Eskdale ward, Cumberland, l mile from Carlisle, and 305 from London; con- taining 36 houses and 167 inhabitants. LisTHWAiTt, a township in the parish of AJmondbury, Aybrig wapentake, west riding of York, near HnddersGeld, and 1.7 miles from London; containing J45 houses and 1331 inhabitants, of whom 7'2J wen- cm- ployed in various trades and manufacture.;. Linton, a market town and parish in the hundred of ChUfurd, Cambridge, 10 a from Cambridge, and 4C from London ; coii- taiuing 18:5 houses and 11J7 inhabitants, of whom 158 were employed in various trados. Through this town runs the Roman military road which joins the Ikenild-street ; and the small river Grarjta passes tbc end of it. Here mus a priory of Benedictines, belonging to the abbey of St. Jacut, in Bre agm , and was given in 1540, as an alien pri- ory, tn Pemhroke-hall, Cambridge. The market is on Thursday, fairs Whit Monday and 4th of Aasrust. 'I he living is a vicarage, value 10/. 13*. 4.'. in the patronage of the hishop of Ely. Lat. 51° 13' 24". Long 0° 30' 40" ea-t. Linton, a parish' in *he hundred of Sher- wi!!, Devon, 10 miles from Barnstaple, and !t()0 from London; containing 1C0 hi and 4S1 inhabitants. It is a curacy united with Countishiiry. Linton, a township in theparish of Church Gressley, bund reel of Repton and Gressley, Derby, J miles from Asbby do la /'ouch, and 120 from London ; containing 40 houses and 231 inhabitants. Lis i' in, a hamlet in the parish of Cliurcliam, near Gloucester. Lin ion, a hamlet in the parish of Aven- bury, hundred of Rroxasli, Hereford, 2§ miles from Bromyard, and 123 from Lon- don ; containing 80 houses and ♦a5 inha- bitants. Linton, a parish in the hundred of Grey- tree, Hereford, 4 miles from Ross, and 117 from London; containing 101 houses, and 57Q inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 10s. with the chapel of Lea, in Gloncester- fihire, annexed. Linton, a parish in the hundred of Maid- stone, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 4 miles from Maidstone, near Coxheath, and 39 from London; containing 69 houses and 590 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. \'3s. Ad. Linton on Ocse, a township in theparish of Newton, in Buhner wapentake, north riding of York, 1-0 miles f.o:n York, and 209 from London ; containing 46 houses ana 246 inhabitants. Linton, a luui ' in the parish of Spof- forth, in Claro wapentake, west riding of York, 4 miles from '••' itherby, and 1 98 from Loudon, on the banks of the\Yharfe; con- taining L 2 8 houses and 155 inhabitants. Linxoh, a parish in Stajnclifi/: wapentake. west riding of York, 10 miles frum Settle, nu I 230 from London ; containing 32 h • and i 86 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 32..th< ;•■ tronageof which is in tin- kin,'. Lision, a parish in the shire of Pee ■ ' oid, on the banks of the Lyne and Xurth Ksk, 9 miles from Peebles, and 13 from Edinburgh; containing 221 houses and 10n4 inhabitants, of whom about 400 reside in the village of Linton. It is very fertile, and has soi at sheep-walks Ful- lers' car.h has lately been discovered in this parish. Lintov, a parisli in the shire of Ro\- ■ ittand ; containing 7H houses and 403 in h:i I il nits. I.iNi/. Gk/en, a township in the parish ajF lerle Street, in Chester ward, Durham, 6 mill s from Durham, and 265 from London ; and 654 inhabitants. LiN'.' oori, a parish iii the. hundred of Walshcroft, Lindsay division, Lincoln, £ miles from Market Raisin, and l i;:J- from London; containing 22 houses and l j s in- ha! itautsu It is a rectory, value 16 . 4v. 2r/. Lin wood, a village in the parish of Kil- barchan, shire of Rentier, Scotland, built to accommodate the labourers at an extensive cotton-mill erected here in 179/4. Lippook, a hamlet in the parish of Brams- hold, hundred and division of Ajton, Hants, 8 mites from Petejrstield, on the borders of Sussex, and 47 from London. Fairs 1st Wednesday in March and llth of June. Population included with Bramshold. LlsuunN, a town in the county of Antrim, province of Ulster, Ireland, stand- on the river Laggnn, 8 miles south-west of Belfast, and 73 north east of Dublin. The houses are vi ry new, and have altogether a verybandspme appearance. It has a very considerable ma- nufacture of linen cloth, aud has a good market. It sent two members to the Irish parliament before the union. The damask. table liiucu manufactured here is distinguished by the quality of tile cloth and the beauty of the patterns. During the last 25 years there has been some muslin and cambric ma ie in the town and neighbourhood. Liscard. See Lemceard. I.iss, a small village near PetersficM, Hants, do miles from London. Fair 6. a of May. Lisset, a hamlet in the parish of Bete- ford, Holderness, east riding of York, 3 miles from Great Driffield, and 201 from Loudon; containing 14 houses and 122 in- habitants. Lissmojie, an island of the Hebrides, he - 1 ■!.:. ng to the shire of Argyle, Scotland, si- tua.ed ::T the mouth of tl>e great arm of the sea Lcri Ltnnhi, being about 10 miles Ion-' ant .' broad, and containing 2lS houses anil 1121 inhabitants, the whole employed in agriculture. It is extremely fertile h, .,-i~, and that sort of barley called be re; and the parts that, ire not arable are filled with the tops of sharp rocks, peeping above the sur- Q »i 3 LIT LIT fare. The land is in general low, and the stratum limestone. This island was the seat of the bishopric of Argyle, the see of which was di-j lined from that of Duukeld, about the year 1200. Lissmore, a parish united whh Appin, Argyteshire, Scotland ; comprehending the district-; of Airds, App}n, Durror, Glencre- ran, Glencoe, Kingerlock, and the island of LiSsmore, the whole length being Tip wards of 6:i miles. It contains 626 houses and 32 43 inhabit nts. Lissmore, a town in the county of Wa- terford, province of Munster, Ireland: formerly a very considerable city, but now reduced. It lies 31 miles west-south- west of Waterford, and 100 south- south-west of Dub'iii, standing on the south 6ide of the river Black water, over which it has a fine bridge, the span of the principal arch being 102 feet. A bishop's see was founded here in the 7th century, and was united with the see of V»'a'erford in the year 1.535. The cathedral is spacious and hand- some. This town sent two members to the Irish parliament before the union. There is a considerable salmon fishery here. L'iSTOS, a parish' in the hundred of Hinck- ford Essex, 3 mi es from gudbury, and 36 from London; containing 10 houses and 85 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. LncHAM, a parish in the hundred of Laun- ditch, Norfolk, 6 aides from Swaffham, and 99 from London ; containing 88 houses' and 426 inhabitants. It is a cectory, value 9/. 2*. 6rf. L; iciiBonoic.ii, a parish in the hundred of Fawsley, Northampton, 5 miles from Tow- cester, and 65 from London ; containing 37 1; ses and 302 inhabitants. It is a rectory, yalue 16.'. 9s. 7./. Litchf.t Malthavers and Minster. See Lttcbbt Mai.tr avers, Dorset. Litchfield, or Ludshelfe, a parish in the hundred of Overton, Hants, 3 miles from Whitchurch, and 51 from London; con. taiping 12 houses and 5j inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. 9s. Id. LiTOHriELD, more properly LrciiFin-.r, a city, containing 3 parishes, in the hui dred of Offlow, Stafford, on a small bran !. ol the Trent, 1 19 milesfrom Londonby CoreiH trv a by Northampton. It contains 873 houses and 4712 inhabitants, viz. 2145 males and 2567 females, o \ v, .c returned as employed ; i> . iriou I manufactures, particularly n that ol c eartheriV ire. I is nol ascertained whether Litchfield derives itsnanu from the nun;!-, rof battlesfoi hi e, or from its marshy soil, as the wo c Lych, in Saxon, signifies both a morass a body It is up to have a s< i from the ruins of . • own, eall , mt a mile dis t t, where ' : ' Ikenild ana Watling-street dross each other, and which is now called Wall, rhe cathedral stands in the close, and is said to have been first built in the y: ar 300, rebuilt by Offa, kins; of Mercia, in 766, again rebuilt in 114S, and much enlarged in ]296. This city u as erected into an archbishopric in the latter part of the Sth century by Offa, but soon after was reduced to a bishopric under the arch-i !> of Canterbury. In the year 1075 the see was removed to Chester, and in 1102 to Coventry, and not long after it was restored to Litchfield and united with Coventry. During the war between Charles I. «md his parlia- ment this city was several times taken and retaken. The Close was garrisoned for the king against the parhamtmtary army under lord Brooke and sir John Gill, but was taken after U month's siege. Lord Brooke was shot here whilst conducting the siege ; an inscription, and the place where he fell being paved with white pebbles, commemo- rate this < vent. In the course of the war it was taken by prince Rupert, but with the rest of the kingdom fell under the sway of' the Oliverian government. During t ese unhappy disputes the cathedra] was garri- soned by the royal troops, and suffered; materially. At the restoration Dr. Hatchet was made bishop of this sec, and iunne- diat ily set about cleansing and repairing his < . eopa] church, and by his own large con-- tributions and the subscriptions he obtained from the neighb inrihg gentry, he was en- abled to repair and beautify not oniy the cathedral but the palace of the bishop also. The church is walled in like a castle, and stands so high as to be seen at the distance of many miles. Its length is 411 feet, and breadth 153. From the centre rises a spire 256 feet high, and 2 towers, terminating also in spires, rise from the west front, l.ii-day, Ash Wednesday, May 1, and the Friday before St. Simon and St. Jnde. By the inland navigation it communicates with the Mersey, Dee, Kibble, Ouse, Derwent, Trent, Severn, Humber, Thames, and Avon. The churches of St. Michael's and .St. Chad's Stow, are only chapels to S:. Mary's, and in the pa- tronage of the vicar thereof. St. Mary's in Foro is a vicarage, value 10/. the patro- nage of which is in the chapter of Litchfield. S'ta "c'i Staffordshire. Litchurch, a hamlet in the parish of St. Peter, Derby, in the hundred of Marlestone and Litchurch, and 126 miles from Lou- don ; containing 8 houses and 35 inhabitants, LircoT, a hamlet in the parish of Stewk- ley, hundred of Cotslow, Bucks, 5 miles from Winslow, and 45 from London. Po- pulation included with Stewkley. Litherlam), a hamlet in the parish of Sephton, hundred of West Derby', Lancas- ter, near Liverpool-haven, 5 miles from Liverpool, and 210 from London. Popu- lation included with Aintree. LiiMNCTON, a parish in the hundred of Anningford, Cambridge, 4 miles from Roys- ton, and 39 from London; containing 62 houses and 350 inhabitants. It is a vica- rage, value 5/. 13s. Id. and is in the pa- tronage of Clare- hall, Cambridge. Liti.incton. a parish in the hundred of Longbridge, rape of Pevensey, Sussex, 4 miles from Eastbourne, and 60 from London ; containing 17 houses and 111 inhabitants. Jt is a rectory, value 124. 13*. 6ndon ; containing 234 house? and 1602 inhabitants, of whom 97 were employed in various trades. It is a vicarage, value S/. Winer, hundred of Cotslow, Bucks, 5' miles from Leighton Buzzard, and 40 from London, Littleworth, a village in the hundred of Dudstorle and KingsbartQn, near G uicester, lor, mill =• from London ; containing 59 houses and 1.50 inhabitants. Litti i:\vor.i ii, a hamlet in the par'sh of Spalding, hundred of Elloe, parts of Holland, the patronage of which is in the bishop of Lincom, 3 miles from Spalding, and 97 from Ely. London. Littleton West, a hamlet in the parish LlTTLEWoaTH, a hamlet in the palish of of Tormarton, hundred of Grumbald's Ash, Stonesfield, hundred of Wootton, Oxford, 3 Gloucester, 3| miles from Marsbfield, and miles from Woodstock, and 65\ from I.on- 106 from London; containing 17 houses and con. 100 inhabitants. Litton, a township in the parish of Tdes.- Littleton on" Severn, a parish in the well, hundred of High Peak, De.rby, \ a hundred of Langley and Swineshead,Glouces- mile from Tideswell, and 160 from London; ter, 2 miles from Thornbury, and 124 from containing; 78 houses and -138 inhabitants. London ; containing 21 houses and 136 inha- LyrrojJ, a hamlet and chapely in the parish bitauts. It is a rectory, value 11/. is. 9d. of Cascob, in Radnor, 'Wales, although situ- Litileton, a parish in the hundred of ated in the hundred of Wigraore, Hereford, Spelthorne, Middlesex, 2§ miles from Staines, 4 miles from Presteign, and 156 from Lon- near the Thames, and 144 from London; don; containing 14 houses and 85 inhabi- containing 21 houses and 147 inhabitants, t^nts. It is a rectory, value 14/. Litton, a parish in the hundred of Wells Littleton High, a parish in the hundred forum, Somerset, 7 mi'cs from Wells, and of Chewton, Somerset, 9 miles from Wells, 121 from London; containing 80 houses and and 121 from London; containing 160 houses 366 inhabitants. The living belongs to the and 811 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value prebend thereof in Wei's cathedral. 7.. Is. Srf. the patron of which is the king. Litton, a hamlet in the parish of Arn- Littieton, a parish in the hundred of cliile, wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewcreaj, T&uddlesgate, division of Fawhy. Hants, 3 west riding of York, 8 miles from Settle, miles from Winchester, and 66 from Lon- don ; containing 13 houses and 78 inhabitants. It is a cmacy, in tbe patronage of the chap- ter of Wincher.ter. and °40 from London; containing 23 houses and 1 14 inhabitants. Litton Cheney, an extensive pari h and formerly a" market town in the hundred of Littleton South, a parish in the him- (Jggle comb, division 'of Dorchester, Dor et, dred of Blackenhurst, Worcester, 3 miles 9 miles from Dorp hester, and 128 from Lon- ■froin Evesham, and 93 fro u London; eon- d»u ; containing 70 houses and 347 in taming SO houses and 116 inhabitants. The tants. The church has a very neat and high church is a curacy, in the patronage of the tower. It is a rectory, value 33/. 7s. Sd. dean and canons of Christ church, Oxford. I.ivedale, a hamlet in the parish of Pcnk- Littlf.ton Middle, a parish united with ridge, hundred of Ciittlestone, Stafford, 2 the foregoing,^ of a mile distant; containing 40 houses and 304 inhabitants. Near it is a petrifying spring-, supposed to be good for miles from Penkridge, and 109 from London ; containing "0 houses and 195 inhabitants. Liverington, a parish in the isle of Eiy, weak eyes. The inhabitants attend divine Cambridge, 2 miles from Wisbeuch, and <<0 service in the church at South Littleton. from London; containing 103 houses and Littxetok North, a hamlet in the parish 593 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 25/. of Middle Littleton, \ mile distant therefrom. Littleton, a ty thing in the parish of Steeple Ashton, hundred of Whorlsdon, Wilts, 3 miles from Trowbridge, and '.'5 from London. Population included with Semington. Littls nnEw, a parish in the hundred of Chippenham, Wilts. 7 miles from Chippen- ham ; and 101 from London; containing 24 hou.es and 87 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 9s. 9,1. in the patronage of the bi- shop of Salisbury. 'id, and is it) the patronage of the bishop of Ely. Livermere Great, a parish m the hundred of lnedwestry, Suffolk, 5 miles from Bury St. Edmund's, a, id 76 from London; cop- taining :H bouses and 259 iuhabitan s. It is a rectory, value 15/. 8s. 1 \d. Livermere Littik, a hamlet to the fore- going, ^-a mile distant; containing 7 houses and 89 inhabitants. Livi r.Toor., a market town, borough and seaport, consisting of 6 parishes, in the Littlbworth, a tything in the parish of hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 206 Farnngdon, hundred of Shrivenham, Berks, miles from London. It lies near the mouth 2 miles from Farringdon, and 68 from Lon- of the river Mersey, and contains 1I.7ST don; containing 32 houses and 1S9 inha- bouses, Inhabited by 77,653 persons, viz. ! 24,367 males and 43,286 females, of whom Lrn-iEwcRTH, a hamlet in the parish of 11,263 were employed in trade, handicraft LIV LI and manufacture. UntSl the reign of Wil- have a synagogue. Tier very Ham III. Liverpool had but one church, and handsome building of stone, having two that only a chapelry t» Walton, when about IV jiits, each consisting of an elegant range bheyear1698, an act of parliament v ,o'j- of Corinthian columns, supporting a tained empowering the inhabitants to erect a ment; between the capitals are heads and new church ; from that time may be traced emblems of commerce in basso relievo, and the moid progress of population and com- in the pediment of the grand fr'oiit is a merce, till this port is now second only to piece o5' sculpture represen ing Commerce the metrop Sis of the empire. Near the old committing her treasures to thi ( re church dedicated to our LaHy and St. Nicho- of Neptune. The entrance, or avenue, is la 1 ?, for nerly stood an image of the latter by 3 arched doorways. In the exchange saint, to which the sai'ors used to make an offering on going 10 sea. This church has been elegantly rebuilt a few years ago. 'ihe tower of St. Peter's church is a well pro- portioned octagon j each side of the apgles bavins a candlestick and a till vane reprcsent- nre the town-hall, council and assembly- room. All the modern buildings a e very handsome , and the new streets spacious and airy, bat the old Streets are narrow. The observatory is a small building on an eminence at the east side of the town, eVectcd ing a tlame. It has a Yery handsome altar- for the purpose of promoting the study of piece, and the pedestals supporting the gal- astronomy, but the project failed, lnJohn- leries are richly carved in oak. l a ihe 3d street is a public-library, conducted by a year of queen Anne, the corporation had a president and committe- , with a very va- gremt of the sjte of Liverpool castle, which luable collection of modern books. The had long lain in ruins, for the purpose of theatre is a large, handsome and elegant- ereeting a third church, with liberty to use ly finished building, erected in 177J by the old materials; king George the first the subscription ef 30 gentlemen. In Bold- confirmed this grant by an act of parliament, street is the music-hail, at which is held and the church was finished m 173*, and subscription conceits. The infirmary is u dedicated to St. George. The body i; a noble institution, and not only receives di- complete range of the Doric order, crowned tressed objects in Liverpool, but is open to with an attic wall, and decorated with a variety tho^c who come from a distance under any of vases 5 on the south side is an elegant ter- dangerous casualty. The design wjs fir^t race supported by six arches. St. Thomas's formed in 174-f> by a pu'. ..c subscription, and church is of the Ionic order, and was conse- the corporation granted a ij.-id for 999 y&irs. crated in 1750; it has a very handsome ap- pearance. St. Pan 's church was erected in I7ti9 at the expence of the town. At the west end is a bold Ionic portico, uith a pe- diment, and in the centre, on an octagonal base, a dome with a lanthorn, ball, and cross ; it is supported in the inside by 8 Ionic pi - iars. The stone-work of the building is crowned with plain vases and a range of ba- lustrades. The altar is in an oval recess, and the pulpit moveable. St. Ann's church, on tue road to Evertou, is a very neat build- but ic \vn-- not completed till 1*748, owing the national troubles of that period. It forms one editiee with the hospital for sea- men's 'widows, the buildings being connected by two handsome colonnades, with a turret on the top of each; and in the middle of the pediment a cluck. The hospital tor seamen forms one of tije wings of the infirmary. This iharity likewise extends to the child ea and widows of mariners. It is maintained by a monthly collection of 6d. from the wages of every sailor going from t:,e port of ing of brick and stone, erected at the joint Liverpool. There is also a public dispensary. expenee of two private gentlemen ; it has a tower decorated with pinnacles. The altar stands in a niche at ihe east end, and the gal- lery is supported by slender iron columns. St. John's is anew church built of stone, in the Gothic stvle, with a toner. The church a marine society, and, an extensive poor- house, erected in 1771. ihe new prison, acording to the HoWardian plan tor solitary conuheirtent, is on a very extensive sculc, and has every possible convenience. At the east end of the to.vn is a wet dock capable of St. Mary has nothing remarkable about of holding 100 sail of vessels, besides which it. St. Catherine's chapel, in Temple-court, there are several other wet a-ddry docks, and called the Octagon from its form, was origi nally a dissenting meeting-house, and is a structure of considerable taste ; the gallery is supported by slender pillars, and the roof terminates in a cove ; in the front is a stone portico, through which the minister passes by a Sight of steps to many gravmgdocks for the repairing of ves- sels, which lender it one of the most com- modious sea-ports in the world. The custom- house i< a neat brick building, at the east end of the old dock ; a small flight of steps leads to a piazza, over which is the long- room, and behind are extensive warehouses the pulpit ; over the portico is the vestry- At the south end of the town is St. James's- room; and the whole is surrounded with a handsome enclosed burial-ground. There are also in Liverpool several meeting-houses for independents, anabaptists, (makers, me- Viodist*, and Roman catholics, and the Jews walk, commanding a beantif.d prospect ■ f the town, the harbour, river, sea, and the WeNh mountains ; behind this is the st< ne quarry which supplies the town with thac material for building j the entrance is through. L.I V L1V t subterraneous passage, by that several ships had sailed from tbis port t» .. There is a mineral sprin; the coast of Africa. The first dock w a <; reputation and fashionable resort. Tbestreets dug in 1710 ; it afterwards became frequented of Liverpool are in general well paved, and by ships from the Baltic, and other parts of during the* winter tolerably well lighted, the no th of Europe, as they were more eei- The town is supplied with fresh water by tain of finding a return cargo here than at rom the Bootle springs, which are about Bristol, and always sure of having salt in 4 miles distant. Among the principal ma- the place of sailing in ballast. The inland sufactures are those of china and earthen- navigation, by canals, opeued a most. advan- ware, tbeseveral branches of the watch na- tagepus communication with the manulac- nnfacture, and particularly that of fine hies, taring places and chief towns of the king- an extensive stocking manufacture, salt, iron, dom. The increasing manufactures of Lau- fiiid copperas works, and several public ami cashire created a continual demand for raw private breweries. It is computed that here materials from abroad; the saltworks of ;.,>•: OOshipwri hi employed in the differ- Cheshire, by a more diligent and imp.oved ent dock-yards. There are also 16 roperies mode of management, became mo:e pro- and 2? wind-mills in the neighbourhood, ductive; t'ne .African trade became nearly The mouth of the river Mersey may be exclusively centered here, and at the same called properly an arm of the sea jits breadth time brought au increased connection with from Lcacombe Point to the opposite shore the West Indies; these and various other is 1200 yards. I r abounds with salmon, supervening causes, were the mean; of this cod, flounders, turbot, &c. and at full tine pbrl • le-twelfth of the nav'.cation is 2 miles over,- s'nios of any burthen may of Great Britain, the fourth part of its io- come up fully laden before tne town, which reign trad-, the sixth part of its general is quite open and unfortified. Ships of con- trade, half as much of commerce as Lon- siderable burthen go up the Mersey almost don, Gve-eightbs of the African trade, and as high as Warrington, chiefly for rock salt three-sevenths of the Afriean trade of Eu> and Cheshire cheeses. Great improvements rope. From the 30th of June 1805 to the have of late been made at Liverpool with re- same day 1806, 33.361 ships entered the spect to the accommodations for sea-bathing, different docks at this port. On the quays the corporation having finished in 1794, at a of the dock.-- stand laige warehouse.-, and great expence, a *ost complete set of baths, among others the large tobacco warehouse into which the water tiows from the sea. belonging to government, which will hold There are also private baths introduced into the dressing-rooms, but / so connected witn the large ones that a person may either bathe privately in his dressing-room, or swim out into the great baths. Here are also convenient accommodations for those who pp.fcr bathing in the open sea. And there. -.-.ads. The abolition of the slave trade, it is thought, Will g'eat'.y affect the commerce of thia port. The first charter granted to Liverpool appears to have been by Henry I. and II. and several additional char- ters were granted afterwards; but it was D«t remarkable in history till besieged by are bathing-raacnines on a similar construe- piince Rupert in the civil wars of Charles 1. It tion to those of Margate and Brighton, 'there is governed by a mayor, annually chosen ou are stands of hackney-coaches and chairmen St. Luke's day, a recorder, and common- the same as in the metropolis. The high council of 41, including the mayor, recorder, grounds on the east of the town defend the and town clerk* : and whoever has served \he place from easterly winds, but it is open for office of mayor is afterwards stiled alderman, the western breezes to allay the heat of scan- It send-, 2 members to parliament, the right mcr, so that in general it is very healthy and of election being in the mayor, bailiffs, and temperate. Epidemical disorders seldom freemen, estimated at about 1000. Tne re- shew them-elves in this town, and when turning officers are the mayor and 2 bailiffs. they do arc only of short continuance. To Lat. 5'J° 23'. Long. 2° 56' 43" west. shew the rapid increase of the town within Enfold'* History, fife. the last century it may be interesting to note Liversedgk, a township in the parish of the baptisms and burials at 4 different pe- Birstall, Morley wapentake, west riding of rieds, viz. in 1700 — 162 baptisms and 117 York, 5 miles from Huddersfield, and 192 burials. In 17.V'— 824 baptisms and 1031 from London; containing 507 houses and burials. In 17oU — 1579 baptisms and I486 2837 inhabitants, viz. 1105 males and 1432 burials; and in 1300 — 2905 baptisms and females, of whom 1S52 were employed in 2782 burials. Originally the trade of Li- various trades. vcrpool was only with Ireland; and for car- LlVBRTON, a village in Langborough wa- rying it on with more facility, several Irish pentake, north riding of York, 6 miles from merchants settled in the town. The greater Gisborough, and 256 from London; con- part of the trade with the isle of Man was taining 53 boffees and 230 inhabitantr-. gradually transferred hither, The following Livesay, a township in the parish and notices will shew the progress of this town in hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, If mile- commercial affairs; in 1720 some sait was from Blackburn, and 203 from London; exported, and in 1730 it is first recorded, containing 209 houses and 11S4 inhabitant-. LLA I..LA of whom 561 were employed in various trade.-. Livingstone, a parish in the shire ut js more useful, because it is more ■" ible af sea. La.. 49° 57' 55''. Long. 5° 11' IT' west. Llach, a hamlet and chapel iy id the pa- rish of Llanhamlach, of Peukelly, Brecon, Wales, 3 miles from Brecon, and 165 from London ; co> ta nic 34 houses and 153 inhabitants. Llahaddos, or Llaivhedon', a pa ish united with Bletherstone, in the hundred of Dungleddy, Pembrokeshire, Wales, 3 miles from Nar berth, and 257 from London j ce;\- taining It 2 houses and 3/"l inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 1 7 1 . 1 7s. I J. the patronage of which is in ihe bishop of St. Davids. Llalestone," a township and chapelry in the parish and hundred of Newcastle, Gla- morgan, Wales, 3 miles from Bridgend, and 181 from London; containing 160 houses . and 415 inhabitants. Liambeudy, or Llamboidy, a parish in the hundred of Derli?, Carmarthen, Wales, Smiles fiotn Narberth, and 250 from Lon- don; containing 272 houses awL, 1394 inha- bitants, of whom 9b' wvre employed in trade. It is a rectory, value 16/. Llanaber, a parish in the hundred of Ardudwy, iVlerionethshire, Males 12 miles from Dolgelly, and 215 from London; con- taining 3i0 houses and ] 46:3 inhabitants, of whom o7 were employed in various trades. The living is a rectory, value 11/. V6s. 97/. the patronage of which is in the prince of Waies. Llanallgo, a hamer and chapelry in the pansii of Llauygraid, hundred of l\v\ rcelyii, ^nglesea, Wales, 11) miles from Beauma- ris, on the sea shore; containing 36 houses and 196 inhabitants. Llanarmon, a parish in the hundred of Chirk, Denbigh, Wales, 6 miles from Mold ; containing 50 houses and 384 in- habitants. It is a rectory and a sinecure, value 31/. 15.r. the patron is the bishop of St. Asaph. Llanarmom in Yale, a parish in the hun- dred of Yale, Denbigh, so called to distin- guish it from the foregoing village in Chirk, 4 wiles from Gresford, and 6 from Wrex- ham ; containing 61 houses and 399 inhabi- tants. Thisplace was formerly noted for pilgri- maues accompanied by great offerings to the shrine of St. Armon. Fairs 19th of October and 30th of November. It i* a rectory, va- lue 8/. Us. 10a. the patronage oi which is iu the bishop of St. Asaph. Llanarih, a parish in the feimdie 1 oF Moyddyn, Cardiganshire, WaM, 15£ miles from Cardigan ; containing ..96 lionses and 1719 inhabitants, of whom S3 were returned as employed in various tra ies. Fair 22d of Sept. The living is a vicarage, i du«4/. 18*. If/, a.id is united with Llaninan. The patron is the bishgp of ft. David's. Lla.\art;!Ncv, a pansii in rue hundred of Iskeiinen, Carmarthensh .■..■, Wal< ;, 10 miles from Nea h and .7 from London; con- taining 2.5 bouses and 1408 inhabitants. 1" is a cnia. y, in the patronage of the bish j of St. David's. Ll.-na3a.-h, a parish in the hundred of Presteign, Flintshire, Wales, 5 miles hom H0I3 veil, and 212 I'vom London ; containing 280 la mses and 1402 inhabi anCs. It is a vi- cir.ige, value 9/. 1 1 >. 5a. in the patronage of the. bishop of St. Asaph. LLANAvo.Ni \-:i, a pari h in the hundred of Duilth, Brecon, Wales, 4 miles from Builth, and 177 from LondoD ; containing 11! houses and 633 inhabitants. If is a rectory value 9.. 8s. 9a. and is in -the pa- tronage of the bishop of : t. David's. Llanbadarn Vawi;, a market town a;t<1 1 ;n the hundred of liar, Cardiganshire, Wales, 1 mile from AberystivitU, and 203 from London, standing on the river Ryuaf, a id containing 249 Louses and 1328 111 foitagts. It is supposed to have been au- tiently called Miuriianea, and to have changed its name in the 6thceuturj in me- mory of Paternus, who here fomideda-rno- nastery, and made it an episcopal see, bat the inhabitants murdering their bishop it was united to St. Oavid's. Its ancient church, built in the form of a Greek cross, is the mother church pf A berystwith. Between this place and Aberystwith, on the banks of the river, stands fiat Grug, anciently a fortified mansion, 'supposed to have been the residence of Owen Ghn.hvr ; .the re- mains are stiil pretty'considerabie, particu- larly a square, embattled tower, nearly per- fect. This town has a small harbour, and is governed by a.portteeve. Market on Tues- day. Tbe hving is a vicarage, value 20/. in the patronage of the bishop of St. Da- vid's. — Warner's Tour in }VaU's. .Guide to i/te Wali rimi Places. Llanbadarn, a parish in the hundred of Kefenlys, Radnor, Wales, 6 miles from Builth, and 1T3 fn .n London; containing 65 houses and 313 inhabitants. It is a rectory value 7. Ijs. in the patronage of the bishop of St. David's. Llanbadarn Odyn, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Islar, Cardigan, Wales 5 miles from Tregaron j containing 160 houses and 756 inhabitants. Llanbadarn Fynnyd, a village in the hun- dred of Knighton, Radnor, beiuj; a chapelry LLA L L A to LTanbister, 10 miles from fthayader. It .contains 72 houses and 433 inhabitants. ! i.akbadrig, .i parish in the hundred of ralybolion, Anglesea, Wales, 6 mile.-, from Amlwych, %ud 5?8l from London; contain- ing 170 houses and 957 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, value 7/. 8j. Id. patron the king. Lr.ANBEBtiCK, a parish in the hundred of Irwigfai, Carnarvon, Wale-, adjoining Carnarvon, and 250 miles from London; containing 609 houses and 3626 inhabitants, viz. 1588 males and 2038 females, of whom 399 were employed in various trades. This includes the town of Carnarvon, which is situated in the parish. The church is a vi- carage, value 12/. 5s. 5d. in the patronage of the bishop of Chester, witli Carnarvon chapel annexed. Llanbtdkr, a river of South Wales, which runs into the Artro, near the town of I.Ian- Led er. Lr.ANBEDER, 01" Ll-AMPETER, Or Lr.AKBEDIt- pont-Sti-'.ph i n, a market town and parish in the hundred of Modwyn, Cardigan, Wales, pleasantly situated in a fertile vale near the river Teife, 204 miles from London, and containing 145 houses and 669 inhabitants. It is supposed to have taken the additional name of Pont Stephen, from king Stephen's having thrown a bridge over one of the prin- cipal trenches of a camp here ; the river is noted foi it-, excellent salmon. It is n cor- poration governed by a portreeve, bailiff and town clerk ; and together with Cardigan, Aberystwith, and Aspar, returns 1 member to parliament: There is a considerable traffic here in horses, horned cattle and bogs, great numbers being purchased here for the Eng- lish market. Great quanfcitii s of salted but- ter, aed tarried and raw hides, art. sent coast- ways to London, BristO-, &c. Near the town stands the oid family mansion of Sir Herbert Lloyd; its 4 towers, crowned with domes, peephng through a thick-planted en- closure, has a striking appearance. The market is on Tuesday. Fair;, 1 st Wednesday after Whitsuntide, July 10, 1st Saturday in August, old stile, ^7th August, 1st Sati rday in September, old stile, 26th September, 19th October, and the first Saturday in November, old stile ; the two first ire by- far the largest, for all kinds of cattle and goods. The living is a vicarage, value 61. 13k id. and is in the patronage of the bishop Of St. David's. — Mutk&iTa ir in South Wales. Llanbedr, a parish in the hundred of Tyndaethy, Anglesey, Wales, 6 miles from Beaumaris; containing 54 houses and 312 inhabitants. It is a rectory, in the patro- nage of the bishop of Bangor. Llanhedr Dyferin Clwyh, a parish in the hundred of Ruthin, Denbigh, Wales, 2 miles from Ruthin, and 216 from London; con- taining Hi houses and 422 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 13/. Is. b houses and l4<> inhabitants. The rectory, valu' 2.'/. 3s. 119 from London; containing 117 houses and 631 inhabitants. A monastery is said to have been founded here early in the sixth century, and it is noted as the birth place of Caradoc the ce- lebrated Welsh bard and historian, L L X Lt-anbaff, a city in the hundred of Kih- bon, Glamorgan, Wales, situated on the ri- per TafF, 2 miles from Cardiff, and 162 fr >m London; containing 191 bouses and 860 in- habitants. Its name is supposed to be a cor- ruption of the word Llun-ardaff, that is, the Church on the Taff, as the walls of the church- I, L A patronage of which is in the bishop of St- Asaph. Li.ANnurAs, a parish in the hundred of Is- dul is, Denbigh, Wales, 2 miles from Abcr- g 'ley, on the seashore ; containing si houses and 169 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. li. Ltd. the patronage of which is in the vard are close to the river. The church hei e bishop of St Asaph, was originally very richly endowed, hut Llandefrioc, a parish in the hundred of was deprived of mostof its possessions soou Troedyroyr, Cardiganshire, Wales, 1 milt* after the conquest, at which time the cat he- from New ("a -tie, in ' Glanv rsran, and '22i dral was destroyed: the present structure from London; containing 134 houses and was built by bishop Urban, in 1120; it had 647 inhabitants'. It is a vicarage, valui : ; . 2 towers at the west end, 89 feet high; of and is in the patronage of the bishop of St. Which that on the south only remains. The David's. north tower, now 105 feet high, was rebuilt Llanbdowant, or Llandeweysasi r, a pa- in an elegant manner in the reign of Henry rish and curacy in the hundred of I'erlidd, VIL The body of the cathedral has a'so Carmarthen, Wales, 18 miles from Brecon: been rebuilt, but there are no cross aisle', and 1-86 from London; containing 143 houses nor is there, any steeple in the middle. The and 682 inhabitants. discordant mixture of architecture in this Llaxdeifi-i., or LtANDERFEr.t, a parish in cathedral arising from the repairs made of the. hundred of Penlyn, Merionethshire, late years, is truly absurd. Among the an- Wales, 44 miles from Bala, and 196 from rient monuments of the bishops interred in London ; containing 157 houses and 815 in- this church, there is one representing an habitants-. This place was remarkable for emaciated corpse in a winding-sheet, in the wooden image of St. Derfel Gadain, con- Which the appearance of death brought ou coming which the Welsh had a prophecy, by a long sickness, is admirably pouitrayed. that it would s.-t a whole forest ou tire ; to The ecclesiastical establishment consists of complete which it was brought to London in the bishop, archdeacon, 12 prebendaries, 1538, and used as part of the. fuel which con- and '2 vicars choral. The episcopal see ^as sumed Forest the friar, in Smith field, for de- founded about the < ndof the Oth century. Part nyingthe pope's supremacy. It is a rectorc. of a very thick ancient wall now standing value lo/. 12t. lid. and is in the patronage of south-east of the church, is supposed to have the bishop ef- St.- Asaph. Fair 1 7th Aug. enclosed the bishop's palace, which is con- Liandec.la, a parish in the hundred of jc.tured to have been built by Urban about Tyndaethy, Anglesey, Wales, '1 miles front the year 1120, and to have been destroyed Beaumaris, and 251 from London; contain? by Owen Glendower. This diocese includes ing 99 houses and 484 inhabitants. The ree- great part of the counties of Glamorgan and tory, value 8/. 12>-. 3d. has Beaumaris chapel Monmouth, and though it is stiled a city, annexed. from being the see of a bishop, it is without a Ll.andeilo, a parish united with Maen* market. It has the benefit of a tolerable elo-hog, hundred of Kemess, Pembrokeshire, good harbour that opens" into, the Severn at 4 Wales, 8 miles from Narberth; containing miles distant. I airs, 9th February and Whit- 14 houses and 43 inhabitants. Tills parish is Monday. — Allan's Wales. without a church. Iit.ANDAFii.OG, a parish in the hundred of Llandeilo, a parish in the hundred of Merthir, Brecon, Wales, 2| miles from Bre- Cayo, Carmarthen, Wales, 10 miles from con, and 169 front London; containing 69 Lampeter, and 204 from London ; contain- houses and 354. inhabitants. It is a rectory, ing 214 houses and 996 inhabitants. It is a value 13/. and is in the patronage of the prince curacy. of Wales. Llandiii.o Vaivh, a parish and curacy in Lt AM.Afioc, a parish in the hundred of El- the hundred of Merthir, Brecon, Wales, 36 vrr, Carmarthenshire, Wales, 7 miles from miles from Brecon, and 202 from London; Carmarthen, and 212 from Loudon; con- containing 109 houses and 545 inhabitants, tabling 92 houses and 47-J inhabitants. Tin church is a curacy, in the patronage of thi bishop of St. David. Llandewi Velpry, a parish in the hun Lt.ANDnto Vawr, a market town and pa- rish in the hundred of Perfidd, Carmarthen, Wales, lt stands on the side of a hill, a* the foot of which runs the river To wy, 17 miles dred of Narberth, Pembroke, Wales, 6 from Carmarthen, and 202 from London.; miles from Narberth, and 250 from London; containing 136 houses and 647 inhabitants. containing 103 houses and 517 inhabitants. The streets are narrow, steep, and irregular^ The rectory is a sinecure, and the vicarage but some of the buildings! tire very handsome, value II. 9s. 4/. is in the patronage of the and it has a considerablemanu factory of flan- prince of Wales. ^ nel. The church is an ancient, lo v building, Llandogett, a parish in the hundred of consisting of 2 aisles; the pillars of the lsdulas, Denbigh, Wales, 3 miles from Llan- arches which support the rbof being onl\ 5 wrst; containing 56 houses and 250 inhabit- feet hi-h. Over the river Towy is "a hand ants. It is a rectory, value 5/. 13*. U. the some stone bridge. About a mile distant o'a LLA LLA a" eminence above the town, in Newton park, is D . . the s-'at r,f loi Dynevor, formerly t be reside noa of ti.e princes oi Son Ii Wales. '1! j is of a square I . ed, and h - turn t projecting et (arh corner, covered with a dome, and the whole embattled : it was formerly forti- fied with a double moat and rampart. The last prince who inhabited it was Rhys ap Te&dyr, an ane< tor of R . : , now baron Dy- nevor. So< e the. ruins of a chapei between 2 wens, and on the east s!i!e:i dungeon at tl e bottom of ■< rained tower. Th< r'n abounds with excellent 1 rket is on Saturday, ai '. i: ■ ! th all kin Is fif provisions, v< fish, &c. Fairs, S . Palm Monday, 12th May, 11th June, 2Sd August, 12th November, and Monday before (." ristmas. The living is a vicarage, value 16 . and s iu the patro- nage of th ..David's. — Cambrian Itinerary* Malkin'sTouri Wales. Llandeisiolen, a parish in the hundred of Isgwfai, Carnaryou, Wales, 4 miles from Carnarvon, and 250 from L gdqii ; contain- ing 208 houses and 1039 inhabitants. It is a rectory* value 1 . . . the patronage of ■which is in trie king. LrAM-Eiov, a parish in the hundred of Bewslaud, Pembroke, Wal 5, 7 miles St. Da\ id's, and 260 from London; con T tabling 36 booses and 161 ii its. The living is a vicarage, value 5. united with LJandhowell, in the patronage of the ehantor and chapter of St. David's. Llandeivaloc, a parish in the hundred of Kirkweliy, Carmarthenshire, Wales, 6 miies from Carmarthen, and '-'Jo from London ; containing '215 houses and 1 1 OS inhabitants. it is a vicarage, value 9/. 13 . Liandesilio, a township ; d 1 rpelry in the parish of Llandrini, in the 'hundred Of Deuddwr, Montgomery, Walts; containing 95 houses and 493 inhabitants Thecui is in the patronage of the bishop of St. Asaph. Llandesilio, a parish in the hundred of Yale, Denbigh, S miles from Welchpool, and 170 from London ; containing .< -a and $29 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the patro- nage of sir Watkin Williams Wynne. Lr.ANDFSir io Coco, a parish in the hun- dred of Moyddwn, Cardigan, Wales, 14 miles from Lampeter, and 2 1 8 from Loi containing 11 7 houses ana 51- inhabitants. Tt is a vicinage, value 5/. t8s. Id. iu the pa- tion. ge of the bishop of St. Dav d's. Liandesilio, a parish in the hundred of Derlis, Carmarthen, Wales, 8 miles, from Carmarthen, and 230 from London; con- taining ?<8 houses and 457 .inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, value 7/. the patronage of which is in the bishop of St. Da\ Liand: voduy, a parish in the.hu Oamore, Glamorgan, 6 miles from Lantris- sant, and 180 from London; containing 41 1 ou-c~ and 24 V inhabitants. It is a vicarage", value 8/. 13s. 4/. LiANDEFAti.ET, a parish in the hundred of Talgarth, recon, Wales, 7 miles from Bre- con, and 162 from London; containing 157 houses and 724 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. and is united with Crickadarn. Llandewt Abekarth , a parish and curacy in the hundred of liar. Cardiganshire, Wales, 10 miles from Lampeter, and 214 from Lon- don; containing 1'24 houses and ojo inhabit- •ndewywyd, a parish in the hundred of Troedyroyr, Cardiganshire, Wales, 10 miles from Aberystwith, and '210 from London; containing 169 houses and 798 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. ¥2*. Srf. in the pa- ip of St. David's, Llaxoigai, or Li.andygai, a parish in the hundred of UchafJ, Carnarvon, Wales, 2 miles from Bangor, and '2-5 9 from London^ by Chester; containing 241 houses and 1280 inhabitants, of whom 69 were employed in various trades. It is very pleasantly situated by the sjda of the little turbulent river Qg- we!I. The church is a very neat building, but small, built in the form of a cross, having a tower at ihe intersection of trie angles, sup- ported within by 4 arches. In this church lie the remains of John Williams, archbishop of York in the reign of Charles I. and h?s figure is represented on a monument dressed in his episcopal robes, kneeling at an altar. It is a curacy, in the patronage of the bishop of Bangor. — Pennanih Tour. Lr.ANDissn.1,, a parish in the hundred of Troedyroyr, Cardiganshire, Wales, 6 miles from Newcastle, and '2 12 from London ; con- taining 127 louses and 1171 inhabitants. The vicarage is a sinecure, value 12/. 16s. Sd. annexed to the headship of Jesus College, Oxford. Llanbovbbt, or Liahymdovehy, a mar- ket town and palish in the hundred of Der- lis, Carmarthen, Wales, 18 miles from Bre- con, and 1SS from London; is situated on the river Towy, over which it has a hand- some stone bridge of one arch. It contains 118 houses and 617 inhabitants. In the neighbourhood are the remains of an ancient castle covered with ivy. The market is on Friday. Fairs, 31st July, Wednesday after 10th October, November 26, Wednesday after Rpiphany, Wednesday after Lent, and on Whit Tuesday. The church stands on a liiil at the end of the tovin, and the living is a rectory, value 6/. — Lijico/jib's Tour in So'llh lr Llandogh, a parish in the hundred of Dinas Fowls, Glamorgan, Wales, 6 miles from Cardiff, and 166 from London; con- taining 21 houses and 90 inhabit mts. Itisa vicarage, value 8/. Sj. id. united with Logan and Leekwith. Liasdough, a parish in the hundred of Cpwbridge, Glamorgan, Wales, 4 miles front Cowbridge, and 170 fromLondon ; con> LLA LLA taming 18 houses and 85 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. Hi->. 9 J. Liandwye, a parish in the hundred of Ar- dudwy, Merionethshire, Wales, 5| miles fVom ilarlecli; containing 53 houses and 308 inhabitants. The rectory, value i0/. 18^. Id. is in the patronage of the bishop Of Bangor, and is united with Llanendog. This church had formerly large possessions, now swal- lowed up bythesea. At Plas Ke-jujdd, 2 miles distant, is a new castellated mansion belong- ing to the earl of Oxbridge. Fair, 14tU March. Llandyfrtdog, a parish in the hundred of Twreelyn, Anglesey, Wales, 6 miles from Amlwch, and 270 from London ; containing 103 houses and 333 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 14'. 9s. 7d. in the patronage of the bishop of Bangor. Llandyrnoe, a parish in the hundred of Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, 6 miles from Ruthin, and 222 from London -, containing 133 houses and 675 inhabitants. The rec- tory, value 19/. 19s. 7yddyn; Cardiganshire, Wales, 9 Biles from Tregaron, and 213 from Lon- don; containing 1*78 houses and 764 inhabi- tants. It is a vicarage, value 7 . I i -. 4,''. in Hie patronage of the bishop of St David's. Li.anfih angel Adhrcowik, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Derlis, Catmarthen, Wales, 8 miles from Carmarthen, and '230 from London; containing i 1 8 houses and 607 inhabitant-. I.i.an! n.'Asc! r. Arartb, a parish in (be hundred of Carthmog, Carmarthen, Wales, 1.3 miles from Carmarthen, and r 2l5 from London; containing '227 houses and 1179 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 61. 6s. Si/. la ANKUiANr.jx llnosvcor.s, a hamlet and ehapeiry in the parish of Llanlwny, in the hundred of Carthinsy, Carmarthen, Wales, 9 nubs from Llandelovawr, and 21 1 from Loudon ; containing 92 hou esand 437 inha- bitants. Li.ASrtitANGEi. Aberbytbydu, a parish and cnracy in the hundred of Iskennor; Carmar- then, 'Wales. 5 miles from Llandilovawr, and 200 from London ; containing 1 i J houses and 651 inhabitants. Llani'iiancil v Pen n a st, a harnb f chapelry in the parish of Towyn, hundred of Efyniodd Carnarvon, Wales, 12 miles from Carnarvon ; containing Liu houses a;. bihaoifants. Llanfihangel Itraith, a parish united with Llandeckwiii, in the hundred of Ardu- diwy, Merionethshire, Wales, Zimilesfrora Harlech, and 250 from London; containing 125 bouses and 669 inhabitants. The rec- tory, value 6/. 14*. 9th A[>ril, "2 1st June, 9th Angus', 17th Septem- ber, and ] 1th December, It is a vicarage, value 6A 5s. 5d. in the patronage of the bishop of St. Asaph, arid is united with the rectory, which is a sinecure. — Warner 1 * end uliki/ih Tours in Wain, LtiAssamLet, a parish in the hundred of iilangcvelach, Glamorganshire, Wales, 201 miles from London ; containing 551 houses and 2567 inhabitants. It is a curacy annexed 16 Llangevelach, in the patronage of the bishop Of St. David's. Li.assantfraed, a parish in the hundred Of Builth, Brecknock, Wales, 162 miles from London, between CricKhowel and Brcon; Containing 111 houses and 633 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 4s. Id. Lr.ANSANTFrtAED, a parish in the hundred of Isdulas, Denbigh, Wales, 4 milts from Conway; containing 162 houses and 865 in* habitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 6s. 8/. in the patronage of the bishop of St. Asaph. 1 1 ANsANi hai'd, a parish in the hundred of liar, lower division, Cardiganshire, Wales, 6 miles from Conway ; containing 174 houses and 777 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 07. 13v 4d. in the patronage of the bishop of St. David's. Llansantfuaed Yn Mf.chan, a parish in the hundred of Deuddwr, Montgomery, Wales, 180 miles from London; containing 80 houses and 492 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1*4/. 6>-. &d. being a sinecure in the pa- fcenage of the bishop of St. David's. r.i.ANSTEPiiAN, a parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, 6 miles from Kidwelly ; containing 79 houses and 374 inhabitants. It stands at the mouth of the river Towy, and the inha- bitants subsist chiefly by fishing ; on the Summit of a high promontory near it, are the remains of an ancient castle. It is a rectory, value 3/. 0s. 5d. LiAKstefHAS, a parish in the hundred of [Werli<, Carmarthen, Wales, .5 miles from Kidwelly, and '220 from London j containing SOl houses and 974 inhabitants.' It is a vi- carage, value 8/. 13*. 4d. in the patronage of (the prince of Wales. Llanstephan Point, a cape on the .•■outh "oast of Wales, in the Bristol Channel, at the fuouth of the river Ton y. Li.antecwvn, a small village in Merioneth- shire, Wales, 5 miles from Harlech. About i mile from this village there is a beautiful argc pool of water, called Llyn Tecivpnuckp. Li.antrissant, a borough, market-town, ind parish in the hundred of Miskin, Gla- Ulnrganshire, Wales, 10 miles from J.landaff, •vA 1 70 from London ; containing 364 houses 9 , md 1715 inhabitants, of whom 93 were return* ' 'd as being employed in trade. It is pleasantly '-) eatcd on the side of a steep hill, which abounds 1 \u lead-ore, and is the property of the marquis W rf Bute. Its name signifies the church of he tii ree saints; the church being dedica|pd to St. Ilhog, St. Devon?, and St. Monow. The streets are steep and narrow, bu* many of the houses are tolerably well-built, and the prospects are picturesque. The town- hall and market-house are new buildings, erected by the late earl of Bute. Its ancient castle is now in ruins, having only part of one side of a tower remaining. This borough is governed by a portreeve, and together with Cardiff, Swansea, &c. unites in sending one member to parliament. The market is on Friday. Fairs, 1st May. 1st August, and 18th pf October. It is a vicarage, value 2b/. 14*. %dt in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Gloucester. Llanufvdd, a parish in the hundred of Laled, Denbighshire, Wales, 5 miles from Denbigh ; containing 1S2 houses and ®57 in- habitants. Here are the ruins of an ancient rest of Myredydd op Meirchion, lord of Isdulas, the chapel of which is now converted into a farm-house. Fairs, 18th March, 12th May, 14th August, and 20th November. Li.anvaes. See Llahfaes, Anglesey. Lt.ANviHANcrt.. See Llanfihangel. Llanvii.mnc, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Llanfyliing, Montgomery, Wales, situated in a flat part of the county, near the river Cane, 15 miles from Montgo- mery, and 186 from London; the town is remarkably neat, containing 437 houses and 1391 inhabitants, of whom 73 were em- ployed in trade. Many of the houses are well built. It was first incorporated by Lle- wellyn ap Gryffyd, lord of Mechaiu and Mochant, in the reign of Edward 1. ; and is governed by 2 bailifis, chosen annually, who are justices of the peace within their own dis- trict during the time of office. The market is on Tuesday. Fairs, Wednesday before Easter, 24th May, 28th June, and 5th October. It is a rectory, value 10/. \Ss. 6d. in the pa- tronage of the bishop of St. Asaph. Lr.ANWHNoo, a parish in the hundred of Moyddyn, Cardiganshire, Wales, 5 miles from Lampeter, containing 835 houses and 1045 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Li.anwinsio, a parish >n the hundred of Derlis, Carmarthen, Wales, 10 miles from Carmarthen; containing 142 houses an«l 666" inhabitants. It is a curacy. Llanwp.iyd, a parish in the hundred of Builth, Brecon, Wales, 6 miles from Garth and 20 f. om Brecon; containing 97 houses and 457 inhabitants. It is noted for a spring discovered about 80 years since, which is said to be very efficacious in scorbutic cases. LtANYcit, a parish in the hundred of Pen- Uyn, Merionethshire, Wales, 1| mile from Bala ; containing 486 houses and 24 5 ! " habitants, viz. J 124 taalesand 1321 females, of whom 526 were employed in various trades. It is a rectory, value 9/. 4?. 4i. in the patronage of the bishop of St. Asav h. Llanwch-myn, a parish in the hundred cf Penlyn, Merioneth, Wales, 5 miles tiouj TowynJ contains 290 houses aud 11£] rfHia- bi'.ant*. Rr 2 LLA T .vymyvech, a small village, in Merioneth- shire Wales, 6 miles from Oswestry* and oi from Welsh Pool ; the houses are all white Uanymynecb-hiH is a va>t hillock of marble, and here are the most extensive li.r.e works in the country, which supply the surrounding district both for the purposes of building and agriculture. In the tune ot the Romans considerable copper mines appear to have been worked here, several ot the pits, of great dimensions, with their air shafts, are still remaining, in which K f >- lnan coins have been found ; and some yours since a skeleton was discovered, with several mining tools. Between the village and the ro.k a branch ot" the Kllesmere canal passes. The little river Vrrowy, which flows by the village, unites with the Severn at the font of the Breddin hills, and abounds with fish. Here runs the rampart made by Offa, king of the Mercians, to divide his country from Wales, called Ofa\< Dyke. About 4 miles distant is an house where the pocr of a neigh- bouring parish are maintained. Fairs, 29th of May and '-'9th of September.— Aikin's and Warner's Tours in Wain. Li anyploes, a market town and parish in the hundred of Llanydloes, Montgomery , Wales, pleasantly situated near the right bank of the Severn, 13 miles from Newton and 190 from London; containing 408 houses and 2*28'.' inhabitants, viz. 1038 males and 1244 females, of whom 743 were returned as being employed in various trades and manu- factures. The church has a neat appearance, heing supported by six arches, the pillars of which have capitals of palm, leaves, and are said to have been brought from Cwmbet Ab- bey. Several of the streets are spacious, but the buildings in general are. irregular, and mostly of lath and mud between thnb. t frames. A number of persons are constantly employed in the neighbouring slate quarries, and there are several very extensive sheep- walks about the town. On the borders of Cardigan, about 1 miles distant, is Plin- ltmmon, one of the highest mountains in "Wales. The market on Saturday is very considerable for wool and yarn, with which it supplies Welsh Pool. Fairs, first Saturday in April and September, 11th of May, 17th of July, and 28th of October. It is a rec- tory, value 4/. 3a 4 /. in the patronage of the bishop of Bangor. I.lawmo-.vijdwv, a parish in the hundred of Tally bout, Merionethshire, Wales, 13£ miles from Bala; containing 139 houses and f/02 inhabitants. Llaucharh, n market town and parish in the hundred of Derlis, Carmarthenshire, Wales, 7 miles from Carmarthen, and %%$ from London; containing, with the hamlet of JH.irsh, 2-i 1 houses and 1016 inhabitants, of whom lODwere returned as being employed in various trades. It stands at the mouth of the river Fowy, where, on a low rook, are the re- mains of a very antient castle^ the foundation of which is washed by the tioe. It is record* d ti- have hern destroyed, afi v, ill as the castle LLO at Llanstephan, by Llewellyn, prince of North Wales. 'Ihe market is on Saturday. Pair 10th of December. It is a vicarage, va- lue 6k — Windham's 'lour in Wales. Llwcor, Lt.vciiv. yf., or Llychwr, a parish in the hundred of Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, standing on the left bank of a river of the -amc name, which rises about 3 miles south of Landilo Vawr,and falls into the Se- vern near Carmarthen bay. It lies 213 miles from London, and contains 129 bouses and 583 inhabitants. It is mentioned by Anto- ninus under the name of Ltuainnn. The ancient town and church is supposed to have 6tood nearer the river on the other side of the ruined castle, the walls of which now only remain, having been destroyed by Rhys ap Gryffyd in 1215. On the north-east, at a place" called Cfn-y-Brynn, is a vast stone', weighing '20 tons, called Arthur's stone. The living is°a rectory, value 91. 10s. 5d. in the patronage of the prince of Wales. Llyn Savathan, a lake in Brecon, Wales, 4 miles east from the town of Brecon, about 2 miles long, 1 mile broad, and 13 fathoms deep; it abounds pith excellent fish. Leys- Cweli.yn, 7 miles from Carnarvon, in which the red char is taken during the winter season. Llyn Dywap.ciikn, a lake or pool near the preceding, in which is a floating island. Llyn Trigraienyn, b miles from Dollgelry, so denominated from 3 huge fragments of rock lying at the east end. This .-mall pool is said to be upwards of 50 fathoms deep. I.lysd Teg in, or Bala Lake, called also Pimblemeeb, is about 23 fathoms deep, and in stormy weather the waves run high and encroach upon the land towards the north- east end. It sometimes rises to the height of 9 feet, and in stormy weather overflows the valley of Eidirnion.lt abounds with pike, perch, eels, trout and gwynnid. Lledjder, a river of Wale*, in the county of Carnarvon, which runs into the Conway about 11 miles from Aberconway. LiedDing, a river in Montgomeryshire which falls into the Severn at Welsh Pool. Lr.rr.wicii, a river in Salop which falls into the Feme at Great Chapel. Lleggy, a river in Carnarvonshire which falls into the Conway above Bettus. Lleno.ny, a river of Wales, in Carnarvon- shire, which runs into the Irish sea 5 milei from Carnarvon. 1 1 e-eny, a river of Wales, in the county of Brecon, which runs into the Wye aboni 3 miles from Nay. Ll; -yncoryil, a river of Wales, in Mcrio nethsbire, which runs into the Irish sea i miles from Barmouth. Li.ynan, a river of Wales, in Carnarvon shire, which falls into the Irish sea near Car narvon. Llooher, or Lougher, a river in Carmar thenshire. See Llwyer, Lloyd, a river in Montgomeryshire. Wale-; which tails into the Severn near Llanyd Ives, LOC LOC Lr.i.-E,or Tni.VE, a river in CarmrwOienshirc, Loch Castle Semple, a lake of Scotland, Which falls into the Llogher near Llogher in Renfrewshire, o" miles from Paisley, castle Loch Catherine, a lake of Scotland, in Llue. a river in Merionethshire, Wales, the county of Perth, about 6 miles long and v liich falls into the Dee near Pemblemeer '20 miles from Crieff. Load, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish Locn Dalreach, a lake of Scotland, in and hunched of Martock, Somerset, 3± miles Ayrshire, 10 miles from Ayr. from Ilehester, and 126 from Loudon. Po- Locn Damh, a lake of Scotland, in Pcrth- pulation included with Martock. shire, 7 miles south of George-town. Loasby, a village in the hundredof East Loch Dee, a lake of Scotland, in the Goscote, Leicester, 8 miles from Leicester, county of Kirkcudbright, 12 miles from New and 8t> from London ; containing 9 houses Galloway, and 4 ; i:iha!/ ; tants. Locn Derculoch, a lake of Scotland, in Loc;;. the Scottish name for Lake, which Perthshire, 7 miles south of Blair and Athol. is also applied to numerous arms of the sea; LocH Dirantadi.in, a lake of Scotland, . as Lcvh Lomond, Loch Leven, Loch Tay. See Lomond, Leven, &c. Lochaber, a district of Inverne^s-shire, Scotland, bounded on the enst by Badinoch, on the south by Athol, Ranoch and Argyle, on the west bv Moidart, and on the north by on the east border of Argyleshire. Loch Doine, a lake of Scotland, in Perth- shire, 20 miles from Crieff. Locn Drumelly, a lake of Scotland, in Perthshire, 7 miles from Coupar, Loch Duntp.lcuah, a lake in the county thelakcsandrlverswhichoccupythemiddleof of Inverness, 20 miles from Fort August! Glenmore uahalabin; it is one of the most drea ry and mountainous districts in Scotland, and is very thinly inhabited. The chief produce of the country is black cattle, which are sold to the English graziers. It produces some scanty crops of oats and barley. This dis- trict is celebrated for its gallant Thane, Locn Eil, a laki: at the south end of In- vr mess-shire, 8 miles long and 1 broad, near Fort William. Locn Enoch, a lake in the county of Kirkcudbright, 14 miles from New Gal- loway. Locn Ericiit, a lake in the county of In- miies from George-town. Locn Ersev, a lake in the island of Arran, 5 miles from Brodick. Loch F^ssan, a lake in Perthshire, 18 miles south of George-towu. Loch Fin, a lake in Ayrshire, 14 miles from Irvine. Loch Fine, a lake in Argyleshire, 4 miles long, and from 1 to 4 and 6 broad. Loch Finteakin, a lake in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, 7 miles from Loch- maben. Lock Fitty, a lake in Fifeshire, Scot- land, 2| miles from Dunfermline. Locn Frevchy, a lake in Perthshire, Scot- Banquo, \\ ho was murdered in 1050 by Mac- ve ™ es ^ V1 miles lor 'S> a « d i a n»' le wia< -'> * beth. Locn Achastial, a bay of Scotland, on the west coast of the county of Argyle, 24 miles from Inverary. Locn Achrakill, a bay on the west coast of Scotland and count} 7 of lloss, situated on the south side of Loch Terridon. Loch Alarich, a lake of Scotland, in the county of Perth, 10 miles from George-town. Locn Altarric, a lake of Scotland, in the comvy of Inverness, 14 miles from Port Augustus. Locn Alort, a bay on the west coast of Scotland and county of Inverness, 24 miles west of Fort William. Loch Anacat, a lake of Scotland, in the lau<1 > 9 miles north of Crieff, county of Perth, 10 miles from George- LocH Gab**, a lake in Perthshire, Soot- town, land, 9 miles from George-town. Loch Ann, a bay of Scotland, on the coast' ^ 0CH GUnvifc, a lake in Ross-shire, 10 of Argyle, which communicates with Mull miles west of Dingwall. Sound. Locn Goyle, a lake which branches off to Locn Asstsonmuv, a lake of Scotland, in tne north-west, from Loch Long, Argyle- Perthshire, :}\ miles from r.eorge-town. shire. Loch Archeig, a lake of Scotland, in the L ° ca Heck, a lake in Argyleshire, Scot- county of Inverness, 10 miles long and 1 l and > between Loch Long and Loch Fine, broad. 12 miles north of Fort William. Locn Inver, a lake in the county of Kirk- Loch Ardvar, a bay of Scotland, on the cudbright, Scotland, 5 miles north of New west coast of Sutherlandshire, 23 milessouth of Cape Wrath. Loch Asynt, a bay of Scotland, lying on •the north-west coast of the county of Ross. Loch Aven, a lake of Scotland, in Band- dine, 21 miles south of Inveraven. Locn Aw e, a lake of Scotland, ill Argyle- »hire, '21 miles long, and from half a mile to a mile and a half in breadth. IjOchbadcaal, a bay of Scotland, on the vest coast of Sutherlandshire, 20 miles south if Cape Wrath. Galloway. Loch Kenmoor, a lake of Scotland, 5 miles long and ^ a mile wide, at the conflux of the rivers Ken and Dee. Loch Kingsmoor, a lake in the county of Selkirk, Scotland, 11 miles from Selkirk. Locn Laggas, a lake in the county of Inverness, Scotland, 8 miles long and i a mile wide, 10 miles south-east cf Fort Au- gustus. Loch Lawerston, a la^e in Kincardine- Rr3 LOC LOG T.ockirsie, a considerable market and p..-.t town in the parish of Drysdale, shire of Dumfries, Scotland, 17 miles from Gretna Green, 19 from Dumfries, and 16 from Moffat, pleasantly seated on the river Annan. It consists of one regular street about 4 mile long from north to sourh, and another at righr angles, and contains about 130 houses and 750 inhabitants. Most of the houses are lieu buildings, ami at the head of the princi- pal street on an eminence stands the parish church of Drysdale. Here are 12 well-at- tended fairs in the course of the year, noted for the sale of woollen cloth, and lambs. — Lettke'i I titers. Lockerby, a hamlet in the parish of Kirk- leatham, Langborougb wapentake, north rid- ing of York, lying between Barnby Moor and the mouth of the river Tees, 4 miles from Gis' orough. and 255 from London. Locker ley, a township and chapelry in the parish of Mottisfont, hundred of Thorn- H nts 5 miles from Romsey, contain- ing- 59 houses and 356 Inhabitants. LucKi-nmcE, a hamlet to Marlborough, in the hundred ofSefkli y, Wilts, 2 miles from Marlborough, and 77 from London ; con- taining 5! houses and 194 inhabitants. Loctrsc, a parish in the hundred ofWin- terstoke, Somerset, 6 miles from Axbridge, and 137 from London] containing 20 houses and 137 inhabitants. It is 3 vicarage, value 51. 6s. lOi LocKiNCE East, a parish in the hundred of Wantage, Berks, 3 miles from Wantage, and 57 from London ; containing: 57 houses and 24.) inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 31/. llV. and is in the patronage of All Souls College, Oxford. Lockimcb West, a hainlct to the above, and adjoining to it; containing 14 houses and 60 inhabitants. Locking ion. a parish in the hundred of West Goscote, Leicester, 7 miles from Lough borough, and 115 from London; containing 40 houses and 236 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 6/. Is. 2>tl. Lockinc; ton, a parish in the division of Sainton Beacon, wapentake of Harthill, east riding of York, 6 t/iiles from Beverley, and 190 fri m London; containing 77 houses and 379 inhabitants! The living is a reetoiy, value 20/. 1 hckston, a parish in the hundred of Win- terstoke, Somerset, 3^ miles from Axbridge, and 134 from London; containing 22 houses a d '-7 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 15/. 15*. 54 Lobkton, a township in the parish of Mid- dleton, in Pickering lythe, north rid ng of York, 4 miles from Pickering, and 22?) from London ; containing 52 houses and 295 inha- bitants. Lockwood, a township in the parish of Al- mondbury, Aybrig wapentake, vest riding of York, 2 miles from HuddersfieLl, and 188 from London; containing 264 houses and 1276 inhabitant'-, ulv. horn 750 were returned as principally employed in the various branches of the woollen manufacture. I .odd f.n, the name of a river in Rerks and Hampshire, which falls into the Thames near Twyford. Louden, the name of a river in Hereford- shire, which rises near Grendon bishops, and after receiving .several small streams falls into the Frome at Stretton Gransum. LonniNGTos, a parish and curacy in the hundred of East Goscote, Leicester, 7 miles from Lppingham, and 96 from London; con- taining 34 houses and 130 inhabitants. Loddington, a parish in the hundred of Rothwell, Northampton, 3 miles from Ket- tering, and 77 from London; containing 35 houses and 183 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 4i. 4i. the patronage of which is in the king* LoonisH'Ei l, a parish in the hundred of Stanborougli, Devon, 3 miles from Kings- bridge, and 205 from London ; containing 112 houses and 608 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, value 26/. Loddon, a market town and parish in the hundred of Loddon, Norfolk, 5 miles from Bungay, and 111 from London; containing 162 houses and 7 99 inhabitants. The mar- ket is on Friday, and is very inconsiderable. Fair, 10th November. The living is a vicar- age, in the patronage of the bishop of Ely. Loders, a parish in the hundri d of Egga.r- ton, division of Bridport, Dorset, 2 miles, from Bridport, and 133 fr'.m London. The parish is about 6 miles in length, and is divi- ded into the hamlets of Upper, jLotce r , and Lowers M«ltra\:ers. It contains 112 houses and 654 inhabitants, and is pleasantly situa- ted in a vale ; the church is a large ancient structure, near which in Lower Loders are the remains of an ancient priory. It is a vi- carage, value 14/. 5s. Id. in the patronage of the king and the earl of Shaftesbury, alter- nately. Loddon, th« name of a hundred in Nor- folk, near the south-eastern angle of the county to the north of Bungay, in Suffolk. Lodsworth, a township and chapelry in the parish of Eastbourne, hundred of West- borne and Singleton, rape of Chichester, Sussex, 3 miles from Pet worth, and 53 from London ; containing 92 houses aDd 433 inha- bitants. Loe, a river in the county of Cornwall, which runs into the English Channel, 4 miles below Heist on. Loftcs, a parish in Langborough wapen- take, north riding of York, 7 miles from Gisborough, and 256 from London; contain- ing 261 houses and llb6 inhabitants, of whom 811 were returned as being employed in trade and manufacture. It is a rectory, value 10/. 1 Is. in the patronage of the king. Locan, a river in the shire of Lanark, Scot- land, taking its rise amongst the hills which divide the parishes of Lesmahagoe and Muir- kirk, and after a course of B miiel joins the ri' tr Netfkun. LOG LON Locie, a parish in thcshire of Fife, Scot- Logie WbstbR, a parish in the shire «P land, lying between C'rtpdr and Woodhaven, Ros>, Scotland, united with Urqubart. 6 miles from Cupar; containing 78 houses Lotc-.ij, < river in the shire of Rose, Scot- and 339 inhabitants, land, which 'hsinto Loch Long, an arm of Logie, a parish nearly equally situated in the sea, and is the northern boundary of the the shires of Perth, Stirling, and Clackman- peninsula .f K'.ntail. nan, on the river Forth, 2 miles north of LofWORTB, a parish in the hundred of Stirling; containing 432 ho. ises and '2166 in- Longstow, Cambridge; 6 miles from Caui- hahitants. On a penin-ula of the Fa. th in bridge, and 36 from London; containing 17 this parish, stands the ruinous abbey of Cam- houses and 98 inhabitants. It is a rectory, b skennetk, founded by David I. king of Scot- value t.. 2*. 3tZ. land. Near it is Abbey Craig, a rock of con- Lomond, the name of 2 beautiful conical siderable height, ou the top of which are the hills in the shire of Fife, Scotland, nearly ia remains of a battery, said to have been the centre of the county. At the foot of the erected by Oli\c> Cromwell, when he laid eastern hill is the little town of Falkland, siege to the castle of Stirling. In the neigh- above which it stretches its head [650 feet bourhood are some appearances of copper above the level of the sea. On its -summit in mines. a small lake. The hill lias lately been open- Logie, a parish in the shire of Forfar, ed for its lead and coal. The western Lo- Seotland, situated on the North Eske, 20 moud is considerably higher, and has ou its miles from Montrose; containing 129 houses summit a large heap of loose stones. and 541 inhabitants. Here are 2 extensive Lo.mo.vd Loch, a lake in the shire of Dura- bleach -fields, one qn the estati of Logie, and barton. Scotland, being the most beautiful the other on Cruigo. The earl of Kintore expanse of water In Great Britain. It k has a good mansion at Iaglismaldie, and at about 30 miles long, and in some parts 8 or i is a neat house belonging to Mr. Car- 9 miles in breadth ; containing an area of negie; from Rose Hill in the neighbourhood, 20,000 acres. There are many islands scat- belonging to the earl of Northesk, that tered over it, of which 1 1 are of considerable- family takes the second title of baron Ureat size, viz. Inch Murin, Inch Tcvanach, Uroitge^ quantities of lime are made here. Tor, Ccii/aeh, Clear, Fui, Conagan, Moan, Logie .Amov, a district in the shire of Loariig, and Inch Cruin. The water is from Perth, Scotland, commonly called tKa New 20 to 100 fathoms deep, and at the east eud Parish, formerly belonging to the parishes of it receives the waters of the Endrick, and oa JFo'ili-t and Monzie. It lies on the north bank the west several smaller streams. It dis- qf the river Anion, 15 miles from Perth, and charges itself at the southern extremity ky Cdrttains 70 houses and 421 inhabitants, the river Leveu, which falls into the Frith of There are several remains of antiquity, any the Romans, but under which of their emperors is uncertain, some authors ascribing them to Constant! ne the Great; others to his mother Helena; and others, to Valentinian, about the year 3o"8. This wall Mas composed alternately of layers of flat Roman brick, and rag stones, (similar, no doubt, to tho^e which still remain at Sil- chester and Verulam,) and had many lofty- towers; those on the land side being fifteen in number. The original boundaries appear to have been Ludgate-hill on the west, a fortress, probably, near the site of the Tower on the east, Cripplegate on the north, and the bank of the river on the south. On the decay of the Roman empire, that people relinquished Britain, and London remained in the possession of the native Britons more than 90 years before it fell in- to the hands of the Saxons. On the estab- lishment of 'the Saxon heptarchy, London became the metropolis of the kingdom of the Last Saxons, and was governed by a magis- trate called a portreeve, /'. e. governor or guardian of the port. In the year 400, Au- gustine the monk, introduced Christianity into England, and was made archbishop of Canterbury , when he ordained Melitus bishop of the Last Saxons, and established bis see at London, where a church was erected for him by Ethelbert, king of Kent. During the ra- vages committed in Britain by the Danes, Loudon suffered materially ; but Alfred hav- ing driven out the invaders, not only repaired the walls and towers, but embellished the city with additional buildings, and consti- tuted London the metropolis even of the country. In the reign of Ethel red, Ca- nute, king of Denmark, failed up the river A. D. 1016, in order to plunder the city; but finding he could not pass London- bridge with his fleet, be caused a canal to he cut through the marshes on the south, by which he brought hU, ships to the west of the bridge, and attacked the city on all sides. He Mas however repulsed by the citizens, who exerted themselves with extraordinary bravery, and oblige.; him to raise the siege. He afterwards renewed his attack with greater vigour, but not with better success. A peace however beinjr concluded between him and Edmund Ironside, the kingdom was divided between them ; Mercia, of which London was then the Capital, falling to the -bare of Ca- nute, and Edmund dying soon after, the whole kingdom submitted to him, and he became sole monarch of England. At the Nor map conquest, London was a place of great wealth and power, and its civil govern- ment and privileges as they existed under the Saxons, were confirmed by two charters from the Conqueror. In the reign of Henry I. it obtained a most important giant, by the annexation of the county of Middlesex to its jurisdiction, with a ppwejt of appointing a sheriff and justiciary from among the citizens, and it was» at this pe- riod that companies began to be established according to the arts, mysteries, or manufac- tures of those who composed them. The king reserving to himself the power of ap- pointing the portreeve, which title was now- lost in that of bailiff, and afterwards of mayor. On the death of Henry I. the citi- zens assisted king Stephen in his endeavours tp obtain the crown, and purchased of him the right of choosing their own sheriffs. Henry II. granted a new charter, which con- firmed their liberties and immunities. In the reign of king Richard I. on the day pre- ceding his coronation, Loudon was disgraced by the massacre of nearly ail the Jews resid- ing in it. In this reign the citizens purchased of the king the conservancy of the river Thames, with a power of removing obstruc- tions. In the reign of John, 1207, Henry Fitz-Ahvyn took the title of mayor, in- stead of custos and bailiff, under which names he^had held that dignity for '20 years successively. In the year 1211, the walls were encompassed with a deep ditch, 200 feet wide. Henry III. harassed the citizens by seizing their charters, and making them purchase new ones ; and in the reign of Ed- ward I. the city was divided in 24 wards, the supreme magistrate of each ef which had the ancient Saxon title of alderman, and each ward chose seme of the inhabitants as a com- mon council, who w : ere sworn into their office, and who were to be consulted by the aldermen, and their advice followed in all public affairs relating to the city. In the year 1327, king Edward HI. gi>.nted the citizens two charters ; by the first ©f which it was ordained that the mayor shall be con- stantly one of the judges of oyer and termi- ner, for the trial of criminals confined in Newgate, &,c. By the second charter, South- wark was granted to the citizens. In tl^e year 1354, the same prince granted the city the privilege of havmga gold or silver mace carried before the chief magistrate, a privi- lege then peculiar to Loudon ; and it was about this lime when, it is supposed by some, that the title of lord was first added to that of mayor. In the nth of Richard II. in the re- in Ilion of Wat Tyler, the city suffered severe- ly. In 1392 the city refusing to lend the king a sum of money, and some of the citizens beating and abusing a Lombard merchant for offering te advance the sAina required, the. LOX LON mayoT was committed prisoner to Winds r pastle, aod >ever*l of the aldermen and citi- zen 5 ' to otitel places of coiiliut uient ; and by a commission of enquiry under the great veal, being iouud guilty, they were lined 3000 marks, and the libeitie ot' the city ,s( iiicii ; the mayor and sheriffs were degraded, and others chosen in their rOMW ; and by tlie king's precept 11 persoi s were appointed aldermen during the royal pleasure. How- ev. r, on the payment of the hue, all the city liberties were restored, except the privilege pf choosing a mayor, which was not ohtained tdl after the additional payment of IO.OIK'1. Jn the reign of Henry IV. the privil. i> 'i the city were extended in several instances. On the return of Henry V. from the 1 .. of Agmcouft, the ci'izens distinguished them- selves hy r 1 e splendid cavalcade with which they conducted that brave prince through the city- In 1416, sir Henry Barton, lord mayor, first ordered lanterns to he hung out to illuminate the streets hy night. Edward IV. granted a new charter of confirmation to the citizens, and extended tbeir privileges, Tiie conduct of Henry Vl.L to the citizens was oppressive, the extortions of his mi- nisters Rmp.son and Dudley being very great. The reign of Henry VI LI. was re- markable for the dissolution. of the monas- teries; audit is almost incredible how many magnificent churches, cloisters, libraries, and other buildings in the metropolis, wen: ru- ined. King Edward VI. in the year 1351, gave the city a charter, by which he not only confirmed all its former privileges, but granted the lurd mayor, aldermen, and citi- zens, several lands and tenements in South- ward with the manor thereof; the assize of bread, nine, beer, and ale ; a fair for three days; and the offices of coroner, escbeator and clerk of the market, which are fur ever vested in the lord mayor and his successors. In the reign of queen Elizabeth commerce received a new impulse by the erection of the Royal Exchange for the meeting of mer- chants to transact their business, in ].',SS, when the country was threatened by the Spanish armada, the city unanimously re- solved not only to raise tun thousand truops, butvoted, in addition, l6of the largest ships in the river Thames, and 4 pinnaces ; they were fitted out with the utmost expedition, and the charge defrayed both of men and ships during the time they continued in the qui en's service. In the reign of James I. London re- ceived improvements of a different kind from any wehave yet mentioned; the New river was brought to Islington from Amu en, in Hert- fordshire, in 161 j. In 161.3, the sides of the principal streets, which had before be.en laid with pebbles, were now paved with flags. During the unhappy reign of Chailes I. great disputes arose between ti;e king and the city in relation to ship-money, loans, and other grievances; but even in the midst of these disputes, and whilst the king was actual. y opposing the liberties of "the citizens, ie granted them several charters, by wn.-a j.t confirmed all their former privilege?, and added some new one. ; however, tlie cit'uens entered heartily into the measures of the par- liament against Imn, and fortified the city with forts, joined by a line of circuinvaUa- tion, formed by a rampart of earth, which pa all sides surrounded London, VY< nins£qr and Southwark. O.O the death of Oliver Cromwell, the citizens made a strong oppo- sition to the committee of safety, declared for a free parliament, and refused to ad 1 , resources to thp then government : on ufm h general .\lo.ik was oiuercd to march into tl^e city with his army, who broke and out tp pieces the city gates, portcullises, and pustf. After this the city hca.tdy and ^eaJpusjy joined vvith general Monk in bringing about the restoration, and op the 29th of May, 1660, tlie iord mayor and ai.icin.en went out and met king Charles II. in St. George's; Fields, in 166.), the king granted the city a confirmation of all their ancient charters, privileges, liberties, rights and customs, and the. citizens in return advanced considerable; sums of money tow aids carrying on the war with Holland, lor which they received the thanks of both houses of parliament. In the reign of James II. the city lemon-strafing to the king on the slowness of the court in the business of the popish plot, so highly oflend- ed him, that he declared their privileges for- feited, and th< ircharter at h.s disposal ; but, frightened by his own temerity, he sent for the lord mayor and aldermen, and promised to restore their charter in its fall extent, which he accordingly did. On the revolu- tion taking place, to which the citizens of L'-:i:don contributed vcrymuch, they had lit- tie difficulty in obtaining a full confirmation; of their rights and privileges from king Wil- liam and queen .Mary. The most remarka- ble occurrence relating to the city in the reign of queen Anne, was the act authorizing the building of 30 new churches. In 1720, that mos extraordinary bubble, the South Sea scheme, was projected ; the failure of which produced the most lamentable conse- quences During his present nnjesty's reign, London has undergone. Iron; the spi- rit and wealth of its citizens, a inuhi udeof improvements. In 1T71, the mayor and one of the aldermen were committed to the Tower; and, in 1*7110, the en y was disgraced by the most frightful enormities committed by a moo under the pretext of opposition to popiry: tlie tenor that was then spread be- ing yet alive in the memory of thousands. The sufierings experienced by the city of London from those two dreadful scourges, pestilence and lire, form a strong and pror minent feature in its history. In the year 1348, it was visited by a mot terrible pesti- lence.which continued to rage till toe church- yards were found scarcely capacious enough; to receive the dead. Tins indued several per- sonsto purchase gro o; 1 to supply that defect, and on the site of one of these, purchased by- sir Walter Manny, the Charter-House has since arisen : no less than 30,000 persons wcru LON LON interred the following year, and by tbis which \ra.s afterwards built of stone. But (lie dreadful disease 100,000 person? are said to most terrible calamity of this sort which be- have died in the city. In 1407, a dread- fel London, was in 1666, at the time when the ful plague < arried off 30,000 of the in- plague had just ceased, and when those who habitants, by which corn became so cheap, had lied were returned to their habitations, that wheat sold at 3s. 4d. the quarter. In This deplorable event began on Snnday the 2d •the second year of Edward IV. the plague of September, about one in themorning, in the raged so violently in the metropolis, as hou.-eof a baker in Pudding Lane, near New to sweep away an incredible number of Fish street, which being in a quarter of the people. In the beginning of the reigB of town closely built with wooden houses king Henry VII. the sweating sickness first pitched, spread itself so far before day-light, raged in London, of which disease two lord that it became too powerful to be mastered, mayors, and one of the sheriffs died within A violent easterly wind spread the flames, the year, rn 1500, the plague, carried off and it raged all Monday and Tuesday; but not less than 20,000 persons. About 1518. on the evening of the latter day, meeting the sweating sickness made its second appear- with brick buildings at the Temple, by little ance, and carried off a considerable portion of and little it was observed to lose its force on the population ; its third appearance was in that side, and toward Wednesday evening a 1 5ib, when the greater part of those attacked, stop was put to it in various parts of the city, died in the short space of five or six hours, and on Thursday the flumes were wholly ex- In the year 1603, the plague made such tinguished. By this dreadful conflagration dreadful devastation, that between March there weie consumed 400 streets and lanes, and December it swept away no less than 13,v00 houses, the cathedral of St. Paul, 86 30,5*78 persons. In 1635, when king Charles parish churches, 6 chapels, the Royal F.x- I- ascended the throne, another dreadful change, Blackwell-hall, and the Custom- pestilence raged, which carried off in the House; several hospitals and libraries, 52 of vourse of a year, in the city and suburbs, the companies' halls, and a great number of .35,417 people, beside those who died of other other stately edifices, together with 3 of the diseases, which in tho whole amounted to city gates, 4 stone bridges, and 4 prisons; 54,265, said to be one third of the inhabit- the value of which, with that of the mer- aat& But the most dreadful instance of pes- chandize and household -furniture, amounted tilenee in this city was that u hich is known to 10,730,5001. ; but it is truly amazing that by the name of the ureal Plague, which broke in this terrible devastation only 6 persons out in the beginning of May, 1665, and pro- lost their lives by thefire. gressively increased in its ravages from 9, the London is divided into Q6 ward?, each number dying in the first week of its disco- of which is under the jurisdiction of an very, to 470 in June, which in July arose to alderman, chosen by the freemen at large, 5010. All the houses were now shut up. the being householders, in assemblies termed streets deserted, and scarcely any thing to wardmotes. Out of these aldermen one »e seen but grass growing in them, innumer- is annually elected on Michaelmas day to able fires, to purify the air, coffins, pest- be the lord mayor, who enters on his of- carts, and poor women, with woeful lamen- fice on the 9th of November following, tatkms, carrying their children to the grave. The two sheriffs are chosen annually by the In September the burials had increased to Livery, not only for the city, but" for the *99H ni one week, and in the week following county of Middlesex, the same persons being to 7165! After this the contagion gradually sheriffs for London, and jointly forming one decreased, till it pleased the Almighty to re- sheriff for the county. The recorder, who store this desolate city to its pristine 'state of is a serjeant learned in the law, is chosen, health, after the direful ravages of the dis- by the lord mayor and aldermen, for their temper had swept off 68,596 persons, which, instruction and assistance in matters of jus- together with those who died of other dis- tiee and proceedings according to law. He made the bill of mortality for that year is the orator of the city on all extraordinary amount to <.;7. .06. Happily this is the last occasions, reads the addresses of the corpo- mstance of that terrible disease in the me- ration to the king, and when seated on the tropolis. The different Fires which have hap- bench, delivers the sentence of the court, ptntd at various periods, present, another The chamberlain is chosen annually on Mid- summer-day, by the livery, though he is never displaced from his office unless some material complaint be alledged against him. Besides these officers of trust there are sever;.! other-, viz. the coroner, the town-clerk, the common serjeant, the city remembrancer, scene of devastation experienced in the m trepohs. The first we have an account of is ■hat when Suetonius, the Roman general, abandoned the city to the vengeaui e of Boa- dicea, who set it on rire, and put a!! the inhabitants to the sword. In the year 983. it sutured by the flame s again, and in 1077, a &c. The suburbs in Middlesex are under t..„ U w years after the conquest, it was laid in jurisdiction of the justices of the peace for in one night, by such a fire, says the the county, and there are also several police Cbramcle, as bad not happened since offices, at which magistrates sit every day and the N *as founded ; and nine years after it was for the examination of offenders ' >', tiH: sam€ element. *n determination of various complaints i I H was again burned, -.»;th tl.e bridge, naary way. compl 1 ma sum,- LOX I ON The Pobulatianof London, aceadlng to '■<■' Return Made to Parliament in 1801, it confcuitxi i« the following Enumeration. City of London within and without the walls < ity and Liberties of Westminster Out Parishes in Middlesex and Surrey Parishes not within the Bills of Mortality - Inns of Court extra parochial Inhabited Houses. Males. Females. Total. 30,904 - 106,841 - 115,553 - 222,390 18,231 - 71,301 - 86,909 - 158,210 56,207 - 163,899 - 200,627 - 364,5:* 14,657 - 50,029 - 67,773 - 117,802 l,i!30 - 1,293 - 614 - 1,907 l,' 1,229 - 39,3,369 - 471,476 - 864,845 The population of London and Westmin- ster amounted in 1700 to 674,350; in 1750 to 676,050; and in 1302 to nearly 900,000. In the. year 1650, tlie total number of deaths was 8,764; in 1700, they were 19,443; in 1750, they were 23,727, and in 1800, they amounted to £5,761. The consumption of provisions in London is immense ; the num- ber of bullocks annually consumed is 110,000; of sheep and lambs 776,000; calves 210,100; hogs 210,000; sucking pigs 60,000; besides animals of other kinds ; milk 6,980,000 gallons, the number of cows kepi being 8,500; wheat 700,000 quarters; coals 600,000 chaldrons; ale and porter 1,113,500 barrels, of 56 gallons each ; spi- rituous liquors and compounds 11,146,782 gallons; wine 65,000 pipes; butter about 16,6()0,00O pounds; cheese 21,100,000 pounds. There are 10,000 acres of ground near the metropolis cultivated wholly for vegetables, and about 4000 acres for fruit. Tiie quantity of fish consumed is compara- tively small, there not being, on an average, more than 14,500 boats of cod and other sea fish brought annually to the London market, exclusive of mackarel, which is sometimes plentiful. The supply of poultry is inadequate to a general consumption, and the price most exorbitant. A considerable qu.mtityof game and venison is also consumed in London. The public buildings in the metropolis are numerous, andse\eral strike the beholder with wonder and astonishment. The first we .shall notice is St. Paul's Cathe- dral, which may be called the chief ornament of London; it is situated between Cheapside on the east and Ludgate street on the west. The body of the church is in the form of a cross. Qver the spaces where the Hues in- tersect each other, rises a stately dome, adorned on the outside with Corinthian co- lumns, and surrounded at its base by a bal- cony; above are a gilded ball, and cross; which crown the ornaments of this part of the edifice. The length of St. Paul's is 500 feet, the breadth 250, the height, to the top of the cross, 340, and the entire cir. umference 2292 feet. It is sur- rounded by a dwarf stone wall, which supports a balustrade of cast iron. The church is adorned with three porti' oes, one at the principal entrance facing the west, oppo- site la Ludgate-str«,t, and the other two facing the north and south, at the extremi- ties of the cross aile. The. western portico, perhaps, combines as much grace and mag- nificence as sny >pecimen of the kind in the world ; it consists of 12 lofty Corinthian co- lumns below, and eight Composite above, supporting a grand pediment, the whole resting -on an elevated base, the ascent to which is by a flight of 22 square steps of black marble. The inside of St, Paul's doe* not correspond in beauty with its exterior, being nearly wholly destitute of ornament. The interior of the dolne was painted by Sir James ThorahiU, and lately the inside of the church has been relieved by the placing of three statues and five monuments.; the statues are plain full length figures, on marble pedestals, having appropriate inscriptions, in honour of Dr. Samuel Johnson, Mr. How- ard, and Sir William Jones. The monu- ments are to the memory of Captains Bur- gt.s, Faulkner, Westcott, Riou and Moss, and General Dundas. In this part of the cathedral are hung the tattered trophies of British valour, the colours taken from the enemy in various battles. Beneath the pave- ment, immediately under the dome, is inter- red the remains of the noble and gallant Ad« mirat Lord Nelson. This cathedral was built at the national expence, by Sir Christopher Wren, and cost 736,752/. 2s. 5{J. exclusive of the iron balustrade, which, with its se- ven iron gates, cost 11,202/. This immense edifice was reared in 35 years, being began in 1675 and finished in 1710. AVestminster Abbey is situated in the city of Westminster, and was- originally founded by Sebert, king of the East Saxons. Edward the Confessor raided a new building entirely from the ground, which was again rebuilt as it now stands, by Henry III. and his successor. Its length is 360 feet, the breadth 72 feet, and the length of the transept, or cross ai!?, 195 feet, The interior architecture of the church it is almost impossible to extoi too highly. It is in the form of a long cross, and the choir is one of the most beautiful in Europe, in which is performed the ceremor.v of crowning* tiie kings and queens of Ens- land. At the eastern end of the church are twelve small chapels, in which are a great number of monuments to the memory of the illustrious dead, and in all parts of this exr tensive building these roe«n#ri>U-s at i'.ite apartments, they are commodii.ns and handsome. The sole use ■tade of this palace Isrbrptirpose* of state. The Suceri's Pi. '", (also called BnckHigharhr Jior.se,) is the actual town residerce of the present royal fihiiry. Th ; s hduse Was pur- chased by thfeTtinsj in 1-76T, and settled by parliament, in T775, on the queen, in case she stir ives his inajfesty. It is a handsome brick building, an'd behind t1 ire ex- tensive (gardens. Cart on Up-* ■, the resi- dency of the prince of W -.era! magnificent apartments, and the finest ar- mnry in the world. The principal front faces Pall-mall. Tcegarden, which is exteit i . is laid out v-i »t i i considerable taste. Wcst- i&mslcr-hall is one of th ■ largest rooms in Europe unsupported by pillars. It was built KJ V." Hiatal Riifus, atid at present is used fdr the coronation feasts, and occasionally for the trials of peers, or of any persons on the impeachment of the commons. '1% li sc Svotds derives its name from the two wn-nts of life-guards stationed there, and is situated at the eastern end of St. James's I' .•.].. .'. t is a brick buil containing- the pffices of the lords com- missioners and their clerks, intend oftd trausa t the business in the department of naval affairs. On the top of the hi are Miro telegraphs, one cohimunieat'ing with the other with Portsmouth. The s an extensive untitling, the prin- cipal front of which is of stone, in the Park.; this is a noble pile, though rather too mas- sive. The I! Oj Lords and Common-, are i . It the hack of Westminster-hall. The tatter was formerly a chapel origi- nally built by king Stephen, and dedi- cated to th. saint of his n ime. ft was rebuilt bv Edward III. and in the reign of Ji« i:ry VI. was converted to the ilse it is at rjiffsent applied to. The Toieerqf L tr/ott was anciently a palace, inhabited 'by various . n. of England* till the reign of queeb Elizabeth: it is situated on the north hank ■ Bridge was finished in the year 1769; and is remarkable for the lightness of ; ts structure. The length of this bridge is HOOfeet; of Westminster; 1229 feet; and of London bridge 915 feet. The Monument is about .Tu yards! north of London btrdgfe, and is a flitted column, C') i 2 feet in height, erected by Sir Christ phcr Wren, in memory of the pleat :i e, which in lt>6(>, destroyed the nit tfopdlis, a> i v' hich broke out in a house I'm this Spot. Somerset House is on the south' s:de of the Strand, and is an immense stone edifice, appropriated to ;arious public uses; here is the stamp-offic , the hawkers' and pedlers' office, the navy office, tlie rooms of royal society, of the sOeiety of antiqua- •:id the royal academy. The Bank of Ung- situated in 'hreadneedle-street, covers a great extent of ground, and is completely ■ ted. J his national establishment was first incorporated by act of parliament in 1694. Fhe cap ; I was at first limited to 1,200,000£ but has been augmented at va- rious •iiies.ttli it nowamountsto 11,686,800/. TheRoif: Excht . ortgiuallybtailtby sir Tho- mas Gresham, in 1566. It re situated on the south side of Corui.il!, and has two principal Each of these fronts has a piazza, within which are niches, intended for statues, all of which are vacant except two ; or,.' fil- led by the s'.M:e of the founder, and Other hyoneof Sir John Bar-' ar I. In the ana is a ms rble s atue of ki g Charles II. and over the piaz:: s are whole length. figures Of the different kings and queens of' England. Tne Man House is on the west of Cornhiil. and is the residence of the lord mayor of London ; it is a massive and inelegant "build- LON LON ing, of an oblong form; many of the apart- this society, by the late ingenious Jamr meats are dark and incommodious, though Barry, have cast a lustre upon his name others are mentioned as peculiarly conve- "which will render it, as far as human means nient. Guildhall is the public hall of the can do so, immortal. The- Royal Institution, city of London, in which are held the va- in Albemarle street, was founded in 1800 rioiis courts of the city; it was originally for the purpose of facilitating the general fcuilt in 1411, andisa fine Gothic structure; introduction of useful mechanical inventions, it was erected by voluntary subscription, and and for teaching, by lectures, the applica- oeeupied 20 years in its erection. The East fcioo ef science to the common purposes of India House, in Leadenhall-street, comprises life. The London Institution was established the offices of the East India company, and in 1806, for nearly similar purposes, but is was originally built in 1726. It has aline not yet sufficiently organised. Besides these portico in the centre, and has recently been there are Qresham College, where lectures considerably enlarged. The Custom House, are delivered in various sciences; the Mine* near the 'lower; the Excise Office, in Broad- rulogical Society; for the purpose of investi- street; and the South Sea House, in Thread- gating the British mines and minerals; the needle-street, are all appropriated to the bu- Unnrcan Society, for encouraging the study siness denoted by their names. The General of natural history ; the Entomological Society, Post Office, in Lombard-street, however im- lor elucidating the history of the insects of portant its concerns, is a confused mass of Great Britain; and various others, which luilding, and owing to the immense increase are laudably directed to the interests of of business is at present ill adapted to the science and literature. The arts are attended purposes for which it is used. The Trinity to peculiarly in the lioual Academy, the British House is a neat edifice on Tower-hill, the use Gattepy, the Society of Krrgrapers, of Painters of which is to superintend the interests of the in rVater Colours, &c. The British Museum is British shipping, military and commercial : a grand national depository of antiquities, the corporation founded in 1515, being en- books, and natural curiosities; it was esta- dowed with extensive powers for that pur- blished by act of parliament in 1753, in pose, as well as others subordinate thereto, consequence of the will of Sir Huns Sloane, The Corn Exchange is in Mark-lane; the He- and has been encreased every year since by raids' College, on St. Bennet's-hill ; the halls the accession of numerous searee, valuable, of the various city companies, and the East and interesting articles in every department India Company's Warehouses, are all buildings of science, literature, and the arts, as ef large extent, but not marked by any pe- well as in subjects of antiquities, and natural euliarity of character. The Inns of Court and artificial productions. The benevolent are spacious buildings, being the two Tern- institutions in the metropolis are numerous pies, Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's Inn: The and well conducted. Christ's Hospital is a Inns of Chancery are Furnival's Inn, Thavie's royal foundation for the maintenance and edu- lnn, Staple Inn, Barnard's Inn, Serjeant's cation of poor children ; it is situated a little Inn, Clifford's Inn, Clement's Inn, and Lyon's to the north of Newgate -street, and is a very Inn, which are comparatively small, con- taining nothing of importance to recommend their appearance to public notice. The so- cieties in the metropolis for the promotion of extensive though irregular building ; there are at present about 1000 children on the foundation, and about 500 more at the pre- paratory school at Hertford ; the expendi- sciencc and literature, are not less eminent ture of this hospital is about 30,0001. per than numerous; the Royal Society holds its annum. The Charter Home, formerly 'a pri- Bieetings in Somerset-place, and since its ory for Carthusian monks, was converted in foundation, about the middle of the last cen- ltil 1 , by Thomas Sutton, Esq. into an hospital, Inry but one, has added more to the stock of useful knowledge than any similar body; its memoirs, which are contained in a great ■umber of volumes, present an important mass of scientific and laborious research. consisting of a master, a preacher, a head schoolmaster, and a second master, 44 boys, and 80 decayed gentlemen, and it also sup- ports 29 students at the universities, tit. Bar- tholomew's Hospitalis a magnificent building The Society of Antiquaries was incorporated in of stone near Smithfield, for the reception 1751, and holds its meetings in the same of the sick and maimed. St. Thomas's, in place with the Royal Society ; its pursuits the Borough, for the same purposes. Guyh-- are directed to the elucidation of our national Hospital also in the Borough, was erected at the antiquities, as well as those of other coun- sole expence of Thomas Guy, a bookseller tries, and it has produced several vo- of London, who left at his death the enor- lumes of papers, containing a great number mous sum of 200,0001. for its endowment, of curious articles, as well as some other pro- These three hospitals are most excellent prac- ' ductions illustrative of our ecclesiastical ar- tical school'? of medicine and surgery, and ehitecture. The Society for the Encouragement in each of them lectures are delivered by of Arts, &c. in the Adelphi, was instituted in the most eminent professors in the different 1153, for promoting (by means of premiums) branches of medicine, surgery, chemistry, useful discoveries, for the benefit of the ma- &c. See. Beside these there are several nufactures, the commerce and the arts of others, as the London Hospital, in White- tlie country. The paintings in the house of chapel-rood ; St, George's Hosv'dcl, at Hyde LON T Park-corner : the Wetknimter FTospitd, at the cud of York- street, and the Middlesex ftafital, in Mary le Bonne : besides the above there arc others appropriated to par- ticular purposes, as Bethlehem and St. Lobe's, tor lunatics ; the Lock, for vene- real patients ; several hospitals for the recep- tion of pregnant women, where they lie in ami I with all the attention and care their U mporary situation requires ; the Foundling, for the education of poor orphan children; the Magdalen, for the reception of penitent prostitutes; and a great number of Dispensaries, where advice and medicine aie distributed gratis to the diseased poor. The prisons in London present a melanchdly de- tail of wretchedness and misery ; the princi- pal of these is Newgate, where felons and debtors are confined in one prison ; the num- ber of debtors hen- being from L'OO to ,T)0, and the felons from 140 to 300. In 1V80, this prison was burned down by the riot ire, and has since been restored in the manner it no iv stands ; it presents a fine uniform exte- rior, consisting of two wings, the debtors and felons side, with the keeper's house ir> the middle. The Pbultrt) Compter is in the 1'oultry, where delitoi- and persons charged with petty offences are usually confined till they are examined or si ^t to some other prison. Giltspur-strct-t Compter i occupied by debtors, persons fined, ao£comraitted for misdemean- ors Lud_'ate Prison, is appropriated to the use of debtors free of the. city of Loudon, to cler- gymen, proctors, and attoruies. The Mar- shakea> in the Borough, is a eaol of great an- tiquity, in which are confined persons ar- rested for very small debts within twelve miles of the palace of St. James's, though not in the city of London. The King's Bench is in St.. George's Fields, to v. hieh debtors may remove themselves from any other pri- son. The liberties of this prison, or rules as they are called, extend about three miles in circuit, and those who purchase the rules, may take up their residence any where within them. The Fleet' fyison is in Fleet Market, and is of a similar nature to the King's Bench. The Savoy is a military prison, where deserters are generally con- fined till otherwise disposed of. Ike Cold Math FreldsPcnitentiaru House wn3 constructed on the plan of the late Mr, Howard. It was opened m 179-1, and was atliisr designed only as a kind of Bridewell, but having suitable ac- commodations for various descriptions of pri- soners, it was applied to their different cir- cumstances, There an- also sonv other pri- smas, as Tot hill Fields Li-.iicv.eil-. the New Prison, Clerkenwell j the Borough Compter, Tooley street; the, jail, in Horsemonger lane, &c. The places of musical and dra- matic entertainment in the metropolis, are the Opera-house, the academy of am ient music, the concert of ancient music, I!:ir- rison's and Bartleman's vocal ecu tits, Liiury-lane BpdCbveut-gardent.hee.tref, the theatre in the HaymaiLct, the Rovalty- theatre, in Wellclose-square, Sadler's wells, Astleyfs Amphitheatre, the Circus, Vaux- hall-gardens, and several private theatres. The Markets in London are numerous, and well supplied with provisions of all kinds ; Leadenhalt market is divided into five consi- derable square!, ; in one of which, beef and leather are sold, two for small meat, another for fowls, and another for herbs. Newgate mar- ket is chiefly for butcher's meat, and the prin- cipal market for selling whole carcases to the retail butchers in the metropolis ; Fleet mar- ket for flesh meat, fish and vegetables; Billings- gate, the most famous market in London, or even England, is for fish. Smithfeld is the great- est market for black cattle, sheep and horses in Europe; and Covent-garden, the most cele- brated market for fruit, vegetables and garden-stuff of all kinds. There are also Severn] other markets equally supplied with the best articles of living, but of minor consequence. No metropolis in the world receives so much advantage from its water communication as London does from the Thames. The merchants of London, either individually or in companies, trade to all parts of the wot Id, though the war at present carried on by France, has, in some measure, obstructed the communication which is so necessary in producing the reciprocities of commerce. However, within a few years past, the most stupendous works for the convenience and dispatch of trade have been executed ; the West India Docks, in the Isle of Dogs, for the reception of West India produce, forms one of the strongest features of the magnitude of the commerce of Great Britain. The London Docks in Wapping, are improvements of immense advantage to the general trade of the port of London. The East India Docks at Black- wall, constructed by the East India com- pany for the purpose of loading and unload- ir,g their ships, are worthy of the proprie- tors. The Grand 'J unction Canal, which ter- minates in a bason at Paddingtou, con- nects the various inland canals, and forms a channel of communication between them and the metropolis; of incalculable advantage, not only to London, but aLo to those part? of the country which border on the line of inland navigation. The figure of London is very irregular, being stretched out in buildings at the plea- sure of every speculator. Its form, how- ever, including Westminster and the borough ot Southwark, approaches to an oblong, be- ing about seven miles in length, and in breadth m the narrowest part about twa miles, and at the broadest about four. The greater part of it is .situated on the north side of the river Thames, through which the tide regularly flows twice every day. The hilks or risjngs on which the principal part of the towa stands, are mostly a mixture of clay and sand, the sand or gravel generally being in the largest proportion. The beat of the air is very variable, seldom remaining equal LON LON F°r many days, and every year differing Entirely From the preceding ones, not only ill beat, but also in moisture and rains. The thermometer sometimes ri es to above 80° cf Fahrenheit"";* scale, very lately to 84° ; but the mo t common summer heat is from 65°, to 75° ; it Sometimes Falls in the winter to 15° but has been known to Fall Below tiie point marked very rarely. The most cora- inon winter heat when it freeze*, is between 20° and 50°, the most Frequent when it does not Freeze, between 40° and 50°. Thestreets are generally wide, few of them being so narrow as *o pi » Vent two carriages from pass- ing, and many of them wide enough to allow live or more to pass, especially in the new parts of the town, which Form more than half of it, they are from 20 to 60 feet ; th»se of great communication seldom less than 30 in the old part of the town, and in the new Scarcely ever less than 40. In several places there are squares oF Considerable *ize, From 100 feet to 1000 Feet square* Grosvenor square is undoubtedly the first Square in London ; it contains five acres, is planted with evergreens, and in the center is an equestrian statue oF George II. ; th« bouses round this square are some of the most magnificent in the metropolis. Next in beauty to this is Portman-square, at one of the corners of which is that very elegant bouse, the residence of the late Mrs. Monta- gue. South of Grosvenor-square, is Berkeley- square, the center of which is ornamented with an equestrian statue of his present ma- jesty in the character of Marcus Aurelius. In Cavendish-sqnare, which is For the most part surrounded with good houses, is a statue of William duke of Cumberland. Manches- ter-square is small but neat. There is no uniFormity in St. James's - square; but the houses in Bedford-square correspond exactly, and have a grand appearance. Lei- cester square is planted, and has an eques- trian statue oF king George II. Lincoln's*- Inn- square is the most magnificent in size oF them all, the sides exactly corresponding in dimensions with those oF the great pyramid in Egypt. The squares oF an inferior order are too many to be enumerated ; among , them are, Golden -square, Soho-square, Ha- nover-square, Bloomsbury-square, with se- veral others. The houses, except most oF those in the oldest part of the town, which are not more than a quarter oF the whole, have a .story sunk under the level oF the Street. This contains the kitchen and other offices. Below the level oF the bottom of this story a covered sewer is dug under the street, with which there is a communication from the houses^ and by which putrescent matters sufficiently fluid, are carried off. Ashes, bones, See. are carried away in carts twice a week. The greater part of the houses are oF & uniform structure ; in each story is a 'H*g* rwoai in front ; a smaller room and stair- case occupy the b.-»ck part ; and there is Frequently a smaller room added behind. There are commonly f o ■ stories besides the one under the level of ine street. London is supplied with water from the Thames and From the Mew River, which is carried in wooden pipes under the streets into the bouses ef the inhabitants. Rain water is little used, owing to its being always im- pure, from the dust it washes From the tops oF the houses. The whole supply of water for the use of the metropolis, is about 120,000 cubic feet every hour. London has sent 4 members to parliament ever since the 4'9th of kin? Henry III. The sheriffs are the returning officers, and the number of voters amounts to about 10,500. The longitude is 0° 5' west of Greenwich, and the latitude 51° :".2' north. Londonderry. See Derry, Ireland. London Little, a hamlet in the parish of Oakley, hundred of Ashendon, Bucks, 5 miles from Thame, and 51 from London. Population included with that of Oakley. London Little, a hamlet to Shepton Mal- let, Somersetshire, 2 miles from Shepton Mallet. London Little, a small village nearThaJr- tcd, in Essex. London Little, a hamlet to Hillingdon, near Uxbridge, Middlesex, 15 miles from London. London Thorpe, a hamlet to Grantham, in Grantham liberty, division of Kesteven, Lincoln, 112 miles from London; con- taining 26 houses and 125 inhabitants. Long, or LoUng, a loch or extensive arm of the ssa which runs from the Frith of Clyde in a north-east direction, and divides the counties of Argyle and Dumbarton. It is about 24 miles long, and is from 40 to 80 fathoms deep. It abounds with herrings, and gives employment to a great number of fishermen. Long Loch, an arm of the sea in the shire of Ross, which forms the boundary of the peninsula of Kiotail. Long Aston. See Aston Long. Long BenTon, a parish in Castle ward, Northumberland, 8 miles from Hartley, a:;d 281 from London ; contain ng 665 houses and -355 inhabitants, viz. 1782 males, and 157 3 females, of whom 541 were returned as being employed in various trades. It ;^ a virarage, value .'3/. Is. 3d. and is in tlis patronage of BaliolCoIlege, Oxford. LoNCBOitouGH, a parish in the hunJredof KiFtsgate, Gloucester, 3 miles from Stow, and 84 from London; Containing ! 05 Louses, and 473 inhabitants. It is a Vicarage, value 5L 1 5s. Longbredy, a parish in the hundred of Eggarton, division of Bridport, Dorset, 7 miles from Dorchester, and 126 from Lou- don ; containing 47 houses and 241 inhabit- ants. It lies near the riv«r Bred*, at tbe S . LON LON foot of some chalk hills, and a small hamlet Longford St. Catherine's, a parish in tin? adjoining to it, is called Little Bredy. It is hundred of Dudstone and Kingsbaxtou, Glo- a rectory, value 19/. 12*. Id. cester ' l l mile from Gloucester, and 107 See Lascuridge. from London; containing 15 houses and 84 brkige, a hamlet in the parish of inhabitants. .... Berkley, near Dursley, Gloucester. Longford St. Mary, a parish united with Longbubgh, a hamlet in the parish of the foregoing, and nearly adjoining : thereto; Burgh, in Cumberland ward, Cumberland, containing 13 houses and S2 inhabitants. Longford, a hamlet in the parish of Har- mondswortb, hundred of Elthorne, Middle- sex, on the banks of the Colne, 15 miles from Louden ; much frequented by anglers. Longford, a small village, 3 miles from Salisbury, Witts, where is a beautiful man- sion of the earl of Radnor. Longford Buiu.ey, a hamlet in the parish Gloucester, 102 5 miles from Carlisle, and 09 Lorn London ; containing 23 houses and 1 Of' inhabitants. Longburton, a parish in the hundred and of Sherborne, Dorset, 3 miles from Sherborne, and 120 from Loudon; containing 42 houses and 216 Inhabitants. The living is a vi sarage, value 10/. 15s. with Holnestcha- pej annexed. Longcot, a hamlet in the parish and ban- »f Minching Hampton, died of Shrivenham, Eerks, S§ miles from niiles from London. Farringdon, and 70 from London j containing Longford, a county of Ireland, in (he 68 houses and 368 inhabitants. province of L- inster, bounded on the north- Lose Ditton. See Dittos Long. west by Leitrim, on the north-cast by Cavan, Longdor on Tern, a hamlet in the parish on the east and south byWestmeath, andon the ef Kinnersley, in the hundred of South Brad- west by the river Shannon, which divides it ford, Salop, 8 miles from Newport, and US from Roscommon. It is about 25 miles long, from London ; containing 16 houses and 102 and 16 broad, and contains 24 parishes, inhabitants. about 10,000 houses, and 50,000 inhabitants; Lohgdoh, a parish iu the hundred of Before thermion, this county and its boroughs Olllow, Stafford, 4 miles from Litchfield, and sent 10 members to parliament, tut since 128 hem London ; containing 193 houses and that event it only sends 2 to the imperial par- 909 inhabitants, It stands on a brook which liament. It is a very fertile and pleasant runs into the. Trent, and by which IheStaf- country, is in general fiat, but towards the fordsbire canal passes. The living is a vicar- north rather mountainous. The river Shan- age, value 5/. 5s. belonging to the prebend of non passes through the more level part of the same name, in Litchfield cathedral. it, which is sometimes liable to be overflowed. Longdon, .a hamlet in the parish of Leek, It lias a very extensive share in tbe linen trade. hundred of Totmonslow, Stafford, 2 miles from Leek, and 156 from London ; popula- tion included with Endon. Longdon, a parish in the hundred of Per Longford, the county town of the county of Longford, province of Leinster, Ireland, is seated on tbe river Caramin, 70 miles west-north- west of Dublin. Many consider- shore, Worcester, 2^ miles from Upton, able branches of the linen manufacture are carried on here, and a great quantity of hemp is scut hence to the other manu> faoturing towns. Longforgan, a parish in the district of the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, on the banks of the Tay. The village of Long- forgan is a straggJing built town, on the road and 107 from London ; containing 106 houses and 533 inhabitants. The living is a . value 14/. 17*. 3*2. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Worcester, with Castle Moreton and Chaseiey chapels an- nexed. Longdrax. See Drax Long. Long eaton, a parish in the hundred of from Dundee to Perth, 4 miles from Dundee. Morleston and Litchurch, Derby, 9 miles It contains 321 houses and 1569 inhabitants. from Derby, and 119 from London; con- The church is a new and elegant building., taining 125 houses and 505 inhabita Longforgan is a free burgh of barony, elects Long field, aparish in the hundred of Ax- its own baillies, has a weekly market, and 2 ton, lathe of Sutton at Hone, Kent, 5 miles annual fairs. The scat of the proprietor, from Dart ford, and 20 from London; con- taining 18 houses and 99 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 5.-. 17s. 6d. in the patronage of the bishop of Rochester. Long fleet, a tything to Poole, in the Mr. Paterson, at Castle Huntly, who erected tbe new church, is a handsome mansion, built on the top uf a rock which rises in the middie of a plain. The gardens and grounds are laid out in tbe most costly and eleira nt man- huudr rdean, division of Shastoh, ner. There are two small villages belonging Dorset, 1 mil.: from Poole, and 105 from to the parish, the one called Kingoadie, and London's containing 112 houses ay,J 504 in- the other standing near the hill of Loch- babitants. tu-wi. .', a parish in the hundred of Ap- Loncformacus, a parish in the shire of pletrce, Derby, S miles from Derby, and of Berwick; Scotland, in tbe midst of the. ij containing 73 bouses and Lammermuir bills, 18 mites from Berwick; 414 inhabitant*. It is a vicarage, value containing 94 houses and 406 inhabitants. Ql. &'. 9d. Lonchaven, a bay of Scotland, 02 tha- LON LON west coast of Aberdeenshire, 4 miles south of Peterhead. Loncholme. See Lanc holme. Longham, a parish in the hundred of Launditcb, Norfolk, 4 miles from East Dere- ham, and lOq from London; containing 34 houses ami -4" inhabitants. Love hope, a parish in the district of the dutchy of Lancaster, Gloucester, 5 miles from Newent, and 1 14y from London ; con- taining 145 houses and 636 inhabitants. The church is a large ancient building, in the form of a cross, having a spire and 5 bells. It was eompleatly repaired in 1771. The living is a vicarage, value 9/. Is. lid. Lonchurst, a township in the parish of Bothall, Morpeth ward, Northumberland, 1\ miles from Morpeth, and '293 from London ; containing 33 houses and 154 inhabitants. Long Island, an island 2 miles in length, on the south coast of Ireland, in Roaring Water Bay. Lat. 51° 26'. Long. 9° 27'' Long Island, the name applied to that district of the Hebrides which extends from the island of Lavis on the north, to the island of Barray on the south. They appear to have been formerly united, as many of them are only separated by a channel which is dry at low water, and the depth of the soundings between the other islands is much less thau it is at a small distance from them. Long le at, a haialet to Warminster, in the hundred of Heytesbury, Wilts, 2^ miles from Warminster, and 99 from London. Here is the magnificent mansion and exten- sive grounds belonging to the marquis of Bath. Loxgness Point, the most southerly part of the Isle of Man, in the Irish sea, and the east limit of Castle Town Bay, 10 miles south- south-west of Douglas. It is at the extre- mity of a peninsula ten miles rouad, to which St. Michael's island, near Derby haven, is joined by a high breast work of about 100 yards. Long Newton, a town of Scotland, in the county of Roxburgh, 6 miles north-west of Jedburgh. Longney, a parish in the hundred of Whitestone, Gloucester, 7 miles from Stroud, and 109 from London; containing 53 houses and 314 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 12/. Is. 8d. the patronage of which is in the king. Longnor, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish and hundred of Condover, Salop, 8 miles from Shrewsbury, and 160 from Lon- don; containing 36 houses and 177 inhabit- ants. Lonckor, a township and chapelry in the paiisb of Alstonfield, hundred of Totmon- slow, Stafford, -6 miles from Leeke, and 152 from London; containing 95 bouses and S91 inhabitants. It stands near the scuree of the rive: Manifold, on the borders of Derbyshire, and has a small market on Tuesday; LoscroRT, a hamlet adjoining Newcastle I tinder Line, Staffordshire. It has a consi- derable pottery, and the Staffordshire canal passes near this place, where ihe canal com panv have a public wharf. Longpreston, apa> ish in Stain -liffe wapen- take, west riding of York, 4 miles from Settle, and '230 from London; containing 120 housed and 573 inhabitants. LoNORinoE, a hamlet to Norham, in Nor- hainshire, Durham, 5 miles from Coldstream, and 339 from London ; containing 13 house* and 66 inhabitants. Longshaws, a hamlet in the parish of Longhorsley, Morpeth ward, Northumber- land, 6 miles from Morpeth, and 297 froni London ; containing 7 houses and 40 inhabit* ants. Longside, a parish in the shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, in the district of Buchan, 5 miles from Peterhead; containing 47 2 houses and 1825 inhabitants. At the hamlet of Nethef Kirmundy, a small woollen manufactory has been lately established. This parish abounds with many beautiful specimens of granite. Lonosleddale, a township and curacy in the parish and ward of Kendal, Westmore- land, 6 miles from Kendal, and 266 froni London; containing 36 houses and 137 in- habitants. Longstanton, a parish in the hundred of Ndrthstow, Cambridge, 6 miles from Cam- bridge, and 56 from London ; containing 53 houses and 296 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 13/. 14*. 3d. in the patronage of the. bishop of Ely. Longstock, a parish in the hundred of Kingsomborue, division of Andover, Hants, 2 miles from StoekbriHge; and 63 from Lon- don; containing 52 houses and 283 inhabit- ants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. 15*. Longstone Gp.eat, a township and cha- pelry in the parish of Bakewell, and hundred of High Peake, Derby, 2^ miles from Bake- well, and 155 from London; containing 81 houses and 3S2 inhabitants. I.oncstone Little, a township tmited v.'ith the foregoing, J mile distant, and contains 31 houses and 151 inhabitants. Longstow, the name of a hundred in Cambridge, lying on the western side of the county around Caxton. Longstow, a parish in the hundred of Longstovr, Cambridge, and i mile from Cax- ton; containing 22 houses and 175 inhabit- ants. There are some fine woods in the neighbourhood, and it crives name to the? hundred in winch it is situated. It ie a rec- tory, value 4/. 8s* 'id. LoiNGTON, a-ftamlet in the parish of Gain-* ford, JDar ling ten ward, Durham, 7 miles from Baiwri Castle, and 240 from London; containing 1 3 houses -ad 78 inhabitants. Longthorpe, a hamlet to Peterborough, in the hundred of Naasstbargh, Northampton, 2 mi'es from Peterborough, and 83 from London ; containing 36 houses and 103 inha- bitants. Longton, a township in the parish of Pen- wertham ; hundred of Leyland, Lankier, + S -, 2 LOO LOP tnuYs from Preston, and 216 from f. on don ; containing: 182 houses and 9 r >t inhabitants. Longtovn, a township in the parish of Arthuret, Eskdale ward, Cumberland, 1 miles from Carlisle, and StO from London ; it con- tains 176 houses and 1335 inhabitants of whom 648 were employed in various trades and manufacture!) Longtowa lies on the borders of Scotland, near the contlux of the Esk and Liddel. It has a good charity school, with a market on Thursday. Fairs Thursday after Whitsunday, Thursday after Martinmas, and 22d of November. At the noith end of the town is a good stone bridge over the river Esk. The houses are built in the modern stile, and the streets ace regular and spacious. It is the property of sir .lames Graham. — Ihusmanh Tour in Cumberland. Lonctown, a township and chapclry in the parish of Cludock, hundred of Ewin's Lacey, Hereford, 14 mile.s from Hereford, and 146 from London, near Golden Vale; containing 116 houses and 768 inhabitants. Lose town. See Lang town, Scotland. Losgtree, the name of a hundred in Ox- ford, forming the southern angle of the county, divided from Berkshire by the Thames. Lonctrees, the name of a hundred also in Gloucestershire, on the southern side of the county and borders of Wilts. Lonc.wiiitton, a hamlet in the parish of Ilartburn, in Morpeth ward, Northumber- land, 6 miles from Morpeth, and 296 from London; containing 23 houses and 124 in- habitants. Lonswood, a township in the parish of Huddersfield, Ay brig wapentake, west riding «f York, 3 miles from Huddersfield, and 190 From I/mdon ; containing 264 houses and 1276 inhabitants, of whom 631 were employ- ed in various trades and manufactures. Lose, worth, a parish in the hundred of (Banfield, Berks, 7 miles from Abingdon, and 62 from London; containing 79 bouses and 401 inhabitant*. It is a rectory, value 27/. Is. lOrf. in the patronage of Jesus college, Oxford, with Charuey chapel annexed* Loncworth, a township in (he parish of Bolton Le Moors, hundred of Salford, Lan. caster, near Bolton, and 196 miles from London; containing 67 houses and 249 inha- bitants. Lonmay, a parish in the shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, 10 miles from Peterhead, On the Loch Strath berg, which abounds with excel- lent trout. It is also watered by a branch of the Ugie. It contains ^77 houses and 1607 inhabitants. There are two considerable fish- ing villages lately established in this parish. Lonsdale, the name of a hundred in Luu- bire, forming tin northern extremity of the county, bounded bj Westmoreland and Cumberland ;— also the name of a ward in Westmoreland, forming the south-eastern extremity of the county, and border of Lan- cashire and Yorkshire. TLo£e Ea. -r, 3 market town and borough ia the hundred of West, Cornwall, 12 miles from Plymouth, and 233§ from London ; contain* ing 117 bouses and 4 67 inhabitants, of whom 134 were returned employed in trade, princi- pally in the herring fishery, and in the export* ingand the importing of coals. This town take* its name from the river Looe, on which it is eommodiously situated near a creek of the sea. There is a large stone bridge of IS arches over this creek. Here is a chapel of ease to the parish of St. Martin's adjoining, which stands at 2 miles distance from the town. It is governed by a mayor and 9 burgesses, who form a common council, but the recorder and other officers are chosen by the mayor only. It sends 2 members to par- liament, who are chosen by the mayor, bur- gesses, and freemen, in number about 50. The corporation has the toll of the market, and holds the manor of the town of the dutcby of Cornwall, at a fee farm rent of 20*. per annum. The surrounding country is well furnished" with gentlemen's seats, and a little higher up the tin works begin. The market is on Satur- day. Fairs, 13th of February and 10th of October.— Polzvhele's Cornwall. Looe West, a township in the parish of Talland, in the hundred of West, Cornwall, standing on the banks of the river Looe, opposite to F.ast Looe; it contains 79 houses and 376 inhabitants, and was formerly much more considerable in point of trade, &e. than East Loar. It is a borough and sends" 2 members to parliament, the right of elec- tion being in the mayor, burgesses, and freemen, in number about 55. It was first incorporated by queen Elizabeth, and is governed by a mayor and 12 capital bur- gesses; the manor anciently belonged to the crown, and was annexed to the dutchy of Cornwall by Henry III. of whom it is now held by the corporation. Although the har- bour is not large, it is commodious, and it defended by a strong battery ; the river is navigable for vessels of 100 tons. Near the mouth of the harbour is a small island, called St. Gcorgc\. Lat 50° 23'. Long. 4°, 36' west — Polwke&s Cornwall. Look, Hioh and Low, two small hamlett to Abboi&bury, Dorsetshire. Looroor,, a lake near Helstone, Corn- wall, being about 2 miles long, abounding with excellent trout. Ixiose, a township and chapelry in the parish and hundred of Maidstone, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 2 miles from Maid- stone, and 37 from London ; containing 116 houses and 668 inhabitants. The cha- pelry is in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury. Loi-ham North, a parish in the hundred Of Giltcross, Norfolk, 5 miles from Hailing, and 92 from London ; containing 79 houses and 588 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 17/. 51 Loi-ham South, £ mile distant from thn preceding j contains 8S houses aud 692 inha- bitant*. LOS LOU Lottinc-toX, a parish in the hundred of Timhill, Salop, 2 miles from Wcm. and )72 (torn. London; containing 91 housed and 547 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, Yarned/, lis. Id. in the patronage of the king. Lorbotiie, a hamlet in the parish of Whittingham, CoquetdaJe-warrd, Northum- berland, 6 miles from Alnwick, and 310 from London ; containing 13 houses and 95 inhabitants. Lorn, a district in the shire of Arayle, Scotland; bounded on the east by Braidal- hain, on the south by Loch Etnis, on the west by the ocean, and on the north by Lochaber. It was formerly the seat of the Pictish government : here also was the Royal-castle of DtinstaJFnage. It gives title of marquis to the eldest son of the duke of Argyle. Lor ion, a township and chapelry in the parish of Brigham, AllerdaLe-ward, above Derwentj Cumberland, 34 miles from Cock- ermouth, and 300 from London; containing 67 houses and 298 inhabitants. Lossie, a river in the shire of Moraye, S< o land, which rises at Ederkellie, passes the borough of Elgin, and falls into the sea at, Lossiemouth 26 miles from its source. It is too small to be navigable beyond its mouth, but abounds with excellent red-spot- ted trout. Lossie Mouth, a village in the parish of Drainy, shire, of Moraye, Scotland ; contain- ing about 180 inhabitants. It has its name from lying at the mouth of the river Lossie, and is a port belonging to the town of Elgin, from which it is distant 7 miles. The harbour will receive vessels of about 80 tons. Lostogic, a township in the parish of Wit- ton, in the hundred of Noithwich, Chester, ti miles from Northwich, and 174 from Lon- don ; containing 70 houses and 361 inhabi- tants. Lostock, a township in the parish of Bol- ton le Moors, hundred of Salford, Lancaster, ii'-ar Bolton, and \96 miles from London; containing S6 houses and 509 inhabitants. Lojtwithiel, a borough, market town and parish in ,the hundred of Powder, Cornwall, 5 miles from Fowey, and 246 from London ; containing i21 houses and 743 inhabitants. It stands on the river Fowey, which vsas for- merly navigable, but is now choaked np with sand. It has a handsome church with a spire steeple. Here is the stannary gaol, and the county courts for Cornwall are held here. It is governed by a mayor, 6 capi- tal burgesses, and 17 common council, and has returned 2 members to parliament ever sftice the 23d Edward I. It had originally the privileges of a mint. The seat of lord Camel ford, at Bocconnoc, is a good building, standing in a romantic situation. Ihe market is on Friday, and it has a to- lerable woollen manufacture. Fair Novem- ber 13. The living is a vicarage, value $f. 13.?. 4Y. in the patronage of the king.— rvlwkel&t History of ('arrival t. Loth, a parish in the shire of Suther- land, Scotland, lying on the .sea coast, 20 miles from Dornock, and 50 from Dingwall, containing 238 houses and 1371 inhabitants. It is watered by the rivers Loth and Helms- dale, which fall into the ocean near this place. The coast is in many places rocky, but ,t has several small and safe harbours. Here are several remains of Pictish build- ings. It abounds with limc-stonc, freestone, and coal. Loth, a small river in the shire of Suther- land, Scotland, rising near the middle of the county, and after a course of about 16 miles, falls into the ocean by a channel cut through a rock 20 feet high, by order of lady Jane Guidon, countess of Sutherland, by which many acres of low marsh-land have beeu recovered to cultivation. Lotherton, a totvnship in the parish of Shcrburn, in Barleston-ash wapentake, west riding of York, 1| mile from Abberford, and 1S6 from London; containing 74 houses and 323 inhabitants. Lothian, an extensive and fertile district of Scotland, now divided Into three shires, viz. East Lothian or Haddingtonshire, Mid Lothian or Edinburghshire, andWest Lothian or Linlithgowshire. Lothinn gives title of marquis to the noble family of Ker. Lovedon, the name of a hundred in Lin- colnshire, in the division of Kesteven, and western side of the count}', bordering on Newark, in Notts. Lovington, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Catash, Somerset, Similes from Castle Carey, and 1 1 S from London ; con- taining '27 houses and 174 inhabitants. Loth inc land, a tract of land in Suffolk near LowestolT, extending thence to Yar- mouth, once an island, but now a penin- sula. It is bounded on the north by the ri- ver Yare, the sea on the east, a lake called Lothing on the south, and the river Wave- ney on the west. It is joined to the main- land by a very narrow isthmus near Lowes- totf, and gives name to a hundred, which in the division of the county is joined with Mutford. Loudon, a parish in the shire of Ayr, Scot- land, containing 404 houses and 2503 inhabi- tants, of whom 1519 were retnrned employed in various trades and manufactures ; and there are 3 other villages besides Loudon, viz. New Milns, Derval and Auldtown. The mansion of the earl of Loudon is a very ex- tensive building, and contains a very valu- able library. LotCHRor.ou&H, a market town and parish in the hundred of West Goscot, Leicester, 1 1 miles from Leicester, and 1 08 from London, on the river Soar,ovcr which it has a good stone bridge; it contains 957 houses and 4646 in- habitants, viz. 2179 males and 2367 females, Of whom S25 were returned employed iu'vart- S S2 LOU LOU Mis trades- and manufactures. I: hns the bene- fit of 3 navigable canal, whfch communicates vnh that called the union canal, and with the river Soar ; from hence is a railway for 2 (piles to Btoaril urst hill on the borders c i i hamwocd ft" t, from which it has a navigation to the lime work- at Barrow hill, : Worthingtou. This town has often Saf- in tl> ■ time of the Saxons it was ge, and according to Cam- den /asked next to Leicester. The church i-- a \ ive building, and there is a good free school, and also a charity s< hool for iJ'i boys, besides one for \i0 girls. The district of ( harnwood forest westward of the town, extends 10 miies in length, and 6 in breadth. It is full of hills, woods, and rocks, and was disafforested by Henry UL Macki t o.i Thursday. Fairs, 28 March, April 23, Holy Thursday, August 12, No- vember 1", and September 15. The living a n reetpr , valve 4(1 . 16s. 3d. and is in the patron. lire of Emanuel College, Cam- bridge. — • choWs lei an- h re. Lougiiton Magma, a parish in the hun- dred of Newport, Bucks, 3\ mi'es from Fenny Stratford, and 48 from London; con- t lining JS houses and 502 inhabitants. It i. aiT'tory, vaiue li ; . 5;. 2d. in the patronage of Trinity College, Cambridge. ^I.o: on jn Ireland, the same as loch in Scotland, and lake in England. 1 .' vr.n Aguree, in the county of Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, 5 miles east- souih east of Droinore, about 1 mile long and I mile broad, well stored with trout and eels. Lough Alien, in the couuty of Leitrim, province of Connaugbt, Ireland, is up- wards of 30 miles in circumference, and entirely encompassed by high mountains, from the top of which is a most beautiful landscape. The district abounds with coal and iron mines, ,,d of late years both have 1 ■- ■ ■ ked to very considerable advantage. Lough Ai.lla, in the county of Cork, provinc of Monster, J'eland, within a mile of Inehigcela. In this lake there is a' small d remarkable for the hermitage of Fm- bar. Louch Arrow, in the county of Sligo, province ofConnaught; Ireland, about2 miles from Balli-.iaful-ad ; in it are a number of we!i-;ilanted i lands. Lougubrickland, a town in tlie county •f Dpi . province of Ulster, Ireland, 58 miles north of Dublin, on the road to Bel- fast, consisting cl'.iefly of one broad street. It . .'i 11.- name from Brick- land, signifying sp kled t, from a species of tl ». kind pi educed in a neighbourii;, lake. Lqugh Cosh, a ake in the county of Mayo, Connaught. I Corrib, iu the county of Galway, P rnv " ' ; I iaught, Ireland, is upwards of 20 ni.es long, a ui some parts near 6 miles oread. In t..is lough are many fine islands: it is noted for the gil!ar*e trout, n very delicate fish, which is often taken here, from 12 to 18 pounds. Lci'c.h Derc, a lake in the county of Done- gal, province of Ulster, Ireland. From this lough issues the river Derg, and falls into Lough Foyle. In it is an island, containing a little.cell called St Patrick's Vurg Locgii Derg, is also the name of a lake which joins the. Shannon, between the towns of Tipperary and Galway. Lough Erin, in the county of Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, lying in the parish of Anahilt. In several places it is so deep tiiat a line of 16 fathoms has not reached the bo'tom. It is noted for the amazing si^e of its pike, trout, and eels. Lough Erne, in the county of Ferma - nigh, province of Ulster, Ireland. Lough Esk, in the county of Down, pro- vince of Ulster, Ireland, produces excel- lent char. Lour.11 Falcon, in the county of Down, province of Ulster, Ireland. Louch Foyle, in the county of Derrv, province of Ulster, Ireland, before the mo th of Ahich is a sand called the Tonus, ba :t does not obstruct the navigation, there, being at ail times I -j- or 15 fathoms water in the channel; which is broad as well as deep ; and on the arm on which Londonderry stands, there is 12 fathom water, winch renders it as commodious a harbour as any in the kingdom. Lough Gadha and Gilt,, in the county of Sligo, province of Connaught, Ireland. Lough Glen, in the county of Donegal, province of Ulster, Ireland, lying about 22 miles west-north-weit of Londonderry. Lough Gule, in the county of Antrim, province of Ulster, Ireland. Lough Hanch, in Queen's county, pro- vince, of Leinster, Ircla. 1. Lough Hbnney-, in the county of Down, province of Lister, Ireb. id. Lough IIine, in the county of Cork, pro- vince of Minister, Ire I, is about 3 miles in circumference, and bounds with salmon, white trout, lobsters, crabs, and oysters. Lore;' IIovle, n tl - county of West Meath, provn.ee of Leinster, Ireland, lying about 2 miles north-west of Muilingar, the county town, and -SO miles from Dublin. Louch Inchiquin, hi the county of Clare, Minister, Ireland, affords excellent fish. Lough Iron, in the county of Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles north- west of Muilingar, and 43 from Dublin. Lough Kay, in the county of Leitrim, province pf Connaught, Ireland, a most beautiful expanse of water, with a number of islands interspersed, some of them pre- senting picturesque views, being ornamented with good plantations; others exhibiting some ancient castles in ruins. Lough Key, in the county of Roscom- mon, province of Connaugbt, Ireland, abouj LOU LOU S miles north-west of Carrick on Shannon, ami 83 from Dublin. Lough Lean. See Killarnev. Lough Lee, or Louch Curkane, in the county of Cork, province of Minister, Ire- land, near Ballinaskeligo bay, of an oval form, about 3 miles long, and \ mile broad. It contains 3 small islands, and abounds uith excellent white trout and salmon. Lough Lksighs, or Lough Healing, in the county of Cavan, province of Ulster, Ire- land. Louch Loughaii., in the county of West- meath, province of Lei nster, Ireland, is about 3 miles lo;g, and 1 mile broad ; in which are 5 small islands well planted and cultivated. Louch Macnlav, iti the county of Ferma- nagh, province of Ulster, Ireland, communi- cating with the east part of Lough Karne. Lough Meghan, in the county of Down, province of Lister, Ireland, covers about 23 acres of land, well stored with pike, eels, i oach and bream. Lough Mask, in the county of -Mayo, pro- vince of Connaught, Ireland. Lough .More, in the county of Limerick, province of Monster, Ireland. Lotcu Neagh, a very extensive lake, lying partly in the counties of Armagh, Down, Berry, Antrim, and Ulster; about 20 miles long, and 13 broad; containing an area of upwards of 100,000 acres. It is remarkable for its healing virtue in scrofulous cases ; and is also noted for its strong petrifying quality, which is also imparted to the adjacent soil to a considerable depth. Lough Pai lis, in King's county, province of Leiuster, Ireland, about 12 miles from Portarlington, and 38 from Dublin. Lough Ramor, in the county of Cavan, province of Ulster, Ireland, near Virginia, 40 miles from Dublin; containing several .small islands, on which are many ruins of •castles. Lougi.-rea, a town in the county of Gal- way, province of Connaught, Ireland, stand- ing near a beautiful lake oTtl-.e same name, about 14, mile long, and near a mile broad ; 15 miles south-west of Galivav, and 86 west «f Dublin. Louch Rbej ljes between the counties of Longford and Westmeath, and the county of Soscommon, Ireland ; it is very spacious, and is formed by the river Shannon. There are a number of small islands in it. Loughricg, a township united with Rydal, in the parish of Grassmere, Kendal ward, "Westmoreland, 1 4 utile from Ambleside, and 276 from London. It is joined to Rydal by a bridge over the Rydal water that rims into the Winandermere; both villages, con- taining 230 inhabitants. Louch Sa;.t, in the county of Donegal, province ot Ulster, Ireland, lying between Kilmacrenan and Glenn Inn, on the top of a lofty mountain. Lough Shark, in the comity of Down, province of Lister, Ireland. Loucn Shf.liiX; in the county of West- meath, province of Li inster, Ireland, within a mile of Daly Bridge. It is of considerable magnitude, extending to Finae, where it joins Lough lnny. Between the two lakes is a bridge which joins the counties of Westmeath and Cavan. This lough contains seve:al small islands. Lough Shy, in the county of Mayo, pro- vince .f Connaught, lrelaud. Lough Strangford, in the count}' of Down, province of Ulster, Ireland. It takes its name from a small port town called Strang- ford on its west side, from the narrow en- trance of the sea. It forms a very deep bay about 17 miles long and 4f broad, and was formerly called Lough Cone, or Lough Coyne. It abounds v. ith excellent fish, par- ticularly smelts ; and here is a considerable trade in the herring fishery, it contains about 54 islands of various sizes; 4 Of them are called Swan islands, from the number of swans which frequent them. On most of the islands the people arc employed in burning sea weed into kelp. Lough Swii.ly, in the count}' of Louth, province of Leinster, Ireland. Loughton, a parish in the hundred of Ongar, F.ssex, 4 mile; from Eppihg, and 124_ from London ; containing 119 houses and 681 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value 13/. 3*. 9o inhabitants, viz. 2007 males and 2229 females, of whom 549 were ro- > employed in various trades, and 331 in agriculture. • re neat, and the build- ings mostly of brick, tiled, except a few cot- tages which are of clay. The church is a Aery large building, having a spire 96 yards lii^h, curiously constructed in an actagonal S Si LOW LOW form ; and by means of small stone? regularly project!) g out of the angles, a sailor climbed »o the top of the weathercock, a few years : m i . [.i.utli has a canal cut from the river northwards, which t'n 1 1 s into the sea about 7 inji s distant] and it. lias a considerable trade cbastways. The air here is very salubrious. In the park near the town stand the ruins of a Cjstertian monastery. The town is incor- porated under a warden and 6 assistants. It has a well-attended market on Wednesday and Saturday. Fairs 24th May and 16th August. The living is a vicarage, value 12/. in the patronage of the prebend of Louth in Lincoln cathedral, — Iluusman'sTour ; Huvi- iett's Lincoln. Lor i ii, a county of Ireland, in the province of Leinster, 1 1 eland, bounded on the west by Monaghau and Meath, on the north by Ar- magh and Carlingford bay, on the east by St. George's channel, and on the south by Meath, from which it is parted by the river Boyne. It is about 22 miles long, and from 9 to 14 broad: containing 6! parishes, 11,500 houses, and about 57,750 inhabitants. The chief towns are Dundalk, Carliugfbrd, Drog- heda, Ardee, and Dun leer. It is the smallest county in the kingdom, but is very fertile, pleasant and healthy. This county sends 2 members to the imperial parliamem), Locth, a town in the county of the same jiamp, 6 miles south-vest of Dundalk; con- tains nothing wort!..,' of notice. LowniiAM, a parish in the hundred of Thurgarton, Notts, 7 miles from Nottingham, and 131 from London ; containing 98 houses a,nd 553 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value M. \.;U. Lowdorf., a celebrated w aterfall in the vale of Keswick, on the east sjde of the Derwent water, Cumberland, 3 miles from Keswick, and is formed by the rushing of the waters of the W.'t.inlath through a chasm made by the contiguity of two vast rocks. row, a market town and parish in the hundred of Mutford and Lothiugland, Suffolk, in the east part of the county near the sea, 10 miles from Yarmouth, and 114 from London. It consists principally of one lojlg street, stretching from north to south about 5 of a mile, intersect* I by several smaller tines, and contains 496 houses and 2332 inhabitants, viz. I089malesand 1243 female*, of whom 2D6 were returned employe!] in va- rious trades ; but the principal employment is the herring fishery. Upwards of 70,000 Lam leofh< rrjngshave been exported in a sea- son. The town standing on a lofty eminence, commands an extensive view of the German ocean. The church is a line Gothic build- ing, consist. ng of * r.nve and 2 side aisles handsomely paved. Here are also a town hall and a dissenting meeting house. It has a small manufactory of china ware, and a ropery, A theatre was erected here in 1790. Of late, years several bathing machines have been built, and during the seasop a pretty uu- meroos company resort here for the benefit of bathing, and the salubrity of the air. At the south end of the town formerly stood Good Cross chapel, now destroyed by the sea, as wed as the village of Newtown adjoining. Here are several strong batteries, mounted with 32, IS, and 9 pounders for protecting the roads. The coast is very dangerous, and has 2 light-houses. There is a tolera^ hie mackarel fishery here, which commences in May, and continues till the latter end of June, and supplies the adjacent markets as well as the metropolis. The market is on Wednesday. Fairs 12th May, and 10th Oc- tober. Tho living is a vicarage, value 10/. in the patronage of the bishop of Norwich, Lat. 52. 35. Long. 1.55. east. Lowjck, a township and chapelry in the parish of; Ulverstone, hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, 5 miles from Ulverstone, and 275 from London; containing 54 hou-.es and 278. inhabitants. Here is a bridge over the river Crake, which runs into the Conistan water. Lowick. See Luffwick, Northampton. Lowick, a parish in Glendale ward, Nor- thumberland, 5 miles from Wooiier, and 328 from London ; containing 283 houses and 1 3 G '2 inhabitant . It is a curacy. Lowlands, one of (he largest divisions of Scotland, being the south-east and south- west parts, as the nor! hern and western parts are called the Highlands. The Lowlands, although not so level as England, contain a large extent, of cultivated land and verdant meadows, and in many parts are agreeably diversified with hill ami dale, plains, woods, and numerous streams of water. The aspect altogether, as well as the manners of the inhabitants of the two districts, are dif.sjmi- lar. Here the manners, customs, and lan- guage of England, are every where int-ro-. duced. Low Lattov. See Layton Low, Essex-. Lownd, a hamlet in the parish of Wy- tham on the Hill, hundred of L'ettisloe, parts ofKesieve::, Lincoln, 2 miles from Bourn, and yS fr.iin Loudon. Population returned included with Toft. Xownds. See Heath, Derby. Lowndsboroi -on. See LONDESBOROliGIJ, east riding of York. Low-side, a hamlet in the parish of St. Eecs, in Allerdple ward, above Derwent, Cumberland, 7 miles from Cockermouth, and 308 from London; containing 37 houses and 226 inhabitants. Lowswater, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of St. Bees, Allerdale ward, above Derwent, Cumberland, 6 miles from Cocker- mouth, and S08 from Loudon; containing 68 bouses and 294 inhabitants. It takes its name from a beautiful lake about 1 mile long, and ^ mile broad, which falls into the Crummoch water. It is a romantic spot, the shares being diversified with hang- ing woods, and by inclosures. The southern LUC LUD shore is bounded by lofty mountains. It abounds with pike and perch, and has some trout. Lowther, a parish in West ward, West- moreland, (Standing on the river Letter, 2 miles from Penrith, and 283 from London; containing 86 houses and 373 inhabitants. Near the river is a row of pyraniidical stuues, 8 or 9 feet high, extending nearly a mile. It is a rectory, value 25/. 7*. 3./. Lowtu hop, a parish and curacy in Dick- ering lythe, east riding of York, 3 miles from Great Driffield, and 190 from London; containing 25 houses and 159 inhabitants. Lowton, a township and chapeiry in the parish of Wrowick, hundied of West Derby, Lancaster, 2 miles from Newton, and 190 from London ; containing 273 houses and 1402 inhabitant.-, of whom 818 were em- ployed in various trades and manufactures. Loxbeare, a parish in the hundred of Ti- venon, Devon, 4 miles from Tiverton, and 167 from London; containing 22 houses and 132 inhabitants. It is a rector v, value 6/. lis. 9./. Loxhere, a parish in the hundred of Sher- well, Devon, 4 miles from Barnstaple, and 197 from London; containing 33 houses and 209 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. 14s. 4/. Loxley, a township in the parish of Ut- taxeter, hundred of Totmonslow, Stafford, 2 miles from Uttoxeter, and 1 36 tVom Lon- don; containing S3 houses and 458 inhabi- tants. ' Loxlev, a parish in the hundred of Bar- Jichway, Warwick, 3 miles from Stratford on Avon, and 91 from London; containing S3 houses and 25? inhabitants. Itisavicar- age, value Si. 6s. 3d. the patronage of which is in the king. Li'B3enh.\m, a parish in the hundred of Gartree, Leicester, 2 miles from Market Harborough, and 83 from London; contain- ing 90 houses and 504 inhabitants. It is a curacy. i Libberthorp, a hamlet in the parish of Aileston, hundred of Sparkenhoe, Leicester, 2§ miles from Leicester, and 94 from Lon- don ; containing 10 houses and 81 inhabit- ants. Lucan, a pleasant village seated on the river Liffey, 6 miles from Dublin; noted for a medicinal spring, Luccombe, a small hamlet in the parish of JShanklin, in Bast Medina liberty, Isle of Wight, about 5 miles from Bradjng. Luce, or Glen Luce, a spacious bay in Wigtownshire, Scotland, named from a river which runs into it. It is suruounded on three sides by the land, and is about 20 miles wide at the entrance, and nearly the same extent up the country. It affords good an- chorage for vessels of 50 tons, within half a mile of the land. Luce, a river in the shire of Wigton, Scot- land, rising in the hills whMfcj separate Gal- loway and Carrick, and falls into the sea at the bay of Luce, and gives name to 2 pa- rishes, viz. Luce New, a parish in the shire of Wig- ton, Scotland, 12 miles from Newton Dou- glas; containing 88 houses and 368 inhabit- ants. It is poorly cultivated, and consists chiefly of <•. heathy moss fir only, for the rear- ing of sheep and black cattle. Luce Old, a parish which lies on the bay at the mouth of the river of the same name, 17 miles from Newton Dongas; containing 220 houses and 1221 inhabitants. Near the village of Glenluce are the ruins of a Cistcr- tian monastery, founded in 1100, Lucker, a hamlet in tne parish of Balm- borough, in Balmboiough ward, Northumber- land, 3 miles from Bel ford, and 222 from London ; containing 40 houses and 153 inha- bitants. LucKtiiM, a parish in the hundred of Carhampton, Somerset, 3 miles from Mine- head, and 165 from London; containing 84 houses and 457 inhabitants. It is a rector}', value 14/. 3s 6d. Luckingtos, a parish in the h*mdred of Chippenham, Wilts, 7 miles from. Malins- bury, and 100 from London; containing 5 t houses and 304 inhabitants. It is a rectorv, value 9/. 7-v. 3d. LuCKcr.:ncE : a small village 3 miles from Moiioury, in the hundred of Stanborough, Devon. Lucton, a hamlet and chapeiry in the parish of Eye, hundred of Wolphy, Here- ford, 3 miles from i.eon. n-ter, and 140 from London; containing 26 houses and 156 inha- bitants. LuDBonoucH, a parish in the hundred of Ludborough, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 6 miles from Louth, and 159 from London ; containing 4? houses and 251 inhabitants. It. is a rectory, value 806 19s. 4rf. Ludbimiy North, a parish in the hundred of Purslow, Salop, S$ miles from Bishop's Castle, and 155 from London ; containing L52 houses and S29 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 13/. 6.. St/. Ludijenham, a parish in the hundred of Feveisham, lathe of Stray, Kent, 2 miles from Ferersham, am' 45 from London ; con- taining 18 houses and 130 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. 8s. id. in the patron- age of the king. LunuEsnowN, a parish in the hundred of Toltingtrough, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 6 miles from Maidstone, and 27 from London ; containing 27 houses and 172 inhabitants. Jt is a rector}', value 11/. J 1 jr. 3d. I.udimngton, a parish in Manley wapen- take, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 2 miles from Burton on Stathcr, and 163 from Lon- don; containing 73 houses and 40? inhabit- ants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. Li'duinc.ton, a parish in the hundred of Polebrook, Northampton, 4 miles from Oun- uie, and 78 from Loudon, on the borders of LIT) LUD Hants, part of the parish brin;: in \ . It aontains '7 boi - - a kttants ; and is a rectory, value Si. Loodinctom, a hamlet in the parish of d Avon, formerly a i buudred of Bariichway, Warwick, 9 from Srratford, and 93 from London , ooto- taini:;. and 148 inhabitants. LuDSlNGTON. Sc LlODINGTOM, VI i:u, a hamlet am! cthapetry in tlie parish of Urinific M, hundred of VVaJ- . Hereford, 5 miles from Ludlow, and bouses and inhsoitants. The ebapelry is a ; tual curacy. Li'Dronn, a parish in the bundrei of \Vr,i:jif, I ... I from Market Ka,* n, and l-:-S from Lon containing 64 bouses and 314 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 5/. 18*-. id. I/jDCEasiiALt, a parish iu (ho hundred of Ashuidon, Backs, 10 miles from Aylesbury, and 50 from London; containing 39 hi and 559 inhabitants. It is a rector v, i 17. 6*. 8 J. Ludcesbbale, or LveGOSW r r , a borotigh and parish in the hundred of lAmesbury, Wilts, 15 miles frooi Salisbury, and 70 from Loudon; containing 109 bouses and 471 inhabitants. It is very pleasantly situated en the borders of Chute forest. It is a bo- rough by prescription, and is governed by a bailiff chosen annually at the court leet of the lord of the manor: It has sent 5 members to parliament ever since the Sod Edward I. the right of election being in the freeholder? and leaseholders of the borough, determinable on lives. The num- ber of voters is about 70, and the returning officer is the bailiff. fair, 25th July. The living -ss a rectory, value 111.6s. b--/. — Urit- » Bi utiles or' HTik Ludgtan, a parish in the hundred of Pen- rith, Cornwall, >\ uiiles from Marazion, and \ London ; containing 239 houses and s of whom 331 were re- turned employed in various trades and ma- mufactores. It is a rectory, value 30/. 11.?. LuiiiiAM, a parish in the hundred of Hap- ping, Nor oik, 10 miles from Norwick, and 1 19 from Lsudba ; c retaining 1 14 house.- and inhabitants!, It is a vicarage; value I p itrookge of the bisk Jioro Ludlow, a borough, market town and pa- in the bsmdred o; Munslow, Salop, si- luau • :: nd . Shrewsbury, an idon; coma houses and ! femal employed manufacture. I pears anciently to have bi and ....... from the castle here origi- nally belonging to tbi - of Wales. Tlu bmbi strt..t le^utsg fr»mt.it >bridge to mire of the town is spacious, Well pared ; . a. id the houses in genera] are all . Il-built. At the end of this street the town house, an eksgant building I he church' is an an and venerable structure built of stone, standi iug in i part of the town. D Gothic style, with large and lofty windows of painted glass, and has a high and spire with S bells. Here is also a ome organ, the gift of William Henry, earl of Powis, which cost 1000/. as well as a number of curious antique monum and inscription^, particularly one relating to prince Authur , brother to Henry Viil. whose(bowekj were deposited here. Toward the end oi the main street stands acomn ous market-house for corn. HereaJ uisa ers of parliament sleeted, and an as Hosyer, as criptiou io< the front of it, in the year 1.436; an exten- sive aim hou e for the support of decayed litants; a good-school house, boring two houses and gardens Tor the in >teis; in a large atone bin. I ne butter cross, a biue coat school. I ke riVer Corfe passes tiie to.', n Q it side, over winch is a stone b.idge of 3 arches, and the. entrance from Pj;fcsteigu is by an old bei the south-gate of whtuh has been converted iuto a dwelling house leaving the arched passage open; bojth the rivers here abound with excellent trout, perch and roach. Here are four public conduits well supplied with, spring water, and a river engine, which, by means of a reservoir, furnishes each house. Its aucieut castle, standing at the west end of the town is suppjsed to have been first built by Roger de Montgomery, earl of Shrews- bury, in the reign of Henry I. but he having rebelled agaiu>t his sovereign, it was forfeited to the crown, and .Montgomery a benedictine monk at Shrewsbury* Various possessors appear to have held and •j i tn deprived of Ludlow castle till the i . nry VI. when Richard Plantagenet, duke of Vork, here set up his standard, but being killed at the battle of Wakeiield, it v»>s seized by the king's forces, and- dismantled. Soon after this, his son Ed- ward got possession of it, aud restored the fortress. Prince Author, tldest son of Homy VII. held his court here. But from the reign of Henry VIII. when the court of the marches of Wales was instituted, it seems to have remained with the crown, that court being held in the castle, and the lord president residing there. During the earl of Bridgewater'a presidency in 16J4, Milton's mask of Com us was Cm performed here, pru- cipallj i Iship's sons aud daugbtei 5. At present a kind of governor is appointed by the crown, but the building is suffered tj decay. The situation is beautiful, stand- in; uu «. rock, shaded on tiie wont by a LUF LUL Hill, ami washed by the river. The battle- ments are of great height and thickness, ■with towers at convenient distune-. A cba- pel here has abundance of eoats of arms a* well as the hall, together with various old "spears, lances, firelocks. &c. but all the once royal apartments and rooms u. state now lie open, the whole being completely ruinous ami covered with ivy. The . trough of Ludlow, which is very aueient, sends 2 mem- bers to parliament, and is governed by - li- lifls.who are the returning officers. Tb bailiff is a justice of the peace; there are 2 more ju-iices, 1-j aldermen, ana 2i com- mon council-men. The quarter sessions are held here before the recorder and jv. of the town, who have, in formes- passed sentence 01 death; but all persons liable to be tried for capital offences are removed to the coiiity gaol 'eld a court of recoid weekly, in lybich the re- corder and bailitF sit as judges. The mar- kets are on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, but that on Monday is the principal. Fairs, Tuesday b ;ore Easter, Wednesday in Whitsun-week, 21st August, Sth September, a.id bth December. The races here are generally very numerously attended. It is a rectory, value 19/.' 12s. in the patronage of the king. — Gnse's Anti- . L'l'p^co.rtti's Four in ot/ "."*. . . Ludston, a small hamlet in the hundred of Eriinstre}', in Saiop, hear the borders of Staffordshire, 6 miles from Bridgeuorth, and 1 from London, Lui zr.L, a hamlet to Hartington, in the hundred of Wirks worth, D- rby, on the hanks of the JJau, 11 miles ironi Ashburn, and 1.51 from London; ou the borders of Staffordshire. worth, a parish in the hundred of High leak, Derby, d miles from Chape! ie frith, end 173 from London; containing i5U houses and 866 inhabitants. It is a vica- rage, value 4/. is. 4/. Lud worth, a hamlet in the parish of Pktmgton, Easingtou ward, Dumam, 3§ miles from Durham, and 260 from London. Luff&nham North, a parish in the hun- dred of Wrandike, Rutiand, 4 miles from Uppingham, and 86 from London ; con- taining 77 houses and 357 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 17/. 5J. in the patronage of Emanuel college) Cam- bridge. Luffenham South, a parish adjoining the foregoing, supposed formerly to have ad- joined it; it contains 49 houses and 227 inhabitants ; and is a rectory, value l±i. Vl,.r> : . Luffield, a small hamlet]attaehcdtc the pa- rish of Stow, hundred of Buckingham, Bucks, although part of it is in the county of North- ampton ; it lies -1 miles from Buckingham, and (JO from Loudon on tire borders of Stow park; containing 3 houses and 16 inhabi- tants, LuFFrxeorT, a parish in the hundred of Slack Torringl »n, Devon, 4 miles from Hold •roithy, and 214 from London; con- taining 11 houses and 76, inhabitants. It is a rectory, value ol, 6s. S ..'. Luffwick, a parish in the hundred of Hnxloe. .. a, I miles from Thraps- t.jii, and ! I London; containing 75 houses and 333 inhabitants. It is a rectory, vlclj.o. lid. Leo, a river \u Herefordshire, which falls iuto the Wye mar Hereford. I , . : i a river in South Wales, which in Itadnor, and running south through Herefordshire, passes Monmouth, and fails Uito the Severn at Chepstow. I i car, a river in the shire of Ayr, Scot- land, which takes its rise iu the Cumnock lochs, and falls into the river Ayr at Barsk- imming. Lvccan, a parish and lake in the shire of Inverness, Scotland. See Lacgan. LtlCCERSHALL. See Lt/DGcRSHALL, Wilts. Ltecic, a river in the shire of Stirling, Scotland, which falls into the Kchin. The canal betweeu the Forth and Clyde is carried over it by an aqueduct bridge. Lugton, a river which rises at Nielston in ewshire, and falls into the Gur/iock about a mile below Egl'iitown castle. Llgw.hdine, a parish in the hundred of Radlow, Hereford, 3 miles from Hereford, and 134 from London ; containing 89 houses and oJ5 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, va- lue 22/. Is. Id. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Heeford; having Hehtland, Langaren, St. Wayuard's, Little Dew church and Balliugham annexed. Llika Loch or Lochavich, in the shire of Argyle, Scotland, is of a regular trian- gular for;i>, about S miies in circumference, in wh; h are several small islands, on ona of which are the ruins of a castle. It dis- charges itself into Loch Awe. Luing, a small island iu the parish of Killbrandon, shire of Arygle, Scotlaud, oa the top of a hill, where are the ruins of an ancient fortification, being in some parts nearly 10 feet thick. Veins of lead ore, with a small quantity of zinc, have been dis- co.ered here. Luland Isle, lying at the mouth of Fad- stow haven, Cornwall. Luli.esley, a haiukt and chapelry in the parish of Sukeley, Worcester, from which if is distant 2 miles ; containing 125 house* and 131 inhabitants. Lullingstone, a parish in the hundred of Axton, latne of Sutton at Hone, Kent, on the littie river Derwent, 4 miles from Sevenoaks, and 18 from Loudon; containing 3 houses and 33 inhabitants. The rectory- is united with the vicarage, and is valued at 7/. 16,. 8'/. LtttiNGTON, a parish in the hundred of Rept'on and Gressley, Derby, 6 miles from Ashbyj and 113 from London ;. containing L U M Lfj N *n 1 M9M and 3 '»• inhabitants. It i"; a vica- rage, value H. 11a 1 Of/, in the patronage of the king. Lblli BT«r, a parish united with Fec.k- ington, in the hundred of Fromc., ? imerset, 5 miles from Prome, and 104 from Lon- don ; containing 29 houses and 1 37 inhabi- tants. .cton, a parish in the hundred of Aleiston, rape of Pevcnsey, Sussex, 3 miles flrom Seaibrd', and 6(> from Lo;vl >n ; contain- ing 4 houses and 51 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 6'. 12.'. l\d. in tlic patronage bishop of Chichester. Lbiseev. See I.itlkm.ey, Worcester. I.n.woRTH Fast, 3 parish in the hundred ♦f Winfiith, division of Blaudford, Dorset, ti miles frorn Wareham, and 116 from Lon- don ; containing 74 houses and 364 inhabit- ant. The church is m ancient building, with a curious tower, being in theshape of a rone from the base to the top. At the east c ud of the church is a chimney. On the site of its ancient fortress now stands a most su- perb building c.illed hufasorlh Castle, the sent of Thomas Weld. esq. The principal front standing towards the east, is movt beautifully decorated with statuary, and the chapel within these few year: erected is a handsome piece of architecture. The whole of the interior of the building is fitted up with • nted with many excellent I ires; the gardens and grounds also are extensive. A range of buildings a'jont a mile from the ca«th has beer erected and fit. D by Mr. Wfcjd for the reception of a number •> monks o." La Trapfe, who having taken re e here from France, carry on all the formalities of their order. The munifi- cent proprietor has granted them a piece of ground, which they cultivate during the re- laxation from religious duties, for their main- tenance. The living is a vicarage, value 11/ Us. W. Li Lwop.Tir, a parish united with the fore- going, about 1 mile distant grata -.vest to- wards the sea coa-t, and 117 miles from London ; containing 73 houses and 51 '2 inha- bitants. Not far from hence is Lulworth ' 5P, a r« inarkable natural curiosity . it is of a circular form, and appears a ; if scooped dWFof th* solid rock. It is surrounded with lofty hills. The entrance is narrow, with rocky cliffs on each side, and vessels of 80 • n burthen can ride in the cove with per- safety. It is about '21 feet deep at low water. — Hutckinton's Dorsetshire. Fv i worth St. Andrew's, a small hamlet in the parish of Stoke, near V.'e^t Lmworth, ■ t. Ltmlky Ghfat, a township in the parish •f Chester le Street, Lasingtou ward, Dur- ham, J miles from Durham, and £65 from London,; Containing l$5 houses and 695 in- habitants. It stands on the river Weare, en to Chester le Street. Here. its 1 with a chape! ansexetf, winch is frequented during divine service by the in- habitants. I.vm it v Little, a hamlet annexed to the foregoing township, also in the parish of Chester le Street, and nearly adjoining thereto ; containing 4S houses and .49 inha. bitants. Lvmphavav, a parish in the shire of Aber- deen, Scotland; lying in a valley surrounded by hiils, 32 milcsfrom Montros ; and contain. ingl44 houses ar.:l 6!4 inhabitants. At the south end of the parish is Loch Auchhssen, abounding with pik-e and eels. Among th* many barrows or ancient burial places near this place, one is shewn called Macbeth's cairn, supposed to contain the ashes of the usurper. Lisp, a township in the parish of li minghrough, in the division of Ouse and Derwent, east riding of York, 7 miles from Howden, and 191 frtm London. Lund, a township in the division of Bain- ton Beacon, east riding of York, 7 miles from Beverley; containing jJ houses a*nd 310 in- habitants. LiNDir., a parish in tha shire of Forfar, Scotland, united to Foub's Easter, 1 miles from Dundee ; containing 69 houses and 345 inhabitants. Lundie Loch covers about 72 acres of land. L'j.sdy Island, in the mouth of the Bristol channel, between 9 and 4 leagues from tha Devonshire coast. It is about 5 miles long, and 2 broad, and is encompassed with :■., cessible rock?, having but one entrance, where it will hardly admit £ persons abreast. In the north part of it is a high pyramidical rock called the Constable. It has horses, pigs, goats, sheep, and rabbit.-. I at at pre- sent but one family is Irving on it. Its chief business is in supplying fowls and eggs to the inhabitants of Devonshire. Formerly it had a fort and chapel. One of the rocks is called Rat Island, from the number of rats which burrow about it. In the reign of Henry VIII. one Morisro, together with IS of his accomplices, strongly fortified them- selves here, and considerably annoyed the coast by their piratical depredations. Lat. 51° 20'. Long. 4° 9' west Lunan, a parish in the shire of Forfar, Scotland, 7 miles from Arbroath, arid b\ miles from Montrose ; containing 66 houses and 318 inhabitants. It stands on Lunan bay. where a river of the same name, discharges itself into the German ocean. The bay is of a semi-circular form, comprehending an ex- tent of coast for about 4 miles. Lunan, a river in the shire of Forfar, Scotland, which rises at a spring called Lunan JVcf/, a little above a chain of locks. It flows in a winding course for about ! 4 miles through ' the parishes of Guthrie, Kinnel, Inverkeihr, and Lunan, abounding with trout and pike, and falls into the sea near fLed Castic. Lunan, also a river in the shire of Berth, Scotland, which rises in the parish oi Caputs' aud proceeding eastwards, form* .i beautiful LUS LUT i?xpan«es of water, and at Meiklow it join* the Isla. I.ise, a river in Westmoreland, and Lan- cashire, which rims into the Irish sea at Sun- derland Point. Lose, a river in Westmoreland and Dur- ham, which falls into thi' Tees below Long- ton, about 6 miles above Barnard Castle. Linf, a township and ohapr-lry in the pa- rish of Rum bold kirk, Gilliog West wapen- take, north ridirtg of York, 10 miles from Barnard Castle, and 250 from London ; con- taining 59 hoUS! * and 507 inhabitants. Lint, a hamlet in the parish of Saphton, hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 4 miles from Ormskirk, an 208 from London. Lrpr-rr, or I.o.'KfiT, a parish in the hun- dred of Axminster, Devon, 3 miles from Ho- niton, and 139 from IxmkIoii ; containing 109 houses and 675 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 13/. 6<. 10d. Lrpros, a hamlet in the parish of Kirby Lonsdale, hundred of Lonsdale, Westmore- land, 3 miles from Kirby Lonsdale, and 251 fn>m London; containing 41 houses and 150 inhabitants. Lubbottlb. See Lorbottie, Northum- berland. Li RCAHj a town in the 'Ounty of Armagh, province of Ulster, Ireland, lying about 2 miles from Lough Neagii, of which it has a most beautiful and extensive prospect It is 14 miles north-east of Armagh, and 67 north of Dublin. The linen manufacture of late years has been carried on here to a very great ixtent, and the whole of the country around, has been much improved. LuRGrsiiAir., a. parish in the hundred of Rotherbridge, rape of Arundel, Sussex, 4 miles from Petworth, and 45 from London ; Containing 76 houses and 521 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value S/. Lusby, a parish in the bundled of Bo- lingbroke, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 miles from Sptivby, and 137 from London; con- taining 15 houses and 89 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 14. Luss, a parish in the shire of Dumbarton, Scotland, lying on the west coast of Loch Lomond, 10 miles from Dumbarton; con- taining 188 houses and 953 inhabitants. The village of Luss projects into the lake, through the middle of which the small water of Luss runs. The church and man -e stand close to the lake, concealed in a beautiful cluster of tree6. Tiiere is a cotton mill here: and 2 or 3 very valuable quarries of blue slate. On a peninsula of the lake, stands the elegant modern mansion of sir James Colquhoun, of Luss. The tower of its former ancient castle s^ill remains. LtsTLEroH, a parish in the hundred of Teigubridge, Devon, 3 miles from Chud- leigh, and 185 from London; containing 34 bouses and $46 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 167. It. Gi. Lustov, a township to Leominster, in the bundled of WolpVy, Hereford, g mile; from Leominster, and 139 from London; contain- ing 65 houses and 3 1 3 inhabitants. Luton, a market town and parish in the hundred of Flitt, Bedford, 3 miles from Dun- stable, 8 from St. Alban's, and 3l£ from Lon- don ; standing on the river Lea, on the road to Oakham, and rontarnmg 6 1 'J houses and 309.5 inhabitants, viz. 1443 males, and 1673 fe- males, of whom 234 were returned employed in trade and manufacture, and 63 9 in agri- culture. It has a re> rkable church with a tower steeple prdttily chequered with flint and free stone. In the church is a curious font of an hexagonal form, open at the side ., and terminating iu handsome tabernacle work. There is a chapel adjoining the church, in which there are some good monu- ments. The buildings in the streets are mostly dirty and mean. The principal trade and manufacture here is the making of straw- hats. The market-house is an extensive building, and there is a good corn market on Monday. On the edge of the Bedfordshire downs, about 2 miles distant, is Luton Hoe park, the seat of the marquis of Bute. This mansion being on an eminence, commands a most extensive prospect, but having been built at various periods, had nothing of uni- formity till the whole was corrected by Adam, who formed a suite of rooms which for grandeur of dimensions, and luxury of deco- ration, are hardly to be equalled. The pri- vate chapel is a very handsome piece of build- ing, and has within a curious piece of carved work, brought from Tyttenhangar in 1603. In the neighbouring wood is a portico, originally designed for a house to have been built by lord Wenlock. It is a most beautiful piece of brick building, and in the park is a tower of fl'ntand Tottenham stone, of great antiquity. The library here is inferior only to that at Blenheim. It consists of 3 rooms, the whole being 146 feet in length. It has also a goud botanical garden, the whole comprising an area of 1400 acres. Fairs i5th April and 13th Oct. The living is a vicarage, value 35/. 12s. 1s Tour. L'jtsjermoor, a small village in the parish of Marykirk, shire of Kincardine, Scotland; • containing about 200 inhabitants. Lutterworth, a market town and parish „ in the hundred of Guthlaxton, Leicester, situated on the river Swift, about 2 miles from the Watling-street road which di\ ides- the county from Warwickshire, 14 miles from Leicester, and 89 § from London ; containing 267 houses and 1652 inhabitants, of whom 274' were returned as being employed in various? trades. Manyofthe houses are regular and well built of brick, but the more ancient buildings are of mud covered with thatch. ,Tne chmeb. has a remarkably handsome tower, with 4 beautiful turrets. In the beginning ol the 18th century, the roof was beat in by the fall of the spire, which was nearly 50 teet higher than the present turrets. About th* year 1740, the whole wr.s repaired, a paver Kent of cbequsredslone latd, and ali th« ia*"* LYD LYD terlor m.vle hew except the pulpit, which is of thick oak planks of an bexagoairl sliape, and has a seam of carved 1 work in she joints ; this pulpit is preserved with grcairwenenrtioni in memory of the reformer Wiekliff, who was rector of this place, and died suddenly in r, while bearing mass. The chair in which he breathed Ins h'.st, is also pre- served with great caret his body was buried in the church., bat the council of Constance having condemned bis doctrines in 1415, Ins remains were taken op and burned in 1428, and his ashes cast into the river. II is por- trait hares over the gallery at the west end of the church. Another relic is preserved, the communion cloth of purple velvet, trim- mad with gold, which is shewn as the very fannent he wove. '1 he font, a present of the earl of Denbigh, in 1704, has a cover repre- senting the old spire of the church. Here is also a presbytrriarj meeting-house. This town is a place of little trade, for a few inferior wool- ten goods excepted. Market on Thursday. Fairsfd April, Holy Thursday, and 1 6th Sept. Jm tl: rohood is a petrifying spring. The rectory is valued at 26/. in the patron- age of the king. The earl of Denbigh is lord •', the manor. — A/V/ Lu i ton, a parish iu the hundred ofWil- lybrook, Northampton, 9 miles from Oun- dle, and 80 from London; containing 23 houses and 155 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 21/. 11a jd. and is united with Wash- ipgley. LuTroNBOUHNF., a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Sutton St. Mary's, hundred of Elloe, part* of Holland. Lincoln, 3 miles from Hollbeach, aud 108 from London ; con- taining 109 houses and 50? inhabitants. J.vriONs Ambon, a township and chapelry in the parish of Weverthorpe, Buckrese wa- pentake, east riding of York, 7 miles from Driffield, and 204 from London; containing 4£ houses and '207 inhabitants. LoxaoKenoH, a hamlet in the. parish of Chigwell, hundred of Ougar, Essex, £ of a mile from Woodford bridge, and 9 from Lon- don. Here is a very elegant mansion, erect- ed, about 64 years ago, by Ujrd Luxbo- rough. LuxBORnur.H, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Cateombe, hundred of Car- bampton, SorUer at, 4 miles from Watchet, and 158 from London; containing 43 houses and 3 IS inhabitants. 1 Lexer: o, a parish in the hundred of Powder, Cornwall, 2^ miles from Lestwi- thiel, and 236 from London; containing 143 houses and b7j inhabitants. Li is a vicarage, value 10/. L'.'L., a river in Devonshire, which fails into the Tamer, mar Langstou, I.vdd, a market town and parish in the hundred of Langport; lathe of Shepway, Kent, 2 miles from Romney, ..ml 7.; from London; containing '204 houses and 1303 inhabitants, of v. horn 106 were employed in \ariuiis u i ies, ice. It u said tu owe its rise to the inhabitants of Promhill settling here oty the demolition of theii town by the sea. If. is a corporation, governed by a bailiff and jurats, and has the distribution of justice within its own jurisdiction. It is a member of the Ciucpie Ports, being joined with Romney; but its custom-house is under the ports of Dover and He. It had formerly a very considerable fishery carried on off Dungeness beach, but that has considerably decreased. Here is a charity-school, The sea having retreated from the old lighthouse, a new- one has been lately built 100 rods nearer tin- sea, and 3t milt s from the town : it is a cir- cular building of brick, with stone door and window frames, 100 feet high. This part ot the coast is defended by some strong batteries lately erected, ami is much noted for smug- gling. On the beach near Stone-end, is a heap of stones, said to be the tomb of Crispin and C'rispianus. It has a small market on Thursday. Fair first Monday in September, for pedlary, ixc. The living is a vicarage, value 55/. 12s. Id. of exempt jurisdiction, in the patronage of the. archbishop of Can- terbury. — Hasted 1 ? Kent. Lyddon, a river in Dorsetshire, in the hundred of Buckland, from whence it runs to Bay borough, and being joined by a consider- able brook, falls into the Stour, near Stour- minster Newton. LydE, a parish united with Pipe, in the hundred of Grimsworth, Hereford, near He- reford. Lydeard St. Lawrence, a parish in the hundred of Taunton, Somerset, 84 miles from Taunton Dean, and 152 from London; con- taining 101 houses and 604 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 22/. 6*. Bd. Lydeard Bishops. See BisHors Lydeard, Somerset. Lydford East, a parish in the hundred of Somerton, Somerset, 4 miles from Castle Gary, and 120 from London; containing 21 houses and 143 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7'. 9a 7rf. Lydford West, a parish in the hundred of Catash, Somerset, 5 miles from Castle Cary, and 121 from Londpn ; containing 57 houses and 313 inhabitants, It is a rectory, value 1?/. 13». 4:. i ym;am, a parish in the hundred of Pur- slow, Salop, stands on the river Camlet, 2 m;!es from Bishop's Castle, and 159 from London; containing 15 houses atul 106 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. Lydiat, a township in the parish of Hal- sail, hundred of West Derby, Lancaster. 3 miles from Ormskirk, and 208 from London ; containing 85 houses and 532 inhabitants. Lydlincii, a paiish in the hundred and division of Sherborne, Dorset 3 miles from Stupminster Newton, aud 114 from London ; containing 47 housesajyi 249 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14<. 5s. 10u'. Lydney, a parish in the hand cd of Elide- slow, Gloucester, lying on the borders of Monmouthshire, and or. the west beuk uf LYM LYM the river Sev-rn, 123 mile* from London ; and formerly a market (own. It cm- tains 1-29 houses and 783 inhabitants. In the neighboni hood is an extensive iron (',. . ■, and »>me collieries. It has the appearance of having been a Roman station, and was formerly of much prater extent. i-airs May 4th, and November 8th. It is a vica- rage, value 2+/. bs. He materials of its rude pier consist of vast Stadfjrd and Paddlesworlh chapels annexed, stones weighed out of the sea, arranged in Lymingt«n, a borough and market town such a manner as to break the violence of in the parish of Boldre, in New Forest, East the tide, which has made great encroach- division, Hants, situated on a creek of the ments, the cliffs being composed of a kind English channel called Boldre Water, about of marlc and blue clay incorporated with | of a mile from the sea, 18 miles from iime. The point of the first or main wall, Southampton, aud 95 from London; con- is the entrance into the port, and the taining 475 houses and 2-378 inhabitants, viz. opposite wall breaks the violence of the sea 974 males and 1404 females, of whom 3S7 from the entrance, and the vessels being de- were returned as being employed in various fended from all wind*, ride as secure as in a v.-etrJock. This singular work is called the Cobbe, and for keeping it in constant repair (which is done at the expence of the town), there are annually chosen 2 Cobbe wardens. On this cobbe or pier, are. planter! several trades. It is pleasantly seated on the brow and declivity of a gentle hill, and consists prin- cipally of one long street, leading toward the quay. Many of the houses are well built, coalman linga most delightful prospect of the English channel, and the isle of Wight The pieces of ordnance for the defence of the town-hall is a neat building, and is often town, and on it is erected the custom-house, used as an assembly-room. The chief com- which standing on pillars, the corn-market is meree here is the import of coals, and the held in the area beneath. This town had exp jrt of salt ; but both these are greatly on formerly a considerable trade, but it has the decline, Lymington being rivalled by much declined of fate. It has now a small other markets. The port here is an appeu- pilchard fishery. The church stands at the dageto Southampton, and it admits vessels of ea^t end of the town on a rising ground, ad- 500 tons to the quay. There are two sets of joining which is a large stone building, aud baths, oneatthe bottom of the town, the other over it a school. As the town stands on the about half a mile from it ; of late they have slope of a hill, the houses have a pretty been made very convenient, aud are much appearance one above another, and many of them are very handsome modern buildings covered with blue ilate. Here is a small assembly-room, a card-room, and biliiard-ta- frequented during the season. The borough is a corporation by prescription, consisting of a titular mayor, aldermen, and burgesses without limitation. It has sent two members b!e, all conveniently arranged under one roof, to parliament ever since the 27th of Eliza- In Church-street is a good almshouse, and beth, the ngLt of election being in the mayor there is likewise a presbyterian and an auabap- and burgesses only. The number of voters is tist meeting-house. The town is governed by a mayor, who is a justice of peace during h:s mayoralty, and in the year following ; and iu the 3d year he is. both justice and coroner. The corporation consists of the mayor, re- adout 60. According to tradition, this town was three times sacked and burnt by the French ; and it is supposed that its ancient church must have been destroy- ed, as part of its site may be still traced • .srder, ij capitai burgesses, 2 of whom are north of the town. The present church is LYM o -. il v B curacy, under tlic vicar of Boldre. About a mile distant are the traces of a Ro- man camp, known by the nam* of Bucklartd Rings, or Castle Field. Market on Saturday. Fairs, 12th -May, and 3d October.— Guide to the Watering Places. I.-. MiM.TON, a parish in the hundred of Stone, Somerset, 4 miles from Yeovil, and 125 from London; containing 40 houses and 242 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 21/. 6s. :>ridge, Lynn, Norfolk, 11 miles from Dovynham, and 9C| From London. It is di- vided into 10 wards, containing 1465 houses and 10,1)96 inhabitants, viz. 4540 males and 5556 finales, (if whom 2103 were employed in various trades and manufactures. It stands on the right hank of the Ouse, near its mouth, about 8 miles from the sea. The principal church is St. Margaret's, erected by the bishop of Norwich, about the year 1100. Part of it being blown down in 1741, and damaging the body of the church, it was soon afterwards rebuilt with 3 large ailes, and is now one of the largest parochial churches in England. St. Nicholas chapel is reckoned the largest of the kind in England, supposed to have been erected about the year 1350. It has a he! I tower of freestone, over which is an octagonal spire, the whole being 170 feet from the ground: this as weli as St. Margaret's has a library erected by subscript tiou. The chapel of St. James was rebuilt in 16S2, by the benefactions of the corpora-' tion and inhabitants, and converted into a workhouse for the whole town. In 1683, sir John Turner, who had been 3 times mayor and many years representative in parliament LYN LYT for this borough, erected at his own expence a handsome buildi tt% of freestone, with 2 or- ders of columns, intending it as an exchange for the merchants ; in a niche in the front is the statue of king Charles il. and within it is the custom-h.use, fitted up with every ac- commodation possible. The harbour is capa- ble of .ontamirig 300 merchant vessels, and the advantageous sii nation of the town, gives it a considerable traffic with all the neighbour- ing" counties, in nine, coals, and corn, ex- clusive of the pioduce of the country; and it has till lately had a considerable export trade to the Baltic, Spain, and Portugal. There are no fresh water springs here, but the inhabitants are supplied from the Gay- Wood river by the water-works near the east gate called Kettle-mill. The streets in gene- ral are very narrow, but well paved. The Kind's Stuith Yard or quay, where the great- est part of the impor;ed wines are landed and housed, is a huulsome square, with brick buildings, having in the center of it a statue of king James I. Persons pass hence over the famous washes into Lincolnshire; but accidents often occur to the boats. The new mall, extending from 'he workhouse to Gannock Gates, is about 340 yards long, and 11 wide, very neatly planted with a quick-set hedge on each side, having at con- venient distances semicircular recesses and benches. At the east end of the town is a mound, on which are ?ome strong fortifica- tions. The market-phiee is very spacious, containing an area of about 3 acres, having a very handsome niaiket cross of freestone, erected in 1710, adorned with statues. In a sem circular f i inn on each side are the but- chers' shambles, in 2 divisions, the frontis- pieces being supported by Doric columns, and the pediments enriched with various ap- propriate decorations. Behind this is another building, fitted up as a fish market, having some handsome houses enclosing it. On the causeway leading to Gaywood, an hospital was founded jn 1145, for a prior, and 12 brothers and sisters, which was refounded by James I., for a master and widows. Here was formerly also a. convent of Grey friars, (the steeple ofwhe.se church is mentioned as a sea mark,) together with several other religi- ous houses, of which but. few vestiges are now remaining. Until the reign of Henry VIII. this town appears to have been called Bishops Lynn, w-hen falling into his hands in consequence of some exchange of property, it changed its name to Lynn Kegis. It is go- verned by a mayor, aldermen, high steward, i recorder, £cc. and has sent 2 members to par- liament ever since the 23d of Edward I. the right of election being in the freemen, vtho are in number about 109 : the returning offi- cer is the mayor. A very laudable institution prevails here, called the Feast of Reconcilia- tion ; it is a monthly meeting of the mayor, aldermen, preachers, &c. to hoar and deter- mine all controversies amicably, for the pre- vention of law-suits: This town was taken by thn parliamentary army in 1643. after a siege of 3 weeks, when it paid upwards of 3001)/. ransom. The market days are on Tuesday and Saturday. The fairs 17'th of October, called the cheese fair, and 14th of Februay ; the last of which, continues 14 day , and is ge- nerally well attended. St. Margaret's is a curacy, patron the chapter of Norwich ; All- saints, a vicarage, value 18/. 6i. Pd. patron the bishop of Ely. — BhmefieB's History of M)/> folk. Lynn West, a parish in the hundred of Freebridge Marshland, Norfolk, 97 miles from London, on the west side of the river over against Lynn Regis; containing- :. 7 houses and 212 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. Lynnford, a hamlet in the parish of Mundford, hundred of Grimshoe, Norfolk, 5 miles from Thetford, and 37 from Lon- don. Ly.nstock. See Tarkant and Keynes,, Dorset LvoNSHAir., a parish in the hundred of Stretford, Hereford, 3 miles from Kincton, and 152 from London ; containing 120 houses and 678 iniai itants. It is a vicarage, value 61. 10.S-. 1th in the patronage of the bishop of Hereford. Lyre Qcle, a hamlet and chapel ry in the parish of Ocle Pritcharcl, hundred of Brox- ash, Hereford, (5 miles from Hereford, and 120 from Loudon ; population included with Ocle Pritcharcl. Lypiat, Upper and Lower, 2 small ham- lets in the parish of Stroud, hundred of Bis- ley, Gloucestershire, adjoining to Stroud, 105 miles from London. Lyth, a parish in Langborough wapentake, north riding of York, 4f miles from Whitby, and 250 from London ; containing 201 houses and 1037 inhabitant;, of whom 550 wer - re- turned employed in various trades and manu- factures, particularly in some extensive alum works in the neighbourhood. The living is a vicarage, value 10/. V2s. 6d. the patiocage be- ing in the archbishop of York. Lyth am, a parish and curacy in the hun- dred of Amouademess, Lancaster, 5 miles from Kirkhs'm, and 2C0?rom London; con- taining 92 houses and 920 inhabitants* L.YTUE, a, hamlet in the parish of H. 2d. and is united with Staine. Mabvn St. a parish in the hundred of Trigg, Cornwall, 4 miles from Bodmin, and 238 from London; containing 91 houses and 475 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 36/. MAC.ci.EsFiK.LD, the name of a hundred in Cheshire, being the eastern point of the ity projecting into Yorkshire, having Lancashire ou the north, and Dc rtryshire on the east. Mactien, Upper and Lower, a parish in the hundred of Wentlooge, Monmouth, 5 Wiles from Newport, and 152 from London, near the river Rumpney ; containing 123 houses and 674 inhabitants. Machykleth, a marker town and parish in the hundred of Machynlaeth, Montgo- mery, Wales, 30 miles from Montgomery, and 200 from London on the river Dyvy, the supposed Maglona ofthe Romans, surrounded by lofty mountains. The town is neat and well built, containing J4l houses and 1113 inhabit- ants. Owen Glendower exercised the lirst acts of his t regality at this place in !4u2, having as? sembled a parliament, and formally accepted the crown of Wale-. An old house, now di- vided into tenements, is shewn as being that In which the parliament was held. This town was formerly a Roman station: many coins have been found here. The market is on Monday. Fairs, 16th May, 20th June, 9th July, 18th September, and 25th November, for sheep, horned cattle, aud horses. — ]>'ar- twr's Tour it Walei. sniLD, or Macclesfield, a market town and parish in the hundred of Maccles- field,"?, '> stier, j8 miles from Manch aud !67t- iYi .» London; standing on an emi- Bollin, and containing ! 8743 inhabitants, viz. 3979 inate '• males, of whom the greater part were returned as bei g employed in nu _ nferoKS m cotton goods, hats, bat-bands, &c. It contains . -C is and s< veral chapels. St."Mi< ' is a large buildi ,l to have been erected by the family of Savage. In it are many handsome monuments. The tower, 8 l.'tds, is 24 yards high: adjoin- ing is achaj ; o to the Saw ■ j, • . Here ii siietthtue copy of a pardon said to have been granted by the pepe-tc u woman and her 7 children, for 26,000 years and 26 days, for saying 5 Ave marias and 5 Paternosters. Here also is shewn an eiegant figure of earl Rivers cut in marble, leaning upon his pillow, together with others of the same family in the different dresses of the times. The new church, called Christ church, erected in !7T5, is an elegant pile of building, and has 10 bells. The pulpit is of mahogany, and the chnrch has a good organ. The church-yard contains a very elegant pyra- nvdal monument over the family vault of — Rowe, esq. In the Back-street are 3 alms- houses, endowed for the maintenance of 3 poor widows : and a free-shool first endowed by Edward VI. with houses and lands, which now produ.ee 800/. per annum. On th* common adjoining the town are upwards of 40 brick-kilns, the neighbourhood also pro- duces stone and slate ; at the bottom of the hills are several excellent stams of coal, w hicb are worked to great advantage. '1 he town, which is well supplied with water from a fountain upon the common, (for which every housekeeper pays a yearly sum to the mayor) is incoq>orated; and is under the government of a mayor, and 24 aldermen, 4 of w horn are in the commission ofthe peace ; and one of them is always mayor; under whom are a town clerk, who is coroner for the borough, two smjeants at mace, &c. The mayor is al- ways lord of the manor. This town gives, title of earl to the family of Parker. In the town-box is preserved a copy or counterpart of a petition sent to the king soon after the battle of Bosworth, praying that the citizens might not lose their charter, although they were unable to fill up the number or aider- men, having lost so many of their principal inhabitants in that battle in the king's service! This town is also the head ol the hundred of Macclesfield forest, where the sessions arc held at Michaelmas and Easter, to try persons charged with misdemeanors ; and an inferior court is held weekly by the mayor and justices, for petty causes, and a bench of d justices every Monday. The market is on -Monday and Saturday, and is we'd supplied. | Fairs, 6th May, 22d* June, 11th July, 4tb October, and 11th November. The church of i St. Michael's is a curacy, in the patronage I of the mayor. — Norden's ClwJure. Mackney, a hamlet in the parish of Bright- well, hundred of Moretob, Berks, 1^ mile from Wallingferd, and 47 from London. Population included with Brightuell. Macwobth, a pari.ii in the hundred of Morlestone and Litchurcb, Derby, 3 miles from Derby, and 129 from London ; con- taining 60 houses and 303 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 91.3*. MAC M A D Madderifield, a parish in the hundred of Pershore, Worcester, 5 miles from Upton, and 115 from London; containing 25 houses and 153 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value .3/. 13*. lid. The seat of lord Beauahararj, of Pbwyk, here, is a neat ancient building - , commanding a most delightful prospect of the Mali ern hills. MauipW-.ton, a parish in the hundred of Branch and Dole, Wilts, near Amesbury, S3 miles from London ; containing 60 houses and 337 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, not rated in the king's books. The vicar is en- titled to the tithe of wool. Madehurst, a parish in the hundred of Avisford, rape of Arundel, Sussex, 3 miles From Arundel, and 57 from London ; contain- ing '21 houses and 133 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 8*. 10r/. in the patronage of 1 1 1« > b'ishop of Chichester. jNIacbcarv Loch, a small lake in the shire of Wigton, Scotland, lying between Pen- ningham and Kirko'.ven. There are several islands in it, on the largest of which are the remains of a considerable building and a gar- den. These islands are chiefly remarkable for the number of eagles which have been seen here for a number of years. The lake falls into the river B/nderi Macdcff, a considerable town in the shire of Banff, Scotland, 20 miles from Fra- Berbuvgb, adjoining Banff, a::.l containing- '250 houses and 1200 inhabitants. The houses are well built. Here is ah" a neat chapel of ease, the clergyman of which is paid by lord Fife. Previous to the year 1732, it had only a few fishing huts, with a small sandy creek; but it has now one of the best har- bours in the .Moray Frith, and has several vessels in the Baltic and London trade. M.AciArG Loch, a lake in the parish of Kilmadoek, shire of Perth, Scotland. Its banks are covered v. Lib tine woods. It falls into the 'leit/t, near the castle of Doune. Machany, a small rivulet in the parish of Muil.d, shire of Perth, Scotland, which falls into the Allan, nest Dumblane. Machar New, a parish in the district of Buchan, partly situated in the shire of Aberdeen, and partly in that of Banff, ly- ing on each ride of the road from Aberdeen to Old Meld rah, 10 miles from Aberdeen. It contains 208 houses and 925 inhabitants. In the Bishop's Loch is an island, on which are the ruins of a castle formerly belonging to the bishops of Aberdeen. Machar Old, or Old Aberdeen, a parish in Aberdeen, Scotland, standing on an emi- nence on the river Don, about I mile north of the city of New Aberdeen, and the same distance from the sea. It contains 1383 nouses and 9911 inhabitants* Vide Aber- deen City. MACKhRMORE, a small island near the west coast of Scotland, 5 miles castof Jura, Machlis, orMAUcntiSE, a parish in the shire of AjTj Scotland, on the banks of the Ayr, 10 miles from Ayr; containing 31 j houses and 1746 inhabitants, of whom 1081 were returned as being employed in various trades. The town is neatly built, and was formerly a burgh of barony, with powt r to elect its own magistrates ; but this right has been lost for a cen'nry past. Coal, free- stone, and limestone are found here in abun- dance. Madderty, a parish in the shire of Perth Scotland, near the head of the vale of Str.i- thern, 20 miles from Perth; containing 137 houses and 650 inhabitants. The river Po-js runs through the parish. On its banks is situated the ancient abbey of Inch Eff'rmi. Madeley Market, a market town and parish in the liberties of Weulock franchise, Salop, 8 miles from Bridgnorth, and 147 from London; containing 291 homes and 475S inhabitants,viz. 24St2 males and '23<2S female s ' of whom 1594 were returned as hejng employ-! edin various trad s. The famous Iron bridge here over the Severn, consists of 1 arch, which is 100 feet within the span, and is supposed to contain 50U tons of iron ; it was cast at Cole- brook Dale, and erected in 1730, and together with the romantic scenery of the wind glen, has a most beautiful appearance. At the foot of this bridge is now held the market, near 2 miles from i ts original situation. It v,- ; , , revived in 1763, after having been for many years discontinued; Her.- is a navigable ca- nal to the Ketlcy iron works, which are some of the most considerable in England, and a work for obtaining fossil tar, or petrolinm, from the cotidensed smoke of pit coal. Mar- ket on Friday, The living is a vica.iage, va- lue 4/. 17s. 10 .'. — ArthuTYimngs Tout. Madeley Great, a parish in the hundred of Pirehill, Stafford, 5 miles from Newcastle under Line, and I.",.", from London; contain- ing 163 houses and 9\5 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4'. 16s. Madeley Little, a hamlet to the fore- going, and 1 miie distant therefrom. Madeley, a hamlet in the parish of Chick- ley, hundred of Totmonslow, Stafford, 5 miles from Uttoxeter, and 140 from London. Madingley, a parish in the hundred of Northstow, Cambridge, 3 miles frorfl Cam- bridge, and 53 from London ; containing 2Q houses and 190 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, value 61. 9s. 7:i!i slong and 2 broad. Maciiera, a village in the county of Derry, province of Ulster, Ireland, 92 miles from Dublin. Magherafeet, a town in the county of Deny, province of Ulster, Ireland, 30 miles south-east of Londonderry. It has a very considerable linen manufactory. Macheralin, a village in the county of Armagh, province of Ulster, Ireland, pleasant- ly seated on the river Lagan. Mach! rewrote, a name given to the coun- try about Ballynahitich, in the county of Down, Signifying the field of difficulties, from its being full of rooks and mountains. Magharee, or the Seven Hogs, a cluster of small islands on the western coast of Ireland, situated on the s-outh side of the entrance into Tralfe bay. 2>:ao'ia!u.s Bay, in the county of Kerry, province of Minister, Ireland, between Bran- doivhead a;»d the Magharee islands, full of sunken rocks,and dangerous to navigation. '■■".:•' in, a Village in the county of Uosy.:. province of Ulster, Ireland,, having several very extensive branches of the line* manufacture. Machremore, a village in the county of Donegal, province of Ulster, Ireland, also a bay on the coast of Wicklow, province of Monster, 5 miles south of Whklow head. Maguniby in the county of Kerry, pro- vince of Munster, Ireland. Mahale agii, a village in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, standing on the v\\ er Lee, 5 rni'es east of Macroomp. Mad on, a river in the county of Waterford, province of Munster, Ireland, which falls into the sea 1 1 miles east of Dungai -van. Maiden Bb.am.ey, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Mete, Wilts, 7 miles from Hindon, and 1 03 from London ; containing 91 houses and 510 inhabitants. Here is Bradley house, the scat of the duke of Somerset. Fairs, 25th April and 21st September. Maidenhead, a market town partly situated in the parish of Bray, and partly in that of Cookham. hundred of Cookham, Beikshire, 26 miles from London, on the banks of the Thames, over which it has a very con mod ions bridge of 13 arches, erected in 1772 at the expence of 20,{;00/. The barge-pier bridge is maintained by the corporation, for which they receive toll. This town was anciently called South Allington. It was first incorporated by Edward III., and afterwards by James II., un- der a mayor and aldermen, with liberty to choose a high steward and deputy. From the 10 aldermen two bridge-masters are an- nually chosen. The mayor is justice of the peace, coroner, and clerk of the market, and he is also judge of a court which he must hold once in three weeks, exclusive of two sessions in the year. It has a gaol for debtors and felons, and there are eight almshouses for poor men and women, who are allowed 4i. per week, and 1/. Hlr. per annum for coals. The principal trade of this town, is in malt, meal, and timber. In the neighbourhood are seve- ral handsome seats of the nobility and gentry. Maidenhead Thicket, two miles distant, was formerly much frequented hy highwaymen? The market is on Wednesday. Fairs, Whit Wednesday, Michaelmas and St. Andrew's day. It has a neat chapel- — Maton's Tour. Maiden Newton, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Tcllesford, division of Dor- chester, Dorset, standing on the river Froome, 8 mi!es from Dorchester, and 127 from Lon- don ; containing 68 houses and 428 inhabit- ants. The church, in the centre of the village, is a large ancient building, consisting of a body and cross ailes, with an embattled teVer; Here is also a dissenting meeting house, '1 his town had formerly a market, and was other-; wise more considerable than at presents Maiden. Well, a hamlet in the parish of PwMckland, in the hundred of Louth Eske, Lindsay division, Lincoln,. 6 miles from Louth. The population is included with Farforth. Maiufohth, a parish in the hundred of Greens Norton, Northampton, 5 miles from MAI MA I Towcester, and 64 from London ; containing Dr - Fairfax, a magnificent building- of stone, which,, although iu.it at different times, and in various etyleaof architecture, ha* a be annul appearance; it sands in a park surrounded by a ffireaaa of water, which tails into the Medway. This stream is pai ticufar- ly noted for pike, spine of which grow so large as to weigh 30 or 40 pounds. The market is on Thursday, and ihe second Tuesday in every inwtvh, which was granted by George 11 in 1731. Fairs, 13th February, 12th. May 20th June, and 17th of October. The 47 houses and 228 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/-. Ss. 9d. Maids Mohton, a parish in the hundred of Buckingham, Bucks, 1 mile from Bucking ham, and 51 from Londonj containing 65 houses and 2J9 inhabitants. It is a rector}', value 18/. %a 1 Id. Maidstone, a borough in the hundred of Maidstone, and lathe of Ayleslbrd : he coun- ty-town of Kent, 3\h miles from London on the river Medway, over which it has a bridge of seven arches, and whence itiseupposed to church is a curacy, pf exempt jurisdiction, have derived its name. It contains 1330 houses ti,e patron-of which Is the earl of ftomuey.— and 802*3 inhabitants, viz. 3833 males, and Ha-tedfi Kent. 41S2 females, of whom 5196 were returnee as being employed in various trades and manu- factures, and 1306 in agriculture. It consists of four principal streets, which meet at the • market-cross. The church is a large handsome building, and is the most spacious parish church in the county, w.th a good library. Its spire was destroyed hy lightning in 173U, and has not been rebuilt. Here is also a building called Faith's church, which was formerly used .Maidwell, a parish in ihe hundred of Rothwell, Northampton, 9 miles from North* anrptou, and 4 from Loudou j containing 42 lion es and 208 inhabitants, it is a lect^ry, value 10/. 8>-. id. Mainland ok Orkney, the largest of the Orkney islands. See Pomona. Mainland op Snr.ri.AND, the largest island ill the sau.e cluster, liemg 60 miles long, and nearly 16 broad, projecting into the sea, and by the people who fled-from the persecution of having many ir.-egufor bays and pro.monto« the dakeot Alva, in the Netherlands, and who settled here in the reign of queen Elixaheth. These people established a considerable linen manufactory here, which is still continued. But the greatest trade of the town arises from the extensive hop plantations in the neighbourhood, and large orchards of apples the interior is inountaiiious, and fufJ of bogs. The mainland is divided into 8 paro- chial districts. The land is cultivated m the rudest manner, the p oughs are formed of a small crooked piece of wood, at tne end of which is placed a sit nder piece of oak, which is fastened to tne yokes laid across the necks and cherries, peculiar to this part of the °f .toe oxen; the person conducting the plough countv. ihe tide render, the river navi- walks by its side, and directs it by a handle gable here, for vessels of 50 or 60 tons, by fixed .on the top ; the driver going be- which great quantities of timber and corn fore pulls the oxen by a rope tied to their are conveyed. The county gaol is a very ex- horns. The lulls are mostly covered with tensive, strong, and modern building, an<1 the heath, and afford excellent past ire for black assizes fo: the county are held here. On the cattle and Sjheep, which ares ffered to run Chatham road, at the distance of about half Wll! - Shetland has long been noted for a small a mile, are very extensive barracks. The haruy'h eed ol horses, called Shellund parties, town is governed by a mayor and aldermen, under a charter granted by George II. in 1748, and has returned two members to par- liament since the first of Edward VI., who and a peculiar breed of swine, having very delicate flesh. Birds of prey are numerous here, and destructive to the lambs. Al- though the island is bare of trees at present, areelected by the freemen not receiving alms, many of considerable size have been dug up in number about 700. I'he returning officer in the mosses. The principal manufacture is the mayor. The archbishop of Canter- is a < itt;| e linen and woollen cloth for home bury had formerly a palace here, and there use ) and worsted stockings, some of which, Were likewise an hospital and convent of grey °f very line texture, are expo: ted, but friars. On the opposite side of the Medway the principal employment of the inhabitants atands Gibmliar tiousr, an agreeable place of isfishjug. — PennanPs Tour. kesort during the summer season. Here are Mains, a parish in the shire of Forfar, four charity schools, and a neat modern Scotland, formerly called Strut k Dighty, being built theatre, and '.luring the winter season a P art ljt thatrSt£ath in which the Dighty there is a well-conducted weekly concert, directs its course to the lay. It is 6 miles One mile from 'he town stands The Moat, an ancient mansion, the seat of the earl of Romney, who has built a large handsome house near the r ad, commanding a tine pros- pect. In the park is erecied a pavilion, on the spot where his majesty's marquee stood at t lie review of the volunteer corps of the county ol Kent, IstAugust . ■ . and where from Dundee; aid con ains 17 > houses and 939 inhabitants. Near the church is an old ruinous castle, for a long time the residence of the Grahams ofruitry. Mainsfouih, a hamlet in the parish of Bishop Aiid lieham, in Stockton ward, Dur- ham, 10 mi es from Stockton, an»l 258 from London; containing 10 houses and 55 iuiia- thc royal family were entertained with the bitants. greatest splendour and festivity. Five miles Mainstone, a. parish in the hundred of *rom Maidstone is Leed's casta; the seat of Purslow, Salop, 4 miles from Bishop's Cas- T t 3 M A L tl»», jmd 100 from London } containing 44 houses and 263 inhabitants. It is a rectory, id. MaIseY Hampton, a parish in thr; hundred rowthornf, Gloucester, 6 miles from Cirencester, ami B2 from 1 ondon ; contain- jng69 boosei and 315 inhabitants. It is a ■v. value 26/. Ms. Sd in the patronage CoHi -e, Oxford, with the I of Mahton more, a parish in the hundred cf Dudstoue and King's •Barton, Gloucester, S miles from G lou fen London; containing 51 honses and 543 inhabitants. The church was formerly a chapel to the parish church of St. Mary de Load, Glou- cester, but is now a detached curacy in the patronage of the bishop of 6h ucesl r. Maker, a parish in the hundred of East, Cornwall, 2 miles from Plymouth, and 284 from London ;corftaruing S23 houses and 1691 inhabitants, of whom If*? v -.v. pfALDEN. Si e Maileon, Surry. Ma.mi ah, a township in the parish of Kirby Malbamdale, wapentake of Stainclirie ; :id Ewcross, «cst riding of York, 3 miics bona Settle, and 233 from Leaden; containing CO houses and 262 inhabitants. Fairs, °jth June, and 4lh October. Malham-Moob, a hamlet to the foregoing township, half a mile distant, aud containing 1? houses and 98 inhabitants, Malxerstang, a township and cliapclry in the parish of Kirby Stephen, in East ward, Westmoreland,'! miles from Kirby Stephen, :\'.'({ 'Jul from London ; containing 67 houses and ^ 14 inhabitants. Pendragen castle, the rums of which are stili to be seen here, is said to have been iirst built in the time of Vor- tigeru. 'Mai.linc:, East, a parish in the hundred ofLarkueldj lathe of Ay|esford, Kent, J mile from Town Mailing, 3 milts from Maidstone, and 31 from London; containing 1,65 houses and 1^0.' inhabitants, of whom 1 90 were, re- turned employed in various trades. It ; > a vicarage, value 10.'. 8.. 4Vo. The river Blackwater is noted lor rum called the old gaol, which tradition sayi M A L MAL .vas ihft abbey prison. Here is a free-school. In the neighbourhood ait some e* tensive hop grounds. The marketis on Saturday. Fairs, 12th August, 2d October, and l?fcfr November. T.'ie living is a vicarage, value 10;. — Hasli .'s Kent. Uamwyd, a parrh in the hundred of Talybout, Merioneth, Wales, l.jinile from Dinas y Mowddu, an 2 '3 from London ; containing ?08 houses and 960 inhabitants, It is a recti ry, value 10*. 1 > . bd, and s : i the patronage of the bishop of .St. Asaph. The church yard is remarkable for several large yew trees. VI allow, a considerable town in the coun- ty of 'ok, province of Minister, Ireland, seated on the river Blackwater, 14 milt-, north of Cork ; here arc several considerable linen manufactories, and a line spring of tepid water, much resembling the waters at tlie hot-wells Bristol. Here is also a good market. Malmsbuhy, the name of a hundred in Wiltshire, lying at the north-western extre- mity of the county on the borders of Glouces- tershire. Mai msbcry, a borough, market-town, and parish in tne hundred of Mahnsbury, Wilts, 12 miles from Cricklade, aiid 95 from Lon- don; containing 19S houses and 1027 inha- bitants, of whom 83 were returned employed in trade, its first monastic institution ap- peals to have been a house of British nuns, under D'moth, abbot of Banchor, about the year t>00. These being suppressed for ineon- tinen e, soon after, one ialdulphuSf a Scot- tish monk, erected an hermitage here, set himself up as a teacher, and .jy degrees collected a company together, to live under regular discipline; thence it \va cal.ed Maldulfsburg, or tne town of Maldulf, and afterwards, by cojiti action, Malmsbury : af- ter him, Aidhelin, one of h S pupils, by the help of Elentherrtos, bishop of Winchester, turned this little society into a stately abbey, of which be became first abbot. It received various endowments from king Edgar, Ed- ward the Confessor, William the Conqueror, &c. The abbey consisted of a very targe and spacious body with a line front to the west, and a steeple in the centre This was furnished with lb bells, and the western tower with 2. Notwithstanding it was written on one of the bells," may be never go to heaven who shall steal ties bell frsm the seat of the blessed Aidhelin," there are none left in it, and these widen serve for the use of the pa- rish, are in a low spire steeple .of one of the two ancient churches, at ne end of the ce- metery. 1 he town is pleasantly situated on a. hid, nearly surrounded by the river Avon, and had formerly a casde, but no remains of it are to be seen. Here is an alms-house for 4 irten and 4 women ; and near the south bridge formerly stood an hospital for lepers It has also a small manufactory of woolbn cloth. This town was first incorporated by Ed- ward king of the West Saxons, but received its present charter from William III , and is go- vuncd by an alderman and J2 capital bur- gesses. -Malmsbury has sent two nv-aabers to parliament ever since the£3d of Edward I., and by a determination of the bouse bf com* pons in 1796, the right of election was de- clared t_> be in the alderman and 12 capital burgesses. The famous William of Malms* bury, the historian, was a native of this place, as well as Fhomas Hobbs, the philosopher, Egeliher, an astrologer, whodied in 1060, having attempted the art of flying by artifi- cial wings, fiom one of the towers, in so doieg he reli and broke his thighs, which was ■he occasion of his death. The market is on Saturday. Fairs, nth March, 17th April, and 'A;th May. It is a curacy. — OMfe/d's Boroughs, and Britten's Bcuutics of Wilis. Malfas, a market town and parish in the hundred of Broxton, Chester, standing on a high hill near the river Dee, 5 miles from Whitchurch, and 166 from London; con- taining 191 houses and 906 inhabitants. It Consists of three streets tolerably well built and paved, but its name is supposed to be de- rived from Mai-Pas, signifying a bad-road. Its ancient castle belonging to the Cholmon- deley family, has been long since decayed. The market is on Monday. Fairs, 25th March, 25th June, and Sth December. The rectory is very valuable, and is divided into two por- tions the first portion, value 4S/. 8*. 4t/. has St. Chad's chapel annexed; the second portion, value 44/. 19*. 2./. has Whitwell chapel an- nexed. The ministers officiate alternately. — Nwden'f. History of Cheshire. Malfas, a parish aDd curacy in the hun- dred of Wentloodge, Monmouth, 2 miles from Newport, and 149 from London; con- taining 38 houses and 178 inhabitants. Maltby in Mahisco, a parish in the hun- dred of Calceworth, Lindsay division, Lin- coln, 3 mile- from Alford, and 143 from Lon- don; containing 40 houses and 208 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 17s. 8^/. ?.1altby, a small Uamlet in the parishes of II :d I in', tun an d Raitbby, hundred of Louth Esk, Lind-ay division, Lmcoln, Smiles from Louth, and 150 from London ; containing 7 houses and 30 inhabitauts. Maltby, a township in the parish of Stain- ton, in Langborough wapentake, north riding of York, 4 miles from Stokesiey, and 246 from London; containing 3? houses and 141 inhabitants. Maltby, a parish in the wapentake of S'.raflbrth and Tickhill, west riding of York, S miles from Bawtry, and 12 from Sheffield ; containing 101 houses and :»2~ inhabitants. There foimerly stood here a preceptory tor knights Templars. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 13„\"4d. Ma lion, a borough, market- town, and parish in Rydnll wapentake, north riding of York, 17^ unUs from York, and 214 from London ; situated on t'e ri»er Derwent, over w nieli it has a handsome stone bridge: iimu* tains 600 houses and 5047 inhabitants, viz. T t 4 MAL M A N 1450 males and 1589 females, of fhom 20C8 Were returned empl yed in various trades and manofactur , md 447 in agncidtnre. The k aboui ha -1 has 3 pa- rish churches. There ye .- ill some r. mains . ible of a ca tie h re bu h in the reign of Renry I ; ami tbegrea erpart of its ancient monastery was blown clown in 1 7S2, but its ..pel is still standing- In 1 785, during the sitting ofthe quarter sessions in tt.e town hall, trie' er.t." beam of the building gave way, and .. i rsons fr.il into the area t about 12 feel deep, b:t without the loss ■. i vt ■-. The river is navigable to the Ma ton has returned 2 members to parlia'mt t ever sine* the 23d of Edward I. the of election bong vested in the holders . at 100 burgage tenures. The town is gov< rued by a bailiff, 'i he parish church is a i uracy in the patronage of e irt Fitzwilliam. I • ■ market is on Tuesday awl ! aturday ; the hitter has i jpod supply of horses at d black cattle. Fairs, Saturday before Palm Sunday and Wait Sunday, wad the 10th and i I October. M alton Old, one mile distant from New Walton, from which it is divided by the river Derwentj it ontains 151 houses and 741 in- Here was formerly a priory of Gill, rtine canons. Malvern Great, a parish in the hundred of Pershorc, W< r< c ster, 8 nr,i.e> from Worcester, and 106 from London j containing 163 houses and 819 inhabitants, and is a well built village. An ht nnitage or religious society was founded here dur ng the reign of Edward the Con- fessor, and by the .munificence of var'ous devotees, t became a magnificent monastery; the church 0.1 whic still remains, it hav- ing been \ urcl a e.l !«v the inhabitants, and r fed parochial at the dissolution. It i- - ill a magnificent structure, with an em- battled and pinnacled tower rising from the ce.,tre : 12 feet high. The windows have some remains of stained slas-. Some parts of the c. oir are ornamented with a tesselated pavement containing the coats of arms of se- veral ancient families, an 1 the church has many aiK lent toinbs. Malvern has long been noted for mo medicinal springs; that called Si. Anr?j Well, about a quartei of a mile above the church, s bituminous; the other, i is a chalybeate in the meadows below the village," is qi te neglected. 1 he church is a vicarage, va ne 8 . 3*. id. and is in the patronage of lord Foley*— iVcsVo Wortxster- Malvern Little, a hamlet in the parish of (■reat Malvern, hundred of Oswaldslow, Worcester, 3-J miles distant from the fo ing. It was formerly a separate parish, and v ince i verj . e village. It now contains 6 houses and 34- inhabitants. The ch'if h is . - -t te: A benedictine monastery < I here iir lt9l. Malvei . situated in Worcester a il Herefordsbirts, gwe name to the two bg villages^ they stretch in length Iwr 5 about 9 miles, and are from 1 to - la breadth ; the highest parts are the hills call- ed the Worcestershire and Herefordshire beacons, the former rising 1300 feet above the level of the ptein, and the latter 1260 feet. They are distant aboi:t"i miles, 'li.ey have the appearance of being one vnst rock, chiefly of limestone towards the west, and of a species of quartz towards the east ; from these hills is-ue innumerable swings of various qua ities. The one call -»/(,'/, about halfway up the summit, and about 2 miles fiotn Great Malvern, is accounted very salu- tary in various disorder-. The district called ontains7115 acres in Wor- shire, 241 acres called the priory laud, 619 acres in Herefordshire, and lc.3 acres in ■tersHire. The views from the Mal- vern hills are very extensive and delightful, over the connties of Wales, Hereford, Glou- and Worcester. Malwood Castle, near Beaulicu, in the New Forest, Hants. Near tins place king William Rnfus was killed, and it has long been noted in history for an oak, said to bud on Christmas day, and to wither before night. Mamble, a parish in the hundred of Os- waldslow, Worcester, 7 miles from Bewd'ey, ■':> from Loudon-; containing 56 houses and 53S inhabitants. The parishes 14 miles in circumference. The living is a vicarage, value 9/. is. Id. and is tmited wnb Bayton, in the patronage of the king. Mahhead, a parish in the hnn&lred of Ex- mi nster, Devon, 4 miies from Chndteigh, and 178 from London; containing 48 houses and 230 inhabitants. It is a leetory, value 1'.. ' - -<1 mu i lad, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish ofLanever, hundred of Abergavenny, .Monmouth, 7 miles from Abergavenny, 5 from L>k, and 141 from London; containing -iJ houses and 309 inhabitants. Mam Ior, a considerable mountain in Der- byshire, coin air.ii. g lead mines in the peak near Castkvton. Man or M adn, a river in Nottinghamshire, which falls into the Medon at Houghton. Man, the Istr. or, is situated in the Irish, sea, about 30 miles from the coast of ] land, 18 from Scotland, 26 from Ireland 40 from the extreme point of Anglesey, being about .30 miles long and 12 metes broad; it contains 17 parishes called kirks, and the chief towns' are Ruthin, Douglas, and Peek?. The regular ports of the island are, V- Derby haven, Perle, and Ramsey, each hav- ing sive.nl dependant creeks. From Liver- pool the passage is generally performed in, t«o lides, but the packet from Whitehaven generally pi rfornris its voyage in 12 hours: it cry Monday. The two extremities of the island consist of good arable and pasture land. The south end has different .-oils, bur. ealer part is -loam, in others clay and sand occur, 3 nd the sea weed driven on s is used for manure. The climate is something M A N MAN milder than in the neighbouring purls of Great Bntiin and Ireland, anci frost and ,V yatds above the level of the sea, and on a clear d ly com- mands a most extensive prospect of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. The exj of this island toGreat Britain are, potatoes, butter, eggs, pork, beet', skins, honey, kelp*, wool, linen, yarn, and lead ore. Ihe power was formerly greater than it it at pie- seut, a it is recorded th;it the Maoks ma le frequent conquests in Ireland, and that tbey forced the Scots to a peace on dishonourable terms; aim in 1205 llegtnakl, kim; of Man, Sailed to Ireland with John de t'oUrcy, bis biother-iu-1 iw, with a fleet of 100 sail. On this island the duke of Athol has a handsome seat. Several rums of abbeys a id monasteries are observable in different parts n( i*. Lat. 54.25. Long. 4. l ~'o. west, at the north cud. — Robertson and Fellham \i iuir to the L\c if Man. Manacan, a parish in the hundred of Kerriar, Cornwall, 5 miles from Helstone, and 27.') fro . London; containing 92 houses and 4S9 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. lbj. in the patronage of the bishop of Ex- eter. Mavatov, a parish in the hundred of Teign- bridge, Devon, ti miles from C'liudleigh, and 168 from London; containing 57 hou.es and 346 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13-. 12,. Bd. Manavon or Manatow, a parish in the bunded ot Newt>wn, Montgomery, Wales, near New tun. and 1 T i J miles from Loudon; con- taining 60 houses and 326 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6v. tOs. 4tf. in the patronage of the bishop of S . Asaph. Man by, a parish in the hundred of Louth Eske, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 5 miles from Louth, and .5$ from London; containing 31 ho ses and 14-i inhabitants. It is a rectory, value IE. 10*. 2d. Masbv, a small hamlet in the parish of Brpughton in Manley wapentake, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 miles t»est of Glanilftjrd Brigg, and lt'O from London. Population included with B rough ton. MasCestkr, a parish in the hundred of Hemlingfoid Warwick, 1 m le from Aiher- stone, and 106^ from London ; standing on an eminence by the liver Anker, and borders uf Leicestershire. It ;* supposed to have been the ancient city called Ma of the Romans, vestigfcs of their intrenchments be- ing stiil to be seen H contains 56 houses and 25? inhabitant*. Tue church is the mother church of Atheritone, and is a vicar- age, value 10/. 1 3s. ales, of whom 44,500 were returned as beiug employed in trade, handi- craft, and manufacture, and 129 in agricul- ture. The Irwell is the principal stream, and receive^ the Irk at the north-west angle of the town. On the west side of the Irwell, 1st i net township called Salford, under a separate jurisdiction, but it may be rec- as the little Southwark of Manches- ter; its population is included in that of Manchester, separately amounting to 13,611 mrb i; connected to the town by three bridges. The middle bridge is of tim- ber, ami is only passable on foot : passengers from the .V anchester side must descend to it by near 40 .steps. The lower bridge is handsomely built of stone, sufficiently wide for three e . to run abreast, and the road level: it consists of two arches; and here a toll is taken. The old or upper bridge is very high on the Mane hester side, and slopes into SaiFord. 'i here are fourbridges over the Irk ; three being for carriages, and the fourth only admitting a single horse at a time. The collegiate church is a handsome Gothic struc- ture, ornamented with some beautiful sculp- ture; the tabernacle work overthe hall is very- curious, and it has a large and powerful or- can. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, St. George and St Dennis. The collegiate body Consist 6 ol a warden, four fellows, two chap- lains, two clerks, four choristers, ..nd four singing men. Besides the Caikgt ckurch } SL Mary's, built by the clergy of the collegi- ate church, i-a very elegant building, having a < urious carved choir, and a chM k which shews the age of the moon. St, shin's is a hand- some edifice] erected in 1723. St. Paul's, a very spacious building, principally of brick, which has lately had a strong lofty tower added (o it. St. James's, built of brick and stone, with a small stone steeple. St. Michael's also of brick arid stone, with a square tower. The jVeoi Jerusalem Church, St. Clement's, St. Tho- mas's, St. George's, and St. Peter's, which Lst is a strong and elf pant stone structure, bav- ins a high spire, and six semicircular win- dows. The two last have been lately erected. There is also Trinity Church and St. Stephen's at Salford, besides a capacious catholic cha- pel, quaker meeting- house, and main- cha- pcis of different dissenting congregations. This town can boast three other good foun- dations, viz. an hospital, free-school ai:d li- brary, each of them well endowed. The hospital was founded by H. Cheetham, and incorporated by Charles II., for the main- tenance of 40 boys, but the funds of the charity being improved, it now contains aho e double that number. This gentle- man also erected a spacious library, well- furnished with books, and settled a salary upon the librarian, and an annual sum for in- creasing the collection. The free school was founded by Hugh Oldham, b shop of Exeter, buti. efore this noble work was com- pleted, it wa$ liinslied by his heirs. In this school the greater part of the cle;?y of the town and neighbourhood have received their earlyedueatitfn. There are also several charity and Sunday schools. The Exchange has been pulled down, and its site forms a convenient area, much to the advantage of the sur- rounding houses. The theatre is a very neat building. The gentlemen's concert room is elegant and capacious, and will accommodate 1200 persons. This is supported by a volun- tary subscription, and strangers are admitted with a subscriber's ticket. There aie also new and commodious assembly rooms. The Cir- cus is a handsome building, for equestrian and dramatic exhibitions, similar to thcCircus of London. The New Bailey , ( or Penitentia- ry house, particularly deserves atteut .on. In a large room over theentianec are held the sessions, with commodious adjoining rooms, for the magistrates, jurors, &c. Bey . d this in the centre of a large area. < : lo ed v very high walls, stands the prison, an extensive building, forming a cross three stories high. Th's prison is kept surprisingly neat and healthy, and such of the prisoners as are mechanics, and not confined for capital crimes, are allowed to work at thi ir trades. In an airy situation and on a plea- sant elevated spot, sand the infirmary, dispensary, lunatic asylum, and public baths ; a pleasant grass plat and gravel walk extending in front of t le building3, having a canal between that and the street, fenced with iron palisades. The lying-in hospital is in Salford, at the end of the old bridge, where a new building has also been erected for the poor. In the town is also a new workhouse, and here is established a literary and philoso- phical society, and the Lancashire humane s ciety,fortbe recovery of persons apparently drowned. Amongst the numerous and extensive manufactures with which it supplies most of the European markets, the most important bran h is the cotton trade, and by its late improvements, with the intermixture of silk, it resembles the manufacture of Genoa, in various articles of foreign traffic It is disci noted for its velverets and checks, and nume- rous small articles, such as filleting, taj(s, laces, gartering. See. A silk manufactory has been lately established here, and that for mak- ing and finishing hats is carried on to great extent. Vast quantities of these goods are exported. Here are two marketplaces, the old and the new, which are well supplied on Tuesdays and Si turdays; the latter is the prin- cipal, the former being mostly for transacting thi manufacturing business of the town and country traders. The town, which contains about 600 streets, is well paved and li ;hted by about 2000 lamps, and nightly guarded by 200 watchmen, tor parochial affairs it is divided into 14 districts. Thi- town is not in- corporated, but is governed only as a manor by courts ieet and baron. It gives title of duke to the Montague family. Here is a constant intercourse by water carriage on the Irwell, which has been rendered navigable MAN M A N to Liverpool at a great ex pence for vessels of MaiWJINGFORB Brucs, a parish in the hun- 20 and 3U tons and the deke of Bridge water's died of Swanborough, WiltSj 9£ niiles from canal has opened a pas-age to the Mersey at Ludgersball, and SI from London ; contain* BO miles distance. The nrst uavigable canal ing 36 houses and 213 inhabitants. It is a was begun by the duke of Bridgewater in rectory, value 10/. 3s. M. 1758, from Worsley to Salford; bnt it being Mannisgii am or Manning-toy, a parish id found that the navigation would be more be- neficial if carried over the Irwell mar Barton bridge to Manchester, the duke procured a second act of parliament for that pm pose, the hundred of South Erningham, Norfolk, 5 miles from Ay I sham; containing 2 houses and 24 inhabitants. JIansingiiam, a township in the parish of and to extend- a side branch to Lougford Bradford, Morlcy wapentake, west riding of bridge in Stratford. After which it was York, near Bradford, and 800 mi;es from fouml most advisable to extend it from Long- London ; containing 270 houses and 1357 in- fold bridge by Dunham, to fall into the river habitants, of whom 448 were returned em- Mersey near the Hemp Stones below Bank ployed in various trades and manufactures, quay, so as to bring vessels into the canal at. Manning tiilf., a market-town hi the pa ! £ he lowest neap tides; this was accordingly rish of Mistley i home, hundred of Tendring, done under a third net, notwithstanding the Essex, 1 1§ miles from Harwich, 9 from Col- opposition of the proprietors of the Old Mer- Chester, an J til from London ; it contains 125 sey and Irwell navigation. A Roman sta- houses and 1016 inhabitants, of whom 953 tion is mentioned y Antoninus ca 1 1<<1 Man- were returned employed in various trades. It cun'mm, and a camp appears to have been form- is very conveniently situated on a branch of ed in that part called Castle field. The rain- the river Stour, called Manningtree water, part is pretty entire all round, as are also The market on Thursday is well attended. some vestiges of the ditches; Many curiosi- Fair Thursday in Whitsun week. It is a cu- ties have been found here, particularly several racy under Mistley. Roman and Saxon rings and coins, several of Mansbridge, the name of a hundred in which are preserved in the British Musi urn. Fairs, Whit Monday, 1st October, and 17th November. — At/tin's Tuur round Manchester, and irititakar's History <:!' Manchester. Hampshire, in the centre of the county to the north of Southampton. Mansm.oamace, a parish in the hundred of Grimsworth, Hereford,8 miles from Hereford, MaNBWBON, a parish in the hundred of and. 1:3 from London ; containing 24 houses Claveriug, Essex, •> miles from Bishop's and 120 inhabitants. It is a viearage, value Stortford, and 34 from London; containing 5/ 6j, 8d. 98 houses and 4S7 inhabitants. It is a vi- Mansex Hopf. See Hope Mansil. Garage, value 1-tL Mansri Lacey, a parish near the forego- Manfield, a village in Gilling wapentake, ing, containing 55 houses and 276 inhabit- north riding of York, 3| miles from Rich- ants. inond, and 235 from London ; containing 51 houses and 229 inhabitants. Manoctsfield, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Barton Regis, Gloucester, i\ miles from Bristol, and 111 from London, and is sometimes included in the liber ties of Bristol ; jt contains 488 houses and }492 inhabitants, viz. 1259 males, and l<33 f'malcs, of whom Mansergb, a hamlet and cfiapelry in the parish of Kirhy Lonsdale, in Lonsdale ward, Westmoreland, 3£ miles from Kirby Lons- dale, and 254 from London; containing 30 houses and 134 inhabitants. Mansfield, a market town and parish in the hundred of Broxtow, Notts, 14 miles from Nottingham, and 15St from London, in the 69~ were returned as being employed in van- forest of Sherwood; containing 1201 houses cms trades and manufactures, and 120 in and 598S inhabitants, viz. 2798 males, and agriculture. At Bury hill mar it, is supposed 3190 females, of whom 1573 were re- fco have been a camp of Ostorius. turned as being employed in various trades, MaKgusbury or Mansedsei ry, a village in &.c. and 271 in agriculture. Its prin- the hundred of Slaughter, Gloucester, near cipal trade is in corn and malt, and a small Srowe-in-the-\Yold ; containing 21 houses and manufactory for stockings; formerly it was 120 inhabitants. noted for that of soap. When the forest Man ley, the name of a wapentake in of Sherwood was a royal cha-e, here was a the division of Lindsay, Lincolnshire, at the villa which the kings of England kept as a north-western extremity of the county, hunting seat, and the manor of Cokenev was bounded on the north by the Humber, and on the west by the Dun. Manningfoed Aeeoits, a parish in the hundred of Swanborough, Wilts, 9 miles from Ludger; hall, and 80 from London; contain- ing 21 houses and 131 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. 10*. 2d. ManniNgford Boiiun, a hamlet in the held by the service of shoeing the kjnj,'s palfry, when he came here; and by au an- cient custom of the same manor, the heirs are declared of age as soon as born. Here is a charity school. Several noble mansions are within a tew miles, viz. Worksop manor, the seal of the duke/of Norfolk; Clumber, theduke of Newcastle's; Thoresby, lord Newark's; and parish of Manuingford Bruce, 9{ miles from Walbeck, the scat of the duke of Portland. liudgershall j containing 26 houses and icj The market on Thursday is well stocked with inhabitants, corn and cattle. Fairs, 10th July and se- M A P M A P eond Thursday in October, for eattle and Mant»old, a river in Staffordshire, which . . [I is a vicarage, value ~.i. 7s. 6rf. and falls into the Dw , near Alsop. is in the patronage of the dean of Lincoln. Mapfembt, a township in the parish of — (■. un. Staudley, hundred of Appler.ee, Derby, 6 Mansfield Woodhwjse, a township and miles from Derby, aud 126 irom London; chapelry to Mansfield, and dis'ani there- containing 55 houses ao being employed iu various trades. A Roman building, '20 yards i>v 1 j. « a* discovered near this place in a coin field, a jsaic pavement at »hi h was in e\> ellent preservation. Mas-head, the name of a hundred in Bed- fordshire, at the south-western extremity of the county, bordering en Buckinghamshire. Mansrigcs, a hamlet in the parish of I I- verstone, hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster,.! mile from Ul vers tone, and -.'7 1 from Lon- don j containing 12 houses and 64 inhabi- tants. Man ton-, a small village in the hundred ©f Redlane, division of Sberborn' Dorset, 2 miles north of Siourminster; containing 19 houses and 109 inhabitants. Manthorp, a hamlet to the parish of Thurlby, hundred of Ness, parts of Kes- teven, L:,n oh), 3 miies from Bourne, and 95 from Loudon ; containing 20 hou-es and 9.5 jnhabitauts. standing on an eminences miles from Bea- minster, and 136 from London; containing 14 houses and 72 inhabitants, ft ;s a r ctory, value 8/. 3;. \<1. Matpleblck, a pari:!, in the hundred of Tburgartoo, Notts, 6 utiles from Newark, and 136 from London ; containing 15 houses and 152 inhabitants. It is acura y, in the patronage of the drike.of Newcastle. Mapplej ci'ii im, or Mapu.dlreham, a parish in tlje hundred of Larrglree, Oxford, standing near the Thames, 4 miles iVpm Read- ing, and 41 from London ; and containing 99 houses and 4 >2 inhal itants It is a vicarage, value 12/. 18*. in the patronage of Eton Col- lege. Mappledurwell, a parish and curacy in the hundred and division of Basingstoke, Hants, 3 miles from Basingstoke, and from London; containing 54 houses and 160 inhabitants. At the distance of l mile is Ma nth or pb, a hamlet: in the parish of ffr.k oal Park, the residence of lord Bolton, Grantham, in the liberty of Grantham soke, Lincolnshire, 1 mile from Grantham, and 1 12 from London; containing 91 bouses and 44fi inhabitants. Manton, a small village in Manley wa- pentake, Lii ds y division, Lincoln, near Burton-on Stather; containing lii houses and 52 inhabitant: . most elegant and rural situation. The park is 8 m les in circumference, a".d before each front is a fine sheet of water j some of the walks may be seen a mile long, beauti- f< lly )>iai;tcd on each skis wkh chesnut and lime trees; at pr ices are statues, urns, obelisks, and particularly a very hue equestrian statue of George 1. It is well Manton, a' parish in the hundred of Mar- stocked with all kinds of game. The man- tinsley, Rutland, between Martinsthorp and sion is equal to the grounds in magnificence, Normanton, 92^ miles from Loudon; con- the internal decorations and furniture display- taining 43 I 18^ inhabitants. Here mg the greatest taste. The gallery of pic- was formerly a chantry, endowed by ti:e tures is furnished with the best performances carl of Leicester, the manor of which was of the different Flemish and Italian mas- grr.nted to lord St. John, in the reign of queen Elizabeth. It is a vicarage, value 10/. Manton, a hamlet in the parish of St. Mary's, Marlborough, in the hundred of y, Wilts, H mile from Marlborough, ters. Mapplestead Great, a parish in the hun- dred of Hinckford, Essex, 2j miles from Hal- stead, aud -i9 from London ; containing 45 houses and 331 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, and 751 from London. The population re- value Si. 3s. 47 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 15.«. 7i/. in the patronage of the dean aud canons of Christ church, Oxford. .Warden, a parish in the hundred of Broxv ash, Hereford, 5 miles from Hereford, and 14 from London, on the river Lug; con- taming tb house's and 132 inhabitants It •- a vicarage, value 51. 13s. 5d. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Hereford. . i n, a parish in the hundred of Mai- den, lathe of Scray, Kent, 7 mil -, froni Marchamley, a hamlet in the parish of Maidstone, and 41 from London, near the Hodnett, hundred of North Bradford, Salop, river Twist; containing: 225 house* and I6m> 5 miles from Drayton, and 160 from Lou- inhabitants, of whom 78 were relumed as I c- don. The population is included with Hod- ing employed in trade. It was'onee more con n< tt. March or Marsh Balden. See Bai.dem March, Oxford. MArchi niton, a township and cbapebry in the parish of Hanbnry, hundred of Off low, Stafford, 3 miles from ! : roxeter, and 135 from London ; containing 102 houses and 470 inhabitants. Marchivh, or Marchwyei, a parish in !the hundred of Broutnikld., Denbigh, Wale*. siderable, and had a marktt. The fair i-> ott the 10th of October. It is a vicarage, v;>h.e 71. 18'. 4 '. in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbui y. Mardsn East, a parish in the hundred of Westborne and Singleton, Chichester rape, Sussex, 6 mijc3 from Midhurst, and 64 from London; containing 7 houses and 46 inhabi- tant. It is a vicarage, value 4/! f6*. Si. Nabobs North, a parish in Ihe iafiM L-.--- MAR MAR dretT, lying § mile north of the foregoing, ra- Hereford; containing 61 houses ana! 234 in- ther nearer Midhurst ; contains only 3 houses habitant?. ami 90 inhabitants. Margaret's Sr. a hamret in ( % e parish 'if Mardln West, a hamlet in the parish of Ainwcll, hundred of Hertford, Herts, l£ mile from Hoddesdon, and 19 from Ware, anci- ently called Stansted Thele ; containing 10 houses and 65 inhabitants. Margaret's St. a small village sitftate be- tween St. Mary's Cray and Gravesend. Margaret's March, a hamlet in the pa- rish of Melbury, hundred of Stourminster Newton, division of Sherborn, Dorset, 3 miles from Shaftesbury, and 103 from Lon- don ; containing 12 houses and 65 inhabi- tants. Margate, a market town on the sea coast, in the parish of St. John's, in the li- beries of Dover, Kent, 72 miles from Lon- don ; containing 1004 houses and 4766 in- soke Lindsay division, Lincoln, 4 miles from habitants, viz. '2191 males, and 2575 fe- Tattershall, and 13+ from London; contain- males, of whom 373 were returned as being me 76 housesand 386 inhabitants. It is so employed in various trades. Tbe town is plea- called from its situation in the west fen, to santly seated on the ascent of a hill, and that distinguish it from another village of the part bfit which was originally the little fishing same "name, near Horncastle. It is a recto- town of St.- John's, is how theHigh-strret.and xy value 13/. 10s. lOd. 'ts name .Miregate is derived from a gate for let- Mareham on the Hill, a hamlet in the ting a mere or stream of water run into the sea. It stands on the north side of the isle of Thanef, and is a member of the port of Dover. There was also another detached village lying in a valley called Lucas Lane. Compton, in the same hundred, about £ mile westward of Fast Maiden; containing 44 houses and 255 rnha itants. Mar or. ■ a parish in the hundred of Swan- borough, Wilts, 4 milesfrom Market Laving- ton, and 87 from London; containing 41 houses and 162 inhabitants. It is a vica- rage, value 8/. 17'. 6d in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Bristol. Markheld, a hamlet in the parish of Ows- tcn, hundred of Guthla'xton, Leicester, 7 milesfrom Melton Mowbray, and 95 from London; containing 5 housesand 27 inha- bitants. Mareham i.e Fen, a parish in Horncastle parish of Horncastle, in Horncastle soke, Lindsay division, Lincoln, \ mile from Horn- castle, "and l36from London; containingSO housesand 1 1Q inhabitants. Maresfield, a parish in the hundred of hut itisnow likewise joined by ranges of buijd- Kushmonden, Pevensiy rape, Sussex, 11 miles from East Grinstead, and 40^ from London; containing 170 houses and 960 in- habitants. Fair 4th of September. It is a rectory, value 12/. Marfleet, a parish and curacy in Hol- ir . 'I'iie principal improvements of Margate have taken place since 1787, when an act of parliament was obtained to rebuild the pier with st >ne, and the town underwent consider- able improvements, since which it has become a very fash iouahle resort for sea batMhgl From. derncss, east riding of York, '2 miles from the increase of company new buildings be- Hull, and 177 from London; containing 21 came necessary for their accommodation houses and 1 16 inhabitants. and almost a new town has sprung up to the Margam, a parish in the hundred of New- southward of the old one. On that part castle, Glamorganshire, Wales, standing next the coast there are many commodious- near the sea coast, 1 864 miles from London ; rooms, which arc the morning resort of tb« Containing 321 houses and 1809 inhabitants, company, and whence they are driven of whom 203 from London; con- taining 63 houses and 283 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 4*. lit. Mar la is, a river in Pembrokeshire, Wales, falling into the Culbeth, near Lelterstone. Marland, a hamlet in the parish of Roch- dale, Lancaster, from which it is distant 2 miles. Marlborough, a township and chapelry in the parish of West Arlington, hundred of Stanborough, Devon, 3 miles from Kings- bridge, and 210 from London; containing 190 houses and 1056 inhabitants, of whom 277 were employed in various trades. Marlborough, a borough and market town, consisting ofj parishes, in the hundred oi Selkley, Wilts, standing on the hanks of the river Kennrtt, 10 mile- from Hungerfbrd, and 74 from London; and containing 441 houses and 2367 inhabitants, viz. 1 178 males and! 1S9 f< males, of whom 579 were returned as being employed in various trade?. It was anciently called Cutu'tio. Its present name is supposed to have been derived from Murli, signifying chalk, with which this part of the country a- buunds. The town consists chiefly of one broad slid t, uiih piazzas along one side of it. The chute lies, dedicated to St- Mary's and St. Pe- ter's, have both square towers and 6 belis in each. King John had a castle here, which, on his revolt from his brother, Richard I. was stormed by Hubert, archbishop of Canter- bury. Here also was held the parliament, which passed the statute of Marlborough for suppressing liots. On the site of the castle the carl of Hertford built a mansion. In the neighbourhood were anciently several religi- ous houses. The town is governed by a mayor, 2 justices, 12 aldermen, 24 burgesses, a town clerk, and inferior officers. This town gave title to the celebrated warrior, John Churchill, who was created carl of Marl-' borough by William HI. in 1689, and duke of Marlborough by queen Ann. The town hi no trade of any coii.m quejice, except tbe supply of corn and cheese to the market. Marlborough has sent two members to parlia- ment since the 28th of Edward I. the right of election being vested in the mayor, who is the returning officer, two bailiffs", and 11 MAR MAR capital burgesses. The forest of Marlbo- rough, or, as it is called, Savernake forest, is 12 miles in circumference, and is plentifully stocked with deer, and rendered very plea- sant by the many delightful walks and vis- tas cut through the coppices and woods with which it abounds. The present stately edi- fice which stands on the site of the one de- stroyed by fire belonging to the earl of Hert- ford, was built under the direction of the late earl of Burlington ; it consists of 4 fronts, having 4 towers, each of them greatly beau- tified and adorned, and to which are now ad- ded 4 wings, in these are the rooms of state and a room for a library; on the opposite side are the remains of a large house ca'led Wolfe hall, the seat of sir John Seymour, fa- ther of the protector Somerset, now converted into a farm-house. Here it is supposed king Henry VIII. celebrated his nuptials with lady Jan.' Seymour, and kept his wedding dinner in a large nam, bung with tapeestry on the occasion. The market is on Saturday. Fairs, 29th June, 20th July, 15th August, 21st Sep- tember, and lUh November. St. Peter's is a rectory, value 12/. patron the bishop of Salis- bury. St. Mary's, a vicarage, value 10.'. 9s. patron the dean of Salisbury. — Britton's Beau- tie* qf Wilis. IWaiuden*, a hamlet in the parish of Paign- ton, hundred of Hay tor, Devon, 6 miles from Brixham, lying near the coast, and 193 from London ; containing 56 houses and 564 inha- bitants. Mariesford, a parish in the hundrod of Lbes, .Suffolk, 5 miles from Framlingham and 83 from London, near the river Deben ; containing 48 houses and 315 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. §s. 8c/. Mari.f.wood, a hemlet in the parish of Thornbury, hundred of Thornbury, Glou- cester. Marlincford, a parish in the hundred of Fortiioe, Norfolk, 6 miles from Wymond- bam, and 1C6 from London; containing 18 houses and 123 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 12*. 8rf. Marlow, a parish in the hundred of Eoose, Pembrokeshire, Wales, 7 miles from Wilford haven ; containing 73 houses and 327 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 51. hi the patronage of the prince of Wales. Marlow Great, a borough, market town and parish, in the hundred of Desborough, Bucks, standing on the banks of the river Thames, under the Chiltern hills, 17 miles from Aylesbury, and 31 from London; con- taining 617 houses and 3236 inhabitants, viz. 1436 males and 1800 females, of whom 306 were returned as being employed in trade and manufactures, principally in thoseof black silk lace and paper, there being several paper mills on the river Lodden between 'this {own and High Wycombe. The church and town-hall are both handsome buildings, and over the Thames a new bridge has lately been erected by a subscription of the nobility and gentry of the neighbourhood. The tW paths of the i»wn have been paved by voluntary gnt~ scription. The Thames conveys various goods from the neighbouring towns, especi- ally meal and mali from High Wycombe, and beech from several parts of the county, with which it particularly abounds. In the neighbourhood are frequent horse races. At the Tcmj>(e Mills near the town, is an exten- sive manufactory of copper and brass, and a null for pressing oil from rape and linseed. This borough has sent 2 members to pa;lia- men't, ever since the 28th of F.dward I. the right of clet tion being in the inhabitants paying scot and lot, in number about 233, The returning officers are the cons' ables. The market is on Saturday. Fairs 29th Oc- tober and 2 following days, for cattle, ped- leiy, provisions, &c. It is a vicarage, value 13/. 6s. Sd. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Gloucester. — Maton's Tour. Mart.ow Litt£b, a parish in the hundred, of Desborough, Burks, 1 mile distant from Great Marlow; containing 128 houses and 728 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 5s. Wd. Mariston Mere. See Trinc, Herts. M abnev Layer., a parish in the hundred of Winstree, Essex, 5 miles from Witham, and 42 from Loudon ; containing 26 houses and 188 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. os. Ad. Marxham, a parish in the hundred of Thnrgarton, Notts, 3 miles from Tux ford, and 1S6 from London; containing 6.5 houses and 27.-J inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 1 9>\ 2rf. Marnhlt.l, a parish in the hundred of Buckland Newton, division of Sherborn, Dorse', 5 miles from Shaftesbury, and 108 from London, on the river Stour; containing 165 houses and 1075 inhabitants, of whom 1 19 were returned employed in various trades. The church is a very ancient and lofty build- ing, with a modern tower. It is a rectory, value 31/. 6s. 10./. Mauxoch, a parish in the shire of, Banff, Scotland, on the banks of the. Deveron, 40 miles from Aberdeen ; containing 41 7 houses and 1687 inhabitants, mostly employed iu agriculture. Marnoch. See Inch Marnoch. Marple, a township and ehapelry in*the parish of Stockport, hundred of Macclesfield, Chester, 3 miles from Stockport, and 1 70 from London, near the river Eltherow, and the Peak forest canal ; containing 340 booses and 2031 inhabitants, viz. 993 males and 1038 females, of whom 1448 were returned employed in various trades, and 53 in agri- culture. It has a chapel of ease. Marr, a parish and curacy in Sttaffoith wapentake, west riding of York, 4 miles from Doncaster, and 166 from London ; containing 33 houses and 165 inhabitants. JMaur, a district in the shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, lying between the rivers Dee unit Don. It is subdivided into the district* of Bn.emnr, Civmar, and Mdrnur, the first de- noting the highest part, the second the lower ai.d best cultivated, and tha latte*.from U u MAR MAR its equi-distance from the 2 rivers. It anci- ently gave title of earl to the Erskine fa- mily. Mahmck, a parish and curacy in Gilling West wapentake, north riding of York, 10 miles from Richmond, and 244 from London ; containing 102 houses and 474 inhabitants. Matrow. See Mareham le Fen, Lincoln. Marsben, a township and chapelry in Ay- trig wapentake, west riding of York, partly situated in the parish of Huddersfiekl, and partly in that of Almondbnry, 7 milc> from Huddersfield, and ISO from London, on the banks of the Huddersfield canal, near the source of the river Colne. It contains 354 houses and 19.58 inhabitants, of whom about 800 were returned employed in various trades and manufactures, there having been some extensive cotton mills erected here, employ- ing a number of hands, particularly children, many of whom are sent from the workhouses of the metropolis. Marsfield, or Marshfield, a parish in the hundred of Wentloodge, Monmouth, .5 miles from Newport, and 152 from London ; containing 86 houses and 395 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 2s. 6d. Its church appears once to have been a very handsome building. Marsh, a hamlet belonging to Newport Pagnel, in Buckinghamshire. Marshall, a parish in the hundred of Lexden, Essex, 2 miles from Coggeshall, and 46 from London ; containing 4 houses and 35 inhabitants. Marshall, a hamlet in the parish of Fletch- ing, Sussex. Marshall Hampstead. See HamTjTead Marshall, Berks. Marshland, in the east riding of York, lying between the rivers Aire, Dun, Ouse, and Trent, and with Ditch marsh, forming a river island of about 15 miles. Marshland, a marshy peninsula in Nor- folk, opposite to King's Lynn, almost sur- rounded with the Ouse and other navigable rivers, and an arm of the sea. It seems for- merly to tr have been recovered from the ocean, and has suffered considerably from in- undations. This tract contains about 30,000 acres, principally occupied in grazing, and contains upwards of 120 brick bridges. The air is unhealthy, and the inhabitants much afflicted with the ague. Marsh C«apel, a hamlet in the parish of North Coates, in the hundred of Bradley, Haverstoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln. 3 miles from Saltfleet, and 158 from London; con- taining 65 houses and 354 inhabitants. Marsham, a parish in the hundred of South Erpingham, Norfolk, 2 miles from Aylsham, and 116 from London ; containing 12S houses and 5o'5 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. \'L. 91. M'arshfif.lp, a market town and parish v in the hundred of Thornbury, Gloucester, 11 < Leg from Bristol, and 102 from London, si- tuated on the borders of Somerset and Wilts. It prAaciu^Uy consists, of one main stieet of old buildings; containing 262 houses and 1246 inhabitants, of whom 333 were returned em- ployed in various trades. The church is a large handsome building. Here is also an alms- house well endowed, with a chapel belonging to it, and a good charity-school. The chief traf- fic of this town is in malt, and it is governed by a bailiff. The parish is 16 miles in circum- ference. The market is on Thursday. Fairs, 14th May and 24th October. At a place railed the Rocks, near this town, are the 3 shire stones of Gloucester, Wilts, and So- merset. It is a vicarage, value 29/. As. 9d. and is in the patronage of New College, Oxford. — Tiud^c's Gloucestershire. Marsh Gibbon, a parish in the hundred of Buckingham, Bucks, 4 miles from Bices- ter, and 52 from London; containing 105 houses and 534 inhabitants. It is a rector}', value 21/. 9s. id. the patronage of which is in the king. Marshwood, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Whitchurch, division of Bridport, Dorset, lying between Lyme Regis and Bea- minster, 4 miles from Whitchurch ; contain- ing 85 houses and 449 inhabitants. It was formerly a chapelry, but the chapel was de- stroyed in the civil wars. Mauske, a parish in Gilling West wapen- take, north riding of York, near Richmond, 240 milesfrom London : containing 42 houses, and 239 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. lift 10A Marston, a township in the parish of Bud- worth, hundred of Bucklow, Chester, 2 miles from Northvvich,and 175 from London; con- taining 53 houses and 284 inhabitants. Marstos, a parish in the hundred of Love- den, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 4 miles from Grantham, and 115 from London; contain- ing 72 houses and 326 inhabitants. Marston, a parish in the hundred of BuT» linjton, Oxford, 1 mile from Oxford, and 55 from London ; containing 43 houses and 264 inhabitants. It is a vicarage. Marstos, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of St. Mary's, Stafford, in the hun- dred of Pirehill, Stafford, 3 miles from Staf- ford, and 143 from London; containing 16 houses and 99 inhabitants. Marston, a village united with Lea, in the hundred of Hemlingford, Warwick, 3 miles from Coleshill, and 1064 from Loudon. Population included with Lea. Marston, a small hamlet in the parish of Wolston, hundred of Knightlow, Warwick, 8 miles from Coventry, and 90 from London. The population returned with Copston. Marston, a tything in the parish of West Lavingtpn, hundred of Pottem and Canning, Wilts, 3 miles from Devizes, and 90 from London ; containing 31 houses and 152 inha- bitants. Marston Mortaine, a parish in the hun-i died of Red borne stoke, Bedfordshire, 2\ miks from Ampthill, and 48 from London; containing 130 houses and 709 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 33/. Ms. 3d. in the pa-> tronage o; St. John's College, Cambridge. MAR MAR Marston North, a parish in the hundred of Asheiidon, Bucks, 3 miles from Wihslow, and 17 from London ; containing 77 houses and 47s inhabitants. It is a donative. Marston Fleit, a parish in the hundred of Asheiuion, Bucks, 2£ miles from Ayles- bury. The population was omitted to be re- turned to government. It isa rectory, value 8/. 2*. M. Marston on Dove, a parish in the hun- dred of .^pplerrce, Derby, 4 miles from Burton on Trent, and 131 from London; containing 16 houses and 100 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. \5s. Id. in the patron- age of the duke of Devonshire. Marston Montgomery, a parish and cu- racy id the hundred of Appletree, Derby, 4 miles from Uttoxeter. and 134 from London; containing 85 houses and 438 inhabitants. Mauston Sicca, a parish and curacy in the hundred of Kiftsgate, Gloucester, 5 miles from Campden, and 95 from London ; con- taining 51 houses and 242 inhabitants. Marston Lonc, a hamlet in the parish of Puttenham, hundred of Dacorufn, Herts, 3 miles from Tring, and 34 from London ; containing 51 houses and 259 inhabitants. Marston Potters. See Potters Mars- ton, hundred of Sparkenhoe, Leicester. Marston St. Lawrence, a parish in the hun- dred of King Sutton, Northampton, 4 miles from Banbury, in Oxfordshire, and 68 from London; containing 82 houses and 371 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 20/. and is united with Wark worth. Marston Trussell, a parish in the hun- dred of Rothwell, Northampton, 2 miles from Market Harborongh, and 85 from London; containing 47 houses and 212 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. 2*. llrf. Marston Bioott, a parish in the hundred of Fioome, Somerset, near Froome, 107 miles from London ; containiug 65 houses and 366 inhabitants. Here is the seat of the earl of Cork and Orrery. Marston Maona, a parish in the hundred of Horethorne, Somerset, 5 miles from Sher- born, and 120 from London; containing 51 houses and 303 inhabitants. Marston Meysey, a village in the hun- dred of Highworth and Cricklade, Wilts, 3 miles from Cricklade, and 87 from London ; containing 35 houses and 185 inhabitants. Marston South, a tytning in the parish and hundred of Highworth, Wilts, 3 mdes from Highworth, and 79 from Lon- don ; containiug 40 houses and 252 inhabi- tants. Marston Long, or Hotton Wansley, a parish in the liberties of York Ainstey, east riding of York, 3 miles from York, and 201 from London; containing 69 houses and 399 inhabitants. Marstow, a hamlet and cbapelry in the parish of Selleck, hundred of Greytree, He- reford, 5 miles from Ross, and 126 from London j containing 19 houses and 97 inha- bitants. Marsworhi, a parish in the hundred of Cot; low, bucks, | mile from hinghoe.and 33 miles from London ; containing 40 houses and 259 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. 9.. 5d. in the patronage of Trinity College, Cambridge. Martha St. an extra parochial cbapelry in the hundred of Blackheath, Surry, \\ ■ mile from Guildford, and 31 from London." The chapel stands on the top of a steep hill, , and tradition says, that this and St. Cathe- ' rine's chapel, standing in a similar situation, about a mile distant, were founded by two sisters. The situation is very delightful, and commands a tine view of the neighbouring counties. Here are 12 houses and 112 in- habitants. Marthai.i, a towhship in the parish of Knutsford, hundred of Bucklow, Chester, 2 miles from Knutsford, and 171 from Lon- don ; containing 47 houses and 260 inhabi- tants. Martham, a parish in the hundred of West Flegg, Norfolk, 6- miles from Caistor and 121 from London; containing 103 houses and 639 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 13*. 4.-/. Martinhoe, a parish in the hundred of Sherwill, Devon, 9 miles from Barnstaple, and 200 from London; containing 30 houses and 165 inhabitants. It is' a rectory, value 8/. 10*. lOd. Martin, St. a hamlet and cbapelry in the parish of Mawgan, hundred of Kerriar, Corn- wall, 4 miles from Helstone, and 275 from London ; containing -70 houses and 363 in- habitants. * ' Martin's St. at Stamford bridge, an Out parish of the town of Stamford, in Lincoln- shire, divided from that town by the river Welland, and lies in the hundred of Nassa- burgh, Northampton, 85f miles from London, by Ware. It is connected with the town of Stamford, by a stone bridge, and contains 107 houses and 1033 inhabitants, of whom 94 were employed in trade, &c. See Stam- ford. Martin's St. a parish in the hundred of Oswestry, Salop, 3 miles from Oswestry, and 181 from London; containing 268 houses and 1476 inhabitants, of whom 632 were em- ployed in various trades. Martin Hussinotree, a parish in the hun- dred of Pershore, Worcester, 3k miles from Worcester, and 115 from London; contain- ing 29 houses and 194 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 51- 14j. 4rf. Martindale, a township and cbapelry in the parish of Barton, West ward, Westmore- land, 3 miles from Penrith, and 283 from London ; containing 36 houses and 165 in- habitants. Martin's Isle, or Isle Martin, a small fishing village, in the shire of Ross, 5 miles north of Ullapool. ' Martin's St. a parish in the shire of Perth, Scotland, united with Cambusmi- chael, Jving on both sides of the Tay, 5 Uu2 M A R M A R mites north of Perth ; containing 212 houses and 1 '36 inhabitants. M -.HTissi.i.v, the name of a hundred in Rutland, near the centre of the county to the north of I'ppinghaai. Martih>ham, a parish in the hundred of Carl ford, Suffolk, 5 miles from Ipswich, and 7.V, from London ; containing 43 houses and °t''J inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. IE? 9>l. Marti.etiiwv, a paiish in the hundred of Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales, 4 miles from Narbeith, and '-'60 from London; con- taining l'-'O houses and 55S inhabitants. It is a curacy. Marti.ey, a parish in the hundred ofDod- dinutrec, Worcester, 7 miles from Worces- ter, on the banks of the 'J erne, and 119 from l,-.\iscsand 310 inhabitants. Marton, a township to Little Budworth, in the Hundred of Eddisbury, Chester, 3 miles from Nnrthwich, and 170 from Lon- don, near Delamere forest; containing 78 houses- and 431 inhabitants. Mabtos, a township in the parish of Poul- ton, hundred of Amoundemess, Lancaster, 2 miles from 1'ouiton, and 23,1 from London ; containing 175 houses and 972 inhabitants. Mahton, a parish in the hundred <>f Well, Lindsay division, Lincoln, standing on the Trent, 4 miles from Gainsborough, and 150 from London ; containing 75 houses ami 374 inhabitants. Here is a ferry over the Trent in'o Nottinghamshire. At the end of the village are the vestiges of the Roman road to Lyacojn. It is a rectory, value 61. is. 2d. .Vaiit >\, a parish in the hundred of Knight low, Warwick, 4£roile. : :Vom Sou t bam, ami 86 from London, ou the river Leame ; COilti inrnfc 52 houses and 371 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value7/. 14*. S /. ^Iawpqh, a parish in Last ward, West- Vaotelaud, 5 miles ,fr«m Appleby, aud 2S0 from London, on the small river Troutbeek , containing 112 houses and 432 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 21/. 15». 7c/. Marion, a hamlet and chapelry in the pa- rish of Swine, in Holderness wapentake, east riding of York, 5 miles from Hull, and 180 from London; containing 19 houses and 127 inhabitants. Marton le Moon, a township and cha- pelry in the paiish of I'orclirY, Halliktld wa- pentake, north riding of York, 5 miles from Aldboruugh, and 21 S from London; con taining 34 houses and 166 inhabitants. Marton, a parish in Langborougii wapen- take, north riding of York, 5 miles from Stokcsley, and 246 from Loudon; containing BO house's and 3.42 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 4/. 18*. 9./. in the patronage of the archbishop of York. Marion-, a parish in Pickering lythe, north riding of York, near PickeriDg, 225 miles from London ; containing 35 bouses and 192 inhabitants'. Mar/on, a parish in Claro wapentake, west riding of York, 3 miles from Aldbo- rough, and 2 10 from London ; containing 61 houses and 393 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11. \9s. i/. in the patronage of S r . John's college, Cambridge. Marton Brook, a rivulet in Derbyshire, which falls into the Denvcnt, rcear Derby. Mar tor am Loch, a small lake in the parish of Coylton, shire, of Ayr, Scotland, which discharges itsell into the river Ayr. It is about 1 mile long, and | milt broad. Marwood, a paiish in the hundred of Eraunton, Devon, 3 miles from Barnstaple, and 196 from London; containing 132 houses and 632 inhabitants. Marwood, a hamlet in the parish of Gam- ford, Darlington ward, Durham, on the ri- ver Tees, 7 miles from Barnard Castle, and 246 from London ; containing 21 houses and 156 inhabitants. Mahyanns Leigh, a parWh and curacy in the hundred of Witlieridge, Devon, 3 miles from South Moul ton, and 180 from London ; containing V2 houses and 199 inhabitants. MARYBURGir, ;. village in the shire of Inver- ness, Scotland, biitwfcmall distance from Foit William, on the south side of Loeheil. It was built soon after Fort lnvcrlochyj and was Jjrst named Gordot/sburgh, from the name of its proprietor ; but on the accession of the Orauge family, it took the same of Fort William, whilst the village was named Mury Burgh in honour of queen Mary. Fort Wil- liam and Maryburgh contains" about 1200 in- habitants, who are chiefly employed in the fisheries. M ryburgh, a simll village in the parish of Clcish, shire oi'-Jviuruss, Scotland, 5 Hiilej from Kinross, on the rend from North ferry: containing about 1.00 inhabitants* M.uvciincii St. a parish in the hundred of Hay tor, Devon, 2 miles from Torbay, and 190 from London ; containing 17 .' house^ and fcOl inhabitants. M A S M A T Maiv.-cti.tur, a parish in the shire of Kin- lo (lie enrl 0/ Lennox. The outward waifs- cardine, Scotlan:!, on tlie south bank of the Appear lo hare bet :i a mile m circuit. The rivef Dec, SNniles froni Abvrdec b ; contain- ttntfket is on' Tuesday. Fair 18th Seplember.- iii^ Tt39 houres and 710 inhabitants. The It is a vicarage, value 30/. and is in the pa- parish, which extends from the river to the froiiagfl of Trinity college. Cambridge, with Grampian hills, is rocky, and encumbered Kirby Malzeard anneft 1. with large stones. Masiuut.y, a parish in fie hundred of Ma Rite 1 ft it, a parish in the shire of Kin- Duatriow, Essex, -1' rtiiles t'n.in C'heiri •. cardine, Scotland, on the north bank of the North Esk, (3 miles from Montrose ; contaiH- 1 11 ii 360 houses and 1530 inhahifanfs, of Whom 139 were returned employed in various trades. It contains '2 small villages called Lullicnnoor i.nd _\U:r ik'irii. fu-d, lo honsj value £ Jaltics. Mason, a ham'et in the parish of Porite- land, Castle ward, Noit'inmberiarid, 7 miles d 33 from London; confomiug and 93 mfiiTbitarits If is a rectory, 14). 7d. united with Chigurfll St. MARYtipONE Sr. an extensive parish of the from Newcasile, and 2> 5 from London ; eon- metrop ',\* lying in the hundred of'Ossul- tainmg 21 houses and 1 1-2 inhabitants. ton, Midd'escx, at the north-west side of Mask. See Mauske, Yorkshire. London; containing 7209 houses and 63. 982 MA'ssnr.Eif, a riyef inCaVdigaiishire, WateS, inhabitants Viz. 27,0 I '2 males, and :i6,'.'"0 fe- which falls into the Irish sea near Aboryst- lnales, ofwhom 7977 were returned employed with. in various trades. The remarkable dispropor- Massingham Great, a parish in the hun- tion he w ceo tiie. n turn of males and females dred of Freehridge, Lyrtji, Norfolk, 6 miles in this parish, is accounted for from its be- fi'om Swaii 'ham, and 99 from London ; con- ing' tlie residence of so many of the nobility tainiug 91 houses and 569 inhabitants. It and gentry, who keep a number of female Was furlrieilv a market town', and had a pri- servants. The workhouse belonging f o this ory of AugutffiflVs. Lair, Si. Simon and St. parish is particularly deserving notice, being Jude. L is a rectory, value 33/. 6v. %d. a most extensive and convenient building, Massinoiiau Little, a parish ^ of a mile, situate on the Padding ton. Hew road, erected distant from the foregoing; containing 14 in 1775 ; containing on an a~f.era.S4 about houses and 93 inhabitants. It is a rectory, 1000 paupers.— Li/sons'* Enyi u/is if London. Mary St. (,'rav. See Cray St. Mauv's, Kent. Mat.y St. a parish in the Isle of Ely, Cam- value 9 . 13*. id Maston, a small hamlet near LUuhwor:h, Wilts. Match ivo, or Maciiixg, a parish in the oridgeshire, 4 miles from Peterborough, and hundred of Harlow, Essex, C> miles from Ep- SO from London; containing '221 houses and ping, and '23 from London; containing 04 1 11? inhabitants, ofwhom 101 were employed bouses and' 5 40 inhabitants, [t is a vicarage, in various trades. value 12/. 1().>. bit in the nonitnatvm of the Mary Sr. a parish in the hundred of IIoo, bishop of Lou ion. lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 5 miles from Ro- Matfen East, a hamlet in the parish of Chester, and 3 Af roHM London; containing 34 Stamfordham, Tindal ward, North uirihcr- houses and .314 inhabitants. land, 10 miles from Newcastle, and 2-'C fViiisS Makystow, a parish in the hundred of London; containing 29 houses and 114inha- I.ifton, Devon, 5 miles from LaunCeston, and bi.ants. Matien West, another ham'et in the same parish, -£ a rniic distant from lbs foregoinu ; contai iing 50 houses and 222 inhabitants. Maitoiio, a hamlet in the parish Of OHing- ton, near Exeter, Devon. Matmam, a hamlet in the parish of Bene- den, hundred of Holvenlen, lathe of Serov, 210 from London ; containing 36 houses and 297 inhabitants. Mauvtavi-v, a parish in fke hundred of Lifton, Devon, 10 milesfrom Oakhampton, and 200 from London; detaining 08 hou-cs and 37o inhabitants. Marvvox, a parish in the shire of Forfar, Scotland, on the south bank of the South Kent, 3 miles from Tenierden, and d0 from. Esk, where it forms the bason of Montrose, London. 4 miles from Montrose. It is divided ino 2 Math\rn, a small village in Hereford- estates, viz. Old Montrose and Dysart, the shire, near the Malvern bills, boundaries between each being a high bank. Mather A, a parish in the hundred of CaT- Jt contains 173 houses and 596 inhabitants, dieot, Monmouth, 2 miles from Chepstow, The soil in general is very fertile. and 130 f.om London, near toe mouth of the Ma sham, a market town and parish in Severn; containing 53 houses and ." 1 inha- Ilang Hast wapentake, north riding of York, hitauts. It lies about § a mile from. St, 9 miles from Rippon, and 224 from London, Pierre, between- which arid Ma' hem, runs a on the river Ure ; containing 151 houses and small rivulet into the Severn. In a farm house l('12]inhabitants, ofwhom 243 were returned here may be tpced the ancient episcopal resi- employed in various trades. It his a small deuce of the bishops of Lancia tf, n here bishop cloth manufactory. In the neighbourhood Godwin treasured up many aui'qui'ies found across Ellingstrimr moor are the remains of at Caerleon ; but on the decay of tlie palace Jcrvaux abbey, founded in 1 145, for Cister- they were mostly removed to .1/er /'.n,,/,/, ;,, tians. Atthedissolutii*, its site \v«s granted the neighbourhood of Chimstow. Thenauia V u 3 MAT M A U is supposed to be derived from Mtrthltf Teu-~ dric, or the martyrdom of Theoderick, a Bri- tish prince, for whom there is an inscription in the church Monks Court is support! to have been originally a relgions house. It is a vi oarage, value 6/ 3s. 6/ in the : patronage of the archdeacon and chapter of LandarY. — Cox's Tour in Monmouthshire. MATH AN AN, a rivulet in the Isle of Angle- sey, which falls into the Irish sea below Llan- bedrick. Maimers, a river in Cardiganshire, which fills into the Tivy, at Llaubeder. Matron, a parish in the hundred of Per- shore, Worcester, 7 miles from Worcester, on the east side of the Malvern hills, aruj 115 from London ; containing 89 houses and 547 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Westminster. Mathravai, or Matbrafhx., in Montgo- mery, Wales, 5 miles north-west of Welsh Pool, supposed to have been the site of an ancient city called Mediolanvm, now reduced to a single farm-house, on the spot where the castle s'ood, which was burnt by king John. Matlask, a parish in the hundred of North Erpmgham, Norfolk, 5 miles from Aylham, and 122 from London; containing '23 houses and 166 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 5/. the patronage of which is in the king, as duke of Lancaster. Matlock, a parish in the hundred of Wirks- wofth, Derby, situated on the banks of the Derwent, 12 miles from Buxton, andl44 London ; containing 475 houses and itants, viz. 10S4 males, and 1270 ti 482 wer,e "returned emp'oy- ?d ir. ■ fades, & . chit-fly in the lead- mint ton manufactures. The village stands about !f mile from ihe Matlock bath, and has a neat stone bridge over the river. iburch is small but neat. The village, .suiting what is called the Path, consists principally of 3 inns, known by the name of the Old Bath, the New Lath, and the Hotel, and of 2 commodious lodging-houses, ali on the south-east si-le of the Derwent, offering accommodation for about 500 visitors. The buildii gs are elegantly constructed of stone. The warm springs were first discovered in 1693, and were soon after enclosed, and buildings erected for the accommodation of visitants. Twp other springs have since been discovered about 4' yard- from the old ones, and they are now a place of considera- ble resort during the season, which com- mences in April, and ends in October. The Waters in quality much resemble those of Bristol, but are not so warm, their heat being about 63 degrees ; they are recommended in glandular affections, rheumatism, r.u'i in the early s ages of consumption ; the usual time for drinking the witers being before break- fast and before dinner. About a mile dis- tant stands what is cal.tcl the Boat-hOute, built on the base of a r the MAW hundred of Skenfreth, Monmouth, near the sea shore, 4 miles from Monmouth ; contain- ing 35 houses and 132 inhabitants. Maulden, a parish in the hundred of Red- born stoke, Bedford, 2 miles from Ampthill, and 44 from London; containing 125 houses and 7'38 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1.5/. 9s. 7 J. Mauldon, a parish m the hundred of King- ston, Surrey, 3 miles from Kingston and 15 from London; containing 21 houses and 210 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 5s. united with Chesilden. Mauls wick, a hamlet in the parish of New- ent, Gloucestershire. ^ Maumbury. See Mei.comb Regis. Maumbury, the name given by the inha- bitants to the amphitheatre, a celebrated Ro- man antiquity, first discovered by sir Chris- topher Wren, standing on a plain £ of a mile south-west of Dorchester, on a gentle ascent alongside the Roman highway. Oh the highest part is a terrace 12 feet broad, ex- clusive of the parapet. There are 3 ways leading to it ; a walk 8 feet broad gradually ascending to the top, from the ends upon the longest dianu-t^r to its greatest elevation in the middle and upon the short diameter, where it reaches halfway to the whole series of the seats. The receptacle for the wild beasts was at the upper end, where, are still vaults under the body of the work. It covers an acre of ground, and was originally 140 feet in diameter the shortest, and 220 feet the longest way. It was capable of contain- ing 129,^00 persons, and is supposed to have been constructed by Agricola. Several Ro- man coins have been dug up within it. Maunby, a township in the parish of Kirby Wisk, Gilling Ea?t wapentake, north riding of York, 4 miles from North Allerton, and 225 from London ; containing 49 houses and 244 inhabitants, Mavestoxe, a parish in the hundred of Olflow, S afford, 5 miles from Litchfield, and 129 from London ; containing 71 houses and 486 inhabitants. Mawdesj.f.y, a township in the parish of Croston, hundred of Leyland, Lancaster, 4 miles from Chorley, and 205 from London ; containing 1 19 houses and 6i9 inhabitants. Mawcan, a parish in the hundred of Ker- riar, Cornwall, 2 miles from llelstone, and 278 from London; containing 12? houses and 785 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 35/. 10s. Id, Mawgas's St. a parish in the hundred of Pydnr, Cornwall, 2 miles from St. Columb, and 250 from London; containing 100 houses and 543 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 26/. 13s. U. Mawgersbcry, a hamlet in the parish of Stow in the Wold, Gloucestershire. Mawnan, a parish in the hundred of Ker- riar, Cornwall, 3 miles from Falmouth, and 273 from Londcn ; containing 85 houses and 487 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. \6s. S>d, 1 MAY Maws St. a borough town in the parish of St. Just, hundred of Powder, Cornwall, 1 mile from Falmouth., and 272 from London, on the east side of Falmouth harbour. The town is not incorporated, although it has sent 2 members to parliament ever since the year 1562. It consists only of one street un- der a hill, fronting the sea. King Henry VIII. erected a castle here opposite to Pen- dennis, for the security of Falmouth. It is chierty inhabited by fishermen, and is go- verned by a portreeve, who is complimented with the title of mayor. Fair, the Friday after St. Luke's day. — Pohvhdc's Cornwall. Maxf.y, a parish in the hundred of Nassa- burgh, or Peterborough liberty, Northamp- ton, standing on the river Welland, oppo- site to West Deeping, 90 miles fr»m Lon- don ; containing 57 houses and 313 inhabit- ants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Pe- terborough. Maxtock, a parish in the hundred of Memlingford, Warwick, 3 miles from Coles- hill, and 100 from London; containing 64 houses ami 355 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. 6s. 8./. Maxton, a parish in the shire of Rox- burgh, Scotland, on the south bank of the river Tweed, 4 miles from Melrose ; contain- ing 82 houses and 368 inhabitants. In the neighbourhood are the remains of an old for- tified tower, and of a Roman encampment and causeway. Maxworth, a hamlet in the parish of North Petherwin, hundred of Black Torring- ton, Devon, 3 miles from Launceston, and 216 from London. The population is in- cluded with North Petherwin. May, a small island in the mouth of the Frith of Forth, Scotland, lying 6 miles east of Anstruther Wester, being about 1 mile Ion?, and f of a mile broad. Here are the ruins of a priory, and St. Adrian's chapel, the shrine of whose patron was formerly much resorted to in cases of barrenness. On a tower 45 feet high, is erected a light-house, to which vessels pay 2d. per ton in passing the island. It is much frequented by sea fowl, and produces numbers of rabbits. May, a river in Carnarvonshire, Wales, which falls into the Irish channel, 3 miles from Crickheith. May, a river in Perthshire, rising in the Ochil hills, and falls into the Erne near Dup- plin castle. On its banks is the beautiful mansion of Invermay, and in its course it forms several romantic water-falls, particu- larly the Humble Bumble, so named from its noise, and at the Linn of Mitckarsey it falls over a perpendicular rock of 30 feet. May, a river which rises in the county of Mayo, Ireland, and forms the boundaries of Mayo and Sligo, and falis into the Atlantic ocean at Sligo bay. On the west side of it stands the port town of Killala. Maybole, a parish in the shire of Ayr Scotland, in the district cfCarrick, watered U u 4 M E A ME A br the mere Doon and Girvan ; containing 5 .>? houses and 3162 inhabitants, viz. 1564 in d< s, and 1 6Qfi females, of whom 1.312 were returned employed in trade and manufacture, principally in 'he making of blankets and coar-e woollen cloth. The town of .May bole stands on a small eminence, wi'h bids rising emire'y round it, defending it on all s'u cs f.om the winds. It is 8 miles from Ayr, and 10 from Ld.nmrgh ; and is particular, y n '-■ 1 for tlie he.ilth and longevity of its in- habitants. Near the town is an old building, called the College, the ground round it being used as the burial place of the. Cassilis fa- mily, to whom the grant of a burgh of barony was given in 1516. The mansion of the earl of Gassilis is pleasantly seated on the banks of the Girvan. May field, a parish in the hundred of Totmonslow, StaiFord, 2 miles fioin Ash- born, and 140 from London; containing 115 houses and 626 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6L 6s. Z>d. Mayfield, a parish in the hundred of [.ex- field, Pelham. i ape of Pevensey, Sussex, 5 miles from Uckfield, and 42 from London; Containing 269 houses and 1819 inhabitants, of whom 115 were returned employed in vari- ous trades. Here are the remains of St. Dun- stan's palace, which once belonged to the archbishop of Canterbury. It formerly had a market Fairs, 30th May and 13th No- vember. It is a vicarage, value 17A 1 5s. i'/. Maylanp, a parish in the hundred of Deu- gy, Essex, 6 miles from Ma'd'ui, and 40 from London; containing 21 houses and 171 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 13/. 6s. Sd. in the patronage of tbe governors of St. Bartholomew's hospital. Mayland, a village near Bishop Auckland, Durham. Mavxcoth, a neat and well-built town in the county of Kildare province of Leinster, Ireland, situated 12 mjlesw st of Dublin. Mayo, a county in tbe province of Con- naught, Ireland, bounded on the west by the. Atlantic oc.-au, on the north and north-east by the ocean and Sligo, on the east and south-east by Boscomuaon and Ga'r.vay, and on the south by Galway ; being about 50 miles long, and 44 broad ; containing 69 parishes, about 27,970 hou-es and 140,000 inhabitants. The western coast is mountainous, and scarcely inhabited, but the interior produces excellent pasturage, and U watered by several lakes and rivers. On the coast are some good harbours. .May, ■wbi h wa-. the county town, is gone to decay. Its chief town now is Ballinrpbe, but the a.-szes are held at Castle-bar. Meai.focrm';ionie, or MEAirouRVOMr, a mountain in the shire of Inverness, Scotland, on the west sjde of Loch Ness, 3>)60 feet nh'u-e the level of the -en. it is the first laud-mark seen on entering the Moray Frith. On the summit is a lake of very cold water, about fathoms loug, and 6 bruad, which Ij, ver fr. ezes. ;Mbalrigg, a hamlet in the parish of Eroemfleld, Allerdale ward, below Derwent Cumberland, 7 miles from Wigton, and 306 from London. The population is included with Laugrigg. Meare, a parish in the hundred of Glas- ton, Somersetshire, 2 miles from Glaston- bury, and 129 from London; containing 125 houses and 753 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, va'ue 13/. 3s. 8-'. Mean East and West. See East Meon, Hants. -Wearns. See Kincardineshire, Scot- land. Mearns, a parish in the shire of Kenfiew, Scotland, lying between the towns of GUsgow and Paisley, from which it is distant % partes. It. contains 2o5 ho m s and l~l + inhabitants, of whom 320 were returned employed in v, - rious trades. The land in this parish chielly consists of excellent pasturage, and ti. ere are 3 small lakes in it. The castle of Meams is a fine piece of antiquity ; it is a large square tower seated on a rocky eminence, surrounded by astiong wa.l and ditch, the entrance being secured by a drawbridge. In tin- /cighhonr- hood are several elegant modern mansions. Measiiam, a parish and curacy in thn hundred of Kept on and Gressley, Derby, 3 miles from Asbbvde la Zoucb, and lljfioni London ; containing ^10 houses and 1036 inhabitants. Meath, a county in the province of Lein- ster, Ireland, bounded on the north by fa- van and Lonth, on the east by the iiish channel, on the south by Kiidare and Dub- lin, and on tbe west, by Longford and West Meath. It is about 30 miles long from north to south, and from '25 to 35 broad from east to west; containing 147 parshes, about 22,468 houses and I 12, -it/0 inhabitants. The country is extremely feitile and pleasant, abounding with cups, and gives pasturage to innumerable flocks and herds of cattle, i heie is a considerable manniacture of coarse li- nens established in different parts of the county. Trim is the county town. Meath, West, a county in the province of Leinster, Ireland, bounded on the west by> Longford and PvOS'ommon, on »he unithby. Longford and Gavan, on the east by Meath and Kiidare, and on the south by King's Co my. It is 58 miles long and 21 broad*, contains 6: parishes, about 13,700 houses and ?(,!,(«) inhabitants : besides Lough Kee, which is formed by the Shannon on its western extremiy, it is watered by a num- ber of other lakes, as Lough Lin>, Dcriica- .' t : v, Iron, Bnnel, Drin, and Be meun An- uu'jh s and several small rivers. It is in gene- ral very fertile, particularly in pasturage; the greatest, attention being paid to the graz- ing, and dairy farming, notwithstanding which, it produces much more corn than serves for the consumption of its population' The chief town is Mullingar, which is the- second great fair in Ireland for wool. The assizes for this county are held at Mul- lingar. Meat ham, a parish in the hundred of MED M EI Reigate, Surry, 3} miles from Reigate, and '20 fmi n London J containing, 92 houses and 481 inhabitants. It is a rectory, va.ue l 2 l 2/. "is. 8r/. in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury Meavy, a parish in the hundred of Robo- roagh, Drvon, 3 miles from Tavistock, and 265 from London; containing 37 houses and 239 inha' raids. It is a rector} 7 , value 13/. bs. in the patronage of the kintf. MedAocrne, a parish in the hundred of ($aftree, Leicester, 4 miles from -Market Harbro', and 85 from London; containing 105 houses and 441 inhabitants, It is a rec- tory, valile. 35/. lis. united witft Holt, in the patronage of St. John's College, Cam- bridge. Vi r \n, a township in the parish of Kirk- ham, hundred of Amonnderness, Lancaster, 2mi!es from Kiikhain. and 227"from London; containing 39 houses and '2 1 6 inhabitants, Mf.mey, a small village in the west riding of York, 5 miles north-east ot' Wakefield, situated between tie rivers Aire and Calder, nfcar ivbich the l.Uie.r fal s into tlie Aire. Mi-of.ocK, a river in Lancashire; Which falls into the I well, near Manchester. Meumenham, a parish in the hundred of Desborough, Bu- ks, 3 rniles from Marlo'.v, and 34 from London; containing 5o houses and <28-l- inhabitants, It is a vicarage, value 5/. 7, 1 '. v li:D(jMsLEY,a township and chapelry in the pansh of Lanchester, m Chester ward, Dur- harp. .5 miles from Durham, and '267 from London; containing 137 houses and 754 in- habitants. Medr ingham. See Mkthrincham, Lin- coln Medsted, a parish in the hundred of Faw- ley, Hants, 3 miles from Winchester, and 63 from London ; containing 6 L houses and 393 inhabitants. Med.vay, a river which falls into the Thames at Sbeerness. It rises in the weald* of Sussex, and rims north-easterly towards Maidstone, whence it passes to Rochester and Ci aiham, where it is navigable for -hips of any burthen. Trading vessels can go up it to Rochester bridge, and barges and boats even higher than Maidstone. L is about 17 miles from its mouth at Sbeerness to Rochester- bridge, and in this, part the channel is so deep, as to render it one of the best and safest harbours in the world. Ships of 80 guns can ride afloat at low water within musket-shot of the bridge: but in the severe tempest in 1703, the Royal Charlotte was driven ashore here and lost. On the sbore are 2 castles for it* defence, the one at Upnor, the other at Dillingham, beside 2 Or 3 mounted batteries. In 166>, the Dutch fleet sailed up la Black- stakes, and 7 of their largest vessels to Up- nor, meeting no opposition from the unser- viceable state of the batteries, where they carried off the Royal Charles of IU0 gnus, and burned several others. The principal place of itsjdeftnee now is the Castle at Sliced ness. Medwik, a small river in the shire of La- nark, Scotland, which rises in the parish of Dunsyne. Near its source it is so divided by a rnili-pond, that one hall' of its waters falls into the Clyde, and the other into the T« eed. Medina, a river in the Isle of Wight, be- tween the towns of Last and West Cowcs,oi* the north shore of the island, Which runs as far os Newport. West Cowes is the principal port ol the island. MnicuiNc;. See Nf.wkaves, Susspx. Mees, a hamlet in the parish ot'Quintou, hundred of Kiftsgate, Gloucester, near Campden, Miser, a parish united with Cavcrswall, \n the hundred of Totmouslow, Stafford, 3 miles from Chcadle, arid 147 from Loudon. Fopu* lation included with Cavtrs'-. all. Meek. SeeMAER, Staffordshire. Meer, See Mere, Chester and Wilts. Meers Ashby, a parish in the hnn 'red of Hamfordshoe, Northampton, '2| miles from Wellingborough, and 68 from London; con- taining 83 houses and 339 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 13i. 9J. .MeesdOn, a parish in the hundred of Ed- wintree, Herts, 5 miles from Standon, and 31 from London; containing 20 houses and I '2*2 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value. 12/. 13,. 4./. Mf.e.-on, a hamlet in the parish of Bolas,. Irundrcd of South Bradford, Salop, 5 mile* from Newport, and 143 from Loudon. Po- pulation included with Dolas. Meetu, a parish in the hundred of Sheb- bear, Devon, 3 miles from Hatherjeigh, and '203 from London ; containing 43 houses and i;57 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value 9/- 7s. 6 I. Mecoet, a pa.ish in the shire of Feebles, Shetland, united with Lyuo. See Lynt.. Meuc.st, a river in the shire ef Peebles, which passes through the parish of Megget, and falls into St. Mary's Loch, aft':r a course of 8 miles. Meig, a river in Shropshire, which fa!I» into the Severn, at Shrewsbury. Meic, a river in the shire of Boss, Scot- laud, which rises near the parish. of Lochcar- ron, and falls into the Lieharf. Meic.j.e, a parish in the shire of Angus, Scotland, lying in the center of Strathniore. The town of Meigle stand* in the center of the parish, on a small rivulet of the same name, between two turnpike roads, 12 miles from Dundee, t"f f.om Cupar, and 5^ from G lamias. The parish contains 220 houses and 1148 inhabitants, of whom about 300 are resident in the town. ft is very an- cient, and lias two annual fairs which are well attended. In the neighbourhood are 3- beautiful seats, particularly Belm •/ CuAle, which is Ct:ed up in the mot elegant and commodious manner ; the others are Drtti%- MEL MEL lifbo and Kinbeh, both very plottsaatly situa- ted. In the church-y.ud are the remains of the sepulchral monument of Vanora, said to have been the wife of prince Arthur of l.r. - land, who Mas taken prisoner by the Soots, and died at Angus. The monument, which is now nearly destroyed, was composed of many stones, covered with a variety of hiero- glyphic figures, of which Mr. Pennaoi has given accurate drawings. — Penn lat's Tour. Mf.iki y Loco, a lake in the parish of Ur- quhart, Inverness, Scotland, about one mile long, and half a mile broad ; discharging it- eelf into Loch Ness, near the church of Kil- inore, by the small river Ennerick. Mf.r.BECKs, a township in the parish of Grinton, Gilling West wapentake, north riding of York. Melboubn, a parish in the hundred of Ar- mingford, Cambridgej 2 miles from Royston, and 49 from London; containing 130 houses and 8 1 9 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 19/. Is. 103 were returned employed in various I rad< s. It is a vicarage, value 9/. 13s. id. in the pa- tronage of tiie bishop of Carlisle. Melbourne, a township in the parish of Thornto.', Holme Beacon division, wapentake of Hr.rthill. east riding of York, 8 miles from Howdcn, and 192 fom London; containing 52 houses and (S inhabitants. At this vil- lage is tie seat of sir Henry Vavasor, hart. Mei.bi'ry Abbas, a parish in the hundred of Six i'enny Handley, division of Shaston, Dorset, 2 miles from Shaftesbury, and 10'2 fr.nr> Loudon ; containing 55 houses and 302 inhabitants; It is a rectory, value 9/. ISs. U \Ir' bi ry Bcbb, a parish in the hundred o c tetmin ter, division of Sberhorn, Doiset, 8 miles from Sherbom, and I '2 1 from Lond< n; containing 16 houses anfl 107 inhabitants. Mi:t.bury Osbop.n; a parish in the same hundred and division, 2 miles distant from the preceding, containing o'5 houses and..':;. inhabitants, It is a rectory, value 8.'. BIelburV SaMpfobd, ahamict in the parish of MelburyBubbj hundred of Toilesford, di- vision of Dorchester, Dorset, 5 miles froi ! . Be?m-n.ter, and 130 from London; contain- ing 5 bouses and 82 inhabitants. Mblchbuks, a parish in the hundred of Stodd n, Med ford, 1 1 miles from Bedford, and 62 from Loudon; containing 40 houes and 229 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 51. in th« patronage of lord St. John. Melcomb Horsey, a parish in the hundred of Whitway, division of Sherborn, Dorset, 2 miles from Milton Abbey , and.. 1 17 from Lon- don; containing 18 houses and 113 inhabi- tants. Melcostb Regis, a borough and market town in the parish of Radipole, hundred ©f CoMiford T.ee, division of Dorchester, Dorset, 1 27 miles from London, situated at the mouth of the river. Wey, whicb separates it from Weymouth, over which river there is a wooden bridge of 17 arches. It contains 423 houses aud 2350 inhabitants, viz. 9fi2 males, and 1 388 females, of whom 423 were returned employed in various trades It has a good market-place and town-hall, in which the members of the corporation of Weymouth attend public business. This borough has sent two members to parliament ever sines the reign of Edward I. It is united to Wey- mouth as a sea port, corporation, and market- town. It was appointed one of the staple towns for wool in the reign of Edward III., and in the next reign the French burnt i', when it was rendered so desolate that the re- maining inhabitants prayed aud obtained a discharge from the customs. On account of its quarrels with Weymouth, in the reign of Henry VI. its privileges as a port were removed to Poole, but in that of queen Eli- zabeth they were restored by act of parlia- ment. In the east part of the town, in Maiden street, stood a priory and nunnery. The joint corporation of Weymouth and Mel coin be Re- gis consists of a mayor, recorder, two bailiffs, aldermen, and 21 capital burgesses; and who- ever has been mayor is afterwards alderman for life. For market days, Sec. see Weymouth. Mei.don, a parish in Castle ward, Nor- thumberland, 5£ miles from Morpeth, and 92 from London; containing 1 '2 houses and 54 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. Is. l\i/. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Durham. Mf.j.dreth, a parish in the hundred of Ar- mhigford, Cambridge, 3 miles from Royston, and 41 from London ; containing 73 houses and 444 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 155. \0d. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Ely. Mf.ldrvm, a parish in the shire of Aber- deen, Scotland, 15 miles from Aberdeen, con- taining 410 houses and 1 5 dO inhabitants. Mf.ldrum Old, a town in the parish of Meldrum, shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, 17 miles from Aberdeen, on the road to Banff; containing 783 inhabitants. It is a burgh of barony, and is governed by two bailies, elected by the superior. It has a good week- ly market, and a fair in January. Mr-LFonD Long, a parish in the hundred of L'abergh, Suffolk, near the river Stour, 3 miles from Sudbury, and 57 from London; containing 453 houses and 2204 inhabitants, viz. 1031 males, and 1 173 females, of whom 1837 were returned employed in various trades. The village is very pleasant and near- ly a mile in length, from which it is called L ; M Iford. The church is a beautiful Gothic building. In the neighbourhood are several very elegant mansions. It has a fair on Whit Tuesday. The living is a rectory, value 28/. 2;. 6d. M.-LctM, a considerable stream in the shire of Angus, Soc-iland, which rises iri the MEL parish of Glentrathen,and forming a cataract near the church of that parish, falls into the Isla under the walls of Airly castle. Melincy Coun-r, a village iu Glamorgan- shire, Wale?, 7 miles from Neath near Ca- doxtone, on the road to Brecon, where there is one of the finest waterfalls m the princi- pality. Met keriuce, a hamlet in the parish of Haltwhistle, Tindal ward, Northumberland, 1 mile from Haltwhistle, and 313 miles from London ; containing 43 houses and 246 inha- bitants. MrxKS!!AM,tl)e name of a hundred in Wilts, lying toward the western side of the county, and west of Devizes. AIelksham, a market town and parish in the hundred of Melksham, Wilts, 7 miles from Devizes, and 99 from London; containing T99 houses and 4030 inhabitants, viz. ISo-i males, and 8166 females, of whom 1300 were returned employed in various trades and ma- nufactures, and 370 in agriculture. Most of the houses are well built of freestone, but not regular. It has one parish church, and three newbuilt meeting houses for quakers, inde- pendents, and baptists. With respect to its manufactures, it is chiefly noted lor its broad cloths, li has a market every other Thursday for cattle, but no regular market for provi- sions. The living is a vicarage, value 38/. 9s. 4./. in the patronage of the dean and chapter at Salisbury Meixides. a parish and curacy in. the hundred of Presteign, Flintshire, Wales, 9 miles from Holywell ; containing 87 houses and 4'27 inhabitants. Mellisg, a parish in the hundred of Lons- dale, Lancaster, near toe river Grata, lOf miles from Lancaster, and '250 from London ; containing 30 houses and 156 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 71. Is. lQd. in the pa- tronage of the king. Melling, a township in the parish of Hal- sall, hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 7 nules from Prescot, and '207 from London ; containing 66 houses and 4w2 inhabitants. Melmon, St. a parish in the hundred of East, Cornwall, 4 miles from Saltash, and 224 from London ; containing 54 houses and 284 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1 1/. 1 '2s. &L Mfims, a hamlet in the parish of Wen- haston, hundred of Hartismere, Sufib.k, c 2| miles from Eye, and 86 from London; con- taining 52 houses and 371 inhabitants. M ei.lis, a parish 2 miles from Frome Selwood, in Somersetshire. See Mells. Mellons, St. a parish in the hundred of Wentloodge, Monmouth, 7 miles from New- port, and 154 from London; containing 104 houses and 451 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. Is. 5d. united with Lanedern. Mllloi:, a township in the parish of Glossop, hundred of High Peak, Derby, 6 miles from Chapel-en-le-frith, and 173 from ^midon; containing 270 houses and 1670 MEL inhabitants, of whom 945 were returned em* ployed in various trades. MeLlor, a township in the parish and hwi« dred of Blackburn, Lancaster, 2 miles from Blackburn, and '211 from London ; contain- ing $525 houscsand 1439 inhabitants, of whom 577 were returned employed in various trades, Mells, the name of a hundred in Somer- set, on the eastern side of die county, and to the west of Froouie. Mells, a parish in the hundred of Kihners- den, Somerset, 2 miles from Froome, and 107 from London, lying between the Froomc ca- nal and a branch of tke Avon; it contains 236 houses and 1113 inhabitants. The re- mains of two Roman encampments are ob- servable near Newbury hill. This parish abounds with coals, lead, pipe-clay, manga- nese, and fullers-earth. Here is a charity- school, and a small manufactory of bronj- cloth. Fairs, Monday after Trinity week, and Michaelmas-day^ for cattle, sheep, and pedlary. The living is a vicarage, value 35Z. 16c Sd. with Lye chapel aunexod. Mellyndydei:, a river in Denbighshire, which falls into the Conway, near Caerhaven. Mslmebby, a parish in Leath ward, Com- berland, 6 miles from Peixriih, and -292 from London ; containing 44 houses and 22:5 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. lis. bd. Melmerby, a hamlet to the parish of Co- verham, Hang West wapentake, north riding of York, 5 miles from Middlehain, and 2:>5 from London; containing 19 houses and 106 inhabitants. Melmeeby, a township in the parish of Wath, in Hallikeld wapentake, north riding of York, 4 miles from Rippon, and 2^6 from London; containing 36 houses and 2. '9 in- habitants. Melrose, a considerable town in the shire of Roxburgh, Scotland, on the north side of the Eildon hills, about a mile long, inter- sected by the river Tweed. The parish contains 1355 houses and 6947 inhabitants, viz. 3300 males, and 3647 females, of whom 668 were returned employed in various trades and manufactures,princ. pally in those of linen and woollen cloth. It is 4 miles from Galas- hiels, and 30 from Edinburgh : many of the houses are well built and pleasantly situated. It is a free burgh of barony, with a ma- gistracy elected by the burgesses. About one mile from the town is the site of old Mel- rose abbey, said to have been the first that was established by the Culdees in this part of the kingdom; all that now remains of it has been converted into a small house. At the village of Newstead, a mile further, was another, called the Red abbey. Between these is the bridge of Drygange, thrown over the Tweed at its junc- tion wiih the Lauder. A short distance from the town, on the south side of theTweed, stands the later abbey of Melrose, formerly one of the largest and most magnificent in the king- dom, and the admiration of strangers ; it was founded in 11 36 by David.kiujof Scot!and,and MEL MEN was built in tlieform of across. The ra-. Hit, in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Ely. Melton, a hamlet in the parish of V elton, in the wapentake of Hftwdenslrire, east riding Of York ; 6 miles from Hull, 20 from How- den, and 180 from London; containing 13 houses and 98 inhabitants. This village lies on the. banks of the H umber, au.l several of the opulent merchants of Hull have country houses at it. Melton Constable, a parish in the hun- dred of Holt, Norfolk, 5 miles from Holt, and 117 from London; containing: 19 houses and 149 inhabitants. It ia a rectory, value 6/. united with Burgh Parva. MfctTON High, a parish and curacy in the wapentake of Stiafforth and Tiekbill, west 'riding of York, 4 miles from Rotiierhain, aud 162 from London; containing 32 house-- and 105 inhabitants. Melton Magma, a parish in the hundred of Humble Yard, Norfolk, 3 miles from Nor- wich, and 106 from London; containing 58 houses and 329 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 6s. Hei. Melton Parva, a parish half a mile dis- tant from the foregoing, containing 22 bouses and 139 inhabitants. It isn vicarage, value 5'. 6s. Si iu 1 he patronage of Emanuel Col- lege, Cambridge. Melton Mowbray, a market town and parish in the hundred of Frainland, Leicester, JH miles from Oakham, 15 from Nottingham, and lO-i-5 from London ; standing on the river Eye, over which it has 2 good bridges, and contains 342 houses and 1776 inhabitants, of whom 358 were returned employed in various trades and manufactures. The church is a large and handsome structure in the form of a cross. The hoiis-s are in general well built, and it has a good l':vc-sehool. The market is «ri Tuesday, and is one of the largest iu the kingdom for cattle. Fairs, first Tuesday iifter January 17th, Whit-Tuesday, and 21st of August- It is a vicarage, value 16/. Ss. 9.'. Melton Ko=s, a parish in the hundred of Yarbnrougli, Lindsay division; Lin -oh), near Barton on [lumber, and 168 miles from Lon- don ; containing 19 houses anil 102 inhabit- ants. The church is a curacy, belonging to the prebend thereof* in Lincoln cathedral. Mr.LTONBV,a hamlet in the parish of Pock- lington, in the division of YV'iitou Beacon, wapentake of Harthill, cast riding of York, l|mile from Pocklington, and 197 miles from London; containing 7 houses and 41 inha- bitants. Melverley, a parish and curaey in the hundred of Oswestry, Salop, 9 miles from Shrewsbury, and 173 from London; contain- ing 40 houses and 21 S inhabitants. Mi i.vooy, Ilic.u and Low, two sm;dl ham- lets in the parish of Owston, Mauley wapen- take, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 4 miles fro n Gainsborough. Population included with Qwston. Membris, a liamlet in the. parish of Wal- cott, hundred of Porshore, Worcester, 2 miles from Per.-horc, and 105 from London. Mi. mucky, a paristi and on racy in the hun- dred of Axminsier, Devon, 3 miles from Ax- minster, and 150 from London; containing 112 houses and 709 inhabitants. Lair 10th of August. Mesabilly, a village 2 miles distant from Fowey, Cornwall. Mb SAG, a peninsula in Cornwall, near IlcUtonc, south of the rivers Hcl and Lo, and washed on the east, south, and. west, by the sea. It is about S miles lung, aud in the southern part of the hundred of L'erriar, con- taining several villages. The extremity of this peninsula is the Lizard point. Mr.sAi, Straight of, dividing Anglesey from the other parts of Wales. At Plasne- wydd, about one mile distant on the right, is the elegant mansion of the earl of (Jxbridge. Mendiiam, E\st and Wasx, the two divi- sions of the isle of Wight, commonly called " Last aud West Medina, being divided by the river Medina, which runs from Cowes. Mendiiam, aparish in the hundred of Hoxne, Suffolk, on the banks of the river Waveney, 2 miles from Harfeston, and 98 from London ; containing 64 houses and 341 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5!. 5s. 21. Mendham, a hamlet to the foregoing, in the hundred of Earsham, Norfolk, situate on the opposite side of the river Waveney, containing 43 houses and ly6 inhabitants. Mendh- Huts, Somerset, famous for the produce of lead and coals. They stretch nearly from Frome on the east, to A\- bridte, and from Bedminster on the north, to Glastonbury. Among these hills rises the river Frome. They supply Bath, Wells, Sbcpton Mallet, Frome, and even Bristol ami Warminster with coals. The lead ore is not so easily melted as that of Derby shire, and is chiefly manufactured irtta MEN bullets and shot. These hills were anciently Called Mo.nedrop, having many knotts opon them of steep ascent, and on tbe high- est part is a considerable flat containing some swamps which often prove dangerous to travellers. They are now covered for a vast extent with heath and fern, and several targe flocks of sheep are kept upon them. MKSL-r.Esii \:.i, a parish in the hundred of H:irti~mt-ie, Suffolk, 18 miles from Bury, and 82 from London, near the rise of the river Deben; containing 179 houses and 1031 infist- bitants, of whom '.io weie returned employ- ed in various trades. It is situated in a deep miry soil, and is altogether a miserable place, but its church is a handsome structure. It *as formerly a market town. Toward the latter end of the 1 7lh century there was dag np here an ancient silver crown, which weighed 60 ounces, supposed to have belonged to one of the kings of the East Angles. Pair,on Holy Thursday. Ithas a vicarage, value 14/. 9*.2rf. Mengalay or Mingalav, .an island belong- ing to the Hebrides, lying 12 miles from the Isle of Barray, to which parish it belongs. It is about 2 miles long and nearly the same bread, containing 8 hones and 44 inhabi- tant?. Close to this island is a very high rock with a rich pasturage on its summit. The inhabitants, at the risk of their lives, elimb'to the top, and by means of ropes pull up their sheep after thein, which they have there during the vason. Ijt is frequented In- innumerable flocks of sea fowl* during the breeding season. MENHrsiOT, a parish in the Imndred of East, Cornwall, \l miles from Liskard, and 220 from London j containing 150 houses and PIS inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 2! /. 1 5>. 4<'. Menmcir, a parish in the shire of Forfar, Scotland, 4 miles from Brechin, and 8 from Forfar; containing 85 boosts and 591 inha- bitants. It is wau-red by several considerable streams, and the northern part i> very hilly being covered With heath. The hill of Cafer- ihuu is remarkable for a very slrong fortifica- tion on its summit, consisting of an immense ■quantity of loose stone-, arranged in an oval form; round the externa! base is a deep ditch. The area is covered with a line 6pft grass, , whilst without the ring it is all heath and moss : in the center is a fine spring of the coldest water. Meknythorve, a township in the parish of Weston, in Duck rose wapentake, ea.-t riding of York, l 2 miles from Malton, and 115 i'ruui Loudon ; containing iy houses and 104 inha- bitants, MENTHOTtPfe, a township in the parish of Hetumingborough, in the wapentake of Ouze and Derwent, cast riding of York, 5 miles from Howden, and 185 from London ; con- taining 9 houses and 61 inhabitants. There is a ferry over the river Derwent at this village. Meni'More, a parish in the hundred of Cotslou, Bucks, 2^ miles from lvinghoe, and . 1--6 from London; coutainuu22 house; and MER 148 ichalitants. It is a vicarage, value 6.'. 17,. Menvf.r, St. a parish in the hundred of Trigg. C'ornwa I, 2 miles fr^tn I'adstow, au inhabitants. Meo'fham, a parish in the hundred of Toltingtrough, latke of Aylesford, Kent, 4 miles from Gravesend, and '26 from Loudon; containing 103 houses and 748 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 16/. lis. 4rf. in the patronage of the archbishop of Canter- bury. MEppcnsuAi.r., a parish in the hundred of Clifdon, Bedford, 4-j miles from Biggleswade, and 40 from London; containing ;'>1 houses .and 309 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 22/. in the patronage of St. John's Col- lege, Cambridge. Marc aston, ahamlet in the parish of Mnjr- ginton, hundred of Appletree, Derby, 4 5- miles from Derby, and 130 from London; containing 29 houses and 153 inhabitants. M'Rcoir, a small village united with Fen - colt, in tne hundred of Ploughley, Oxford, on the ■ bor ders of Ott-JMoor, C miles from Ox- ford, and yi 17* M E R M E R from London ; consisting of two hamlets, called Mere and Meer Town, at the cross roads from Mancbe>.ter ami Warrington ; i ootainiog ft houses and 498 inhabitants. Adjoining it is Tutton Pjrk, the scat of Mr. Lcrrtons. Mere, a market town a~>d parish in the hundred of Mere, Wilts, standing in an angle of the county, bordering on Somersetshire and Dorsetshire, 6 miles from Hindon, and 102 from London j containing 181 houses and »81 inhabitants. Its name is supposed to feave been derived from a Saxon word, Mere, signifying a boundary. It is a very strag- gling town, indifferently built, and has a small cross or market house. Thf: women here are principally employed in the manu- factory of bed-ticking. Two miles distant is Staarhead house, an elegant mansion. See Srounrov. Market on Tiiursday. Fairs, 6th May and -9th September, for cattle and ped- lery. The living is a vicarage, value 28/. 4*. *U. in the patronage of the dean of Salisbury. — Housman's '1 our. Merevale, a parish and curacy in the hun- dred of Hemlingford, Warwick, 1 mile from Atherston on Stonr, and 108 from London, near the Coventry canal; containing 25 houses and 116 inhabitant-. Merewoith, a parish in the hundred ©f Littlefield, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 6\ miles from Maidstone, on the road to Tunbridge, and 30 from London; containing 109 houses and 597 inhabitants. The parish is very ex- tensive, and in it are many handsome man- sions. It is watered by a stream which falls into the MeJw.ir. It is a rectory, value 14/. 2*. M Meriden, a parish in the hundred of Hem- lir.gford, Warwick, 5^ miles from Coventry, and 9 65 from London; containing 140 houses and 821 inhabitants. T!:2 church stands on high sround, and contains some good monu- ments. One of the. seats of the earl of Ayles- ford, a noble building, is now converted into an inn, the Bull's head, having very extensive pleasure grounds, a bowling-green, shrubbery, &.c. ornamented with handsome summer-houses and Chinese pagodas, and is much reported to by the inhabitants of Coventry. In the park belonging to the same estate, one mile farther toward Golcshill, is a small neat stone monument, mider an elm tree, to the memory of William Cawscy, farrier, who was there struck dead by lightning, in 17G9. The park is well stocked with deer, and has an exten- sive bason of water. The mansion of the earl of Aylesford here, is a neat but very ex- tensive building. M*.RioNETii$nip.E, aeouuty of North Wales, bounded on the north by Carnarvonshire and Denbighshire, on the east by Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire, on the south by Car- diganshire," and on the west by the Irish sea and Carnarvonshire. It is '3.5 miles long and 2 5 broad, and contains 500,000 acres of land, of which 350,000 are j^wturage and 50,000 arable. It is divided into five hundreds, viz. Arduddwv. F.dernion, Estimancr, Penllyn, and Talybont ; an I contains 37 parishes, 4 market towns, Bala, Dolgelly, Harlech, and Dinasmouthy, and 5787 houses inhabited by 29,506 persons, viz. 13,896 males, and 15,610 females, of whom 2711 were employed in vari- ous trades, manufactures, and handicraft, and 10,308 in agriculture. The total return of in- come under the property tax in 1S0S, was 156,1'51 '., and the amount of money raised for the poor in 1803, was 9449/. being at the rate of 6s. id. in the pound. This county Hes in the diocese of Bangor, and returns one member to parliament. Its principal rivers are the Dee, the Defunr.y, Dyffi, Avon, and Drwrydh. The face of the country is varied throughout with the most romantic scenery, less dreary than Carnarvon, being better clothed with wood, and not less fertile in objects that impress the mind with awful astonishment. At 'he north-east angle, spreads a fine vale in which flows the river Dee, and which leads to the lake of Bala or Pimble- meer, a most beautiful expanse of water, well stored with fish, Southerly begins the Welsh Alpine region, with narrow deep vallies, be- tween high verdant hills and extensive moors, affording peat, the only fuel of the country. Near Dolgelly stands the lofty Coder Idris, be- yond which, towards the sea, are some excel- lent meadows and extensive sheep walks, which furnish many manufactures with wool for stockings and flannels. In winter the air is very sharp, and the soil consequently poor, but it is healthy, and the inhabitants are generally long-lived. Most of the lakes, as well as the rivers, abound with fish, parti- cularly theguiniad, salmon, and trout. Among the principal antiquities may be reckoned Cymner Abbey, two miles from Dolgelly, founded fur Cistertian monks. Part of the church still remains, and exhibits a specimen of its ancient grandeur. — A'lkhCs Wales. Merriot, a parish in the hundred of Crew- kern, Somerset, 14 mile from Crewkern, and 132 from London; containing 188 houses and 101? inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. lis. 5d. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Bristol. Merrinc.ton, a parish in Darlington ward, Durham, 3 miles from Bishop Auckland, and 257 from London ; containing 5j houses and 22S inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 14/. 4.?. 9d. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Durham. Merkow, a parish in the hundred of Woking, Surry, 2 miles from Guildford, and 28 from London; containing 29 houses and 169 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9L 5 from London; containing 28 houses and 270 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 17*. C»f. M r.VAGES9rv,a parish in the hundred of Pow- der, Cornwall, 4 miles ^: out St. Austle's, and i47 from Loud^t; comaming SOS bouses and 2052 inhabitants, viz. 897 male?, and 1 155 fe- males, of whom 29s) were employed in vari- ous trades, and 91 in agriculture. Mecx, a hamlet In the parish of Waghcn, in Holderrtess d \ ,; sion, east riding of York, 3 mi es from Beverley, and 184 from London; co training 7 houses and 49 nhabitants. Me« ans, St a parish m the hundred of Powder. Cornwall, 1 mile from St Austle, and 245 lloHi London ; containing 130 bouses and 780 inhabitants. Mexborouoh, a parish in the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, west riding of York, 5 miles from Rotherham, and 163 from Lon- don ; containing 83 houses and 417 inhabi- tant?. Jlr.ysrv Hampton- See Hampton Mey- sf.v, Gloucesler. Michaei '«, St. Caiuiaies, a parish in the hundred of Powder, Cornwall, 16 miles from Bodmin, and 250 from Loudon; containing 13 houses and 86 inhabitants. Michael's, St. Peskevil, a parish in the hundred of Powder, Cornwall, 3 miles from Truro, and 254 from London; containing 36 houses and 184 inhabitants. Aiicti aei. Church, a parish in the hundred of Wormlow, Hereford, 10 miles from Here- ford, and 130 from London; containing 23 houses and 1 16 inhabitants. Micnelstow, a parish in the hundred of Lesnewth, Cornwall, 3 miles from Camelford, and 231 from London; containing 28 houses and 158 inhabitants. It is a rectorv, value 10/. 13s. 9d. Michael's, St. a borough situated in the parishes of Newlin and St. Enoder, Cornwall, J250 miles from London ; containing about 30 houses and 160 inhabitants. It was a place of note during the time of the Saxons, and was formerly called Modishole. It is go- verned by a superior or high lord, a portrecre, and five deputy lords. It has sent two mem- bers to parliament ever since the sixth of Ed- ward VI. Michael's St. Eskeley, a parish and cura- cy in the hundred of Ewias Lacy, Hereford, 8 miles from Hay and 150 from London ; containing 75 houses and 397 inhabitants. Michaelstow, a parish in the hundred of Wentloodge, Monmouth, near Pontipool, und 15ft from London; containing 41 houses and 176 inhabitants. Michaelstow, a parish in the hundred of Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales, 4 miles from Neath, and 200 from London; containing 20 houses and 120 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. 12*. Sri. Michaei stow le Pitt, a parish in the hun- dred of Dinaa Powis, Glamorganshire, Wales, 4 miles from Cardiff, and 164 from London; containing 11 houses and 68 inhabitants. It is a rectorv, value 4/. 10*. 7<-'. Michei.by, a township in the parish of Lyth,in Langborough uapentake.north riding of York, near Whitby, and 2-16 miles from Lon- don ; containing 40 houses and 176 inhabitants. MiciiARLMEitsH, a perish in the bundled of MID M I D Euddlesgate, division of Fawley, Hants, 8 miles from Winchester, and 70 from London; containing: 131 houses and 664 inhabitants. MiciiEtTROY, a parish in the hundred of Ragland, Monmouth, 2 miles from Mon- mouth, ami 150 from London; containing 43 houses and 220 inhabitants. Mickfifld, a parish in the hundred of Bosmere andClaydon, Suffolk, 1 mile from Debenham, and 82 from London ; containing 33 houses and 173 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 9/. 11*. Micklefibld, a ham'et in the parish of Sherburu, Barkston Ash wapentake, vvest riding of York, 9 miles from Leeds, and 185 from London; containing 35 houses and 135 inhabitants. Mickleham, a parish in the hundred of Copthorne, Surrey, 3 miles from Dorking, and '20 from London; containing 53 houses and 389 inhabitants. It is pleasantly seated at the foot of Box hill, watered by the river Mole, and is a rectory, value 13/. Mickt.ehhrst, a small village in Cheshire, near Manchester, on the borders of Lanca- shire. Micklf.oveb, a parish in the hundred of ■Morlestone and Litchureh, Derby, 3 miles from Derby, and 128 from London; con- taining 97 houses and 507 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. 1U. 5d. MicKt.ETON, a parish in the hundred of Kif( ; gate, Gloucester, 4 miles from Camp- den, and 94 from London ; containing 98 houses and 430 inhabitants. The church is a large handsome building. It is a vicarage, value 91. lis. id. patron the king. MrcKr.CTON, a township in tlie parish of Rumboklkirk, Gilling West wapentake, north tiding of York, 7 miles from Barnard Castle, and 253 from London; containing 76 bouses airl 330 inhabitants. Mickley, a hamlet in the parish of Oving- ham, in Tind.4 ward, East division, Nor- thumberland, 9 miles from Newcastle upon Jyne, and '285 from Loudon; containing 36 houses and 1H6 inhabitants. Middle, a parish in the hundred of P'rc- hi'l, SalooN, 3 miles from Shrewsbury, and 167} from London; containing 154 houses and 779 inhabitants. A very stately and Elegant castle was destroyed here in 16SS, by an earthquake. The living is a rectory,, value \tl. Is. Zd. Middleby, a parish in the shire of Dum- fries, Scotland, 22 miles from Moffat ; con- taining 28+ houses and 1507 inhabitants. Jlear the church are the vestiges of an an- cient military station. Middj.sboroi r.H, or Mjddi.ebi'rgit, a small aarish in LaugborousrhWcst wapentake, north "iding of York, 8 miles from Gisborough, lear the mouth of the Tees; containing 6 **f>ouses and S>6 inhabitants. Midct.efjam Bishops, a parish in Stockton id, Durham, 9 nideV from Durham, and IsO ij.>m London ; containing 77 houses and 531 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4£ 19s. 2d, in the patronage of the king. Miduli-ham, a market town and parish in Hang West wapentake, north riding of York, standing on the river Ure, 10 miles from Richmond, and 232 from London; containing 141 houses and 7 'S inhabitants, a considera- ble ndmber of whom are employed in the woollen manufacture'. The court h is a hand- some bui!ding,for whichRicbard duke of Glou- cester obtained a licence from his brother Fdward IV. to make it collegiate, but it never was conj pi etetl. It has the ruins of a once stately castle, in which Richard III. was born, and uheie Edward IV. wa.i cohGncd after having been taken prisoner in his camp, by Nevil earl of Warwick. The market is on [Monday. Fairs, 6th and 7th of Nbyeni- ber. Near it is Jervaise Abbey. It is a deanery in the patronage of the king. Midd.'.f.m arsh, a hamlet to Great Min- tcm, in Dorsetshire^ Mjddlesci.ouch, a hamle' in the parish of St. Mary's, Cariis.e, in Leath ward, Cumber- land, adjoining to Carlisle, and containing So houses and 176 inhabitants. Middlesex, an inland county of England, situate on the south-eastern part of the i land. It is bounded, on the north by Hertfordshire, on the eas,t by E^sex, fjroai which it is sepal r,ated by the river Lea ; on the south by Sur- rey, from which it is divided by the river Thames; and on the wet by Buckmgham- shi e, from which it is separated by the river Ct.ln. It is QJP a -very irregular shape, and is about 25 miles long, and 14 broad, contain- ing 250 square miles, cr 179, '.00 acres, of which about 10^,000 arei'n pasturage, 40,!'00 arable, and 15, ('00 occupied by market-gar- dens, cultivated for the supply oftherpe'ro- polis with vegetables, and roots. It is divided into 6 hundreds, viz. Edmonton, Elthorne, Gore, Isleworth, Kensington, arid Spelthorn ; and 3 divisions, Finsbary, Hoiborn, and the Tower Division. Besde those' it contain! the city of London within and without tiie walls, and the city and liberties of Westmin- ster, It is subdivided in'o 230 parishes, pre- cincts, and extra-) arochtuljnrisdiet ions, whe.e- of 122 an; within the cits of London, 10 in the city and liberties of Westminster, and 93 in tin rest of the county • According to the re- turn made to parliament in the year 1801, this county contained 112.912 bouses, inha- bited by 818,129 persons, of who tb 373,653 were males, an.': 414,474 females; of this number 162, '260 wen 1 employed in trade, and 13,4i7 in agriculture. The amount of money raised for the rebel nf the poor, in 1803, was 490.1 44/. at the rate of 3s. 5^.a. in the pound. In 1306, the totaj amount of the value of property returned under the property tav act, was 21,382,633/. This county contains t two cities < >F London, and Westminster, atfi 9 market towns, viz. Lim-net, Sgutimll, Finch - lev, Uxbridge, Breiit^brd, Hounslov., Edg- ware, Stains, and Enfield. It is most tx.ul- MID lently and abundantly supplied nith water by means of the rivers Thame*, Lea, Coin, Brent, and the New River. The soil in iome places is loamy, in others gravel, clay, or sand j but that part of the county which lies round London, owing to the great plenty of manure, is converted into rich.pastuie; whilst toward Buckinghamshire, there are some, con- siderable tracts of arable land, which pro- duce good crops of cora. On the sides of the rivers Thames, Coin, and Lea, there arc very extensive meadows. The number of cows kept by the cow-keepers in Middlesex, for the supply of the inhabitants of the metro- polis with milk, amounts to 72C0, besides 1300 kept in Surrey and Kent. There arc •till several extensive heaths in this county, particularly that of Hounslow, and Finehley Common, which latter >tretches to the borders of Lnueid Chace, a large tract of wood land, •well stocked with deer, and extends nearly to Epping Forest, in Essex. The produce of hay for the London market, is the principal object of the farmers in this county. The whole county may be considered as a sort of demesne to the metropolis, being covered with the villas of the principal nobility and gentry, intersected by the inuuu.erable roads leading to it, or laid out in gardens, pastures, and enclosures of all soits, for its convenience and support. The increase of buildings and other improvements within the fast century, are astonishing, and Chelsea, Islington, Padding ton, Pancras, &C. formerly ■village- at a distance from the metropolis, are •now completely united with it. Among the many seats of superior architecture, se- veral of them encompassed by fine parks, may he mentioned, Bruce Castle, Bush Hill, Caen Wood, Canrons, Chiswick House, Dereham Park, Enfield Park, Fulham Palace, Grove House, Holland House, Kempton, Littleton, Marble Hall, Osterley, Stop House, Twick- enham, and Wrotham; beside the royal palaces of Kensington, and Hampton Court, the duke of Clarence's seat at Bushy. Mid- dlesex received its name from having been inhabited by a party of Saxons, who being situated in the midst of the three petty king- doms of the East, West, and South Saxons, Called themselves, or were called by their neighbours Middle Saxons, which in common conversation was Soon abbreviated into Mid- dlesex. This county possesses superior ad- vantages over every other, in comprising the eapital of the British empire: where all the families of the first rank and wealth occasion- ally reside, which is generally during the sit- ting of parliament, and where the business of the richest merchants, bankers, and citizens it carried on, to an extent that is unequalled iu any otht r part of the globe. It sends 8 members to parliam nt, viz. i for the county, y fOr London, and 2 for Westminster. Midulr-oT, a parish in the hundred of Whitley, Somerset, 3 miles from Bridgwa- fer and 1 5 from London; containing 95 MID houses and 4?! inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 1*2 . in the patronage of the bishop of Bath and Wells. Middi.iston. a township in the parish of JVicrrington, Darl neton waid, Durham, 2 miles from Bishop Auckland, aim -,>7 from London; containing 17 house and 78 inhabi- tants. MiDfiLi.Tnr.iM', a village in the parish of St. Mary's, Bishop's Hill, in the liberty of tls& Ainstcy, York, 1 mile from York, and 200 from London ; containing 7 houses and +7 inhabitants. Minmt tuorpe, a small village in the pa- rish of Norwell, uear Willough ', Notts. Middle ion, a township in the parish of Yoalgrave, hundred of Wirksworth, Derby, o miles from Bakewell,and 150 from London; containing 39 houses and IS' inhabitants, Middleton, a township i. the parish and hundred of Wirksworth, Der . i mile from Wirk>vvorth, and 141 from London; contain- ing 154 house' arid 693 inhabitants! Middleton in Ti esdale, a parish in Dar- lington ward, Dm ham, 7 miles from Bar- nard Castle, and 2.V3 from London ; contain- ing 1:39 houses and 796 inhabitants. It is a rector}', value 23/. i7i. in the patronage of the king. Middleton St. George, a parish in Stock- ton ward. Durham, 3 miles from Yartri, and 247 from London ; containing 45 houses and 215 inhabitants. It is n rectory, value 4/. M iddlf.to v, a parish in the hundred of Hinekford, Essex, 1 mile from Sudbury, and 54 from London; containing 15 houses and 94 inhabitants. It is a reotory. value 9/. Middlkton ontiie IliLi,, a parish in the hundred of Wolphy, Hereford, 5 miles from Leominster, and 1-10 from London ; contain- ing 56 houses and 308 inhabitants. It is a. curacy, in the patronage of the bishop of Hereford. Middleton-, a village in the parish of Lan- caster, in the hundred of Lonsdale, Lanca- shire, 2 miles from Lancaster, and 240 from London ; containing 26 houses and 161 inha- bitants. Mi ddl etov, a market town and parish in the hundred of Salford, Lancashire, 6 miles from Manchester, and 190 from Loudon, lying between Manchester and Rochdale; containing 614 houses and 13065 inhabitants, viz. 1534 males, and 17 1 females, of whom 2:376 we're 1 employed iu trade and manufac- ture. The market is on Friday. It is a rec- ti, ry, value 36/. 3-. 1 \d. Middleton, a parish in the hundred ol Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk, 2 miles from Lynn, and 94 from London; containing 41 houses and 467 inhabitants. It is a vicarage value ?/. M ipd i.eton, a parish in the hundred o Corby, Northampton, 8 miles from Ketter iug, and S2 from London] containing" 8<: houses and 411 inhabitants. It is a rectory „ahi.; Hi/. 15s-. 10d % MID MID Middleton Cheynev, a parish in the tin- d red of Kitig's Sutton, Northampton, 3 miles from Banbury, in Oxfordshire, and 70 from Loudon; containing 826 houses and 11J3 inhabitants, of whom 617 were employed in various trades, &c. It is a rectory, \nlne 31 /. 1 is. 3. 8;/. Middleton, a parish ?fc the hundred of Blything, Suffolk, 2 miles from Saxmund- hain, and 92 from London 3 containing 63 houses and 488 inhabitants. Middleton, a parish in the hundred of Avisford, rnpe of Arundel, Sussex, on the coast, 4 miles from Arundel, and 64 from London ; containing 6 houses and 40 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 5/. tOi. lOrf. in the patronage of the king. Middleton, a parish in the hundred of Hemhngford, Warwick, 6 miles from Coles- hill, and 109 from Ixmdon ; containing 95 houses and 544 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Middleton, a township and chapelry in the parish of Kirhy Lonsdale, in Lonsdale ward, Westmoreland, 1 mile from Kirby Lonsdale, and 250 from London ; containing 52 houses and 303 inhabitants. Middleton, a parish in the division of Bainton Beacon, wapentake of Harthill, east riding of York, 8 miles from Beverley, and 192 from London ; containing 46 houses and 286 inhabitant*'. It is a rectory, value 15/. 3s. 4l .', ! fiom 1.0:1-011; contain: bouses ami 1013 inhabitants, pfwl n were employed in trade. Sex*. It is plda- saoffcU situated on the bank: of the river Arm:, ; t-- name in Savai signifying Middle- wood. Thr town is :. -' vera, well built, and is ;i borough by prescription, governed by a bailing who is chosen annually at the court Let at tin- lord of (he manor. This borough has seat - met: bens to parliament ever since ih<- 4th of Edward HI. the right of election being in about ivt) burgage tenures, which it is said were sold by the trustees of lord Mon- tague lor 40 OtK) guineas. Tlie Returning officer is the bailiff. In 1672, a free gram- mar-school was founded here for 12 boys. Near the town are the. u mains of tioudry House, once the ma.mvficent. Seat of lord Montague, aud the roost perfect model of a castelkated mansionoftht'timeof HenryVHI. t be interior of which wa fitted up in the raojst princely stile, and adorned with paintings by tl:e frst Italian masters; but it was burned down in If 93, neatly at the same time that the noble woitr was drowned in the river Rhine, as lie was rashly wwrturiog to sail down the cataracts of Sehauf hamen. The park is extensive, and the grounds well laid out; ihc. latter contain seine of the !arjc-t elit sunt tncs in England. The maiket is on 'I 'nr day. Tails, 3th of April, \\ hit Tuesday , ami 29\\\ of November. The church is a ( I 1 ley. >/v 'AT, a parish in the hundred of SV'e&tboiune, rap< of Chichester, Sussex, 2 mile* ftoiv. Chichester, and T-? from London; contaio'mg tS* houses and 1075 inhabitants, i,f v. l.om 194 >voro employed in trade. It is a curacy. Midjusv, a parish in ed of Long- port, lathe of Shepway, K< lit, 2 miles from Romnev, and 71 from i.oneoi:; containing 4 housesaad ii9 inhabitants. If has po church. Miman, a parish in the shire of Aber- deen; >.'!aiid, 10 miles fioiii Aberdeen; containing 20:1 homes and 803 inhab I .Vu-r ,1 .1., a township in the parish ol St. Aoii. laud, in Darin g 1 m Darlington, and 263 ■1 ; containing J.6 Louses a;. ■ .r. -i tallage in tbe parish vt i ■ ' •. . ■'•;! ward, Dur- ban), '] mitefroin the foregoing, containing 20 hom.s a;.ti 141 inhabit;*. i;T,f\iyi;r Norton, a parish in the hun- dred of ChewTon, Somei tt, . : ' miles from lf»nr.-, \>Rii J 1 ( i v Oi.! ] .:.,'•.:. ; ».oljtaiu.iii£ 3 16 houses and 1552 inhabitants, of whom 65 were returned as being employed in various trades. Mikneint Rhyd-ar-Halen, a remarkable mountain in the parish of Fest'niog, ^lerio- nethshiie, Wales, near Tally Bwkh, where there are some remarkable, stone monuments, called B albeit Gveyr Ardudvcy, or tin graves of the men of Ardud'.vy ; supposed to have been monuments to the memory of some per- ■ >i.- te slain in battle here. Miiborn St. Andrew's, a parish in the hundred of Piddletown, division of Dorches- ter, Dorset, 8 miles fiom Biandford, and 1 II from London; containing 44 houses and 217 inhabitants. The church is a low building, with an embattled tower, and is a vicarage, va'ue I'M. 6i. 87' 58". Long. 2° 27' 9" west.— CoBinsori's Son ersetsfiire. Mii.p.oiin. a township and chapelrv in the parish, "f kirby l'liore, in Eastward, West- moreland, 7 miles from Appleby, and 111 from London ; Containing 16 nouses and 237 inhabitants. Milborn, a tytbing in the parish aud hundred of Maimsbury, Wilts, ^ a mile from Maimsbury, and 96 from London ; Containing IS houses and 97 inhabitants. Mir. i.race. Ste Meolbrace, Salop. Mtlisrook. See Millbrook, Bedford and Hants. Mii.c'imbe, a hamlet in the parish and Hundred of Bloxham, Oxford, 4 miles from Banbury, and 71 fom London ; containing 42 houses and '201 inhabitants. MilcOTT, a bam Jfet in the parish of Wes- ton, in Gloucestershire, a though situate in the hundred of Barlichway, Warwick, 2 miles from Stratford on Avon, an 1 92 from London; containing 5 houses and 21 inha- bitant^. Mii.df.v, a parish in the hundred of Ba- bergh, Suffolk, 4 tnilesfrom Sudbury, and 58 from London; containing -'21 houses and 1 SO inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. iSi.id. Mildenhatl, a market town and parish in the hundred of Lackford, Suffolk, 9 miles from Newmarket, and 71 from London, seated on a branch of the Ouse called the Lark, which is navigable for barcres, and has considerably added to the trade, aftd enlarge- ment of the town, which contains 335 houses aud 2?83 inhabitants, viz. 1095 males an I 118S females. The church is very commo- dious,and has a tower or steeple 100 feet high. Many of the buildings here are new. The market ou Friday is well supplied, particu- larly with fish aud wild fowl. It i.» a vicar- age, value 22/. 9s. Id. MildIiNiialt., a parish in the hundred of Selkley, Wilts, 1 mile from Marlborough, and 76 from London; containing 75 houses hirI 376' inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 17/. 8s. $d. Mile F.^d, a hamlet in the parish of Step- ney, m the hundred of Ossulton, -Middles-.-:, so called from its situation, 1 mile from Whitechapel church, London. That part called the New Town, is greatly encreased of late years, Stretching ou the raad to Strat- ford, i he whole parish contains 2237 houses and 15,101 inhabitants', viz. 6310 males, and $761 females, of whom VI SO were employed in various trades, handicraft and manufac- ture. Mu.eham, a parish hi the hundred of Launriitch, Norfolk, 5 miles from East Dere- ham, and 106 from London; containing 18 bouses and 323 inhabitant, it is a rectory, value 11/. h. 10./. Milford, a parish in the hundred of Christ- church, New Forest division, Hants, g miles from Lymington, and 97 from London; con- taining 190 houses and 1012 inhabitants. Mil; mm, a hamlet to Salisbury, in the hundred of LTuderditcb', Wilts, uear Salis- bury, and 80 miles from London; containing 66 bouses arid -i;9 inhabitants. Mjiforbs a township in the parish of Sfaerbufn, Barkston Ash wapentake, west riding of York, 7 mile from Pootefract, and 1 St from London; containing 91 houses aud 457 inhabitants. Milford North, abamlet in the township of kirby Wharf, parislnof S her bum, Baik- stou A h wapentake, west riding of York, 1 mile distant from the foregoius. Popula- tion returned with kirby Wharf. MlLFOHD, a hamlet in the parish of Gobi- minpr, Surrey, 1^ mile from Godalming, and 3) from London. Population included in Gol liming,; Milford, or Milford Haven, a township in the parish of Harbrandstone, in Pem- brokeshire, Wales, '257 miles from London, by Brecon, and '27.' by Swansea. It is a new-built town on the north side of the haven, 6 miles from Pembroke, and 6 from Havei ford west. The haven appears like an ionne se lake, formed by an advance of the sea inland for about the space of 10 miles from the south to Pembroke, and is the most commodious harbour in Great Britain. This harbour; was fortified in 1757, when 10,000/. was expended on the fort of Neylaud, which sum was found insufficient for its completion, and it now remains, in an unfinished state. It is exposed to all points of the compass, in the approaches toward it, and is extremely dangerous in tempestuous weather, cither to get out or in, except in particular winds. This harbour has 16 creeks, 5 hays, and 1:3 roads, in which 1000 sail of shipping may ride in perfect security. A quay and several new buildings have lately been erected by a society of Quakers, who have established themselves here from America. The first at- t smpl at erecting a fort, appears 10 have been in the reign of queen Eluabeih; ruins being Still visible at the place called the Xttngle, and at Dale Blockhouse. It. was at this place that the i ad of Rich mo - 1, afterwards Henry VII, landed on his enterprise against Richard 111. This bay produces great quantities of excel- le itoystcrs, and some of the cliffs have pro* dn ed appearance, of small veins of copper. On tire point ctlle 1 St. Ann's, is an old iigbt- bouse and block-house. The church of Ilar- hrandston is a rectory, value 61. 13*. id. in the patronage of the prince of Wales. Lat. 51° 45'. Long. 5 Q -20' west. — M-iikin's and Kvaiu' Tour, in itouth Waka MjtK, a small river in the shire of Dutn- .1. which rises in tho parish of Hutton, and after a course of 15 iiii'es, falls into the Annan, near the church af St, Jilungo. X x 3 M I L MIL Mn.Bot'RNE, a small river in Northumber- land, which falls into the Tyne, near Wi. lam. Mil Kiunor, a township in the parish of ilaltwhisilc, Tindal ward, West division, near llaltwhistlc, and 314 miles from London; containing 4-3 houses and 226 inhabitants. Mi i.i brook, a parish in the hundred of Redborne stoke, Bedfordshire, 2 miles from Ampthiil, and 47 from London ; containing f>7 houses and 3'27 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 9/. 165. od. in the patronage of the duke of Bedford. Mili.brook, a parish in the hundred of J'.uddlesgate, division of Fawley, Hants, 2 miles from Southampton, and 70 from Lon- don ; containing 250 houses and 1304 inha- bitants, of whom 205 were employed in vari- ous trades. It is a rectory, value 10/. 6s. 3d. in the patronage of the bishop of Winches- ?er. Mii.i.riF.r.n, a township to the parish of Kirk Newton, in Glendale ward, Northum- berland, 4 miles from Wooler, and 328£ from London, near the river Glen; containing 36 houses and 193 inhabitants. Millhill, a delightful little hamlet on the brow of a hill in the parish of Hendon, Mid- dlesex, 10 miles from London ; containing 6 houses and 36 inhabitants. Mili.incton, a hamlet in the parish of Rosthern, hundred of Fmcklow, Chester, 4 miles from Knutsford, and 176 from Lon- don ; containing 36 houses and 196 inhabi- tants. Millington, a parochial chapelry in the division of Wilton beacon, wapentake of Harthill, east riding of York, 3 miles from Pocklington, and 200 from London; con- taining 33 houses and 183 inhabitants. Mij.lom or Milium, a parish in Allerdale ward, above Derwent, Cumberland, lying between the rivers Dudden and Esk, 7 miles from Ravcnglass, and 286 from London ; it is the most southerly manor in the county, and contains 125 houses and 589 inhabitants. The ruins of an ancient mansion, the seat of the Hudlestons, are to be seen with an exten- sive park, bej'ond which rises Iilaclaomb mountain; whence in a clear day, may be distinctly seen seven English coun- ties, and a great part of Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Millom, was for- merly a market town. The chief business carried on is at the iron mills and mines in the. • neighbourhood. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 5s. %d. in the patronage of the king as duke of Lancaster. Millstreet, a small town in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 136 miles from Dublin, which has coi;s : derably enereased of late years from the establishment of several manufactures of linen. Mi' i.thorpi:, n small hamlet in the parish of Cokeney, Notts. Mtt.i.THOPpr., a market town in the parish •f Hercr.»haWj in Kendal ward, Westmore- land, 8 miles from Kendal, and 25? from London; containing 208 houses and 968 in- , habitants, pleasantly seated on the river Ee- tha, which soon after joins the Ker near its mouth, and over which is a handsome stone bridge. In the neighbourhood are 2 paper mills. The n;arket is on Friday. Fair, old May day. Milltown, a town in the county of Kerry, province of Munster, Ireland, 152 miles from Dublin. Mill/town, a small village in the county of Dublin, province of I.eiustcr, Ireland, 2 miles from Dublin. Milltown, a town in the county of Wtst- mcath, province of Leinster, Ireland. Milnrow, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Rochdale, hundred of Salford, Lan- caster, 1 mile from Rochdale, and 197 from London. Population returned included with HundersGeld. Milson, a hamlet in the parish of Ni-en Sollers, hundred of Overs, Salop, 3 miles from Tenbury, and 137 from London; con- taining 37 houses and 134 inhabitants. Mils-son, a parish in the hundred of Ames- bury, Wilts, 2 miles from Amesbury, and 79 from London, near the river Avon ; contain- ing 23 houses and 139 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. 15.?. 2d. Milton, the name of a hundred in the lathe of Scray, Kent, on the southern banks of the river Medway, and including the Isle of Shepey. Milton, a parish in the hundred of Ock, Berkshire, 7 miles from Wallingford, and 52 from London; containing 66 bouses and 310 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 17/. 9-..'. Id. Milton, a parish in the hundred of Northstow, Cambridge, 3 miles from Cam- bridge, and M from London ; containing 40 houses and 973 inhabitants. Four miles hence, at Denny island, was an abbey of bc- nedictines, founded in 1169. In the follow- ing century it was in the possession of the knights Templars, and in the century after Mary Xx4 M IN M I X pel annexed, m the patronage ofthc arrhdea- ! i'.iuilt'Ul. jMn.viRToN, a parish in the hundred of K. • . v, Warwick, near the river Avo 0, 3ffii)«S '■■-■■-.. Warwick, and 9'2 trom Lon- .!(in ; .- tattfrnirtg 36 houses and 830 inhabi- tants. I: IS -ar.icy. Mn.wcn, a pttrisli in the hundred of] hre- hill. Si tffo i ■ _ tailt - from Srorte, 74, from t'rtoxeter, and 188 fro in London ; contain- ing 90 houses and Ji'7 inhabitants. It is a vi' arage, value 47. 5s. 4tf. jMimhue, a river in Hertfordshire, which fell? into the Be«l above WWc. Mims North, a parish in ti.e hundred of Edmonton, .Middlesex, S3 miles frtrtn Hatfield, and 19. from London, united w.th MfMrs South, a parish near the foregoing, and U nvlesfrom London; containing 293 ho;; -,es and 1698 inhabitants. The tower off the church, which stands by the road side, is entirely covered with ivy, and presents a very p«*turesque object. The windows con- tain some curious spe miens of stained glass. Jtis a vieara.re, value 1 v7. 3«. 4<7. Minali.. See Milden Hall, Wilts. JMiScHittGHA f MTTbN, a market toM n and pa- r'sh in the hundred of Long trees, Gloucester, Id mi es from Cirencester, and 100 from London; containing 692 houses and 3439 inhabitants, viz. 1549 males and 1S90 fe- males, of whom 451 were employed in trade and manufacture. Its name is supposed to have been derived from its having Originally been the property of the Minrhens or nuns of (Yen and Sion. The clothing blanch is earn- ed on very extensively in this town and some of its dependent hamlets. The church is a large bonding in the form of a crbss. In the north aide arc inscriptions for numerous benefactors to the parish, ard in the south iisle is the statue of a man lying cross legged, with a sword and shield by his side, ami his vile lying at his feet. In one of the districts of the parish is a very romantic valley called Golden Wak, and another at a place called St. Mary's hill, where it is supposed the famous linger Bacon resided. There are a numi . r of p'e;i-ant residence* in the environs, particu- larly Boivnhafo House, Th:is,o,nb, Rod&orongk, and Hampton and Qrttcomb Park. '1 he living is very good, and is a rectory, value 41/. 13^. 4d. — Radge's Gloncesle lire. Minhtown, a parish and curacy in the hundred of PurslDw, Salop, 3 miles from Bishop's Castle, and lfil from London , con- taining only 6 houses and 38 inhabitants. MiMiiiAM, or i\iiN'niU!M, a small hamlet on the borders of Scotland, in Northumberland, near the river Beaumont, 994 miles from London. MiNEHTAn, a seaport, borough and market town, in the hundred of Carhampton, So- merset, 24 miles from Eridgewater, and 168 from London, on the bordi rs of F.xmouth forest; containing 303 houses and 1168 in- habitants, of whom 111 were employed in trade and manufacture ; but its consequence has much declined of late years, and its tn a - mifadtares of woollen are now nearly gone to decay, its chief traffic being in the coil tradte and a small herring fishery. The harbour is very safe and commodious, and easy of access. From the salubrity of the air and pleasant Si- tuation, Minehead is now much resorted to during the summer, for Sea-bathing, and the accommodations are tolerably commodious. Its ancient name appears 10 have been Muiihc- ved, or '■!> icheved, and it was incorporated as a borough by queen Elizabeth, who con- ferred extensive privileges on it, on condition that thfe corporation should keep the quay in repair ; but its trade falling oft', the quay was neglected and the charier lost. In the reign of king William an act was obtained for re- covering the quay, by which the corporation were to have the profits of it and the pier, for 36 years, to defray the expence of rebuilding it. it is now considerably improved, by hav- ing a new head built to the quay, and the beach cleared, whereby vessels ol the largest burthen may euti rand ride safe in the harbour. The town is governed by two const.ib.es; and has ,r \t '2 members to parliammt since the fir-t of Elizabeth. The right of election is in the parishioners of Dunster and Mine- head, being housekeepers in the borough and not receiving alms : the number of voters are about 170. The returning officers are the constables. About 6 miles distant toward the south is the lofty mountain of Dunkerry, whose base is 12 miles in circumference, rising 1770 feet above the level of the sea. It appears 10 have been used as a beacon to alarm the ountry in cases of invasion, &c. having several fire hearths observable at it. The market is on Wednesday. Fair, Wed- nesday in Whitsun week. Post only 3 times per week to Taunton. It is a vicarage, value 18/. 9s. Id. — Gotlinson'i So eriitsMre. Minincsby, a snail village in the hundred of Bolinbrohe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 miles frond Spilsby, and 132 from London; containing 19 houses and 105 inhabitants. MiNNACAiF, a parish in the stewaitry of Kirkcudbright, 24 miles in length, adjoining Newton Douglas, and 96 miles from Edin- burgh; containing 335 houses and 1609 in- habitants. It has a very rocky and hilly surface* some of the hills being 1660 feet above tiie sea. Cultivation has made but little improvement in this district, it being chiefly occupied by extensive sheep walks and far rearing black eattle and goals. Some of the mountains contain lead which is very advantageously worked. MiNSHutit Curncn, a township and cha- pelry in the parish of Coppenhall, in the hundred of Nantwich, Chester, on the banks of the river Wever, 4 miles from Nantwich, and 168 from London; containing 60 houses and 417 inhabitants. MiNsimiL Vernon, a hamlet to the fore- going, situaud on the opposite side of the M I N" MIS Wevcr, and in the hundred of Nortwieh ; containing 67 houses and 357 inhabitants, Misskipp, a township in the parish of Aldborough, Claro wapentake, west riding of York, 1 | mile from Aldborough, and '207 from London j containing A9 houses and 204 inhabitants. Minstead, a parish iri the hundred of New Forest East, Hants,' miles from Rom-' sey, and 81 from London; containing 139 faduses and 764 inhabitants. It is a I'eetOry, value 7/. 12>.'6rf. ]S\ instf.r. a paiish in the hundred of Les- newth, Cornwall, S\ miles from Camelford, and J3I from London ; containing 70 houses and 311 inhabitants. It is a donative. M instep., a parish in the hundred of Ford, lathe of Scray, Kent, 4 miles from Qtieehbo- rough.and 49 from Loudon, on the north side of the island of Sheppey ; containing 666 houses and 4159 inhabitants, viz. 1296 males, and 2143 females, Of whom 523 were em- ployed in trade. The present ehurch is sup- posed to have boon part of an ancient mo- nastery, founded by Sexburgha, wife of F.r- combert, king of Kent. Ob the vane ofthe church is the figure of the head of a horse, and On tiie right side of the monument of- sir Cohort d.e Sburland, is represented the head o! a horse emerging from the sea, whence it is supposed that family we're benefactors to it. The church contains three ailes, and 18 stone stalls supposed collegiate in the choir. .— Wasted't Kent. Minster in Thanet, a parish in the hun- dred of Rinslow., lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, 3-r miles from San lwich, and 68 from Lon- don ; containing 149 booses and 707 inha- bitants. It receive! its name from a convent or abbey of nuns founded by a Saxon iady about the year 700. The monaster}' was several times burnt and plundered by the Danes. It is a vicarage, value 33/. 3c 4rf.in the patronage of the archbishop of Canter- bury. V Minstep.ley, a him'et in the parish of ' WteStbury, hundred of Ford, Salop, 10 miles rom Shrewsbury, and 163 from London. Population leturned included v,i(h Westbury. Minviei! r.o\E.LL, a parish in the hundred of Chadlington, Oxford. '2 miles from Witney, and 68 from London; containing 49 houses and 883 inhabitants. Near the parish church are the ruins Af an ancient priory, formerly a cell to one ofthe Norman abbies. it is a vicarage, value 8/. 9s. 7,/. Minvi erwortu, a parish in the liberty of the duchy of Lancaster, in Gloucestershire, near the river Severn, 4 miles from Glou- cester, and 108 from London ; containing 72 houses and 35 •■■ inhabitants On the south side next the river is a large common. The living is a vicarage, value 10/. i3#. Ad. in the patronage of the bishop ofBristol. -Minsiosi:, a township in the parish of Otley, Skyrack wapentake, west ridiHg of York, i mile fro* Otteyj and Mo fibta Len- don ; containing 37 houses and 193 inhabit- ants. Misters, a parish in the bundled of Cerufi Tot ■ -oinb, division of She.hom, Dorset, stand- ing in a pleasant vale, ■i mi.'os from (.'erne Abbas, and 1'22 Loin London ; containing : 8 house's and .cil inhabitants. It is a leetory, valne 12/. 14s. 9rf. Mxntikc, a parish in the hundred of Gat- tree, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 5 miles from VVragby, and 1 40 from London; containing 38 houses and 190 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, valoe .')/. 7s. 1 id. MiNTf.iNo, a hamlet to Lynn in Norfolk, half a mile distant ; containing '2 houses mid 17 inhabitants. Mix ro, a parish in the shire of Roxburgh, Scotland, on the banks of the Te\ lot, 7 miles from Hawick, fend 10 from Mel rose; con- taining S5 houses and 477 inhabitants: the village it t- 1* contains about 120 persons, and has a very extensive nursery, established by the Dicksons, frOm which oiiginaiod th<; one near Perth, carried on by the same fa- mily as well as the extensive one at Edin- burgh. From this village the family of El- liot take the title of baron, and in the neigh- bourhood is the elegant and ancient seat of lord Min to. IVIinty, a parish in the hundred of Crow- thorue, Giouci ster, although it is a detached part ot the,eounty, entirely surrounded by Wiltshire, 6 miles from Malmsbuvy, 6 from Cirencester, and 90 from London ; contain- ing 109 houses and 479 inhabitants. MiXTY Rowe, a hamlet to i he foregoing parish, situated in the hundred of Mahnsbu- ry, Wilts. MisWorth, a hamlet in the parish of Cuidworth, hundred of Wemmigibrd, War- wick, 3 miles from Coteshill, and 106 froni London; containing 51 houses and z9l inha- bitants. MirAbies, near St. Lawrence, In tho Isle of Wight, a most romantic and picturesque situation, commanding a beautiful \iew of tire ucean, with a neat little cottage. At the distance of about 3 miles are K noti> Is and Pittamh, a rude rocky scenery, with fine water, breaking immediately Iron under the stupendous cliils of St. Catherine's, Aim field, a parish in Ay brig wapentake, ivo-t ri.i'ug of York, 5 miles from Hudders- field, aud 185 from London; contaftiibg 704 houses and 3 7 .'4 inhabitants, viz. 1 8: .7 males and 1857 females, of whom ISe; were etn-. ployed in various trades aud manufactures, ami 1 12 in agriculture. Miserdes, a parish in the hundred of feis, h-y, Gloucester, 2| miles from Bisley, <) from Gloucester, and 97 from London ^con- taining 91 houses and 469 inhabitan s. U i$ a rectory, value 3/. 13i. -id. Missinden Gp.eat, a parish in the hun- dred bf Aylesbury, Bucks, 5 miles from Am. co. ham, and 31 from Loudon ; containing 259 houses and 1411 inhabitants. The pri. M I T MIT va't mangos called the Albcy Hon e,stands on the site of an abbey of black canons founder! by sir William de M'isseoden, in 1183. The church is a ucat bunding, and t!.-- living is a vicarage. MiaswiNDES Limit., a parish 2 miles from the foregoing 1 , a:id cnutaiuiug 132 houses aud 625 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 13/. it, 9t Misson, r. parish ir the hundred of Basset Law, Nottingham, on the river Idle, to which place it is navtgab e from the Trent, 2 miles from Bawtry, and 155 from London; con- taining 101 house* ai d 482 inhabitants. It is a vicafagi , value 6/. 4<- 4<-i. Mister-ton, a parish in tiie hundred of Basset Law, Nous, 4 miles from Gain»bo- rotwh, aud 156 from London; containing IIS house* and 6 12 inhabitants it is a \\- car..<;e, value 11/. 10s. with. Stockwith chapel annexed, and is in the patronage of the (lean aud chapter of fork. IMi^terton, ?• village in the hundred of Guthlaxt' a, Leicester, H mile from Lutter- worth. The population ot' tiiis place was omitted to be i< turned. Mutef.to.n-, a parish in the hundred of Crew kern, Somerset, 1 utile from Crewkern, and 1:51 from London ; containing 10 houses and ."568 inhabitants. It is a vicinage, in the patronage of the deau and chapter of 'Winchester. MisTt.EY, or generally called Mistley Thocn, a parish in the hundred of Tendring, Fs-cx, $ mile from Manniugtree, and 614 from London; containing 105 houses and 554 .inhabitants. Its port here on the river Orwell, called Ipswich Water, is joined wiih Manningtrce, and has several small vessels in the coasting and London trade. In La Tmgton crock, there are immense shoals of muscles. The origin of its second name is recorded in a religious story of a large thorn that grew here, but has been long since destroyed. The ancient house ot' Mistley hall is a very bandsome edifice. The living is a vicarage, value 16/. 13 . 4 inhabitants. The town con- sists principally of one street. There is a good church which has a handsome spire. The principal trade or manufacture is in cloth and pins, but l>oth are now very inconsiderable. In some of the adjoining hamlets, in the forest, are a number of iron forges, which have con- siderably lessened its once immensity of tim- ber. The market is' on Monday. Fairs, Faster Monday and 10th October. It ij a vicarage, value 10/. \6s — Budgets Gloucester* Mrrci; i idrtkr, the name of a hundred in Hampshire, lying between Winchester and Whitchurch. Mmchildever, a parish in the hundred of Mitcheldever, Hants, 7 miles from Winches- ter, and 55 fiom London ; containing 84 houses and 145 inhabitants, It is a vicarage, value 26/. 13>. 4./. Mitchelsiown, a town in the county of Cork, province of Monster. Ireland, 23 miles from Cork, and 102 from Dublin ; is neat and well-built, and has a considerable share in the linen manufacture. It has a college or hospital for 12 decayed men and as many women, who have 40/. per annum with hand- some apartments; the chaplain has 100/. per annum with a house; he officiates daily in a neat chapel belonging thereto. Mitfohd, a parish in Morpeth ward, West division, Northumberland, 24 miles from Mor- peth, and 292 from London ; containing 42 houses and 199 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 1 01. Cs. Sd. in the patronage of the bishop of Durham. MiTTON, a hamlet in the parish of Whalley, hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, 2 mile* from Clitheroe, and 213 from London; con- taining II bouses and 7(5 inhabitants. Mition Lower, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Kidderminster, hundred of Dod- dingtree, Worcester, 34 miles from Kiidder- minster, and 122 from Loudon; containing 301 houses and 1603 inhabitants, of whom 23+ were/employed in various trades. Mitton Upper, a hamlet, and chapelry in the parish of Breedon. hundred of Dodding- tree, Worcester, near Tewkesbury, and 10t> miles f mi London ; containing 31 houses and 147 inhabitants. Mw on, a parish in the wapentake of M O L MOF Staincliffeand Ewcross, west riding of York, 3 miles from Clitheroe, ami '218 from Lon- don; containing 91 houses and 55'1 inhabi- tants. It is a vicarage, value 14/. ">. S/. Mixbcry, a parish in the hundred of Ploughley, Oxford, 6^- miles from Bicester, and 61 from London ; containing 67 houses and 304 inhabitant*. It is a rectory, valup 15/. 9s. id. Moat, a township in the parish of Kirk Andrews on Eskc, iu Eskdale ward, Cumber- land, 3 miles from Longtown, and 316 from Loudon; contaiuing 48 houses and 291 in- habitants. MogBKRtrY, a parish in the hundred of Bucklow, Chester, 1 mile from Knutsford, and 172 from London ; containing "201 houses and 993 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value '23/. 3<. 4'/. IVJoccas, a parish in the liundrtd of Web- trec, Hereford, 10 miles from Hay, and 150 from London; containing 3 . houses an. i 143 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 4s. Ad. MoojiRUM, a parish in the shire of Wigton, Si-ot'and, on the bay of Luce, 6 miles from Wigton, and 10 from Newton Douglas; con- taining 234 houses and 1 113 inhabitants.. At the ashing town of Port William is a con- venient harbour for vessels of 200 toi ■; bur- then. The castle of Mvchrjm is a picturesque ancient building, surrounded with lakes, the property of the earl of Galloway, for- merly belonging to the Dunbars knights of Mouhrum. On the banks of one of the lakes, is a very elegant modern mansion, the resi- lience of s : r Wil ialn .Maxwell, of Monreith. It commands an extensive prospect of the bay, the shores of Galloway, the Isle of Man, and the mountains of Cumberland. Mochthel, a parish in Montgomery, Wales, 9 mile; from Montgomery ; contain- ing 8 S houses and ±82 inhabitants. Modburv, a market town and parish, for- merly a borough, in the hundred of Erming- tou, Devon, 2 miles from Totness, and 210 from London; containing 296 houses and 1813 inhabitants, of whom 862 were em- ployed in trade and manufacture. It is much noted for its liquor called white ale. The market is on Thursday. Fair 23d April. It is a vicarage, value 19/. 12>. in the patron- age of Kton College. Mooney, a hamlet in the parish of Ilelgay, in. Norfol c, near the river Ouse, Moi mh, a parish in the hundred of Fel- borough. lathe of Seray. Kent, 5 miles from Ashl'ord, and 52 from London ; containing 4:2 hiiuses and 294 inhabitants. Moi Dor Mould, a market-town and parish in'the hundred of Mold, Flintshire, Wales, 13 miles from Wrexham, and '207 from Lon- don; containing 682 houses and 4235 inha- bitants, viz. 2007 males, and '2228 females; of whom 827 were employed in trade and raauufa tu>e. It consists principally of one |ong and very wide street, and some of the houses tolerably well built. Its name in Welsh is 17 Wyddgryg, or the conspicuous Barrow, from a hill in the neighbourhood, on which stood a castle winch being besieged m 1 263, was taken and burnt to the ground. The church erected in the reign of Henry VILI. is a neat building, and contains some handsome monuments. One mile distant, at Gues Garmon, is an obelisk erected in 1730, to commemorate a victory obtained there over the Pagans, Picts, and Saxons. The market is on Saturday. Fairs, 13th Fe- bruary, 21st March, 12th May, 2d August, and 22d November. — Bingleg's Tour in North. Wales. Mole, a river in Surr)', which runs under ground from Boxhill, near Darking, when it rises again near Leatherhead, from thence it continues its course northerly til] it falls into the Thames opposite to Hampton Court, in Middlesex. Molesckoft. a hamlet in the parish of St. John's Beverley, in the east riding of York. Population returned included with that pa- rish. Moffat, a parish chiefly situated in the shire of Dumfries, Scotland, having a small part in the shire of Lanark, 20 vnilos from Dumfries, and 48 from Edinburgh ; contain- ing 325 housesand 1619 inhabitants, of whom 140 were employed in trade and manufacture, principally in that of Scotch plaid. The village of Moffat stands at the head of a valley extending for 20 miles along the banks of the Annan, and is encompassed on all sides, except the south, by hills of different heights, and consists of one main and spa- cious street. The church is a very handsome building, and being surrounded with irees produces a good effect. The houses are not ill built, but all turned with their gable ends t» the market-place. The surface of this ex- tensive parish is rugged and mountainous, and one of the hills called Hartfel is 3300 feet above the level of the sea. This place,, from the salubrity of its air and delightful scenery, is much resorted to by invalids during the summer season. Moffat has also been long celebrated for its mineral waters ; they are of two kinds, sulphureous and chaly- beate : the former has long been called the Moffat well, standing about 1§ mile from the village. The other is called Hartfel Spam. There is also another chalybeate at the end of the town, on the Dumfries road, near Evan bridge, All these springs are mijch re- sorted to in scropbulous, herpetic, and rheu- matic complaints. Among the natural curio- sities of this parish is the Belle Craig rock, and the cascade called the Grey Mare's Tad, the lat- ter formed by the waters which issue from Loch Skeen, falling from one precipice to another, with a tremendous noise, into, a dark pool, which is almost hidden from the spectator: the water by its precipitous fall, is so broken, by the air, as to appear as white as snow. The neighbouring bills are said to contaia iron and copper. This was the place \vhei* M O N M O N lordKenrouir erected the standard of rebellion towns of Ely and Pitteriween, 29 miles from in i"].'), in favoui i lier St. George, Berth; containing 149 Rouses and 852 inha- — /'.-•■ , and / e'sLetlers. b:tants. The' coast consists of free and limc- Molesdln, a hamlet in the parish pf Mit- stone rocks, and the town lias a tolerably sua, '. .rthuiv,' erlaud, 3 miles good harbour, being formerly one of the most from Morpeth, aed #?CJ fcuin London ; eon- considerable towns on the coast of Fife. -es anil : S inb ibitants. The parish church is part c,f an old convent, lssworth, a parish in the hundred situated on a rocft' projecting into th€ Frith, ef Lerghtonstoue, Hunt-, 7 miles from Kim- and is a .stalely Gothic pi:.- in the form uf a lw (id, and t>9 from London; containing crosS, hut the eastern pan is all that now re- 25 house.: and Id i inhabitants. It is a rec- maitosas a place of worship. tory \ a'n.e I i '. )(' . a.7. Moncktos ComIb, a parish in the bun- Moli -.:». a parish in the hundred of .-v>uth ( B'ed of rtatn FbrifVn, Somerset, 24 miles from Monitor., U&\ on.. "i mil i/rom South Moulton, Bath, and lOiifrom London j containing 65 and 17'.) from L<> idou ; containing 90 houses houses and :3i"9 inhabitants. ami 473 inhabit;. MbNckfoHWEsf,aparisnin the bund red of Moi.r.iNf.TON, Great and LittlEj, two ad- Wbitley,Somefset^nearBridgewater,an'd 140 joining hamlets in the parish of Back ford, miles lrom London; containing 1 y l housesand hundred of Wirrall, Chester, 3 miles from 79-i inhabitants. It is a rectory, value '26/. Chester, and 18$ from London; containing MosKoiE,a parish in the shire of PertIj,Scot- 31 bouses and 134 ii la.ml, united with Log IE Amos, 6 nebs north- Moili^i : e and part of a parish "'est of Perth jcontahiing 209 houses and 1157 in the hundred of Bloxl am, in Oxfordshire, inhabitadte. This place is noted in Scottish the remaining part being In the parish of history as the residence of the. distinguished Faroborough, hundred of Kineton, W.irwi k, beauties, Bfssy Bell and MaryGhy. fi£ miles from Banbury, n London j Mosewpoh, a parish in the hundred of contain ing i I u es J inhabitants. Lbes, Suffolk, 5f miles fro n Framlmgham, Moitojc North, or North Moclton, a pa- an ub , '> 2 mih s fsom Barn- Monhham Little, a hamlet to the'fbrego- stapJe, and 179 from London, by Bridgewaterj '";• three quarters of a mile distant; con- containing 359 houses Hid 2753 inhabits its, taining 17 houses and 105 inhabitants. 1180 males, and 1,573 females, pfwi am 20 Momifietji, aparishln the shire of Forfar, wtre emp'u\ed in trade and manufacture, Scotland, lying on the 'Frith of Fay, uear ita principally tnat of serges, shalloons, and fall into the Ge: man Ocean, 5 miles from felts. Many of the houses are well-built, Dundee; containing 282 houses and 1407 and the church is a haiuBome structure, con- inhabitants. The parish consists of three taining a beautiful altar piece, and some good villages, viz. the Ea*l Ferry, Sfofiifielh, and monuments. The guildhall is large and com- Bntnistiirdy Mair. On a point of land pr-j- modious. The town is incorporated under a jecting into tbe Tay, near East Ferry, stands mayor and aldermen, and once sent mem- the castle of Brought*, formerly tbe key to iters to parliament. Tbe market is on Satur- tbe navigation of tbe river, but now in ruins, day, and is well supplied; and those on tbe The remains of tbe ancient house of Gra (Saturdays after 15th February, before 23d near the fall of the small river Dichty into April, 1st August, 10th October, and 12th Ihe Tay, still displays marks of ancient rnag- nifi vwce. The thief employment of the labouring poor is in the various branches of the coarsest kinds of linen cloth for the Dundee market. Monikie, a parish in the shire of Forfar, December have generally a great shew of cattle. Fairs, Wednesday before 2.d June and 26th August. The church is a curacy, and was originally a rectory. — Pohehele'f De- ni skirv. Monaohi orrji-r-, a parish in tbe hundred Scotland, thecxtremny of the parish stfetch- of Keme>-. Pembrokeshire, Wales, 10 miles ins to the mouth of the river Tay j it lies 9 from Cardigan, and 243 from London; con- taining 82 houses and 352 inhabitants. It is a c,Uracy. MoNe.efTEn. See Muncaster, Cumberland. IConam e, St. formerly called Ahtrcroin- u - from Dundee, and contains 225 houses and 1236 in llageof C Town is a large upright stone, said to point out the pla terment of the Danish ra! Camus, who fell at tbe battle of bar- hie, a parish in tbe shire of Fife, Scotland, rieinlOlO. The parish contains several small lying oa the Frith of Forth, between tbe hTamlcts. M O N M K Montmati, a parish in the shire of Fife, Scotland, between Cupar and Kirkcaldy, con- taining -.;.•) houses and 1066 inhabitants. Kielville house is the seat of the earl oF Leven and Melville : and U Uksea castle is the seat of lord Ruthyen. The ruins of Fairney are supposed to be those of one of Macbeth'* Castles. Monincton OK WtBi a parish in the hun- dred of Grimsworth, Hereford, 9 miles from Hereford, and 144 from London ; containing 27 houses and 135 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 27/. lis. 10.7. MoNiVAiRD.a parish united with Strowna, intbe shire of Perth, Scotland, lying in the upper part of Strathern, and on the banks of the F.rne, 4 miles from Crieff; and 12 from Perth ; containing 136 houses and 6+1 inha- bitants. Some of the mountains in this pa- rish are near 3000 feet above the level of the sea, but there are many parts well cultivated, and several extensive plantation-: newly made. On the lake of Mouivaird is Oclitertvre, the seat of sir Pat. Murray, which has a must beautiful front of cut and polished granite. Monk Brettox. See Brjbtton -"I ink, Staincliffe wapentake, west riding of York. Monk en Hadley, a parish in the hundred of Edmonton, Middlesex, 1 mile from Bar- net, and 1 1 £ miles from Loudon ; containing 113 houses and 584 inhabitants. It is a cu- racy. Monkey Island, in the parish of Bray, Berks, lying in the. Thamcf between Maide - head and Windsor, 24 miles, from London ; it contains about three acre*, and there is a neat house on it with convenient offices, built by the late duke of Marlborough. In the room called Monkey hall, is a variety of figures painted on the ceiling. &c. represent- ing monkics, mermaids, dolphins, &e. It is said the fitting up of ti'is cot cost the dnke 1(),0'10/. and the lease at public auction in 1787, for 30 years, brought Only 240 gui- neas. Monk rrtYSTOv, a parish in Bavjcston Ash wapentake, west riding of York, 13 miles from Leeds, and 180 from London; containing 50 hou-es and 27? inhabitant. Mu.KHir.i, a hamlet to Pnntcfraet, in the west riding of York, and nearly adjoining thereto. -Monk hgpton, a hamlet in the parish of Wenlock, in Wenfpck franchise, Salop, 3 miles from Wenlock, and 145 fronj L< ndon; containing 41 hou esandCi 2 inhubifailts. Moskla\o, a parish in the hundred of Stretford, Hereford, near the river Arro p, miles from Leominster, and l39from Loudon; containing 44 houses and 190 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/, 9/. m the patron- age of the dean and canons of Windsor. MoNKi.Avn, a district in the --hire of Ianaik, Scotland, so narrtc ! from the monks •f Nevvhottle, to whom it originally belonged. Monk land New, i- the mo -t n< rthern pa- rish iu Cheshire of Lanark, stretching 10 m.ln in length and about 7 hi breadth, the whole, being a very beautiful djanrpaign country, aL'reeablv diversified with hill and dale. In. this parish ii situated the vi lace of Xirdrje, 7 miles from Glasgow. New Monkbpxf contains 79 3 houses and 461" inhabitants, viz. 21S4 male- and 2 i2.-> females, of whotn 766 were employed in trade and manufa - ture, and 763 in agriculture. Monki \Nu Olb, lies betwixt New Monk- land and the river Clyde, 5§ miles from Glas- gow, and. contains - : . - • houses and 400^ inha- bitants, viz. 2006 males and 2000 females, of whom 997 were employed in trade apd ma- uufacture, and 4;';: in agriculture. The whole parish is inclosed, and has tiie appearance of on extensive garden, oruameuted with the^ numerous seats of the merchants sfGIaVgo w. The Monklaud canal from Glasgow has been the meahs-of considerably increasing its trade and opulence. The principal manufactures here are of brick and tile, with several pot- teries, bleach and print fields, and the ex- tensive Clyde iron works. Mo.vkleigh, a parish in the hundred of Shebbear, JDevgn, 2 mi.es from Black Tor- rington, and 206 from Loudon ; containing 60 houses and 579 inhabitants. In the church is apioiuunent to the memory of sir William jrlankford; chief justice of the King's Bench; vvb.cnr.etii he gave orders to; his servants to ki i any person, who, in the night, shquld not tefl their name and busi- ness, when he fell a victim to the obedie.-.ee of ids own orders, it is a vjcarage, value 12/. 14-. 7..'. Monk Oakhampton, a parish in the hun- dred of Black I nr.ngton, Devon, 3 miles from Hatherleigh, and :9S from London; containing 44 housss and 182 inhabitants- It is a rectory, v»!ue 6'. J4 . 7r/. SSMDGE, a hamlet in the parish of Elsdcn, Cbquetdale ward, North umberiaud, 31 miles f. oni Newcastle, and 307 from Lon- don ; containing 15 houses and 93 inhabit- ants. MovK?E.vroN, a hamlet in the township of Whitley, in the parish of Tyneinouth, Castle ward, Northumberland, 8 miles from Newcas- tle, and 264 from London; containing 93 houses and 427 inhabitants. Mjs.\-.irnflous, a parish in the hundred of ( hfttelej , in the division of Kingselere, Hauls, 2 miles from Basingstoke, and 47 from Loa- d .-..■] ; contairiihg 70 houses and 407 iubaoi- t mts. Monks Ii.leich, a parish in the hundred of Balx rah, Suffolk, 1 mile from Bildeston, aud n London; containing 79 houses, and 4.V.' inhabitants. ■i'^.-iLvc;:, a parish in the hundred of Wjlieiton and Freemaohers, Somerset, 153 miles from London; containing 42 houses, 1} inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9'. s . 1.; and i- in the patronage of the dean, ins of Windsor. .'•; xksohaMj a par'yh in the Linked >a M O N M O i\ floxne, Suffolk, 7 miles from Eye, ami 85 from London j containing 46 houses and 329 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 6j. iid. Movkjwood, a hamlet and ehapelry to t'vk, in Usk lower division, Monmouth, 2 miles from Fsk.pnd 146 from London; con- taining 50 houses and 110 inhabitants. It derive*: its name from an extensive wood in which there formerly stood a monastery. Monk ion, a hamlet in the p:iri>h and hun- dred of Coiyton, Devon, 5 miles from Lyme, and 161 from London.; containing IS houses and 121 inhabitants. Monkto-;. a township in the parish of Jar- row, in Chester ward, Durham, 4 mite? from Gateshe'd,ar.d 276 from London ; containing 306 houses and 15f6 inhabitants, of whom 563 were returned as being employed in va- rious trades, &,c. Monkton, a parish in the hundred of Ring- slow, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, 4 miies from Ramsgate, and TO from London, con- taining 59 houses and .100 inhabitants. The churi h appears to have l>een opce collegiate, and the name of the place taken from a mo- nastery formerly here. It is a vicarage, value 13 L Ss. 4d. Moskton Fahlf.y, a parish in the hundred of Bradford. Wilts, 2 miles from Bathford, on the borders of Somerset, and 104 from Lon- don ; containing 58 houses and 264 inhabi- tants. Some labourers at work on the estate of Webb Seymour, esq. discovered a stone pil- lar, and aLwut four feet below the earth, part of a very curious pavement, as of a church, chequered and adorned with va- rious figures, with several gravestones having French and Latin inscriptions on them, and near that, part supposed to have been the chancel, a sepulchre, which contained the skeleton of a man, about six feet long, and iy the hieroglyphics emblematical of his character on his tomb stone, supposed to have been the founder of an abbey of Cluni- acs, of which this whs eonjei tured to have been the church, and on the ground adjoin- ing stood a yew tree, from which that part appears to have been the cemetery to it. It is a rectory, value 177. 15s. 2.7. — Britten's Wiltshire. Mow K TON Mooa, a parish in the Ainsty of York, 7 mibs from York, and 205 from Lon- don; containing 5S houses aud 256 inhabi- tants. Moi.'K\vpAr.Mot*Tn. a parish in Chester vrard, Durham, 1 mile from Sunderland, and *75 from London', l>y t tockton, divided from Bishops Wearmouth by the river Wear, from which it is named, and from an exten- sive monastery which stood here, but from the various incursions of the Scots, -was at length removed to Did' am, It contains 175 houses and 1 103 inhabitants. The connec- tion with Bishops Wearmouth over the river i$ by a bridge of one arch, of cast iron, ex- cept the pin^ binding the several piec s toge- ther, which ere of wrought uon. Jt is el svffioiont height to admit colliers to pass with, their top. masts up. See SrsDEKt. and and Bishops Wearmouth. The church is an an- cient building, and is a curacy in the patron- age of sir Hed worth Williamson. Monkweahmouthshobe, a hamlet to the foregoing, so called frruni its lying on the banks of the river Wear, containing 423 houses and 4239 inhabitants, viz. 199H males, and 2241 females, of whom 956 were em- ployed in various trades and manufactures, there being several small dock-yards, ropc- ries, &e. necessary for the repair and equip- ment of the many vessels in the coal trade, belonging to the port of Sundeiland. It is to he ohserved-that the actual population is far greater thin above stated, as all the sea- men belonging to the registered vessels, and that numerous class culled Kidmen, or men who convey the coals from the interior of the country in keels or barges to the colliers, which lay below the town of Sunderland, are not included, having been returned to go- vernment separately; the number of these cannot be less than 800 person*! Three miles distant, near the banks of the We.ir, stands that antique mansion, Hilton cattle, formerly belonging to a family of that name, who were Called the bishops barons. It now belongs to the family of Bowes. MonmoctiI, a borough, market, and the county-town of Monmouthshire, situated at the conflux of the Muanow* and Wye, 25 miles from Gloucester, and 132 from London ; containing 6.1S houses and 5345 inhabitants, viz. 1512 males, and 18'53 females, of whom 6 9 were returned employed in various trades, and 380 in agriculture. Over each of the rivers i^ a handsome stone bridge, and another over the small river Trothy, which falls into the Wye. A broad and handsome street leads to the market-place, in which stands the town-ball built on piliars.forming a hand- some colonnade, and ornamented with the statue of Henry V., who was born in this place, and from hence was called Henry o( Monmouth. At the extremity of the town, is (he gaol, a massive stone building, com- modiously built, and under excellent regu- lations. St. Mary's church is another stone building-, having- a spire 200 feet high. A little to the north are the remains of an alien priory ot Benedictines, founded in the rciL'n of Henry [., by Wihenoe, lord of Mon- mouth. There was a strong fortress here in the Saxon times, and the ruins of the wall* with the four gates, wer-e visible in the time of Leland ; at present there are only part of two round towers discOTerable, which be- longed to the eastern gate ; the gate and bridge of the Munnow, some traces of the^ moat, and the. ruins of the er.stle. A free- school was founded hereby aWiliiam Joins, a native of Newland in Gloucestershire, who having- amassed a considerable fortune if) menial service, returned in disguise to bis nat've viflaeeand asked relef, and being re- ferred to Monmouth, where Ik had beca^in HW s MON .', be repaired thither an ) r 'reive! re- lief from the towns people, un which he founded a free-school, and endowed alms- houses for 20 poor people, who receive 3" d . feer weefe, and allowed a stipend of 100*. per an ium to a lecturer, 1 bete is a considerable ii i •". uut'actory in the town, and many o. the in!) i itants derive subsistam e from the prtpa- r itioa of bark, which is brought from the f">- rests of Wye and sent to Chepstow. Monmouth is a e >'rporate town, and joins with Newport feind I sk i:i returning one member to parlia- ment. Tiie returnins officers are the mayor and bai iffs. It is governed by a mayor, recorder, two bailiffs, 15 common counc'lmen, a towu- clerk, and two Serjeants at mace. That me- morable author of British history, Geo//"/!/ «f Honmo tk, was;; native of th's place. On the summit of Kyiv.'u hill, in the neighbourhood, is efected a pavilion, which commands an extensive prospect; the hill is crowned with a beautiful wood called Beaulieu Grove, through which walks are made terminating in seats, presenting a most beautiful view of the town and surrounding country. Half a mile from the town is fro-; housb, the seat of the duke of Beaufort, where is shewn the erad e in which Henry V. was rocked, and the armour he wore at the battle of A'gin- court. The market is on Saturday, and is well supplied with corn and all kinds of pro- visions. Pairs, Whit Tuesday, 4th Septem- ber, and 22d November. The church is a vicarage, value y/. 2s. 3d, — Core's Tour in Mon- tooufh hire. Monmouthshire, a county of England, hounded on the north-west by Brecknock- shire, on the north-east by Herefordshire, on the east by Gloucestershire, on the south by the Severn, and on the west by Glamor- ganshire; It is about 24 miles long and iO broad, containing 340,000 acres of land, hav- ing about 100,000 acres arable, 215, .500 acres in pasturage, and about 20,000 acres uncultivated, including woodlands. It is divided into six hundreds, viz. Abergavenny, Caldicot, Raglaiid, Skenfreth, Lsk, and Wentloodge, containing one borough, Mon- mouth ; six market towns, viz. Abergavenny, Caerleon, Chepstow, Newport, Pontypool, and L'sk, with 127 parishes, 8948 bouses, in- habited by 45.582 persons, viz. 22,173 males, and 23,409 females, of whom 5540 were employed in trade and manufacture, and 12,871 in agriculture. The amount of money raised under the poors rate in 1803 was 25,0-18'. being at the rate of 7s. 1 1^.7. in the pound. The total amount of property returned in 1806, as liable to the income-tax, wfcs 374.057/. The average scale of mor- tality for 10 years, appears to have been as 1 io 58 of the existing population. Mon- mouthshire sends three members to parlia- ment, viz, two for the county and one for the borough of Monmouth ; it lies in the diocese of Llandaff, and prownie of Canterbury. This was formerly reckoned one of the Welsh counties, and from the names of its MON town; and villages, its mountain*^ appear-, an ' , din 1 it* situation beyoiul iln< ri'vs r Wye, which stems to Le a natur. 1 boundary be- tween Ensiand a. id Wales, it certainly par- tnkes of the character of the later country- Its principal rivers ara the I. sk. the Wye, and the M'ynuow. I"hc L'sk divides the county into two equal nbrrions', of which the eastern or largest is very fertile in corn and pastur- age and uel! wooded; it abounds w t.i lime- stone, tobich is burnt ou the pot and makos excellent manure The smalVr western part is mountainous; and mostly unfavourable for cultivation, beimr principally devoted to tha feeding of she' p. It has several long narrow rallies, watered bv small streams which fall into the Bristol Channel. All the rirters afooaa mentioned abound with fish, particularly sa mon and trout, The river Avon emptier itself into the Usk at Gaferleon, and turns several mills for the working of iron plate*, in a manufactory of japanned ware (omca very considerable) at Poulrfliooi on its banks* The principal manufacture of the county is flannels. The air in general is very tem- perate and healthy, and the soil t derably fruitful. The language used by the lower class is Welsh, but the Englishes daily grow- ing more familiar. At the Pvoman invasion it was part of the territory of the Siiures, and was then considered as a part of Wales, aud by the natives called Gsent, until the *ig« of Charles II. when it was taken into the Oxford circuit, aud deemed a county of England. Mostacute, a parish in the hundred of Tintinhull, Somerset, 4 miles from Ilchcster, and 1:7 from London ; cbtitainiaj; 169 houses and S f i7 inhabitants. Its ancient name ap- pears to have been L zore berg-, but it received its present name from a sharp hill, covering' about 20 acres of land, oh which the earl oi" Moretou, brother of William the Conqueror, built a castle, aud named it after ids friend Drogo de Montacute, who came over to Eng- land with him : his sou and successor erected a monastery , andeiidowcd it with the borough and market, of Montacute. On t'ne suiom't of the. hill on an area of about huh' an aere, where tne castle once stood, is a round tower rifj feet high, on which a flag is occasionally displayed On this hill is a fair the first Wednesday after the dill of May. — CoHinso:'* Somerset. Montieth, a district or formerly a division of Perthshire, being the souBh-wesl part of that county, heinar aJl the lands th^t lie upon the streams discharging themselves into the Forth, except th • parish of Balquhidderi It formerly gave titieof-earl to a bcanch of the Giahrm lamdy. 1 Niiiiiii Loch, a beautiful expanse of water in the above district, five miles Jin ch- cumferelice, in which are two islands and a peninsula covere : with trees. It abounds with excellent, pike, perch, and trout, and discharges itself iato the river Forth Montgomery, a borough, market and the MON MON •ounty town of Montgomeryshire. Walts, in 1S03, was 22,9S8/. at the rate of 5s. 11| : /. "> miles from Ludlow, and 169 from London, j in the pound. The amount of assessment containing 155 booses ■■■«'. 912 iobabitajot* under the property rax in 180(3, was 313,619/. It is situated on the a: -eat of a hi!!, pear, the -, nd the .-.verage scale of mortality for 10 ligl | bank ol the Severn, and was formerly years appears to have been as 1 to 59 of the Burroiuidsd with walls. Of l«te ye*us it ba? existing population. It sends 2 members to reoeivi | • msi erable improvements, and parli .ment, and lies in the dioceses of St. BOany of the builmV.vs are Luge and hand- Asni n, Bangor, and Hereford, in the pro- Tne castle is situated on an eminence vince of Canterbury, and is included in the north of the town, and appears to have heen north-east circuit. Montgomery, though a very stately building, supposed to hive barren and mountainous in many parts, had been erected by Baldwyn, lieutenant of the a greater mixture of fertile vale and plain, marches to William the Conqueror. During than many other neighbouring equities. the civil wars, this castle under its governor The most considerable of its level tracts lord Herbert of Cherbury, held out for the is that through which the Severn flows. This king, but was taken by the parliamentary fine river rising in the huge mountain of army in 1644, and soon after dismantled by Pt'ynH'-unon, situated partly in this county their order. The reliques of this fortress and partly in Cardiganshire, runs first almost are very small ; it has been divided by 4 across the southern side of the shire, and fosses cut out of the rock, and each supposed turning northwards enters Salop from the to have a drawbridge. Toward the end it is cast above the Brythen bills. The other a precipice, a little short of which is a level principal streams are the Vyrnew, formed of spot, which was the yard or parade of the two uniting branches of the same name, place. At the bottom of tbe hill in the val- which cross the county from its western side, ley is a small fortification, having in it a high and the Tannat forming part of the Denbigh- mount On a hill near the castle is a stupen- shire boundary, meeting the Vyrnew before dous British post ; the approach is guarded it joins the Severn. These riven* are all re- by 4 great ditches, having 2 or 3 entrances markable for their great variety of fish, par- toward the principal work. This was made ticularly salmon, which penetrate up the a borough town in the reign of Henry III. Severn almost to the fo«t of Plynlimmon. and is governed by two bailiffs a town clerk, The riches of this county proceed from n>- and 2 Serjeants at mace. It has sent 1 mem- Sheep and wool, and the flannels and coarse her to parliamt nt ever since the 87th of cioth manufactured therefrom. The hilly Henry A III. the number of voters being tracts are almost entirely sheep walks, and shout 80. The church is a handsome struc- the flocks like those of Spain, are driven from ttarc, in the form of a cross, and is dedicated distant parts to feed on them during summer, to St. Nicholas. At this place are held the the farms in the vallics being only asort of ap- general quarter-sessions and county courts, pendagesfor winter habitationsaud provisions. alternately with Maehynletb, and it has a The manufactures are collected andsent to gaol and house of correction. The market is Welshpool in a rough state, to b« fm shed and On Tuesday. Fair-. 1st Monday in March, exported. Montgomeryshire also^ifords man u vt-'h March, Sati :oav before Good Friday, 1 -t Thursday ill i\.oiv. 7th June, 5th S- pt. 24th October, and 12th November. It is a rectory, value 17/'. \s. 4i. MonT'jomervshire, a county u Wales, bounded on the north by Denbighshire, on the north-east and east by Salop, on the sputh-east by Radnorshire, en the south-west by Cardiganshire, and on the west by Merio- nethshire. It is about 37 miles long, and mineral treasures, particularly lead. Near the conflux of the Vyrnew and Severn, is a large slate quarry, whence vast quanti- ties are sent down that river to Bristol. Coals are not produced in this county, and the only fuel is wood or peat. Vast quan- tities of lime are burnt here, and carried to a considerable distance. The air is pleasant auu salubrious, and the inhabitants are most- ly a healthy race. In th< time of the Bo- 5", broad, and contains 500,000 acres of njans this county was peopled by tbe Ordo- land, bavin? about oO.OOO arable, 180,000 vices.' pasturage, and about 250,000 uncultivated, including wood lands. It is divided into 9 hundreds, \\z. Cav.rse, DeudJwr, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Machyoletb, Mathrafel, Mont- gomery, Newton, and Pool; containing 5 market towns, or rather boroughs, as they jointly return 1 member to the imperial par- Montqi iiiTiEn, a parish in the shire q| Aberdeen.. Scotland, 14 miles from Peter- bead, and 54 from Aberdeen ; containing 405, houses and 1 710 inhabitants. It is watered by 2 considerable rivulets, the one falling into tbe Deivron, and the other into the Ythqn, which under their borders veiv fer- liament, viz, Uanidlos, khunilling, Machyn- tile. The village of Ci.mincstown, in this leth, Montgomery, and Wetchpool The parish, containing about 400 inhabitants, is coonty contains V{ parishes, 8725 houses and a new establishment under the agricultural 49,978 Inhabitants, viz. 22,914 males, and exertions and improvements of the bite lend - 25,ti64- female-, of u hoi a 6933 were employ- bolder, Joseph Cuminc, ofAuchrv. »d in trade, handicraft, and manufacture, Montkose, a royal borough and sea port uih\ 13,802 in agriculture, Amount of mo- town in the shire of Angus or Forfar, Scot. u«y nuted for the mamun am e of the poor land, seated oij a peni.u-ul.i, formed bt Ihf M O X M O O South Esk, a large expanse of water called tin- Bason, fqrmed by that river and the Germs* ocean, 12 miles from Aberurothii k, 36 from Aberdeen, and 70 from Edinburgh ; containing 1010 houses and ?>974 inhabitants, viz. .1360 males, and 4594 females, of whom 1422 were employed in various trades and manufactures, and 383 in agriculture. The town is neat'y built, and principally consists of one spa' ions sheet, but the houses in ee- neral have then gable ends toward rhe str< ef. The parisli church is a large new building, very elegantly finished, being 98 feet long, and 65 Ice i broad. The episcopal chapel, to the eastward of the town, in the Links, is a neat building, with a fine organ. The old town bouse is situated in the middle of the main street, and lias been lately repaired as a prison. The new town house is a neat low building, having piazzas below, awl cham- bers for public business above. The lunatic hospital is a plain and commodious building, erected in 1779, and situated in the Links : nsed not only for the reception of luna- tics, but for the indigent sick. Of late the town has received a great, improvement by the erection of a fine bridge over the South F,sk by the inland of Inchbrayock, and from the end of it a new street has been formed to tlje middle of the town, by cutting through the Fort hili. The harbour here is commodi- ous, and admits vessels oi la«g( bm&h&a, tax- ing dry and wet docks for the building and re- pairing of ships. There are upwards of 100 vessels belonging to thisport, which are chiefly employed in the coasting and Baltic trades. The principal manufactures are linen yarn, thread, sheeting, and sail-cloth, beside the erectious for which there is an extensive tannery, and several rope- walks.. It joins with Aberdeen, Aberbro'hick, Bervie, and Brechin, in sending 1 member to the imperial parliament; and gives title of duke, as it did formerly of earl and mapjiiis, to the chief of the noble family of Orahnrn. The corporation consists of 19 members, \\z. u provost, 5 bailies, a dean of guild] trea- surer, hospital master, 10 merchant coun- sellors, and g counsellors from the trades : the counsellors are self-elected, and no change of the merchants is required, bat the trades nni.st he changed every two years. In gene- ral i: is reckoned a very gay place, being move the residence of persons of opulence and fashion than of commerce or trade, hav- ing a theatre, monthly assemblies, and other annual places of public amusement. In the neighbourhood are several very elegant sears, and here are mineral springs, both chaly- beate and sulphureous. The tide flows into the lake or bason, washing the garden walls of the houses on the west side, butit is nearly dry at low water. At tins place the Pretender landed on the 22d December, 171 j, and em- barked on the 14th February following. — Lat. 50° 40'. Long. 2° 32' west. IMonyash, a township ami chapelry in the parish of Bakewell, hundred of High Teak, Derby, 3 miles from Bakewel], and 15"* from London ; containing 66 houses anil inhabitants. The Cl racy is in : he pntrOli of the dean and chapter of Litchfield. Mosivml'sk, a parish m the district of (9a- rioc'u, shire tory, valuoM4/. 12>. 11-/. in the patronage of King's college, Cambridge. MoMiiE, a parish in the shire of Perth, Scotland, 3 mules from Crieff, and 14 from Perth; containing 2)3 houses and liJ7iu- habitar.'s. It is watered by the riven Amond, Keltic, and Skaggie, and being very mountainous, rhas several romautic cascades. The tomb of O.-sian was supposed to have been discoveied here at the time of making the Highland road. Mooszik, a small parish in the shire of Fife, Scotland, 2 miles from Cupar; con- taining 39 bouses and 201 inhabitants. AIoor, a hamlet it) the p-r'ish of Tarn- worth, in the hundred of Offlow; Staflbrd; The population was returned included with the iinmlet of Coton. ^Ioorp.v, a parish in Hero castle soke, Lindsr y division, Lincolnshire, 3 miles from Hornca>tle, and ]:H> from London 1 ; contain- ing 21 houses and 7:> inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 1 1 v. fid. m the patronage of the bishop of Carlisle. Mao RE* a hamlet in the parish of Flad- bury, hundred of Oswaldslow, Worcester, 2 miles' from Pershore, and 103 from London. Population returned included with Hill. ftloor.not se, a township in the parish of Burgh, Cumberland ward, Cumberland, 4 miles from Carlisle, and 30 S from London; containing 55 hou.es and 264" inhabit- ants. . . Mqo'I not'srs, a hamlet in the parish of Houghton Le Spring, in F.asington ward, north division, Durham, 5 miles from Dur- ham, arul 2ft5 from London; containing 4 hou.-es and 23 inhabitants. MoonLiNCU, a parish in the hundred of Whitley, Somerset, situated at the bottom ofthePoldeu hill, 4 miles from Bndgewater, and 137 from London; containing 40 houses and 234 inhabitants. Moirsiioi.m, a township in the parish of Levertoti, '11 Langborongh wapentake, north riding bf York, 4 miles fr>0Wi Ois: 1 rough, and 2-17 from London; containing 6.5 houses and 302 inhabitants. iMoonsr.EV, a hamlet in tie parish of Hoiuhton Le Spring, in I:V- ■• ■ '•.1 in agvi- Wye, near Hereford, 132 miles from Lon- culture. Its principal rivers are the Spey, Finuhoin, and I.ossie, all of which abound with salmon. 1 he southern part is rocky and mountainous, called the District of EraeiM r.v and is occupied by extensive forests. '1 be lower parts toward tbe north are rich and fertile, and capable of geat im- provement in cultivation. Except freestone and limestone, no mineral substance ol any value has been discovered here. don; containing 103 houses and 490 inhabit- ants. It is rectory, value 10/. 6.«. 5/. MoRDiNoroy, a parish in the shire of Ber- wick, Scot!.. ml, situated in the south-east corner of tbe county adjoining to the land belonging to the town of Berwick on Tweed ; containing 59 houses and 33(1 inhabitants. It is bounded on the east by the ocean, and on the south by the river Whittadder. In 1650 tbe parish of Lamerton was annexed to Moray Frith, a considerable inlet of the it, the church of which is noted as the place German ocean, lying between Tarbetness in where king James IV. of Scotland, was Ro s sn;re on the north, and Kinnaird's head married to Margaret the daughter of Hen- iu the district of Bucban on the South, ex- ry VII. Edington castle, the ruins of tending in a westerly direction as far as In- which shew its former strength, is situated on v( mess. Its breadth opposite the point of the top of a steep rook, at. tbe loot of which Ardersier, on which Fort George is built, is flows the Whittadder. At the hill called the contracted to about 2 miles, /above which it Witches Knoll, several unfortunate women expands into a considerable bay, having safe were burnt for witchcraft, so late as the be- anehorage. ginning of the seventeenth century. Morban, a parish in the hundred of Nor- More, a parish in the hundred of Pur- rnancross. Huntingdon, 2 miles from Stilton, slow, Salop, 3 miles from Bishop's Castle, ;md 79 from London ; containing 14 bouses and 160 from London ; containing 56 bouses and 71 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value and 288 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 6s. 1 Or/. 8/. 6s. td. MoRBATii,'a member of Chidcoke, in the More, a hamlet in the parish of Riek- pnrish and hundred of Whitchurch, division mansworth, Herts. of Bridpbrt, Dorset. Morebatii, a parish in the hundred 'of Morbatti.e, a small parish in the shire of Bampton, Devon, 2 miles from Hampton, Roxburgh, Scotland,' 8 miles from Jedburgh, and 166 from London; containing 65 houses ii.d 7 from Kcisoe ; containing 1j3 houses and 420 inhabitants, It is a vicarage, value and 75 inhabitants. It is watered by the 11. 8s. 9d. livers l'o vmont and Kail, which flow at the Moreen, a village in the county of Duij»- MOR MOR lin, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 inilrs from Dublin, on the road to Bray, a very picturesque situation, remarkable for a des- perate battle fought souk- centuries since by two neighbouring (ami lies, who having sati- ated their revenge, erected, by way of expi- ation, a church in ihe valley where the hat- tie was fought. Moreibioh, a parish in the hundred of S^aaborough, Devon, 5 miles from Totness, and 200 from London; containing '21 houses and 127 inhabitants. It is a rectary, value !•/. 8.v. Id. Moresteat), a parish in the hundred and division of Fawiey, Hants, 3 miles from Winchester, and 65 from London; contain- ing 9 houses and 44 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 6/. in the patronage of the bishop of Winchester* Moreton, the name of a hundred in Berks, on the eastern side of the county, separated from Oxfordshire by the river Thames. Moreton North, n parish in the hundred of Moreton, Berks, 3 miles from Walling- ford, and 48 from London; containing 5.5 houses and 282 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. 18y. Ad. -,!oreton Booth, a parish in the same hundred, 1 m:le distant from the foregoing ; containing 7 2 houses and 320 inhabitants, it i> a rectory, value I'll. 15s. bd. Moreton, a township in the parish of Church Over, in the hundred of Winall, lower division, Chester, 6 miles from Park- £ale, and 198 from London; containing 39 houses and 210 inhabitants. Moreton, a nam let in the parish of Astbury, hundred of Noithwieh, Chester, 3 (niles from Consjleton, and 160 from London ; containing 20 houses and 1 16 inhabitants. Moreton, a parish in the hundred of Winfrith, division of Blandford, Dorset, 7 miles from Wareham, and 117 from London; containing 50 houses and 256 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 91. 19-s-. 2/. in the patronage of St. John's college, Cam- bridge. Moreton Corbett, a parish in the hun- dred of Not th Bradford, Salop, 8 miles from Shrewsbury, and 160 from London; con- taining 29 houses and 180 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 51. 3s. 6u, ■■•<■■ - ' m trade aa-l sulfa.! ture, and lid in Agriculture. T'-.e c ■ a plain - rupture on the south of the rjver, opposite to which is the iry 'come, ; ba daonae . tw build-; }n 1 ';•: . the • - I j il, a! steugt ■ . .' sch "us fo here by • ward VI. endowed with i . v ,i:es of two dissolved chantries. The hpuse ofiwhich x ith a neat chapel, has b< en lately ere ted on the ' anks i f the river pear the br-idgjl which lea Is to Ni tie. An elegant town bouse was b-uil here by thejparlisle family in HI ,, in vb'u b their manorial courl is h Id, as ivelj i the quar- ter^ sessions for the •' unty. The w of hewn stone having a piazza ornamented wjtb r.i-;l< i . ■! the superstruc- ture y. Ls ap- pearance is very prel -iced with ' hill, dale, arable, and pasturage land; con- tainiug 3 ohl castles at Auchindune, Balveny, Mortlach was raised to an episcopal see hy Malcolm, in gratitude for a signal victor}' he here obtained over the |v ,s; but it was. soon after translated to Aberdeen- This parish claims the origin of th" two Scottish sunns, " /Joy/s Wife in slide* ■:," and " Tibby Fowler in'lke Braes." Mortlake, a parish in the hundred of Brixton, Surrey, near the banks of the Thames, 7 miles from London ; contain- ing 32S houses and 174S inhabitants, of pyed in various trades. In xh* ' m, : yard of this place wasiuterred the celebrated astrologer Partridge, well known for his almanacks. He was firs't ap- MOR MOS prenticed to a shoemaker, but being fond of reading, taught himself Latin, Greek and Hebrew 5 he also, studied pin-sic, obtained a diploma, and was appointed physician to Charles II. William ill. and queen Ma- ry. He died in 171.). A great part of this parish is enclosed in Richmond park. The stone Lodge upon the hill. was built after a design of Henry earl of Pembroke, and was intended by George I. as a place of refreshment after the fatigues of hunting, but was not finished till the late princess Amelia became ranger of the park. Great quantities of asparagus are raised in this pa- rish for the London market, and at the ex- tremity toward Richmond his majesty has a farm of about 100 acres in his own oc- cupation, which is in a high state of cultiva- tion, worked by teams of oxen. It was first established about the year 1787. The ma- Bor, which is now included in that of Wim- bledon, once belonged to the see of Canter- bury, and the manor house was the occasional residence of the archbishop. It was after- wards exchanged with Henry the Vlllth, and ;.t the dissolution granted to the newly erected chapter of Worcester with the great tithes of the church of Wimbledon, on condition of their appointing three perpetual curates to serve the church there and the 2 chapels of .Mortlake and Putney < but it is now a distinct parish and curacy — mahning's Surry and Li/sons'* ti/mirons of LvnJ.cv. Morton, a parish in the hundred of Scars- dale, Derby, 17 miles from Derby, and 143 from London; containing 24 houses and 109 inhabitants. It is ft rectory, value 1 I/. 10s. MoitTON, a parish in the hundred of Ave- land, parts of Kestevcs, Lincoln, b\ miles from Fofkingham, and 96 from London ; containing 111 houses and 603 inhabitant*. It is a vicarage, value 9/. Is. 10.-/. united with Haeonby, in the patronage of the bishop of Lincoln. Morton, a parish in the hundred ef Cor- ringhnm, parts of Lindsay, Lincoln, 1 mile from Gainsborough, and 143 from Lon- don; containing 99 houses and 390 inhabi- tants. Morton", a parish in the hundred of Ey- ncsford, Norfolk, 7 miles from Reepham, and 1 12 from Loudon ; containing '22 houses and 125 inhabitants. Morton, a parish in the hundred of Thur- garton, Notts, 2 miles from Southwell, and 124 from London ; containing 21 house-; and 101 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Morton, a hamlet in the parish of Aindcr- by Steeple, in Gilliug East wapentake, north riding of York, 2 miles from North. Allerton, and 230 from London; containing 49 houses and 1S4 inhabitants. Morton, a township in the parish of-Biog- ley, Skyraek wapentake, west riding of York, 6 miles from Bradford, and -2('i from l?ni- d"ii ; containing 140 houses and 838 inhabi- tants. Morton Bacots. See Bacots Morton, Warn ick. Morton Jeffery's, a parish in the hun- dred of Radlow, Hereford, <"> miles from. Bromyard, and 132 from London j contain- ing 9 houses and 64 inhabitants, it is a cu- racy, in the patronage of the dean ana chap- ter or Hereford. Morton Valence, a parish in the hundred of Wbitstone, Gloucester, 5 miles from Stroud, and 107 from London; containing 4T houses and 265 inhabitants. It is a cu- racy. Morton Mosrell, a parish in the hun- dred of Knightlow, Warwick, 2 miles from y, and 82 from London; containing 45 houses and 183 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. Morion, a parish in the shire of Dumfries, Scotland, bounded by the rivers Nitb, Car- ron, and Cample j containing 27 1 houses and 1 J.iJ inhabitants, nearly the whole parish is the property of the duke of Quecnsberry.- The remains of Morton Castle arc still very great, and from the traces of its foundation it must have been of much greater extent. It formerly belonged to the earls of Mor- ton. Morvah, a parish in the hundred of Pen- with, Cornwall, 3 mile* from Penzance, and 292 from London ; containing 40 houses and 282 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Mortal, a parish in the hundred of West Cornwall, '2 miles from East Looe, and 233 from London ; containing 82 houses and 533* inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 14y. 9(/. in the patronage of the king. Morven, or Morvbrn, a parish in the shire of Argyle, Scotland, situated on the banks of the sound of Mull, 14 miles from Fort Wil- liam ; containing 353 houses and 2083 in- habitants. The shore is indented with many bays, and the only trade of any consequence is produced i.y the manufacture of kelp, The -principal antiquity is the ruius of a castle called Ardterinisb, on the banks of the Mull, where McDonald of the isles used to reside and bold his parliaments. Its name is supposed to be derived from the gaelic word Erran or the great division. This dis- trict being 20 miles long and 10 broad.—. Mt-Leod'i Stalls. AsxU Morvbn, a nil! in the parish of Latheron, shire of Caithness, Scotland, 1 mile above the level of the sea. There is also another hill of the same name on the borders of Logie Cold- i >i , shire of Aberdeen, upwards of 3100 feet above the 1 vel of the sea. Mo:;\;l, a parish in the hundred of Brim- strcy, Salon, 2 miles frum Bridgnorth, and 1 41 from London ; containing 59 bottles and 309 inhabitants. It is a curacv. Mo- : :, a parish united with Beaumont, in the hundred of Tendrbaf) Essex, 16 miles from Colchestei, and 7 from Harwich. Po- pulation returned with Beaumont. JVfosE, a river that re^s through Leicester- V . M O T MOU shire, Derby, and Stafford, and falls into the 2.5 houses and 159 inhabitant* It is a rec Trent near CroxalL tory, value 1 1 L \C,s. 3tock, in l.eath ward, Cumberland, 4 Modlsham,* hamlet to Chelmsford, in the miles from Penrith, and JS7 from London j bundled of Chelmsford, Essex, distant there- containing 2U houses and ?8 inhabitants. from 1 mile. Mothvey, a parish in the hundred of Per- Mot lion South, the name of a hundred fidd, Carmarthenshire, Wales, near C'armar- in Devonshire, in the northern part of the then, and 250 miles from London; contain- county, bounded on the west bv the rive* iug 202 houses and 934 inhabitants. Mole," and on the east by Somersetshire. Mottisfont, a parish in the hundred of Moulton, a small village in the hundred . Thorngate, division of Andover, Hants, 5 of Northwieh, Chester, near Sandbach ; miles from Stockbridge, and 71 from London ; containing 18 houses and 103 inhaoi- contaming B0 houses and 368 inhabitants, tants. It is a rectory, val u- 14/. 18... \1,I. Moulton, a parish in the buudredof EI- rrisTON, a parish in the liberty of West loe, parts of Holland, Lincoln, 4 miles from Medina, in the Isle of Wight, Hants, on the Spalding, and 105 from Loudon; containing w>a cvast, 5 miles from Newport; containing 276 houses and 1228 inhabitants, of whom MO IT M O U 112 were employed i:i various trades. It is a .vicarage, value 28/. 13*. 4 inhabitants, of whom 766 were employed in various trades. Its original name, accord- ing to Camden, was Mount Soar Hill, from its being built on a steep craggy hill ovpr the river Soar, formerly belonging to the earl of Leicester. It was famous for its castle in the reign of Henry III. which was besieged and demolished in 1217 by the country peo- ple in revenge for the injuries they had sus- tained from the depredations of the garrison. ' At Barrow on Soar, 1 mile distant, is dug a stone of great durability, of which many of the houses are built and the streets paved. It is often dug up in perfect cubes, and being too hard to be cut or broken, the smoothest face is laid outward in beds of lime, which is also made here of peculiar qua- lity and of so good a nature, that great quantities are exported for the use of works which are constructed in water. Here were formerly two chapels, but now there is only one, which is a tolera ly neat building. The market is on Monday. Fair, 10th July. — Nicholis'a Leicestershire. Mountrat.t, a town in Queen's county, province of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles west of Maryborough, and 46 south-west of Dub- lin. It has a very considerate woollen ma- nufacture, and there are several iron forges and furnaces in the neighbourhood. Mourn e, a barony in the county of Dawn, province of Lister, Ireland, is named from a ridge of high mountains called the Mountains of Mourne. Mourne, a village in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland. See Bally- MAJfOHA. Mourne, a river of Donnegal, Ireland, which issues from a lake of the same name in that county, and runs into the Foyle at Lifford. Mousov, a hamlet in the parish and ward of Balmbrougb, Northumberland, 2 miles from Belford, and 323 from London ; con- taining 10 houses and 51 inhabitants. Mouseley, a hamlet iu the parish of Knaptoft, hundred of Gaitree, Leicester, 12 miles from Lutterworth, and 85 from Lon- don; containing 51 houses and 243 inhabitants Yy4 M L" C MUX Moy, a river of Connaught, Ireland, so- Mccki.f.stov, a parish in the hundred of pavaling the connti 9 •>■ MayO and Sligo, PerchillJ Stafford, 4 miles from Drayton, and .unl ft! irtgi to the A lantie oo i i below the 158 from London; remaining 106 houses and port 683 inhabitants. From the tower of this MOYALtBN, a village in the county of church, Margaret of Anion, the faithful con- t I lstcr, Ireland) 3 miles >ort of lhnry IV. beheld the fatal battle of from Pnrtadown, and 6 3 from Dublin. It Bloreheath, where her husband's troops has o>usid< i ably increased of late years from were defeated. It is a rectory, value 20/. ita linen manufacture, os. 9'1. M'ivr.c.:io\ i:, a parish in the hundred of Mucklewick, a hamlet in the parish Kejnees, Pembrokeshire, Wales, near New- and hundred of Chirbury, Salop, 3 miles port, and 2. i4 miles from London; containing from Montgomery, and 163 from Lon- 69 houses and 3o '. inhabitants, don; containing 11 boosts and 54 inhabi- M"YN!.>, in Hems'cd, a small village near tants. Colchester, Essex, the church of which has Mccn Marclh, a parish in the hundred of been annexed as a chape! to toe vicarage of Greytree, Hereford, 1 miles from Ross, and Great Samford. 120 from London; containing 113 houses \ and Dacarosste, an united parish in and 626 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value stricl of Badenoch, in the shire of In- 14/. 0s. b'l. veroess, SO mile:, long, mostly barren and Muckton*, a parish in the hundred of mountainous^ except toward tlie banks of the Loulh Esk, Lindsay d vision, Lincoln, 4 miles river liuduorn. The lake of- Moy is about 2 from Louth, and 148 from London; contain- mile- long, and | broad, having in the mid- ing IS houses and 91 inhabitants. It is a die an isUnd of about 3 anvs, on which are rectory, value b/. 3-. 6d. the remains of a bouse where the lairds of Mudforo, a parish in the hundred of n resided in the time of ?_ny dis- Stone, Somerset, 2 miles from Yeovil, and titrbance. '1 ho remains of the foundations 1 '20 from London ; containing 52 hooses and of houses are still :o be seen in which his at- 332 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. _ d, as well as a garrison of 400 4*. 9d. in the patronage of the dean and chap- men. The lake abounds with char and trout, ter of Wells. The united parish contains 302 bouses and ] -21 Inhabitants. Moydart. See Mo.'DAP.T. Moy lb, a river in the county of Tyrone, province of Lister, Ireland, which falls into the Maurnc, 5 miles south of Strabane. MrrtCERHANc.ER, a hamlet in the parish of Blun'.jaui, hundred of Wixamtree, Bedford, 4 miles from Biggleswade, and 49 from Lon- don ; containing 43 houses and 345 inhabi- tants. Mi'GCLF.swicKi, a parish in Chester ward, Mvchki.ney, a river island oa the south Durham, near Durham, and 264 miles from side of tangport, Somerset, formed by the London-; containing 42 houses and 201 inha- cenfliwt of the Ivel with another small river, bitants. It is a curacy, in the patronage of and on which stood a monastery of black the dean and chapter of Durham. canons. It contains 30 houses and 283 in- Mcoginton, a parish in the hundred of habitants. Applctree, Derby; 5| miles from Derbv, and Mick, one of the Hebrides islands belonsr- tfl the parish of small Lies, and the shire of Argyle, lying 4 miles west from the island containing about 200 inhabitants. I"r..- coast is rocky and indented with several 131 from London; containing 51 hou-es and 303 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. V2s. 8 inhabitants. It is watered by toe rivers MiVi and Annan, both of which abound with. excellent salmon. Mrsco Sr. a small island in Loch Linnhe, having the ruins of a chapel dedicated' to -SU Mungo. In the church yard tiie neighbour- ing district still bury their dead. MusGRisDAi c, a ham.et and chnpelry in the parish of Grey stock, in Leath ward, Cumberland, 8 miles from Penrith, and 291 from London; containing 34 houses and lbv inhabitants, MoscwEtr., a village iu the hundred o£ Langtreej Oxford, 1 imfe from YValhrfcfyrd, and 45 from London j containing 21 b.vusc--> and 125 inhabitaij M U S MUX MkiirsstLEicv. See Moxki Titrrctr, r BfONSi -v, a parish iii the hundn d of i: l- low, Hereford, :> miles from Ledbury, and 194 from London ; containing .30 bouses and 159 inhabitants. Jt is a rectory, value 8 . Is. 6,1. Munsiow, the nrnie of a hundred in Sa- lop, lying un the southern side of the county and bordering on Herefordshire. Muhslow, a parish in the hundred of Jlunslow, Salop, II miles from Ludlow, and 1.54 from London; containing 109 houses and 610 inhabitants. It is a rectoiy, value 21/. Lis. -«.'. with Thongland chapel an- nexed. MifKCOT, a hamlet in the parish of Wick- ham, Gloucesti rshire, 6 miles from Campden. Murcot, a hamh-t in tie parish of Long Buckby, hundred of Guildsborough, North- ampton, 10 miles from Northampton, and 75 from London. Population returned with Lon^ Buckby. MubbaT, county of, or Elgin. See Mj- BAY. Ml rrah, a hamlet to Greystork, in Leath ward, Cumberland, ;; miles from Penrith, and ?91 from London. Population returned with Berrior. Mmurrott, a parish in the hundred of Mil- ton, lathe of Scray, Kent, g mile from Mil- ton, and 40 from London; containing 17 houses and 12* inhabitants It i« a rectory, value !,.;_.. . MiRsr.EY, a parish in the hundred of Cots- low, Pucks, 2 mile* from Winslow, and 50 from London: containing 65 houses and SIS inhabitants. It isa rectory, ali.e 11 . Morton, a hamlet in the parish of Dalton ie Daie, ra Easmgton ward., Durham, 6 ini es from Sunderland, and 270 from London ; containing Id houses and 75 inhabitants. Memos, a liainlet in the parish of Osbald- wick, in the Ainstey of York, 3 miles from York, and '.'9 fioin London; Containing 'jo bouses and 110 inhabitants. Morton, a hamlet in the parish of Limu- lu'jh, Allerdale ward, above Derwent, Cum- berland* 4 miles from Whitehaven, and 300 from Lon Ion; containing 30 houses and 139 inhabitants. Mortos, a hamlet in the parish of St. Mi- chael's Bundgate, Eastward, Westmoreland, 2 miles from Appleby, and 270 from Lon- don. Population returned with Bondg Near it is a remarkable hill called Morton Pike res tm bring a pyramid. MtrSBirttr, a parish in the hundred of Ax- miuster, Devon. 3 miles from Axinihster, and 147 from Loudon ; containing 65 houses and J?80 inhabitant-. It is a rectory, value U J .. lis. 8-/. MOSBDRY, a township in the parish of Bury, hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, near Burn- ley, and 21-2 miles from London; containing 81 bi uses ar:d 4P3 ii habitant*. Mi skiiam North, a parish in the hundred of Tnurgai to.i, Notts, 3^ miles fium Newark, and 1-28 from London ; containing 18 house* and '5tii inhabitants. It is a curacy. Muskhau South, a parish 1 mile distant from the foregoing ; containing 4-9 houses and 284 inhabitants. It is also a curt -v. Mcjscoat, a hamlet in the parish of kirbv moorside, Rydall division, north riding of York, 1 m lr from Kirby, and 229 from London ; containing 8 houses and 70 inhabi- tants. Mi'scrave, a parish in Fast ward. West- moreland, 1 mile from Brough, and .60 from London; containing 29 houses and 159 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. Ij. Ilrf. in the patronage of toe bishop of Car- lisle. Musgrave Litt/.f., a hamlet in the parish ofCrossby Garret, in Fast ward, 'Westmore- land, 2 miles from Brough, and SJ6Q from London; containing 12 houses and 6S inha- bitants. Mbsselbfrgh, a considerable sea-port town in Mid Lo h!an. or shire of Edinburgh, Scotland, seated at tic mouth of the ii\cr Esk, in the parish of ho esk, 6 mile$ south- east of Edinburgh, and tii uburb of Fisher tozc, which is united to Musselburgh by a bridge over the Esk, and is considered as part of the burgh and uij6 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 1 0*. Miswr.tr. Hitt, 1 mile north of Highgate, where are several pleasant mansions : it was formerly called Pinsenball hill, but took its present name from a spring or well to which xv as ascribed peculiar virtues. By it was a chapel with an image of our lady ofMuswejl, to which a great nun ber of pilgrims resorted. Some years since the man n- house was c i cited into a place of public entertain- ment Mutford and Lothinglakd, the name of a 1 MUT M Y T hundred in Pnffblk, being the most northern extremity of the county. Mil fiiro, a parish in the hundred of Mnt- ford and Lot hi upland, Suffolk, 4 miles from Perth ; containing 589 houses an 1 2880 inhabitants, viz. 1323 males and 1557 females, of whom 455 were employed in various trades. Besides the rivers Erne and Allan, it is watered by the rivulets Mackany and Knaick, all of which abound w'th salmon and trout. About a mile from the village stands Drummond Ca*i/e, the ancient Beat of the Perth family: and Anhch, the seat of sir William Stirling, a venerable and extensive edifice. Mithvey, a river in Carmarthenshire, which runs into the Towy near Llangadock. Muffin ey, a river in Merionethshire, which runs into the Avon st Kemmer Abbey; there is also another UTer of the snine name in Car- diganshire, which falls into Lie 1'owy. Mvbbscourh, ,t hamlet to St. .Michael's Garstang, m the hundred of Amuunderness, Lancashire, 8 miles from Preston, and 'i2 + from London ; containing 76 houses and 464 inhabitants. Mylor, a parish in the hundred of Kerriar, Cornwall, three quarters of a mile from Falmouth, and '270 from London; containing 3 l 2S houses and 1665 inhabitants. Mtms, North and South. see tvs NonTH and South, Herts. Myyow, a river in Monmouthshire, which runs into the Wye at Monr&ourh. Mychihghampton. See Mjnchisghamp. TON', Gloucester. Withe, a small hamlet near Tewkesbury, in Gloucestershire. My;ov, a parish in Buhner wapentake, north riding of York, '2 miles from Aidbo- roagh, and '207 from London; eontaining $6 houses and 1^6 inhabitants. It. is a vicar - aire, value 67. in the patronage of the arch- bishop of York. NAB ^TAAS, the county-town of the coun- S ty of Kildare, province of Leinster, Ireland, situated on the great post-road be- tween Dublin and Minister, near the grand canal, 15 miles from Dublin. It was formerly celebrated as the residence of the kings of Leinster. Near the entrance of the town is one of those Danish mounds or Ruth-: so frequently to be met \«. itb in Ireland, at the foot of which are the remains of a house for hermits of the order of St. Augustine, and in the centre of the town, those of a monastery for Dominican friars. Many of the houses evince the dreadful effects of the civil war in 1798. — Can J s Stranger m Ireland. Nabee Loch, a small lake in Morayshire, Scotland, in the parish of St. Andrew's, Llianbryd, about 3 miles in circumference, and in which is a beautiful island, covered with wood, frequented by innumerable flocks •f wild geese, clucks, and occasionally swans. Naburn, a hamlet in the parish of St. George's York, in the east riding of York. 1 mile from York, and 200 from London; «ontaiiiing 65 houses and 363 inhabitants. NAF NackiHgton, a parish in the hundred or Bridge and Petham, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, 1§ mile from Canterbury, audio from London; containing 21 houses and 124 in- liabitants. It is a curacy in the patronage ut fche'archbishop of Canterbury. Nacton, a parish iu the hundred of Col- neis, Suffolk, 3 miles from Ipswich, and 72 from London; containing.")! houses and 461 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 31. Is. lrf. united with Levuigton. Nabobs, a river that rises near Donhead, on the borders of Dorsetshire, and falls 'into the Willy, at Wilton. Nafferton, a hamlet in the pariih of Ovingham, in Tindal ward, East division, Northumberland, 10 miles from Newcastle, and c 286 from London ; containing 10 houses and 41 inhabitants. Nafperton, a parish in Dickering lythe, east riding of York, 1 mile from Great Drif- field, and 193 from London; containing 159 bouses and 7'21 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 13/. 15/. 4(/. in the patronage o£ the archbishop of York, NAI N A N" N.wr.sr.v. a township and chaprlry in the pari' 1 ' "I Wravill, hundred oi Fort'mry, Somerset, 7.mUes fririp Bedinin$ter, and 190 from L '''ii, eoi.t-> ning )T4 ous<\s and [Q93 ts. o: whom 198 were em- ployed ii. trade and n m ifac .'..-• d of Spar- kenboe, I .-Mer,'*- miles i: in llu'kh-y, and 11)8 from 1 lo ■ ; < rtfainmg 101 houses afcid -*. i ii habitants. It s a recto ry, value .■<-.'. 9s. 9d. in the patronage of liie kin?. -.worth, a hamlet in the parsh of ley, hundred of Lflngtre^esj Cloucistcr, s from Minchinjiampton, and 100 on. 'on. Population included with Jiorsley. Nam n, Shirf. of, a part of the ancient I'u.ity Qt' M ■>;■;.;,■, Scotland, founded on the :. ii h by the Moray Frith, surrounded on a!i : he othj r parts bj ' he shires of Elgin and Inverness. It is about Ibniile.- long and 10 . d; contain.ir.j3 one >,,y..! borough Nairn*, and four pars i ■' districts, 1940 houses in- ha!> t'-l hy P males, and S were employed in various trades and manufacture; a:,e parish of Cantralf, in the hundred of Penkclly, Brecon, Wales, 10 miles from Brecon, ami 160 from London; containing 17 houses and 96 ..ihabitants. Nantgynnltle, a parish in the hundred of Pennarth, Cardiganshire, Wales, 9 miles from Lampeter, and 213 from London ; containing 99 houses and 457 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 7/. 6s. 8ff. Nantmei., a parish in the hundred of Khaidar, Radnorshire, Wales, 6 miles from Rhayader, and 172 from London; containing 10'2 houses and 609 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 11/. 17s. 6J. and is in the pa- tronage of the bishop of St. David's. Nan ton, a small hamlet in the hundred of Kiftsgate, Gloucester, near Winchcombe, containing 7 houses and 60 inhabitant*. Nantwich. the name of a hundred in Cheshire, being the most southern point of the couuty, bordering on Salop. Nantwich or Namftwich, a market town and parish in the hundred of Nantwich, Chester, situated on the river Wever, 14 miles from Chester, and 1644 from London, by Newcastle ; containing 758 houses and 3463 inhabitants, viz. 1612 males, and 1851 females, of whom 1434 were employed in various trades and manufactures, and 15 l 2 in agriculture. It is one of the largest and best built towns in the county, the streets are re- gular, and many of the houses handsome. The church has a semicircular choir, and on its roof are many wicker baskets, such as are used for draining salt in. This town appears to have been considered as the chief salt work in the time of the Romans, aiid is by Ravenna called Sarini). The salt springs are 30 miles from the sea, and lie mostly on the banks of the river Wever. Large mines of rock salt were also discovered here in the be- ginning- of the 18th century. The salt quar- ries, with their pillars and chrystal roof, ex- tend over sp'-eral acres, and afford a very pleas- ing and picturesque appearance. This town has twice suffered by lire, in 1438 and in 1583; and in 1604 the plague carried off about 500 persons. In the reign of Charles it also suffered greatly, being strongly gar- i isoned by the parliament forces, and l>es.e:.ed by the royal army. Exclusive of its trade in salt, Nantwich is no less noted for the quanti- ty of excellent cheese made in the neighbour- hod I ; and the manufacture of shoes forms a very considerable branch of its trade for the London market. It has two good charity schools, several almshouses, and a dissenting meeting-house. It gives the title of baron to the.e;iriof Cholmondeley, who, as lord of the manor holds a court baron in this town, with the power of attaching body and gO"ds for debts under 10/. It has the advantage of a navigable canal to Chester, passing Bfteston castle, and joins the Dee and Mersey junction NAS NAU canal; Tlie market is on Saturday, a 1 well supplied with corn and cattle. Pairs', '26th March, 4th September, and 15th of December. The church is a rectory. — A'«t- u testershire. N \ ■• - ■!'.!; r.fiii, the name of a hundred i-i Northamptonshire, being the north-eastern extremity of t\iti county and borders of Liu- coin, from Stamford to Crowland. Nassington, a parish, in the btindri i E Wtllybrook, Northampton, 5 miljes from Oiindle, and 87 from London; containing .> h uses and 441 inhabitants It is a vicarage, value 7/. 1 5s'. belonging to the prebend -thereof in Lincoln cathedra!, Nateby, a hamlet in the parish ofQarstanp 1 , in the hundr tl of A'mo m lemess, Lancaster, 1 mile from Garstang an 1 228 from Loudon; containing 5"i hoe-- ' inhabitants. ?\ crr.av, a township in the parish of Kirby hen, in East ward, Westmoreland, near Kirby Stephen, and 2f>5 from London; con- taining 2S houses and 108 inhabitants. N'atbly ur, a hamlet to Bassiugstoke; in the hundred and division of Basingstoke. Hants, lj- miles from Basingstoke, and 44 from Londoa; containing 22 houses and 1.34 inhabitants. Na-tei.y Scores, a parish i.i the hundrirtd and division of Basingstoke, Hants, 2 mile* from Basingstoke, and 43 from London ; con- taining 31 houses and 1 Te". inhabitants. tt*ls a curacy. Natland, a township and cbapelry in the parish of Kendal, Kendal ward, Westmore- land, and 260 m les from London ; containing 30 hou <_.- and 203 inhabitants. Naughton, a pari-h in Ihe hundred of Cosford, Suffolk, 1 mile from Bileh-ston, and 63 from London; containing 20 houses and 120 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value 10/. 15s. Naontoh, a parish in the htmdredof SiaugJi tor, Gloucester, 6 miles from Stow-in-tbe-: Woldi and 84 from London ; containing 85 houses and 433 inhabitants. Ihe chni'ch is a very handsome building. It is a re ito'ry, value 16/. 13,. U.>. in the patronage of" tin* bishop of Worcester. N it ?-io\-,a hamlet in the parish of Winch-- hundred of Kiftsgate, 'Gloucesti i. Nauston, a hamlet in the parish of Tl n !-:;- bury, Glove ester. N.v Nios Bf.accha.mp, a parish in the buu- dred Pershorej Worcester, 3 mile* from Per- sr.oie, and 106 from, Loudon ; containing 2J N E A tiousr« n:id 115 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. and is in the patronage of the king. IS . enby, a parish in the hundred of Boothby Graffo, parts of Kesteveu, Lincoln, 9 miles from Slcaford, and 12") fr6m London ; containing 101 houses and 479 inhabitants. Pairs, lSh August, and 17th October. It is a rectory, value 17/. 10 • in the patronage of Christ church college, Cambridge. Navestock, a juris!) in the. hundred of Onyrar, Essex, 4 miles from Romford, and 16 from London ; containing 131 houses and 623 inhabit nts. It is a curacy. Kavisford. the name of a hundred in Nor- thampton, lying on the eastern side of the county, and borders of Huntingdonshire. Nauohth, a township in t lie parish of Brampton, in Eskdale ward, Cumberland, :",il mdes from London ; containing 58 houses and 308 inhabitants. Nawtov, a township in the parish ofKirby Moorside, Rydall wapentake, north riding of York, 4 mile's from Helmsley, and 228 from London j containing 59 houses and 19? bants. NaylaHB, a township in the parish of Stoke, hundred of Babergh, Suffolk,' 17 miles from Braiiitree, and 37 from London ; con- taining 147 houses and 881 inhabitants. N.wlasd Point, Kent, near Margate Bav. Naze, or Ness, a projecting point of land, on the south coast of England, southward of Harwich, being a hooked promontory, in- closiug a few low islands, fiotn which the land declines to the west, and forms the north shore of the river Thames. Nk.uh, a river in Denbighshire, which runs into the Conway, 6 miles below Llan- V.lst. Nbakthead, a hamlet in the parish of Aldstone Moor, Cumberland, from which it is distant 4 miles, avid principally inhabited by the lead-miners in the neighbourhood, who work at the mines belonging to Green- wich hospital. Nfasbit, a hamht in the parish of Stam- foidham, Tindal ward, East division, Nor- thumberland, 10 miles from Newcastle, ;md yso from London ; containing b houses and 41 inhabitants. Keasham, a township in the parish of Hurworth, Stockton ward, Durham, 3 miles from Darlington, and '241 from London; containing 40 bouses and 206 inhabitants. Neath, a market town and parish in the hundred of Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales, situated on the rivi r Neath, • ~ nailes from LlandafJ", ami 197 from Loudon ; containing 540 houses and 2502 inhabitants, viz. 1082 males, and 14'2(> female, of whom '270 were employed in trade and manufacture. The streets are extremely irregular and narrow, and the houses with few exceptions, ill built. It has two extensive coppi r works, aud some iror. forges, and the eeal-pits in the neigh- bourhood aie the v^< ans of creating a consi- NEE derable branch of trade to Londenand Bristol, the liver being navigable for vessels. It has also lately had a canal cut to the interior part of the country. Prom the situation of this town at the bottom of a valley, and the smoke of the copper-works, the air *>f the place is very unwholesome. About ^ mile from the town, on the western side of the river, are the picturesque remains of its ab- bey, founded by Richard de Granville and his wife, for Cistercian monks. In this abbey Edward II. took refuge till he was taken by the earl of Leicester in 13'26. Its moulder- ing remains are patched up as tenements for the families of the labourers in the neigh- bouring works. The town is incorporated under a portreeve, 12 aldermen, a recorder, and capital burgesses. On an eminence near Neath, stands Knoll castle, an elegant seat, most delightfully situated, built by the late sir Herbert Mackworth, and 5 miles distant is the celebrated cascade of Mellincourt, where the i iver Clydaugh falls down a preci- pice SO feet perpendicular. The market is on Saturday, and is well supplied. Fairs, Trinity Thursday, 3 1st July, and 12th Sep- tember. It is a rectory, value 16/. 2a. 3d. — Warner's Tourin Wales. Neath, a river in Brecknocksh're and Glamorganshire, which runs into the Bristol channel near Coy df rank forest. Nfab, or Neb, a river in the Isle of Man, which runs into the Irish sea, at Peel Castle. Neatham, a tything in the hundred and division of Alton, Hants, near Alton ; con- taining 12 houses and 87 inhabitants. Neatished, a parish in the hundred of Tunstead, Norfolk, 9 miles from Norwich, and 1 18 from London; containing 1 10 houses and 489 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 3/. 1.3s. Id. Nectov, a parish in the hundred of. South Greenhoe, Norfolk, 3 miles from Swaffbam, and 96 from London ; containing 90 houses and 663 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 6s. 8rf. Nedcisc, a parish in the hundred of Cos- ford, Suffolk, 1 mile from Bildeston, and 62 from London : containing 26 houses and 143 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 12s. lid. Neepham, a par'sh in the hundred of Karsham, Norfolk, £ mile from Harleston, and 99 from London ; containing 42 bouses and 270 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Nef.dham Market, a market town and chapclry, in the parish of Barking, in the hundred of Bosmerc and Claydon, Suffolk, 9 mill s from Ipswich, and 74 from Lond«n, on the river Orwell ; containing '257 houses and 1348 inhabitants, of whom '242 were em- ployed in various trades and manufactures ; hut of late years this town has much declined. It is tolerably well built, and lias a market on Wednesday. Fair, 'JSth October. The. church is a chapel of ease to Barking. Nr.FDtNGWonTii, a hamlet in the parUh of NEO KES Holly well, hundred of Hurstingstone, Hunts, 1 mile iron) St. Ive's, and 59 from Londou; population returned with Holly well. Ne- ut.ls, rocks so called, about IS miles distant from Newport, id the isle of Wight ; several of them are at a considerable distance from the laud, as well as from each other': oik' of these solid pyramids, 120 feet above the level of the water fell about '20 years ago in a great storm, to the no smali sur- prise of those who were Within bearing of the mighty crash. Needwood Forest, a hamlet in the parish of H mbury, hundred of Offlow, Stafford, 5 nubs from Burton, and 132 from London ; containing 58 houses and 310 inhabitants. This district is celebrated for the fineness of its turf. Nf.en Somars, a parish in the hundred of Overs, Salop, 2 miles from Cleobury, and 134 from London ; containing 32 houses and 197 inhabitants. Neen SXvace, a parish in the hundred of Stoddesdon, Salop, 3 miles from Cleobury, and l: 8 from London; containing SO houses and +69 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value Neentov, a parish in the hundred of Stod- desdon, Salop, 4 miles from Bridgenorth, and 133 from Loudon ; containing 25 houses and 1120 inhabitants. iN it'hrop, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Banbury, Oxford, £ mile from Banbury, and 76 from London ; containing '223 houses and 1055 inhabitants, of whom 150 were employed in trade. Xi n, the principal river of Northampton- shire, which rises in the western part of the county, and is navigable at Northampton, leaving the county at Peterborough, and crossing the Isle of Ely, forms part of the western boundary of Norlolk. It falls into the Lincolnshire Washes. It communicates by several channels with the great Ouse. Ne.nagh, a t wn of Tipnerary, in the province of Minister, Ireland, seated on a branch of the river Shannon, 75 miles from Dublin. Nbots St. a parish in the hundred of West, Cornwall, 4 miles from Leskeard, and 2 '2 6 from London; containing 141 houses and 906 inhabitants. It is supposed to owe its name to a near relation Of king Alfred, who died here in 899, and was removed from thence to St. Neots in Huntingdon. The church was before dedicated to St. Guerir, and it is said that Alfred being sick, pros- trated himself in prayer before the altar of the saint, and recovered his health. The church is a modern ed'lice. It is a vicarage, value 9/. Is. — Yolwhelc' s Cornwall. Neots St. a market town and parish in the hundred ofToseland, Hunts, seated on the river Ouse, over which it has a good stone bridge, '20 miles from Cambridge, and 56 from London , containing 362 houses aud \1$% inhabitant?. The town/ is well built, and is supposed to have taken its name frota a priory of black canons subordinate to Ely, said to have been founded by Sr. NeotjJS. The church is a handsome, strong build- ing, with a beautiful spire. Here is a well endowed charity-school for 2.5 poor chil- dren, and a good market on Thursday. Fairs, 29th January, Ascension day, 23d June, 1st August, and l?th December. It is a vicarage, value 10/. Ni.mpnett, a tything in the parish of Comptou Martin, hundred of Keynsham, Somerset, 7 miles from Wells, and |28 front London ; containing 33 houses and 253 in- habitants. Nf.sdev, or Neesdbn, a hamlet in the pa- rish of Wilsdon, hundred of OssultOQ, Mid- dlesex, 3 miles south-east of Harrow on the Hill. Population returned included with Wilsdon. Ness, the name of a hundred in the divi- sion of Kestevcu, Lincolnshire, being the must southern extremity of the county, bounded by the river Wei land. Ness Cheat, a parish in the hundred of Pimbill, Salop, 7 miles from Shrewsbury, and 16 J from Londou ; c utainiiig 96 house? aud 531 inhabitants. Ness Li m p., a hamlet in the parish of Great Ness, -*- mile distant, and containing 27 houses and 201 inhabitants. Ness East, a hamlet, in the parish of Ho- vingham, in Rydall division, north riding of York, 4 miles from Kirby Moorside, and 2 24 from London; containing 14 houses and 74 inhabitants. Ness West, a hamlet in the parish of Stonegrave, in Rydall division, north riding of York, 4| miles from Kirby Moorside, and 223| from London; containing 11 houses aud 49 inhabitants. Nkss, a township in the parish of Neston, in the hundred of Wirrali, higher division, Chester, on the banks of .he Dee, 9 miles from Chester, and 190 from London; con- taining 70 houses and 347 inhabitants. Ness Loch, a beautiful lake in the shire of Inverness, Scotland, being about 22 miles long, and 2 broad, and from 60 to 135 fa- thoms deep: after rain it sometimes rises b and 10 feet above the low water mark : and is so deep even at its sides that a ship of the line might sail within her length of the shore from end to end. The surrounding banks present a very rich scene of .landscape. The water is esteemed very salubrious, never freezing in the severest winter, being covered with a thick boar or mist, having the ap- pearance of smoke in frosty weather. It abounds with trout. On the 1st November, 1 755, at the time of the great earthquake at Lisbon, it was agitated in a most extraordi- nary manner ; the water rose rapidly and flowed up the lake from east to west with an a/ing impetuosity, the waves being carried 200 yards up the river Oich, breaking over its bunks which are 5 feet above the levci of tbe N E T NET river. It continued ebbing and flowing for about an Hour, whefi a wave raw b greater than tin- rest terminated the cominptionj overHowin^'tb'e northern bank of thebake fof •. Into this lake several rivers p.iur t and it disc tself into the Moray Ffi b ' v the river Ness. L i^, navi- I by n king's ga, ley, which supplies the gafi sonofF rl Augustus 'wiili'stores. — Perf~ nwiP-i Tour i r, a parish in the hundred of TVirrall, Chester, near Park-gate, in miles from Chester, ma 1°'' from London; cbn- tai-.:ing317 houses nl 1436 inhabitants, of whom 31 x were employed rn various trades. It is a vicarage, value 1 11. or. in tii - patronage of the de'aii and chapter of C'ln - ter. Nesstoi) Lrnrr, a hamlet ir. the fore- going, about = mile di I ml ; containing house.' en I 254 in iliil .tuts. .\f , in ; - u the parish of Dojrf- dipeton, Glebdali ward, East divisiquj Nor- fhomberland, 2§ miles from Wooler, and .i , containing 11 houses and 63 . »il ants. s RVver, rising at Lie eastern rvtrc- ;i v of Loch Ness, and faffs into th Moraj at Inverness, <■! which its §sfuarv forms the harbour; in the midst of it is an island covered with In Ne rn fi<, atdwa.s sip in'the parish of Ilk- Icy, in'C :tr wapentake', wc.-t ruling of York, 7 miles from Otley, and 2f2 fr in Lon- don ; containing 4- bouses and 201 inliaii.- tants. NesVicX, a hamlet in the parish of Cain- ton, in tiie division of Sainton Beacon, wa- pentake ot Hart:;,. , .a- riding "f York, 6 miles from Driffiefa", and 203. from Lon- don ; containing 8 bouses and i4 inhabi- tants. Xetiian, a rivet in the shire of Lanark, Scotland', n>ir.g in the bills between Lesma- hogoe, and Muirk'nk, and joins the Clyde near the village of Abbey Green. NetgROVE, a village m the hundred of Bradley, Gloucester, 4 miles from North- leach, and Sfi from London; containing 14 houses and 2i-i inhabitants; Netiiekbcxv, a parish in the hundred of I5eaminster, division of Bfidpbrt, Dowi, 2 milts from lUainiustcr, and 136 from Lon- don ; containing 262 houses and loOo inha- bitants, of whom 4416 were empioyed in vari- ous trades. jS'ftuei;!,y, a harriletih the parish of KiVby Overblow, ClaTo wapentake, nest rid ne of York 4 mile- frOih Wretherby, ana i'fi from London Population included with' Kn y Overblow. NiiiiEncBAVFsriiP, a hamlet in tl>. fi and ward of K'-jdal, Westmoreland,' near Kendal, and 260 mi'es ifrom London j con- taining 8 houses and 37 inhabitants. Xi iii! nn.v ' *, a patish in the hundred of Eistub and 1'vcrky, \\ 7 i;ts. 4 miles from Amesbury, and. 80 from London j containing 8° iio'ises and 479 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 13/. 6s. S./. Netjiiebix, a hamlet in the parish ofThor- vertoo, hundred of Flayridge, D. von, 4 miles from Exeter, and 170 from London; contain- ing 11 houses and 86 inhabitants. Ne iii::i-.iiAM!'ro.\. See HAMPTON NeTHBC, Wilts, Net.'.iebi.PY, a township ir. the parish of Kir! : r- ; i Iri'H s on IXke, in lvskd.de ward, rlind, 3 miles from 1 ongtown, and oljufvum London; eontaining 04 houses and 327 inhabitants. Njv'i a harnlet in 'he parish and hundred of Chippenham, Wilts, adjoii; ig ( '' ii] ; ■I'liliaui, and. o; m,\les from London. Population returned included with Ciiippen- •'■ ham. tCETHERSTAVELEY. a baiTilet in th." parish and ward or' Kendal, 'Westmoreland, near lal, and 260 miles from London. Popu- lation returned included with Kendal. Xeihehst.«kt; .: hamlet in the p:irish of Halsto k, Dorsetshire; jnd population re- turned therewith. Nether rov, a hamlet in the parish of Bed- lington. Cluster ward, Durham. 5 miles frorn Durham, and 264. from London; eon- taining 1? houses and 9S inhabitants. N. mERTON, a liamlet in the parish of Sephton, hundred of West Derby, Laneas.- ti r, t^ mil>.s from Liverpool, and COS in ni London. Population returned included with Sephton. Netherton, Xorth and Sorni, two ham- lets in the parish of A! whinton, in poqw t- dale ward, west division, Northumberland, 6 miles from Rotbbury. and 3.12 from London ; containing 20 houses and 91 inhabitants. N<. ; :n n ro\, a hamlet in the parish of l.iinii v Castle, hundred of Oswaldslow, Wor- cester, 2 i ii!ej from Evesham, ■'"'d 99 from London^ containing 16 houses and 82 inha- bitants. Netherwasoa^e, a hamlet in the parish of St. Bees, in Allerdale ward, above Derwent, Cumberland, 3 miles from Whitehaven, and 303 from London; containing 28 houses and 137 inhabitants. NethYj a river in the shire of Inverness, rising in the hills of Badenoch, and tailing into the Syey near tbe church of Aber- uetby Xr.TEEY, a hamlet in the parish of Kouud, in the hundred of Mainbridge, division of r.n\ ley, Hants, 6 miles from Southampton. The remains of its once beautiful abbey are seated on the gentle declivity of a hill near Southampton water. It was founded by Henry III. about 1239, for Cistercian monks, '1 he venerable ruins of it.- church and many of its apartments covered with ivy. are Liene- rally visited by every traveller who rt for pleasure to S lutlumpton. Netilebed, a parish in the hundred of I'wehr.e, Oxford, 4-3; miles from Henley, 7 from Reading, and 40 troiri London; con- taining 9C^ houses and 501 inhabitants, This. NEV NEW parish is note.] fov a singular spring, said London; containing 242 houses and 102S in- r.ever to fail in the driest summer. The habitants. At this place Edward I. in 1284, oburch is a curacy. held his triumph after the conquest of Wales, Nettlecombe, a hamlet in the pari .h of and in imitation of Arthur, had his round Poorstock, division of Bridport, Dorset. table, with dances and tournaments. At Nettlecombe, a parish in the hundred of present it is an insignificant place. The Willerton and Freemanners, Somerset, 3 market is on Saturday. Fairs, 44.li April, miles from Watchet, and 160 from London; Saturday before Whitsuntide, and 2.">th Au- containing 3S houses and 329 inhabitants, gust. Near it )s\Nant y Gwrtknyn, or Vp'r- It is a rectory, value 16/. 16*. 3'/. - tigern's Valley, an immense hollow, where Nettleden, a paiish in the hundred of it is said Yortigern fled from the rage and Cotslow, Bucks, 3 miles from Berkhampstead, persecution of his countrymen. and 27 from London; containing 16 houses New Abbey, a parish in the Stewardry of and 85 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the Kirkcudbright, Scotland, pleasant 1 y situated patronage of the duke of Bridgwater. on the bunks of the Nith, on the high road Nettleham, a parish in the hundred of from Dumfries to Kirkcudbright, 1 mile from Lawless, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 miles Dumfries, and 24 from Kirkcudbright ; con- front Lincoln, and 136 from London; con- taining: 74 houses and 377 inhabitants. It is a curacy") belonging to the Chancellor of Lin- coln cathedral. taming 150 bouses and 832 inhabitants. Ad- joining are the ruins of the famous Cister- tian abbey, founded by the mother of John. Bali,. I, king of Scotland: It was first called Netti.estead, a parish in the hundred of the Abbey of Sweetheart, from her husband's Twyford, lathe of Aylcsford, Kent, near heart being embalmed and enclosed in a box the river Med way, 3 miles from West Mai- of ivory and silver, set in a hollow in the wall of ling, and 35 from London; containing 2S the church. The building stands in the mid- houses and 167 inhabitants: It is a rectory, die of a level field of about 20 acres, sur- value 12/. 10s. 10r/. and is united with Bar- rounded by a high wall; it is a lofty and a mine;. light building, in the Gothic stile. Its Nettlestead, a parish in the hundred of church is 194 feet long, 102 feet broad at the Bostaere and Claydou, Suffolk, 3 miles from cross, with a tower upwards of 90 feet high. Needham Market, and 7.' from Loudon; containing 16 houses and 87 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 3/. 11*. I0d. NaTTttswEr.L, or Nettbsweli., a parish in the hundred of Harlow, Essex, 5 miles from EppiiKv, and 2H from London; containing .V) homes and 288 inhabitants. It has a cha- nty £ 'hoo! endowed for educating the poor children of this and the two adjoining pa- rishes. On the side of the church-porch is a curious carving. It is a rectory, value 13/. ii-s. 6rf. Nettleton, a parish in the hundred of Yarborougb, Lindsay division, Lincoln, near Glandford Brigg, and 160 miles from Lon- don; containing 5S houses and 259 inhabit- ants, It is a rectory, value 191. 10*. lOd. Nettleton, a parish in the hundred of North Damerham, Wilts, 8 miles from Chip- penham, and 101 from London; containing 61 houses and 338 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 18'. 12s. Id. The whole is built of granite, brought from the neighbouring mountains. New.sll, a parish in the hundred of Nant- wich, Chester, 5 miles from Nantwich, and 164 from London; coutaiuiug 120 houses and 81 9 inhabitants. Nwark, the name of a hundred in Notts, lying on the eastern side of the county and borders of Lincolnshire. Newark, a hamlet to Peterborough, jri the hundred of Nassaburgh, Northampton, 1 rni'e from Peterborough, and 82 from London. Population included with Eastfield. Newark, a borough, market town, and parish in the hundred of Newark, Notts, situated on the river Trent, 14 miles Irotu Grantham, I24f from London, by Hatfield, and 1 50:} by Ware ; containing 1-376 houses and 6730 inhabitants, viz. 3093 males, an. I 30:72 females, of whom 931 were returned as being employed in various trades and manu- factures. The town is neat, and many of Nettle worth, a hamlet in the parish of the buildings new, and the market-place, Mansfield, hundred of Broxtow, Notts, near Mansfield, and 13S miles from London. Po- p ulation included with Mansfield Woodhouse. Nevendon, a parish in the hundred of !'•■•; n-tapic, Essexj 4^ miles from Bilieric.ay, and 27 from London ; containing 20 houses 'and 147 inhabitants. , a river which rises near the moun- tain of Bennevis,in the shire of Inverness, Scotland, and after a rapid course of near 10 miles, forming several romantic cascades, fa!N into Locheil, near For' William. i, or Nefi>», a market town a%d pa though not specious, is extremely ha.-.dsome. The town hail is a magnificent stone build- ing, built from the produce of estates that v.'.. re left by will for the improvement of the town, and cost upwards of 10,000/. The el,, iv.-'i whii.ii is reckoned one of the finest in the kingdom,' wads erected by Henry IV. and has a lofty spire. A magnificent castle was built here it: the reign of king Stephen, which was afterwards several times besieged in the royal cause, but duties I. haviqggurrendered himself- to the Scottish army, the governor by his order gate the castle up to the parlismeu- rish in the hundred of Dinl.vn, Caernarvon, tarv forces, when it was rendered untenable. Wa!e-\ near Caernarvon, and 349 miles from The remains o' s< :i>'' of its walls are still to be NEW reen of a very threat thickness and height situ- ated by the river side and'evincing it formerly to have been of considerable strength and im- portance. In consequence of the many in- undations from the river which often render- ed the town impassable, a new turnpike road was made about the year 1770, and raised so high upon arches as to be passed with -afety in the greatest floods. It was constructed under the directions of Mr. Smea'on at the cxpence of 13,000/. and near the town there is a bridge constructed for the same purpose, made mostly upon dry land and consisting of 9 arches. This town was incorporated by Charles II. in gratitude for its loyalty to his father, who granted it the privilege of send- ing members to parliament. It is governed by a mayor and 12 aldermen. In a court before the ruins of the castle is a 'very fine howling-green, and near it is an extensive sacking manufactory, but its chief trade is in malting. Lime stone abounds within a mile of the town, particularly from an emi- nence called Iiucim Hill; and at the depth of 20 feet From its surface is found a curious stone, which is burned upon the brick kilns and afterwards ground ihto a fine powder which is sent in barrels to the more distant parts as a composition for stucco works and ornaments for cielings. The market is on Wednesday. Fairs, that called Carding fair on the Friday before Careing Sunday, which is the Sunday fortnight before Easter, 14th May, Whit Tuesday, 2d August, 1st Novem- ber, and Monday before 1 1th December, and of late a cheese fair is held on the 25th of September. It is a vicarage, value 21/. 5*. '2/1. Newbattie or Newbottle, a parish in the shire of Midlothian, lying in a beautiful and romantic vale on the banks of the South Esk. It is 2 miles from Dalkeith, and 7 from Edin- burgh ; containing 317 houses and inhabitants, of whom (50 were returned as being employed in various trades. The val- ley is extremely fertile, but it rises gradually for 2 miles to a ridge, and is 680 feet above The level of the sea. In the most sequestered part of the vale stands New-bottle Abbey, the elegant mansion of the marquis of Lothian. Jt has a very choice gallery of paintings, and > a rare collection of books, manuscripts, &e. It was formerly an abbey of Cistertians founded by David I. Ni v. BiGGtN, a hamlet in the parish of Da- cre, in Tenth ward, Cumberland, 3 miles from Penrith, and 28G from London; con- taining 5-1 bouses and 291 inhabitants. New-biggin, a township in the parish of Middleton in Tecsdale, Darlington ward, Durham, 10 miles from Barnard Castle, and from London ; containing 31 houses and It I inhabitants. New biggin, a township in the parish of Woodhoro, in Morpeth ward, Northumber- land, 7 miles from Morpeth, at the mouth of • the river Wansl-cck ; containg 83 houses and .'■^S inhabitants, mostly fishermen. N E W NewbiGGIN, a hamlet in the parish of New- burn, in Castle ward, Northumberland, 5 miles from Newcastle, and 281 from Loudon ; containing 1w houses and 53 inhabitants. Newbicgi::, a parish in East ward, West- moreland, 6 miles from Appleby,— and 2*76 from London; containing 26 houses and 12(5 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. lis. 2d. NtewBlGCfN, a hamlet in the parish of .Ays- garth, in Hang West wapentake, north rid- ing of York; containing 27 bouses and 121 inhabitants. Nf.wboi.d, a hamlet in the parish of Wor- tbington, hundred of West Goscote, Leices- ter, 3 miles from Ashby de la Zoucb, and 120 from London. Population returned with Worthington. Newbold, a hamlet in the parish of Ows- ton, hundred of Guthlaxton, Leicester, 5 miles from Melton Mowbray, and 9b from London. Population returned with Owston. New-bold, a hamlet in the parish of Ast- bury, hundred of Northwieh, Chester, 2 miles from Congleton, and 160 from London ; containing 95 houses and 575 inhabi- tants. NrwBOt.n Packy, a parish in the hundred of hincton, Warwick, 4 miles from Warwick, and 90 from London ; containing 39 bouses and 349 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 3i. 9:1. in the patronage of Queen's Col- lege, Oxford. New BOO.D Civf.i, a hamlet in the parish of Monks Kirby, hundred of Knigbtlow, War- wick, 5 miles from Rugby, and 89 from Lon- don , containing 1 farm-house and 14 inha- bitants., Newboid on Avon-, a parish in the hun- dred of Knightlowj Warwipk, situated near the river Avon, 2 miles from Rugby, and 86 from London; containing C\ houses and 302 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 14/. 12.*. If/. The Gxj'ord canal passes near this place. Newboi d Yerdon, a parish in the hundred of Spaikc;,!ioe, Leicester, 5\ miles from Hinckley, and 104 from London; containing 80 houses and 3S9 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value CI. §*. lid. Newbold North, a parish in the division of Hbnsley Beacon, wapentake of Harthill, cast riding of York, 3 miles from South Cave, and • 193 from London; containing 101 houses and 517 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. belonging to the prebend thereof in York ca- thedral. Newbold Sgttth, a hamlet to the forego- ing, 1 mile distant; containing 28 houses and 144 inhabitants. Newborn, or Newbubn, a parish in the hundred of Carlford, SufTolk, (> mi!es from Ipswich, and 74 from London. The popu- lation of which was omitted to be returned. It is a rectory, value 7/. 2s. Or/. Newborocc.ii, a township and chapclry in the parish of Haiibury, hundred of Ofiiowj Stafford, 4 miles from Abbotts Bromley, and NEW N E W 129 from London ; containing 87 houses and 440 inhabitants. Newbdrougii, or Newburch, a market town and parish in the hundred of Menai, Anglesea, Wales, 5 miles from Carnarvon, 12 from Beaumaris, and 257 from London. By the Welsh it is called Rhosvair, and was the residence of the princes of Anglesea, the foundation of the palace being visible in Mr. Rowland's time. It was made a corporation by Edward I, from whence it was called Nnv-Do r ongh. It contains 176 houses and 599 inhabitants, and is noted for its manu- factures of mats and ropes of sea weed. It is governed by a mayor, 2 bailiffs, and a re- corder. The market is on Tuesday. Fairs, 22d June, 10th and 21st August, *25th Sep- tember, and 11th November. It is a rec- tory, value 9/. 10s. in the patronage of the king. Newborough, a hamlet in the parish of Coxwold, Birdforth wapentake, north riding of York, 6 mi'.es from Thirsk, and 218 from London; containing 17 houses and 148 in- habitants. Newbottle, a parish in Easington ward, Durham, 7 miles from Durham, and 266 from London ; containing 194 houses and 970 inhabitants. Newbottle, a parish in the hundred of Kings Sutton, Northampton, 2§ miles from Brackley, and 654 from London ; containing 71 houses and 297~ inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 10/. 10s. united with Charlton. Newbrouch, a township and chapelry in the parish of Warden, in Tindal ward, Northumberland, 5 miles from Hexham, and 2S7 from London ; containing 82 houses and 429 inhabitants. Newburch. See Winfrith Newburch, Dorset. Newburch. See Newborough Ancltsea, Wales. Newburch, a town and parish in the shire of Fife, Scotland, situated on the south bank of the Tay, near the northern extremity of the county, 8 miles from Cupar, and 14 from Dundee, containing 260 houses and 1936 in- habitants, of whom 448 were employed in trade and manufacture, principally in that of linen. The houses are mostly new-built, and the streets well paved. The river is na- vigable to the town for vessels of 500 tons burthen. Here are the ruins of an abbey and two ancient crosses, both of which hate been covered with hieroglyphics. This town was made a royal burgh by Charles I. and gives title of earl to the family of Living- stone. Newburn, a parish in Castle ward, Nor- thumberland, situated on the riverTyne, 5§ mites from Newcastle, and 280 from London; containing 2' 7 hou-es and 1 129 inhabitants, of whom 963 were chiefly employed in the neighbouring coal mines. It is a vicarage, value 16/. Newburn, a parish in the shire of Fife, Scotland, seated on the c«o*t of the Frith of Forlh, upon Largo bay, 15 mile^ from Kirk" caldy ; containing SO houses and 412 inhabi- tants. It has a delightful appearance and is ornamented with many handsome seats. Newbury, a borough, market town, and parish in the hundred of Faircross, Berks, seated in a valley on the banks of the Ken- net, 164 miles from Reading, and 53 from London ; containing 931 houses and 4275 in- habitants, viz. 1901 males and 2374 females, of whom 2806 were returned as being em- ployed in various trades, handicrafts and ma- nufactures, principally in those of druggetts, shalloons, and broad cloths. It has long been famed for its extensive woollen manu- facture, and in the reign of Henry VIII. one John Wineheomb, better known by the name of "Jack of Newbury, kept 100 looms in his own house. At the expedition to Flod- den Field, he marched against the Scots with 100 of his men all armed and clothed at his own expeiice. He was also a considerable benefactor to the building of its present hand- some church. The streets here arc very spaci- ous and well paved, with a convenient market place, in which is the Guildhall. Newbury was incorporated by queen Elizabeth, under a mayor, high steward, and alderman. It once scot members to parliament, but was released therefrom on the petition of Jack of Newbu- ry. The town hall is ornamented with a beautiful picture of the surrender of Calais, painted by Price, and purchased by the cor- poration in 1762. Adjoining the church is a charity-school for 44 boys. In Cheap-street are alms-houses for 12 poor men and women erected in 1793. In Bartholomew St. are 12 more alms-houses; and Bartholemew's hos- pital consists of 14 dwelling houses endowed by king John. Besides which there are 12 alms-houses near the church and 3 at. West Mills. It carries on a considerable traffic in malting by the Kennet and Avon canal, which comes from Hungerford, in a line with the Kennet, and is continued to Alderman's wharf, where the river becomes navigable and communicates with the Thames at Read- ing. Under the town hall is held the fish market and butcher's shambles. On the bank- of the Kennet have often been dug up strata of petrified wood, with the bones and horns of stags, tusks of boars and sculls of beavers, &c. In the neighbourhood were fought two obstinate battles in 1613 and 4 by the royal and parliamentary armies. The market is on Thursday. Fairs, Holy Thurs- day, Midsummer Day, St. Bartholomew's Day, and St. Simon and Jude. Here are two banks. The living is a rectory, value 38/. I6.r. lOrf. in the patronage of the king. — Maton's Tour. Newbury, a hamlet in the parish of Orms- kirk, hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 5 miles from Wigari, and 20G from London. Population returned with Latham. Newbury Hill, about 4 miles west of Frome, in Somersetshire, where is a camp called VVadbury. 2 / 2 N E W NEW Newby, a hamlet io Irthjngton, in Eskdale •ward, Cumberland, near Brampton, and 3)1 miles from London; containing ,' 1 8 houses am! 106 inhabitants. Newby, a township in the parish of Bor- land, in West ward, Westmoreland, 5 miles fron Vpplehy, and 275 frorfl Loudon; con- taining 49 hoiisesapd 253 inhabitants. New by Wis*, a township in the parish of Kirby Wisk, Gilling East wapentake, north riding of York, 6 miles from Thirsk, and 2'29 from London; containing 43 houses and 241 inhabitants. Newby, a hamlet in the township of Rain - ton, in the parish of Topdifi'e Hallikeld wa- pentake, north riding of York, G miles from Aldborough. Population returned with Rain- ton. Newby, a township in the parish of Scalby, Langborough West wapentake, north riding of York, 3 mites from Scarborough, and 220 from London; containing 50 houses and 127 inhabitants. Newby, a hamlet in the parish and liberty of Rippon, west riding of York. Newcastle, a small village near Mon- mouth, in Monmouthshire, where are the re- mains of a castle. Newcastle, or, as it is generally called, Newcastle upon Tyne, from its situation on the north side of that river, is a borough and market town in Castle Ward, Northumber- land, 14 miles from Durham, on the road to Edinburgh, 276 from London, by Durham, and 222 by Sunderland. It consists of 4 pa- rishes containing 3162. houses and 28,366 in- habitants, viz. 12,369 males and 15,99" fe- males, of whom 5705 were returned as being employed in various trades, handicraft, and manufacture. Exclusive of the suburb of Gateshead, which may be reckoned a part thereof, beiug connected by the bridge over the Tyne, in a similar manner to the borough of South wark to London, but situate in the county of Durham, and containing 1037 houses and 8597 inhabitants. — Vide Gates- head. Its ancient name is supposed to have been Mpnkcester, or the city of the monks, from the number of religious houses formerly here, and which name it bore till the time of the Norman invasion, when it took the name of Newcastle, from a castle erected here by Robert, eldest son of William I. as a check upon the Scots. The Romans called it Gla- bra Gentum, and through the town ran the famous Picts wall which extended from sea to sea, and was built to defend the Bri- tons against the incursion of the Piets: at Panden gate, a part thereof, as is sup- posed, is still to he seen. In the reign of Edward III. the town was surrounded by a strong wall more than 2 miles in circumfer- ence, it was defended by several towers and had 7 gates. In 1135 it was taken by David I. king of .Scotland, but was soon alter restor- ed to king Stephen, and in 1644 it was taken by stc-rtfi oy the Scotisb army, but the coui- Stander, sir John Marley and part of the garrison still held out for king Charles, withdrew to the castle, where they capitu- lated : whereupon the parliament disfran- chised the corporation and ordered the maygr to be tried by, a court-martial. The bridge erected about 1775 consists of 9 elliptic arches a* large as those of London Bridge and supports a street of houses. The old bridge originally built of wood, and af- terward >• of stone, was . arried away in a flood and 22 houses thereby -thrown down. The hones here are variously built, some of them being very handsome of stone, others of brick, and a great many of timber. It con- tains 4 churehes; that of St. Nicholas is the mother church, a must curious fabric, erected by David King, of Scotland: it is 240 feet long, 75 broad, and its tower 194 feet high, the 4 angles of which are adorned with lofty and highly ornamented spires, on which rest 2 transverse arches which suppoit a lanthern of exquisite lightness and elegance, the angles of which are also surmounted with spires smaller than those of the tower, and from its centre runs up a fifth spire of great beauty and height. The church of All Saints is nearly circular having a very high and elegant spire, and the interior is fitted up very beautifully. St. Andrew's and St. John's are also neat buildings. There are many meeting houses, as the number of separatists from the estab- lished church here is very great. There are also 2 Roman Catholic chapels and 1 for the Quakers. There are 4 charity-schools for 300 children, a well endowed and extensive infirmary, a hospital for lunatics, and 1 for lying-in married women, besides many cha- ritable institutions, particularly that for the re- lief of poor women lying-in at their own house?, and many charity and sunday-schools; as well as common hospitals, and alms-houses for the maintenance of the infirm of various de- scriptions are here in great abundance. The Kcehnen'.i Hospital deserves particular notice, as it was erected and is entirely maintained by small subscriptions from the daily labour of that numerous class of labourers the Keel- men or coal workers. Tlieie is a very valua- ble library belonging to the church of St. Ni- cholas, in a room built for the purpose, by sir Walter Blackett. Several institutions also for the promotion of learning have been very suc- cessfully carried on, and it can boast of a phi- losophical and medical society. A set of ele- gant assembly rooms have been likewise built by subscription as well as a neat theatre and riding-house. Several improvements have been recently made here by the pulling down many narrow parts, particularly by the open- ing which has been found between Pilgrim and Northumberland-street, by entirely clear- ing ihat cumbrous fabric Pilgrim-street gate. The Exchange is a noble building, from which the wall of the town runs parallel with the river, leaving a spacious piece of ground before it, between the water and the wall, which being well « barfed up, forms as com- modious a quay as any in England. With- NEW out the walls on the west is the Firth, for- merly a bowling-green, but now an agi' promenade. The upper or northern pari pf the town is occupied by the higher ' it is by far more pleasant than the part next the river, and has several streets that are level, spacious, and well built. This place has long been noted For Its glassworks, particularly in the finer soirl ; it has also a considerable manufacture of broad and nar- row cloth, several soap works, and a grind- stone manufactory. In the <-oal trade it is the first port in the w*rM, and has sometimes exported to foreign parts and coastwise up- wards of 600.000 chaldrons in a year. M/any vessels are built here to great perfection and strength. A considerable manufacture of hardware and wrought iron, after tie man- ner ofShefl|eldj has also been established, and that of earth-, invare is greatly en'ereased, se- veral of the potteries having upwards of 100 persons constantly employed Newcastle as 4 banks. It is governed by a mayor, sheriff, and 12 aldermen, an ' bas sent l 2 members to pail lament ever since the reign of Edward I. being one of the first boroughs summoned to send representatives. The number of voters are about 26(J0, and the returning officer the sheriff. The mayor has a handsome mansion- house, and an allowance of 600/. per annum. The liberty of the corporation extends to the gate upon the bridge. The markets are o:i Tuesdayand Saturday. Fair-, 1'2'th of August, which continues till the '-2d. and on the '29th ofO'tober, which continues till the 6th of November The living ©f St. Nicholas is a vicai-age, value 50.'. in the patronage of the bishop of Carlisle: the other 3 churches are curacies under the mother church. — B'and's Ilht. of Newcastle, and Monthly Mug. 3801. Newcastle under Lyne, a borough and market town in the parish of Stoke upon Trent, hundred of Pirehill, Stafford, situated on a branch of the Trent, 9 miles from Stone, and 149 from London ; containing 977 houses and 4604 inhabitants, viz. 2235 males and 2369 females, of whom 65 3 were return- ed as being employed in trade and manufac- ture. Its name is supposed to have been de- rived from au old castle which stood near it at Chesterton under Lyne. It had formerly 4 churches, but suffering considerably during the baron's wars they were destroyed : one oaly is now remaining, having a square tower ■with 8 bells and chimes. It has 20 almshouses endowed by the marquis of Stafford and lord Grenville for 20 women. At the south < j nd of the town was formerly a monastery of black friars. In the neighbourhood are many coal pits, the coal of which is much softer than the Cannal coal, and is cutout in slices, but consume- so fast that it is only fit for .forges. There is a greater quantity of stone ware made near this place, than in any other part of England, 100,000/. worth having been sometime* exported in a year. The clothing trade also nourishes here, butUie chief mauu- NEW factory is that of hats,. under an incorporated company of felt makers. The sd. b'.-o d and well paved, but most of the build- ings are low and ancient. The town was in- corporated by Henry L and afterwards by queen Elizabeth and Charles II. and is go- verned by a mayor, 2juitices, '2 bailiffs, and 24 common council uen. It has sent 2 members to parliament ever since the '27th of Edward 111. The returning officer is the mayor, and the number of voters is about 6.70. The corporation has the power of hold- ing a court for the recovery of debts under 40s. In the neighbourhood are frequent horse races. Market on Monday, and a cattle market every Monday fortnight. Fairs Enster Monday, Whit Monday, fit n of July, first Monday in September; and 6th of November. The church is a euracy under Stoke upon Trent. — Skate's St iffordshire. Newcastle ia Emlyn, a market town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated, on the river leifi or Tawy, 17 miles from Carmar- then, and 2 !6 fiom London. It is buta small town, and its fine castle is now totally gone to ruins. Its situation is dreary and moun- tainous, wiich subjects the traveller to im- minent danger, particularly from the nume- rous and impercep ibis turf pits with which its neighbourhood abounds. The market is on Friday. Fairs 23d of June, 18th of July, and 22d of November, well supplied with cattle, horses, and sheep. Newcastle, a parish in the hundred of Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales, 3 miles from Bridgend, and 180 from London; con • taming 14s 1 houses and 611 inhabitants. Newcastle Little, a parish in the hun- dred of Kemess, Pembrokeshire, Wiles, 7 miles from Haverfordwest, and 260 from London ; containing 66 houses and 255 inha- bitants. Newcastle, a town in the county of Dub- lin, lo mijes west-south -west of Dublin. Newcastle, a handsome town in the coun- ty of Limerick, province of Ulster, Ireland, 114 miles from Dublin. Newcastle, a village in the county of Meatb, province of Leinster, Ireland. Newcastle, a village in the county ofWa- terford, province of Minister, Ireland. Newchorch, the name of a hundred in the lathe of Shepjvay, Kent, near the southern extremity of the county and Romney Marsh. Newchurcii, a village in the hundred of Wqlphy, Hereford, near Leominster, an! 140 miles from London; containing 14 houses and 69 inhabitants. NewchuRch, a parish in the hundred of Newehurch, lathe of Shepway, Kent, 4 miles from Romney, and 66 from London; con- tainiu g IS hou es and 1 13 inhabitants. The rectory value SI. 4s. Id. and the vicarage va- lue 19/. 16/. are in the patronage of the arch- bishop of Canterbury. Nkwciiurch, a township in the parish of Whalley, hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster. Zz 3 N EW NEW 4 miles from Burnley, and 214 from Lon- don} containing 79:5 houses and 5046 inha- bitant-, viz. 2371 males and 2669 females, of whom $913 were returned as being em- ployed in various trades and manufactures, and 1 15 in agricultuie. Fair 1st July. New Chuuch, a parish in the liuerty of East Medina. Isle of Wight, Hants, 3 miles from Brading, and 102 from Loudon ; con- taining 339 Ijpuses and 2039 inhabitants, viz. 1023 males and 1014 females, of whom 149 were returned as being employed in various trades, and 1042 in agriculture. Nlw Church East, a parish in the hun- dred of Caldicot, Hig her division, Monmouth- ru ; re, 5 miles from Chepstow, and 136 from Loudon ; containing 64 houses and 306 inha- bitants. It is a curacy. New Church West, a hamlet to the fore- going, three quarters of a ir.de di.-tunt, con- taining 24 houses and 121 inhabitants. New Church a parish in the liundrcd of Elvet, Carmarthenshire, Wales, 3 miles from Carmarthen, and '-2i from London; con- taining 155 houses and 503 inhabitants. Niv. church, a parish in the hundred of Pain r-astle, Radnor, Wales, 54 miles from Hay, and 158 from London; containing 21 ie! and 115 inhabitants. It is a rectory, 6 8(f> ■ te or Nbwdicot, a parish in the Copthorne, Surry, 5 miles from ■ .. and 28 from London; containing houses and 4 15 inhabitants. In the stern part of the parish is a medicinal ing. It is a rectory, value 8/. cl... id. in the patronage of the king. Newf.nden, a parish in the hundred of Selbrtttenden, lathe of Scray, Kent, situated on the river Rather, 4 miles from Tenterden, and 55 from London ; containing' now only 1) houses and 1 04 inhabitants. It is said to have been anciently a city, till the year 488, When it was razed to the ground by the south .Saxons, and the inhabitants ail put to the sword. It was rebuilt in the reign of Ed- ward I. Former!}' it had the benefit of a h trbour, but the town going to decay, it has gradually diminished to its present state. The church also is ruinous In the neighbourhood formerly stood a castle and a Carmelite friary founded in 1241. It is a vicarage^ value 5.'. 12... 6a. in the patron- age of the king. Newenham. See Newniiam. Newest, a market town and parish in the hundred of Botloe, situated in the forest of Dean, among several coal mines, 9 miles from Gloucester, and 108 from London; contain- ing 459 houses and 2354 inhabitants, riz. 1109 males and 1164 females, of whom 101 were returned as being employed in various trades. Its name is supposed to have been Cuni- berlaiid, 3 miles from Keswick, and 2/2 from London. Population returned with Portmg- scales. Newi.and, a hamlet in the parish, hundred and division ofSherborn, Dorset, adjoining to Sheiborn, and 1 16 miles from London. Po- pulation returned included with Sherborne. ' New land, a parish in the hundred of St.Bri- avells, Gloucester, 3 miles from Monmouth, and l%1 from Loudon; containing 4 .2 houses and 2457 inhabitants, viz. 1262 males, and 1195 females, of whom 963 were employed in trade, &c. particularly in the iron mine* and coal pits. It is a vicarage, value 18/. Ik.. 10'. in the patronage of the bishop of LandafV. NEwi.ASD,a hamlet and chape Ir-y in the pa- rish of Great Malyern, hundred of Pershore, V> orcestcr. 6 m.ie - tiom Worcester^ and llfj from London ; containing 20 bourses and 132 Inhabitants. ■ NEWLANi?,a hamlet in the parish of Stoke, rear the isle of Gram, Kent. Newland, a hamlet in the parish of Cot- tingham, in Beacon Huusiey division, wapen- take Of Harthill, east riding of York, 2 miles from Hull. Population returned with Cot- tingham. New laud, a township in the parish of Drax, m Barkston Ash wapentake, west riding of York, 3 miles from Snaith, and 177 from London. Population, returned with Drax. Newi.and, a village in the parishes of Howden and Eastrington, in the division of How-denshire, east riding of Yoik, 4 miles from Howdetf, and 188 fiom Loudon. Nev land, a paiish in the shire of Peebles, Scotland, situated on the borders of Mid- Lothian, 5 miles from Lintcn, and 8 from Peebles; containing 195 houses and ioO in- habitants. The parish contains some rich reins of iron ore, and near Lamancaa is a chalybeate spring. Newlandside, a township in the parish of Stanhope, in Darlington ward, Durham, 2 miles from Wolsingham, and 262 from Lon- don ; containing 100 houses and c04 inha- bitants. N\.. lyv, a parish in the hundred of Pydar, Cornwall, 9 miles from St. Calumb's, and 252 from London ; containiug 146 houses and 735 inhabitants. It is a vicai age, value lo7. 13*. 4<£ in the patronage of the. bishop of Exeter, Newmarket, a market town and parish situated partly in the hundred of Chievcly, Cambridge, and partly it) Che hundred ol Lacked, Suffolk, 13 miles from Si. Ed munds Bury, 14 from Cambridge, and 61 from London.; consisting principally of one Jong street, containing 305 houses and 17 u 2 inhabitants. The town is a great thorough- fare to Norfolk, and has long been noted un- its horse ra.es. on the adjoining heath, in April and October, which are most numerous- ly attended by the nobility and gentry. King diaries I. erected a house here, for the sake of enjoying the races, and at each meeting his present majesty gives a plate. Queen Anne endowed two charity-schools for 20 boys and 20 girls. The houses in general aie well built, and it has a chapel of ease, beside the mother church. In 1683 the town was mostly destroyed by fire, but was soon after re- built. The market is on Thursday, and there is a small one on Tuesday. Fairs, 28th October, and Whit Tuesday. The li\ ing is a rectory, value 4/. 15*. 2d. united with Wood- ditton. Newmarket, a parish in the hundred of Prestaigne, Flintshire, Wale'-, 4 miles fiom St. Asaph, containing' 93 houses and 451 inha- bitants. Fairs, the last Saturday in April, tie third Saturday in July, the fourth Satur- day in October, and the second Saturday in December. New Mills, a hamlet in the parish of Stroud, Gloucestershire. Ni-wMiLNS, a burgh of barony in the pariah of Larden, shire of Ayr, Stoiland, containing about 1000 inhabitants. Newminster Abbey, a hcmlet in the parish of Morpeth', in Castle ward, West division, near Morpeth, Northumberland, 291 miles -from London; containing 12 houses and i7 inhabitap s. Nevnham, a market town r.r.d parish in the hundred of V- estbury, Gloucester, si- tuated on. the river Severn, 8 miles from Gloucester, and 116 from London; contain- ing 144 houses and . in the patronage of the earl of Harcourt, who is lord or the manor, and has an elegant mansion ai ••] extensive park is the neighbourhood. It consists -rf NEW N E W .one street, or rather two rows of houses, having a garden between and in the front of each, a little distance from the mad, and a row of trees in front. The whole erected in 17.64, and has one large pu .lie-house at the upper end. The church is a beautiful build- ing of the Ionic order, in the stile of an an- tique temple. Ki v.niiam Warren, a parish in the hun- dred of Langtree, Oxford, 1 mile from Wal- lingford, and 44 from London; containing 44 houses and '21:3 inhabitants, Newnham Pabdox, a hamh t in the parish of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire, 5 miles from Rugby. Here is a neat mansion belonging to lord Fielding. New Passage, a ferry on t he Severn, about 9 iniles from Bristol, and litM from London, where the Ssveru is about three miles wide. Oliver Cromwell suppressed this terry on ac- count of a small number of republicans being lost here by the wilful inattention of the boatmen, but it was revived in 1713. From hence lie mail is conveyed to a! ilt'ord-Haven, being much safer than the old passage at An t ferry, about two miles above it. The price for the passage of -a man and horse, is Is. Gd. anil for a foot passenger, 97. Newport, a parish in the hundred of Ut- tlesford, Essex, 3 miles from S ;ff;on Walden, and i;9 from London; containing 118 houses and 66:3 inhabitants. It is situated on the river ■Grant or Cam, and was formerly a market town, fill the market was removed to Walden. Fairs, 17th November, com nonly eaLed Co't fair, and on Easter Monday. It is a vicar- age, value 9/. lOv. Newport, the name of a hundred in Bucks, be.ng the most northern point of the county, bordering on Bedford anil Northamptonshire. Newport, a borough in the parish of St. Stephen's, 3 miles from Launeeston, and '214 from London, returning two members to parliament. The whole village is the pro- perty of the duke of Northumberland, who is lord of t lio manor, and appoints at his eoiirt- leet the returning officers. '1 be two vian- ders or constables, with the rest of the inha- bitant? paying scot and lot, are the voters; total number about '24. Newpop. t, a market town and parish in the hundred of Wentloodge, Monmouth, situate on the river L'sk, 1'2 miles from Cardiff, 10' from Chepstow, and 1 -i T from London; con- taining '200 houses and 1135 inhabitants, of whom 1307 were returned as being employ- ed in various trades. It is a long, narrow, straggling town, built partly on the banks of the Usk, and partly on a declivity^ dirty and ill paved, the whole having a very gloomy appearance. Over the river is a handsome stone bridge of five arches, constructed by Mr. David Edwards, son of the architect who built trie far famed arch of Pout y I'rydd, i'i Glamorganshire. It; trade has been much benefited by the canal, which conveys to this -town for exportation the produce -of 'the founderies in the western mountains. The. canal consists of two branches, the one called the Crumlin, and the other the Pont y pool biancb, from the places where they com- mence ; they both unite in the plains of Maipas, one mile distant from the town. It was once surrounded with a wall of whieu no vestiges now remain. In the high street is an old spacious building, called the Mura- ger's house, an officer of great antiquity, in fo. tilled towns, who superintended the walls, &c. Xear the bridge stands the shell of the. castle, a small but massive structure, sup- posed to have been erected by the earl of Gloucester and Hereford, in the reign of Henry 1. The church »f St. VV.oolos, standi on the outskirts of the town. The tower u as erectcW by Henry ILL, as a testimony of gratitude for the loyalty of the inhabitants, during the barons uars; the king's statue is placed in a niche in the western front, but the head was broken oil' by Cromwell's sol- diers. Near the banks of the Usk are the lemains of a friary, and its chape! a small but elegant specimen of -Gothic architecture was some years ago converted into a cyder- mdi. The market is oa Saturday. Fairs Holy Thursday, H'hi: Thursday, 1 jth August, and 6to November, ltis a vicarage, value >/. 3i. 1 If.', and is in the patronage of the bishop of Gloucester. — Cox's lour i.-t Mo>unaiithxl&rp. Newi-out, a hamlet in the parish and hun- dred of Berkley, Gloucester, I tfi miles from Bristol. Ttie population of which was return- ed with Berkley. Newport, a market town and parish in the hundred of South Bradford, Salop, 6 mi lee from Shi final, and 140 in in London, on a plain near the border- of Staffordshire, con- taining ;)I7 houses and '2307 inhabitants, viz. 1171 males and 1136 females, of whom i(> were returned as being employed in traoe. The church having a square tower containing six bells, was formerly a college for a master and. 'four secuiar chaplains. The free-school is well endowed from the munificence of a Mr. Adams, a haberdasher of London and has a good library, with a house both for the master and usher, each having an acre of ground; near which he also erected two alms- houses. The market is on Saturday. Fairs Saturday before Palm Sunday, 28th May* 27th Joy, and 10th December. It isa cura- cy in. the patronage of the king. Newport, a borough and market town in the parish of Carisbrook, in the Isle of Wight Hants, situate near the middle of the Island' on the river Medina or Cowes., which falls into the :;ea, 7 miles below this town. £tiis 79 miles from London, and contains 564 houses and 35&.'> inhabitants, viz. !6.j1 males 1934 females, of whom 640 were returned as being employed in various trades. The town is regularly built, and lias some handsome shops ami-good inns. The principal market- hou e is an ancient building, above v, hteh is a modern built town- hall. •-• This town consiits N E W N E W lengthwise, Qf three parallel streets, which jre crossed by three others, having three large squares containing 'he cattle, corn, and poultry marl I I by •intersections; The church stands in the centre of one of the squares, consisting of a na> e with two side ailes, and a square toWer. There was no burial ground to it, till the reign uf queen 1 li aheth, when the plague having visited Newport, for want of sufficient room at Caris- hrook, the mother church, a piece of ground ■was appropriated for that purpose here. The pulpit is of wainscot richly ornamented with carved emblematical figures. DissehterS of various denominations have their different nieeting-he>uses here, and then: are several charity and Sunday schools. '1 he free-school is a plain stone building-, having convenient apartments for the master; it h3 by by public subscription in the reign of James I. This school is remarkable for being the place r.i which the commissioners From the parlia- ment held a conference with Charles I. This town appearstohavebeenoflittle consequence till the reign of Henry IK, when its church was erected. It has sent two members to parlia- ment since the 23d of Edward I., and was incorporated by charter in the first of James I. it is bow governed by a mayor, 11 alder- men, and 1'2 burgesses. The mayor, re- corder, a-d two burges-es, are empowered to hold a court weekly, for the trial of causes of debt and trespass within their jurisdiction. The only manufacture carried on here is that of starch. About one mile distant on a commanding eminence, stand the venerable ruins of Ca. lsbrook castle, the principal re- mains of which consist of the entrance or gateway and the keep. The markets arc on Wednesday and Saturday, and arc consi- derable for corn. Fairs, Whit Monday, Tues- day, and Wednesday.— Sir R. ti'ors'eif* Hitt. of the Isle of Wight. Gilpin's and But'/ar-s Tears, od stone bridges, and there is a third over a navigable canal, open for vessels of 70 tons burthen, by which is has a com- munication with Lough Neagh, and Carlmg- t'ord bay. This town has of late years so much increased in its shipping, that it is now the largest town in the county. Newsham, a hamlet in the parish of Eg- glescliff, Stockton ward, Durham, situated on the river Tees, 5 milts from Darling- ton, containing 6 houses and 34 inhabit- ants. Newsham, a hamlet in the parish of Kirk- ham, hundred of Amounderness, Lancaster, near Kirkham. The population of which place was returned with Uoosnargh. Newsham, a hamlet in the parish of Kirby "Wisk, in Birdforth wapentake, north riding of York, 4 miles from Thirsk, and 227 from London ; containing 32 Ljuses aud 16? inha- bitants. Newsham, a hamlet partly situate in the parish of I'.arningham, and partly in that of Kirby Ravensworth, in Giiling West wapentake, north riding of York, 6 miles from Barnard Castle, and 241 from Lon- don; containing 81 houses and 491 inhabit- ants. N£wsuui.ME,a hamlet in the parish of Gis- burn, wapentake of Staincliffe and Eweross, west riding of York, 7 miles from Clitheroe, and 222 from London; containing 14 houses and 78 inhabitants. Newshof.me, a village in the parish of Wreple, division of Holme Beac»n, east riding of York, 2 miles from Howden and 185 from Loudouj it contains jointly with Brind 33 bouses and 192 inhabitants. There was for- merly <\ chapel at this village. Nev.stf.a1>, a hamlet in the parish and ward of Balmbrough, Northunibc eland, 4 miles from Belto-d, ;uid 326 from London ; contain- ing 22 houses and 1<>8 inhabitants. Newstkd, an extra parochial chapelry in the hundred of Rroxtow, Notts, 7 miies from Nottingham, and 13-i | from London, near the head of the little river Lynn ; contain- ing 20 bouses and 143 inhabitants. The Abbey house formerly a priory of black canons, now the seat of lord Byron, is situated in a vale in the midst of au extensive park finely planted. The banks of the lake, which flows nearly up to the house, an: ornamented on one side with line woods, n hieh spread over the edge of a hill down to the water ; and on the other there are scattered groves aud a park. These are also two castles which appear mounted witii cannon, and in the lake are several yachts and boats lying at anchor. The road up the hill leads toa hand- some Gothic building, whence the view of the lakes, the abbey, plantations, &c. forms a most beautiful landscape. — Dickinson's Anti- quities of Nottinghamshire. Newstede, a small village between Stam- ford and Uffiugton, Lincolnshire; had former- ly a monastery. Newthop.p, a hamlet in the parish of Sher- born, Barkstun Ash wapentake, west riding of York, S miles from Pontefract, and 185 from London; containing 11 houses and 46 inhabitants. Newtimber, a parish in the hundred of Poynings, rape of Lewes, Sussex, 6 miles from Brighton, and 48 from London; con- taining 17 nouses and 14S inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/ 8.4 /. Newton Blossomvili.e, a parish in the hundred of Newport, Bucks, 3 miles from Olney, and 52 from London ; containing 41 houses and 221 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8 . 8>. \.'■> from London J containing 49 mius from Nopthwicb,' and :s. from Lon- houses and 215 inhabitants, don; containing 16 houses and 96 inhabi- Newton, a hamlet in the parish of Hope, feants. , hundred erf Wolphy, Hereford, 9 miles from Newton, a hamlet to Overton, in the hun- Hi refold, and l-;4 from London; containing dred of Eddisbury, Chester, 10 miles from 22 bouses and 101 inhabitant. Chester, and 180 from London; containing Xewton. a hamlet in the parish of Bramp- 12 bouses and 108 inhabitants. ton Bryant, hundred of Wigmore, Hereford, Newton, a township to Mottram, in the 9 miles from Ludlow, and 150 from London, hundred of Macclesfield, Chester, 6 mile Population returned with WaJ ford, from Stockport, and 179 from London, eon- Newton Stalbatch o'.St^c.brhjce, aham- tahiing 1 73 houses and 1005 inhabitants, of let in the parish of Leominster, hundred of whom 523 were returned as being employed Wolphy, Hereford, '2 miles from Leominster, in various trades, and in the neighbouring and 188 'r >m London; containing 03 houses salt works. Newton, a village in Leith ward, Cumber- land, near Penrith ; containing 22 houses and 128 inhabitants. Newton, St. Cyrick, a parish in the hun- dred of Crediton, Devon, 2 miles from Cre- ditun, and 17 8 from London; containing loS houses and 867 inhabitants. It is - a vicarage, value 16/. 15*. 5/. Newton Ferrers, a parish in the hun- dred of Ermington, Devon, 7^ miles from Modbury, and 215 Lorn London ; containing 112 houses and 590 inhabitants. Newton Bushell, a market town in the and ISO inhabitants. Newton, a township in the parish of Kirk- ham, hundred of Amounderness, Lancaster, 3 mile from Kirkham, and 225 from London ; containing 54 -houses and 269 inhabitants. It has a charity s hool. Newton, a township and chapelry to Manchester, in the hundred of Salford, Lan- caster, 1§ mile from Manchester, and 187 from London ; containing 213 houses and 1295 inhabitants, of whom 785 were return- ed as being employed in various trades and manufactures. Ni-.v ion in the Willows, a borough town parish of Kingsteignton, hundred of Teign- and c!ia;elry in the parish of Winwick, hun bridge, Devon, 13 miles from Lxeter, and dred of West Derby, Lancaster, 4^- miles 1ST from London, near the river Teign ; con- from Warrington, and 179 from London ; con-> taining 167 bouses and 8S6 inhabitants, in- taining- I7-> houses and 1+55 inhabitants, of ■eluding the parish of Kingsteigntod. The mar- Whom 356 were returned as being employed kit is on Wednesday. Fairs, 24th June, first in various tradss. '1 Ins was once a market Wednesday in September, and 6lh Novem- town, but the market is now di.-,continutd,al- bcr. (though the market cross is still standing ; n the Newton Tracev, a parish in the hundred church yard. It is a borough by prtscrip- of Fremington, Di \on, 5§ mile-- from Barn- tion, and is goyerned by a steward, bailiff and staple, and 195 from London; containing burgesses,-0nd has. returned two members to 12 houses and 86 inhabitants. It is a Rec> parliament sinee the first year of queen Eli- tory, value 5/. i>s. Id. in the patronage of the zabeth ; the ng*t of election i., supposed to king, be in the free burgesses. I he retun ing ofli- Newton, St. Petrock, a parish in the cers are the steward of the 'lord of, the manor, hundred of Shehbear, Devon, 9 miles from and the bailiff. It Ijas .two charity sehools, Hatherleigh, and 209 from London ; contain- ing S6 houses and 215 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 5s. 7d. Newton Solney, a parish in the hundred of Repton and tirassley, Derby, sitnati d on the river Dove, 4 miles from l.uiton on Trent, and 125 from London; containing -,3 houses and 181 inhabitants. It is a curacy. with a considerable manufacture of fustian and jManen ster • ods. Fairs, 17th May and 11th August, very considerable for horned cattle. Here is a chapel of ease to the mo- ther church. Newton Harcoit.t, a hamlet in the parish of YVi-tow, bundled of Cartree, Leicester, 5 miles from Leicester, and 91 from London ; Newton Cap, a hamlet in the parish cf containing: 40 houses and 1 86 inhabitants, St. Andrew's Auckland, in Darlington ward, Newtov, a parish inj:he hundred of Ave- Durhaui, 3 miles from Bishop Auckland, and land, parts of Kestc en, Lincoln, 3 miles from 254 from London ; containing 27 houses and Folk i ogham, and 110 from London ; contain- 114 inhabitants. ing 29 houses and 127 inhabitants. It is a Newton Bev. i ev, a hamlet in the parish rectory, value 10/. Of Bil'.ingiiam, in Stockton ward, Durban, Nev. ton. a hamlet in the parish of Toft, in 3 miles from Stockton, and 251 from Lon- the hundred pf Walshc«rft°, Lindsay division, don ; containing 20 houses and 88 inhabitants. Lincoln, J miles from Market Raisin, and 151 Newton Long, a parish in Stockton ward, from London; containing 10 houses and 51 Durham, 4 miles from Yarm, and 248 from inhabitants. London; riorrtauiing 63 houses and 295 in- Newton, a parish, in the hundred of Well, habitants, it is a rectory value 20/. in the parts of Lindsay, Lincoln, S miles fio.a Lin, patronage of the bishop of Durham. coin, and l42Lom London; containing 35 Newton, a parish in the hundicd of F.vvias houses and 205 inhabitants, It is a vicarage, fcaeey, He re fords hire, 10 miLs from Here- value 4/.' N E W JN" £ W Newton, a parish in the hundred of South Greenlioe, Norfolk, 4 miles from Swaffham, and 97 from London; containing 9 houses and 43 inhabitants. It is a vicarage in the patronage of the bishop of Ely. Newton Flotman, a parish in the hundred of Humbleyard, Norfolk, 7 miles from Nor- wich, and 104 from London; containing 40 houses and 336 inhabitants. It is a rectory, Value 10/. Newton-, a hamlet in the parish of Great Oakley, hundred of Corby, Northampton, A miles from Kettering, and 79 from London; containing VI house-sand 104 inhabitants. Newton BaoMsnor.n, a parish in the hun- dred of Higham Ferrers, Northampton, 3 miles from Higliam Ferrers, and 62 from London-, containing 18 housesand H'l inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value S . 3s. 4 i Newton, a township in the parish of Em- bleton, in Balmbrough ward, NOrtftumber- land, 7 miles from Alnwick, and 31S from London ; containing 42 houses and '200 inha- bitants. Newton on the Moots, a township in the parish of Shilbottle, in Coquetdile ward, East division, Northumberland, 4 miles from Alnwick, and 306 from London; containing 31 houses and 162 inhabitants. Newton West, a township in the parish of Kirknewton, in Glendale ward, Northumber- land, 4 miles from Wooller, and 327 Irom London; containing 12 houses and 60 inha- bitants. Newton Underwood, a hamlet in the pa- rish of Mitford, in Moi-peth ward, Northum- berland, 4 miles from Morpeth, and 295 from London; containing 14 houses and 7d inha- bitants. Newton, a hamlet in the parish of By well St. Peter's, in Tindal ward, Northumberland, 2 miles from Corbridge, and '277 from Lon- don ; containing 27 houses and 137 inhabi- tants. Newton Halt., another hamlet in the same parish, one mile distant, containing 18 houses and 107 inhabitants. Newton Purcell a parish in the hundred of Ploughley, Oxford, 5 miles from Bicestei , and 55 irom London; containing 2? houses and 93 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 3/. 15s. St!. Newton St. Loe, a parish in the hun- dred of Wellow, Somerset, 4 miles from Bath, and 111 fiom London; containing 49 houses and 571 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 17/. 18*. 4rf. Newton Valence, a parish in the h «f Sauibourn, division of Alton, Hants, 4 miles from Alton, and 51 from London; containing ~41 "nouses and 221 inhabitants. It is a vi- caragp, value 13/. 10*. 2d. Newton, a borough in the parish of Shal- fleet, in East Medina, liberty of Isle of Wight, Hants, situated on a bay on the north-'.', st coast of the island, between Yarmouth and West Cowes, 18 miles from' Southampton, and 95 froul London. The population was included with the return of Sbalfieet. Tt was originally called Franckebille,vth\cti name it is supposed to have taken whin rebuilt af- ter its destruction by the French in the reign of Richard II. The harbour at highwatet* is capable of receiving vessels of 500 tons- burthen, and affords excellent shelter, yet it is little frequented. It is governed by a mayor and binges es. and has sent two mem- bers to parliament ever since the reign of queen Elizabeth. The number of voters are about 33, and the returning officer is t! >i mayor. The market on Wednesday is now almo-t disused. Fairs 22 July. It has a ehapel to the mother church. — Tomkih's and Hassell's lour. Newton Old, a parish in the hundred of Stow, SufF Ik, 5 miles from Stow Market, and 79 from London ; containing 67 house* an i 45! inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 111 15s bd. Newrox, a parisR in the hundred of Ba- bergh, Suffolk, 2 miles from Sudbury, and 54 from London; containing 47 houses and 354 inhabitants. Newton Regis, a hamlet in the parish of Clifton, hundred Of Hoinlingfbrd, Warwick, 4 miles from Tamworth, and 115 from Lon- don; containing 62 houses and 502 inhabi- tants. Newton, a village in the hundred of Kni^ht- low, Warwick, near Rugby, and S6 from. Loudon ; containing 45 houses and 169 inha- bitants. Ni.wton South, a parish in the hundred of Branch and Dole, Wilts, 3 miles from Salis- bury, and 85 from London; containing WSf houses and 541 inhabitants. Newton ToNEY,a parish in the hundred Of? Amesbury, Wilts, 4 miles from Amesbury, and 75 from London; containing 53 houses and '286 inhabitants. Newton on Dkkwent, a township in tha parish of Wilberfoss, in the division of Wil- ton Beacon, wapentake of Harthili, east ri- ding of York, 8 miles from York, and 105 from London; containing 56 houses and 18iS inhabitants. Newton East and West, two small ham- let-, in the parish of Aldborough, Holdernese division, east riding of York, near Aldborough,, containing 27'houses and 1 93 inhabitants. Newton Morrell, a hamlet in the parish of Barton, in Gillin^ wapentake, north riding of York, 8 miles from Richmond, and 213 from London; containing 6 houses and 40 in- habitants. Newton in THE Wit lows, a township in the pari d> of Patrick Brampton, Hang East wapentake, north riding of York, 4 miles from Beda , and 227 from London ; containing 54 houses and 216 inhabitants. Newton Mur.cR/.VE, a township in the pa- rish of Lythe, in Langborbugii wapentake, nnth ruling of York, 7 mtlesTiom Whitby, and 222 from London; containing 28 houses and 15) inhabitants. Newton on O'j-e, a patishin Bulurer \rz- N E W N E W pentake north riding of York, situated on the river Ouse, 8 mites from York, and 'JOT from London ; containing 60 houses and 550 inhabitants. Newton, a townsh'p in the parish of Pick- ering, Langborough, wapentake north riding of York, 3 miles from Pickering, anil 228 from London j containing 58 houses and 119 inhabitants. Newton, a parish in Pickerng Lj'the, north riding of York, 4 miles from Pickering, asd 229 from London ; containing 53 houses and 151 inhabitants. Newton,' a hamlet in the parish of Stone- grave, in the wapentake of Rydall, north riding of York, 5 miles from Belmsley, and 280 from Loedon ; containing- 10 houses and 69 inhabitants. . Newton, a township in the parish of Slaid- bnrn, wapentake of Staincliii'e and Ewcross, west riding of York, near Barnsley, and 171 miles from London ; containing 72 houses and 378 inhabitants. Newton West, a hamlet in the township of Allonby, parish of Aspatria, in Ailerdale Ward, below Dement, Cumberland, 6 miles from Iveby, and 306 from London. The po- pulation of which was returned included with ajTonby. Newton, a parish in the shire of ^lid- Lothian, Scotland, 5 miles from Edinburgh ; containing 225 houses and 1060 inhabitants; The whole parish forms a circle of about 3 miles diameter, lying on an inexhaustible bed of coal, having no fewer than ly different seams, from 2 to 10 feet thick, and some of the pits 27 fathoms below the level of the sea. Newton, a village in the parish of Mcarbs, shire of Renfrew-, Scotland, 6\ miles from Creetown ; containing about 240 inhabitants. Newton Douglas, a considerable town in the shire of Wigtoo, Scotland, situated on the river Gree and partly in the parish of Feningham, on the road from Dumfries to port Patrick. It was originally called New- ton Stewart, from its belonging to the Stewarts, the younger branch of the Gallo- way family ; but in 1788 it fell into the hands of William Douglas, Esq. from whence it wascalled Newton Douglas, and was erected into a burgh of barony. It contains 574 houses and 2569 inhabitants, the greater part of whom are employed in. the cotton manu- facture ; it has also a considerable carpet manufa tory and a tannery, Newton, a small village in the parish of Blacktott, division of Howdcnshirc, east rid- ing of York, 8 miles from Howden, and 1 92 from London. Newton, a hamlrt in the parish of Roth- bury, in Coqnetdnle Ward, west division Northumberland, near Rothbury, 307 miles from London ; containing 8 houses and 28 inhabitants. Newtown, a hamlet in the parish of Chil- lington, in Glendiile Ward, east division Northumberland, 2£ miles from YVooller, and 321 from London ; containing 18 houses and 101 inhabitants. Newtown, a parish in the hundred of Evingar, division of Kingsclere, Hants, 2 miles from Newbury, 3nd 57 from London ; containing 51 houses and 259 inhabitants. Newtown or Trenewydd, a market town in the hundred of Newtown, in Montgomery- shire, Wales, 8 miles from Montgomery, and 178 from London. Its situation on the banks of the Severn is pleasant, being sur- rounded with r ch and fertile laud; it con- tains 203 houses and 9!-0 inhabitants, most of the buildings being very neat and in the Welsh fashion, the most common 6ort are of lath and plaister, but warm and durable. In the neighbourhood are the remains of Dolevron and Caersms Cas/lcs ; the intrench- mentsofthe former still appear from the op- posite side of the Severn, and are particularly conspicuous from the road through Newtown- vale — the latter, Cttersws, now an insignificant hamlet two miles distant, appears to have been a town of great antiquity, from the many streets and lanes about it, with some remains of hollow arched fosses. The market is oil Saturday. Fairs, last Tuesday in March, first Tuesday in May, 24th June, 24th October, and 16th December. — Pert- H '.> Tout. Newtown Poppi.noun, a hamlet in the parish of Aylesbear<\ hundred of east Rud- Ieigh, Devon, near Sidmouih. Population returned with iylesbeare. Newtown Rotche; ton. and Newtown Un- thakk-, two small hamlets in the parish of Desford, hundred of Sparkenhoe, Leicester, 6 miles from Hinckley, and 6 from Leicester; containing 18 houses and 94 inhabitants. Newtown, a village in the county of Loitrim, province of Connaught, Ireland. Newtown, a village in the county of Wa- terford, province of Minister, Ireland. Newtown Arbes, a town in the county of Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, agree- ably situated on the northern point of lake Strangford, 9 miles east of Relfast, and 87 north of Dublin. This place is in great re- pute for it< manufacture of fine diaper, and other limn-. The lake at low water, affords a fine level strand for many miles, and at high water is navigable for ve.-sels of consi- derable burthen, the tide flowing up as far as the town, Newtown Rarry, a village in the county of Wexford, province of Leinster, Ireland. Newton Limavady, a town in the county of Deny, province of Ulster, Ireland, 106 miles, N. W. of Dublin. Newton Saville and Newton Stewart, two villages in the county of Tyrone, province of Ulster, Ireland. Newtown Mount Kennedy, a town in the • county of Wicklow, province of Leinster, Ire- land ; 17 miles from Dublin. Newtyld, a parish in the shire of Forfar, Scotland. This village is situate on the road from Dundee to IVleigle, 3 miles from the latter, containing auout 230 inhabitants, who .N IE NIT arc mostly weavers. The parish contains principally in that of cotton. The parish is 224 houses and 781 inhabit ants — near the village, are the ruins of the Castle of Ilatton, built in 1575, by Lawrence Lord (Tliphant, near wni h are the vestiges of the more antient Castle of Balcrcig. New VirtAOF., a village in the division of watered by two small lakes Niger, a river in Norfolk, which fa!!s in- to the German Ocean at Clay. NlMET Rowland, a parish in the hundred of north Tawton, Devon, 9 miles from Crediton, and (89 from London; containing Howdenshire.east riding of York, 8 miles from ll houses and 7'j inhabitants. It is a rectory Howdeo, and 19.2 from London ; containing value 67. U. iff. 16 hou-esand 108 inhabitants. Nigg, a palish in the shire- of Kincardine, Neylanp, seeNaylnnd, Suffolk. Scotland, situated on the north-east exire- XiBi.F.YorXoiiTii Nibley, a parish in the mity of the county, and at the termination of hundred of Berkley, Gloucester 3 miles, from the Grampian hills, '1 mile from Aberdeen, Dursley and 109 from London; containing and 14 from Stonehaven, containing 246 225 houses and 1211 inhabitants, of whom houses and 1143 inhabitants. The coast is 137 were employed in various trades. It is hold and rocky, and on the N. I'.. point is a a Curacy. remarkable promontory, forming the south NiBr.r.Y Softij, a hamlet in the parish of side of the river Dee — at the Cove of Nigg Westerleigh, Gloucester, 4 miles from Chip- is a good fishing village, called Tony. ping Sudbury. Nk;g, a parish in the shire of Ross, Seot- NibthWaite, a hamlet in the parish of land, in the form of a Peninsala, washed on Colton. hundred of Londsdaie, Lancaster, 6 ( he S. E. by the Moray Frith, and on the miles from Hawkshcad, and 270 from Lon- S. W. by the Frith of Cromarty, 2 miles don; containing 50 houses and 159 inha- from Cromarty; containing 358 houses and bitants. 1443 inhabitants, of whom 609 were em- NicnotAs St. a parish in the Isle of ployed in various trades, £ market towns, viz. Alysham, Attlebury, Bucket) bam, Bumharn, Caister, Clay, East, DereHaui; Diss, Downbam, Bakenharo, Foulsbaii), ilarleston, East Hailing, Hick- ling, Hingham, Holt, Loddon, Methwtdd, Repeham, Setching, Snettisham, Swaffbam, Walsnam, Walsingham, Watton, Y\ 'indham, and Worstead. It is divided into 32 hundreds, viz. Blofield, Brothercros*, Clackeiosc, Cla- vering, Depwade, Diss, Earsham, Erjiingham north and south, Eynesfofd, Flegg east and west, Forehoe, Freebridge Lyon and Marsh- land, Gallow, Greenhoe north and south, Grimslioe, Guilteross, Happing, HensJcad, Holt, Humbleyard, Lauuditch, Loddon, Rite- ford, Shropham, Smithdon, Taverham, Tun- stead, Walsham*, and Waylaml. i be whole county contains 47,617 bouses, inhabited by 273,371 persons, viz. 12§f642 males ana 143,529 females, of whom 3S, 181 woe re- turned as being employed in various trades. manufacture or handicraft, and 61,791' in agriculture. The face of the country in this lar t e -pace, varies less thauin most trset?. t»f NOR NO R equal extent in the. kingdom; not a hill of any height is to he seen in the whole county, yet in many pints its surface is broken into gentle swells and depressions. <>n the western ex- tremity adjoining the counties of .Cambridge and Lincoln, is a considerable tract of fiat fenny land; and, on the east near Yarmouth, a narrow tract of marshes runs from the sea to some distance "up the country — several of the western hundreds from ThetfOrd north- wards, are open and bare", consisting of ex- tensive Ilea l lis j having a light sandy or gravelly soil. To the north east the soil is a light sandy loam, fertile and remarkably easy ot tillage. The soul!) east lias amoister and deeper soil, and the middle and south abound in clay. The northern and eastern parts are nil enclosed and tolerably rich in t'mher, af- fording many cheerful and pieasant views. — Thelighter arable lands produ -e budey in great plenty much of which is malted audexp* rid. Wheat is cultivated in t\w stronger soils ; hut the article for which this county is particu- larly celebrated is turnips, which form t lie basis of tiie Norfolk husbandry. The excel- lenceof this culture is that the ground never lies fallow, as the turnips serve to prepare it lor corn. This root is principally used fur the fattening of cattle, of which great numb< rs are here fed for the London market. C'roo-; of clover and Other grasses, are generally taken alternately with the course of turnips. The fenny parts yield great quantities of butter, which is sent to Loudon under the name of Cambridge butler. The sheep of this comity are a hardy but small breed, and much valued for their mutton ; their wool is chiefly used in the Yorkshire cToihs. Turkies are reared here to a larger size than elsewhere, and form a considerable object of profit to the smaller farmers. Rabbits are ex- tremely numerous on the different sandy heaths. The principal rivers of thiS county are the great Ouse, wh'cfi forms the south western boundary, crosses the western sale and falls into the sea below Lynn. The little Ouse vises about the middle of the Suffolk border, and falls into the great Ouse, being navigable from Thetford. The Nen forming the western boundary, and falling into the Lin- colnshire Washes, communicates by several _.channels with the Ouse. The source of the W'aveney is separated from that of the Ouse only by a causeway : it runs in a contrary direction, and forming the rest of the Suftblk boundary at length joins the Yaie a little above Yarmouth, and is navigable from Bun- gay. The Yare rising near Attkborough, joins the Wensum and other small streams at and near Norwich, flows to Yarmouth and receiving the Waveney and Bure discharges itself into the German ocean ; several of the smaller streams flowing through nearly a level countiy, their streams are slow, and often lorui shallow lakes, here called broads, plenti- fully stored with fish and water fowl ; on some nftbem are decoys for wild ducks. — The sea coaet is formed either by clayey cliffs continually a prey to the ocean, or by low sandy shores covered with loose pebbles cailed shingle, and frequently rising into a kind of natural hank composed of sand fell together* by the roots of the sea reed grass- behind these hills are considerable salt marshes, often inundated by the tides. Tanks of sand lie oil' at sea in various parts very dangerous to navigation, of these the most, re- markable running parallel to the coast of Yarmouth form the celebrated Yarmouth Roads] a great resort for shipping, where they ride very secure although the entrance is dif- ficult and hazardous. The city of Norwich has long been noted for its manufactory of crape.-;, bombazeens, and stuffs of various kinds, but not so considerable as formerly from the successful rivalship of the cotton branches, within the.se fV-.w years; '1 he opera- tion of spinning and preparing the wool, em- ploys the poor of most of the small tow. is and villages in the county ; the wool being brought from Leicester, Lincoln, and North- amptonshire: Its ports are King's Lynn, Yarmouth, Ulaei.cuey, and Cley. This county with the eastern ones in general, wag the scene of many military transactions and ravages during the Danish incursions, hot has: had little share in the disatrous events of modern times. Norfolk was antiently in- habited by the r<:eni,and was afterwards part of the East Saxon Kingdom, and tlm Ro- man way called Ermine-street, crossed this county from Suffolk to Yarmouth. It lies 111 the diocese of Norwich and province of Can- terbury, and contains no less than 66*0 pa- rishes, arid sends- 1 2 Members to Par •ment. The total amount of assessment in der the property tax in 1806, was 2,414,475/. Amount ofmoney raised for the maintenance ot the poor in 1803, 20'4,532£ which was at the roe of os. l 2d. in the pound. And the average scale of mortality for ten years, ap- pear to have been as 1 to 474 of the existing population. Norgiil, a village near Barnard Castle, iii the north riding of York. Norham, a parish situated in that part of the county of Durham called Norhamshrinc, being insulated in the county of Northumber- land, 6 miles N. E. of Cornhill, and 6 S. \V. of Berwick, on the banks of the river I weed near the jnou'.h of the Till j containing 156 houses and 7'28 inhabitants. It is a place Of great antiquity, said antiently to have been called Ulibanfvrd, and to have been built in the year SO, by Egfrid, Bishop of Lindisfain. Its church had the privilege of sanctuary, and in it was interred the remains of King Ceulwull, which were removed from Lindi.sfam. Itscas'le situatpd on the edge of a rockabove thtT weed, has often suffered the fortune of war by the incursions of the '■cots — being many times taken and destroyed, and as often retaken by thcEnglish and rebuilt. The last attack upon it was before the battle of Floddtnlield, whenthe Scots attempted to take it but could onjy effect the destruction of the out works. Nor- 3 A NOR NOR Vi.nn is a vicarage, value 51. 16s. 3'/. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Dur- ham. — HutrtrinsorPs Durlutm. NonHAM Main's, a hamlet to the foregoing, •' of a mile distant ; containing 16 houses and 88 inhabitants. , Nor las n, a township in the parish of Ha- lifax, in hforley wapentake, west, riding of York, 2 mi'es from Halifax, and 194 from London; containing 229 houses and 1181 in- habitants* of whom 1 179 were returned as be- ins employed in various trades and manufac- tures. Norley, a hamlet to Overton, in the hun- dred of Eddisbury, Chester, 10 miles from Chfester, nnd 180 from London, on the bor- ders of Delamere Forest, containing 71 •houses --.id 376 inhabitants. Normanby, a parish in the hundred of Aslacoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 10 miles from Lincoln, and 143 from London; con- taining 49 houses and 235 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 57. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Lincoln. Normanby, a hamlet in the parish of Stow, in the hundred of Well, parts of Lindsay, Lincoln, 6 miles from Gainsborough, and 144 from London; containing 5 houses and '20 inhabitants. Nor man by on the Wold, a parish united with Ctaxby, in the hundred of Walshctoft, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 2| miles from 3Iarket Raisin, and 151 from London; con- taining 19 houses and 77 inhabitants. ianby, a hamlet in the parish of Es- tont in Lan borough East wapentake, north riding of York, near Gisborough, and 24S miles from London; containing 22 houses and 99 inhabitants. Normanby, a parish in Rydall wapentake, nor* a riding of York, 3 miles from Pickering, and 223 from London,; containing 21 houses and 14S inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 91. 1 2s. n South, a parish in the hun- dred ofScarsdate, Derby, 13 miles ''rem Der- by and !i! from London ; containing 136 bo-.-.tes and 739 inhabitants. It is a Curacy. ■ .-.r >.-; Temple, a hamlet to • field, in the hundred of Scarsdale, Derby, &| Chesterfield, an taming 20 booses and 141 inha- bit;*. . ,\r s lf Hcatk, a hamlet in the ; "a n.n, hundred of Sparkenhoe, LticesteV 4 miles from Asfaby dc la Zwuch, and 110 from London ; containing 36 houses aiu! 200 inhabitants. NovMwroN, a parish in the hundred of Lov< den, parts of K< stcven, Lincoln, 5 miles from Grantham, and 116 from London; containing S3 houses and 160 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 2s. Grf. Nobmanton on Soar, a parish in the bun- dled of Rusheliffe, Notts, 6 miles from Not- tingham, and 120 from London ; containing 49 houses and 265 inhabitants. It is a recto- ry, value 7/. I Is. Nobmanton on Trent, a parish in the hundred of Thurgarton. Notts, so called from its situation near the river Trent, over which there is a ferry at Maruham, 2j miles from Tuxford, and 136 from London; containing 21 houses and 102 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, \alue 4/. 5s. Normanton, a parish in the hundred of Martinsley, Rutland, 5 miles from Upping- ham, and 91 from London; containing only 6 houses and 57 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 5/. 4>'. Id. Normanton, a hamlet to Lowestoffe, in the hundred of Mutford and Lotbingland, Suffolk, £ mile from Lowestoffe and 1U£ from London. Population included with Lowestoffe. Normanton, a t v, fish in Aybng wapen- take, west riding of York, situate near the Calder, 4 miles from Wakefield, and 180 from London; containing 51 houses and '^76 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value ?/. in the patronage of Trinity College, Cam- bridge. Norney, a hamlet in th^ parish of Blvtb, hundred of Basset Law, Notts, 3 miles fr<",i Bawtry, and }51 from London. Population returned included with Blyth. Xorridgf., a hamlet in the parish and hun- dred of Warminster, Wilts, near Wariniu- ster, and 98 from London. Population in- cluded with Warminster. NoRiussrowN, a village in the parish of Kincardine, in Perthshire, Scotland, situate on the summit of a rising ground on the road from Stirling to Inversnaid, in Dumbarton. It ir- mow joined to the village of Thornhill, and contains about 300 inhabitants. Nonius, a bamk-t in the parish of Iluish, in Devonshire.. Northajll, a township in the parish of Seapton, hundred of C'ctslow, Bucks, situate on the borders of Bedfordshire, 3 miles from Ivingboe, and :^.;' from Loudon ; con- taiuing 66 houses and 331 inhabitants. X B. ra4LL,or NoRTHAW,a parish in the hun- dred of Cashio, H-.'i tford, on the North side of Enfield chace, 4 mil* sfrcan Bamet,supposed to have been named \'vr>\\ Korthau, or North Cr/i'e, a v anciently belonged to the monaster}' of St. A I ban's. It was for- merly much noted for ns medicinal waters. An elegant mansion was eVected here vn the rei n of queen Elizabeth; by Dudley, earl of Warwi k. The V! ig<- contains 76 houses and 440 inhabitants. It is a curacy. NOR NOR North Art,. See Northolt, hundred of Elrhorne, Middlesex* North Ai.lfuton. See Allhrton North, Yorkshire. Nmrtham, a parish in the hundred of Shebbear, Devon, i| mile from Biddeford, and 2 12 from London ; containing 49 houses and 2054 inhabitants, viz. 888 males and 1166 females, of whom 115 were returned as being employed in trade and 102 in agricul- ture. It is a vicarage, value 10/. 10s. Northam, a village in the hundred of Mansbridge, Hants, 2 miles from Southamp- ton, on the river Itching, nearly opposite to Bittern, and had anciently a considerable dock-yard. The bridge at this place, of mo- dem erection, is a great improvement to the neighbourhood. Nop thampton, a borough, market and the county town of Northamptonshire, is situated on an eminence by the side of the river Nen or > L ine, 15 miles from New port Pagnell, and 6;,' from London; containing 4 parishes, 13 2 2 bouses, inhabited by 7020 persons, viz. 3-44 males and 3776 females, of whom 2^96 were returned as being employed in various trades and manufactures, the principal of •which are shoes, stockings, and lace; of the former great quantities are sent to the me- tropolis as well as exported. It formerly contained 7 churches within the walls and 2 without, but the whole town was almost burnt to the ground in 1675, and it now con- tains only 4. The principal one, All Saints, stands nearly in the Centre of the town at the {hosting of 4 spacious streets, having a state- ly portico of eight Ionic columns, with a statue of king Charles II. on the ballustrade. It extends the length of the front, the co- lumns being in couplets, but the remaining Gothic part of the building, appearing over the Grecian architecture, forms rattier a sin- gular contrast. The inside is finished in a very elegant manner. The inscription on the portico, purports that the statue of king Charles was erected in gratitude for his gilt of 1000 ton of timber and 7 years chimney- nioney towards repairing and beautifying the church, which was accordingly done in 1712. It has a tolerable* good organ and a set of chimes. The church of St. Sepulchre is of a circular form, having a cupola in the middle, supported by 3 Norman pillars. It is sup- posed to have been built by the Knights' Templars, from a model of that erected over the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. St. Giles's is in the skirts of the town, but has nothing remarkable. St. Peter's is remarkable as a curious relic of our ancient architecture. The stree's arc regular and the bouses uniform, built of a stone dug chiefly at a place called Kingston, resembling freestone. When first exposed to the air it is soft, but becomes very durable and turns of diffeteut shades according to its age, from pale cream colour to yellow, and then a dark ruddle. It gives the streets a motley but beautifully variegated appearance. The houses are chiefly slated. The sessions house is a handsome build in-. lie/, with Upton and Kiugstborp chapels annexed. St. Sepulchre, a vicarage, value 6/. 1*. and St. Giles's, a vi- carage, value 71. 19$. — Bridget's Northampton* shire. Northamptonshire, an inland countv of England, bounded on the north by Leicester, Rutland, and Lincoln shires, on the east by 3 A2 N OR X O R Cambridge, Huntingdon', ami Bedfordshire*, on fie south by Buckinghamshire and Ox- fordshire, and i »t by Oxford and Warwickshire, being nearly 60 ;ri!ts long and i:''in 8 to 22 broad; containing DO square statute acres, having about 290,001) arable and 235,000 in pasturage, :n <1 about S6,000 uncultivated, includ- ing woodlands. It is divided into 19 hun- dreds ping warden, C!e!ey, Corby, Fawsli y. Greens- Norton, Guildsborough, Ham ford shoe, If gham-Ferrers, Hoxloc, Kings-Sutton, Nax isford, Nebottle-Grove, Orlingbory, Polebrook, Bothwell, Spelloe, Towces'ter, Willybrook, and Wymersiey, and Peterborough liberty, commonly called the hundred of Nassaburgh ; euhtaining 1 city, Peterborough, 3 boroughs, No thump- ton, Brack ley, and Higham-Ferrers, and 8 market towns, viz. Daren'try, Kettering, OundJe, Rockingham, Rolbwell, Thrapston, Towcester, and Wellingborough. The whole connty contains 53() parishes?, 26,665 houses inhabited by 151,751 persons, viz. 60,417 males and 68,040 females, of whom 3*4 were returned as being employed in trade, manufacture, or handicraft, and 2&',303 in agriculture. It is in a manner proverbially regarded as a fine and pleasant county, which opinion is confirmed by the number of no- blemen and gentlemen's seats contained in it. Its greatest defect being a scarcity of fuel, which is but scantily supplied by its woods, and they have, been much diminished by the progress of agriculture. Yet it still poss • - some not inconsiderable remains ot' its anci- ent forests, particularly that of Rockingham in the north west, and of Salee'y and Whit* tlebury in the south : ia the latter that fiercest of British animals of prey the wild cat is still found. Tbeie are also several small woods interspersed in different parts<6f the county. The highest ground in North- amptonshire is in the neighbourhood of Da- ventry, where the rivers Sen and Cheirnteill, flowing into the Eastern sea, and the Leam into the Western, rise within a small di'tahce of each other. A little further' northwards, the Avon and the Welland, running into op- posite seas, have their springs. About r*owces- ter in the south, the country is hilly nod the soil intermixed with clay and a sort of coarse gritstone. Its principal river is the A r Nen, which, rising iu the west, flows iirst across the county to the eastern side and then turning northward runs the whole 1. of the county. Fit m Northampton it is made navigable, and brings up vessels laden with Newcastle and Sunderland coal-, which are sold at a high price. It receives many small streams, rising from the north-west side, and at Peterborough it crosses to the Isle of Ely and falls into the sea in Lincolnshire. This extreme part of the county is very liable to inundations and forms the commencement of the fenny tr-v-r, which extends through the He of Ely to the Lincolnshire washes; The ffttse-jits! touches on the south eastern extre- mity of the county, forming a tract cf ricfc meadows about Stony Stratford. Its products- a-e the same astho e of other farming coun- ties, but it is peculiarly c< ebrated for its grazing land, particularly the tract lying from Northampton to the Leicestershire border ; and horned cittle aie here fe years appears to have been as 1 to 485 of the existing population. Noktbaw. See North at. r„ Herts. NoRTiiBOROi-oii, a parish in the hundred of Nassaburgh, Northampton, 2 miles from Market Deeping, and 88 from Londou ; con- taining 45 houses and 19 2 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 19. 7./. and is in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Peter- borough. Northamstead, a hamlet in the parish of Bark way, hundred of Edivintree, Herts, \ mile from Barkway, and £4 from London. The population is included with Barkway. North Grapple, a parish in the hundred of Rotherbridge, rape of Ar-indef, Sussex, 5 miles from f'etworth, and 44 rom London ; lining 9'~ houses and 621 inhabitants. .\ortii Church, or Behkhampstead St. Peters, a parish in the huudred of Dacorum, Herts. 2 miles from Bxrkhfmpstead, and 2S from London; containing li7 houses and 735 iuhabitan.ts. It was formerly a chapel of ease to Betkhampstead. It is now a cu- racy. Nortkcott, a hamlet in the parish of Lufrineott, hundred of Black Torrington. De- von, 5 miles from Holdsvvorthy, and 215 from London; containing 12 houses and 71 inhabitants. Nothcott, a ham'et in the parish of Northchnrcb, near Berkhampstead, Herts. North cott, a hamlet in the parish of Preston, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire. N OR NOR Notth Curry. See Ccbbt North, Somerset, and '220 from London; containing 154 houses North Cray. See Gray'North", Kent, and 78- inhabitants. It is a rectory, value North Deigiiton, a hamlet in the parish 36/. 6s. 87. of Kirkdeighton, in Claro wapentake, west Nortrijjgton, a hamlet and chapelry in riding of York, -2\ miles from Wetherby, and the parish and hundre I of Micbel&ever dm- 196 from London ; containing 24 bouses and sion of Basiu.stuke, Hants 10 milts from 16 ' inhabitants. North r.sa, a rural Tittle hamlet in the pa- rish of Fulhiun, pear Hammersmith, Mid- •dlesex. Winchester, and 55 from London; contain* ing 29 houses and 17- inhabitanis. NoRTiiiEACPi. a market town and parish in the hundn <1 of Bradley; Gloucester, situated Korthbnb, a hamlet in the parish of in the oentre of the Cotswold bills, on the ftqchley, Middlesex, and nearly adjoining river Leach, 25 miles from Gloucester, and tht:eto. 81 f.om London; containing 108 hOnsee and Nor then den, a parish in the bundled of 66*4 fn habitants, and wa- formerly a censi* Macclesfield, Cheshire, 1 miles from Stock- de'rabJe place of trade, particularly in the port, on >the "river Mersey, and 17-. frona cloth manufacture, hut it is now much de- London; containing 113 houses and 63S in- elineti. The church situated on th{ side if habitants. It is a rectory, value 10.. 7... 61/. an eminence is a handsome budding, and in the patronage of the deau and chapter of contains many monuments to the memory of Chester r *ch clothiers who bad lived in the neighbour- Northey Isr.E, in F.ssex, lying between hood, and been benefactors to t in the 15th Maiden and St Osyth. century. It has several alms-houses well Nori .field, :> parish in the hundred of endowed, and the free grammar school holds llalfeh.re, Worcester, 7 miles from Broms- the impropriation of Chedworth, worth near grove, and '120 from London; containing 2 6 100/. per annum-. A little eyund the town houses and 1313 inhabitanis. I' is a recto- stands the county bridewell. I'he town is ry, vjfhw 14- lo~ 2d. . with Cofton chapel governed by a bailiff and 2 constables, and annexed, has a considerate market on Wednesday for N'.irrnn :et, a parish in the hundred of grain. Fair*, Wednesday before 23d April, Toltingjxough, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 2 third Wednesday in May, and Wednesday miles from Gravesend, and 20 from London, before 29th September. I£ is a vicarage, ya- on the banks of the Thames ; containing 291 lue 11/. with Estington chapel annexed, and hou'sce uid 1910 inhabitants It is situated is in the patronage of the bisliop 01 Glou- •on a h'gh chalk hill, -commanding a very e<- -cester. — Rudge'^s Gloucestershire. ten-he riew erf he -river Thames a;;*! the Nohthlewb, a parish in 'the hundred of •oouu'y-ot L* ex. The church is an extensive Black Tor.ington, De\on, 5 miles from Oak- building and contains several monuments of hampton, and 200 from London ; containing the 14th century. -On the north wall is a 1 1 1 houses and 638 inhabitants; Itisareeto- beautiful alabaster monument to the memory ry, value 27/. Qs.9d. in the patronage of the of Dr. Brown, eminent for .htsskjtl in uatn- king. ral history, -and physician to Charles IL Nop.tii_Ma.ven, a parish in Shetland, situat- Vast -quantities of lime are burnt here, and ed at the northern extremity of the mam extraneous fossil: have often been dug up. land, being a peninsula united to the parish In the fiint (of which there arc frequent of Delting. by a narrow isthmus, 100 .yards strata and often wrought into tiiirts for mus- broad at high waier, and so low, that at high bets). Complete cockle shells filled with spring tides it is almost cove red bv the set. ■chalk are found and often of an extraordi- From this narrow neck the ground rises al- nary size. It is a vicarage, -value 21/. mo-t perpendicular as well as the shore Fairs, Tuesday in Easter and Whitann week, around the parish. It is about 20 miles and on 24th March. — Mattel's Kent long and 12 broad, and contains 314 houses Nori:i Foreland. See Forei and North and 2045 inhabitants. It appears that nearly and South. the whole of the inhabitants of Shetland are NoRTHHAtEs, or CovEinniE, a pari-h employed in agri-.witure, except in the sum united \, nearly in the centre, is 3944 feet Nortuiam, a parish in ;he hundred of Sta- above the level of the sea. pie, rape of Hastings, Sussex, 0' miles from Norm Mfols, a pansb in the hundmd of Rye, and 54 from London j containing 135 West Derby, Lancaster, 7 miles from Orras- houses and 997 inhabitants. Fajrpfth Sep- $c irk, and -816 from London; contain im >.-7 te'mber. It is a rectory, -valine T 51. liU*. 54. houses and 2096 inhabitants, ?iz It 134 males North i it,, a parish in the hundred of V.'ix- and 1062 females, oj in ]59 were return- aintiee, Bedfordshire, 3 niik-s from Biggies- eci as being employed in trade and 508 in wade, and 4b from London; containing 123 agriculture. It is a rectory , value 8/. 3s. id. houses and n."> inha hi ants. It is a curacy. North.vork, a parish in the hundred of Northill, a parish in the hundred of Chadlington, Oxford, ne; r Chippin Norton, East, Cornwall, 6| miles from Launceston, and 75 miles from Londo-u ; containing "cj 3 A 3 NOR NOR houses anil 534 inhabitants. It is a cil- iary, N'irthoime, a hamlet to Wain fleet, in the hundred of CSndleshoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln. $. mi!e from WaiimV. t, and I3£ from 1 ondon ; containing 1 1 houses and 5-3 inhabitants. Nor.THor.ME, a hainlet in the parish of Fd- stuu, in Rydall division, noi tb riding of York, 4 Allies from Mcketii .. ■■■■■<'* !Q5 from Lon- don ; containing 2 hou-esand 16 inhabitants: ■Nomii'j: r. or N bthat.e, a parish in the hundred if L'ltV.rne. Middlesex, 3 miles be- yond Hr.iivell, and fO frofh London, lying ",i the right) of the I'xbridge ru'dd, and t to the left of Ha. row, near the Paddington Canal j contain'm™ 58 houses and 536 inhabitants: It is a vicarage, value 15/. in the patronage of the bishop of London. N'ipTiior, a parish in the hundred of jfJotesbill Flint; Wales, 3 miles from Flint, and 006 from London; containing 331 bouses and '2:1 2 inhabitants, viz. 1 1 SO run';- and 1082 femafi j, of v.h im 96 were teturi being employed in trade, l! is a vie value 11'. f>s. 8f'. in the palrona'tre of the bishop of St. Asaph. Fairs, l4tbMarch, Tth inly, and I2th October! Nor.Tii*R IT, a parish in the hundred of Corringham, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 5 jnile; troiii dui isborongh, and 15^ .: i.o London; containing 16 houses and 105 in- kabatants. Northovebj a parish in the hundred of TiritinhuW, Somerset, ^ mite froniTlr arid 186 from London; containii and 56 inhabitants. It is a \icaras;e, value €i. 13s: ii./. North Petherwin. See Pethe£win Z>Jov-:h, Somer et. N- rtji Reps, a pnri'-h in the hundred of 5 ' f.i Krpirtgl -. 7 miles from Avista in, ar.d ["24 from L r.d<.,; containing 86 houses i taut >. It is a rec- tor.-, value 1 87. arid is In the patronage af the Line as ;!. k« i f Lancaster. Nosthscfi GHS; a tow iship in the parish of Cm d F.skirie ward, Cumberland, , 8 radc-s 'Voir. Carlisle, 'and .'noon; cnn : a'; : ng 41 houses a;;d 202 inhabitant*. No'.TiirMiERi.Avn, a county iii Che north of F. g i..(~i, bounded on the east by the f; nn.iw ocean, c-.i the south by the i ounty of Ui. -■ by the i ouriti ol Rox • bur ind, and Cumberland, and on' . or'B by B - i. Ls greatest len tl from north to south is 64 with 45, and Contains 19S0 square miles, which may be divided into !. n ; ■; hi - o mi . be : cultivati d ) Ion: -. and mountainous dis- ti- improper ter (ullage 450,0(50 acres, B - tin ire *4)6te 1,267,200 acres. It is v Wards, viz. l'indal, Coquet- da' . ',• Bamborougfe, Morjietb, and Ua-tie wu J The climate in regard to tem- ectto gre;:t \ urati.jn ; upon tlie mountains snow will otteii continue for several months when, there is none in the lower districts. The weather is very ii, con- stant but mostly runs, in extremes, In the spring months, the cold piercing easterly' winds are m:ist prevalent, and the l&rigest droughts are accompanied by them, whilst the ini'd western and southern breezes rarely t. ike phi e before June. According to thie re- turns made to the house of commons u the Population act, this coun y contained 26,51 S inhabited houses, I lilies, 1.57, ;oi persons, of whom 73,-57 were males and Sj,74-i females; 23,190 were stated to be employed in agriculture, and '25,' a trade and manufactures. F»y a return made to the house of lords and printed by their ON der in 1805, North umbe.rland i- described as containing 1,809 square statute mites, equal to 1, !57, 760 statute acres; the • number of inhabitants on each square mile of 640 acres and the total number of persons was 157,3S3. The aspept of this coun y in re- spect to surface is m'arkt d wi< Ii great vai i< ty. 2 the sea-coast it is neatly level; to- wards the middle the surface :s more diver- tbrpwn into large swelling ridges fenn' 1 by the principal riven The western pan (except a few intervening val . i an extensive scene of o' en niountaiuoas dis- trict, '.'.'here the hand ojjeulr nation is rarely to be traced. Of the mountainous districts, thoie around Cheviot ate the oiost v.dua.le, being in gerseral'fine grt-n hi .into a numberless var ety of forms, enclosii ■: and sheltering many deep, narrow, and se< t< red glens. They extend rrom the head of •t down to All utov. n; from thence northward to Prencwick, Rranton, I Met ton, Wooler, Kirl md Mindrim, and oc- cupy at least 90,000 acres. The ■ rnoir.itaino-.is districts lie cl tefly nn the wes- tern yiur' Of thr county, somt of which ad- join the counti- of Durham, bWt fl • largest portion extends from the Roman wail to the riveY Coquet and to the Moors, north of Koth- bury. Coal is found in abundance through the greatest part of this coun y. particu- larly in the lower district; in thi so th east quarter it is of the best quality, where, are ajso the most numer us and thickes-t SeamS from which those va t quantities are exported which supply the great consunipion of the ■ a market, as wel^as the coasting and .! rr.'d r -. The coal trade is the foiinda- f t!-.e commerce of the county, and the jjr.n- ipyi source of its wealth, as well as a uevcr-failipg uurseiy for some of the sea mi .iiisi. navy. The quantity exported from this county may be fairly cs- I X a castle chaldrons, or jO London chaldrons; the Newcastle pha'dron bcim.'- t<> the London chaldron id the ratio of 8 to 15. Iu the year 1T92 were employed in this trade on the fiver Tyne 38,475 persons, and oh the river Wear 26 250. Limestone abounds in various of Hie county. Lead or- is found in the mountainous districts on the south-west. » ^. 9 S^fl y •"-;Jj &§n d OF ^ ''A gbva T^jfi • i L JS/jr /rtiirA/fli ,'."■" v. ^Xj e | '• ulluun \ >? II •> ,fe*,j •/■///./„> *X £dli,uk,nfi JbfftS, 1 W.nLli-inSt. \2BDrvStitilr\ .•.•r.'"' ,,„,ofc «'»,,% K*m% V'' S'f«= ,fl Broh & \ 4> ^ ZT i: Waxdc 1 JlcnrickMoiuuU 2 (HliuI.iI,- Hani S HalmhtiHufh i Cotjtutdale *> 'Cituiite l*i .Morpeth in which ever) J'tirish kTIact is laU down Ccntaiiri'it? uyHards 01*40 'Houses Honnuths 3 J\£wtxt'£otvns K 9 Parishes 70 Houses .. t^.SiS Inhabitants - 167. xox .denes ofLand l, 367.200 -Aravl* 3S0, 000 fasturaMtc _. t*5o. 000 ytrmbers ofFarUanunt--B J'hbtljk&iJstn.iCi.iSoS, bvHJ'kitftpA-BruiQc Strctt.Ulat/c&vtrs Zendon* i'f.'pef drfltt s-ailp? NOR NOR part of the county, and the ore of zinc i> found in great abundance, imbedded with the spar, n most of the veins producing ie>d mi- iron ore is obtained in mam puts oh he couuty, and of late years the convenif.nc< of shipping it at Holy Island . ed toe Carron Company to hi ve con iderabl quan- tities froxn then c. The principal rivers a re the Tyne, Blyth, Wansbeck, Coquet, Aln, and and iiveed, and Innumei i!>le streams which lo^e their Barnes in the above, spread in every direction niryugii the comity. The fyue an.l Tweed have been lonu celebrated for their salmon nsheries; an i nearly the whole of the salmon caught are sent to London; in the conveyance of which a great improve- ment has taken place of late years, by pack- ing them in ponndad ice, by which means they 'arc presentednearly as fresh at the Lon- don market a-, \rhen taken out of the river. The coasts are rich in cod, I'm;;, turbo:, soles, plaice, whitings, &c. Thejmarket towns in Nw- thumberiand, are Ncveas !e, Hexham, Bel- ford, Morpeth, Wooler, Rothbury, Allendale, Alnwick, and Berwick. This couuty ser>ds S member to parliament, viz. 2 for the comity, 2 for Newcastle, two for Morpeth, and '2 for Berwick. The total of money raised in Northumberland for the maintenance of the poor in 1U03, was 66,106/. at the Fate of Is. B<{ tiil soon after the conquest, when it had a distinct sheriff, and was divided into baro- nies, and those again into wards. It is now included in the northern circuit, in the pro- vince of York, and in the diocese of Dm ham. It gives Hie title of duke to the ancient fami- ly of Percy. "< he average scale of mortali- ty in this county for 10 years appears to have been as 1 to 5Q\ of the existing population. Nouth Waisjtam. See Wai-iiam North Norfolk. North way, a ty thing in the parish of Ash • ton on Carron, hundred of Tewksbury, Gloucester, ]£ mile from Tewksbury, and 104 from. London; containing 29 houses and 162 inhabitants. North we aid Basset, a parish in the hun- dred of Ongai, Essex, mdes from Epping, and 20 from London; containing 49 houses and 3i0 Inhabitants, It is a rectory, value 1:5/. 6s. Brf. in the patronage of the bishop of London every other vacancy. Northwich, the name of a hundred in Cheshire, lying in the centre of the county, between the hundred of Nantwicb and Mac- clesfield. Nouthwich, a rrfarket town in the parish of Budwortb, hundred of Northwich, Ches- ter, situated on the rives vVever, near is eon- tiux with the Dm, 10 lniLstroin ttaroptwich, 12 from Chester, and 174 from London; containing 340 bouses and IS38 inhabitant?;, of wlii.ui a considerable number are employ- ed in the cotton manufacture and the salt works. On the south side of the town are mines of rock-salt, dug to a great depth and extending over several acres,the inside whereof with its chrystaJ roof supported by pillars, has a beautiful appearance ftom the nume- rous caudles burnt therein to light the work- men, who dig it away with pick-axes. The salt so dug is dissolved, clarified, and made into culinary salt. Near the brink of the Dan are also several brine pits, from which salt is made. The town has a very antique appearance, and has a well endowed free grammar school. The market is on Friday - . Fairs 2d August and 6Ji December. — NonL-n's CUahire. North wigk, a ty thing in the parish and hundred of Henbury, Gloucester, 4 miles from Bristol, and 1 17 from London. Popula- tion returned with Redwick. Northwoi.d, a parish in the hundred of Grimshoe, Norfolk, 3 miles from Uraodon, and 83 from London, situated on the river Ouse; containing ljti houses and 767 inha- bitants. This parish and neighbourhood is noted for its production of a peculiar fine sort of barley, much esteemed for malting, which brings a particularly high price at the Ware and London markets. The river is naviga- ble from Stokebridge to Lynn. NoRTinvoon. See Cowes, Hants. NoRTHwoon, a hamlet to Mayling, near Havant, Hants. Population included there- with. Nortoft, a hamlet in the parish and hun- dred of Guildsborough, Northampton, near Northampton. The population was returned with Guiidsborough. Norton, a village in the hundred of Buck- low, Chester, 4 miles from Warrington, and 181 from London; containing 30 'nouses and 220 inhabitants. Norton, a parish in the hundred of Sears- dale, Derby, 9 miles from Chesterfield, and 160 from London; containing SG6 bouses aud 1446 inhabitants, or' whom 205 were re- turned as being employed in various trades. It is a vicarage, value 6'. \}s. 4,/. Norton, a parish in Stockton ward, Dur- ham, 2 miles from Stockton, a.id 850 from London ; containing 240 houses and 935 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value St/. l\s. 5d. and is in the patronage of the bishop of Durham, 3 A 4 NOR NOR Norton Manpevri f, a parish in the hun- dred of Ongar, Essex, 8 miles from Rpping, and 25 from London; containing 1 S 1il.ii.scs and 9 ; inhabitants. It is a curacy. Norton, a parish in the hundred of Dud- stone and Kingsbarton, Gloucester 5 mites from Gloucester, and HOfrom London ; con- taining 64 houses and 303 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the patronage of the dean and cbaptei of Bristol. Norths, a township in the parish of Brom- yard, hundred of Broxash, Hereford, near Bromyard, and 126 miles from London ; containing 101 houses and 558 inhabitants. Norton Cannons, a parish in the hundred of G rims worth, Hereford, 10 miles from Here- ford, and 145 from London ; containing 57 houses and 2S2 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Hereford. Norton, a parish in the hundred ofCashib, Herts, 1 mile from Baldork, and 58§ from London ; containing 55 houses and 248 in- habitants. It is a vicar, ge, value 5/. 6j\ £,d. Norton, a parish in the hundred of Faver- sham, lathe of Scry. Kent. 13 miles from Chatham, and 44 from London ; cbu f aining 12 houses and 88 inhabitants. Il is a rectory, value 10/. 18s. in the patronage of the bishop of Roches er. Norton, a hamlet in the parish of Tugby, in the hundred of East Goscate, Leicester, '8 miles from Upi ingbain,and 84 from London ; containing 26 bouses and 128 inhabitants. Norton, a parish in the hundred of Spar- kenhoe, Leicester, 10 miles from Hinckley, and 1 09 from London ; containing "54 bouses and 2S3 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. in the patronage of the king. Norton Disnev, a parish in the hundred of Boothby Graffo, parts of Kestevco, Lin- coln, 5 miles from Newark, and 120 from London; containing 30 houses and 1^4 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 6>. 10rt. Norton Bishops, a parish in the Hundred of Aslacoe, Lindsay division. Lincoln, 14 miles from Lincoln, and 147 from London ; containing 49 houses and 224 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, belonging to the prebendary thereof in Lincoln cathedral. Norton Sibcoip.se, a parish in the hundred of daggering, Norfolk, 8 miles from Beccles, and 1 15 iVnn London ; containing 51 houses and 329 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Norton, a parish in the hundred of Fawsloy, Northampton, 2 miles from Daventry, and 71 from London; containing 52 houses and 362 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Norton Davy". See Greens Norton, Nor- thampton. Nbrtoh <~!ncKNF.Y. SeeCrcKNEY, Notts. Norton Brisk, a parish, in the b'mdred of Bampton, Oxford, 3 miles from Bmford, and "71 from London; containing 56 houses and 4J53 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 97. ■ 7 . 1 Id. and is in the patronage of the dial) and «anons of Christ church, Oxford. Norton Chipping. See Chipping Norton, Oxford. Norton Hook, a parish in the hundred of Chadltngtou, Oxford, 6 miles from Chipping Norton, and 74 from London ; containing 214 hou-t- and 1052 inhabitants. Norton Over, a hamlet in the parish of Chipping Norton,, hundred of Chadlington, Oxford, three, quarters of a mile fromChipping Norton, and 75 from London; containing 76 houses and 88 inhabitants. Norton, a parish in the bundled of North Bradford, Salop, 4 miles from Drayton, and 163 from London; containing 43 houses and 269 inhabitants. Norton Malreward, a parish in the hun- dred of Chew, Somerset, 5| miles from Bed- minster, and 117 from London; containing 20 houses and 114 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. 2*. 6rf. Norton under Hambdon, a parish in the hundred of Hound borough .(Somerset, 5 miles from Crewherne, and 127 from London con- taining 49 houses and 334 inhabitants. It is a re fory, value 9/. ]6s. 3d. Norton, St. Phillips, a parish in the hun- dred of WeHow, Somerset, 7 miles from Bath, and 106 from London ; containing 101 houses and 55< inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 5/. Hi. 3d. with Henton chapel annexed. Norton Fitzwarren, a parish in the hun-- dred of Taunton Dean, Somerset, 2^ miles from Taunton, and 147 from London; con- taining 79 houses and 371 inhabitants. ]t is a rectory, value 20/. 10s. 10,7. Norton Midsummer, and Norton Friars. See Midsummer Nortoh, Somerset. • Notron Canes, a parish in the hundred of Offlow, Stafford, 5 miles from Litchfield, and 12. 1 from London ; containing 100 houses and 547 inhabitants. Norton, a township and chapelry in the parish of Stoke, hundred of Pirchill, Stafford, 6 miles from Newcastle, and 1 50 from Lon- don; containing 2S3 houses and 1480 inha- bitants, of whom 282 were returned as being employed in trade and manufacture. Norton, a parish in the hundred of Black- hum, Suffolk, 3j miles from Ixworth, and 75 from London; containing 110 houses and 533 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. 3s. 9./. ■ Norton Lindsay, a hamlet in the parish of Claverdonr, hundred of Barlichway, War- wick, 4 miles from Warwick, and 94 from Loudon ; containing 23 houses and 95 inhabi. tan (a Norton, a parish in the hundred of Malms- bury, Wilts, 4 miles from Mahnsbury, and 98 from London; containing 20 houses and 94 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 2/. 19.? 9d. Norton Bavant, a parish in the hundred of Warminster, Wilts, 2 miles from Warminster, and 96 from London; containing 48 bouses and 264 inhabitants. It is a vicarage* value, NOR NOR 6/. WJ. and is in the patronage of the king-. Norton, a parish in the hundred of Blr.ck- eahnrst, Worcester^ ! miles from Kvesham. and 99 from Loudon; containing 59 bouses and 306 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 51. lis. 8,. with Lenchw,ich chapel annexed, in the patronage of the dean and chapter of ^Worcester. Norton ey Kempsev, a hamlet and cba- pclry in tiie parish of Kempsey, hundred of Oswaldslow, Worcester, 3 miles from Wor- cester, and 109 from London; containing.53 houses and 337 inhabitants. Nor. ion TinnmnN, a hamlet and chapel ry in the parish of Breedon, hundred ofOswald- s\ow, Worcester, 6 miles from Tewkesbury, and 110 from London; containing SO houses and ago inhabitant*. Norton, a parish in Buckrose wapentake, east riding of York, \ mile from New Mai- ton, and 21 8 from London; containing 138 houses and 615 nhabitants. It is a curacy. Norton CoNYBRe, a hamlet in the parish of Wath, in the wapentake of Allertonshire, north ridiqg of York, 3 miles from Ripon, and V-'j from London; containing 5 houses and 56 inhabitants. Norton Leixat, a hamlet in the tarishof Cauda], m Hallikeld wapentake, nor; i riding of York, 5 mile.; from AldbbroHgb, a.id 215 from Lon7>«^ ■> JfWW Srkfy i_\d> 2 *C XjftdMerth Eakrbui I l.irltont >n Trvlitlf r*tffyjj'pe \~.(yiii,,,iii. Hi JTurhi.ll/ JSii jj- '>.r6>H Firkrrtvn , 4/ yitultiiiittfep ewark AfW« Kuhrell fntbbX JbZ,,,u ! 77r>^"ur' ^-^ InWi.iin \ ^ ,-* • 'Brifiathrd -Biirfi 'tir.llhl, ■ X . ^"■ /r ""i.U?fr.w J^t/iiatto. -*>- Plumpi Oivnln J..m...,r/ fCalrton , — •' A. V 5 C >: Bnroiujhs 3 MaihrTouris 0" Faruhe* zflt> lfm.te.t__ 25. 611 7ith..b.'nmt_T 04.0 , 3,*>t> Aerrs et'Zan.1 . _ _ 480 .000 Arable ._ too. mod Famuiint 100,000 Manitri or' Parliament R Xnlisli Mil,., f_-i/irht__t JanZiileS. *i- JLPh/U^r Nr,'.i„ ftrmt, fflfan NOT ■Tie celebrated Roger Mortimer, earl of ..Inch : Had there is a winding staircase to a place called Mortimer's hofei, m which i e v as seized. It was most probably intended to re::ove the Castle with men and provisions in case of be ■:;, besieged. Charles i. erected ".) f?e dufce o . T ie building is on a rustic basement, sup a front of I .. Corimhian order, haying a ilonhh staircase, landing at the grand apart- ment ; ( ■•-. > the loorW tbe north-east .'Vent is an equestrian .itati cinder, carved but of one single bloc', of stone. The east, south, and w( >r sides of the building areew- ifpmpas.sed v\-tn a yard, paved \% it ix broad ■ured with' a stone breast wall. On the north tide is a spacious green, with a door optnirig :n - o the park, and in a small adjoining park, which formerly also belonged to the castle, are now built extensive cavalry barracks. The streets ate broad, open, and Well paved; and there are three parish chinches here, St. Mary's, St; Peter'sj and St. Nichi e lirst is the principal, auti ,has a yen, grand appearance frorn'every point of view being in the form of a cathedral, but the uniformity of the structure has beebjspoilt by the erection of a new front of the Doric order, i'. is decorated with many costly mo- liununts. and has a tine organ and a peal of 10 bells. Hie altar piece of St. Peter's is finely adorned with paintings, and at the west end i, a lofty spire, with a ring 0f eight hells. St. Nicholas's is a small but neat structure. Besides the churches are mauy -houses for protectant dissenters, "some of them not only spacious but elegant structures. The town, hall is a noble edifice, supported by 'pillars of the Tuscan orde?, -where the sessions, assizes, and county courts are held. It has a u- at theatre, attended by a pro-, ineial company For about three months in the year, and during' the races which are held in July, on a two mile course hi Sher- wodtl forest, and reckoned one of the the best in England during any weather. There are several charity schools well endowed in the different parishes. Ihe market place is oneof the handsomest and largest in Eng- land. This^towhis considered as one of the principal seats of the stocking manufacture, chiefly of the finer kinds of silk and cotton, the cotton for which is spun by machinery, worked by water, and it has a considerable export trade to America and the West Indies. Jt has also a considerable trade in coarse earthenware and in malting, the ale of Not- tingham having long Been ce'ehrateti. The tanning business for which this 'own was once noted, is now gone to decay. In the north part of the town there is a hospital dedicatel to St. John the Baptist, founded NOT for a master, chaplain-, and sick poor as early as the rei/n of king John ; and there was a cell of two monks in St. '-'ary's chapel on the rock, and near the castle was a bouse of grey friars', besides a house of Carmelites in St. Nicholas's parish! The town is a county of itself, governed by a mayor, re- corder, six alderm ri, two sheriffs-, two coro- ners and two chamberlains, with a town clerk and other itiferioi < tii-e.s, their privileges are vor\ extensive, and the magistrates are always dressed iu scarlet on publi • occasions. It Sends two members to parliament, the rec- tor ling ',:t: <■<:■■ I i ing the sheriffs, and the number of voter ml I" 0, The market is on Wedue ay and Saturday, and is always well supplied. Pairs, (lust Fnd-*is after 13th January, ?th May, Thursday be- fore Easter, and on 2d which last continues nine days. St. Mary's i a \ ■ - age, v. due 10/. 5s. St. Peters is a rectory, value 8/. 7s. 6d and is in the patronage of the king. And Sr. Nicholas's a rectory, value 2/. 16s. Hd. — Dickinson'* Antiquities of Nottinghamshire. Nottingham-hire, an inlalid county of England, bounded on the west by Derbyshire, on the north by Yorkshire, on the east by Lincolnshire, and on the south bf Leicester- shire, and is about tO miles in length ami '2.5 in breadth. It is divided into six wapentakes or hundreds, viz. Rushcliff, BinghaUl, and Newark, on the south side of the Trent; Bai&et Lav;, (subdivided into North and Suntb Cl.iy and Hatiield divisions ) Broxtow and Thurgartoa, on tiie north of the Trent. The princfpal rivers of this county are the Trent, the Erewash, the Soar, and the Idh , together with some tributary streams. Be- sides these this county has also au extensive canal navigation by means of the river Trent. Tu. o ly particular circumstancfl in the cli- mate of Nottinghamshire, is its dryness, there being great reason to conclude tnat much less rainfalls in it than in the neighbouring comi- ties lothe north and south. The surface, ex- cept the level through which the Trent runs, is* uneven, and may be said to be hilly, thought none of the bills rise W any-considerable ele- vation. Tiie soil may be divide I into three di^t iets, viz. sand or srrav.el, clay, and lime- stone. Nottinghamshire' furnishes various sorts of stone for building, coals, lime, and su ,i or plaister stone"; the tatter has been, found in large quantities, lord YarhOrdOgfc having used columns of 20 feet hig.t in three pieces in his mausoleum, and lorH Scarsdate the same in jus house at Keddlestoii. By a return made to 'he house of lords, aid printed in the year 1805, this county is stated to contain 774 square statute miles, equai to 495,3j80 statute acres; the number of inhaj- bitants on each square mile containing o"40 acres is 181, and the total nutbberOf person? 14 I 094. According to the euumer ition of England and Wales taken in 1801, by virtue of an act of parliament, that county contains NOT N-U N .1 inhabited houses, 30,081 fami'.i< uninhabited houses, and 140,350 inhabtants, m 69,358 male^, and ~',~92 females, of *vl cm 35,513 were returned as beingeinployed m trade, and '23,9'i-r in agriculture. The mt of the poors! i ate raised in the yea* 1803 'A being r.t the rate of 3*, 10i. in the pouud. The amount of' the as ment on which the property-tax was levied 06 was 1,100,6.5.'. The market towns in this county are Nottingham, Newark, Mansfield, Bingham, Worksop, Tuxford, * >l!o ton, and Southwell. The commerce and manufactures of Nottinghamshire consist in the manufacture of stockings to a great ex- tent: in malting, in the brewing of aie for the loreiga trade, and in some other articles which not being of considerable importance ate described under the towns in which they are carried forward. The ancient royal forest of Sherwood, is in extent about <2l aides, and in breadth 7, S, or 9 mile-, vary- ing in different places. The whole soil of this forest is understood, to have been graji ted from the crown to different lords of ma- T)"i>, reserving only the trees and deer; the latter were formerly very numerous, all of (the red kind: but as cultivation increased they diminished gradually, and are now en- tirely extirpated. Hops are a considerable article of produce in this county, priu pally t -jut Retford and Southwf 11 ; they aru c];s- tiuguished by the name of North Clay Hops, and are much stronger than the Kentish. From 11 00 to 1400 acres of !ai:d ore culti- vated with this plant. Nottinghamshire sends -eight members to parliament, viz. two for the county, and two each for Nottingham, Hetibrd, and Newark. The glory of this county is its noble river Trent-; it rises in Staffordshire -and crossing that county and Derbyshire entt - . lamsbiie a; its south-western extremity, thence crossing obliquely to the c«st, runs along its whole eastern side, forming the boundary between it and Lincolnshire. During its whole i it is navigable, imparting fertility to a wide tract ol meadows, aud affording e ready Con- veyance not or.ly to the ] ;irs county, but is the connecting medium of the whole can;,! navigation ol' Eaglai d. Its only inconvenience is its sometimes being subject to floods. From the middd!* and north west parte, s veral streams unite and form the Jolc, v - . '. , is the Trent at the north-east Ay, and the Er-eicash rises in t)erbyshi?e, which it separates from Notting- ham. The Chestei field canal crosses the northern extrem ty of the county, and enters the I rent near the ruo-.ith of the idle. The Norfolk mode of turnip .husbandry h-s beep introduced witl great success upon the forest ' '"'»rn, par- ticularly barley Nottinghamshire form ^a part of the territories of tin Coritani, and afterwards of the Saxon kingdom o( Mereha It lies in Ui£ diocese and province of York, and is included in the midland circuit. The average scale of mortality for 10 years, ap- pears to have been as one l to 50 of the ex- isting population. Nottjncton, a hamlet in the pari-!; of Broadway, near Melcomb Regis, Dorsetshire, 125 miles from Load on, on the left of tlie Dorchester ro;d; famous for its nied.cina) spring, which has ocen found extremely sp r - viceabe in cutaneous and scorbutic disordi is. It has a strong sulphurous smell, though per- fectly limpid, and greatly resembles the tt water in Scotland. Nonov, a. hamlet to Hoys ton, in Hie wa- pentake of Scaincross, west riding of York, 5 miles from Barns'ey.and 17} from London ; containing 60 houses aud 323 inhabitants. Now, a river in Derbyshire, which falls into the Derweat, below Stratton. Nowton, aparishin the hundred of Thin- Suffolk, 5 miles from Bury St. Edmund's, aud iiS from London ; containing 25 houses ami 170 inhabitants.. It is a vicarage, value 5'- 19s. 4rf. Nova Scotia, a small hamlet li mile from Ipswich in Suffolk. Nuftield, a village in the hundred of Ew- elme, Oxford, 4 miles from Wallingford, and 41 from London ; containing 29 houses and 139 inhabitants. Nunbcrnhclm, a parish in the division of Wilton Beacon, wapentake of Har thill, east riding of York. 2 miles from Poekliogton, atul 193 from London ; containing 22 houses and 125 inhabitants. NusEvios, a mai'ket town and parish ia the hundred of Hemlingford, Warwick, situ- ated on the river Anker, 8 uitles ivn\n Coven- try, ana 99 from London; containing 1075 houses and 47o9 inhabitants, viz. 2076 males and ".ho.j females, of whom 2488 were re- turned as being employed in trade and ma- nufactures, principally in those of woollen cloth -and ribbands. J he town is tolerably well built. The church has a square v " -r, in which bar: six bells. It has < good tree grammar school, founded by the inhabitants in the reign uf Edward VI. to which they gave three in closures in the liberty oi Coven- try, as belonging to the manor of r/'St Greenwich, and to be held of the ,< urn ir soccage. Its name i* supposed to bait ■ n derived from a convent of '.>■ ned t j ms situated here. The market is on Saturday. Fairs, 13th February, 1 -1th May, an< October. It is a -. alue 24/. l-i . Id. in the patronage of t hi king. Nu.juCHAM Courtney, See Newniiam CoTRTN V, Oxf,.fd. Ni fhead, a hamlet to Peckham in Surry. NuNXEEtiNG, a bam let in the parish of Beuhokn, in Holderness wapentake, cast riding of York, .i miles from Hornsea, and if) ) from London. Population included with Bewholme. Ni aMONCTON,a pai sfa iu Clara wapentake west riding ol York. 6 miles horn York, am} NUT N V M 208 from London ; containing 63 bouses and SOS inhabitants. It is a curacy. It former- ly had a priory of benedictine nuns founded in the reign of king Stephen. Nunningtov, a parish in Rydal division, north riding of York, 4 miles from Helmsley, and l 2'20 from London ; containing 61 houses and '291 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Xt'NNv, a parish in the hundred of Frome, Somerset, 4 miles from Frome, and 109 from London; containing 186 houses and 919 in- habitants. Its castle was burnt down by the parliament forces in the year 1645. Fair 11th November. It is n rectory, value 15/. 9s. id. Nunnykirk, a hamlet in the township of Nether Whitton, in the parish of Hartburu, Morpeth ward, Northumberland, 7 miles from Morpeth, and -297 from London ; con- taining 3 houses and 10 inhabitants. Nun OttMsev. See Ormsby Nun, Lincoln- shire. Nunriding, a hamlet in the parish of Mitlord, Morpeth ward, Northumberland, S\ miles from Morpeth, and 2 9i from London; containing 7 houses and 43 inhabitant?. Nuksbridgk, 6J§ miles from London, Hunts, where formerly stood a benedictine nunnery. It was afterwards converted into the mansion-house of sir Oliver Cromwell, cousin tu the Protector. It is now called Qinchinbrook bouse, and belongs to the earl •f Sandwich. NohtoH, a parish new united with Boden- ham, in the hundred of Downton, Wilts, <2\ miles from Salisbury, and B2 from London. Tiie population was included with Bodcnham Nuntiiop.pe, a hamlet in the parish of Ayton, in Langborough wapentake, north Ming of York. 3^ miles from Gisborough, and '250 from London; containing 17 houses »nd 132 inhabitants. NuNWELt, a hamlet in the parish of Brodin, in East Medina liberty, Isle of Wight, Hants, where is the handsome seat of sir VV.Oglauder, bait. Nlnwick, a small hamlet in the parish and liberties of Ripon, west riding of York, Id the neighbourhood of Ripon ; containing 4 houses and '27 inhabitants. Nursling, a parish in the hundred of Buddlesgate,/ division of Fawley, Hunts, :i | miles from Rumsey, and 76 from London; containing 56 houses and 487 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 1 If. 10^. and is in the patronage of the bishop of Winchester. NticoMS, a hamlet in the parish of East Alliugton, Stan borough hundred, Devon, 2§ miii s from King.sbrklge, and 206 from Lon- don; Population included in the return from East Allington NuTFiEi.n, a paiish in the hundred of Rei- gate, Surry, It) miles from Croydon, and \9\ from London ; containing 80 houses and 5'24 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. 14s. 7,/. Nuthalx, a parish in the hundred of Brox- tow, Notts, 4i miles, from Nottingham) and 128-j from London ; containing 88 houses and 370 inhabitants. It is a rectory, valuo 3/. 1 4*. 9AKio"i>, a parish in the hundred of Withcredge, Devon, situated on a small liver that runs into the Ex, 2-J miles from Bampton, and 16. from Loudon; containing 81 houses and^OB. inhabitants; was aatjently noted for its store, of oak timber. It is a rectory, value 21/, IZs.S'J. in the patronage of Lord Rivers. Oakford Guilds. See Okeford Cuh.ds, Dorset. Oki ham or Okf.iiam, the county town of Rutland, situated in thi rich valkv called the vale of Cadmns, 16 reiles'from Leicester, i>5\ from London by Bedford, and 9:'\ by Dunstable ; consisting' of 2 townships or manors called the fords Hold and the D Mold, the former manor being under the earl of Wincbelseaj who holds an annual court at which the parish officers are chosen, and to which all the inhabitants must appear to pa\ one penny, an.l all freeholders, copy- holders, an 1 wasteholders, pay Lb< ir ac- kpow^edguaents : the tet^t manor is under the Dean of Westminster, who holds a triennial court, and is chiefly copyhold. The Lords Hold, contains i'18 homes ami 056 in- habitants: and the Deans Hold, 130 houses and b.')7 inhabitants, including- the adjoin- ing hamlets of Bar'eythorj e, and Bio ike. The church is dedicated to Allsaints, and is a spacious structure with a nave, chancel ar.u side jisles ; the tower containing a clock and a good ripg of bells, is terminated by a lofty spire, which is seen at a considerable distance. The outer walls of its castle and ditch are still remaining, hut the castle it- self has been long demolished, the building which is now called the castle, was built with the materials' cf the old one. It is now the hall where the assizes are held, and the public business of the county transacted. — The castle was first built by Walkelin era| horse shoes, gilt and of curious workmanship, are in consequence nailed on the castle hall door, some of them being stamped "with the names of the donors, This custom appears to have been derived? from 'its former owners, t lie Ferrers, whose, arms were 3 horseshoes.' The town has some well'ertdowed alms- hous'es. ' Thelivingisa vicaVagv, value 28/. .in the patronage of lord Rivers. — The noble mansion of the earl of Winchelsea, is jn the neighbourhood near Bui high on the hill, built of fine free stone which was brought from Clip.-ham. the most northerly part or' tlie county, and Ketton. The N. and S. fronts are exactly similar being 196 feel in lenfrth, t.'.c K.andw. fronts are also sinjilar but only 96 feet Ion.:. The grand t< i rr.ee to the south commands a fine prospect ofrich country, with fine vales and hanging •foods. This terrace being nearly 300 yards long and 30 wide, is supposed to exceed every thing of the kind in the kingdom, from whence is a descent by several flight.-- of steps. To the north is the grand entrance which is singular and grand ; a noble court i 1 - entered by two handsome lodges, 800 feet therefrom in a straight line to the hall door — to the left of which is a very extensive uniform suit of stables, and on the right suitable offices, answering in point of uniformity. From the offices a beautiful circular colon- nade of great length, supported by Doric Columns, runs up to the house. On the first floor is a fine painted room called the saloon, and .-ome of 'lie paintings are extremely well executed, representing tlie history and baules of Julius Caesar. The library is very extensive, and has a choice collection of books, some curious subjects io anatomy and natural history, and many valuable fa- mily portraits. Oakhamptox, a borough, market town, and parish ih the hundred of Lifton, Devon, situated near the source of the small river Oak or Oke, in a valley about 1 mile from tlie borders of Dartmoor, 21 miles from Exeter.and 195 f.iom London ; containing 264 houses and 1430 inhabitants ; of whom 'J'23 were returned as being employed in various trades. The church is situated on a hill, 1 mile from the town, and in the market place is an an- lient chantry chapel. In the sul'nrbs are the ruins of its antient castle, dismantled by Henry 8th. oa the attainder of Henry Court- nay, marquis of Exeter. The chief fuel of this town is the peat or turf, cut from Dart- moor. ] t has a small manufactory of serges, OAK OCC It is a very antient borough, and is governed by a mayor, burgesses, recorder, 8 aldermen, 8 common council, town clerk, &<•. and sends 'J. members to parliament, the number of voters being about 180 ; the returning officer, is the mayor, who is chosen annually by the corporation, from among the 8 alder- men or principal bur ;esses. 'Die market, is on Saturday. Fairs, 23d March, 17th May, 6th July, and 5th August. It is a vicarage, value '29/. — l'olxhc'c's Devonshire. Oakhamsokr, a name of a division in Rut- landshire, being the western side of the county bordering on Leicestershire. Oakinghay. See Wokingham, Berk-;. Oakley, a parish in the hand ed of Stodden, Bedfordshire, 4 miles from Ced- ford, and 54 from London ; containing 68 houses and 263 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 3/. 11 v. 9»m Lon- don; containing 15 houses and 85 inhabitants. Occold, a parish in the hundred of Hartis- mere, Suffolk, 4 miles from Eye, and 86 from London ; containing 56 houses and 39? inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/, h. id. ODD Oak, the name of a hundred in r.ud:-, in the northern part of the comity, and hounded by Hi- river Isis, at the N. W. Ockbkook, a parish in tin hundred of Mor- 1. >t.in and Litchureh, Derby, 5 miles from Derby, a«d 122 from London'; containing 161 bouses and 82*7 inhabitants. It is a cu- racy. < ess, a river in Berkshire, which runs in- fo the Thames at Ybingdon, and another of the same name in Deviniplrire, runs into the Tuwridge below Hatherleigh. < (\ir.. a vi'.cr which ris. s in the parish of Assint, Snth rlandsbire, Scotland, and after a course ofaboul 40 niiles through Itassshirc, falls into the Frith ofDurnoek. Ockenden North, a parish in the hundred of ChaJford, E-sejf, 7 miles from Romfortfj and 11 from Londou ; containing 33 bouses an.! 243 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. 13s. id. Ockenden South, a parish in the same hundred, 1 mile distant from the foregoing, from Romford , containing 90 h and 466 inhabitants. It. is a rectory, value 35/. 6i. S /. Ockham, a parish in tl e 1 undred of Wok- ing, Surry, 6 miles from Gui.d'ord, and '24 frjnfl London; containing 92 houses and 473 i: habitants. This is supposed to hare been the native place of William Oekham, a cele- brated philosopher, and rofDunsScotuB, whose principles he controverted : he plead- ed for tl c poverty ofthe clerj y, i nd ol tained froiri the Pope the title of the Invincible Doctor; he-died in Germany, about the year 1347. li is a rectory, value tl/. 2s. Id. Octets Pucuard, a parish in- the hundred ofBroxusb> Liereford, 7 miles from Hereford, rm-llii from London ; containing 35 houses and 1 bl inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 19*. OcKLEV, a parish in the bundled of Woot- toa, Surrey, 6 miles from Dorking, ■< from Loudon; containing 76 houses and 592 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value ! . . -. 2d. ; in the patronage of Clare Hall Cam- bridge. Ockif.ton. See OrleTom, Worcester. Or.Ki.nuE, a hamlet in the parish of Bisiey, in Gloricestershire. Obcombe, a parish in the hundred of Honndbnrough, Somerset, 3 miles from Yeovil, and 125' from London ; c ntaiuing 7U bouses and 4 28 inhabitants. It is a i ry, value 15/. 9r. 9./., in the patroni the dean and canons of Christ church, Ox- ford. OddcsTOM, a harnlet and cl apelry in the parish dfSbackerston, hundred of Sparkenhoe, Leicester, 10 miles from Hinckley, and 109 from London ; containing 34 bouses and Ibl inhabitants. OnninotEV, a parish in the hundred of Oswaldslow, Worcester, 2 miles from Droit- wich. and 117 from London ; containing 22 houses and 1 10 inhabitants. It is a rectory, Value -H- 19s. 4J. OFF Oddimgtos, a parish in the hundred of Slaughter, Gloucester, mile's fiom Stow in the Wold, and SO from Londou; containing 81 houses and 421 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory i valne 21/. 7 r. Irf. ( 'ddini. ton, a parish in the hm-.dred of PloUgbley, Oxford, 5 miles from Bicester, > and 57 from London : containing 35 h uses and 153 inhabitants. It is noted for a well of astringent wpter, said to be a cure for cittle which catch the flux, called the Ollmbor evil, from th( ir grazing on that ni'-or. Ic is a ree- value. 12/. I6v. and is in the patronage of Trinity college, < I f Willy, Bedfordshire, 7 miles from Bedford, and 57 from London; containing 63 houses and 361 inhabitants.— Has a fair on Whit. Tuesday. — it is a rectory, value 1!-'/. OniHA&f, the name of a hundred in Hamp- shire, in the north eastern part of the county, an ! to the east of Basingstoke. Onni.vM, a market" town and parish in the hundred of Odiliam, Hants, situate at the side of a chalk-hill, -.'-)• miles from Winchester, and 42 from London; < laining 184 boosts and 1058 inhabitants; ofwhom 582 were re- turned as being employed in trade and ma- tures. The kpstpof an amient castle is stdi to beseen here, in which OavidKiug, of Scotland, was kept prisoner ; and the ruins of Queen Elizabeth's palace, the King s barns, &c. .-till exhibit proofs of its former greatness; Jr was formerly a free borough, belonging to the bishop of Winchester. It has a iVcc school for 20 hoys, and an alms- house; for l"2poor persons: The poorer class of inhabitants are chiefly employed i a spinning worsted, or winding silk. At the extremity ol the town is a convenient wharf on the Ba- singstoke canal, which conveys all kind of goods to and from London. 'I his was the na- tive town of Lilly, the grammarian. It is a vicarage, value 23/. lb. 5d. ; and is in the patronage of the chancellor of the church of Sarum. Ohsnv, the name of a hundred in Herts, at the northern extremity of the county, Lorderiug on Cambridgeshire; Odstock, a village in the hundred of Caw- don and Gad worth, Wilts, i '. mill s hnlro - bury, and 82 from London; containing 26 houses and US inhabitants. On a's Dyke, an immense iiitrenchiuent thrown up by Offa a Saxon king, in the'8th century, fco defend England from the incur- sions of the Welch, and continued on a line upwards of 150 miles, it is stil! vis. bit along the borders of Wales, particularly near- Wrexham. Ofpchurch, a parish in the hundred of Knightfow, Warwick. 5 miles from War- wick, and 78 from London; containing 4$ houses and 267 inhabitants. At this placft OGB OKE Offa, king of the Mercians, is supposed to have had a palace. It is a vicarage, value 7/. 7s. 6d. Offknham, a parish in the hundred of Blacken hurst, Worcester ; situated on tie banks of the Avon, 2 miles from Evesham, and 8.5 houses and 406 inhabitants. In the ueigk- bourhood are the vestiges of some R-man en- campments, called Barbtiry and Liddington Castle. Here was also rpriory'ol benedictioes, a cell bo the abbey of Be:-, in Normandy — It is a vica'aire, valu 14'. 5s. lQd. i.i the 99 from London ; containing 6:3 houses and patronage of the dean ar.d canons of 264 inhabitants. Offerton, a bamlet to Altriocham, in the hundred of Madelesfieki, Chester, near Al- trincham, and 178 miles from London j V con- taining 60 houses and 351 inhabitants. Offeri on, a hamlet in the parish ofHpe, hundred of High Peak, Derby, 4 miles Windsor. Og3ol'rne Massev, a ham'et In the pa- rish of Ogbonrae St. And ew's, haif-a-mi!e distant ; the population included with that paris'i. Ogle, a hamlet in the parish of Walto 1 ), [n Castle Ward, Northumberland, near the from Tides well, and 160 from London ; con- river Pont and on the banks of the B'ythe. taining 4 houses and 30 inhabitants. Offerton, a township in the parinh of Houghton-le-Spring, in Easington Ward, Dur- ham, 6 miles from Sunderland, and 266 fr.m London ; containing 32 houses and 77 inhabitants. 13 miles from Newcastle, and 289 fr-nn Lou- don ; containing 20 houses a d 122 inha- bitants. On an em'nence formerly stood a stately castle, but there are hardly any re- mains of it now to be seen Ogmore, a hamlet to Ewenny, in the hun- Offham, a parish in the hundred of Lark- di'ed of Ogmore; Glamorganshire Wales, 5 miles from Bridgend — it was antiently a jlaee of note, and gave name to the buncurad. It is mentioned in tiradoc's history of Waies, as having a castle ?.s early as the time of William Rufus, the keep and outer walls only of which are remaining ; at a small distance from it are several pits filed with water, said to have sunk spontaneously, one of them is deemed unfathoma ie ; it is circular, and is about 7 feet in diameter. One of the ion!;: of Ogmore castle founded a priory of benedic- tines in the neighbourhood. Ogmore. a river which rises on the borders of Brecknock, and running south fails intj the Severn sea, a few miles west of Cowbridge. Ogwei.l East, a parish in the hundred of Wbwford, Devon, 1^ mile from Newton Bushell, and IBS from London ; containing 58- houses and 256 inhabitants. It is a rectory, field, Lathe of Aylcsford, Kent, 4 miles from Maidstone, and 30 from London; con- taining 44 houses and 251 inhabitants? It is a rectory, value 61. ; and is in the patronage of the king. Offley, i parish in the hundred of Hitchin, Herts, 3 miles from Hitchin, and 3+ from London ; containing 124 houses and 602 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. Offley Little, n bamlet to the foregoing, and about Jialf-a-mile distant. Population in« luded therewith. Offley High, a parish in the hundred of Pirehill, Stafford, 3 miles from Eccleshall, and 148 from London ; containing b2 hcues and 523 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Offlow, the name of a hundred in Stafford- shire, lying on the eastern side of the coun- ty, bordering on Derby, and Warwickshire. Offord Darcy, a pari»h in the hundred of value 19/. of. 97. Joseland, Hunts, 4 miles from St. Neot's, and Ogwi ll West, a parish also in the same 56 from London; containing 44 houses and hundred, | mile distant from the foregoing 5 170 inhabitants. It is a rector}*, value 18/. 2-'. 8c?. containing 7 houses and 53 inhabitants. It ia Offord Cluny, a parish near the foregoing, united with east OgweH. containing 33 houses ami 15(5 inhabitants. It Oich, a lake in the middle of the great vale- is a rectory, value 19/. Is. Id. in the patron- age of the bishop of London. Offton, a parish in the hundred of Bos- mere and Claydon, Suffolk, 4 miles from Needham-market, and 74 fr.om London ; containing 59 houses and 264 inhabitants. — It is a rectory, value 7/. 16s. . Offwell, a parish in the hundred of C0II3'- ton, Devon, 2 miles from Honiton, ami 156 from London ; containing 60 houses and 302 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. 3s. 6d. Ogbourne St. Andrew's, a parish in the hundred of Selkley, Wilts, 2 miles from Marlborough, and 77 from London ; contain- ing 83 houses and 434 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 15/. 2*-. lid. and is in the pa- tronage of the dean and canons of Windsor. Ogbocr'ne St. George's, a parish in the hundred of Selkley, Wilts, 4 mdes from Marl- bsroHgfa, and 73 from London ; containing of Inverness, about 4 miles long ; its banks slope gently to the water forming a number of beautiful bays, and it contains several small islands covered with wood. Oich, a river wh'ch rises from the eastern extremity 01 the above lake, and after a course of 5 miles falls into the Loch Ness. The river Tarff runs into the same lake, about 400 yards from the mouth of the Oich, forming a beautiful peninsula on which fort Augustus is built. Okeford Fitzvain, a parish and formerly a market town, in the hundred of S ourmin- Ster, Newton division of Sherborn, Dorset, 3§ miles from Stourminster, and 108 from London ; containing 81 houses and 476 in- habitants. Okeford Shillings. See SntLr.iNCsTOv, Dorset. Okeford Child, a parish in the hundred of Redlane, division of Sherborn, Dorset, vmile* 3 B OLD OLL from TMpndford, and 108. from London; ron- contaiaing 1212 houses and 13,024 inhabi- tainineiO*! houses and 498 inhabitants. The tants; viz. 5946 males, and G0?8 females, of reetory is divided into 2 uoedietues, the one whom 5936 were returned as being employed value 6/. 13ft d. aud the other 1L in various manufactures of Manchester goods. OkefOUD, a hamlet in the parish of Marsh- Fa ; r, 2d May. fi e ]d in i ueester, and the population re- Olohamstock, a parish situated partly in turned- therewith, the shire of Ben-. irk, aud partly in that of Okeh.'.m and Dkehamftoj'. See Oakham, Haddington, Scotland, the village is finely Rutland, and Oakhamftom, Devon, situated us a fishing station, 7 miles from Okenby, a hamlet in the parish <">f I'm- Dunbar, on the roaid to Berwick. The pa- berton, in the hundred of Ji|ewport, Bucks, rish contains 124 houses, and j75 inhabitants. 3 miles from Newport Paguell, and 53 from On ti-c site of the antient caste of Dung/as, London. Population included with Emberton. Oi:rv. oi u. a hamlet in the parish and hun- dred of Woolton, Surry, 2£ miles .fiom Dorking, and 25 from London. Population returned with Wooiton. It wasantiently situ- ated in an extensive wood of oaks. is an elegant modern building, the scat of Sir James Hall ; near it is an old chapel still iu tolerable repair. Oijjlandj a township and chapelry in the parish of Bitton, hundred of Langley and Swinesuead, Gloucester, 6 miles Irovn Bris- Okincton. a parish in the hundred of tol, and 108 from London; containing 618 Northstow, Cambridge, 4 miles from Cam- bouses and 3103 inhabi ants, viz. 1490 mules bridge, and 54 from London ■ containing 42 houses and tBi inhabitants. Oip. SecWoLP, Northamptonshire. OiDi'ORoic.n or Oldbabrow, a village in the hundred of Blackenhurst, Worcester, being and Hilj females; of whom j'r'o were re- turned as being employed in trade and ma- nufacture, and 308 in agriculture. Omjmoor, a hamlet in the parish and ward of Morpeth, Northumberland, 3 miles a peninsula in Warwickshire, 1§ mile from from Morpeth, ami 294 from London; con tainiug 9 houses and 59 inhahants. Oi.dPakk, a hamlet in the parish of Whit- worth, Darlington Ward, Durham, 6 miles from Durham, and 254 from London ; con- taining 2 houses and 20 inhabitants. Oi.DsTf.AP, a hamlet in the parish of Kil- burn, in Birdfortb wapentake, north riding of York, 5 miles from Thirsk, aud 219 from London ; containing 20 houses and 114 in- habitants. Oi.nsv. infokd, a parish in Ilalfshire hun- dred of Worcester, in which the borough of Stourbridge is situate, 12S mile* from Lon» don ; contain. i.;' 7:'.") houses and .3766 inha- bitants, viz. IS i S males, and 191S females; of whom 34 19 were returned as being em- ployed in, trade, and 137 in agriculture. See It io a rectory, value Henley iu Ardeo, and 10.5 from London; containing 19 houses and 113 inhabitants. — There is an antient tumulus here, whence it is supposed to have been named ; and se- veral warlike weapons have been dug up curiously shaped out of Hint. Oidburv on the Hut., a parish in the hun- dred of Grumbalds Ash, Gloucester, 4 miles from Tetbury, and 103 from London ; con- taining 54 houses and 259 inhabitants. Otdelry os Severn, a hamlet hi the parish and hundred of Thorobury, Gloucester, si- tuated on the river Severn near Aust Pass S miles from Thornbury, and 123 from Lon- don; containing 89 bouses ai,d 452 inha- bitants. Oli Bti :1 were returned as being employed in trade and manufacture, particularly that of hone lace, for which it has Ions; been noted. — The church has a beautiful spire steeple, the only one in the county. The market is on Monday, though now greatly reduced. It is a vicarage, value Vol. 6s. 8a. Ot.rick, a parish in the shire of Caithness, Scotland, 4 miles from Thurso, and 13 from Wick; containing 215 houSes and T127 in- habitants'. The sea coast is rugged and shelv- ing, affording a safe harbour at Diuinet and Muskle Bay. The parish in general is fertile, and in a high state of cultivation. In the southern part is lake Durrun, about 3 miles in circumference ; there arc here several subterraneous buildings called Pjctisk and on the summit of the hill of Qlrlck are the v si iges o r a watch tower. Omberley, a hamlet in the parish of Clack Torriiigton, Devon. Ombersiey, a parish in the hundred of Os- waldslow, Worcester,. 1 ) miles from Worcester ; containing 283 houses and 169b* inhabitants, of whom IPS were returned as being employed in various trades. The parish is very exten- sive being nearly 1'2 miles in circumference, and has 17 hamlets annexed to it. It has a cood charity school, and is a vicarage, value \5I. Is. 3d. " Ompton, a hamlet in the parish of Kneesal, in the hundred of Bissetlaw, Notts, 11 miles from Newark, and 1 35 from 1 .oudon ; con- taining 11 houses and 69 inhabitants. Osecote, a township in the parish of Leek, hundred of Totinonslow, Stafford, 4 miles from Leek, and 155 from London; containing 151 houses and 615 inhabitants^ In the neigh- bourhood are several rich copper mines, the property of the Duke of Devonshire. On.-house, a parish in the hundred of Stow, Suffolk, 1| mi'e from Stow Market, and 78 from London; containing 21 houses and 180 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value II. '■Is. 6d. Oscar, the name of a hundred in Essex, on the western side of the county, lyii*g around Chipping Ongar. Ongar Chipping. See Chipping Ongar, Essex. Onoar High, a parish in the hundred of Ongar, Essex, 7| miles from Epping, and 25 from London ; containing 101 houses and 741 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 39/. 10*'. 5./. Oney, a river in Herefordshire, which falls into the Lug, at Leominster, Oney, a river in Salop, which falls into the ■ Teme, atOckley Park. Onibuey, a pari.sh in the hundred of Muns- •w, Salop, 5 miles from Ludlow, and 143 from London ; containing 71 houses and 35") inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 17*. 8i Openshaw, a hamlet in the parish of Man- chester, in the hundred of Sal ford, Lancaster, 2 miles from Manchester, and 188 from London; containing SI houses and 339 inha- bitants. Oransay. See Colonsay, Scotland. Orbb-in-mor assynt, a lofty mountain in the parish of Assynf, Sutherland, Scotland. Orby, a parish in the hundred of Candle- shoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 5 miles from Wainneet, and 137 from London ; con- 53 houses and 183 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9!. 19s. W. id the patronage of the bishop of Lin 'el:!. Orcades, the antieut name of the Orkneys. See Orkney. Orchard East, a hamlet in the parish of Stourminster, in the hundred of Sixpenny- Hand. ey, division of Shaston, Dorset, 5 miles from Shaftesbury, and 106 from Lou- don ; containing 33 nouses and 166 inha- bitants. Orchard West, a hamlet in the parish of Stourminster, in the hundred of Sixpennv- Handley. division of Shaston, Dorset, 3 miles from Stourminster, and 108 from Lon- don ; containing 21 houses and 120 inha- bitants. Orchard Pobtman, a parish in the hun- dred of Taunton Dean, Somerset, 1^ mile from Taunton, and 1 45 from London; coo- tainiug 19 houses and 131 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 71. lis 5d. Orchardley, a small hamlet in the parish and hundred of Frome, Somerset, li mile from Frome, and 10t>-jr fium Lon Ion"; con- taining' 3 honses and 38 inhabitants. Orchf.ston St. Mary's, a parish in the hundred of Branch and Dole, Wilts, 1 miles from Amesbury, and 84 from London ; con- taining 2 4 houses and 133 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 13s. 91. Orchf.ston St. George's, a parish in the hundred of Heytesbury, Wilts, 6f miies from Amesbury, and 83 from London ; con- taining 30 houses and 160 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 7j\ tjd. Ordiquhill, a parish in the shir • of Banff, Scotland, 6 miles from Cullen, and 45 feutn Aberdeen; containing 111 houses and 5i0 inhabitants. Ordsai.l, a parish in the hundred of Basset- law, Notts, 1 mile from Retford, and 144 from London; containing 120 houses and 560 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 10*. Id. Ore, a parish in the hundred of Baldstuw, iape of Hastings, Sussex, lying between Battle and Hastings, o3 miles from London ; con- taining 34 houses and 243 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 31. Or.FORD, a borough and market town in the parish of Sudborn, hundred of Pioa&sgate, Suffolk, situated nesr the confluence of the riv;rs Ore and the Aide, 5 miles frain Aldb^roufii, 3B 2. ORK ORK and 90 from Loudon ; puntainiag 83 houses and 751'inl -< : ill-built town, but was once a place of considerable trade, till the sea throwing up a dangerous bar at the iBoatfa of tic barbour, it «■ choaked up and the town fell 10 decay. It is incor- nayor, recorder, 8 portn and IS burgesses. Of the castle ; i" nt only remains the keep, its shape of IS sides, described • a circle whose radius is 21 feet ; it is flanked by three square towers, placed at equai dis- tances, eacb towerrneasuring in front nearly 22 feet; and projecting from the main I inglS fret; they are embattled andoveriook the polygon whose height is90 feet, and the thickness of the vails at bottom 20 feet; at the lower jpart they ate solid, but above are interspersed with galleries aud smsll apart- ments. It was proposed some yean ago to take these remains down for the materials, but it being a necessary sea mark, particu- larly for ships coming from Holland, who by steering so as to make the castle coyer or hide the church, avoid a dangerous sandbank called the Whiting, government interfered and prevenfe 1 the demolition; the time of its erection and the founder have uc\er been ascertained, but it seems to be of Norman origin, from its being coigned and in some places cased with Caen Stone. This town gives the title of ear! to the family of V al- pole.— The market is on Monday.— Fair, 24th June— Orford is a chapel of ease to Sudboin. Orfordness, lat. 62°. 4'. 30". long. 1°. 28'. 1". east Orforth, a hamlet in the parish ot Bin- brook St. Mary's, in the hundred of Walsh- croft, division of Lindsay, Lincoln, 5 miles from Market Raisin, and 150 from London ; containing 3 houses an.l 14 inhabitants. Orgreave, a hamlet in the parish of .Rotberham, wapentake of Strafiforth and Tick-hill, west riding of Yoik, 3 miles ;•■■ p Hotherham, and 158 from London ; contain- ing 9 houses and 45 inhabitants. OR&aovE or Oxcrove, a hamiet in the parish of King's Bromley, hundred of Offiow, Stafford, 4 miles from Litchfield, and 122 j'rnm I onddn ; containing iS houses and 104 inhabitants. Obiksat, a small island of the Hebr:des, betwixt Borreray and Noith I7ist, and se- parated from the latter by a narrow sound, which is dry at low water. ORKNt\ Islands, the Orcaoes of the Anti- ents. Tiu-y are separated from the main laud' of Scotland by the Pentland Frith, which is 10 miles broad ; and are in mini, er about SO, many of them being uninhabited, producing only -sheep pasture ; the principal inhabited islands are Pomona, Hoy, North Eenaldsay, South Ronaldsay, Sauday, Gtronsay, Eday, Westray, Shapiasl Burray, Walts &>\ ; the whole is divided into 18 parochial districts, containing . beus- mfcafcitei by 24,445 P*WW> *'" 10,84S males and 13597 females, of .whom weie lfturned as being employed in trade and mai.uiacture. and 14,586 in agri- culture. The straights between them called / by the inhabitants, have exceeding rapid currents, and near the island of . two very dangerous whirlpools. The gene- ral appearar.ee of the islands is hilly and rocky, and in some places sand}' and barren, their chief produce being barley and oats ; the climate in summer is moist and cold, but in winter there is never much snow, and it is of very short continuance. During the mouths of June aud July, the inhabitants can see to read distinctly at midnight; and in December and January, the days arc ex- tremely short, the sun Lei'.ig only 4 hours above the horizon, and ,tbr< ater part of the winter all communication witi the main land is impracticable. Agriculture is in a very backward and rude state ; here the crops of oats are sow u late in Marsh or early in April, and barley in the beginning of May ; the summer is employed in preparing fuel from turf and peat, and the crops are reaped from the latter end of August till the end of September, if it should remain later., it is generally from the gales proceeding the autumnal Equinox. Little is done during the winter mouths, except fishing on the coast, and during the summer kelp is the staple commodity of the Ork- ney's. Except juniper, wild myrtles, heath, and a shrub called Cyar-horelon, there is scarcely a tree or plant to be seen. There are no rivers, but the whole .district is well supplied with lakes and rivulets which even turn mills and produce delicious trout and some salmon. The land animals ate small horse*, sheep, black cattle, swine, rabbi c?j red deer, and ether game; the sheep are very numerous, but as they mostly run wild en the hills, suffering all the severities of hunger and cold, they are a very puny breed, and 5s. is reckoned a fair price for one ready for slaughter ; but their wool is excellent, notwithstanding their scarcity of food ; they are very prolific and produce mostly 2 aud often 3 iambs at a time. Goats are not common to the islands ; the heaths abound with partridges, grome r hcathcocks, plovers, and ethiar game. The wild birds, are, in various kinds of eagles, Lev-.-, ducks, herons, hawks, gulls, soland geese, swans, gannets, eve. 'lhe eagles are very large and mischievous, and according to the laws of the islands, he that kills an eagle is entitled to a b.n from every house in the parish where it was killed. The king's falconer visits the island annually to fetch away the young hawks and falcons, for Which be has a salary and can claim a fceu or a i\^g from every house in the country, I from particularexemptioits. Th • warms with otters and seals, besides plenty of cod, liug, haddock, herrings, and xaoit tcipd offish, and some wbales ; «u the ORK ORM chores are found large quantities of shell fish; and corals, anjoerg.ease, sponge, and spernac^ti, are sometimes thrown ashore. B'.it the gr.atest curiosity are those PhaseoH, commonly knov.n by tbe name of Molucca or Orkney beans, being a sort of fruit supposed to come from the West Indies ; and some- times exotic fowls have been driven on the coast in tempestuous weather ; a sii:?lc Lap- lander hn< been s'en uure than once in his slender canoe, driven hither by storms and adverse winds. The language is English with i strong Scottish accent, and the gen- try like those of the mainland, are civilized and very hospitable: thelower class are re- markably superstitious, and produce a any bold, active, and hardy sailois for the Jii- ti-ii service. They are heie mined to great fatigue and are very adventrous, both in fishing and in climbing rocks after sea fowls, ivbich they catch m the following manner : row their boat under the rock where they descry the ne-ts, and being provided wjfch alargc net,to the upper corners of which are fastened two ropes, which are towered down by men on the top of 'he rocks, they hoi*t up the net opposite the clifis where the birds are sitting,, when the boatmen below make a : w,th a rattle, which frightens the birds and drives them into the net. In other places the men lower each ot'ier by a single rope from the top of the precipice, to the place where their prize is. The prevalent dis- tempers are mostly those occasioned by the moisture of the climate, such as rheumatisms, consumptions, agues, &c. for the cure of the latter they use a diet drink of bitters and an- tiscorbutics infused in ale. Their chief trade is supplying with provisions the vessels which touch upon the coast in northern voyages, and the East India fleet in time of war, when they pass this way to avoid privateers. They are also visited by the busses in the herring fisTiery, which barter tobacco, wine, brandy, and grocery, for provisions. The produce of its kelp has been calculated at about 3000 tons per annum, at the rate of about 6/. per ton. The Isles of Orkney and Shetland coin- pose one stewardry, and send one member to fie Imperial parliament. The right of supe- I riority was dismembered from the crown by the anion parliament, and granted for a cer- tain consideration to the earl ol Morton, who was by queen Anne appointed hereditary ste- ward and justiciary, but at the abolition of hereditary jurisdictions it became vested in the crown, but as the carl of Morton possess- ed the patrouage of tiie stewardry, that no- bleman long possessed the office of steward and sheriff. Lord Dundas acquired the su- periority, -ome years since by purchase from the earl of Morton. He is authorized to ap- point certain judges called bailiffs, one in every island and parish^ who has power to hold courts, try civil causes to the value of 10/. scots, or Ida-. 87. ster'.ina.as well as super- intend t e manners of the inhabitants • but all other matters aie referred to the decision of the steward or his deputy at Kirkwall, the court town. The early accounts of these islands are involved in fable. They were first described by Mela*, ami Pliny the elder state* their number to be about 40 ; again by -n they are stated not to have ha*' a single in- habitant, but to have been overgrown with rushy ?rass. According to Ossian, the Orkneys were a distinct kingdom, hav- ing powerful monarchs of their own. It is probable chat the Ficts possessed these (standstill the subversion of the Tictish king- dom by Kenneth II. ; and that they continued annexed to the Scotish crown until 1099, when they were assumed to the ki.'g of Nor- way, and were again transferred to the Scotish crown in the m'di'le of the 13th cen- tury, after which they w-.rc frequently dis- turbed by the pretensions of the Norwegians till 1470, when JaiL>- III. of St otland mar- ried Margaret, daughter of the kins cf Nor- way, when mi y were finally jriveu up in lieu of dowry. — Ve/mard't i'owr. OiiLEsrosr, a parish in he hundred of Ham, lathe of Shepway, Kent, 5 miles from Ashford, and 59 from London, near Romney Marsh ; containing 33 houses and 209 inha- bitants. Fair on Holy rood da} T . It is a rec- tory, value 4/. \5s. 9d. Okletom, a parish in the hundred of Wol- phy, Hereford, 5 miles from Leominster, and 142 from London ; containing 95 houses and 507 inhabitants. Fair 14tU April. It is a curacy. Orletom, a hamk-t in the parish of F.ast- harn, hundred of Doddingtree, Worcester, 5{ miles from Tenbury, and 128 from Lon- don y containing 17 houses and 89 inhabi- tants. Orlingbury, a parish in the hundred of the same name, Northampton, 2J miles from Wellingborough, and 70 from London ; con* taining 55 houses and 268 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 20<. 7s. 3r/. Orlingbury, the name of a hundred in Northamptonshire, lying in the centre of the county, between Wellingborough and Ketter- ing. Ormesby, St. Margaret's, and Ormesby St. Michael's, an united parish in the hun-' dred of East Flegg, Norfolk, 3§ miles from Caistor, and 128 from London; the former containing 58 houses and 445 inhabitants; the latter31 houses and219 inhabitants. The united living being a>vicarage, value 10/. 10rf. with Scrowiby annexed, in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Norwich. Ormesby, a parish in Langborough West wapentake, north riding of York, near Stokes- ley. aud 240 from London; containing 74 houses and 357 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, vain*. 61. l&t. 6ri. Ormistoln, a parish in the shire of Had- dington. Scotland, on a branch of the rlvei Tyne, 9 miles from Edinburgh, am! 4 fr»m Dalkeith; containing 37o houses -and 7 ;» inhabitants. The village is n ;ati\ built on a rising ground, consisting of two parallel rowa 3B S ORP ••t houses, having a spacious street between them. It .s mostly a farming village, the only branches of manufacture being a dis- tillery and starch woik. Near it is OrHliB- tonn Hail, the delightful seat of the earl of Hi pttoun, in the gardens of which is a yew tree supposed to be 300 years oid, tie trunk of which is eleven lectin circumference. At the hill of Dorkridge Lax, are the vestiges of a Danish camp. Ormsby S uth, a parish in the hundred of Hill, parts ol Lindsay, Lincoln, 4| miles from Spilsby, and 138 from London ; containing 37 houses and 239. inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 91. lQs. 2uses and 1883 inhabitants. Orsltt, a parish in the hundred of B mstaple, Essex, 3 miles from Gray?, and 27 from London; containing 125 houses and 51 1 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 29/. 6s. S(.'. in the patronage of the bishop of London. Orston, a parish in the h find red of Bimr- hani, Notts, 4 miles from Bingham, and 120 from London; containing 71 houses and 351 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 12/. 4-. 7./. CitToy, a parish in Ccmrcrland ward, Cumberland, 3 miles from Carlisle, and 31 2 from London ; containing 39 houses and 173 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. Oiiton LoNcviii.F, a parish in the hun- dred of Noriiianerqss, Hunts, 2§ miles fiom Peterborough, or. the banks of the Nen, and 80 from London ; containing 38 houses and 197 inhabitants. It is a rector)', value 12/. 6,. 5 J. OrtoxN Watervii.le, a parish in the hun- dred of N rmancross, Hunts, 3 miles from Peterborough, and 80 from London; con- taining 49 houses and 270 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12.. lis. bd. and is in the patronage of Pern! roke Hali, Cambridge. Ortun on the Hill, a parish in the hun- dred of Spa'rkenhoe, Lt \< ester, 4 miles from Atherstcnc, and 1 II from London; contain- ing 62 houses and 303 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Orion, a hamlet in the parish and hun- dred of Rotbwell, Northampton, 3§ miles from Kettering, and 78 from London; con- ta.ning IS houses and S3 inhabitants. Orton, a market town and parish in East ward, Westmoreland, 8 miles from Appltby, and 274 from London; containing 291 houses and 12^0 inhabitants. The church is an ex- tensive old building, with a tower steeple. There are two free-schools in this town. Dr Burn, the author of The Justice of Peace, and joint editor of the History and Antiqui- ties of Westmoreland and Cumberland, was vicar of this parish for 30 years. The mar- ~ ket is ou Wednesday, fairs, 2d May, and 1 OS L OSW the Friday before Whit Sandajr. It is a vi- miles from Derby, and 132 from London; carage, value 16/ lis. 3d. containing 42 bouses and '263 inhabitants. Oawsll, a parish m the hundred of We- Osmaston, a hamlet and ehapelry in th* therley, Cambridge, 6 miles f om Roy-ton, parish of Brailslord, hundred of Appletree, and 4i from London; containing 68 houses Derby, 10§ miles from Derby, and 136 from and 37 J inhabitants. It is a rectory, value London; containing 52 houses and ^25 mha- 19/. 19s. id. in tne.patronage of Trinity Cut- bitants. lege, Cambridge. , . Osmaston, a hamlet and chape'ry in the Orwell, a river, commonly called Ipswich parish of St. Werburghs, Derby, in the huu- watej, which rising in the middle ol Suffolk, dred of Repton and Greasley, 2 miles from run; south-east by Ipswich, whence it is Derby, and 125 from London; containing pavigatile, and uniting with the Stour from '21 houses and 1 14 inhabitants. Manningtfe , forms the fine harbour at !far- Osmincton, a parish in the hundred ol wich. Above Ipswich it takes the name of CoHifordtree, division of Dorchester, Dorse?' Gipping. [ts winding banks are beautifully 3 miles from Melcombe Regis, and 124 troi^ variegated with lawns, parks, cornfields, and elegant mansions. Packet boats sail to and from Harwich to Ipswich every tide, a dis- tune- Df 10 miles. Osbaldgston, a township in the parish and hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, 3 miles from Blackbom, and 212 from Loudon; con- taining 41 houses and 252 inhabitants. London; containing 52 houses and 257 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 1 1/. 2./. OsMOniF.iuEY, a town-hip in the parish ot U'lverstone, hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, 2 J miles from Ulverstone, and 270 from London; containing 45 houses and 218 ..iha- bitants. Osmotherley, a parish in the wapentake Osb ald wick, a parish in the liberty of of Allertonshire, north riding of York, 1U the Aiuste\ of York, 2 miles from York, and miles from Tbirsk, and 23 > from London; 198 from London; containing 21 houses and containing 131 houses and 534 inhabitants, 123 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 10V. in the patro- Osbastito, a hamlet in the parish of Mar- nageofthe bishop of Durham kct Bos worth, hundred of Sparkenhoe, Lei- Ospiunge, a parish in the hundred of Fe- feestfr, 7 miles from Hinckley, and 106 from ''vers ham, lathe of Scray, Kent, near Fever- London ; containing 30 houses and 152 inha- bitants. Osbobbskv, a parish in the hundred of Avelaml, parts of Kcsteven, Lincoln, 3 miles from Foikingham, and 110 from London; containing 68 houses and 343 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. 5d. ih am, and 17 miles from London; containing 10'J houses and 645 inhabitants. A stream of water runs across the village. King Henry III. founded an hospital called Maison Dieu, or God's Hou : e, some slight remains of which are to be seen on the north siiie of the street, and on the south side stood an Osc.a riioiii'E, a parish in the hundred of hospital for lepers This was also a Roman West . Goscote, Leicester,5 miles from Lough- borough, and 114 from London; containing 6"4 houses and 313 inhabitants. Osknuv Isle, Oxford is formed by the river lsW, in the meadows near Oxford, where a magnificent abbey was erected by Robert D'Oiley, at the instigation and with the con- military station. It is a vicarage, value 10/. in the patronage of St. John's Col- lege Cambridge. — IIa;ted''i Tour. Pssett, a township and chapelry in the parish of Dewsbury, Aybrig wapentake, west riding of York, 3 miles from Wakefield, and 187 from London; containing 6S6 houses sentofEditha his wife; part 'of its stately walls and 3i24 inhabitants, viz. 1665 males, and are still to be seen, converted into the out- \159 females, of whom 1001 were returned houses of a water-mill standing on irs site, as being employed in trade and manufacture. Oscodey, a a hamlet in theparish of Kirk- Ossington, a parish in the hundred of by, hundred of Beiisloe, parts of Kesteven, Thurgarton, Notts 8 miles from Newark, Lincoln, 3 miles from Bourn, and 100 from and 132 from London; containing 35 houses London; containing 10 houses and 55 inha- and 217 inhabitants. It is a curacy, bitants. Ostek Hitr, a high tumulus near West Osgodby, a parish in the hundred of Haddon, in Northamptonshire, supposed to Walshcroft, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 miles have been named from Publius Os tori us, the from Market Raisin, and 152 from London ; Roman praetor, containing 33 bouses and 123 inhabitants. Ossulton, the najne of a hundred in Mid- Osgodby, a township in theparish of Hem- dlesex, being the south-eastern part of the ingbrough. wapentake of Ouze and Derwent, county, bounded by the Thames on the south, east riding of York, 7 miles from Ilowden, and the small river Lea on the east, inelud- and 185 from London; containing 33 houses ing the metropolis, and 146 inhabitant's. Ostwick, a village situated in the parishes Osgoldni;ss, the name of a wapentake, in of Ross and Gantou, Holderness wapentake, the west riding of York, near the eastern ex- east riding of York, 6 miles from Hedon, tremity of the county, and bounded on the aud 189 from London ; containing 19 houses north by the river Aire. and 109 inhabitants. QslisTON, a township in the parish of Oswald's, St. a townshipxin the parish of Sutton, buudred of Apjdetree, Derby, 6 St. John's Lee, in Tindal ward) Northumber- 3 B 4 osw OTT land, 4 miles from Hexham, and 286 from London. Population included with St. Juhii's Lei;. O.-walbkirk, a parish in the wapentake of feydall north riding of York, 4 miles from IJelmesIey, and 2 U from London ; containing 2>.> houses and 193 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 10/. Ji. 8tf. OswALDStow, the name of a hundred in Wuvesu . being the centre of the county round Won ester. Osv Ai.cwinsTiE, a township in the parish of Wha'.ley, hundred of Blackburn, Lancas- ter, 3 miles from Blackburn, and 209 from London; containing 157 houses and '271 inhabitants, viz. 13i9malesand 1561 females, of whom 951 were returned as being em- ployed in various trades. Oswestry, the name of a hundred in Salop, being he north Western extremity of the coun'y. and bordering on Denbighshire. Oswestry, a market town, and parish in the hundred of Oswestry, Salc.p, 17 miles from Shrewsbury, and 182 from London; containing 1153 houses and 5839 inhabit- ants, \iz. 278; males and 5052 females, of whom 463 were returned as being employed in trade and manufacture It is pleasantly situated on an eminence between Wait's and OJJu'.i Dyke, which run parallel to each other at about two miles distance. From its situa- tion it was much harassed during the con- questof Wales by Ed»> ard 1., and daring the barons wars king John set fire to the town ; it was soon afterwards lehuilt and again de- stroyed by Llewellyn in the year 1233. The town gates were fixed according to the four cardinal points, which are all down, and but few vestiges of the wills are now to he seen.The ancient name of Osxuatdstre, that is Oswald's cross, is supposed to have been derived fromOs- wald,king of Northumberland, who was killed here in a battle with 1'enda, king of Mercia, before which time it was called Maserfield. The church, which was without the walls, is an extensive buitdfug, havinga handsome but plain tower: l.eland supposes it to have been once the chapel of a monastery. Near the church- yard is St,Ostt'ald'sfFe'll,fortDietiy noted for several cures. In 1794 alarge handsome building was erected within about a mile of the town, by authority of parliament, for the relief and employment of the poor of that and eleven other neighbouring parishes. The parishes are repre ented at a weekly court by 16 directors, who are chosen out of, and elected by, the householders, of whom Cfew'estr'y sends 5, and each of the others 1. It has aKo a newly erected and commodi- ous tree grammar school, well endow ed. The town ha- a considerable trade, much benefited by the tatral which communicates with the Severn, the Dee, and Mersey. The corpora- tion consists of t2 aldermen and 15 connnon- council. The high steward and town clerk are in the appointment of the lord of the manor; the mayor, recorder, and nmrenger, are elected by the body corporate > the coroner for the town is an annual ofike, held by the same person the year succeeding the mayoralty. The quarter sessions are held at the usual times. The market : s on Wed- nesday. Fa'ns, 15th M -i h, 12 May, Wed- nesday before Midsummer, 15th Autrusr, Wednesday before Michaelmas lay, and 10th December, for horses, cattle, sht ep, flannel and all kinds of provision. The church is a vicarage, rated at 231. 1 "s. 7d. Osyth, St. a parish in the hundred of Tend ring, E*scx, 10 milPS-ftom Colcheter, and 61 from London, near the sea coast; containing 226 houses and 1663 inhabitant It is a curacy. Otfoud, a parish in the hundred of Cods- heath, lathe of Sutton, Kent, 3 miles from Seven Oaks, and 21 from London ; containing is louses and 497 inhabitants. It is noted in history as the place where Offa. lingof Mer- cia, defeated Lothaire, king of Kent, in 793, when Offa, to atone for the blood shed in this battle, gave Otford to Christ Church, Canterbury, as the deed runs " for pasture for the archbishop's hogs." Fair, 2 4th Au- gust. The church was formerly a chapel to Shoreham. Oth am, a parish in the hundred of Eyhorne, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, situated near the river Len, 2 miles from Maidstone, and 56£ from London; containing 35 houses and -271 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/, lis. 3d. OTHEnvorOTTEHY, a parish in the hundred of Whitley, Somerset, 5 miles from Bridge- water, and 135 from London ; containing 70 houses and 3S4 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 12/. and is in the patronage of the I ishop of Bath and We Is. Oiley, a parish in the hundred of Carl - ford, Suffolk, 6 miles from Woodbridge, and 77 from London ; containing 36 houses and" 415 inhabitants. It is a rectory., value 16/. 6s. 5d. Otley, a market town and parish in Sky- rack wapentake, west riding of York, 10 miles from Leeds, and 205 from London, on the banks of the river Wharf; containing 513 houses and 2332 inhabitants:, of whom 500 were returned as being employed in va- rious trades and manufactures. The church has lately been neatly repaired, and contains seven. I handsome monuments. The river abounds with excellent trout, eels, smelts, and sometime^ salmon. The market is on Tuesday, and is generally well supplied. Fairs, 1st August and 15th November. It is a vicarage, value 13/. Is. 8d. Otterboup.ne, a township in the parish of Ilursley, in the hundred of Bnddlesgate, di- vision of Fawley, Hants, 4£ miles from Win- chester, and 66 from London; containing 70 bouses and 440 inhabitants. In the neigh- bsurhood are several handsome gentlemen's seats. Otterbcrn a hamlet in the parish of Rir- by Malhamdale, in the wapentake of Stain- cliffe and Lwero.-s, west riding <>f York, 5 miles from Settle, and 233 from London; containing 5 houses and 26 inhabitants. OTT OUN Ctterburn, a township in the parish of Elsdon, in Coquetdalc ward, rfertliumber- land, 5'2 miles from Newcastle, a*d 308 from London; containing 62 hou> > arid 364 inha- bitants. This place is noted m history for the battle between the Engli h and Scots in 1383, wherein Henry Percy, surnamed Hot- Spur, was taken prisoner, and Douglas, tne Scots genera!, killed. Tne action of this battle is recorded in the delightful old ballad of " Chevy Chase." This vtHtrge is' situated on the ri.-er P.hcad, and on the i o:iih side of the Cheviot Hills; entrenchments and scat- tered tumUii are still to be seen here. Ottcrden, a palish in the hundred of Eyhorne, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 1 1 miles from Maidstone, and 45 from London; con- taining 92 houses and 143 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value f>(. 14-. id. Otterford, a parish in the hundred of Taunton Dean, Somerset. 6 miles from Taun- ton, and 141 f.oin London j containing 36 hous s and 259 inhabitants. Otterbam, a parish in the hundred of Les- newth, Cornwall, 4 miles From Camel ford, and 224 from London ; containing 27 houses and 141 inhabitants, i* is a rectory, value 6/. 14* 2 , sh in the hundred of Canmngtcti, S >mersetj 6 miles from Bridge- wate " Intaimiig '27 1. u I I T6 inhabitants. It is a rectory, v I h m Wharf, a hamlet in the parish . of llpcuurch, in Kent, and included fchere- ■ CrTEP.ixr.TON North, a parish in the wa- pentake of Allertoftshire, north riding of .-.. 3 miles from N orthallerton, and 222 from London; containing 9 houses and 42 inli ibitants ::,'NGTes South, a parish in Birdfortb v: e itake, north riding of York, near the preceding, -54 miles from Nbrthaflettoh j ' ining 31 i:ous< - and 144 inhabitants. Otterton, a parish in the hundred of East Bu IN »h, Devon, c miles from Exmoiuh, and • :i I in. it is name 1 f om its situ- ation on the river Otter, which falls into the sea near this place. It contains 187 houses houses an 1 920 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 22/. Ottery, St. Mary's, the name of a hun- dred in Devonshire, towards the eastern point of the county, adjoining to Honiton. Ottery St. Mary, a market town and pa- rish in the hundre 1 of -Ottery, Devon, situat- ed on the river Otter, S mi'-sfroni Honiton, and 167 from Lo idon ; containing 513 houses and 2410 inhabitants, viz. U74 males and 1241 females, of whom 615 were returned as being pmployed in trade and manufacture, and 1.V.9 ; a agri :ulrure. Market on Tues- day. Pairs, Tuesday se'nnight before Easter, Whit Tuesday, and 15th August. It is a vi- carage, value 20/. in the patronage of the king, Ottrisgham, a parish in Holdcrne-s wa- pentake, east riding-of York, 3| miles IVom Patrington, and 100 from London; contaiu- ing 125 houses and 62 2 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Ocghtfrby, a haffilet in the parish of Kurkhampton, in Cumberland ward, Cumber- lu.id, 5 miles from Carlisle, and 306 from London; containing 21 houses and 117 in- habitants. Cm i,ii:s, a hamlet and chapelry in the pa- rish of Badg worth, hundred of Berkeley, 6 oucester, 4 miles from Wootton, and H)4 from London; containing 55 houses and 188 .nh? bit ants. ©ulton, a hamlet to Little Budworth, in the hundred of Eddisbury, Chester, 7 miles from Nantwieh, a. id 171 from London; con- taining 6 houses and 52 inhabitants. Oui.tov, a parish in the hundred of South Erpingham, Norfolk, 3 miles from Aylsham. and 119 from London ; containing- 67 houses and 351 inhabitants. L is a vicarage, value 8,. Si. Oultoh, a parish in the hundred of Mot- ford and Lothingkmd, Suffolk, 2 mi!o:s from Lowestoffe, and 114 from London; contain- ing 60 houses and 522 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. 13s. -id. Oui.ton, a township in the parish of Roth- weil, Moriey wapentake, west riding of York 6 miles from Wakefield, and 183 from Lon- don; con turning ^ob' houses ajid 1223 inha- hi'ants. Our.sTON, a hamlet in the parish of Stam- fordham, in Tindal Wari, "Northumberland 12 miles from Newcastle, and 288 from Lon- don ; containing; 7 Louses and 37 inhabit- ants. Our.sTON, a township in the parish of Cox- wold, Birdforth wapentake, north riding of York, 8 miles from Thirsk, and 220 from London ; containing 44 houses and 212 inha- bitants Oils wick, a hamlet in the parish of Monks Risborough, in the hundred of Ayles- bury, Bucks, 4 miles from Wendover, and 36 from London. Population included with Risborough. Oi ndle, a market town and parish in the hundred of Polebrook, Northampton. It is almost surrounded by the river Nen, and is 16 miles from Stamford, and 774- from Lon- don. It contains 576 houses and 1956 inha- bitants, of whom 301 were returned as beintr employed in various trades. The houses in genera! are well built, and the church is neat. There is a good free school and almshouses supported by the Grocers' Company of Lon- don. There are 2 good stone bridges over the ri'er, the one on the road to Thrapston and the other to Yaxley. That called the North Bridge is worthy of notice, from the number of its arches and the causeway lead- ing to it. There is a good charity-school for 30 boys, and another for 12 girls. Market on Saturday. Fairs, 25tb Feb. Whit Mod- o u s day. *.nrl 21st August. Tt is a vicarage, Ta- IS . 6s. 8.-/. wiih Asliton chapel annexed, in the patronage of the king. — budge's i '-'' •■> 4/1 -. Ouseburn Grp.at, n parish m Clarowa- ■pentake, weSt riding of Yo:k :> miles from Aldborough, and 210 from London, near the river Ou'se. The population of tins parish was omitted to be returned. Orsr; and Di.i'UEvr, the nnm° of a wapen- take, at tbe west extremity of the east riding of Yorkshire, bordering on York Ainstey. Ocnsbkrrv Topping, a very steep and high verdant mountain, near Gisborough, in the north riding of York, commanding a most delightful prospect. It i* a well known land tiarkatsea; from a rock near the summit a ^prjng issues recommended for bad eyes. Ousk Great, a river which rises in North- amptonshire, and running through the coun- ties of Bucks, Bedford, and Cambridge, di- viding the latter from Norfolk, falls into the Geimansea, at Lynn Regis. It is navigable above Downbam where there is a a good har- bour for barges. Ossebi'rn Little, a hamlet in the parish of Great Ouseburn, in Claro wapentake, wesl riding of York, 14 miles f.om York, and 210 from London; containing 45 houses and 1S2 inhabitants. Oe-Kt r.'.f.T, a township in the pnr : -,b of Whitgift, Osa-oldcross wapentake, west rid- ing of York, 8 miles from Huwd.n, and 168 from London ; containing 4? houses and* 207 inhabitants. Oi*5£ Lrrn e, a river which rises in Suf- folk, and separating that county from Nor- folk, falls into the Great Ousc near Down- ham. Oi't, a large river in Yorkshire, which rises inWensley Dale, where it is called the I re, running to ftysgartb, where there is a deep cascade, reaches Middleham, and at Aldborough, where it receives the Jin-ate, changes its name to Ousc. 1 i runs past York, Cawood, Se!!>\ , Howden, and at the junction of the Trent with it, again cbanges its name to Bumbo- and falls into the German ocean at Spivrnhead, about 20 miles below Hull. Ihis river, from i:s source to its mouth, receives a great number of smaller rivers, having their rise in almost every part of Yorkshire: it. is joined in its course by the Cover at Middleham ; by the Skell at Kipon ; by tie Swale at Aldborough : by the Nidd at Nimn.onekton; by the Fossat York; the Wharf at Cawond"; the Had- dlesey Canal at Selby, which connects the Aire and Calder navigation by a shorter dis- tance to Leeds ; by the Derwent at Bariuby ; the Aire at Amain; the Don, or Dutch Cut at Goole ; the Trent with ail its tributary streams at Adlingfleet ; the Weigbtup Canal at Bromflett; the Auxholme at Ferriby, and the Biver Hull at tlie port of the same nane. Besides the above, the secondary rivtrs again receive others; the Wheal re- O V E re ives the little river Cock near Tadcast,erj the Hertford and the Rve fail into the Der- went; ihe Aire receives the Calder at Cas- tieford ; the Sheaf fal;s .into the Don at Shef- field ; theRotherat Uo berham ; the Uearne at Conisburgh ; and the Went near Cowick. Ousthorpe, a hamlet in the parish of Pocklington, in the division of Beacon Wil- ton, wapentake of Harthill, east riding of York, near Pocklington, and 16? miles from London; containing 2 houses and 15 inhabit- ants. Ousthorpk, a small village in the parish of Easirington and wapentake of Howdenshire, east riding of York. It has only 3 families. The population was returned with (jilber- dike. Ocston, a hamlet in the parish of Chesfer- le-street, in Chester ward, Durham, 9 miles from Durham, and 267 from London; con- taining 9 houses and 48 inhabitants. Outcb ester, a hamlet, in the parish) and ward of Bam borough, Northumberland, 2 miles from Berford, and 526 from Louden ; containing 24 houses and loi 1 inhabitants. Outh;orpe, a parish m the hundred of Bi ghatn, Notts, 7 miles from Nottingham, aud 1 19 from London; contain]] g 23 houses and 107 inhabitai ts. It it, a curacy. Oli'rNEWT.QN, a hamlet in the parish of F.a- sington, in Holderness wapentake, cast riding of York, ik miles from Patrington, and 197 from London* containing S houses and 55 inhabitants. Ousby, a hamlet in the parish of Kirk- land, in Leath ward, Cumberland, 7 miles from Kiirith, and 290 from London ; con- tau;'.i'e 47 houses and i.'55 inhabitants. Outer ie.e, a hamlet in the parish of Aspa- tria, in Alternate ward., below Derwent, Cum- berland, 5 miles from Wigton, and 507 from London ; containing 50 houses and i'69 in— habitants. Ou i seats, a, hamlet in the parish cf Ha- thersage:, hundred of High Peak, Derby, ]2 miles from Bakewell, and 164 from Lon- don ; containing 53 houses and 156 inha- bitants. OiJTwri.r,, a parish in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, on the banks of the Nen, 3 miles from Wjsbeach, end 86 from Lon don; containing 46 houses and 228 inhabit- ants. Outv.i-t.e, a parish in the hundred of Claekcloe, Norfolk, 5 miles from Dowuham, aud 89 from London ; containing &9 houses and MO inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. in the patronage of the bishop of Ely. Oven-sen, a township in the parish of Ha- lifax, in Morley wapentake, west riding of York, 1 mile from Halifax, and 196 from London; containing 856 houses and 4513 inhabitants, viz. 2163 males and 2358 fe- males, of whom 308.1 were returned as being employed in various trades and manufac- tures UvEr., a parish in the hundred of Pap OVE OVl *'orti, ) Cambridge, 8 miles from Cambridge, and js from London; containing 144 houses r.nd 6t9 inhabitants. The rectory, valne 51/. 13*. lid. is a sinecure belonging to Trisity College, Cambridge, and the vicaf- age, value 19. 8*. 10.. is also appropriated to that college. Over, a parish in the hundred of Eddisbu- ry, Chester, situated on the river Weaver, 3 miles from Middlewich, and 167 from Lon- don; containing 108 Louses and 881 inha- bitants. It is avcarage, value 11. 4y. in the patronage of the bishop of Chester. Over, ?■ tything in the parish of Frampton, hundred ef Langley ami Swinesheadi Glou- cester, near Chipping Sodb.ury, and 114 miles from London ; containing 29 houses and 1 77 inhabitants. Ovi r, a small hamlet adjoining Gloucester city, in the hundred of Dudstpne and King's Barton, the population o ( which was return- ed included in High nam and Linton. Overbury, a parish iti the hundred ofOs- iva'dslow , Worcester, 5 miles from Tew ksbu ry, and 101 from London; containing 85 houses. and 425 inhabitants, ft is a vicarage, value 91. 10 . with Alston, Teddington, and Washbounre chapels Annexed, in the pa- tron ige of the dean and chapter of Wor- cester. Overs, the name of a hundred in Salop, at the southern extremity of the county, and Lord', ring on Worcestershire. Ovf.rsi.ey, a hamlet in the parish of Al- cester. in the hundred of Barlichway, War- wick, 1 mile from Alee-ter, and 102 from Loudon ; containing °.y houses and 143 inha- bitants. Over ton?, a parish in the, hundred of Spclloe, N -rthampton, 3^ miles from North- ampton, and 69 from Loudon; containing 36 houses aud 173 inhabitants It is a rectory, value 12/. 16*. 3d. OvbrstOWEY, a parish in the hundred of Canniugton, Somerset, 1\ miles. from Bridge- v,-.\:iv, and 148 from London; containing 88 houses and 468 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/ Is. bit in the patronage of the bishop of Bath and Wells. Oyerstr and, or Oxtrond, a parish in the hundred of North Erpiegham. Norfolk, near Cromer lighthouse, and ) 27 miles from Lou- don; containing 19 houses and 117 inhabi- tants. It is a rectory, value II. Is. 3 .. Overthorpe, a hamlet in the panih of Be- pefield, hundred of Polebrook, North imp- ton, 3 miles from Oundle, awl 85 from Lon- don. Population included with Benefield. Overton, the name of a hundred in Hamp- shire, in the northern part of the county near Whitchurch. Ovf.rion, a parish in the hundred of Over- Ion, division of King clere, Hants, 8 miles from Basingstoke, and 53 from London; containing -228 houses and 1 130 inhabitants. It was anciently a borough and market tuwn, and sent 2 members to parliament, but through neglect lost ita charter, An excellent trout stream rises in the parish of Ash, and flows w:ih such a current by this village, as to drive several mills'; one.of them, a silk mill is a very curious piece of machinery in the form of an oblong square; the rest are corn mills. The church is a heat buHdinu standing on an emi- nent e about £ofa mile from the centre of the village. Fans 4th May, Whit Monday; 18th July, and 2d October, chiefly for sheep and 1 lambs. It is a vicarage, value 1+/. ]..'.. 3d. withTadiey chapel annexed. Overton. See Orion Losci'Evif ix, Hunts. Over ion, a hamlet in the parish of Mal- pas, hundred of Broxton, Cheshire, \itar Mal- pas, and 165 miles from Loudon; containing 12 bouses and ^7 inhabitants. Overton, a township in the parish of Lan- caster, in the hundred of Lonsdale, Lancashire. 3 miles from Lancaster, and V39 from Lon- don ; containing ti9 houses and 322 inhabit- ants. Overton. See Market Overton, Rut- laud. Overton East, a parish in the hundred of Flsiub and Everley, Wilis, 6 miles from Marlborough, and 80 from London; contain- ing 43 houses ami 17'2 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 23/. 5d. with Alton chapel an- nexed. Overton West, a hamlet in the parish nf Marlborough, hundred of Selkley, Wilts, :} "miles from Marlborough', and 7S from Lon- don; containing 33 hpuses and ISO inhabit- ants. Overton,. a hamlet in the parish of'Prest- bury, Gloucester. See Prestbury. Overton, a parish in the hundred of May- Jor, Flintshire, Wales, near the Dee, 8 miles from Wrexham, andlri3 from Loudon; con- taining 271 bbusesand 1233 inhabitants, of whom 67 were returned as being employed iu various »rad from London; containii.g 7.2 houses and 344 inha- bitants. Ovinctox, a parish in the hundred and di- vision of Fawley, Hants, 2§ miles from Alres- ford, and 60 from London; containing 29 houses and 159 inhabitants. It is a rec value 91. 10s, in the pat.onage of the bishop Oi Winchester. Ovington, a hamlet in the parish of Hil- ling, in Gilling West wapentake, north riding of York, 6 miles from Bernard Castle, and fram London; containing 25 houses and J or inhabitants. Ou Loch, a beautiful lake in the shire of Argyle, Scotland. See Av Loch. Owdeby. See Oadebt, Leicester. Owdeswei.l, a small hamlet in the parish of Wbitington, in Gloucestershire, Ouer Moine, a parish in the hundred of Winfrith, division of Blandford, Dorset, 12 miles from Wareham, and lgg from Lon- don; containing 53 houses aud 215 inhabi- tants, it is a rectory, value 23/. 4s. Id. Owen, a village in the I-le of Par beck, Dor- setshire, 4 miles from Corfe Castle, in the neighbourhood of which are many stone quar- ries. Two islands in the hay of Pool belong to this village, viz. Fursey and St. Helen's, or Green Island. The latter was formerly joined to it by a bridge, it consists of abjut 20 acres of laud and once had a chapel. Owersbv, a parish in the hundred of Walabcroft, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 5 miles from Market Raisin, and 154 from London; containing GO houses and 512 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 81. 1 8s. 4'. C"vmby. a village in the hundred of Asia- coe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 10 miles from Lincoln, and 144 from London; containing 27 houses and 153 inhabitants. Own am North, a township in the parish ■of Halifax, Morley wapentake, west riding of York, 2 miles from Halifax, and 197 from London; containing 932 houses and 48S7 in- habitants, viz. 2^18 males and 2569 females, of whom 1332 were returned as being em- ployed in the various trades and manufac- tures peculiar to this part of Yorkshire. Oh ram South, a township also in the pa- rish of Halifax, 1§ mile from that town; con- taining 630 houses aud 31 18 inhabitants, viz. 152:5 males and 1625 females, of whom H04 were returned as being employed in trade and manufacture. Owsd n, a parish in the hundred of Res- bridge. Suffolk, 5 miles from Newma and 57 from London ; containing 50 hou-es and 274 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 3s. 9d. Owsi.ESf.'iY, a township in the parish of Twyfbrd, in the htm lied and division of Fawley, Hants, 6 miles from Winchester, and 65 f rem London; containing 04 bouses and 503 inhal itants. Owbto'ke, a parish in the hundred of Guthlaxton, Leicester, 6 miles from Melton Mowbray,, and 100 from London; contain- ing 43 houses and f7o inhabitants. It is a curacy. Owstone, a parish in Manley wapentake, :., Line In, 5 ui'.ies from Gainsborou 6 (rem London, on the river Trent, and in tb< Isle of Axholme ; coo- lt inhabitants. e, a pari h in the wapentake of ■'< ros», w« ,5 miles from Doncastcr, and I'lOtrnni London; em- taini,, 250 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7 . ' . Owthohwe, a parish in the wapentake of Holdemess ivision, east riding of York, on the co st, 4 miles from Patrington, and 197 fr r m Ixmdon; containing 19 hones and S9 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, vaiue 11 (. 6v. 3'/. Okborough, a , the hundred of Booth Greenhoe, Norfolk, 5 mi'es from Swaffbam, and B8 from London ; containing 31 houses and S96 inhabitants. Fair, 25th March. It is a rectory, value 8/. 6s'. 8d. in the patronage of Gon»H and Cams Col- lege, Cambridge. Oxcliff, a hamlet in the parish of Lan- caster, in the hundred of Lonsdale, Lanca- shire, 1§ mile from Lancaster, and 239 from London. The population included with Hea- ton. Omcome, a small village in the hundred of Hill, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 5 miles from Horncastle, and 144 from London; contain- ing 3 houses and 52 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 6/. 15* 7:.'. Oxehall, a hnm'et in the parish and ward of Darlington, Durham, where are the famous Hell Kettles, which are 3 deep pits full of water, supposed to have been originally the old Coal Pits, and tilled by water flowing in from the river Tees by a subterraneous pas- sage; others imagine them to have been oc- casioned by an earthquake, which is recorded in the Chronicle of Tynemouth, undir the 3 T ear 1179. Oxendmn, a parish in the hundred of Rothwell, Northampton, 24 miles from Mar- ket Harborough, and 81 from London ; con- taining 67 houses and 2S1 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 8s. if/. Oxenhall, a parish in the hirbdr Queen Phill »pa iso I of lid- w:m! III. The present edifice was begun in 1672 by sir Joseph Williamson, knight, and finished by the handsome legacy of Mr. JVTrtcht ll.ofRichmopd; who founded 8 addi- tional fellowships, 4 scholarship', and 4 exhi- bitioners, in this college ; the members are a nrovost, 24 fellows, Sec. and the whole number of students amounts to about 200. The mistom of nshi ring in a boars head with a sons or t/arrol on Christmas day, is now pe- culiar to this college, but it was formerly practiced all over the kingdom — Seventh, '.;,.. C liege, or Winchester college, was founded in 1379, by the great William rVykeharo, and endowed for a warden, and TO fellows. The chapi ' >f this college, is far superior to any other in the university. The anti-ehapel is supported bv two pillars of fine proportions. The entrance lo the ehoir is by a beautiful Gothic screen, 100 feet long, 35 broad, and 65 high. The ap- proach to the altar is by a noble flight of marble steps. The communion table is en- closed by a handsome iron rail work, and covered with a pall of crimson velvet. 'ITe stalls are remarkably elegant in the light Gothicstjle. I'he wind rws of the anti^chapsl, contain the portraits Of the Patriarchs, Pro phebs, Saints, as large as hfe, to the number of 64-, and 50 smaller above them, which are as old as the chapel itself. The west window is divided into two ranges, the lower having seven compartments, each near three feet wide and twelve high, and having representations of teniperance, forti- tude, " faith, hope, justice, prudence, and charity ; over them in a space ten Feet wide and eighteen high; is represented the nati- vity of "'ir Saviour, and the portraits of the two artists sir Joshua Reynolds, and Mr. Jarvis, are introduced ;»s hephera's paving' adoration to the new born infant. The windows on the X. side of the- chapel, contain in the tower" range the eh ief persons recorded in the old testament, and in the. upper the twelve apostles. The two other windows are filled with pictures of our blessed Saviour, the virgin Mary, a id the twelve Apostle?. The windows on the S. si.ie of the chapel, representing various Saints and Martyrs, were painted by Price, in 1740. In this chapel is shewn the Crozicr of the founder, almost the only one of the kind remaining in the kingdom, it is of silver gilt near seven feet high, ornaraei.ted with the figures of angels, and the titular saints or' the cathedral at Winchester. — Eighth, Trinity Colb-ge, was fended by sir Thomas Pope, in 1594, on the site of a college erected by the Prior and Monks, of Durham. It consists of a president, 12 fel- lows, and 12 scholars. Dr. Bathurst, pre- sident of this college, adorned it with re- building the beautiful chapel, in 1694; and it contains an excellent library. — Ninth, Lincoln College, fouuded by Richard Fleming, bishop of Lincoln, who obtained a licence . The second court was n ostly erected by archbishop Laud, in 1595, with the materials of a Carmelite Friary, on Gloucester green. — Twelfth, All Souls Col- lege, founded in 1438, by Henry Chicheley, archbishop of Canterbury, for a warden, and 40 fellows, besides l 2 chaplains, 9 clerks and choristers. Thechapel is a stalely pile, and the anti-chapel containing several re- markable monuments, is 70 feet long and m broad, The entrance to the inner chapel is by a grand flight of marble steps, through a screen constructed by sir Christopher Wren. On each side of the altar are t«o inimitable vases, representing in their bas relief the institution of the two sacrament-. Between the windows are various saints in ckiaro scuro: and it has a noble and well arranged library. There is a curious cere- mony performed at this eollege annually, on the 14. h January, called the Maliuid O XF X F ,Y<'/, being the commemoration of th< covery on mallafdof an ex r.< >rdinai s./.c, in a drain, when discing the found An elegant entertainment is provided in le evening, and a merry ol 1 song is always sun/, set to anci"nt music. — Thirtee M '.a '.ilr. • College, Founded in 1458, by Wm. of Wainfj 'ft, bishop of Winchester, for a presi- dent, 4-0 fellows, I •■■'" ilai-s, &ci [t is adorne 1 with the figures of the found' r, Wui. of Wykeham, St. Mary Magdalen; Henry III. ail'l St. John the baptist. I l the w St win- dowof the anll-chapel are some fine remains of painted glass, and the windows of the chapel contain the representation of saints, apostles, &,c In t;ie confusion of the civil wars the choir windows were taken down and con- ceiled, but being discovered by some of Cromwell's troopers, those fanatics placed them along the cloisters, and jumping upon them in their jackboots, entirely destroyed them. The hilar piece fs a beautiful repre- sentation of the last judgment, and under- neath a painting, supposed to be by Guido, of Christ hearing the cross. Through the centre of the building is the entrance to a beautiful lawn, stocked with deer; there is also a meadow in the college precincts, of about 13 acres, surrounded by a pleasant walk called the Water Waik, it being wash- ed by the branches of the Cherwell, and shaded with hedges and lofty trees. — Fourteenth. Brazen Nose College, founded in 1509, by William Smith, bishop ofLincoln, and Richard Sutton, knight, of Prestb'ury, in Cheshire, for a principal, and 1.5 fellows. The present establishment is 5 fellows, 32 scholars, and 12 exhibitioners. In the centre of the first quadrangle, are statues of Cain and Abel. The east window of the chapel contains some good painted glass, by Pearson, Its singular name appears to have been de- rived from the founders having erected it on the site of two antieut balls, one of ••■ was called Brazen \use Hall, which had ac- quired its name, from the students who were removed from a seminary or temporary uni- versity at Stamford, having an iron ring fixed in a nose of brass, and serving as a knocker to the gate. — Fifteenth, Carpus Cf.risli College, founded in 1516, by bishop Fox, lord privy seal to Henry VII. and VI If. It has a well furnished library, and a curious collection of pamphlets, manuscripts, &c. The Crosier of the founder is here shewn, but not so curious as that of Wykeiam, at New college. The present member! of this society are a president, i'O fellows, 2 chap- lains, 20 scholars, 4 exhibitioners, and 6 gentlemen commoners.— Sixteenth, Christ Church, founded by Cardinal Wolsey, in 15'25; but in 1529, when he fell into dis- grace, Henry VIII. seizpd upon the found- ation and suspended it for three years, when be re-established it under his own name, and in 15-lii translated the episcopal see hither from Oseney; and the church of St. FrideiwiJe, was constituted a cathedral by the name o f Christ's church. Tl tion has remained in the same form' ever since, except that queen Elizabeth converted the grammar scholars into students, and or- r va 'ancles should be , • plied from We tminster school. It con- sists of a clean, 8 canons, 100 students. 8 chaplains, 8 singing men, and as many choristers, a *cho6l-mas;er, orgmist, :.-' les, the frond extending 38^ feet, and terminates at each end with two corresponding tun in the centre is the grand entrance, a most magnificent Gothic building, halving a beau- tiful tower, w iich contains the bcli eallul great Tom, on the sound of which every night at nine the students of the university are enjoined by statute, to repair to their respective societies. The grand quadrangle- is 264 feet by 261 in the clear, the east and north sides of which contain the chambers ef t lie dean and four of the canons, and the r p irt of the south side is formed by the hall; the entrance to which is by a stately staircase of stone, is 180 feet in length, and 80 high, having 8 windows on each side, ft is ornamented with the por- traits of most of the eminent men, who have been educated at tins college. Toe roof is a noble frame of rafter work, beautified with about 300 coats of arms, properly blazoned. Round the whole area of the grand quadran- gle is a spacious terrace, and in the centre a bason and fountain with the statue of Mer- cury. Over the grand entrance is the statue of queen Ann*', and over the arch in the north-east angle, that of bishop Fell, and opposite On the south-east is a statue of Cardinal Wolsey. The church toward* the. east of the grand quadrangle is the cathedral formerly the chqrch of St. Fr;deswid*'s monastery, erected in 1200, on the site of riastery the college was erected; several of the win lows contain beautiful specimens of painted glass, which have been collected together from the wreck of the civil wars. At the west end of the north aisle, is the painting of St. Peter delivered out of prison, executed in the rear 1 TOO, by . Oliver, in the 80th year of his age. The tower contains 10 bells, which 'together with that called grisat Tom, were brought from Oseney Abbe}-. Peck water Court, founded by Dr. RadclirT, consists of three unif sides each having 15 windows in front, and is perhaps the most elegant edifice in the university. Chi the front side of this court is a magnificent library supp >rted by Corinthian pillars, but what was originally intended to be a Piazza, has been altered to the more convenient reception of General Guise's collection of paintings, and the great col- lection of books beloaging to the college. East of this stands Canterbury court, formerly a distinct college, which has of late years been handsomely rebuilt. Seventeenth, Jims College^ founded in 1571, by queen Elizabeth, and endowed by Hugh Price treasurer of St. OXF David'*, for a principal, 8 fellows, and S scholars, which" has been since raised to 19 fellows, and 13 scholars, besides exhibi- tioners. — Eighteenth, Wudha&n Collesi , found - ed in 1613, according to the will of Nicholas Wadhani, of Merrifleld, in Somerset, lor a warden, 15 fellows, 15 scholars, 2 chaplains', and 2 clerks. In (he. east window of the chapel is a fine painting of the passion of our Saviour, and at the lower part of the a'tajr is a Singular and curious painting on cloth. — Nineteenth, Pembroke ('(Urge, founded in 1620, by Thomas Tesdale; of Glympton, in Oxford, and Richard Wightwick, recto;-, of Ilsley, Berks. It was originally Broadgate-hall, and received its present name from the c •• i of Pembroke, who was chancellor of the university at the time the college was found- ed. Twentieth, Hertford College, formerly called Mart Hall, founded in 1.312 by Walter jStapleton, bishop of Exeter, as an appendage to Exeter College, but it was converted into a separate college in 1740, principally fioin the endowment of Dr. Richard New ten, for a principal, two senior fellows, besides juniors, and students. Of the numerous balls, bos- tels, or inns, which were originally the only academical bouses pos sed by the students, only live at. present remain, these societies arenieither endowed or incorporated. They arc subject to the respective principals, whose salary aris;es fiom the room rent of the house. The principals are appointed by the chancellor of the university, that of Ed- mund 1! II excepted, which is dependent on Quoen's College. First, Allan 11,;!', ;s con- tiguous to Merton College, erected by ' de St. Alban, n citizen of Oxford. Second, Si.-Ednta.ruPs Boll, situated, to the east of Quifen*s College, established in the reign of E Li ai ; [I., and consigned to Queen's Col- li in 1557. Third, . c /. Mary Hall, origi- nally tl e parsonage house of the rectors of St. Mi iv. which being appropriated by Ed- ward Ifl. to Oriel College, the house also .i.io their posses-ion. Fourth, New Inn Utjl, was granted, to students by John Trillock, bishop of Hereford in 1545. Fifth, Jic ' all, situated to the west of IWag- da i n College, the greater part of it is the grammar school, for the choristers of Mag- dalen College, and was erected for that pur- pose unly byjWilliam of Waiufleet, but othtu' buih' n] - I eingj added, it grew by degrees into an academical ball. — The university is governed by a chancellor, usually a noble- man, chosen by the students for life; a high- steward', named by the chancellor, and ap- prised by the university,, who is atso lor life; a \ice chancellor, always in orders, and the bead of a college, who exercises the chancellor's power, keeps the officers and Students to their duty, and appoints four pro- vice chancellors, out of the beads of colleges, tc officiate in his absence; two proctors, who are masters of arts, chosen yearly out of the several colleges in terns, to keep the peace, punish disorders, oversee weights and uita- seres, order scholastic exercises, &c. j a pul lie orator, who writes letters by order convocation, and harangues princes and other great men who visit the university ; three esquire-^ beadles, who carry gilt silver maces, and three yeomen beadles with plain ones, who attend the vice chancellor, apprehend all delinquents, and conduct the preachers to Church and the lecturers to school ; and a v er who carries a silver rod before the vice chancellor Among the Other public buildings of Oxford, worthy of notice, are the following churches: All Saints, situated in High-street, an elegant modern structure, in the same style as the new churches in London, beautified within and without with Corinthian pilasters, and finished with an at- tic story and ballustradc; although it is 72 feet long, 42 wile, and 50 high, there is no pillar in the church. St. Peter's in the east, standing near the High-street, was partly built by St. Grymhald, near 800 years ago. It was formerly the University church, and the lean's of houses attend the sermons in it every Sunday afternoon during Lent; the tower, east end, and crypt, are curious pieces of antiquity; it was repaired and beautified throughout in 1760. Si. Mary's is situated abaut the middle of the north side of the High street, it was rebuilt in its present state iu the reign of Henry VII., and consists of three ailes, with a spacious chancel. The pulpit is placed in the centre of themindle aile, at the west end of which is the viceehancellor's throne, below which are placed the two proc- tors ; seats descending on each side are for the doctors and heads of colleges, and those un- derneath for the young noblemen ; in the area on benches the masters of arts ; and a! the west end, with a return to the north and south, are galleries for the under gradu- ates and bachelors of arts. The tower, with i's : ; ire, is ISO feet high, richly ornamented and containing six large bells, which are sounded for scholastic exercises, congrega- tions, convocations, &c. The other public ;;g- are, the Theatre, which was built at the txpence of archbishop Sheldon in 166S, and is a magnificent edifice in the form of a Roman theatre, not circular, but flat on one side, and the roof 90 feet by 70, rests on the wails without pillars. Round the wall which formerly enclosed the theatre, stood the Arundelian marbles, now removed into the schools, which monuments were collected in Greece and Asia, principally by Thomas earl of Arundel, to which « ere added in 1755 above 100 statues and busts by the countess of Pomfret, which were originally purchased by '.ord Lempster, from the Arundelian col- lection. Asitnwle's Museum, the lower part of which is an laboratory, and the upper a repository of natural and artificial curiosities, given by Elias Ashmole, together with the MSS. of his father-in-law, sir William Dug- dale. *This museum was principally collect- ed by the two Tradcscants, of Lambeth, father and son, and left by will to Ashmole . There Plated XXVIH SriSth 36br. I~'~r i i i I ~t — i — Y' ^4 & I R £ i o Hi 4- WoreLtrrl V*^ S'T^Ll « * <^> ^t,. 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Tin- Bodleian Library, is a large lofty structure, said to contain the greatest number of books of anylibrary in Eu- rope, except the Vatican. The Radclid'e Li- bra)-.!, founded bythewillof Dr. Radeliffe, was erected in 1719. Tie Astronomical Observatory begun in 1771, wc finished at the expence of 30,000/. under the directions of the trustees of Dr. Rad'diffe's estate. The Physic G ir- den was first founded by Henry Dm vers, earl of Dauby, in 1632. Its library was erected by Dr. Sherrard, who also endowed a professorship, and furnished the garden with many curious plants. The principal bridges are, Magdalen Bridge, over the riyer Cherwell, at the foot of which stands Mag- dalen College, at the entrance of the city from the Loudon road : High Bridge in the Wfs'ern suburb, over the Isis : and Folly Bridge over the Isis, in the southern suburb, leading to Abingdon, in Berks. They arc all built of stone. The principal street is that called the High-street, running from Magda- len Bridge to Cairfax Church, extremely wide, clean, and well-paved. In Fish-street, lead- ing from Cairfax to Folly Bridge, is the 1 own-hall, where the assizes and sessions are held ; a very i>.eat and commodious edifice, partly elected at the expence of Thomas Rowney, esq. On Folly-bridge formerly stood a tower, called Friar Bacon's Study. TheCor- poration of Oxford consists of a mayor, high steward, recorder, four aldermen, eight assist- ants, two bailiffs, a town clerk, two chamber- lains, and 24 commou council. At the coro- nation of the kings and queens of England, the mayor officiates in the buttery, and has for his fee a large gilt bowl and cover. The city and university send each two members to the impciial parliament. The Thames or Lsis is navigable for barges to London, and has a canal navigation running parallel with I the Cherwell, to Banbury, and thence joins j the Birmingham, Warwick, and Coventry ca- nals. In Port meadow, at a small distance i from the city annual races are held. Of ! late years Oxford has been embellished with a noble market-place. The markets are on Wednesday and Saturday. Fair, called St. Giles, merely nominal, 1st September, 'ihe observatory, stands in Lat. 51.45. 38. Long. 1. 15. west. — Oxford Guide. Oxfordshire, an inland county of Eng- land, bounded on the north by Warwickshire and Northamptonshire, on the east by Buck- inghamshire, on the south by Berkshire, and on the west by Gloucestershire. In shape it is very irregular, and extends in length about 48 miles, and in breadth 2d ; contain- ing 450,000 acres of land, having about 150,000 acres arable, and '.' 10,000 in pa tiir- age, the remain ic.- being uncultivated wastes and woodlands. It is divided i. to 14 hun- dred-', viz. Bamptou, Banbury, Binfield, Uloxham, Bulliugton, Gnadlington, Dorches- ter, Ewthne, Langtiee, Lewknor, l'iitou, Plougliley, Thame, and Woottoa, having one city and university, two boroughs Banbury and Woodstock, and ten market towns, \\a. Bampton, Bicester, Bui ford, Chipping-Nor- ton, Peddington, Henley, ls'.ip, Thame, Watlington. and Witney ; the whole eoun'y contains, 2J7 parishes, 20,599 houses in- habited by 109,620 persons, viz. 5:3 7>sd males and 5;i,834 females, of whom 16,34 i were re* returned as bqiug employed in trade, manu- facture, or handicraft, and 33, J 09 in agri- culture. The snil of the northern part is chief- ly strong, partly arable and partly pasturage; south of this is an extensive tract, the hillj part of which has a shallow stony soil, the bottoms are clayey, and t.ie sides of the ri- vers afford excellent pasturage; the south- west corner contains the noted for-st of Whichwood ; below which, nearer to the Isis, the soil is low and wet, and chiedy in pastur- age; round tic city of Oxford the soil is va- rious, and ..car Stanton St. John 'here is a considerable tract of woodland. Between the Thame and the Chiltern bids it is mo*tiy arable, bordered by a range of downs. The wide tract of the Chilterns, consists of chalk, with loam and clay intermixed j but very full of dm s, and cow re 1 in a great measure with beech wood. The principal rivers are the Tame and Isis, forming one stream, anciently called the Thamcsis, and the boundary be- tween Berkshire and this county. Tee I,i-. an inconsiderable stream rising in Buckingham- shire, joins the Thames at Dorchester, tins Cherwell rising in Northampt onshire falls into the Isis at Oxford. The Eveulode rising 11 Worcestershire and into the Isis about six miles above Oxford, and the W ndrush risin"-. in the Cotsivold hills in Glouce tershire also joins the same r.ver about five miles west of Oxford. The produce is chiefly like that in most of the midland farming counties. Much butter and cheese is made, and numer- ous calves reared for the London market, which it also supplies with great quantities of corn and malt. The greatest want of this county is fuel, since the diminution of its woods. The climate is in general cold, parti- ticularly to the west, where its fences are chiefly stone walls. The clinvte of the Chiltern district is moist. The principal ma- nufactures are those of blankets at Witney, shag at Banbury, and gloves and polished steel at Woodstock, and the employment of the poorer class i3 lace-making and spinning. Two of the greater Roman road- run through this county. The Lknild-strcet enters it at Goring from Berks, and passes north-norths cast to Bucks, about six miles south east of Thame; and the Akeman-street, a consular 3C OXN OZL «r«* 5 ts the county to Bnrford. Besides the^e th.re are several vicinal ways, the crest of •»e nf which is seen pointing toward Otnioor, en tiie London road, about a mile On this side Hedington. Oxfordshire was anciently inhabited by the Dobuni, and the Ro- mans annexed it to the province of Fla- ▼ia C*sariensis. During the heptarchy it belonged to Mercia, and is now ind ded in the Oxford circuit, diocese of Oxford, and province of Canterbury. It sends nine members to parliament. The gross amount of the assessment under the property tax for 1806, wa> 1, -217,133/. The amount of money raised for the maintenance of the poor in 18 i3, was 109,5594 at the rate of 4.<. 8./. in the pound, and the average of death' for 10 years appears to have been as 1 to 5 1 of the existing population. Oxhill, a parish in the hundred of Kine- ton, Warwick, 5\ miles from Shipston on Stour, and 69 from London; containing 51 houses and 293 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. 10 v. Oxley, a small hamlet to Wolverhampton, in Staffordshire, and included therewith. Oxlinch, a small hamlet in the parish of Standisb, Gloucester. Oxva, a small inhabited island of Shet- land, in the parish of Tingwall, 4 miles v, est •f the town of Scalloway. Oxkam or Oxenham, a parish in tlie shire •f Roxburgh, Scotland, on the borders of England, 4 miles from Jedburgh, and 50 from Edinburgh; containing 145 houses and 688 inhabitants. The parish is watered by nu- merous rivulets, all of which abound with trout. The great Roman road from Borough- bridge to the Lothians, can be traced the whole length of the parish, and there are three vestiges of ancient fortifications or castles. Oxnam, a river in the shire of Roxburgh, Scotland, rising ii» the parish of Oxnam, and attera course of 12miles fallsinto the Teviot, about half a mile below Crailiug church. Oxnead, a parish in the hundred of South Erpingham, Norfolk, near Aylsham,and 117 miles from London; containing only 5 houses and 54 inhabitants. Oxvky, a river island in Kent, between Tenterden and Rye, formed by the divided streams of the Rother, being about 7 miles Jong and three broad, containing three pa- rishes, viz. Wittrisham, Stone, and Small- hithe. Oxket, a small hamlet to Peterborough in the hundred of Nassaburgh, Northampton. The population of which was returned in. eluded with Peterborough. Oxsprisc. a hamlet in the parish of Penis- tone, in Staincross wapentake, west riding of York, 7 miles from Barnsley, and i76 from London; containing 50 bouses and '219 inha« bitants. Oxteatv a parish in the hundred of Tan- drige, Surry, jj miles from Godstonc, and v5 from London; containing 92 houses and 6-14 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 24/. 6 from London ; containing 47 hons< s and 202 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 9/. 9*. 2rf. Oxwich, a parish in the hundred of Laun- diteh, Norfolk, 3k miles from Fakenham, and 107 from London ; containing 6 houses Sc 61 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 9v. 2d. Oyns, a parish in the district of Garioch, shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, 8 miles from Inverurie, and 52 from Montrose ; contain- ing 120 houses and 51S inhabitants. It is watered by the Don, Ury, Shevock, and the Gadie, all of which contain trout. Thers are the rnins of a Druidical temple here of great extent. OvsTEnMouTit, a parish in the hundred of Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, f> miles from Swansea, and 209 from London; contain- in-: 168 bouses, and 715 inhabitants; the ruins of its ancient castle formerly belonged to the Lord Gower, but now to the Duke of Beaufort. It is a curacy. Ozehdikf, a hamlet in the parish of Ryther, I'-arkston Ash wapentake, west rid- ing of York. Ozxswortb, a parish in the hundred of Berkley, Gloucester, 6 miles from Tetbiirr, and 105 from London; containing 22 hou?«S and 133 inhabitants. PAD PAD PABAY, a small island of the Hebrides, cases; the roof terminates in a cupola and about 8 miles from Barray, \\ mile vane. Although it joins the metropolis there long and 1 broad, and inhabited by three are still many rural spots in the parish, but families. the new buildings are here rapidly encreas- Pabba, a small island 2 miles from the ing in every direction. A branch of the isle of Sky, being about a mile long and 3^ Grand Junction Canal furnishes a daily broad ; it is uninhabited, and only used for conveyance during the summer season from the pasturing of cattle. the wharf and baso 1 ;, to Uxbridge, every Pabbay, one of the isles which compose morning at eight o'clock, and returns from the district Harris. It is nearly circular, thence about eight in the evening. '1 he coats and is about 2-| miles in diameter, of a coni- cal shape, the south-west side is very pro- ductive, but the north-west being exposed to the spray of the Atlantic, is very barren. are titled up with every convenience, and af- ford refreshments of tea, cdFee, &c. on the journey, and carry sometimes from 50 to 40 passengers. The fare 4*. 6d. each Packington, a parish partly situate in person. It was atone time in contemplation the hundred of Repton and Gressly, Derby- to have established a regular market foi cat- shire, and partly in the hundred of West tie, hay, and corn here, but this project lias Co-cote, Leicester, 1 mile from Ashby-de- been given up. In the neighbourhood are la-Zouch, and 114 from London; contain- many handsome seats. The church is a per- ing 114 houses and 563 inhabitants. pit. ml curacy, in the patronage of the Packing ton, a hamlet in the parish of bishop of London. Weeford, hundred of Offlow, Stafford, 3 Paddlesworth, a village in the hundred miles from Litchfield, and 115 from Lon- of Loiiiugborough, lathe of Shepway, Kent, don; containing i>5 houses and 193 inha- near Snodland, and 3 n.iles from West bitants. Mailing; containing 8 houses and 42 inha- Packincton Great, a parish in the hun- bitant=. died of Hemlingford, Warwick, 5 miles from Coleshill near Mended, and 97 from London ; containing 42 houses and!315 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value?/. 10^. 3d. Packington Little, a parish near the foregoing, 4| miles from Coleshill ; con- taing 25 houses and 140 inhabitant 1 ;. It is a Padiham, a township and ehapelry in the parish of VYhalley, hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, 2>\ miles from Burnley, a>id 21 :i from London ; containing 382 houses and 2118 inhabitants, viz. 1056 males and 1062 females ; of whom 965 were returned as be- ing employed in various trades and manu- rectory, value 3/. in the patronage of factures. It has a neat chapel of ease. the dean and chapter of Worcester. Pablly Nether, a hamlet in the parish Packwood, a hamlet and ehapelry in the of Hope, hundred of High Peak, Derby, 5 parish of Waspcrton, hundred of Kineton, miles from Tidswell, and 165 from Lon- Wanvick, 4 miles from Warwick, and 88 don ; containing 5 houses and 28 inha- from London ; containing 55 houses aud 305 bitants. inhabitants. Padstow, a sea port, market town and Padbury, a parish in the hundred of Buck- parish in the hundred of Pydar, Cornwall, inghatn, Bucks, near the river Ouse, 2£ situated on the left bank or the river Alan miles from Buckingham, and 5 jg: from or Camel, 50 miles from Launcston, and 243 London ; containing 84 houses and -J59 in- from London; containing L;2 houses and habitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 13 s. id. 1352 inhabitants, of whom 183 were re- in the patronage of the king. turned as being employed in trade. Its Paddington 1 , a parish in the hundred of Cornish name was Lodeneck, or Laffenao, Ossulton, Middlesex, situated on the north and by the Saxons it was called Adelston. side of Hyde Paik Corner, and reckoned a Its modern name is a contraction of Petrock- part of the metropolis ; it contains 324 stow, the church, an ancient structure, be- houses and 1881 inhabitants, of whom 160 ing dedicated to the first Saint Petrock. In were returned as being employed in trade, the fifth century a monastery was founded The church is an elegant modem structure, here, but the Monks being much annoyed erected in 1790, near the site of the old by the incursions of the Danes, they re- church on sin eminence surrounded by moved to Bodmin. At the mouth of the venerable elms. Its figure is composed of a Camel is a convenient harbour for vessels of square of about 50 feet, the centers on each 500 tons burthen at high water, but it is ra- side of the square are projecting paral- ther difficult of access, having rocks on the Uograms, which furnish recesses for the east side and a bar of sand on the west. Pad- communion table, vestry, aud two stair- stow has a tolerablv good trade U, Loudon jsi 3 C t PAI PAI way, enters from Bucks near Bicester, and Bristol, and exports great quantities of slate. It has also a small fishery for herrings, and during the season is much frequented for sea bathing, having the accommodation of asrood machine. The market is on Saturday. Fairs, 29th April, and 2d October. It is a vicarage, value 11/. 3s. 4d. — Polwhcle's Cornwall. Padwotith, a parish in the hundred of Theale, Berks, 9 miles from Reading, and 46 from London; containing 44 houses and 218 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 3/. 6s. bil. Pacham, a parish in the hundred of Ald- weck, rape of Chichester, Sussex, 5 miles from Chichester, and 68 from Loudon ; con- taining 101 houses and 632 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. IS*. 9d. in the patronage of the archbishop of Canter- bury. Pageesham, a parish in the hundred of Rochford, Essex, near Wallasea Island, 4 miles from Rochford, and 43 from Lon- don ; containing 75 houses and 341 inha- bitants. The island is separated from this parish by a narrow creek. It is a rectory, value 26/. patron the bishop of London* Pagsei.l. See Newport Pagnele, Bucks. Pailinge, a hamlet in the township of Spotland, parish of Rochdale, hundred of Salford, Lancaster, adjoining Rochdale, and 197 miles from London. The popula- tion of which are included with Spotland. Paii.ton, a hamlet in the parish of Monks Kirby, hundred of Knigbtlow, Warwick, 7 miles from Rugby, and 91 from London ; containing 84 houses and 989 inhabitants. Pain'gton, a parish in the hundred of Haytor, Devon, on the sea coast, 4 miles from Brixham, Torhay, and 195 from Lon- don ; containing 246 houses and 1575 inha- bitants, of whom 268 were returned as be- ing employed in trade. It is a very plea- sant rural village, and contains several genteel lodging-houses, occupied by the families- of officers ill his Majesty's navy. It is a vi- carage, value 52/. Is. Painshaw, a township in the parish of Houghton-le-Spriug, in Easington Ward, Durham, 9 miles from Durham, and ^69 from Loudon ; containing i67 houses and 1399 inhabitants. Painswick, a parish in the hundred of Blsley, Gloucester, 3 miles from Stroud, and 105 from London ; containing 625 houses and 3150 inhabitants, viz. 1441 males and 1709 females, of whom 259 were returned as being employed in various trades, and 321 in agriculture. Pais'.ev, a town in the shire of Renfrew, Scotland, situated on the river Whitecart, 6| miles west <-.( Glasgow, and 46 from Edinburgh ; containing 2474 houses and 51,179 inhabitants, viz. 14,413 males and 16,766 females; of whom 11,486 were rc- torned as being employed in various trades au« Manufacture,!, and 770 iu agriculture. It is a place of considerable antiquity, but has only of lale years risen to its present im- portance and population; for in the begin- ning of last century in Crawford's history of Renfrew, it was described as consisting of only one principal street about balf-a mile long, but it may now be ranked among the largest towns in Scotland. The Old Town, on the west bank of the river occupies an extent of about a mile square, and the Ncic Town and abbey on the opposite side is very extensive, and communicates with the Old Town by three handsome bridges. This part of the town is very handsomely built in general, and was feued some years ago by the Marquis of Abercorn ; the streets are laid out in a regular manner, but not at right angles ; near the center of one of the principal streets, the Marquis has erected one of the handsomest inns in the kingdom- a little to the south of which is the abbey church, formerly the only one in the town ; when entire, it appears to have been a noble building, and consisted of se- veral places of worship ; the great north window is now in ruins, and ouly the chancel remains, which is divided into a middle and two side isles, having very lofty pillars and pointed arches ; above these are another range of pillars much larger, being the seg- ment of a circle and above a row of arched niches. The outside of the building has a pro- fusion of ornaments, particularly about the north and west doors. By the side of the church is the aisle or burying place of the Abercorn family, wherein is a small vaulted chapel ; in this chapel is the monument of Marjery Bruce, daughter of king Robert Bruce, and near it are the graves of Eliz. Muir and Ephemia Ross, both consorts to Robert II. This chapel has a remarkably strong echo, which, when the door is slammed, is equal to aloud clap of thunder, and the notes of a musical instrument are resounded in the most agreeable manner. The abbey of Paisley, of which the church is now the only remain, was founded in 1160, for Cluniac Monks ; it was afterwards raised to the rank of an abbey : in 1481, it was considerably enlarged and beautified, and the whole precincts were surrounded with a wall of hewn stone, which stood till 1781, when it was taken down and the ma- terials employed in the new building ; this abbey was supported by tythes from i^S different parishes. The town house is a very handsome building of cut stone, having a lofty spire and clock; and the butcher market having an elegant front of hewn stone, is extremely commodious. Paisley is the first manufacturing town in Scotland, and many of the streets, lanes, and alleys, are named from the various branches carried on in each; previously to 1760, the manufac- tures consisted principally of coarse linens and handkerchiefs, which were afterwards ded by those of lawn and gauze, and a sort of thread introduced fraiu Holland. PAL PAN It hat been computed that there have been no fewer than .">l)00 persons employed at one .time here, in the gauze branch, and as many more as winders, warpers, clippers, &c. in the silk manufacture; at present the manufacture of silk 1ms greatly declined, whilst those of muslin, thread, and cotton, have increased, There a>-e also several tanneries ; and manu- factories of soap, candles, tape and ribbons; the yearly produce of which in 1789, was reckoned at 6f>0,3S5/. Two of the cotton D ils in the Al/f'fi,' Parish or NezoToxn, con- tain '2-2,572 swindles, and employ nearly 1000 persons ; in this district there is also a calico printing work, several bl«achfields, and a copperas work. Paisley is governed by 3 bailies, of which the senior is in the commission of the peace, a treasurer, town clerk, and 17 counsellors, annually elected. Jt was erected into a burgh of barony, un- der the Abbot of Paisley, which, -it the reform- ation, came into the Hamilton family, now represented by the Marquis of A >ercorn, from which he takes the title of baron; in the neighbourhood was autiently a very ex- tensive forest, but little more than 10:1 acres now remain covered with wood. The dis- trict aoounds with many curious and useful minerals, as well as coal, limestone, and freestone. About half-a-mile west of Pais- ley stands the little village of Marwelton, at which is an extensive gauae manufactory, and near it may be traced the site of a con- vent, founded in the 12th century ; about two miles distant on an eminence stands a ruined tower, the remains of Crookstow C'as.le. The river Cart was rendered navigable in the year 1791, to the Clyde by the assistance of a short canal, avoiding Inchinnon bridge, and removing some rocks and shoals. — Fen- nant's Ty.ir and Lettice's Letters, PAKEriELD, a parish in the hundred of Mutford and Lothingland, Suffolk on the Coast, 12 miles from Yarmouth, and 112^ from London, containing 56 houses and '28 2 inhabitants: lying on the shore of the Ger- man ocean. It has been considerably dimi- nished by the encroachment of the sea. The church consists of two ailes nearly uniform, with a steeple standing at the west end of the south aile, containing five bells. There is a quakev's meeting at this town, which has been ---tablished for more than 150 years. The trade of this place consists in a small fishery for herrings. The living is a rectory, value 14/. Pakenham, a parish in the hundred of Thedwestry, Suffolk, :3tV miles from Bury St. Edmunds, and 74 from London; containing $9 houses and 6S1 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 10/. 8s. 9rf. Paldie or Pai.diekirk, a small village in the parish of Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scot- land, 8 miles from Stonehaven, noted for an annual fair held here tor three days. Palethorpe, a hamlet in the parish of Ed- Wirtttow, hundred of Ba»set Law, Notts, 2 miles from Ollerton, and 137 from London.; containing 10 houses and 73 inhabitants. Palorave, a parish in tne hundred of Hartismere, Suffolk, 5 miles from Eye, and 94 from London, on the banks of the Wa- vuney ; containing 82 houses and .">30 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 19'. 1 \s. 3'/. Palorave, a hamlet in the parish ofSporte, hundred of South Grecnhoc, N< rfoik, 2 miles from Swaffharn, an 1 93 from London. Po- pulation returned Included with Sporle. Pamskr, a township aad ebapeFry in the parish of Sherboni, hundred of barton: sta- cey, division of Vndover, Hants, 5 miles from Basingstoke, and 47 from London; contain- ing 62 houses and 238 inhabitants. Pamincton, a tything in the parish of As- ton or Caron, 2 miles from Tewksbury, ana and 102 from London; containing 22 houses and 104 inhabitants. Pampisford, a parish in the hundred of Chilford, Cambridge, 7 miles from Cambridge, and 45 from London ; containing 35 houses and 202 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. PAHBRiDE.a parish in the shire of Forfar, situated on the sea coast,* at the mouth of the Frith of T^y, 12 miles from Dundee; con- taining 446 houses and 1583 inhabitants. At tiie East and West Havens, are harbours for siaall vessels. The j arish is watered by a considerable stream at the bottom of a valley, called Batik's Den, over whi«h is thrown a high bridge on the turnpike road from Dundee to Arbroath. The parish con- tains the villages of East and West Havens, Panbride, Shrine, and Muirdrum. Pancp.as, a parish in the hundred of Ossiil- ton, Middlesex, 1| mile from London, lying on the right of the road to Highgate and Hampstead. It is a very extensive parish, and includes one third of Highgate, and the hamlets of Kentish Town, Battle ilridge, Cambden Town, Somers Town, and Tolten- ham-court-road, and all the stree to the west as far as Cleavelaiid-street and Rathbone- place, containing 417 8 houses and 31,779 in- habitants, viz. 14,009 males and 17,770 fe- males, of whom 3279 were returned as being employed in various trades, handicrafts, and manufactures. It is the favourite residence of the French emigrants, and the church and church-yard have long been noted as the burial place of such Roman Catholics as die in London and its vicinity, almost every stone exhibiting a cross and the initials R. I. P. (Rcquiescat in Pace, May he rest in Peace,) the Church-yard was enlarged in 1793. In the parish are several chapels of ease, a Roman catholic chapel and the burial grounds belong- ing to the parishes of St. James, St. Andrew's, Hoi born, St. George the Martyr, and Si. George's Bloomsbury. The Foundling Hos- pital, the Small-Pox Inoculation Hospital, with a building attached thereto for the re- ception of patients with the natural small pox, removed from the Cold Bath Field*, are iu iC3 PAP PAR this parish. At Camden Town stands the lymg ah ut three miles on the north side ef Veterinary College, instituted in 1791 ; a uo- Westray, and 25 from Kirkwall ; containing ble building 650 feet in front i it is governed about 240 inhabitants; It is about 4 miles bi a [.resilient, 11 vice presidents, and 24 long.and 1 broad, lbe chief employment is din.ctOK, and has a treasurer, professor, se- fishing and burning kelp. cretary, £tc. ; a school for the instruction of Pap Castle, a township in the parish of pupils in the veterinary science is under the Bcidekirk, in Alleulaie ward, below Dei went, direction of the profcssor : and diseased horses Cumberland, 2 miles from Cocker mouth, and are admiitcd into the infirmary upon certain 300 from London; containing 61 houses and terms: This establishment is thought to beso 283 inhabitants. From the antiquities dug beneficial that it has been assisted by parlia- up here, it is supposed to have been a Roman meiit. Pancras is a vicarage, value 9i. 5*. in station. the patronage of the dean and chapter of St. Papplewick, a parish in the hundred of Paul's. Here is the si r e of one of Caesar's Rroxtow , JJofS. situated in the foiest of Sherwood, 8 miles from Nottingham, and 152 from London; containing 180 houses and T09 inhabitants. It has lone; had a eonsider- it camps, according to L)r. Stukehy. Pancras Wick, a hamlet in the parish of Bradworthy, in the hundred of Black lor- rington, Dev n, 3^ inile> fn m Holdsworthy, able branch of the cotton manufacture, and 217 from London; containing 41 houses is a curacy. and 330 inhabitants Pat v. ortii, the name of a hundred in Panficld, a parish in the huudred of Cambridge, lying an the western side of the Ilinckford, Essex, 2 miles from Braintree,and county, and borders of Huntingdon. 42 from London; containing 58 houses and Papworth Acnes, a parish in the hundred 292 inh bitanis. it is a rectory, value 10/. qf Papworth, Cambridge, 4 miles from Cax- 10... ton, and 65 from London ; containing 9 houses Pangbours, a parish in the hundred of and 8U inhabitants. Jt is a rectory, value 9/. Reading, Beiks, 6 miles from Reading, and 16s. 3d. 4.1 from London; containing 78 houses and Papworth Everard, a parish near the 592 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. foregoing, containing 21 houses and 1 1 1 in- Pannall, a parish in Claro wapentake, habitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. 15«. 10/. weA riding of York, 4 miles from Knares- in the patronage of Trinity college. Cambridge, borough, and 210 from London; containing Parbold, a hamlet in the parish of Ec- 147 boosts and 7S9 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 5/. 5s. Faknanacii, a village in the parish of Glen- mnick, shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, noted for its mineral waters, which issue from the side of a biil, and are said to res< inble the Seltzer waters of Germany, being strongly impregnated with aerial acid. Sexcral houses are erected here for the accommodation of cleston, hundred of Leyland, Lancaster, miles from Charley, and 208 from Loi.donj Containing 43 housi s and 2.55 inhabitants. Pa&ham, a parisii united with Hatcheston, in the hundred of Plomsgae, Suffolk) 2j miles from Eramlingham, and 86 from Lon- don ; containing 18 houses and 3t»9 inhabit- ant. It is a vicarage. Parham, a parish in the hundred of West those persons who come to drink the waters, Easewrith, rape of Arundel, Sussex, 6 miles and it has a public and private bath. from Arundel, and 54 from London ; con'.ain- Pant, a river in Essex, which falls into the big 8 houses and 51 inhabitants. It is a rec- Black water below Little Braxted. tory, \alue 10'. Pantos, a parish in the hundred of Wrag- Paris or Pary's Mountain", near Amlwch, goe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 2 miles from Anglcsea, Wales, 1 mile in length and half a Wragby, and 142 from London; containing mile in breadth, rising about 8 miles distant 10 houses and So inhabitants. It is a rtc- from the town. Its appearance is wild and tory, value 12/. barren in the extreme, all vegetation being Panxwortii, a hamlet in the parish of Ran- precluded by the sulphureous fumes which Worth, hundred of Walsham, Norfolk, near arise from the roasting heaps and smelting Acle. The population of which was in- houses of the copper mines, winch extend eluded with Ranworth. their destructive dleets for se\ t ral miles Papa Stour, a small island of the Shet- round. The name is British, and signifies a lands, in the parish of Walls and Sandness, small mountaiu by the sea. about two . ilcs long and one broad. It con- Park, a hamlet in the parish of Broad tains about 300 inhabitants, who are mostly Windsor, Dorsetshire, and is included there- en pi >yed in the fisheries , and on its shores are several excellent harbours for the fishing craft. Papa Stronsay, a small island of the Ork- neys, on ilie north-east side of Stronsay, about 3 m"es in circumference. It is ex- sfith. Park, a hamlet in the parish of Hares- field, Gloucestershire, near Stroud, and in-, eluded therewith. Parkgate, a sea-port anil hamlet in the parish of Great Meston, huudred of Wirral, jtremely fertile, and has two ruinous clu- Chester, on the banks of the Dee, 12 miics pels oil it. from Chester, and 193 from London, where F.'.r.v WejTRav, au island of the Orkneys, the packets sail tq Hie coast of Irtlau4. ik-i P A R PAT population was returned included withNestpn. Pa&ksom, a hamlet to £oole in the huudred of Cegdean, divisop of Shastou, Dorset, 1 mile from Poole, and 103 from London ; con- taining 41 houses and 206 inhabitants. Par lev West, a parish in the hundred of Bradbury, division of Shaston, Dorset, 7 miles from Poole, an I 100 from Loudon ; containing 39 hous s and ISO inhabitants. It is a rectory value 6/. Its. 6rt. Partington, a hamlet in the parish of Aberford, Skyrack wapentake, west riding of York, 1 mile from Aberford, and 186 from Loudon ; containing 41 houses and ISO in- habitants. Parndon Great, a parish in the hundred of Harlow, Essex, 6 miles from Waltham Abbey, and 19 from London j containing 55 houses and 330 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value lb/. \Qs.-td. Parndon Lirrr.E,a parish united with the foregoing, li mile distant, and contains 11 houses and 62 inhabitants. Parr, a township in the parish of Pres- cott, hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 3 miles from Prescott, and 197 from Lon- don ; containing '220 houses and 1183 inha- bitants, of whom 431 were returned as being employed in various trades. Pap.racomb, a parish in the hundred of Sherwell, Devon, 8 miles from Barnstaple, and 190 from London ; containing 64 houses and 322 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 10s. 10./. Parret, a river which rises in the southern p;irt of Somersetshire, near Langport, it is augmented by the Ordred and Ivel, and 4 milts farther it is joined by the Thone, and passing the town of Bridgewater, falls into the Bristol channel at Bridgewater hay. Barrett Norih. See Perrett North, Somerset. Parskham, a parish in the hundred of Shebbear, Devon, 4 miles from Black Tor- rington, anc l 201 from London ; containing 107 houses and 584 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 20/. 6>. hy, in Allcn'ale ward, above Derwent, Cum- berland, and is a port capable of reeeiv iiig small ships, 1£ mile from Whitehaven, and 305 from London ; containing 98 hous< s and 360 inhabitants. Partos, a hamlet in the parish of A ; kt.->n. in Cumberland ward, Cumberland, 3 inilet from Wigton, and 302 from Loudon ; con- taining 17 houses and 98 inhabitants. Parton, a parish in the «tewardry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 14 milts from Kirk- cudbright, containing 89 houses and 426 in- habitants. It is watered by the rivers Dee and Ken, which unite about halfu mile from the village. It contains seven small lakes well stocked with trout. Near the church is a strong mineral spring. Parwick, a township and chapelry \u the parish of Ashboru, hundred of Wirksworth, Derby, 5 miles from Ashborn, and 145 from London ; containing 89 houses and 450 inha- bitants. Passenham, a parish in the hundred of Cleley, Northampton, i mile from Stoney Stratford, and 53 from London ; containing 128 houses and 685 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 20/. Paston, a parish in the hundred of Tun- stead, Norfolk, 5 miles from North YVal- sham, and 129 from London ; containing 52 houses and 226 inhabitants. It is a vicaraee value 6/. 13.?. 4./. Paston, a parish in the hundred of Nassa- burgh, Northampton, 2 miles from Peterbo- rough, and 81 from London j containing 16 houses and 55 inhabitant. It is a rector? value 13/. Is. 11./. in the patronage of the' bishop of Peterborough. Paston, a hamlet in the parish of Kirk- newton, in Glendale ward, Northumberland, .7 miles from Wooller, and 330 from London; containing 19 houses and 135 inhabitants. PAsruow,theniine of a hundred in Hamp- shire, on thenortn western. side of the county and borders of Wilt;. Patch am, a parish in the hundred of Dean, rape of Lewes, Sussex, 3 miles from Brighton, and 52 from London; containing 30 houses and 286 inhabitants. It u a vicar- age, value 11. Is. 5jf. Patching, a parish in the hundred of Brightford, rape of Bramber, Sussex, *^ miles from Arundel, and 60 from London ; containing 2 2 Nouses and l?'2 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. I3f. 4'/. in the pa- tronage of the archbishop of Canterbury. Paiii-Head, a village in the parish of Dysart, shire of Fife, Scotland, situated on the side of a hill facing the Frith of Forth, 2 miles from Kircaldie, and containing 320 houses aud 2082 inhabitants, the greater part of whom are employed in tin: various branches of weaving. It was formerly particularly noted for its manufactories of nails: and in 1792, there were 43 smiths who m de annual- ly about six millions of nails, to the vain of 1000/. U has a considerable annual lair for 3Ci PAV PEA wool 'en and linen cloths, held on the first ami 56 from London; containing 57 house Wedne-d ay in August and 447 inhabitants. Patnf.v, a parish hi the hundred of F.lstub pAuiERSPUttY, a parish in the hundred of and Rtfcrley, Wilts',' -4 miles from Pev'zes, Cleley, ^Torthamritonshife, 3 miles from Tow- and 85 from London ; containing 25 houses cester. and .56 from London; containing 182 And i :'!> itihahitanfs. It is a rectory, value houses and S. r >9 inhabitants. It is a rectory, 9/. 18». 17. in the patronage of the bishop of value 54/. 4.?. 2rf. Winchester. Pai'lisc a parish in the hundred of Hap- Patrick BhbMPTOS. See Brompton Pa- pin?, Norfolk, 18 miles from Norwich, and trick', west riding of Y< fk. P29 from London; containing 27 houses and Pat kicks TiniiRNK, a parish in the hundred 188 inhabtants. It is a vicarage, valne 2/. ofBridgeandPetham,lathe of St. Augus'tihe, 6v. 87. Kent, 2-§ miles from Ca'ntei bury, and 5'8 Paul's St. or Paclchurch, a parish in the fiom London; containing' 45 houses and 213 hundred of Fenwith. Cornwall, 3 miles from inhabitants. The chinch is a very ancient Penzancej and 292 from London; containing building. It is a vicarage, value 5/. 7*. 3d. 611 houses and.2937 inhabitants, viz. 1356 Patten-mam. See Putnam, Herts. males and 1.581 females, of whom 556 were Pattlr dale, a township united with Hart- returned as berna; employed in trade and sop in the parish of Barton, in West v. aid, manufacture, and 2Bl fai agriculture. Westmoreland, 8 miles from Ambleside, and 2S2 from London ; and contain-', including Hartsop, 6»z houses and 264 inhabitants. It is a very recluse situation, and near it is Grisdall mountain. Paul's Walden, a parish in the hundred of Cashiq, Herts, 1\ miles from Stevenage, and 30 from London ; containing 152 hou-es and 758 Ml ateitants. Paultov, a township and chapelry in the Pattincham, a parish in the hundred of parish of Chewton, in the hundred of Chew- Stoddesdon, Salop, near Bridgenorth, and ton, Somerset, 8 miles front Well*, and 117 139 miles fromLondon ; containing 12 houses from London; containing 193 houses and and 82 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10i9 inhabitants. 8/. Paunstos, a hamlet in the parish of South Pattincham, a parish in the hundred of Sidenham, Devonshire. Seisden, Stafford, 54 miles from Wolver- Pat'nit.f.y, a parish in the hundred of Bor- liampton, and 135 from London; containing ley, Gloucester, 4 mil's from Neweut, and 152 houses and 750 inhabitants. 1 88 from London ; containing -11 houses and Pattisiiall, a parish in the hundred of 215 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Triwcester, Northampton, near Towcester, Pauperha,ugh, a hamlet in the parish of and (iimiksfVom London; containing 134 houses and 551 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. tOs. 10,7. Patti>hall, a parish in the hundred of Seisdon, Stafford, 6 miles from W olverhamp- ton, and 136 from London ; containing 23 houses and 160 inhabitants. Itisa curacy. Pati i ;y,ick, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Paring, hundred of Lexden, Essex, ~ miies from Coggesliall, and 42 from Lon- don ; containing 35 houses and 2G0 inhabit- ants. Rothhury. in Coquetdsrfe ward Northumber- land, near Fbthhury,and 3(J~ miles from Lon- don; containing 16 houses and 76 inhabitants Pawtett, a parish in the hundred of Nortli Petherton, Somerset, near the river Parret, 4 -J miles from Bridgewater, and 140 from London ; containing 62 houses and 429 inha- bitants. Paxton Great, a parish in the hundred of Toseland, Hunts, 2 miles from St. Neot's, and 58 from London ; containing 35 houses and 217 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value Pattom, n township in the parish and ward 16/. 2 . 1 17. in the patronage of the dean and of Kendal, Westmoreland, near Kendal, and chapter of Lincoln. 262 miles from London; containing 9 houses Paxtov Little, a parish united with the and t? inhabitants, foregoing, in the hundred of Toseland, Hunts, Pattrington, a market town and parish in ~\\ mile from St. Neot's, and h~ x - from Lon- the wapentake of Holderness, cast riding of don; containing 44 houses and 225 inhabi- Tork, 9 miles from Hedon, and 109 from tants. i London, seated oh a branch of the Humbi r ; and containing 161 houses and 891 inhabit- nn f s. The church is well built and has a lofty spire. It had formerly the advantage pA\TdK,a small village on the hanks of the Tweed, in the shire of Pi nviclcj Scotland, containing about 270 inhabitants. Pavhsmbory, a parish in the hundred of of a commodious harbour, and the town was Ilayridge, Devon, 4-| miles from Hon'ton, n ucli more populous, but its haven, a mile and 1 60 from London ; containing &f house* distant, will now only admit vessels of very and 416 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value small burthen- The market is on Saturday, Fairs-, 2fith March, 18th July, and 6th De- cember, for all kinds of pedlary and provi- sions, It is a rectory, value 22,'. in the pa- tronage of dlare Hall, Cambridge. 18/. 4.. Paytiiornf, a township in the parish of Gi buiii, in the wapentake of SfainelifVe and F.wcross, -vest riding of York, 10 m Irs from Skipton, and 226 from London; containing Pavin-gham, a parish in the hundred of 34 houses and 198 inhabitants. Wjlleyj Eedlordsli'ie, 6 miles from Bedford, Peak Forest, a township and chapelry ia PEA PEA the parish of Hathcrsage, and hundred of High Peak, Derby, containing' l l 26 houses and 607 inhabitants. The High Peak, which gives name to the hundred is a rocky, rough, mountainous, and barren tract, being i he ex- tended angle of the county of Derby, run- ning north-west by Chapel-in-le- Frith. Its mineral productions arc; various and valuable, and lead, the most important, has been dug in abundance, but many of the mines are BOwf exhausted. Iron ore is chiefly found on the north- eastern side, and coals are very plenti- ful. .The mnnv natural curiosities of this district, are the general attractions of all travellers for pleasure, and its assemblage of curiosities, o>- iVpruieri <■/ the Peak, have been frequently described both ill prose and verse. Poole's Hole is a remai kable subterraneous cavern, ab<> it a mile front the crescent at Buxton ; the entrance is so loir and narrow, that it is necessary for the visiter to stoop, but at the distance of 30 yards a spacious cavern opens, from the roof and sides of which, Water continually dropping, congeals itato large pil- lar.-, and masses on the floor, formings fantas- tic variety eJf ligun s. On reaching what is denominated the Filch of llaror, which is a large icicle depending from t be roof, the cavern becomes again contracted, but a litie far- ther it expands to a much greater height and width, till the v ; s .tor arrives at a large massy column of seal icvires called Mdrif Si teen of Si oh? Pffltt', from its having been visited by that unfortunate princess du- ring her stay at Buxton. To explore tiiis place farther, which few travellers do it is necessary to descend a few yard by very slippery and uneven steps , at first the path at bottom is tolerably even and level but at the distance of about '20 yards the pas- sage rises with a perpendicular ascent, 240 feet, extremely difficult and dangerous ; from the guides placing a light at the extremity, it has a singularly beautiful effect to those who stand below. The return is by the bot- tom of the cavern, passing under the queen of Scot's pillar, by which an opportu- nity is given of ascertaining the dimensions of this awful recess in every parr. The Lady's Pillar and Currain, the Eye of St. Andrew's Xeedle, break Back Passage, Poole's Chamber and t'loset, the names given to beautiful in- crustations, successively arrest the atten- tion in this long passage, which is 4f>0 yards to queen Mary's pillar, and 100 yards beyond it. The guides are gene- ra ly old women, who beiiig habituated to these damp passages, experience no danger from them. Behind Pool's Hole, on the edge of a vast hill, is a collection of whimsical habitations, called Ash-Hillocks, originally Limekilns, and now inhabited by a numerous set of industrious labourers. The Marvel Stone, situated about three miles from Guv- ton, in the real vo Chapel-in-Ic-Friih, is a rock nearly 180 feet bong and '80 broad, rising in the highest part about three feet from, the surface of the ground, it is indent- ed with innumerable channels or gutters, each from 9 inches to 13 feet long, and from 5 inches to 9 feet wide ; there are also many irregular holes ; the gutters run north and sooth, bit none of them go quite across the stone, and in the whole area, there can scarce- ly be found 4 feet square without a hole or a channel, and the whole evidently the work of nature. Ciiee Torii lies on the right of the road to Tideswell, five miles from Bux- ton, near the river Wye: one of the. rocks is 360 feet high. F.ldon Hole is a horrid fa- thomless chasm, in the middle of a high hill, its month is about 40 yards by 20, and it, is hedged round to prevent accidents. Peak Hole, or as it is vulgarly called the Devil's A — apeak, near Casileton, the approach is •ru y grand, a river issuing from its mouth, and a range of rocks soaring their heads to the skies. Fhe entrance is about 42 feet high and T20 wide, within are various cottages, and numbers of women and children are seen erri- ploycd at their spinning wheels. After pas- sing the Fiftch of Bacon, a large incrustation hanging on one side, a small door is come to, through which is afforded a most stupendous view ; passing a narrow passage, the river pre- font's itself, on which there is a boat ir» which the spectator is conveyed along the stream, lying at full length till he ap- proaches a most stupendous vault, 270 feet long, '210 wide, and 120 high, a winding but shallow part of the stream is then passed upon the guides' shoulders to fioger Hain't house, so called from the drops of water in- cessantly filtrating through every part of it; passing on to the Chancel and the Devil's Cel- lar, the passenger proceeds by a sandy hil- lock, descending gradually 1.50 feet, and at the Halfway house a fine transparent stream of water is passed, and thence through numerous regular and beautiful arches to the hanging rock ; the extremity of this wonder- ful place is 2250 feet from its entrance, and 6'21 feet beneath the surface of the hill. For the rest of the wonders of the Peak see Mat- lock. ClMTSWORTH. BVXTON, &C. StllH- -cau's Tour and Pitkjngtdn's View* of Derbyshire, and Guide to the Watering Places, 1306. Peak, in the county of Cork, province of Minister, Ireland, near Aghahollogue, at which place a great number of subterraneous rooms or caverns were discovered in 1755, softie of which contained considerable quan- tities of human skeletons. Peakirk, a parish in the hundred of Nassa- hurgh, Northampton, 4 miles from Market- Deeping, and 88 from London ; containing 30 houses and 13'2 inhabitants. This place had anciently a considerable monastery, but having often suffered from the Danes it was removed to GVoyland. It is a rectory, value 18/. 3s. lid. and united with Glym- ton, is in the patronage of the deanand chap- ter of Peterborough. Peale, a hamlet in the parish of Deaiij hundred of Saifordj Laacaster, near Boltcm- PEC PEE Ir-Moor, and 179 from London. 1 he pnpu- latin:i of which was OBkilted to be returned to parliament. Peals, a hamlet in the parish of Aluhin- ton, in Cpauetijale ward, Northumberland, 6 in;!<-s from Roth bury, and 312 from London; containing 6 hones and 38 inhabitant-. Pia\:o.\t, a small village in the parish end hundred of Exinmster, Devon. Pr.ASEM.-.r.si:, a parish in the hundred of Coldspur, rape of Hastings, Sussex, near Rye, and 59-J miles from London; contain- ing 83 houses'! and 611 inhabitants. Fair Thursday after Whitmn week. It is ^vicar- age, va | Qe ,;. o Si 2J. in the patronage of Sydney College, Cambridge. Peasemorh, a parish in the hundred of Fairer ss, Berk-, near Newbury, and 53 miles from London ; containing 54 houses, and 266 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. Peasentiait, a parish in the hundred of Blything, Suffolk, 4 miles from Saxmund- l>am, and 9\ from London; containing 86 houses, and 532 inhabitants. It is a curacy « lited with Sibton. Peatling Macaa, a parish in the hundred 8 from Lon- don ; containing 4+ houses, and 260 inlta- bitants. Peckiiam Last, a parish in the hundred of Twyford, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, :') miles from Maidstone, and 29 from London; con- taining 167 bouses, and 1327 inhabitants. Peckiiam W"bst, or Little Peckiiam, a parish in the hundred of Littlefield, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 4. miles from Tunbridge, and 30 from London; containing 58 houses, and 3S8 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11. 5s. \0d. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Rochester. Peckiiam, a hamlet in the parish of Cam- berwefi, in tiic hundred of Brixton, Surry, near Camberwcll, and 3 miles from London ; the population was included with Camber. Tell. Fair 22d of" Auguv 3 days, P.- cki .ETON, u parish in the hundred of Sparkeuboe, Leicester, 5 miles from HineV- ley, and 104 from London; containing 44 houses, and 290 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value S/. Peckwitii, Uvper and Lower, two small hamlets in the parish of Corshirn, hundred of Chippenham, Wilts, 5 miles from Chip- penham, and 9S from London ; the popula- tion was included with Chippenham. Pedmore, a parish in Halfsliire hundred, Worcester, I5 mile from Stourbridge, and 122 from London; containing 51 houses, and 306 inhabitants. It has a charity school, and the church is an ancient Saxon build- ing. The living is a rectory, value 9/. lOs. Pedwardine, a hamlet in the parish of Brampton Bryant, in the hundred of Wig- more, Hereford, 7 miles from Ludlow, and !4"> from London. The population was in- cluded with Boresford. Pi-ei.e, a hamlet in the township of Hor- ton, hundred of Eddisbury, Chester. Peli.e, formerly called Holm, a small town in the Isle of Man, situated on the west- ern side of the island. It is a straggling place on the sea shore, the harbour is neglect- ed and the pier destroyed, but it has a very spacious and commodious bay. Here arc the remains of two churches, the one dedicated to St. Patrick, and the other called St. Ger- main'-, which is the cathedral. The castle and the cathedral of St. Germain stand on Peele Island, which is an extensive and lofty rock, encircled by the sea. Here are scat- tered about the ruin- of St, Patrick's church, the armoury, the episcopal palace, and the lord's mansion. The channel which divides this island from the main land, is very deep, at high water, but at low water it is fordable, and was formerly joined to the main land by a strong stone quay. The walls of the castle enclose an irregular polygon, containing an area of about two acres ; they are flanked with towers, built of a rough grey v.hin- stone, but eoigned and faced in many parts with a red grit : this contrast of colours has a pleasing effect. The walls of the cathedral are also built in a similar manner, but the whole building is extremely ruinous, much of it being unroofed and out of repair. Be- neath the eastern part is the ecclesiastical prison. During the turbulent reign of Henry VI. Eleanor, tluchess of Gloucester, was imprisoned in the castle, under the pretext of having applied to witches to be informed when her husband, who was uncle to Henry, should be king. Peerlis, a royal borough and the county town of the shire of Peebles, or Tweedale, pleasantly situated on the banks of the Tweed, over which it has an elegant bridge of five arches. It lies 22 miles south of Edin- burgh, and contains 39? houses and 2088 inhabitants, viz. 963 males and 1125 females, of whom 336 were returned as being em- ployed in trade and manufacture, principally PEL PEM in that of woollens. The town is well built, ami in its neighbourhood the scene ry is truly picturesque and beautiful. It is divided into twj parts, called the New and Old Town, by the KtUUestone ot Peebles water On an emi- nence adjoining the town, embosomed with wood, is the castle of N.dpath, the seat of the duk<: of Queensbury ; and on an eminence on the east stands t!>e ea-,tleof Horsebi&gh. Peebles is governed by a magistracy and town council of 18 persons, and unites with Lanark, Linlithgow, and Selkirk in re- turning out- member to parliament. This town is much noted for the excellence of its beer. Peebles-shire or Tweed-dale, Scotland, bounded on the east and south-east by the shires of Berwick and Selkirk, on the south by Dumfries, on the west by Lanark, and on the north by Midlothian, being about 36 miles in length and about 10 in breadth. It con- tains one royal borough, Peebles, and is di- vided into Id parochial districts, the whole containing 1 68^2 houses inhabited by 8735 containing 30 houses and 208 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value"/. 6>. 8r/. Pelham FuttKEAVX, another parish in the same hundred of Herts and I £ mile distant from the foregoing, near* r Standon, contain- ing 100 houses an 1 5-9 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. Pelham Stockist,, a third parish, near the two former, containing H houses and 109 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value II. 10s. 7\ iW. Pemberton, a township in the parish of persons, viz!. 4160 males and 4.575 females, YA'igan, in the hundred of West Derby, Lan- bf whom S86 were returned as being employed caster, 1A mile from Wigan, and 198 from in trade and manufacture and 2013 in agri- London ; containing 397 nouses and 2309 culture. It is a hilly country, and ,s watered inhabitants, viz. 1 131 males and 1 173 females, by the rivers Tweed, Yarrow, Leithen, and of whom 1366 were returned as being em- Several small streams ; on the banks of which ployed in trade and manufacture, the soil is fertile and adapted to every kind of Pembridc. , a parish in the hundred of husbandry, but the greater proportion is in pasturage, and the hills are covered with in- numerable flocks of sheep, famous for the excellence of their wool. All the rivers and small hikes contain salmon and trout. Be- ing an agreeable country, it is adorned with mini ions seats of the nobility and gen- try, and contains some esteemed mineral springs. Itabounds with ewal and limestone, Stratford, Hereford, 6 miles from Kineton, and 1 50 from London ; containing 288 houses and 1086 inhabitants. 1 1 is situated near the river Arrow, and has a small manufacture of woollen cloth. Formerly it was a market town. Fairs, 12th May and 22d November. It is a rectory, value 36'. 10*. '2d. in the pa- tronage of Corpus CjnHsti College, Oxford. Pembroke, a borough and market town and iron anil lead ores are found in many consisting of two parishes, in the hundred of of the parishes. — Fbilatef's General VteSs Cas'le Martin, Pembrokeshire, Wales, situ- ef Peebles. ated on a branch of Milford Haven, 10 miles Pecglesworth, a hamlet in the parish of from Haverford West, and 2.5 from London; Powdswell, Gloucester, near the Cotsnold containing 323 houses and 1 842 inhabitants, hills, 12 miles from Gloucester. PEcswoRTii,a hamlet in the parish of Both - all, in Morpeth ward, Northumberland, 1 mile From Merpeth, and 292 from London ; containing 34 houses and 1 58 inhabitant-. Pegwell, a hamlet to Kamsgate, in the parish of .St. Lawrence, Kent, from which it is situate about one utile west, and is seated on a spacioRs bay of the same name. Belle Vue, an inn here, is a handsome building, of whom 316 were returned as being em- ployed in various trades a>:d manufactures. It consists of one long street, and has two churches, St. Mary's and St. Michael's, and a third St. Nicholas, in the suburbs. L is wa- teied by two small rivers, <.\er which are handsome bridges. s It was anciently sur- rounded by walls, and had a magnificent castle sealed on a rock at the west end of the town, supposed to have been erected by Ar- delijilitfiilly situated; it is much resorted 1 to n*dph, sou of Roger de Montgomery, earl of by parties from Margate, Ram-gate, and Shrewsbury, in the reign of William Ru- JJroadstairs. In the vicinity is Belmont, the fns ; but having been destroyed several Seat of lord Darnley. times, it was rebuilt in its present form bv Pi I.Don, a parish in the hundred of Wins- Onen, son of Cadwgan ap Blethyn. It is of free, Essex, 5 miles from Colchester, and 47 Normah architecture. The principal tower, of from London ; containing 40 houses and 313 great height, is perfect, with its stone vaulted inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1(7. 15 . roof remainii>g,'the walls in some parts are 14 10(/. feet th ek. in the civil wars it was a garri- Pelium Brent, a parish in the hundred of son for the crown, and made a brave defence gdwinlree, Herts, on the borders of Essex, against the parliamentary forces. The cor- ^ ifliles from Standoii; and 31 from Loudon; potation consists of a mayor, bailifl's and PEM P E N burgesses, mid in conjunction fifth Tenby and Whlston, this town sends one member to parliament. The nuinbpr of voters being about 50p. The returning cfik-rr is the mavor. It has given the title of earl to se- veral noble families, and Edward VI., con- ferred it on tbe familj of Herbert, v. ho enjoy it at present. Three miles from Pembroke in a ere' fc of Milfo d Haven, is Care'w cas- tle, once a amazing strength, be- longing to the princes of S.outli Wales. The iharket is on Saturday. Fairs, 14th May, Trinity Mon.day, 10th, July, ai.d 25th Sep- tember. St. Idarv's is a vicarage not in charge, and St. Miqbaets js a vicarage, value ( 4/. united •>•.'• ii St. Nicholas;. Pembrokcs-i irk, a county in South Wales, bounded on the n^n's-east by Cardiganshire, on the east by Carmarthenshire, and on the other side- by the Irish sea. It is very irre- gularly shaped both towards the land and sea, and difficult of admeasurement, it however jnay be estimated to be in lens: h about 30 miles, and its extreme breadth about 27. ft contains 335,600 acres of land, about 140 acres being arable, 160,000 pasturage, and of the remainder about 8000 acres appear 1 1 be totally unfit fur cultivation* TTbis ppiyr«ty \- di- vided into se'vqn hundreds, vi2. Castle V:\rtin, Dewsland, Dun.deiidy, Kjemess, Kib-'erron, Karberth, and Ropse, and contains Que pity, St. David's ; one borough, Haverfoxd "est; Fix market towns, Fishguard, Kilgarrou, Newport, Pembroke, Tenby, and \VI the whole containing *14o parish • I \9 houses inhabited by 56, ISO persons, viz. 55,406 males and 30,874 females, of .vhom 4o4^ were returned as bemg emplqj trade anil manufacture, a::d 20,0.88 iu • :ri- chltdre. A great part of the county is plain, and tolerably fertile. consisting of rich dowand arable land; the liortii-eastern part alone is mountainous, but it yields good | a.-- rurage for sheep. The southern part produces large crops of grain, and contains coal and culm, and tbe coast abounds with ironstone. Its exports are oxen, h igs, -■ I , butter, and cheese. Its principal rivers are the (.buddy Fast and West, which unite and fall into Miltbrd Haven. The sea coast is in general hilly, with steep cliffs. The whole is tolera- bly well watered, but some parts of the coast is in want of fresh water during. tfje sum!.: particularly where lime is found at a moderate .depth. The climate is reckoneu very temperate. There is a pe- culiarity in the dress of tbe Pembrokeshire women, who even in the midst of summer, wear a heavy du'h gown, and instead of a cap, a large handkerchief wrapt over their heads and tied under the chin. In the other parts of Wales, the women as well as the men, wear large beaver ha£s with, broad brims flapping over their shoulders. There is a cotton mill near ilaverford West, a forge at Blackpool, and iron and tin works on the Tivy. Some years since an attempt was Made to introduce the linen manufacture, but it did not, succeed. Pembrokeshire was anciently inhabited by the Dimetae, and is now included in the north-west circuit, in the province of Cant rbury, and diocese of St. Day id's, and returns three members to par- liament, one for the county, and one each for Haver ford West and Pembroke. The amouut of assessment under the property tax in 1806 was 322,705/. and the amount of money raised for the maintenance of the poor in 1803, was 18,213/, at the rate of lis. 8V. in the pound. The average scale of mortality according to the registered burial-, for ten years, appears to have been as 1 to 70 of tlie existing population. Pe.mbcry, a parish in the hundred of Washlingstone, bthe of Aylesford, Kent, 3 miles from Tiinbridge, and 33 from London ; containing 103 bouses and 742 inhabitants. F; ir en Whit Tuesday. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 8s. I'enaltu, a hamlet and ehapelry in the parb-h of "IV- Page, in the hundred of Racland, Monmouth, on the banks of (the Wye, 2 miles from Monmouth, and 131 from Lon- don ; containing 70 houses and 360 inhabi- ts v. ts Pknai.tii, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of rpwyp, hundred of Bstiroanar, ..Merionethshire, Wale-, 4 miles from Ma- ch\iueth, and 209 frqm L mdou ; containing S7 houses and 554 inhale Pknupook. a hami t in tbe . arish of South Parrot, hundred of lUam nsltr, Dorset, near Creu !• i PrscAP.nFO, a parish in the hundred of ( armarthen, W des, 4 miles from tt< r, and 204 from London ; to ses and 824 inhabitants, it it a ', Vf-IlK 4/. Pi ni.'.yr, a parish in the hundred of F.» t, Can art hen, Wales, 5 miles from Newes le, ao 1 2 2 from 1 .ondon ; containing 175 houses a:i£ miles from Manchester, and 185 from Lon- don; containing 55S houses and 3611 inha- bitants, viz. 1787 males, and 1824 females, •f whom 2229 were employed in trade and manufactures, particularly of the various Manchester goods. Pendock, a parish-in the hundred of Os- waldslow, Worcester, 4 miles from Upton, and 106 from London ; containing- 48 houses and 1 11 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 117, 2s. 1U Pendomeb, a small village in the hundred •f Houndoorough, Somerset, 5 mi'es from Crewkerne, and 127 from London; containing 13 houses and 9.5 inhabitants. Pes dragon- Castle, situated on the banks of the F.den, to the south of Kirby Stephen, Westmoreland. Pengelly, a hamlet in the parish of Brcage, near Helston, in Cornwall. PeS how, a parish in the hundred of Caldicot, Monmouth, ~\ miles from New- port, and 140 from London; containing l _7 houses and 138 inhabitants. The castle of which the present remains are *ery insignifi- cant, was anciently one of the six that en- compassed the forest ofWentwood. Its situ- ation is extremely wild and romantic. Con- tiguous to it is the church, a small ancient building. It is a rectory, value ol. is. 9-i. — C ■■■ \ Tour in Monmouth .. . Penburst, a village in the hundred of Ne- fherfield, rape of Hastings, Sussex, 4 raiies from Battle, and 53 from London ; contain- ing- 1 1 houses and SI inhabitants. Penistone, a parish jn Stainclifie wapen- take, west riding of -York, SJ miles from Bamsley. and 13J from Sheffield ; containing •101 houses and 493 inhabitants. Thechmvb is a very handsome structure, and in the t«wn is a well endowed grammar-school. F Thursday before SBttt February, last Thurs- day in March, Thursday before Old May Day, and afh r Old Michat Imas D.\y. Penk, a river in Staffordshire, which falbf into the Sow, a li- i (afford. Penklth, a hamlet in the parish of Press colt, hundred of West Derby. Laileasfo r, near Pfescott, and 197 from London; cou- talninj - and 326 inhabitants. Pbnkridge, a market town and parish iu" the hundred' of Cuttlestonc, Stafford; sit lated on he river Pefik, over which it has a stone*' bridge; 4 miles from Brvwood, anfl 129 from London ; containing 235 houses 1532 inhabitants. The town is very ancient, and supposed to have been the Pe of the Romans. The chun'h has a square tower, I'ontaiuing 5 bells. This place is not noted for any particular trade or manufacture. Market on Tuesday. Fairs, 30th April, and 10th October, a great horse fair. Penli.f.ch, a parish in the hundred of Coinmitmaen, Carnaivon, Wales, 6 miles from Pwllheli ; containing 41 houses and 25i' inhabitants. Penmachno, a parish in the hundred of Nant Conway, Carnarvonshire, Males, 4' miles from Bettus ; containing 173 hoists and 574 inhabitants. The village is built almost in a circle round the church. Fairs, 23d A gn '. and 21st September. Penmain, a parish in the hundred of Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales, 215 miles from London; containing 31 houses and j 31 inhabitants. Penmaen Mawr, a mountain in Carnar- von-hire, Wales, near Abereonway, 242 miles from London. It is 1400 feet perpen- dicular from its base, and to travellers ex- tremely dangerous, lying on the road to Ho- lyhead. In 1772, a good turnpike road was attempted to be carried over it, but froiri its, situation, close to a frightful precipice, it was found impracticable to render it perma- nent and safe, and a stone wall was erected to 'secure the traveller, about 5 feet high, on arches, bedded in strong mortar, but with such little foundation, tuut a large portion of it is continually failing into the Irish sea, which breaks just before the wall close to the road. It is impossible to depict a more dan- gerous situation. On the summit stands Bfaieh y Didittes, or the arm of the city, an ancient fortification encompassed with a strong treble wall, and within each wall the foundations of numerous towers all round, and of equal di- mensions. Pr.NMAP.K, a parish in the hundred of Di- nas lowis, Glamorganshire) Walts, 8 miles from Cardiff, and 168 from London;- con- taining 75 houses and 4'24 inhabitants. It. is a Cage, value S.'. \~'s. 4c/. in the pa- tronage of the dean and chapter of Glou- ecr er. Pe- vos-. o parish in the hundred of Tyn- P EN- PEN daethwy, Anglesey, Wales, 4 miles from Beaumaris, and 25 "> from London ; contain- ing 36 huu.-es and 1 68 inhabitants. The ruins of a priory of black canons are still observable here in a part of the refectory and the church. In the neighbourhood aie several mill-stone quarries, and many limekilns. Near them is a well, enclosed with a wall, having two en- trances, and stone seat-. At Baiun Hill is the seat of viscount Bulkeley. It is a cu- racy. Penmorva, a parish in the hundred of Efionyeld, Carnarvon, Wales, between Crickeith and Harlech, on an estuary of the Irish sea called Traeth Mfasur. It contains 174- houses and 750 inhabitants. Fairs 20th August, 25th Sept era ber, and 12th Novem- ber. It is a rectory, value 9£ 12*. 6^/. with Dolbenmaen chape! annexed, in the patron- age of the bishop of Bangor. Penmvnd, a village in the hundred ofTyn- daethwy, Anglesey, Wales, 4 miles west of Beaumaris . containing 76 houses and 400 in- habitants. It is chiefly remarkable as tl.e birth-place of Owen Tudor. Penn, a parish in the hundred ofBurnham, Bucks, 2§ miles from High Wycombe, and 16 from London ; containing 133 houses and 92*7 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. 13*. 4rf. Pen.v, a parish in the hundred of Seisdon, Stafford, 2 miles from Wolverhampton, and 129 from London ; containing 140 houses and 700 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 5*. \Qd. in the patronage of the bishop of Litchfield and Coventry. Pennant, a hamlet in the parish of St. Clear's, Cornwall Pennant, a parish in the hundred ofLlan- fyllin, Montgomery, Wales, 2 miles from Llangynog, and 190 from London; contain- ing 133 houses and 630 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 16*. 10./. in the patronage of the bishop uf St. Asaph. Pr.NNARD East, a parish in the hundred of Whitestone, Somerset, 5 miles from Sbep- ton Maliet, and 120 from London; contain- ing 103 houses and 644 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 71. 4s. 9d. with West Brad- ley chapel annexed. Pennard West, a parish in the hundred of Glaston, Somersft, i\ miles from Glaston- bury, and 21 from London; containing 122 houses and 727 inhabitants. It is a curacy. PrsNARTU, a parish in the hundred of Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1\ miles fioin Oystermouth, and 208 from London, near a point of land formerly the eastern boundary of Oxwieh bay, and had formerly a strong castle. It contains 63 houses and 314 inhabitants. Pennjngham, a parish in the shire of Wig- ton, Scotland, at the north eastern extre- mity of the county, on :he river Cree, 3 mi^esfrom NewtownDoiiglass; containing 574 houses and 2569 inhabitants, viz. 1143 malts and 1 426 females, of whom '.'01 were returned as being employed in trade, and 241 in agri- culture. Upon the banks of the Cree stands th« thriving village of Newiown Douglass. At the end of the town, over the river, is thrown a beautiful bridge. The Moss of Cr c e in the neighbourhood, is a morass, about 4 mile* square, appearing to have been formerly an arm of the sea. Pennington, a parish in the hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, 1 mile from liver- stone, and 271 from London; containing 53 houses and 273 inhabitants. It is a cu- ra- y. Pennington, a township in the parish of Leigh, hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 5 miles from Newton, and 197 from London; containing 368 houses and 1759 inhabitants, of whom 441 were returned as being em- ployed in various trades. Pennvcuick, a parish in the shire of Edin- burgh, Scotland, on the borders of Peebles. 9 miles from Edinburgh, situated on the river Esk, and containing 311 houses and 1705 in- habitants ; of whom 670 wee returned as being employed in various trades and manu- factures, particularly at an extensive cotton mill in the neighbourhood. The church, which stands at the east end of the village, is a neat building, having a portico supported by doric pillars, Penny tuick house is an ele- gant modern building, commanding a beauti- ful view of the valley and river; on the op- posite side of which is an obelisk to the me- mory of Allen Ramsay, who frequently re- sided hero. Penpont, a parish m the shireof Dumfries, Scotland, 14 miles from Dumfries; contain- ing ;94 houses and 966 inhabitants. The whole parish is, extremely mountainous, some parts being 3500 feet above the level of the sea, and the hill called GUnquhargen Qraigj composed of brownish Basaltcs, rises almost perpendicular to the height of 1000 feet. Penrice. a parish in the hundred of Swan- sea, Glamorgan, Wales, situated near the sea coast, 187 miles from London ; contain- ing 59 houses, and 289 inhabitants. Part of the ruins of Castle Pen Ree<, are still to be seen, and on part of its site isthe modern Pen rice cast k. It has a very good harbour. Fairs, 17th May, 17th July, 17th September, and 1st Decemher. It is a curacy. Penhith, a market town and parish in Leath ward, Cumberland, 17 miles from Carlisle, and 28 34 from London ; containing 670 houses and 3801 inhabitants, viz. 1697 males, and 2104 females, of whom 1020 were returned as being employed in trade and manufacture. This town was originally claimed, and continued a long time in the possession of the Scots ; but it being disputed by the English, it was twice burnt in the reigns of Edward III. and Richard II. when it had a castle erected to cluck the depreda- tions of the Scots. The church is a large and handsome structure, mostly new built, except the lower part. Its roof is supported by pillars, consisting each of one entire stone dug out of a neighbouring quarry. In PEN PEN the church-yard are two ancient rnde stone obelisks, set up at each end of what is called the Giant's Grave, and said to have been erected to the memory of Sir Owen Ccsarius, a famous warrior, who destroyed the robbers and wild beasts that infested fnglewood fo- rest ; and the credulous believe that his body reached from one pillar to the other, being; nearly 5 yards .The town-house in the market- place is built of tvood, and embellished with the figures of beais ciimbingupa ragged st.oi'. It has a srood free school, a c harity school, and 2 Sunday schools, with several meeting bouses for Presbyterians and Quakers, its principal manufactures are those of check and fancy waistcoat pieces. On the north bank of the river Emont, are two caves or grottos, dug out of the solid rock, and very extensive. The passage to them is nar- row and dangerous, and from some iron gates having been formerly taken from hence, it is supposed they were intended as a place of safety during the incursions of the Scots; but strange stories are told of their having been the abode of a giant. This town suf- fered greatly by the plague in (380, and again in 1598, where it is recorded by an in- scription on the vestry wall, that '2260 per- sons died thereof ; but the register onlv ac- counts for 6S0 burials. The markets are on Tuesday and Saturday. Fairs, 8th June, and 5th August. It is a vicarage, value 12/. 6r. 3d. in the patronage of the bishop of Carlisle Housman's Tour and Hutchinson's Cumberland. Pbkrith Oi.b, a hamlet in the parish of Lazonby, in Leath ward, Cumberland, 5 miles north of Penrith. The remains of its ancient buildings are very considerable, and it is supposed to l^e been a Roman station, and a very extensive town before the growth «f New Penrith. Penrith, a parish in the hundred of Kil- gerron, Pembrokeshire, Wales, 9 miles from Cardigan, and 2-i-Ofiom London; containing 4« houses and 214 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 4/. in the patronage of the prince of Wales. Pesuose, a township and chapelry in the parish of Lantillio Cresseney, in thebundre I of Ragland, Monmouth, 7 miles from Mou- nionth, and '237 from London; containing tyj houses and 312 inhabitants. Pshroose, a small hamlet near the Lar.d's l'.nd, in Cornwall. PiMiUDDocK, a hamlet in th.^ parish of Creystock, Leath ward, Cumberland. Pcnrym. a borough and market town in the parish of St. Gluvian's, hundred of Kerriar, Cornwall, situated on an eminence at tbe mouth of the river called the King's Road thnt runs into Falmouth harbour, 3 miles from Falmouth, end '2&6\ from London ; containing 294 houses and 2324 inhabitant-, viz. 1919 males, and 1404 females, of whom 1 4*7 were returned as being employed in trade; but its principal busjneS is in the pil- chard oud Newfoundland fisheries. Here is a market-house, town-hall, assembly-room, &r. The town is extremely well watered, baring streams running through the streets : on these there are4^'rist millsaud 1 paper-mill. There ue several good breweries here which supply the shipping at Falmouth ; and ii is reckoned the granary of the sotitb-wesl ;rn part of the county having considerable warehouses se- neral'v well stored with dour and grain fititn i he Isie of Wight and Hampshire. It was anciently surrounded by a wall, and defended by a strong castle. It is now governed by a corporate body, consisting of 12 ajdermeo, 12 common council men, a recorder, stew- ard, and other officers, and has sent repre- sentatives to parliament ever since the 1st of queen Mary. The right of election is in tbe mayor, portreeve, aldermen, and inhabitants at large, paj ing scot and lot. The manor of Penryn Fprryn has a court of record, and the steward holds pleas to any amount, and pro- ceeds by bailable capias in all eases alwve 10'. The market days are on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Fairs, 1st .May, Tin July, and '21st December. Pessax, a hamlet in the parish of Lin- drige, hundred of Oswaldslow, Worcester, 1-i miles from Worcester, and 130 from London ; containing 63 houses and 469 inha- bitants. Pis-.it Chace, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, in which there is a salt-sprin: Pcs'sFor.n, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Publow, hundred of Keyasham, Somersetshire, 6 miles from Bristol, and 116 from London; containing 61 houses and .'306 inhabitants, and had formerly a manufac- tory of woollen clotb. Fairs, 6th May, and bth November. Penshurst, a parish in the hundred of So- merden, lathe of Sutton, Kent, near the river Med way, 3§ miles from Tnnbri an I 31 1 from London ; containing 160 houses and 1 1 28 inhabitants. In the neighbourhood is Peilshurst house and park, memorable for being the native place of sir Philip Sid- ney. 1'EsrHND FnrTH, the straight which sepa- rates the main land of Scotland from the Ork- ney jsles. It is only 12 miles over, but in it the sea runs with such impetuous furee by tht meeting of so many currents, that no wind « able to bear a vessel against them, and it dashes with such violence airainst the rock*, that the spray is carried some, miles over land, and falls like a slrjwer of rain. The navigation is extremely dangerous from the several whirlpools about the island of Strtma arid the Skerries. On the hitter which lie nearly in the middle of the Frith, is a ligbt- hpuse. Pen'tt.and Hrrts, a ridge of hills which begin about 4 miles west of Edinburgh, and e\-t. r,d toward the western border of Mid Lothian, the whole covered with the rich^t pasturage. PEN PER ?essham, a small hainlet in the parish and hundred of Pershore, Worcester, \ mile from Pershore. Peniloe, a parish in the hundred of Hinck- tford, Essex, 5 miles from Sudbury, and 60 from London on the river Stour ; containing 40 houses and 275 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 1'2/. Pentnf.y, n parish in the hundred of Free- bridge Lyrin, Norfolk, 7 miles from Lynn, and 90 from London ; containing 49 houses and 285 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Penton iUewsey, a parish in the hundred and division pf Andover, Hants, 3 miles from Anduvcr, and 66 from London; containing 3S houses and 215 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 9'. Iff. 3d. Penton Grafton, a hamlet in the preced- ing parish, and 5 milt distant ; containing 48 houses and 545 inhabitants. PtNTONviLLE, a hamlet in the parish of St. James, Clerkenwell, in thedivi'sion of Fins- bury, Middlesex, adjoining to Islington, and situated ona pleasant eminence, the popula- tion Of which was included with the return of ClerkenwelL The chapel is a very elegant building, containing a line altar-piece, audit has a spacious burial ground. There is also an ithi r i bapel, called Eden chapel. Pi traeth, a township and chapelry in the] iri h .' Llandifnan, hundred of Tynda- ethy, Anglesey, Wales, 5 miles from Beau- maris; containing 125 houses and 567 inha- bitants. Tans, 5th May* Friday after Tri- nity, 16th August, 3d October, and 12th November. Pentridge, a parish in the hundred of Mprleston and Litchurch, Derby, 12 miles from Derby, and 136 From London; contain- ing 102 houses and 670 inhabitants. It is a . value 6/. Pentridge, a parish in the hundred of Cr'anborne, division of Shaston, Dorset, 3 miles from Cranborne, and 96 from Loudon ; containing 45 bouses and 239 inhabitants. It is a rectory, valued.'. 15*. 10j/. in the patron- age of the king. "Prswor.TiiAM, a parish in the hundred of Leyland, Lancaster, 1 mile from Preston, anil '.'15 from London ; containing l!S0 houses and 1049 inhabitants, of whom 317 were returned as being employed in various trades. It is a curacy. Penyard, a hamlet in the parish of Wes- ton, hundred of CJ i ay tree, Hereford, 2 miles from Ross, and 1^0 »rom London. Popula- tion included with Weston. Penwith, the name of a hundred in Corn- wall, being the south western extremity of the county, from Redruth to Penzance and the I ami's End. Penzance, a sea port and market town in the parish of Madron, hundred of Penwith, Cornwall, 3 miles from Marazion, and 289 from London ; containing' 667 houses and 3382 inhabitants, viz. 1356 males, and 2026 females, of whom 382 were returned as bting employed in trade and manufacture. The town is well built, and several ships belong to the port although the harbour will not ad- mit large vessels, it being almost dry at low water. It has several meeting houses for Dissenters, and a Jew's synagogue. The surrounding country abounds in metallic ore, and it is aid that veins of lead, copper, and tin are to be discovered in the sea at low wa- ter. The different tin mines furnish a consi- derable traffic and employment here, and that called the Whftry mine, is 30 fathom, deep. In 1595, the town was burnt by the Spaniards, but it was soon after rebuilt, and made a coinage town. The market is on '1 huisday. Fairs, Trinity Thursday, and Holy Thursday. Penzeli-WOOD, a parish in the hundred of Ferns Norton, Somerset, 3 miles from Win- cantou, and 106 from London; containing 41 houses and 265 inhabitants Peopi.eton, a parish in the hundred of Per>hore, Worcester, 3 miles from Pershore, and 106 from London ; containing 42 houses and 214 inhabitants. Peover Little, a hamlet in the parish of Budworth, hundred of Bucklow, Chester, 2 miles from Knutsford, and 170 frpm Lon- don ; containing 20 houses and 151 inhabit- ants. Peover Over, a hamlet and chapelry in th,e parish of Rosthern, hundred of Bucklow, Chester, 3\ miles from Knutsford, and 169 from London; containing 7S houses and 451 inhabitants. Pi over Nether, another hamlet in the hundred of Northwich, Chester, 4 miles from Knutsford, and 168§ from London ; containing 38 houses and 2.36 inhabitants. PEPr-ERHARRow, a parish in the hundred of Godalming, Surry, 2§ miles from Godal- ming, and 36 from London ; containing 22 houses and 1 1 1 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 7*. 6d. Perani'thno, a parish in the hundred of Penwith, Cornwall, 1| mile from Maraz ion, and 285}from Loudon; containing 112 houses and 506 inhabitants. Perivale, a parish in the hundred of El- thorne, Middlesex, sometimes called Little Greenford, situated on the northern side of Great Ealing, and Castlebare hill, 7 miles from London ; containing 5 houses and 28 inhabitants ; but the name more properly means that rich vale of arable land extending from Heston, near Hounslow, to Harrow on the Hill and Pinner. It is a rectory, value 6/. 13*. id. PERt.ETHor.PE, a hamlet in the parish of Edwinstow, Nottinghamshire.. rEr.RANARvvoRiH.M., a township in the pa- rish of St.« Stithian's, hundred of Kerriar, Cornwall, 5 miles from Truro, and 262 from London ; containing 125 houses and 884 in- habitants. PEtti.vNZAtun.c-, or St. Plrras is tk* PER PER Sands, a parish in the hundred of Pydarj Cornwall, 4 miles from St. Michael's, and 254 from London ; containing' 284 houses and 1189 inhabitants, of whom 249 were re- turned ns being employed in various trad''>. Fiom the many encroachments of the sea, the inhabitants have been forced to leave their church. Pkrhott Nortu, a parish in the hundred of lLmdborough, Somerset, '2 miles fiem Crewkerne, and 1.30 from London; contain- ing So houses and 42t> inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9'. 13s. Id. 1'F.rtunTr South, a parish in the hundred of Bcami lister, division of Bridppri, Dorset, :i miles from Crew kerne, and 129 from Lon- don j containing 48 hou=es and 251 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 14s. 2J. PnRSEBniDCE, on the river Tees, west of Darlington, Durham, supposed to be a cor- ruption of Priests' -bridge, near which are the ruins of a chapel where priests were formerly stationed to officiate. See Pibkce-Bkidce. Pi-RsuoRE, the name of a hundred in Wor- cestershire, lying near the center of the county, but blended with the hundred of Oswaldslow. Pbrsiiorb, a market, town, consisting of two parishes, in the hundred of the same name, Worcester, 9.j miles from Tewkesbury, and l(V3 from London, near the junction of 'lie Avon with the Bow; containing ins houses and 1910 inhabitants, of whom were returned as being employed in various trades. The parish is of greatextent, hav- ing several manors and chapelries within its limits. The church of Holy Cross has a lofty square tower, containing eight bells, ami the church contains several ancieut niu- nrtments. The church of St. Andrew's is small, and has a square tower with 6 bells. The chief manufacture is that pf itockings. The main street is near J mile long. Here was formerly an extensive abbey of Penedic- lii'ie monks. The market is on Tuesday. I'airs, Easter Tuesday, '26th .Tune, first Monday in -August, and the Tuesday before the 1st November. St. Andrew's is a vicar- age, value 8/. 19s. '2./. m the patronage of the Jean and chapter of Westminster ; and Holy Cross a curacy, under the church if St. Andrew 's. Pnri'i'.NHAi t , a parish in the hundred of Stodden, Bedford, 3 ?;nles from Kimbolton, and 60 from London ; containing 38 houses and 190 inhabitants. It is a rectorv, va- lue 18/. 1'rr. n;, tlie capital of the shire of Perth, Scotland, situated on the south-west bank < f the river Tay, '28 miles fronv. -Edinburgh^ containing 1 353 houses -and 14,878 inhabit- ants, viz. 6723 males, and 815.) females, of whom 35 '-j vn r< returned as being employ d i» trade, manufacture, and handicrafts, and 1 '28 in agriculture. The streets and In are mostly disponed on a regolaT jilan, an advantage n Inch it probably derives over the other burghs, from the level plain in which it stands. The entrance to the town is by an elegant new bridge. Tbe main street is full of lofty and well built houses, and is in- habited by the chief merchants of the place. Mosl of the streets appear to be named from* various branches of trade and manufacture, probably originally carried on in them. Wa- lergate-street running parallel with the Tay, consists mostly of old buildings, at the south cud of which is the palace of the Gowrie fa- mily, the scene of the famous conspiracy against James VI. It is now occupied as barracks. The town-house and tolboolh are situated at the foot of the High-street, and in the middle of the same street stands the guildhall. Several of the incorporated trades have halls, but that of the glovers, is by fai the most elegant. The church in which John Knox harangued when preaching the reformed r< Ugion, still stands, being divided into three, eaTled the East, West, and Middle kirks. At. the head of the High-street has been erected of late years, a very elegant chapel 3e. In that part called the New Town, began in 1798, is a Circus and Terrace of ele- gant houses : these stand on the site of a monastery of black friars, in whieh James J. of Scotland, was murdered by the ear! of ■ 1. The new stone bridge, erected in 1771, is the most beautiful structure of the kind in N nth Britain, and is from the design of Mr. Smeaton. It consists of 10 arche.s, but one idn is a land arch. The clear way is .'>. :-) ft et ; (lie extent of the arches 750 feet; ngth of the bridge 906 feet ; its breadth 2 2 feet within the parapets. The piers are founded 10 feet beneath the bed of the river, upon oaken and beechen piles', and the whole ex pence was 26,0007. At the east em\ of the bridge is the burgh of barony of Kinnonl. A little to the north-west of the new town are very extensive and conve- nient ban aeks for cavalry. There were for- merly many religious houses here, but they «'tvr mostly destroyed at the reformation. The quays are very convenient for the losd-' ing and unloading vessels, but those <>f large burthen are obliged to unload} at Newburgh. From all the ancient bUrotiaus it oppearsr that Perth was formerly a place of great trade The salmon fishery on the Tay, is very CK>e; : -vc. the annual refit of which is about 7000'. per gnnom. The salmon are sentto London, packed in' rce, or pickled, a smack s.nihig every third of fourth day tiur- •-■ e season. The staple manufacture qf Perth is ,i icn, but of late years that of cot- ' in h ■ : L-eeo introduced, and is doily increas- mg ; and it is computed that Upwards of 1 600 looms are employed in tiie town. There a;\ afcstp e teusive manufactures of leather, b ot-,. shoes, giovo«, &C. It has two pnb'ic banks. The grammar school 'cf Perth h.-s Ion? been accounted one of the best in Scot- land, and h^s pi-uduced pinny eminent states* Bum snd r-.holars. It has a Literary Sitieft, 3 D PER PET aiul a r - itty cf Antiquaries. The manners of Perth arc gay, and the inhabitants bare their assemblies, plays, and every amusement peculiar to so extensive and opulent a town. The gentlemen of the Perth hunt have their meetings here, and fill the town with bustle during its continuance. In its municipal ea- pacity Perth is a royal borough, joining witli Dundee, Forfar, Cupar, and St. Andrew's, in sending one member to the imperial parlia- ment. It is governed by a provost, who ex- ercises the office of sheriff and coroner ; three bailies, a dean of guild, treasurer, and town council, the greater part of whom are elected from the trades. In some of the neighbour- ing villages arc considerable bleach and print fields. The title of earl of Perth, is in the Dnnnmond family ; in 1745, became for- feited, but has been since revived. The only houses of note are the castle of Balhourie, the ancient seat of the earls ot Kinnoul ; Yir-thcveUss the seat of the lords Oliphaut; and Fcwe-house. The town divides a spacious plain into what is called the North and South Inches, each being about a mile and half in circumference : the right of pasturage therein belongs to the inhabitants, and is used for various recreations, particularly the exercise of the soff, and the South Inch is surrounded with an avenue of bigll trees. — Gilpin's ami Pennant's Tour. Lettice's Letters. Perthshire, one of the largest counties of Scotland, bounded on the east by the shire of Forfar, on the south-east by the Frith of Tay and the shires of Kinross and Fife ; on the south by the Forth and the shires of Clackmannan and Stirling ; on the south-west by Dumbarton; on the west by Argyle ; and on the north by Inverness and Aberdeen; reaching 77 miles' in a straight line, and 68 miles from the Frith of Forth on the south, and the forest of Athol on the north; being an extent of 5000 square miles, or 4,068,640 English acre*. It comprehends the districts of Athol, Braidaibain, Monteath, Stratherne, S'ormont, Balqnhidder, Cowrie, Rannoeh, and Perth Proper ; but 1 ttle attetition is now paid to these divisions, and it is more natu- rally divided into the highland and lowland district; the former containing 18 parochial districts, and the latter 58. The whole con- taining '23,33'i houses, inhabited by 126,366 persons, viz. 5S,S08 males, and 67,558 fe- males, of whom 02,773 were returned as be- ing employed in trade, manufacture, and handicraft, and 21,404 in agriculture. In so treat an extent of surface, the appearance of the Country must be greatly diversified, and it exhibits scenes of rugged and striking magnifi- cence, contrasted with the most beautiful ones of cultivation. The soil also, has all the varie- ties of Scotland ; the coarse and loamy being prevalent on the hanks of the river, and a sandy soil on the sides of the hills. In many places are extensive mosses, abounding with lakes and rivers lying between lofty moun- tains. The principal rivers are the Tay and Forth. The former rises on the borders of Argyle, and forming Loch Tay, passes southerly, receiving several small rivers. Some of the highest mountains in Scotland are in this county : Benlaiuers rises on the side of Loch Tay, and is 4015 feet above the level of the sea ; Bejmore, at the head of lake Glendoehart, is F903 feet high ; Shichallion, in the district of Rannoeh, is 3564, besides several other? of considerable elevation. The climate of the county partakes of all its varie- ty of soil and surface. The vallies are in gene- ral warm and early in their vegetation ; the northern parts are cold, hut of more equal temperature than on the coast. The mildness of the climate is obvious, when it is a known fact, that in some of the Grampian vallies barley has been reaped in good order, 9 weeks after it was sown. Horticulture is making a rapid progress in Perthshire, and the Carseuf Gowrie has long been famous for its fruit. From the trunks of trees often discovered beutath the mosses of the fiat ground, and on the tops of the hills, it must have been formerly covered with wood. The fir wood of Ranuock, is very extensive, and in several parts there are considerable forests; and the plantations of Larix have of late considerably enereased. The minerals of Perth are few, but coal is found in the southern part of it, and at Culross, the inhabitants claim the invention of extracting tar therefrom. Lime stone is wrought in many parts of the highland dis- tricts, some of it taking a fine polish equal to marble. The mountains on the north and west are chiefly granite. In Monteath there is a ridge of steatites, or soap rock, 3 feet thick, and extending upwards of 4 miles in length ; it is a very valuable clay, and is similar to that wrought at Stourbridge. Pertok, a parish in the hundred of Hit- chin, Hertford, 3 miles from Hitchin, and 37 from London ; containing 94 houses and 481 inhabitants. Perth ood, a decayed parish in the hun- dred of Warminster, Wilts, 2§ miles from Hindon, and 9S from London; containing 2 houses and 15 inhabitants. Peterborough, a city in the hundred of Nassaburgb, or Peterborough liberties, Nor- thampton, 6f miles from Stilton, and 78§ from London; containing 727 houses and 3449 inhabitants, viz. 157) males and 1878 females, of whom 735 were returned as being I ni|>loyed in various trades and manufactures, and 181 in agriculture. This city is situated on the northern side of the river Nen, on the borders of Huntingdonshire, its ancient name being Medeshamsted ; and from a mo- nastery erected about the year 660, dedicated to St. Peter, it was afterwards called Peter- borough. Aftsr the monastery had flourished about 200 years, it was totally destroyed by the Danes, and continued in ruins during a century, when Ethelwold, bishop of Win- chester, with the assistance of king Edgar, and his chancellor Adulf, (who afterwards PET PET turned rronk and was made abbot of this bouse) rebuilt it in the most magnificent and stately manner; the abbots of which were mitred and sat in parliament. At the dis- solution by Henry VIII. it was converted into a cathedral, for a bishop, dean, and six canons, eight choristers, a master, two schoolmasters, 20 scholars, six almsmen, and other officers. There was a dependant hos- pital on the abbey, founded by Abbott Benedict, who had been chancellor to Thos. i Becket. The cathedral suffered much dur- ing the civil wars, but a few years ago it was thoroughly repaired. The building is * noble structure, 409 feet long and 203 broad; the west front is supported by stately pillars, and the windows are adorned with some very fine, paintings on glass ; the choir has a most magnificent appearance, and the chapel of St. Mary is curiously adorned with carved work. Amongst oiher monuments is one to the memory of Catharine of Arragon, wife of Henry VIII. and another to the memory of Mary Queen of Scots, both of whom were buried here. There is only one parish church, exclusive of the cathedral, which contains nothing remarkable. Many of the buildings ave extremely neat, and the streets regular ; near the cathedral is a good market house, over which are held the assizes and sessions for the hundred. It has a well en- dowed charity school, for HO boys and 40 girls. The trade in corn and timber, is very considerable, and the stocking manufacture is carried on here to great extent. This is reckoned the least city, and the poorest bi- shoprickin England ; but the jurisdiction of the place called Peterborough Soke or Li- berty, extends over 32 towns and hamlets in the neighbourhood, in all which places the civil magistrates appointed by commission from the king are invested with full powers as judges of assizes, and accordingly hold their quarterly sessions of the peace, &e. The city is governed by a mayor, recorder, 6 al- dermen, and 8 common council. It sends 2 members to parliament, who are chosen by the inhabitants paying scot and lot; and tii ; dean and chapter who are lords of the manor, appoint the returning officers. The air is esteemed unhealthy, from its situation near the fens. Near the city is Caerdyke, an ancient foss made by the Romans for draining the fens. The market on Saturday is very plen- tifully supplied. Fairs, 10th July fur cloth, cattle, and pedlary, and on the 2d and 3d October. St. John Baptist church is a vi- carage, not in charge, in the patronage of the bishop of Peterborough. Bridge's Northamp- tonshire. Peterborough, a village in the county of Monaghan, province of Ulster, Ireland. Petercui.tkr, a parish in the shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, 8 miles from Aberdeen, containing 207 houses and 871 inhabitants. It is watered by the river Dee, and has a considerable branch of paper manufacturer. PErsBCHfacH, a parish in the hundred of Webtree, Hereford, situated on the river Doier, in the golden vale, 10 miles from Hereford, and 145 from London ; contain- ing 140 houses and 702 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. 6s. 87. Peterhead, a sea port town and parish in the district ofBuchan, shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, situated on a Peninsula, con- nected with the country on the north-west by an Isthmus only 800 yards broad, 24 miles north-east of Aberdeen ; containing 826 houses and 4491 inhabitants, viz. 1933 males and 2558 females, <>f whom 914 were returned as being employed in various trades and manufactures, and 583 in agri- culture. The town is built nearly in the form of a cross and is divided into four dis- tricts, connected by continued streets, these are called, the Kirktotm, Rontrcads, Keith Inch, and Peterhead ; the houses are built of tiranite, and have a very pretty appearance; near the bead of the principal street, stands an elegant town house, having a spire and clock. The Keith-Inch, divides the harbour into a north and south haven; this point of land was formerly separated from the town, but the erection of a high pier has now prevented its being overflowed by the sea. The north harbour has u pier of large rough stones, chiefly used for laying up the fishing craft during winter. The south harbour is a very capacious bason, sheltered by two newly erected piers. Upon the Keith Li<-h, are many elegant bouses, and on the south side an old castle erected in the beginning of the 6th century; near it is a small fort, with a guard- house, and a mounted battery. The manufac- tures of thread, woollen cloth, and cotton, have been established here for some time and are carried on to a great extent Peterhead is a burgh of barony, governed by a bailie and 8 councellors ; and is held of the merchant maiden hospital, of Edinburgh. Peter- head is niuch frequented during the summer season both for sea bathing, and for drinking the waters of the mineral well on the south of the town, called the Mine Well, so called from its sparkling in a glass like Champagne. It has been long esteemed for disorders of the stomach, nervous affections, and female complaints, and is recommended by Dr.Laing in cases of scrophula. — Lat. 57. 30. 33. north long. 1. 39. west. Peter's St. Le Port, a market town in the south-eastern part of the Island of Guernsey ; it consists principally of one long and narrow street ; the mouth of the har- bour is defended by rocks, and on each side is a castle ; the one called the old, the other Castle Cornet. In this town the Governot generally resides. .The harbour has a very good road from whence vessels may sail with any wind, and from the roads, pass under the guns of the castle up to the town. The pier is a noble work, formed of vast stones joined together with great art and regularity, and being handsomely paved on the iop with large smooth flag stones, guarded by para- 3D2 V E T PET pets, it forms a very pleasant promenade. Castle Cornet, situated on a rocl< which commands both the town and harbour, is bi paratcd from the land by an arm of the sea, adout 600 yards wide, and not fordable *but at low water. Peter's Sr. a parish in the Isle ofThanet, Kent, 2 miles from Ramsgate, :md 72 from London, near the s-ca ; it is a member of the port of Dover, and contains .'3.56 houses and 1568 inhabitants;. — Fairs, 5th April, and IOtih July. Peter ley, a hamlet in the parish of On. at Missenden, Bucks. Pet et.si ief.d, a borough and market town in the parish of Buriton, hundred of lunch- dean, division of A'ten. Hants, situate'l on the river Loddon, 17 miles from Portsmouth, and 55 from London ; containing 192 houses and 1159 inhabitants, of whom "48 were returned as being- employed in various trades. The chapel of ease is a neat building, and (he town having been incorporate ! by Queen Eli- zabeth, is governed by a mayor and common council, and sends 2 members to parliament ; the returning officer is the mayor, who is cho- sen at the lord of the manor's court. The market is on Saturday. Fairs, 10th July, and 1 1th December. Petersham, a parish united with New, hundred of Kingston, Surry, 9 miles from London, on '.he banks of the Thames; con- taining 59 houses and 422 inhabitants. In the neighbourhood are many elegant villas, particularly Peteisham Lodge, formerly be- longing to the duke of Clarence; the plea- sure grounds are spacious and beautiful, ex- tending to Richmond Park, a small part of which has been added to them, by a late grant from bis Majesty, including the mount, whereon (according to tradition) Henry VIII. stood to behold the signal for Ann Boleyn's execution. The church was foimerly a ohapel of ease to Kingston, till 1769, when by act of parliament this parish and Kew, were united in one vicarage. — Lysons's En- virons of London. Peteestone, a parish in the hundred of Wentlodge, Monmouth, situated on the coast, 8 miles from Newport, and 155 from London; containing 19 bouses and 85 inha- bitants. — It is a curacy. Peterstone, a parish in the hundred of Dinas Powis, Glamorganshire, Wales, 6 miles from Cardiff, and 166 from London; containing 46 houses and 220 inl a.atan's. PjjTBftSTOW, a parish in the hundred of Greytree, Hereford, 4 miles from Ross, and 125 from London; containing 3!J houses and £40 inhabitants. Peterstow or Petersijone, a hamlet in the parish of Bumbam Overy, near Buunhara Market, Norfolk. Petham-, a parishin the hundred of Bridge am, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, i J.es from Canterbury, and 5c! from containing Tii houses and inhabitants. — It is a vicarage, annexed to Waltham. Pethet.ton North, the name of a hundred in Somerset, lying around Bridgevvater. Petherton Nor in, a parish in the hun- dred of the same name, Somerset, 3 miles from Bridgwaer, and 137 from London ; containing 4 "6 houses and 2346 inhabitants, viz. 1 159 males and 1187 females, of whom 479 were returned as being employed in va- rious trades and manufactures, and 1189 in ngricultuie. It consists principally of one luig street, and many of the houses are well- built; the parish is very extensive including 17 villages, and formerly had a very con- siderable corn market on Saturday. It is a vicarage, va.ue 27/. 7,>\ Hi. — Fair, 1st May. PETHERTONSor-Tir, the name of a hundred in the same county, in the Southern part thereof, between Ilminster and Crewkerne. Pethbrton South, a market town and parish in the hundred of the same name, Somerset, situated on the river Perrot, about 12 miles from North Pctherton, and 137 from London ; containing 346 houses and 1674 inhabitants, of whom 444 were returned as .being employed in trade. It has a good stone bridge over the river. The principal manufacture is that of Dowlas. The mar- kst is on Thursday. Fair, 5th July. Petherwin South, a parish in the hun- dred of Last Cornwall, 3 miles from Latin- ceston, and 213 from London; containing 12: houses and 699 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 9/. 2s. 6d. united with Trcwen, and is in the patronage of the University of Oxford. Petherwis North, a parish in the hun- dred of Black Toningion, Devon, 5 miles from Launeeston, and 218 from London ; containing 145 houses and 672 inhabitants. It isa vicarage, value 9/. 10.5. ItW. and is in the patronage of the duke of Bedford. pETROX-St. See Dartmouth, Devon Petrockstow, a parishin the hundred o( Shtbhear, Devon, 9 miles from Hathcrleigh, and 209 from Loudon; containing 75 hou es and 467 inhabitants. Petsoe, a hamlet in the parish of Ember- ton, hundred of Newport, l!u ks, 2 mi led from Olney, and 53 from London. Popula- tion included with Emberton. 1'ett, a parish in the hundred of G nest- ling, rape of H asimgs, Sussex, 3 miles from Hastings, and 65 from London ; containin] .36 houses and 185 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 4/. \bs. H)d. Rettaugh, a parish in the hundred of Thralling, Suffolk, 9 miles from Ipswich, and 78 from London; containing 31 houses and 204 inhabitants. It is a rectoi v, value, 9.. 1 >r. lrf. Petterei, a river in Cumberland, which falls into the Ed( u, near Carlisle. PtTrEREt. Cr< ok, a township in the parish of Hesket, in Leath Ward, Cumberland, PEV 7 miles from Carlisle, and. C94 from Lon- don ; containing 60 houses and :j4: j inha- bitauts. Pettinaim; a parish in the shire of La- nark, Scotland, situated on t e river Clyde, 5$ miles from Lanark, and 7 from Ri gar; containing 91 houses and 430 iababi . The hangfu on the banks of the rivter are ex- tremely fertile, from their being- often over- flowed, but the general faee of the parish is hilly and only fit forpasture. The only man- sion of note is Wc-tr^y, the seat of the earl oi Hyndford. Pettistrie, a parish in the hundred of Wilford, Suffolk, 3 mites from Wood bridge, and Si)-§ from London ; containing 35 houses and 241 inhabitants. Peiton, a bamlet in the parish of Bas- chorch, hundred ol Pimhill, Salop, 6 miles from Ellcsmete, and 171 from London ; eoa- taining 4 houses and 35 inabitatits. PettoHj a hamlet in tile parish and hun- dred of Dampton, Devon, 1| mile from Hampton, and 1 63 from London. Population included with Bampton. Petty, aparish in the shire of Inverness, Scotland, lying on the south side of trie Moray Frith, 7 miles from Inverness; coa- taining 382 houses and 1585 inhabitants. PtTTYCTW, a harbour in the shire of Fife, Scotland, situated on the Frith of Forth, about a mile v.est of Kiughorn ; it is tlie usual lauding place of the passage boats from Leith. Petwobtii, a market town and parish in the hundred of Rotherbridge, rape of Arun- del, Sussex, near the river Arun, 12 miles from Arundel, and 50 from London ; con- taining 396 houses and 2264 inhabitants] viz. 1086 males and 1176 females, of whom SJ30 were returned as being employed in various trades, and 212 in agriculture. This place is chiefly remarkable for a magnificent seat of the earl of JEjyremont, anliently be- longing to the Percy's, earls of Northumber- land, and came with the estate to the duke of Somerset, who married the heiress of that noble house. From sir William Wyndham who married a daughter of the duke, it came to the present nobleman. This mansion was built by the duke of Somerset, on the site of the old one ; the apartments are spacious, noble, aucl richly furnished : among the ca- riosities in the Armoury, is shewn a sword, said to be that which belonged to the famous Hotspur. The church is a neat building, and has several monuments of the Percy family. The market is on Saturday, and is generally well supplied. Fairs, Holy Thurs- day, and November 2Uth. It is a rectory, value 41/. 10*. 3d. Pevensey, the name of a rape in Sussex, stretching across the 'cure of the county, between the rapes of Lewes and Hastings. Pevensey, aparish n the hundred of Bur- leigh Arches, rep.' of Pevensey, Sussex, 54 miles from Hailsham, and 62 from Lun- PHO don, situated on a smaJJ riven which rails nto a bay Galled Pevensey harbour ; con- taining 98 hou ts and 759 j t has the ruins of a oner- mognidcenl ra tie originally beloi >iugtp Ifcobert ewl of Morten' brother of William the ConqneiroF. Atter- wards it remained in the p f ,i. t . crown, till Henry III. granted it to thd Bretons, earls of Richmond, ft, , whom it reverted to the crown. rented it t,|l some years since., numi it Mas given up to Spencer Comptou, . ice.stur,to'he earlof Xoi-thamptoniaad iiom bel .... i to lord GeorgetCaveodisli. It appea • anciently situated uu an island tj but is now 3 miles distant tjtercfrout - ihe. walls are circular and of great thick Tins castle has often madaaxonspivvmu- lijine in early history ; and was thad neaB h William of Normandy landed on his cxpi di- tion against En; lun ! . Ju u,e ieigii ol il ,•■• a IV. the duke of Vork was confined then prisoner. The chuch is an old uilding. In the neighbour liood have been recently erected several MarteUo towers.— It is a vicacaxi value IS-. 7.. 87. and in the patronage of the Chancellor of Chi/ester. Fair 5th July. Pevbs, a river in Oh shire, which tails into the Wever, near Norti.wich. Pevehell or Pevehele Point, a hamlet in the parish of Bradford, Dorsetshire, near Swanwich bay ; the population of which was included u irh Bradford. Pewsey, a hamlet in the parish of Be ■'.:- land, hundred of GaufieJd, fleiks, 3 miles from Farringtou, and 64 650m London; containing 16 housas and 65 inhabitants. Pewskv, a parish in the hundred of Kin- wardstone, Wdts, 6 miles from Great l-ed- win, and 76 from London; containing hou-es and 1179 inhabitants, of jvhou 102 were re urned as being employed in trad* and manufacture. It is a rectory, value 26/. 16v.K/. Pcwsiiam, a hamlet in the parish and hu n- dredof Chippenltaistj Wilts, 1 mile from Chippenham, and 93 from London ; c.0.1- taining 2.5 bouses and 139 inhabitants. Peyton, a bamlet intbe parish of Bo* ford), Suffolk, with which the population was in- cluded. Phillack, a parish in the hundred of Pen- with. Cornwall, 5 miles from St. Ives, and 272 from Loudon; containing 27 2! houses i.\>d 14r75 inhabitants, of whom 520 were re- turned as being employed m various trades. It has a conside. able copper work, PniLtEioH, a parish in the hundred of Powder, Cornwall, ^i mile- Ironi Falmoatli, and 261 from Loudon ; containing 66 houses and 315 inhabitants. Phoside, a township in the pari-h of Glossop, hundred of Hjgh Peak, JX,-i. Vi 6 miles from Chapel-. n-|e- Frith, and 173 from London ; containing \92 houses aucl 972 inhabitants, including Kinder, an ad-, joining hamlet, 2 D 3 nc PID Pickf.nham North, a pa-rUb in the hun- from London ; containing 18 houses and 91 died of South Greenhoe, Norfolk, 2 miles inhabitants. from Swaffham, and 91 from London ; Picts Wall, of which there are still some containing '20 houses and 193 inhabitants. remains both in Northumberland and Cum- Pickesham South, a parish united with bcrland, was erected by the Romans from the foregoing, and 1 mile distant there- Carlisle to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, reaching from; containing 14 houses and 120 inha- from the Irish sea to the German ocean, a bitants. length of 80 miles, to prevent the incursions Pickering, the name of a lyth, in the of the Scots and Picts. The emperor Adrian north riling of York, near the eastern ex- first built it of earth, after which Severus tremity of the riding, west of Scarho- built it of stone, having turrets at every rongh. mile, which were garrisoned ; yet the Picts Pickering, a market town and parish in several times broke through it. It was Pickering lyth, north riding of York, 26 about eight feet thick and twelve high, miles from York, and 222 from Lou- Piddinghoe, a parish in the hundred of don; containing 351 houses and 1991 in- habitants. This town is situated on a hill, in the mountainous district of Blackmoor. Holmstrough, rape of Lewes, Sussex, 1^ mile from Newhaven, and 53 from Lon- don ; containing 34 houses and 194 inha- lt had formerly a very strong castle, the bitants. ruins of which are now only remaining. The Piddington, a parish in the hundred of lord of the Manor holds a court the '2d and Bullington, Oxford, 4 miles from fiicester, 3d Monday after Easter, and the 1st and '2d and 64 from London; containing 69 houses Moud.iy after Michaelmas. The church and 310 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the is a very large building, and in the parish are patronage of the parishioners. several dissenting meeting houses. The mar- Piddington, a township and chapelry in ket is on Monday. Fairs, Monday before the parish of Horton, hundred of W ymers- 13th February, Monday before 12th May, ley, Northampton, 5 miles from Northamp- 25th September, and the Monday before 22d ton, and ti() from London; containing 88 November ; all for cattle. — It is a vicarage, houses and 382 inhabitants. value 8/. 3s. 9d, Picket, a hamlet in the parish of South Perrot, Dorsetshire, and included there- with. Pk khu.l, a parish in Hallikeld wapen- take, north riding of York, 11^ miles from Aldborough, and 220 from London ; contain* ing 68 houses and 375 inhabitants. Pickmcre, a river in Cheshire, which falls into the Pever, near Morbury. Fickmore, a hamlet in the parish of Bud- worth, hundred of Bueklow, Chester, 2 miles from Northwich, and 115 from Lon- don ; containing 27 houses and 148 inha- Piddle, a river in Dorsetshire, which falls into the British Channel, at Poole, giving name to several villages on its banks, viz. Piddletov. the name of a hundred in the division of Dorchester, Dorset, lying on the northern side of the county, to the east of Dorchester, Piddi.etown or Pcddietowv, a parish in the hundred of Piddle town, division of Dor- chester, Dorset, 5 miles from Dorchester, on the south bank of the river laddie, and 115 from London; containing 151 houses and 909 inhabitants. Formerly it was much more considerable, and had a market; the bitants. PicKWEtr, a parish in the hundred of church is a very larce and ancient building.- Guthlaxton, Leicester, 5 miles from Melton Fair on Easter Tuesday Mowbray, and 100 from London; containing Piddlehinton, a parish in the same hun- 25 houses and 121 inhabitants. It is a rec- dred of Dorsetshire, 44 miles from Dorchester, tory, value 16/. and 117 frum London ; containing 60 houses Pickworth, a parish in the hundred of and 263 inhabitants. Aveland, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 2 miles Piddletrenthide, a parish in the hundred from Folk ; ngham, and 109 from London ; containing 30 houses and 156 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 12s. 3d. Pickworth, a parish united with Great of Cernc Tetcombe, division of Sherborri, Dorset, 5 miles from Dorchester, and 120 from London, over the source of the river Piddle ; containing 90 bouse; and 449 inba- Casterton, in the hundred of East, Rutland, bitants. The church is a very hwge ancient 7 miles from Stamford, and 93 from Lou- building. It is a vicarage, value 19/. Hk. 5rf. don; containing 21 houses and 116 inhabi- in the patronage of the dean and chapter tants. It was formerly a considerable town, of Winchester. bur even the church is gone to decay. Piddle North, a parish in the hundred Picton, a hamlet in the parish of Guilden of Pershore, Worcester, 6 miles from Wor- Sutton, hundred of Broxton, Chester, 4 cester, and 12 from London; containing 20 miles from Chester, and 1 84 from London ; Containing 12 houses and 9o inhabitants. Picton, a hamlet in the parish of Cra- thorre, Laugborough wapentake, north rid- housos and 103 inhabitants. It it a rector y, value 9/. 1*. 3 W. and is in the patronage of tbe dean giXe ft few votes are polled, they adjourn to and chapter of Christ Church. Maidstone. Tlie county house is a poor Pihtoh, a hamlet in the parish of Church- •ottage. — Hasted's Kent. Pinhob, a parish iu the hundred of Wow- ford, Devon, 2 miles from Exeter, and 170 undon ; containing 81 bouses and 353 inhabitants. It is a ricarage, value 14/. 1 j.. 4d. in the patronage of the bishop of Exeter. down, Gloucester, between Gloucester and Cheltenham. Pirton, a hamlet in the parish of Lydney, Gloucester, on the banks of the Severn, S in i Irs from Chepstow, PfitTos, a parish in the hundred of Per- sbore, Worcester, near Pershore, and 103 Pinner, a township and phapelry in the miles from London. parish ■ f Harrow, hundred of Gore, Middle- Pisuit.i., a parish in the hundred of Pirton, sex, I miles frornHarrow, and 12 from London ; Oxford, 4 miles from Henley, and 39 from containing 140 houses and 761 inhabitants. London; containing SI houses, and 96 m- P i o< ;:, a parish in the hundred of Kifts- habitants. It is a curacy, cate, Gloucester, 5 miles from Winebeombe, Pitcairn CrRF.tN, a newly-erected village, and 90 Loin London; containing 26 bouses in the parish of Redgorfon, shire of Perth, and 1^5 inhabitants. 'there being no church, Scotland. It is daily advancing in trade and the rectory, value 3/. 13.s. 4\f'or| in Ox- fordshire, lying on the eastern side of the county and borders of Bucks. Plum bias n, a parish in Afterdate ward, Pladoa, a small island on the east side of below Derwcnt, Cumberland, 5 miles from the isle, of Arran, Scotland, and about 1 mile Cockermouth, and 305 from London; con- distant therefrom, on which is a newly-erect- taming 58 bouses, and 330 inhabitants. It ed light-house, with 2 lights. is a rectory, value 20/. 14>. 97. Pi. AiNMEi.LEF, a hamlet in the parish of Plccklfy, a parish in the hundred of Haltwbtstle, in Tiudal ward, Northumberland, Calehill, lathe of Scray, Kent, 44 miles from 1 mile from Haltwbtstle, and 314 from Lon- Ashford, and 51 from London; containing don; containing 25 houses, aud 136 inha- bitants. Pi mstow. See Ham, East and We^t, Essex. I'r. mtford, a parish in the hundred of Al- derbury, Wilts, 10 miles from Salisbury, and houses, aud 572 inhabitants. Fair 5th December. It is a rectory, value 20/. U. 5d. in the patronage of tire archbishop of Canterbury. Lat. 5l° 10' 3./' Long. 0° 45' 14' East. Pi.cMBsTEAn, a parish in the hundred of 78 from London ; containing 46 houses, and North Erphurham, Norfolk, 4 mi'es from 232 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Holt, and 117 from Loudon ; containing 22 Plawswohth, a township in the p.'.rish of houses, and 14y inhabitants. It is a lectory, PLU PLY va'iir bl. 3s. 4-. Id. Piumpton, a parish in the hundred of Street, rape of Lewes, Sussex, 3 miles from iewes, and 47 from London ; containing 34 houses, and 229 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. Pluxptov, a hamlet in the parish of Spof- fbrth, in Clam wapentake, west riding of York, 4 miles from IVetherby, and 19S from London ; contaiuiug 35 houses, and 191 in- bahitants. Piumstead, 3 pari-h in the hundred of Lesness, lathe of Sutton, Kent, near Wool- wich, containing 210 houses, and 1166 in- habitants, of whom 204 were employed in trade. It has a very neat church, and was formerly a market town. The southern part, of th* parish is billy, and covered with wood, taking in the north side of Shooter's-hill. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 18*. 4 114 from London; containing 46 houses, and 219 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Norwich. Plumstead Little, a parish in the same hundred, and 1 mile distant from the fore- going; containing 31 houses, and 172 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 71. 12>. 6d. united with Witton. Pi.umtree, a pari-h in the hundred of Hay- ridge, Devon, 2-| miles from Collutnpton, and 160 from London; containing 72 houses, and 275 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 21/. 18s. Id. in the patronage of Oriel Col- lege, Oxford. Plumtree, a parish in the hundred of Rusbcliffe, Nottingham, 5 miles from Not- tingham, and 120 from London; containing 49 houses, and 209 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 19/. 19s. Id. Fh'Kg/r, a parish ia the hundred of Fram- land, Leicester, 9 miles from Melton Mnw- bray, and 113 from London; containing 33 houses, and 137 inhabitants. Plymouth, a sea port, borough, and market town, in the hundred of Roborough, Devon, situated at the mouths of the Tamar and Plym, which here fall into a bay of the Channel, called Plymouth Sound, 43 miles from Exeter, and 215^ from London, by Ashburton and Ivy-bridge, and 228 by Tot- ness. It contains 4447 bouses, and 43,194 inhabitants; viz. 18.016 males, arid 25,178 females, of whom. 7308 were employed in various trades, manufactures, and handi- crafts. The mouth of the Tamar is called Hamoaze, and that of the Plym, Catwater; and the sound is capable of receiving 1000 sail of shipping. It appears formerly to have consisted of two small fishing villages, called Sutton Van tort, and Sutton Prior, but from its convenient and double harbour, it rose to be a place of consequence, and is now one of the most considerable sea ports in the kingdom, defended by several strong batteries and a citadel, erected in the reign of Charles II. opposite to Nicholas island, which contains a large store-house, and 5 re- gular bastions. In the reign of Edward III part of this town was burnt by the French ; and in the reign of Henry IV. 600 houses were also destroyed by the same enemy. — During the civil wars, Plymouth adhered to the parliament, and was besieged for several months by the royal army. At the restora- tion, Charles II. erected a strong fort, be- tween the sea and the town, to serve as well fir tbe defence of the coast as a check upon the inhabitants. It contains two parish churches, and although there are several meeting-houses, they have each so large a c\rorsetshire. Pollard's Lands, a hamlet in the parish of St. Andrew's, Auckland, in Darlington ward, Durham, '2 miles from Bishop Auck- land, and 251 from London; containing 17 houses and 62 inhabitants. Pollecott, rt hauler in the parish and hundred of Asheuden, Bucks, 6 miles from Aylesbury, and 44 from London; populaiion included with Ashenden. PollisgtoS, a township in the parish of Snaith, in Osgoldcross wapentake, west riding of York, '24 miles from Snaith, and 173 from London ; containing 7j houses and 578 inha- bitants. Potshot, a parish ia the hundred of Melks- ham, Wilts, 3 miles from Devizes, and 90 from Loudon; containing 5c> houses and SOS inhabitants It is a rectory, value 61. 5s. in the patronage of the bishop of Salisbury. Polsted, a parish in the hundred of l?a- bergb, Suifolk, 2-| miles from Nayland, and 58 from London; containing 101 houses ami 653 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 22/. Poltimore, a parish in the hundred of Wow ford, Devon, 4 miles from Exeter, and 170 from London; containing 46 houses and 230 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. los- 5d. united with fhixham. Pondi.r's End, a hamlet in the parish of Enfield, Middlesex, 8f miles from London ; containing several good houses, and has a dissenting meeting-house. The population vas returned included with Enfield. Poxsonby, a parish in Allerdale ward, above Derwent, Cumberland, 3 miles from Egremont, and 302 from London; containing 13 houses and 78 inhabitants. It is a Cu- racy. PcsTAp.tDYLAis, a village in the county of Carmarthen, situated on the borders of Glamorgan, 9 miles from Swansea, and 2 1 J from London. Its name in Welsh si« the bridge over the Dulas, on the banks of which river the village stands, on the road from Swansea to Carmarthen. Population not returned. Po-TErRACT, a borough and market town jn Osgoldcross wapentake, west riding of Yoik, situated about 2 miles from the river Aire, 16] miles from Sheffield, and 178 from Loudon ; containing 700 houses and 3144 in- habitants, viz. 1417 males and 1727 females, of whom 446 were returned as being em- pViyed in various trades and manufactures. and 204 in agriculture". Its ancient name is said to have been Kirkby, and it had a strong castle, formerly belonging to thi earls of Lan- .. Thomas earl of Lancaster was be- heade I hereby order of Edward I L, soon af- ter ihe battle of Boroughbridge. Richard II, was some time kept prisoner here, and finally murdered in the round tower: and the earl of Rivers, and sir Richard Grey, werebeheaded here by order of Richard 1 1 1. During the ci- vil wars it was garrisoned for the king, and after a vigorous defence was taken by t tie par- liamentary arbiy, and soon after demolished. Its remains no>v consist only of the lower story, having several dungeons and a winding staircase. Within the cattle was a chapel, afterwards ma !e collegiate and winch con- tinued as such until the general suppression of monasteries. In the neighbourhood stood a Cluuiac priory, and two others of black and white friars. The parish church, situated near the remains of the castle, was formerly a very handsome building, but was greatly damaged during the civil wars. It was in the form of a cross, with a well proportioned tower in the middle, crowned with a magni- ficent lantliem, but beiug much injured by cannon shot during the sie~e of the castle, it was soon after blown down. In 1649 the parliament gave a grant of ! 000/. to be raised from the sale of materials from the castle, to- wards repairing the church, and a plain building has since been erected. The inha- bitants of the town still bury in the church yard, but divine service is performed in a chapel adjoining the market place, which is very spacious, at the hott >tn of which stands the town hall, lately rebuilt. This town has sent two members to parliament ever since the 23d of lid ward I. The right of election is in the resident inhabitants, who are house- holders, and are in number about 620. Pon- tef act is a corporation, consisting of a mayor, recorder, and twelve aldermen, who are all in the commission of the peace. The market cross, called St. Oswald's cress, was pulled down in 17:15, and a handsome dome erected in its place, supported by a colonnade of Doric pillars. In the neighbourhood is a course for horse races, which are very fully attended. The market is on Satur- day, plentifully supplied with all kinds of provisions, cloth, and hardware. Fairs, on the Saturday before Palm Sunday, and the Saturday after St. Andrew's Day, both for cattle; there are also small fairs for cattle fortnight, on the Saturday after those at York. It is a vicarage, value 13/. 6s 8V, having the chapel of St. Giles annexed, in the patronage of the king. Pontelamd, a parish in Cas'.le ward, Nor- thumberland, ~\ miles from Newcastle, and from London; containing 1i houses and 521 inhabitants. It is situated" on the ri\er Pont, and appears tn hive been the ancient Reman station called Pons Eli, having a bridge erected over the-pver by Aelias Iladri- POO PO o alius. The church is an ancient building \u the form of a cross, arid is a vicarage, value 13/. 6s. 8;/. in the patronage of Mertou Col- lege, Oxford. PoNTESBURY, a parish in the hundred of Ford, Salop, 8 miles from Shrewsbury, and ICO from London; containing 389 houses and 2053 inhabitants, of whom 169 were re- turned as being employed in various trades. Previous to the Reformation, its church w is collegiate for a dean and three prebendaries. Jt is a curacy. PontesfORD, a hamlet in the parish of Pontesbury, in the hundred of Ford, Salop, ] mile nearer Shrewsbury. The population was included with Pontesbnry. Pontisbihcmt, a hamlet in the parish of Tey Magna, Essex. Ponton Great, a parish in the hundred of Grantham, parts of Kesteveu, Lincoln, 3 miles from Grantham, and 111 from London ; containing 68 houses and -!1 1 inhabitants. Ponton Little, a parish in the hundred of Winnibriggs and Threw, parts of Kesteveri, Lincoln, $ of a mile distant from the fore- going, containing 20 houses and 102 inha- bitants. Pontop, a hamlet in the parish of tan- ehester, in Chester ward Durham, 7 miles from Durham, and '267 from London; noted for its collieries in the neighbourhood. PoNTVPpOL, a market town in the parish of Treve-han, hundred of Abergavenny, Mo i- mouth, 9 miles from Newport, and 150 from London ; containing 338 bouses a;id 1472 iu- habita its. This place has lot).; been noted for its manufacture of japanned ware, to which it gives name, but is now considerably on the decline. It is placed on the edge of a steep cliff, overhanging the Avon Lwyd, and on the slope of a declivity under impending hills. This town, which has risen in the course of the last century, owes its existence to the mineral treasures which lie in the sur- rounding country. Immense quantities of iron ore and coal are found here. The inven- tion of rolling iron into plates, and the art of tinning was first introduced here by the great grandfather of Capo! Hanbury Leigh, esq. who has an elegant house at this [dace. Thet >wn consists of two streets, but has no ehi :h or any religious meeting houses. It has the advantage of a eaual, lately cut from New- port, which falls into the mouth of the Usk. The market is on Saturday. Fairs, 22d April, 5th July, and 10th October. — Coax's To'trin Monmputh. Pont y Pkydd, a small village in Mon- mouthshire, 10 miles from Caerphilly, and where a v ry remarkable bridge was built over the Taafe, which, like many other ri- vers in the same county, is almost dry in summer, but in winter exceeds all bounds; the bridge consists of one arch, the span of which is 145 feet: this stupendous wotk wa£ finished in 1750, and was erected by an in- genious country mason. Poo i.a hamlet in the parish of McnhinioH, in the hundred of East, Cornwall, lying on the great western road to Penzance, 265 miles from London. Population included with Meuhiniott. Poor., a parish in the hundred of Coleridge, Devon, 3 miles from Kingsbridge, and '210 from London ; containing 83 houses and 412 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 22/. 16*. 5rf. Poor,, a township in the parish of Otley. i:i Sky rack wapentake, west riding of York, 2 miles from Otley, and 204 from London; containing 34 houses and 182 inhabitants. Pool, a hamlet in the parish of Acton, bundled of Nanrwich, Chester, 2 § miles from Naotwich, and 267 from London ; contain- ing 24 houses and 181 inhabitants. Poole Over, a hamlet in the parish of Eastbam, hundred of Wirrall, Chester, 7£ miles from Chester, and 187^ from London; containing 16 houses and 89 inhabitants. Pool, a borough, seaport, and market town in the hundred of Cogdean, division of Shastoa, Dorset, 6 miles from Wimborn, and 106 from London ; containing 949 houses and 47ol inhabitants, viz. 2091 males and 2670 females, of whom 60i> were returned as being employed in trade, manufacture, and handi- craft. It is supposed to have taken its name from the bay or pool of water called Luxfenr, which eucom passes it except on the north ; a.id it lies on the borders of a very narrow dreary heath, being a peninsula joined to the parish of Lanford, by a neck of laud, it ap- pears to have been a considerable port in the time of the Romans, and a Roman military way may be still traced from hence 1« Wim- born. This town was formerly much resorted to by foreign merchants, particularly those of Spain, ;;nd some ancient buildings still remain of timber and plaster. During the civil. wars it was a garrison for the parliament, and did considerable mischief to the neighbouring towns. The church dedicated to St. .lames was formerly a chapel of ease to Lanford. The body is part of the original structure : the ailes have since been added, and in 1785- had additional galleries built therein. It con- tains several neat monuments, and has a handsome mahogany altar piece put up in 1736. The tower erected in 1500, has not the appearance of a finished building, and contains one great and small bell. There are several meeting houses for dissenters of various persuasions. The town is about three quarters of a mile long and half a mile broad, and consists of three or four considera- ble streets, running nearly from north-east to south-west, beside a cross street parallel with the quay, with several intersecting lanes!. The buildings are generally low, bat of lati years the town has received several handsome additions. The old town hall, in Fish street,. built in 1572,.D3neath uh'chis the pt hut tho new town-hall, erected in market sc;-i et 1761, is an elegant building, wich conve- nient shambles underneath. The- gre.at cellar or king's hall, or woolhouse, stands on the ind ia aa edificaof some antiquity*. POO POP which baa been partly rebnilt; adjqjningthere- to is Salisbury prison, an ancient building: be- tides a large workhouse in West-street, there are several almshouses and a good tree school. The chief traffic is in the Newfoundland teade and fishery, which proves an excellent nur- sery forthenavy. The exports in provisions, nets, cordage, sailcloth, and wearing apparel, fur the consumption of the planters and ser- vants, are. very great. The imports are cod, salmon,oil, < -eal-skins > fur«>,&,c. There an? con- stantly employed about •J.v) sail of shipping belonging to this poit, with 1500 hands; of which about 140 are in the foreign trade, and the remainder coastwise. The harbour is reckoned the best and safest in the channel, as the ground is every where soft, and water sufficient at spring tides for vessel 1 of lt> feet draught to come up to the quay. It has very good anchorage in Swanage bay, and in the bay of Studland. just without the harbour. A littie east of the entrance of 1 fie harbour is a shifting sand bar. for which vessels generally take a pilot at Studland ; the water on this bar is about 19 feet at high water, and 12 or 13 at low. 1 here is a long narrow neck of land which projects from the north-east part oi the Isle ot Purbeck, called Suuth haven point, and anotlu r from the main land of Dorsetshire called North haven point. The distance between these is about a quarter of a mile, forming the entrance to the bay and harbour of Pool. Facing this entrance lies Erovnsea Island, which divides the stream. It was formerly a barren spot with only 1 house, and an old cast'e, intended for the defence of the harbour, but having been purchased and improved by the late HumphreySturt,esq. it is now converted into a most delightful spot, and tbe site of the castle has many additional buildings upon it. The quays have been very much enlarged and improved at different times; the gnat quay is 192 feet long, at the east end of which stands the custom house ; the new quay is 34 feet long. On the Ham side of the harbour theie are quays to careen ships, to throw out and take in ballast, with several slips for building. The communica- tion across the harbour, is by means of a large passage boat, which is hauled by a rope stretched from one side to the other; each passenger pays one halfpenny, and every family Ad. annually. Ham was formerly noted for its beds of oysters, which were p'ckled and sent to London, and on the cor- poration forbidding the fishermen to leave the shells on the shore, they afterwards opened t'aem in boats on the mud near the strand, and threw the shelLs there, by which that hill of shells was raised, which, at low water, is surrounded by the sea, and called the oyster hank. The bay, originally called Luckford Luke, contains several other islands besides Sresentea, viz. Fursey, St. Helens, lA)-:g Island, Round Island, Grove Island, Stone, Pelham, and Hone Island, entirely full of mud-banks, in- tc sected by various channels, none of them «ven passable at hi^h water, except by boats lightly laden. This borough is governed 1>W a mayor, recorder, aldermen, sheriff, coroner, town clerk, and an indefinite number of bur- gesses. The mayor is admiral within the liberty, and is chosen from among the bur- gesses; after he has passed the chair he is always an alderman. From among the al- dermen are chosen three justice-, the mayor and recorder being of the quorum. The court of admiralty has been very anciently held here; it was sometimes kept on the qua}', or over tbe passage, at a place called Brume - hill. The town sessions are held by the mayor and justices of the peace four times a year. When any criminal causes are to be tried, one of the judges of tbe circuit comes hither iu his way to Dorchester and holds the assizes, but civil causes are general- ly tri^d at Dorchester. Market on Thursday and .Monday. Fairs, 1st May and 2d No- vember. Here are two passage hoys, which sail to Portsmouth (very Monday, and two from Swanage iu the Isle of Purbeck to Poole every Monday and Thursday. It is a cu- racy. — Hutchrnfs Dorsetshire, Poole, a parish in the hundred of Malms- bury, Wilts, near Malmsbury, and 94 mile? from London; containing 25 houses, and 1.15 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11. 1 2*. 6rf. in the patronage of the king as duke ct Lancaster. Poole's Hole. See Buxton and Peak, Derbyshire. Pool e Weish. See Welsu Poole, Mont- gomery, Wales. Pooltos, Great and Little, two hamlets in the parish of Bromborow, hundred of Wirrall, Chester, 11 miles from Chester, and 191 from London; the former containing 34 houses and 178 inhabitants; and the latter 18 houses and 87 inhabitants. Poolkv, a 1/amlet in the parish of Barton, in West ward, Westmoreland, situated at the foot of Ulswater, 4 miles from Penrith, and 284 from London. It has •<% stone bridge across the water toDunmallet,in Cumberland, It has a small fish market. The population of this place was omitted to be returned. Poorton, a parish in the hundred of Bea- minster. division of Bridport, Dorset, Smiles from Beaminster, and 1344 from London; containing 16 houses and 75 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 5/. 1 It. 5d. Popiiam, a hamlet in the parish and hun- dred of Mitcheldever, division of Basingstoke, Hants, 7 miles from Basingstoke, and ,0- froin London ; containing $ houses and 4H inhabitants. Popr.AR.a parish in the hundrco* of Ossnl- ton, Middlesex, and formerly a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Stepney ; contain- ing 756 houses and 4493 inhabitants, viz. 222? males and 2264 females, including Blackwall, of whom 10 ( '9 were returned as being chiefly employed iu trade. Its name is derived from the great number of poplars which anciently grew here. That part next the river called Poplar or Stepney Marsh, ou tb« Isle of Dogs, POP POU is the richest piece of marsh land in Ens- vinccof Leinster,Ireland,and pleasantly'seatcd land; it is neither an island nor a peninsula, on the river Barrow, 36 miles south-west of but an head of land formed by the serpen- Dublin. tine course of the river Thames; across it Pot.tbury, the name of a hundred in S6- has lately been cut a canal, by means of mersetshire, being the most northern point of which the circuitous navigation is avoided, the county, terminated by the Bristol Cban- This district not only raises the largest Del and river Avon. oxen, but its grass is esteemed a great resto- Poutbury, a parish in the hundred of Port- rative of all distempered cattle. In this bury, Somerset, 7 miles from Bed minster tnarsh was an ancient chapel, called the cha- and 1-0 from Loudon; containing 92 houses pel oi St. Mary, supposed to have been origi- and 509 inhabitants. Formerly a market nally an hermitage, founded for the purpose town. It is a vicarage, value 10/. II*. 3d. of saying mass for the souls of mariners : on Fair Whit Monday. its site is now erected a farm house. When Portchester, a parish in the hundred and our soveregns resided at Greenwich, the division of Portsdown, Hants, 2J miles from royal kennel of hounds was kept here, from Fareham, on the north side of Portsmouth which circumstance the place itself is sup- posed to have received its name. The East India Company has erected a neat almshouse here for men and women; and that company having given the ground for erecting the harbour, anciently called Port Peris, and a sea port before Portsmouth. It contains 1 ''2 houses and 417 inhabitants, and it is pre- tended that Vespasian lauded here. Its an- e'ent castle was erected to command the church, and been at the greater part of the harbour, the walls of which formed a square expense in rebuilding it in 1776. they have of 410 feet, containing an area of four acres; the patronage of the living alternately with they are six: feet thick, and in many places Brazen Nose College, Oxford. — Lysonys En- 16 feet high, having 13 towers besides the virons of London, keep, which has four. It is of very urea t Poppleton N'ethf.r, a parish in the liberty antiquity, but its age and founder are both of the Ainstey of York, 3 miles from York, unknown. In the reign of Edward IV. the and '202 from London ; containing 42 houses c-istle and town, together with the forest, were and '250 inhabitants. It is a vicarage in the settled on queen Margaret, as part of her patronage of the dean and chapter of York. dower, but the castle is u >w private propei ty Poppt.eton Upper, a parish three quarters rented by the crown and appropriated to the of a mile from the foregoing, containing 43 purpose of confining French prisoners of hou-es and 210 inhabitants. It is a curacy war. Towards the south-east part of the in the patronage of 'the archbishop of York. area is the parish church, a building of an- Ponisc.LAND Great, a parish in the bun- tiquity. It is a vicarage, value 6.'. Lat. dred of Hens'ead, Norfolk, 4§ miles from 50. SO. 18. Long. 1 . 6. 35. west. Norwich, and 106 from London ; containing Portfasv, a small fishing village in the 35 houses and 248 inhabitants. It is a rec- parish of Rathven, shire of Banff, Scotland tory, value 6/. 13s. id. 2 miles east of Buckie, containing 44 houses Poringf.and Little, a parish half a mile an.i 178 inhabitants. from the foregoing, containing 10 houses and Porteski-wktt or Patiscnet, a parish in 74 inhabitants Its church has lomr since the hundred of Caldicot. Menmoutb, 6 miles been demolished, and is now a curacy uui- from Chepstow, and 1 J ( from London, near ted with How rectory. the mouth of the Wye : containing 29 houses Portadows, a town in the county of Ar- and 216 inhabitants. Before the building of magh province of Ulster, Ireland, pleasantly Chepstow, this was the only port in the situated on the river Bann, 65 miles from county. Dublin. It has a very extensive linen manu- Pout-gate, a hamkt in the parish of St factnre, and the Newry canal fails into the John's Lee, in Tindal ward, Northumberland, river about a mile from the town. H mile from Hexham, ami 28a from Lou- Port Aethwy, a ferry in Anglesey. Wales, don; containing 4 houses and 29 inhabitants, opposite to Bangor. This is the most general Its name is derived from having a gate here ferry into the island, and it is computed that formerly through the Picts wall, the ruins of about 15,000 head of cattle annually pass which are still observable, the straight of Menai here, exclusive of sheep Pqbtingscaies, a township in the parish and hogs. of Crosthwait, in AHerdale ward, above Der- Portaferry, a town in the county of went, Cumberland, 2| miles from Keswick, Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, seated on and 292 from London; containing GO houses the rapid ferry of Strangford, 80 miles from and 2S2 inhabitant-. Dublin. It carries on a considerable trnde, Portisham, a parish in the hundred of and has many vessels belonging to its port. Cgglescombe, division of Dorchester Dor- From the neighbouring hills are some delight- set, 2$ mile from Abbots! cry, and 126 ful prospects over Lake Strangford, the coiui- from London; confining 108 houses and try, and the Isle of Man. 490 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value Portarlington, a town partly situated in 8/. lis. Id. King's and partly in Queen's county, pro- PoRTlSBKAa, a parish in the hundred of POR POR Ppltbury, Somerset, situated on a point of th'". Tlristu! channel, 9 miles from Bristol, and 12K from London; containing 62 houses and 3S/f inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 32/. ISfi.ld. in the patronage of the mayor and burgesses of Bristol. Port-G i.enon k, a town in the county of An- tri.m, province of Ulster, Ireland, pleasantly seated on the river Bann, 10.5 miles from Dublin. At the end of the town is a bridge over the river, which unites the counties of Antrim and Deny. Portland, Isle or, in the hundred of Cnlli- ford Tree, division of Dorchester, Dorset, situ- ated 3 miles south of Weymouth, but is in reality only a peninsula, joined to the main land hy the Citesil Bank, which is a heap of peb- bles thrown up by the sea, reaching from Abbotsbnry to Portland. The pebbles conti- guous to Portland, are nearly of the size of an egg, but gradually diminish till they are lost in fine grave! ; many of ihem are beautifully veined and others quite transparent. It eon- tains 311 houses ami 1619 inhabitants, of whom 413 were returned as being employed in various trades. The parish contains seven hamlets, via, Cbesil, Furtunewell, llayfourn, Wakeham, WestTown EastTownJ and South- well. It has a new lighthouse, which is a conical edifice 63 feet high, with a geome- trical stairctseto the top. Meant stands the signal house. On the southern part, of Port- land are the remains of Bow ait^l Arrow ( 'as- tle, nenr which is also the ruins of (he old fhureb close to the cliff said formerly to have stood in the centre of the island. The quar- ries at the west end of the island afford ex- cellent stone, which has been used in most of the modern magnificent buildings of the country ; it was first brought into repute in 'the reign of James I. Its castle, together with that on the opposite shore of Wey- mouth, was built in the reign of Henry VII 1. when he made a general fortification on the coast. Near the lighthouse is a remarkable cavern, from which the water rises up like a fountain. Portland liace is a dangerous eddy of two currents in the calmest season- Port- land Bill is the southern extremity of the island, on which stands both the old and new lighthouses. The creek that runs on the in- side of the beach by the passage house is called the Fleet, terminating at the distant e of about .5 miles from the passage, on the borders of which is a handsome edifice be- longing to George Gould, esq. of Upway. Behind the Portland arms inn are the traces of a Roman encampment. The stone quar- ries supply the principal employment for the i i ouring el iss, who are a robust and hardy race, In 179-', the pier, with part of the land nearly half a mile square, was washed into the sea. The church is a ivetury, value .18/. 2s lit. in tbe patronage of the bishop of "Winchester. The lirhthou.se, Lat. .50. ;51.'2fi. Long. '2. 26. .59. west. Pj»rtlibc£, u haoi'.et in the pariah of Al- whington, hundred of Shebbear, Devon, situ- ated on the Bristol channel, near llartkuii Point, 4 miles from Bideford. Portsmouth', a parish in the hundred of Coleridge, Devon, 4 miles from Kingsbridge, and -2 ' 1 from London, on tbe coast opposite the Mewstone rock ; containing 46 houses and 298 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value '29/. 1Sj\ 4./. in the patronage of the duke of Hol- ton. PoRTtocK,a parish and formerly a market town in the hundred of Carhampton, Somer- set, situated at the bottom of a commodious bay, 7 miles from Minehead, and 170 from London; containing lib houses and- 600 in- habitants. At the western corner of the. hay, forming a concave of nearly three miles from point to point, the quay is situated, having a small pier. The chief trade is in some small vessels employed in fetching coals and lime from Wales. In the centre of the hay is a decoy for wild fowl. This town bad formerly an extensive chase, and a palace in which the Saxon king, resided. Its weekly market has lo"g since been discontinued, and it has now- only three in the year, which may be more pixjpciiy cal ed fairs, viz. Thursday before the 12th May, ditto before tbe 9th October, and before the I'ith of November. It isa rectory, value 18/. IK S persons, viz. 3148 males and 4691 females, of whom 95'6 were returned as being em- ployed in trade, handicraft, and manufac- ture, but the population of Portsmouth and Portsea, which may be called one town, (See Portsea) is 33,226 persons, of which number upwards of 3000 are constantly em- ployed in the dock-yards. This town was anciently defended by a wall of timber cover- ed with earth, and with bastions and forts of hewn-stone. But in the reign of queen Eli- zabeth it was strongly defended by new works ; at the restoration of king Charles II. great improvements were made, by the estab- lishment of new docks; several forts were strongly fortified in the modern manner, since which time each succeeding sovereign has made further improvements and additional works* that it is now the most regular fortress in Bri- tain. About one mile south, near thesea, is South Sea C. die, originally a blockhouse, built by order of Henry VII I., and surrounded by a furt erected in the reign of Charles II. The whole repaired and" strengthened in the be- ginning of Ins present majesty's reign. South west of the castle, and communicating by a bridge is a battel y faced with stone, bein°- a •garrison subordinate to lVtsmouth, and within these few years many additional works have been constructed by order of govern- ment, so that it is reckoned almost impregna* ble by land as well as by sea. Thedo^k-yard containing the warehouses for keeping ail kinds of military and naval stores, is the most complete in the world, and 'possesses all the various manufactories necessary for supplying its different naval equipv ments. The docks and yards, in short, resemble a distinct town, there being parti- cular rows of dwellings, built at the public ex pence, for all the principal officers, who aie under a separate government from the garrison. 'I he principal machinery of tne yard, particularly that for making blocks, consisrs of steam engines on a very ex- tensive seaie. In the yard some hundreds of convicts are daily brought from the hulks in Langston harbour, and employed in many useful branches of rigging, Ssc. The streets of the town are mostly narrow and dirty, but ahvays in a bust'ie, the conse- quence of the town being wholly support <1 by the fleets and armed Vessels which diua ing the war are constantly at. anchor here. And in peace it is the general rendoz- 3E POR voti9 of the Iwfia fleet. Close to the shore 's tlic signal post, which is continually mak- ing signals to the ships lying at Sprthead, as well as i he telegraph, conveying intelligence aitd receiving orders from the Admiralty in the .course of eight mintttes. The whole of the walls round tlie town are planted with cattaW, and on some of them are very plen- sant walks, particularly on the east side and near th^ sea, commanding a beautiful pros- pect. The church, with its tower, cupola, aud lantern, may pass ad a stately edifice, but the style of its architecture is not re- markable for'any beauty. From the continual influx of strangers, both hou;-e rent and Ledg- ii gs are de3r, as well as all the necessa- ries of life. There are about 120 taverns and alehouses in the town, GO of them being on that part called Portsmouth Point, the grand resort of the sons of Neptune. The en il go- vernment is vested in a mayor, ^JdeiHutn, re- corder, bailiffs, and common -council, and the town sends two members to parliament The right of election being in the mayor, alder- men, and burgesses, and the number of voters being about 1T0. The returning officer is the uravor. Here is a deputy governor and a garri- gon, with a division of marines stationed in ve. y commodious barracks. It has also a port admiral, and all the various office! * of the revenue. On the south sea beach arc several commodious bathing machines. The mouth of the harbour is not so broad as the '1 names at West minster, and is defended, on the Gos- portside, by four forts and a strong platform of cannon. The dock-yard suffer* d severely by lire in 1763, and in in 1770 a dreadful conflagration took place, the damage of which was estimated at 100,0004. On the 7th of December 1776, the ro| e house was de- stroyed by an incendiary called John the Pain- ter, for which he was executed, and the mis- chief nt that time was computed at 60,000/. The spot where the Royal George of 1 00 guns sunk in 1782, only a few hundred yards from the shore, is marked by two buoys fastened to the head and stern of the wreck. The markets are on Thursday and Saturday, as well as a small one on Tuesday. The fair, which begins on the 10th of July and continues 14 days, is a scene of every of vice and depravity. Here are two Hanks. The church is a vicarage, value 6/. 13'. 4./. 1 he observatory, Lat. 50. 4S. 2. Long. 1.5. 58. west. — Worrier's Hants, Housman's Tour, Sr. Portsoy, a sea port town in the shire of Ban!:', Scotland, situated in the parish of Fordyce, 6 miles from Cullen, and 7 from Banff. The town and parish containing houses and 2747 inhabitants, of whom 860 were returned as being employed in various trades. It is situated on a point of land pro- jecting into the Moray Frith, forming a safe harbour for moderate sized vessels. It car- ries eu a considc rable trade in the manufac- ture of thread and fine linens for the London lad Nottingham Markets, and lias a number POT of vessels employed in the fisheries, parish contains a quarry of stone called Portsoy marble ; it is a curious mixture of red, green, and white, and is wrought into various ornaments. The neighbourhood also produces green Asbestos, which has been sometimes wrought into cloth. It also pro- duce a euri( us sort of Fekit Spur. Poktv.ii liam, a sma!l village in the parish of Mockrum, shire of Wigton, Scotland. It is regularly built and contains a small bar- rack for the military a. id custom-house offi- cers who are stationed here. In 1793 it con- tained touts. Ports wood, a small village -^ miles from Southampton, Hants, on the road to Pens- mouth, noted for a magnificent structure erected by general Stibbert in 17 76. The situation commands a charming prospect, and the grounds are laid out in the most ■ nificent stile. The house contains a capital collection of paintings by the most celebrated ancient and modern makers. A farm hou-e near it, on the west side of the Itching, was formerly a priory of black canons, founded by Henry I. PosLiNCFi"u:r<, a parish in the hundred of Resbridge, Suffolk, 2 miles from Clare, and 57 from London ; containing 32 houses and 253 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 10s. Postcomge, a hamlet in the parish of .Ad- well, hundred of Lewknor, Oxford, 5 miles from Thame, and 40 from London ; contain- ing 31 houses and 135 inhabitants. PosTcr.ovE, a parish in the hundred of Maushead, Bedford, 6 miles from Dunstable, and 40 from London; containing 29 houses and 157 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 19s. 4i. Posi't.iNCH, a h;unl<*t in the parish of New- ton Ferris, on the Channel near Holberton, IX von. Postling, a parish in the hundred of Hayne, lathe of Shepway, Kent, 2-| mles from Hythe, and 65 from London ; containing 22 houses and 126 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, \alue 6/. 8f. Id. in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury. Postlixcv. oiitu. See Poslincfoiid, Suf- folk. Postlip, a hamlet in the parish of Winch- comb, Gloucester. ■ PosTwicir, a parish in the hundred ofBlo- field, Norfolk, 4 miles from Norwich, and 1 13 from London ; containing 23 houses and 181 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. Pottex, a market town and parish in the hundred. of Biggleswade, Bedford, 5| miles from Biggleswade, and 4«S' from London ; containing 239 hones and 1103 inhabitants. The town is pleasantly situated although ia a very barren and sandy soil. The buildings are modern, as this town and Biggleswade were in 1785 both burnt down in one day, and the inhabitants remained for some time under tents in ihe neighbourhood. The market is on Saturday. Fairs, third Tuesday 1 POU POW in January and July, and on Good Friday, the mouth of the river Wyrc, 6 \ miles from it is a vicarage, value 13/. Of. Sd. patron, Eirkham, ;ind 205 from London ; containing the king. 191 houses and 769 inhabitants. It is si; a- Potteh IIvnuort/i, a parish in the hun- ated near the sea coast, an:! having a canal died of Langoe, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, navigation to most of the principal rivers of 5 miles from Lincoln, and 130 from London; containing 61 houses and 303 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. 16*. SJ. in the patron- age of the king. Potter Heigiiam, a parish in the hundred of Happing, Norfolk, 12 miles from Norwich, and 121 from London ; containing $8 houses and 321 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6L 13s. 4(/. in the patronage of the bishop of Norwich. Potter n and Canning, the name of a hun- dred in Wilts, near the centre of the county, round Devices. PoTTERN.a parish in the hundred of the same name, Wilts, 3 miles from Devizes, and 83 from London; containing 182 houses and 826 inhabitants. It has a good charity- school. The living is a vicarage, value 20/ 6*. 8 d 21st Poxweti., a Email village united with the October. The living is a vicarage, value 24k parish of Warnrwell, in the hundred of Win- 10j. in the patronage of King's college, Cam- frith, division of Blandford, Dorset, 4 miles bridge. from Melcorab Regis, and 123 from Lon- Prbwsohy, a parish in the hundred of ,;r,n ; containing 9 houses and 66 inhabitants. Macclesfield, Chester, 2^ miles from Mac- It is - rectory, value 9/. 5*. 5d. clesfield, and 169 from London ; containing Foynings, a parish in the hundred of the 82 houses and 466 inhabitants. It is a vicar* same name, rape of Lewes, Sussex, 4 miles age, value 10/. from Brighton, and 50 from London; con- Prestbury, a parish in the hundred of taming 21 houses and 173 inhabitants. It is Deerburst, Gloucester, 2 miles from Chelten- a rectory, value 10/. ham, and 94 from London; containing 118 Poynton, a township and ehapelry in the houses and 4S5 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, parish of Prestbury, hundred of Maccles- value 11/. This sequestered situation is Held, Chester, 3 miles frmn Macclesfield, much resorted to during the season at and 169 from London; containing 73 houses Cheltenham, The hotel is most tastefully and 432 inhabitants. fitted up ; with large gardens adjoin- PREENcHrr.cn, a parish in the hundred of ing. Condover, Salop, 9 miles from Shrewsbury, PrEsteishe, or Lias Andrew, a market and 156 from London ; containing 21 houses town and parish in Radnorshire, Wales, plea- and 8+ inhabitants. It is a curacy, santly situated in a rich vale, on the banks of Pref.s, a parish in the hundred of North the river Lug, near its entrance into the Bradford, Salop, 5 miles from Whitchurch, county of Hereford, 14 miles from Leomin- and 155 from London ; containing 46t) houses ster, and 151 from London by Worcester; and 2653 inhabitants, viz. 1299 males, and 1384 females, of whom 241 were returned as being employed in trade. It is a vicarage, Value 10/. m the patronage of the bishop of Litchfield and Coventry. containing 194 houses and 1057 inhabitants. It was once an inconsiderable village, hut by the countenance of Martin, bisbop of St. David's, it soon eclipsed the borough town, & is at present the best built place in the county ; Prkmsav, a parish in the district of Gari- but its original grandeur far exceeded i's pre- och, shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, situated on sent appearance. About a mile from the the north side of Bennoehie hill, 24 miles bridge, on a*l elevated bank stands an ancient from Aberdeen ; containing 115 houses and mansion, called Stapleton Castle, commancf- 486 inhabitants. It is Watered by the river ing a fine view of the vale of Radnor. On Sadie. the west side of the town, formerly the site Frendercast, a parish in the hundred of of a cast'.e, is a pleasant eminence called the Dunglcddy, Pembrokeshire, Wales, | mile Warden U alks, presented to the inhabitants from Haverfordwest, and 268 from London ; by lord Oxford, On the summit of which is a containing 172 houses and 814 inhabitants, bowling green. The church contains a well- Lt is a rectory, value 91. \As. 9<1. wrought tapestry altar-piece, representing cur Prendick, a ham'et in the parish of Aln- Saviour's entry into Jerusalem. In this town ham, in Coquetdale ward, Northumberland, are held the assizes, and the county gaol 8 miles from Alnwick, and 310 from Lon- stands here. The market is on Saturday, don; containing 10 houses and 61 inha- and is well supplied with com. Fairs, 25th bitants. June, and 11th December. — lapscomlh Tour Prestos, a hamlet in the parish of Great in South Wale*. Fr.Es-rnuiE, a parish in the hundred of Scikley, Wilts, near Marlborough, and 76 miles from London; containing 100 houses it is a vicarage, value Babbtngton, hundred of Wirrall, Chester, 14 mibs from Chester, and 194 from London; containing 20 houses and 81 inhabitants. Pres.vll, a township in the parish of Lan- and 496 inhabitants caster, hundred of Amounderness, Lancas- S/. ter, 6 miles from Gars tang, and 233 from Prf.sijck, a burgh of barony, in the pa- London; containing 117 houses and 533 in- risli of Monktown, shire of Ayr, Scotland, habitants. SJ miles from Ayr; containing 66 houses Prescott, a market town and parish in the and 2G6 inhabitants. It was privikg d by bundled of West Derby, Lancaster, Smiles James VI. to elect annually a provost, '2 rat- Lorn Liverpool, and 198^ from London ; lies, Sec. and Us grant franchises for several containing ?08 houses and 3465 inhabitants, trades, as well as a weekly market ; but most including the vil a^e of St. Helen's, viz. 1676 of these rights have falYn into disuse, males, and 17 9 females, of whom 1)71 Preston, a township in the 'parish of v.-rt- returned as being employed in various Daresbury, hundred of Bncklow, Chester, ti:.rl(Sj!ini manufactores. The town has long stated on an mninence, 5 miles from War- bee ;i c< I ebratrdfort be making of watches, and he various cotton branches! The church is a l\iids"ine building, having a steeple .52 yards high, allowed to be the completes! in the ring ton, and 130 from London; conta 61 houses and S33 inhabitants. Preston, a township in the parrvh of St. Eecs, ju Allerdale ward, above Dcrwent, PRE PRE Cumberland, miles from Whitehaven, and 305 trom London; containing 328 houses and 1886 inhabitants, of whom 116 were returned mployed in vi ious trades. • Preston, a parish in the hundred of Colli- ford I'.ee, division of Dorchester, Dorsei, 3 Hides from Weymouth, aud 124 from Lon Ion; containing 85 bouses and 385 iiiha tauts. I is a vicarage, value &/. 18.v. Preston Bags err, a parish in the hundred ef Barlichway Warwick, 7 miles from Strat- ford on Avon, and 101 from London; con- taining 38 ' o ises and ^10 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value At. Prest in Bi sett, a parish in the hundred of Buckingham, Bucks, 4 miles from >uek- ingham, and 56 from London; containing 73 houses aud 3-2 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value IK. 9s. \d. Prestos Candoveb. See Candover Pres- ton, Hants. Preston Crapes, a parish in the hundred of Faws.ey, Northampton, 5 miles from Da- ventry, and 68 from London ; containing 75 houses and 380 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. bs. Preston Little, a small hamlet to the foregoing. Population included therewith. Preston Gobballs, a hamlet and cha- pelry in the parish of St. Giles, in the liber- ties of Shrewsbury, Salop, 2^ miles from Shrewsbury, and loOfroni London; contain- ing 58 houses ami 313 inhabitants. Preston Kikk, a parish in the shire of Haddington, Scotland, lying between the royal boroughs of Haddington anJ Dunbar; containing 296 houses and 1471 inhabitants. It is watered by the river Tyne, and in the neighbourhood are the ruins of a very exten- sive building called Haile>sCasile. Preston Pans, a town aud parish in the shire of Haddington, Scotland, situated on the coast of the frith of Forth, at the east- ern extremity of the county, separated from Mid Lothian by the burn of Raveshamrh ; containing 260 nouses and 1964 inhabitants, of whom 345 were returned as beiug em- ployed in various trades and manufactures, particularly in those of salt, stone, aud earthen ware, as well as in the makiug of bricks and tiles. A manufactory of oil of vitriol, aqua fort is, and spirit of salt has also been established. The town was formerly called Sat.t Preston, ami is a burgh of ">a- rony, and a port of the custom-house. It has long been noted for its oyster fishery, and those dredged near the doors of the salt- pans, have been particularly esteemed. The harbour called Morrison'* Haven, is si uated to the west of the town, and has 10 feet Water at spring tides ; being esteemed one of the safest harbours in the Frith. Near the ancient village of Preston is . field where the battle of Preston Pans was Sought in Sep- tember 1745, with such great success on the part of. the rebel army. . Preston Patrick, a town-hip and ch*- pelry in the parish of Hurtitn, in Kendal ward, Westmoreland, 3^ miles from Burton, and 253 from London ; containing 69 houses and .135 inhabitants. Preston Richard, a township in the pa- rish of Hevershara, in Kendal fu^, West- moreland, 6 miles from Kiid.il, and 256 from London; containing 63 houses aud 296 inhabil nits. Preston on Stoorr, a parish in the hun- dred of Decrhurst. Gloucester, 6 miles from Camp 'en, and 9» from London; containing 60 houses and 267 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 8.. 13s. 4^. Preston UPON Ices, a hamlet in the pa- rish and ward of Stockton, D irliam, 2 miles from Stockton, and 246 from London ; con- taining 11 boo es and 64 inhabitants. Preston YVildmo rs, a parish in the hun- dred of south Bradford Salop, 3 miles from Wellington, and 145 from London ; con- taining 36 houses aud 170 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Preston on Wye, a parish in the hundred ofWebtree, Hereford, 8 miles from Here- ford, and 143 from London; containing 45 houses aud 219 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 3/. 16j. 9d. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Hereford. Pre-ton Wynne, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Wi^iington. hundred of 1'rox- ash, Hereford, 6 miles fr m Hereford, and 136 from London ; containing 25 houses and 119 inhabitants. Preston, a parish in the hundred of Crowthoroe, Gloucester, 2 miles from Ci- rencester, and 87 from London ; containing 34 houses and 141 inhabitants. It is a vi- camge, value 9/. 10*. 7rf. Prj-ston, a parish in the hundred of Dud- stone and Kingsbarton, Gloucester, near Gloucester, aud 106 miles from London ; containing 16 houses and 87 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. 6s 3d. in the pa- tronage of the bishop of Gloucester. Preston, a parish in the hundred of Fever- sham, lathe of Scray, Kent. 1 mile from Feversham, and 4(H from London ; contain- ing 24 houses, and 220 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. 15*. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Canterbury. Prestos, a parish in the hundred ol Pres- ton, lathe of St. Augustine's, Kent, 6 miles from Canterbury, and 61 from London; con- taining 61 houses aBd 41 8 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value SI. 12 - 6 • in the patron- age of the archbishop of Canterbury. Preston, a borough, market town, and parish in the hundred of Amounderness, Lancaster, situated on the river Ribble, 15 miles from Wigan, and 216 from London; containing 2169 houses and 11,887 inhabit- ants, viz. 5415 males and 6472 females, of whom 1419 were returned as lieing employed in various trades, principally in the cotton manufacture, which is carried on here vu> 3 E S PRE PR1 <• a ;■>:■ • : y. This town is said to have sp. ntlg from the. ruins of an ancient city called ftibchester, now a village in t!.e neighbour- hood, and to have received its modern name (a corruption of Priests' Town), from the number of religions who resided in it. The town is very well built, having a very hand- some and extensive town-hall, with a suit of assembly-rooms annexed, erected some years since at the expence of the earl of Derby. The new prison on the Howardlan plan, is a very ext nsive and commodious building. Here are 2 charity schools, the one for 25 boys, the other for as many girls. The town has a bank. In the neighbourhood are some very pleasant walks, and on its common, on which are the traces of a Roman military way, are frequently held horse races, li is govern- ed by a mayor, recorder, aldermen, 4 sub- aldermen, 17 common council men, and a town-clerk. It returns 2 members to parlia- ment, the number of voters being about fiOO. The returning officers are the mayor and 2 bailiffs. The river here is only navigable for small vesselswhich come coastvvays fromLiver- pool and other parts; and by canal navigation it has communication with most of the princi- pal rivers in England. The markets are on Wednesday and Friday for fish, vegetables, butter, eggs, Sec. and on Saturday for all kinds of provisions. Fairs, 27th March, 7th September, and the first Saturday after 6th January. Every 20th year a kind of jubilee is held, called Preston G-.cili, which begins the last week in August, and continues a month ; the last was held in 1802. It is a vicarage, value 15Z. 3s. Hi. — Pennant's Tour. Preston, a hamlet in the township of Pid- dington, in the parish of Rorton, hundred of Wymersley, Northampton, 4^ miles fn m Northampton, and Q2 from London ; con- taining 9 bouses and 70 inhabitants. Preston, a hamlet in the parish of El- lingham, in Balmbrough ward, Northumber- land, 7 miles from Alnwick, and 317 from London; containing 8 houses and 50 inhabit- ants. Preston, a hamlet in the township of Whitley, parish of Tynemouth, Castle ward, Northumberland; 1 mile from Shields, and 284 from London ; containing 83 houses and 43 i inhabitants. Preston, a parish in the hundred of Mar- t'mslcy, Rutland, 1 mile from Uppingham, and 90 from London; containing 54 houses and 266 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value > 91. Vs. 6d. Preston, a parish in the hundred cf Stone, Somerset, Smiles from Yeovil, and 123 from London ; containing 46 houses and 260 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. 18*. 4./. Preston, a parish in the hundred of Ba- bergh, Suffolk, 7 miles from Sudbury, and 62 from London; containing 39 houses and %09 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value V. 6s. in the patronage of Emanuel college, Cambridge, ' ■ PursTo:;, a parish in the hundred of Pres- ton, rape of Lewes, Sussex, \i mile from Brighton, and 54f from London ; containing 31 houses and 222 inhabitants. The living- i<= a vicarage, value 20/. 2s. Hi/, united with Hove. Preston, a parish in Holdeiness, east rid- ing of York, l£ mile from Hedon, and 184 from London; containing 109 houses and 681 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 12/. in the patronage of the sub-dean of York. Preston, a township in the parish of Wensley, Hang West wapentake, north riding of York, 3 miles from Ley burn, and 238 from London; containing 59 houses and 260 inhabitants. . Preston, a township in the parish of Kep- pax, Skyrack wapentake, west riding of York, 8 miles from Pontefract, and 186 from London ; containing 74 houses and 413 inhabitants. Preston, a parish united with BonWe, in Berwickshire. Scotland, on the. hanks of the river Whittader, 12 miles from Berwick; containing 127 houses and 674 inhabit- ants. Preston i.e Skt-rnp, a hamlet in the pa- rish of Great AychfF, in Darlington ward, Durham, 12 miles from Durham, and 250 from London; containing 23 houses and 119 inhabitants. Pre-twich, a parish in the hundred of Sal- ford, Lancaster, 4 miles from Manchester, and 184 from London; containing 308 houses and 1811 inhabitants, of whom 9i9 were re- turned as being chiefly employed in the various Manchester manufactures. It is a rectory, value &6£ is. 9d. and is united with Oldham. Prestv.ich, a hamlet in the parish of Pon- teland, m Castle ward, Northumberland, 7i miles from Newcastle, and 284 from London; containing 25 houses and 122 inhabitants. Prestwold, a parish in the hundred of East Goseote, Leicester, 3 miles from Loughborough, and 108 from London ; con- taining 9 houses am! 62 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, discharged from first fruits and tenths. Prestwood, a hamlet in the parish of Ellastone, hundred of Totmqnslow, Stafford, 6 miles from Uttoxetor, and 141 from Lon- don ; containing 13 houses and 80 inhabi- tant-. Priddle, a river in Dorsetshire, rising near Alton, and flowing south-east falls into Foole Haven, near the month of the F.ome. Priesthoim, an island at the end of the Menai Straight, Carnarvonshire, Wales, much frequented by Puffins; on this island stood a priory of WacknUns. •Priddv, a hamlet m the parish of West- bury, hundred of Wellsforum, Somerset, 4 miles from Wells, and 125 from London; containing 20 houses and 1 19 inhabitants. Primrose or Carrincton, a parish in the shire of Edinburgh, Scotland, on the PRO PUD banks of the South Eske, containing 64 in Sussex, 3 mile3 from LydJ. It >v^l bouses and 329 inhabitants. lr. gives title formerly a neat little town, but was swal- of viscount to the earl of Roseber; y. Primrose Hill, Middlesex, lying between Kilburn and Hampstead, has also been called Gri en- Berry-Hi l;., from t.ic Dames of (he three persons who were executed for the as- sssination of sir Edmuadbury Godfrey, whom they -brought hither after-they had murdered him ai Somerset house, and left him with his sword stack in his bod}'. Princes Harwrli.. See Harwell, Berks. Princes Risborough. See Ri^bohou™, lowed up by the sea in the reign of Ed' ward I. Pp.ldhoe, a township in the parish of Qvingham, in Tindal Ward, Northumber- land, near the river Tyne, 4 miles from By well, and 8 from Newcastle; containing 73 houses and 380 inhabitants, In the neigh- bourhood are the ruins of a verytmcient and nuMe castle". '. ' Pi-blow, a parish united with'Penjfurd, in the hundred of Key ;t6ham„' "Somerset, i.H miles from Bristol, and 114". from Lon- I Priors Ash, a parish in the hundred of don ; containing 141 houses and 78d inhabi West Kingsbury, Somerset, 6 miles from tanl.-v Taunton, and 150 from Lop. Ion ; contain- ing 29 bouses and loo inhabitants. Prior* Clebte, a parish in the hundred ofOswaldsl i t, near Evesham, and 98 from miles London; containing 62 bouses and $81 inba itants. It is a vie irage, value 8/., i'n the patronage of the dean and chapter of Worcester. Pkiors DirroN, a parish in the liberty of l3Lls.3d. Pi:cki:ripc:e, a hamlet in the parish of Standon, in the hundred of Brnughin, Uerts, 6 nines from Ware, and 97 from London. It was formerly a market town. Puckincton, a parish in the hundred of Abdiek, Somerset, J miles from Tlminster, and 13:3 from London; containing '28 houses and 171 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value Weniock franchise, Salop, 5 miles fio Bndgworth, and 112 from Loudon; con- taining 133 houses and 620 inhabitants. It isavjebrage, value 5/. 15s Pricks Hardwick. See Hardwick Priors, Warwick. Priors Lee, a township and chapelry in the pariah of Sbiffnal, hundred of South Bradford, Sa op, 3 miles from Sbiffnal, and Uri from London ; containing '290 houses and 1599 inhabitants, of whom ' 21 uere re- tirned as being employed intrude. Priors MarstonT, a township in the parish of Priors Hardwick, hundred of Kineton, Warwick, 4 miles from Southam, and 79 from London ; contaiuing 119 houses and 5 ?8 iidiabitants. Pristov, a parish in the hundred of Keynsham, Somerset, 5 miles from Bath, and 108 from London; containing 46 h and 314 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. \b-.in. PnrnxEWELL, a parish in the hundred of Rochford, Essex, Ik mile from Leigh, and 40 from London ; containing '241 houses and 1213 inhabitants. Fair 15th July. It is avicaia.e, value IS/. 1.3.. 4c/'. and is in the patronage of the bishop of London. PbivetT, a h, inlet in the parish of West Meon, hundred ami division of Fawley, Hants, 5 miles from Bishop Waltham, and 69 from London ; containing 28 houses and 185 inhabitants. Probcs, a parish in the hundred of Powder, Cornwall, 2f miles from Gramponnd, and Pi'cKLEciiur.cn, the name of a hundred in Gloucester, in the southern point of the county and borders of Somer.^t. Pucklecih'rch, a parish ih the hundred of Pucklechnrch, Gloucester, 8 miles from Bristol, and 107 from- London; containing 121 houses and 542 inhabitants. This was once a royal village and the residence of several of our Saxon kings, some traces of whose residence may still be seen. The church is a small building, situated on an emi- nence. It is a vicarage, value 14/. 13y. 4rf. with Westerleigh and Abston chapels annexed, Puddincton, a parish in the hundred of Willey, Bedford, 11 miles from Bedford, and 61 from Loudon ; containing 70 houses and 415 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. 6s. brf. Pcddint.ton, a hamlet in the parish of Shotwick, hundred of Wirrall, Chester-, si- tuated on the banks of the Dee, six miles from Chester, and 186 from London ; con- taining 20 houses and 139 inhabitant?. P'jddington, a village near Crawys Mor- chard, hundred of Witheridge, Devon, 6 miles from Crediton, and 186 from Lon- don ; containing 28 houses and 135 inha- bitants. Puddleton and PuDniETRriNciiARD. See Pidri.ltov.n and Piotlf.trenshide, Dorset. Pudlestone, a parish in the hundred of Wolphy, Hereford, 4 miles from Leomin- ster, and 134 from London; containing 31 houses and 174 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, 250 from Loudon; containing 194 houses value 11. 17s. Sd. united with the .rectory of and 1013 inhabitants. A branch of Fov White. Haven formerly came near this place, but there are no signs of it at present. The church formerly collegiate, is a vicarage, value 13/. 1 61. 8'. id. QUA QUADRAGE, a hamlet in the parish of Holdsworthy, Devon, \ a mile from iloldswerthy. Quadiunc, a parish in the hundred of Kir ton, parts of Holland, Lincoln, 7^ miles from Spalding, and 109 from London; con- taining 1 12 houses and 506 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. Is. 3d. m the patronage of the bishop of Lincoln. Quainton, a parish in the hundred of Ashendon, Bucks, 6 miles from Aylesbury, and 45 from London ; containing 147 houses and 7/>0 inhabitants. The village, consisting of one street, is situated at the foot of a hill, Commanding a most extensive prospect. Tl■ and 1354 from London ; containing 44 Louses Quantoxhead Wfisfr, a pari ame and 300 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value ; contaii it is a rectory, value 11/. from the foregoin inhabitants. Quantox TT'.'.rs, an i which runs from cast Quantoxhead thn ugh a rich country, south, as far a- the vale of Ta n II has a fine distinct prospect of the Welch coast, as well as of the channel. Quarendon, a hamlet and formerly a chapelry in the parish of Biertou, hui «'t' Ashendon, Bucks, \\ mile from Ayles- bury, and 4S fro-.. Loudon; containing 1! houses and 5 j inhabitants; QuEDGiEV, a parish in the hundred of Whitestoae, Gloucester, 3§ mile* from Glon- c I i, and 108 from London j containing 21 houses and 165 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the patronage of the duke of QuEkSBOROUGH, a borough and market town, situated at the nest, end of the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, at the mouth of the Med*- way, 43 miles from London; containing 1 26 and 545 inhabitants. The houses are neat, uniform, and regularly built. The church is an ancient building though plain: Quarff, a parish in the Shetland*!, situated the chancel isseparated from the church on the Mainland, united with the islands by a Bcrooll work of iron, and has a neat of Bressay, Burra, Hav'era, House, and altar piece; the toner contains live bells. .Noss ; it contains about 180 inhabitants. The chief employment here is in fishing, Quarford, a township in the parish of principally that of oysters; but it has a Alstonfield, in the hundred of Totmonslow, small copperas ruarufactory. Near the Stafford, 6 miles from Leek, and 147 from centre of the town is a newly-erected Guild- London ; containing 169 houses and 737 in- hall, very neatly finished and supported by habitants. four columns; beneath which is held the Quari.es, an extra parochial hamlet in trifling market, and ii contains also the the hundred of North Greenhoe, Norfolk, town gaol. Here was anciently a rustle called near Waisingham, and 114 miles from Lou- Sheppey C.ist'c, at -the mouth of the Swale, don; containing '2 houses and 12 inhabitants, which was pulled down about tbe year 1650, Qcacley, a parish in the hundred and the mont of which only remains. This division of Andover, Hants, 7 miles from place is a distinct liberty of itself, under its own Andover, and 70 from London; containing magistrates, who hold quarterly courts and 04 houses and 147 inhabitants. On a hill the parish, are considerable traces of a Ro- man encampment. The living is a rectory, value 15/. Ms. Id. Quap.i.ton, a hamlet in the parish of Bol- ton-Je-MoorSj hundred of Salford, Lancaster, near Lolton, and 169 miles from London ; containing 41 houses and 337 inhabitants. QuABNpON, a ham'et and chapelry i.i the parish of AH Saints, Derby, hundred of Mor- ieston, 3 miles from Derby, and 129 from London ; containing 39 houses and 238 in- habit ants. general s<- ; sio::s, every half year; and it is governed by a mayor, 4 jurats, and two bailiffs ; the mayor being chosen an- nually from among the jurats and the senior jurat being justice of peace for the borough. It returns 2 members to Parlia- ment, the right of election being in the mayor, jurats, bailiffs, and burgesses, in num- ber about. 150. The preponderating power in this borough appeal's to have been long in tli- : y and ordnance boards, until the election in 180?. The market is on Monday, but is almost disused. Fair, 5th Quarr, a hamlet in the parish of Worth, August, af which the price of wool for the in the isle of Pnrbeck, Dorsetshire. Quarr, lying between Newport and Si. Helen's, in the Isle of Wight, has some :: remains of a once magnificent abbey of Cistertians: only a part of the walls are to be traced' in tbe outbuilding of a firm. Its name is supposed to be derived from tbe bouses and 429 inhabitants, adjacent stone quarries. vali e Quarreitown, a village in tbe neighbour- Queenby, a hamlet In the parish of Hun- hood of Paisley, in the shire of Renfrew, garton, hundred of F.ast Goscote, Leicester, Scotland, noted for its coal mines, there 7 miles from Leicester, and 97 from London. county is gem rally settled. The church is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the ation. — Hr Jed's Kent. Qubenborovch, a parish in the hundred of East Goscotej Leicester, 6 miles from Lei- froin Loudon; containing 90 It is a vicarage, being five distinct strata of thai Qljaiuunoton, a hamlet, in tbe parish of Kelioe, lEasington wprd, Durham, 3 miles from Durham, and 2.58 from London ; con- taining 23 houses ;. ■ i I I - nhabitau . Population included with Hungarton. Queen Gamej,, a parish in the hundred «>f Cat.i-h, Some -■• et, 6"^ mihs from Castle Carey, and l-'i from Loudon; containing 91 houses and 584 inhabitants. It was form- Quatford, a parish united with Erdington, i rly a considerable town, having two markets in the hundred of I , Salop, situated weekly, till it was almost destroyedby lire, on the river Severn, 1 § mile from Bridgnorth, about two centuries since. Fair, '23th Oct, and 137^ from London ; containing 19 hom.es Qubennul, a I n tbe parish oi 59 "inhabitants. P- e > hundred of Petshbre, Worcester, 3 Quait, a parish in tbe hundred of Stcd- miles from Tewkesbury, and 107 from Lon- QUE QUO don, near the river Severn ; containing <2i houses and 101 inhabitants. Queen's County - , a county in the province of Leinster, Ireland, bounded on the north and west by King's County and part of Tip- perary, on the east by Kddare and part of Carlow, and on the south by Kilkenny; being about £5 miles square, containing 50 parishes, and about 15.04S house-:, and tS2,000 inhabitants . The capital of the coun- ty is Maryborough, winch sent l members to the Irish parliament, before the union : of late years this county is much improved in cultivation, it being formerly full of woods and impassable bogs. Qieensferry, a royal burgh, in the shire of Linlithgow, Scotland, on the coast of the Frith of Forth, 9 miles west of Edinburgh ; containing 77 house* and 454 inhabitants. It consists of one irregular street of small houses, chiefly inhabited by seafaring people, ex- ting a soap manufactory, which has been long established here, but its principal sup- port is the ferry over the Frith, at most times safe and expeditious. It is supposed to have been named from its patroness, Margaret, queen of Malcolm Canmore, who much fre- quented this passage. ..It is governed by a pro- vost, 1 land,andgseabailies,adeanofgui dand town council, and unites with Stirling, Dum- ferlin, Inverkeithing, and Culross, in return- ing one member to parliament. Queens-jerry, North, a small village on the opposite coast of the Frith of Forth. Quendon, a parish in the hundred of Ut- tlesford, Essex, 9 miles from Bishop Stoft- ford, and 3G from London; containing 21 houses and 123 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. Queni.ngton, a parish in the hundred of Brightwel.'s Barrow, Gloucester, 2 miles from Fairford, and 82 from London; containing 57 houses and 239 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 7/. IBs. id. Qubnny, a river in Salop, which falls into the Ony, at Hawford Chapel. Quernmoou, a township in the parish of Lancaster, in the hundred of Lonsdale, Lan- caster, 2 miles from Lancaster, and 238 from London; containing 87 houses and 490 in- habitants. Que ;acre. See Whitacre, Norfolk. Quick, a hamlet in the parish of Saddle- worth, west riding of York. QciDPEMi \m, a parish in the hundred "f Gmltcross, Norfolk, 1 mile from Hurling, and 94- from London ; containing 10 houses and 107 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 4s. 6rl. Quinton, a parish in the hundred of Kife- gate, Gloucester, 5 miles from Campden, and 95 from London, containing 63 houses and 338 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 18/. 13s. 4/. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Worcester. Quinton, a parish in the hundred of Wy- mersley, Northampton, 4 miles from Nor- thampton, and 61 from London; containing 21 houses auo 93 inhabitants, ltisa rectory, value 11/. 3i. 9n, Oxford, 5 miles from Woodstock, and b"i\ from Lon- don. Population included with Enstoue. Raditole, a parish in the hundred of Col- liford Tree, division of Dorchester, Dorset, 2 miles from Melcombe Regis, and 126 frflin Loudon; containing 26 houses and 151 inha- bitants. In this parish is situated the borough ot Melcombe Regis, the church being a rec- tory, rated at 11/. 8s. 5d. but it is now called the rectory of Melcombe Regis, with Radipole chapel annexed. Radli y, a parish in the hundred of Iler- mer, Berks, 2 miles from Abingdon, and 53 from London ; containing 46 houses aud 368 inhabitants. It is a Donative. Radi.ow, the name of a hundred in the county of Hereford, on the eastern point of the county, and borders of Worcester, reaching from the Malvern hills to the city of Here- ford. Radmeii.. See Rodmell, Sussex. Radmoke, a hamlet in the parish of Can- nock, hundred of Cuttleston, Stafford, situate in Cannock chace, 5 miles from Litchtield, and 123 from London ; here, in the most soli- tary part of the forest, was erected a priory of Cistercians, in the reign of King Stephen, which was afterwards erected into an abbey, but removed to Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. Raunaue, a parish in the hundred of Des- borough, Bucks, 5 miles from Wickhatr., and 34 from London; containing 58 houses and 306 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 13i. J 0t/. in the patronage of the king. Radnor, a hamlet consisting of only 2 bouses in the hundred of Northwicb, Chester, situated on the river Dane, opposite to Con- gletou. Radnor, New, or Maesyfed--Newyoid, a borough and market. town, in Radnorshire, Wales, situated a: the narrow entrance of a pass between 2 higk pointed hills, 24 miles from Hereford, and 159 miles from London, by Worcester; containing 6$ houses and 347 inhabitants. The town was formerly de- fended by a strong castle, and surrounded by a square wall with 4 gates, remnants of which are still visible, but the castle was destroyed and the town nearly burnt to the ground by RAD RAG Owen Glyndower, in the reigu of Henry IV. It consists of one irregular built street. Jt was formerly tlie ehiet place in the county, and was a borough by prescription till the reign of Quetn Elizabeth, who granted it a charter with many privileges, together with a manor containing 11 townships, and a ju- risdiction extending 10 or 1'2 miles in circuit. The church stands on an eminence above the town, and is a very small edifice. The town- hall is a mean building. The corporation consists of a bailiff and 25 burgesses, and jointly with Rhayader and Knighton, sends one member to parliament. The town has a court of pleas for all actions without limita- tion, but the assizes are held at Presteigne. In the neighbourhood is a cataract, called Water break neck, so named from its precipi- tous descent into a vast hollow, surrounded by craggy declivities. The market is on Satur- day. Fair October 18. It is a rectory, v;ilue 13/. It)*-. 10'/. in the patronage of the king. Lipscomb's Tour. Radnor Or.D or Maesyfed-iiev a parish 2 miles from New Radnor, and sometimes called Pcn-if-craig, from its situation on the summit of a high rock ; it contains 75 houses and 355 inhabitants. The church is a large stone building, consisting of a Nave and Chancel. It has a remarkably large font, rudely carved fin the outside. It is a rectory, value 35/. Is. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Worcester. Radnorshire, a county of South Wales, bounded on the north by Montgomeryshire, •n the east by Shropshire and Hereford, on the south and south-west by Brecknockshire, and on the north-west by Cardiganshire, being nearly triangular. Its greatest length is about 01 miles, and its breadth about 26, containing 326,400 acres of land, of which 85,000 are arable and 150,000 pasturage. It contains 1 borough, New Radnor, and two other mar- ket towns, Knighton and Presteigne. It is di- vided into six hundreds, viz. Colvvyn, Ke- fenlys, Knighton, Paineastle, Radnor, and Rhaiader, the whole containing 52 parishes, 3675 houses, inhabited by 19,050 persons, viz. 9347 males 9703 females, of whom 889 were employed in trade and manufacture, and 8620 in agriculture. It sends two members to par- liament, one for the county, and one for the borough of New Radnor. The amount of assessment under the property tax in 1806, was 118,025/.; and the total amount of the poors rates in 1 803, 1 0,982/. being at the rate of 5s. 8|i/. in the poimd. This county lies in the diocese of St. David's, and province of Canterbury. The river Wye, which separates it from Brecknockshire, rises in Plynlimmon Hill, very near the source of the Severn, crossing the north eastern corner of the county, and giving name to the town of Khaiderfroioy, or the fall of the Wye, where it is precipitated in a cataract, and thence flows into Hereford- shire. Into the Wye flow several rivulets, crossing the county from the north, of which the principal is the Ythen. Radnor ba-; pro- portionally more cultivated land than most cf the Welsh counties; its eastern and southern parts being tolerably level and productive of corn; the other parts are rude and mountain- ous, and chiefly employed in the rearing of cattle and sheep. The north-wester:) angle is quite a desert, and almost impassable. The three principal towns lie m a cluster on the eastern side. The woods and hills abound with excellent game, and its copious streams with salmon, trout and grayling. The assists are held at Presteigne. Radstone, a parish in the hundred of Ki;isr- sutton, Northampton, 2 miles from Brackley, and 65 from London; containing 21< houses and I "SS inhabitants. It is a curacy. Radway, a parish in the hundred of Kinetoix Warwick, near Southern, and 84 miles from London ; containing 43 houses and 237 inha- bitant?, h is a vicarage, value 5/. 12a. and in the patronage of the king. Radwei.l, a hamlet in the parish of Bletsoe, hundred of Wiliey, Bedford, 5A miles from Bedford, and b5\ from London; containing: 23 houses and 128 inhabitants. Radwell, a hamlet in Daldock, in the hun- dred of Odsey, Herts, situated on the river Rhea, 1^ mile from Baldock, and 38j from London; containing 10 houses and 5S inha- bitants. Radwintf.d, a parish in the hundred of Freshwell, Essex, 4 miles from Saffron Walden and 42 from London; containing 135 houses and 650 inhabitants. Through this parish passed the Roman military road, called Ermine Street. It is a rcc ory, value 21/. 12.. Id. Rat ford, a parish in the shire of Elgin, Scotland, situated on the eastern bank of the river Fiudhorn, 5 miles from Forres and 18 from Focbaber; containing 222 houses and 1030 inhabitants. In this parish is a curious relic of antiquity, being a standing pillar near Forres, called Sivcnos Storw. Its height above ground is 23 feet, and about 12 or 15 below, 3 feet 10 inches broad, and 1 foot 3 inches thick. On one side are numbers of rude figures of animals and armed men, with colours flying, some appear bound as captives, and others as conquerors. On the opposite side was a cross, included in a circle and raised above the surface of the stone. At the foot of the cross are two gigantic figures, and on one of the sides is some elegant fretwork. It is supposed to have been erected in memory of the peace, concluded between Malcolm and Canute in 1012, upon the fiual retreat of the Danes from the province of Moray, and the gigantic figures are supposed to represent those monarehs. Some years since when the ravages of time, had threatened its fall, lady Ann Campbell caused it to be set upright, au9 supported with several steps of freestone. Raglano, the name of a hundred in the county of Monmouth, on the eastern side of the county, and borders of Gloucestershire. south of Monmouth. Rasl.ixd, a parish in the hundred of Rajs- RAI R A M land. Monmouth, situated between Monmoulh, miles from £reseotj and 199 from London ; and I lesfrom London; containing containing 80 houses and 40$ inhabitants. 95 bouses and 510 inhabitants. Its castle is Raivov.% a township and chapelry in tlie the most modern building of the' kind in the parish 'of Prestbury, hundred of Macclesfield, county : it was once a place of great Chester, 3 miles from Macclesfield, and 169 tbj and remarkable for baVing-held out from London; containing 242 hou es and J 390 in the Royal cause under the marquis of VV. r- inhabitants. cester, to the end of tb< ar'.es Raistov East, a township in the parish of I. It is a very extensive and noble ruin ; near Houghtou-le-Sprrag, in Easingten Ward, it are the remains oF the citadel, a large octa- Durham, 5 miles from Durham, and 267 from gonal tower encircled by a separate moat, and London; containing 61 houses and 294 iu- formerly joined to die castle by a draw- habitant. bridge. Ii is a vicarage, value 4/. 6rf. and is Rainton West, another village* in the same in the patronage' of the duke of Beaufort. — parish three-quarters of a mi'e distant from. Care's Tour i the foregoing, and 266 from London ; con- Ragley, a hamlet, it* the parish of Arrow, tainiugl 10 houses and 435 ^habitants. war Aleestcr, Warwick, and included there- Raint'n. a township in the parish of Top- uith. cliffe, JTallikeld wapentake, north riding of Rac-nai.t., a hamlet and chapelry in the York, 5 miles from Aldborough, and 213 from parish of Dunham, hundred of Bassetlaw, London; containing 68 houses and 33*1 in- Notts, 4mi.es from Tuxford, and 139 front habitants. London; containing 28 houses and 195 in- Rawsen MrBDtE, a parish in the hundred of habitants. Walsbcroft, Lindsay division Lincoln, 14 mile Raitewey 1 , a village in the county of Dublin, from Market Raises, and 151 firom London; Ireland. 4 miles north from the metropol is. containing 96 houses and 464 inhabitants. It Raine, a parish in the hundred of lliuck- is a vicarage, value 7/. 10s. 10A and the ford, Essex, If mile from Braintree, and 40 vicar is entitled to the tythe of homa-brtwed fifom London; containing 60 houses and 299 ale. ants. It is a rectory, value 14/. VSs. Raisbn Market:, a market town and parish 4t*. in the bundled of- Walsbcroft, Lindsay division, Rainford, a township and chapelry in the Lincoln, 12 miles from Lincoln, and 150 from parish of Pi e> cot, hundred of west Derby, London; containing 131 houses and 774 in- Lancaster, 4 miles from Prescot, and 201 habitants. It is situated near the source of from London; containing 232 houses and 1 185 the river Ankolm, which is -navigable. The inhabitants. maiket is on Thursday. Fair 6th October. Rainham, a parish in the hundred of Chaf- It is a vicarage value 10/. and is in the patron- P Essex, 4 miles from Romford, and 16 age of the king. from London; containing 82 houses and 444 Raises West, a parish If mile from the inhabitants. The marsh land on the banks of foregoing, containing 31 house- and 162 in« the Thames, distant about a mile, is extremly habitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 10* ]0w. '!'!;■ I sc£rJ3, v.'-.'h was formerly welJ endowed with land.' in the fens-, is now in a ruinous state, and the ground most';,' overflowed. A charity school for girls was founded here bv John Dryden, a relation of the celebrated poet of that name. To the north of the town fs a lake called I? abounding in pike, perch, and eels. The market is on Saturday, and is we'd supplied with every kind of provision. Fair, '22d July. The church is a curacy. Ramsey, an island on the coast of Pem- brokeshire, Wales, formerly the .station for passengers to and from Ireland. It is about three quarters of a mile long, and half a mile broad. It forms the north point of St 'ride's bay. Carnaroof Point, the south-east angle of Ireland, is 16 leagues distant. Lat. 51. o5. Long. 5. '20. west Ramsgrave, a township in the parish and hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, near Blackburn, and 210 miles fiotn London ; con- taining51 houses and 298 inhabitants. Ramsgatf, a i amlet in the parish of St Lawrence* m the Isle of Thanet, Kent, 5 miles south of Margate, and 7:3 from Lon- don, pleasantly situated in a valley, com- mand] htful prospec.tof the British Channel. Anciently it was but amean fish- ing village, but it now contains (539 hi and 31 i o Inhabi* . 1411 males and 1699 fijm ictumpd as being employed iji various trades. It bar acquired it., pn lent respectability from its inhabitants about a century ba':k enfc ly in the Russian and East country trade, and of late years from its fashionable resort as a sea b. ; band' some buildings I ■ d, and even a spacious new street for the accommodation numerous summer visitors, being the rival of Margate. The pier built of Portland and Purheck stone, at the expence of several hundred thousand pou. most magnificent structure of the ki om. It exl I : t inl e sea it forms an angle, and is 26 feet broad Its south front is a polygon, its on a side, each 450 feet, with i:ds, and the en- trance . tin's great work was began iu"l749. This harbour is capable Of adm it- Is of 506 tons. The pier forms the lenade. The bathing place lies in chalky rocks at RAN the back of the pier, composed of a reddish sand, soft and pleasant to the feet ; it is famished with machines in the same manner as at Margate. The rooms for the accommo- dation of the bathers are commodious, and there are four warm salt water baths, also a plunging ani shower bath, with convenient rooms attached. The assembly-room is a neat fabric, near the harbour ; "with all the various coffee, tea, billiard, card, &c. rooms annexed; the whole is under the direction of the master of the ceremonies at Margate. There are several good hotels, and numerous lodging houses suited to every sort of company. Tiie hbrary in the high street is valuable and extensive, and adjoining it is an extensive stationary and toy shop. There is also another spacious and elegant library in Cliffe-street, Sion-hill. It has a handsome ehaptl erected in 1785, and consecrated by the archbishop of Canterbury in 17 Q 5, be- sides which there are. several meeting-houses. The town is well paved, lighted, and watched ; and has a court of request for the recovery of small debts. In addition to the many im- provements within the last ten years, a new stone lighthouse has been built on the west head, furnished with patent lamps and re- fiectois, a handsome house fir ti:e harbour master, and various offices. A dry dock has also been formed with convenient suits of store-houses. About half a mile dis'ant is East C/ij/'c Lodge, an elcjaut Gothic villa, en- joying the most picturesque views. The m ir- kets are on Wednesdays and Saturdays, sup- plied with every article of provision. The wind- mill, Lat 51. 19. 49. Long. 1. 24. 'JO. east Kam-=holt, a |>ar.sh in the hundred of Wil- ford, SurTolk,near Woodbridge, containing 1.1 bowses and IV.' inhabitants. It is ;i curacy. Uanby, a parish in the hundred of Gar- tree, Lindsay division, Lincoln, mar Horn- castle; containing 15 houses, and 68 inhabi- tants. It is a vicarage, value 4V. 13;. _'goe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, H mile from Wragby, and 145 from London ; containing 2-2 houses and 1 3D inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 8/. 5*. united with Fulnerby. Hasdivick, a hamlet in the parish of Stan- dish, hundred of Whitestone, Gloucester, 3 miles from Stroud, and 105 from London ; containing 130 houses and Sod inhabitants. Rangkwoktuy, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of 1 hornbury, Gloucester, 2 miles from Wick war, and 110 from London; con- taining 48 houses and 230 inhabitants. Rasskii l, a hamlet in the parish of Blytbe, hunched of Bassetlaw, Notts, 5A miles uom East Hetford, and" 150 from London; contain- ing 45 houses and 203 inhabitants. KasTov, a parish in the hundred of Pire- hill, Stafford, 3V miles from Stafford and 143 from London ; containing 54 bouses and 300 inhabitants. Ranworth, a parish in the hundred of Walsham, Norfolk, 4 mile*; from Aeit, and 110 fjjtu London; eautaiuiug oo bou.W and RAT 3-7 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value il. in the patronage of the bishop of Ely. Raphoe, a small post town in the county of Donegal, province of Ulster, Ireland, 14 miles from Strabane, and '24 from Londonder- ry, at the foot of the Gorey mountains. Rapsgate, the name of a hundred in Glou- cester, near the entre of theeounty, between Cirencester and Cheltenham. Raskelp, a township in the parish of Ea- singwotd, P.u mer wapentake, north riding of York, 15 miles from York, and 1 1 '2 from Lou- don; containing 71 houses and 33b inhabitants. Rastiuck, a township in he parish of Hali- fax, Morley wapentake, west riding of York, 5 milts horn Huddersfieldi and 192 from Lon- don ; containing 406 houses and '2053 inhabi- tants, viz. 1032 ma'es and 1021 females, of whom 573 were returned as being employed in trade and manufacture. Ratcliff, a parish in the hundred of East- Goseote, Leicester, 7 miles from Leicester, and 1 00 from London on the river Wreake ; C&ataining 21 houses and 107 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. 16*. 6d. Ratcliff Culey, a hamlet in the parish of Great Sheepey, hundred of Sparkenhoe, I^icesbr, '2 miles from Atherstone, and 106 from London; containing 45 houses and t98 inhabitants. Lati'Mfi', a hamlet in the parish of Shad- vveil, hundred of Ossulton, Middlesex, near the Thames, and about half a mile east of the Tower; containing 925 houses and 5GG6 inhabitants, viz. '2551' males and 31 16 females, of whom 1309 were returned as being em- ployed in various trades, manufactures, and handicraft. R.vitmff on Soicf., a parish in the hun- dred of Bingham, Notts, situated on the banks ol the Sore, 8 miles from Loughborough, and 1 16 from London ; containing 155 houscsand 761 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 13*. Ad. Ratclife on Trent, a parish in the hun- dred of Rusluliff, Notts, situated on the banks of the Trent, 8 miles from Nottingham, and 116 from London, on the borders of Leices- tershire; containing S3 houses and 156 inha- bitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 12s. 6d. Rathut, a parish in the hundred of Spar- kenhoe, Leicester, 4J miles from Leicester* and 100 from London; containing" houses and 480 inhabitants. Rathkeai.e, a town in the county of Lime- rick, province of Monster, Ireland, situated on the river Deel, 14 milesfrom Adair. Its name implies it to i-, n-c been ouefi a Fort in a Wood, and several revnainsof fortifications Sre to be found in the town. '1 here are also the ruins uf an ancient priory. Ratiivelton, a small post town, situated on R.ithmelton Bay, in the county of Done- gal, province of Ulster, Ireland, 20 miles west of Londonderry. Ratt.ey, a parish in the hundred of Kine- ton, Warwick, 5 miles from Kinelon, and 79 from London; containing 45 Iwouses and 2cl ! HAV RAW inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 61. 12s. in the patronage of the kiiin'. RatIjIKGhopb, a parish in the hundred of Purslow, Salop, .'3 miles from Church Stret- ton, and 153 from London ; containing 38 houses and 223 inhabitants. Rattery, a parish in the hundred of Stan- bnrough, Devon, 3 miles from Totness, and 198 from London ; containing 77 houses and 431 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 14/. Vis. Rattlesdev, a parish in the hundred of Thedwestry, Suffolk, 3 miles from Stow Market, and 79 from London ; containing 98 houses and 814 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 20/. Ravet.y, Great and Little, two hamlets in the parish of Up wood, hundred of Hurs- tingstone, Hunts, 3 miles from Ramsey, and 6fi from Londun ; containing 31 houses and 191 inhabitants. Kavendalf. East, a parish in the hundred of Bradley Haverstoe, Lindsay division, Lin- coln, 7 miles from Grimsby, and 163 from London ; containing 16 houses and 55 inha- bitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. Raven dale West, a hamlet to and adjoin- ing the foregoing, containing 5 houses and 21 inhabitants. Ravesc.lass, a market town in the parish of Muncaster, Allerdale ward, above Der- went, Cumberland, situated at the mouths of the rivers Irt and Eske, where they unite and form a harbour near the L ish sea, 24 miles from Coekermouth, and 284 from Lon- don. The town is well built, has a good charity school, and an extensive fishery. The population of this place was omitted to be returned. The market is on Saturday, and its fairs are the 8th June and 5th August. Haven-hall, a parish in the hundred of Withana, Essex, 2 miles from Witham, and 39 from London; containing 1 02 houses and 542 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 21/. 5s. 5./. Raveningram, a parish in the hundred of Gavering, Norfolk, 4 miles from Beccles, and 1 1 1 from London ; containing 24 houses and 192 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Ravf.nsden, a parish in the hundred of Barford, Bedford, 4 miles from Bedford, and 54 from London; containing 33 houses and 213 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. RavessThorpe, a parish in the hundred of Nobottle Grove, Northampton, 9 miles from Northampton, and 73 from London ; contain- ing 84 houses and 390 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. 13*. 4. 5d. — Manning's Surry* Relth, a township in the parish of Grin- ton, Gilling west wapentake, north riding of York, 8 miles from Richmond, and 243 from London ; containing 200 houses and 1128 in- ujhabitaDts. It has fairs the Friday before Palm Sunday, Friday se'nnight before 12th May, Friday before 12th August, and Fri- day se'nnight before 22(1 November. Rr.MENHAM, a parish in the hundred of Eeynhurst, Berks, 2 miles from Henley, and 34 from London ; containing .56 houses and 299 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 20/. 1*. in the patronage of Je^us College, Cambridge. Rempston, a parish in the hundred of Rusfacliffe, Notts, 11 miles from N ham, and 11S from Loudou-j containing 57 houses and 3g4 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 2f. &'/. Remnev, a river separating Glairv and Monmouthshire, which falls into the month of the Severn near Cardiff. REN'-ioMB, a parish in the hundred of Rapsgabe, Gloucester, 6 miles from Ciren- cester, and 95 from London ; containing only 28 houses and 174 inhabitants, although t!,e parish is nearly 7 miies in compass. The church is a handsome structure, ere. ted in the reign of Henry VIII. It is a rectory, value 13/. 6s. id. sNoHAif, a parish in the hundred of , Suffolk, 4 miles from Framling- ham, anil 92 from London; containing 3° ■ '■~ inhabitants, it is a vicarage ot in charge. Renplesiiam, a parish in the hundred of Iocs, Suti'olk, 44 miles from Woodb ridge, and 81 from London ; containing '27 bouses and 2 Y% inhabitants ; this was the residence of several of the Kings of the East Angles, and in the reign of Edward I. was a market town. The living is a vicarage, value 24/. 13j. 43 males and 1069 femajes, of whom 292 were returned as being employed in trade ; but the commerce of the town is very inconsiderable, although its local situa- tion is well adapted thereto ; the principal branch of trade is in the manufacture of thread, but there are also extensive soap and Candle works, and about 100 looms employed in the silk and muslin weaving. The town is of great antiquity, and was made a royal borough by king Robert II. who had a palace there. It has received several charters and grants from succeeding princes, and is now governed by a provost, two bailies, and 16 counsellors, who have the management of a revenue of about 360/. prr annum, arising from various lauds and fisheries. In conjunc- tion with Glasgow, Dumbarton, and Ruth- erglen, it sends one member to the British Parliament. Renfrewshire, a county of Scotland, sometimes called Strathgryfe, from its lying on the banks of the river Gryfe, bounded on the east by Lanarkshire, on the south by Ayr, and on the remaining sides washed by the Frith of Clyde, which forms several ex- cellent creeks and ba3's; the whole extent is about 2S miles in length, and from 10 to 24 in breadth. It contains 17 parochial districts, one royal burgh Renfrew, and several large towns, as Paisley, Greenock, and Port Glas- gow, besides a number of populous villages, the whole containing 7P57 houses and 78,058 inhabitants, viz. : (".,063 males and 41,988 females, of whom 21,746 were returned as be- ing employed in various trades, handicraft and manufacture, and 3S94 in agriculture. The face of the country is varied with hill and dale, wood and water, but the greater part of the soil is barren and inclining to moor; on the hanks of the Clyde it is fertile, and noted for the excel' e nee of its grass. The inhabitants are much devoted to trade, and most of the towns and villages are engaged in 'the cotton and linen manufactures. The vi- cinity ol the populous town of Paisley pre- i most di verified sc«jne, of beautiful corn-fii ids, hills, dales, and | of wood. — L tters. Renhold, a parish in the hundred torn, Bedford, 3 mile^ i RET RHA from Londoa ; conta'ning 34 bouses and 245 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 3s. 4 /. Revnisc.ton, a township in the parish of Em ileton, UalmborougU Ward, Northum- berland, 3 miles from Alnwick, and J 13 from London ; containing 58 houses and 232 in- habitanl -. Renwicr, a parish in Leath ward, Cumber- land, situated on the river Raven, 3 miles from Kirkoswald, and L J95 from London ; containing 38 houses and 201 inhabitants. Its church was rebuilt in 1733 ; and is a curacy. Repham, a parish in the hundred of Law- ress, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 4 miles from Lincoln, and 1:37 from London ; containing 32 houses and 183 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 6/. I3s. id. Repps, a parish in the hundred of West Fleggj Norfolk, near Caistor, and 125 miles from London ; containing 29 houses and ihj inhabitants. It is a curacy, with Bastwick chapel annexed. Repton, the name of a hundred in the county of Derby, being the southern point of the county, divided from Staffordshire by the Trent. Repton, a parish in the hundred of Rep- ton and Gressley, Derby, 4 miles from Burton on Trent, and 124 from London; containing 228 houses and 1424 inhabitants, of whom 224 were returned as being em- ployed in trade. It was formerly much more populous, and was once a market town, as appeals from a stone cross still standing in a broad street near the church, which is a handsome Gothic building, with a high spire. It contains many handsome monu- ments. At the east end is a free school, part of its walls appearing to have belonged to the ancient monastery here. The living is a cura- cy, withBretby chapel annexed. — Pilkingion's Ij . b'jshire. Reston, a parish in the hundred of Louth Bske, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 4 miles Lorn Louth, and 150 from London ; con- taining 9 houses and 50 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 5/. Ws. 2/. iii the patronage of the king. Retford East, a borough, market town and parish, in the hundred of Bassetlaw, Notts, situated near 1 he river Idle, 7 miles from Tuxford, and 145 from London ; con- taining 421 houses and 19 18 inhabitants The town is tolerably well built, das a good free grammar school and a town ball, in which the sessions are held for the town and eoutitv, and beneath are very convenient shambles. This town receives considerable benefit from its greatthoroughfarc on the north ruad. The environs abj.o:d in hop plantations, and a canal to.the Trent passes near ihe town. It is incorporated under two bailiffs, a steward, and 12 aldermen, and sends two members to parliament; the returning officers being the two baillF ; the right of election is in the corporation and an indefinite number of freemen. Its market is on Saturday, and is well supplied with bops, corn, malt, a*l provision;,: and its fairs are 23:1 March, and 2d October. It is a vicarage, value 5/. :>j. Re i i okd West, a parish near the foregoing, and to which it communicates by a stone bridge over the liver Idle, and contains 127 houses and 483 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 91. 13s, 4rok€. In 1768, a very commodious ob- battle of Hastings. In the north part of the servatory was erected near the park by bis town stood a house of Grey-friars. Overthe river is a good stone bridge. 1 1 e wale was held sacred by the Saxons, because, when first converted to Christianity, upwards of 10,000 persons were baptied in it, by f'.ni- linns, archbishop of York. 1 tie borough present majesty, and furnished with all kinds of astronomical instruments, on the most ex- tensive scale . Part of the land is now con- verted into a dairy and grazing' farm, and the remainder consists of gardens laid out with taste, and adorned with many fanciful sends two members to parliament. It has 13 and grotesque buildings. The banks along the free companies of tradesmen, who annually Thames form a noble terrace, extending the choose the mayor on Hilary-day. The c6r- whole length of the gardens, m the south-east poration consists of a mayor, recorder, 12 quarter of which a road leads to a seques- aldermen, and '24 common council men. tered spot in which is a cottage, a favourite The right of election is in the burgage hold- retreat of her majesty. Many curious fo- p rs, having right of pasturage in a common reign and domestic birds and beasts are also field called .White Clig Pasture. Number of kept here. These gardens are open to the voters about '270. The town was annexed to public every Sunday, fiom Midsummer till the dutchy of Lancaster in the reign of lii- towards the end of autumn. The church chard If . and the dukedom of Richmond was which was repaired and enlarged in 1750, by Charles If. conferred on his natural son ■has a square tower and 8 bells. At the west Charles Lenox, in whose descendants it yet end of the north aile lie the remains of remains. Many of the houses are well built Thomson the poet, for many years a resident of freestone, and the street; are caved. It in Kew-ioot I.ane. There is a brass tablet, has a good trade in yarn stockings a»d sea- ■with an inscription to his memory, erected men's woollen caps. This place is also noted by the earl of Buehan, in 1792. Here is for ils annual horse races. The market on also interred the Rev. Gilbert Wakefield. Saturdays is well supplied with provisions An elegant stone bridge of five semi-circular and cattle, and its fairs are the Saturday be- arehes, was built across the Thames, and fore Palm Sunday, fiist Saturday in July, finished in 1777. In the vineyard are queen and September 14. It is a rectory, value Elizabeth's alms-houses, which formerly 15/. 5>. Id. in the patronage of the king, stood under the hill, for eight poor women : Rickf.rby, a hamlet in the parish of Stan- there are also alms-house • for ten poor men. wix, Eskdale ward, Cumber I md, 1 mile from On Richmond-hill there are likewise alms- Carlisle, and 305 from London j containing housesfor ten poor women, endowed byDuppa, 12 houses and S5 inhabitants. bishop of Winchester, who lived here in a Rickin'ghai.l Interior, a parish in the retired manner after the exile of Charles II. hundred of Blackburn, Suffolk, 2 miles from At the Marsh gate, distant 14 mile, are 9 Botesdale, and 84 from London; containing alms-houses, endowed in l^jS, for maiden 59 houses and 427 inhabitants. It is a rec- .wointn. The town runs up the bill above a tory, value 16/. 5s. 2./. juile from Last Sheen to the new park, with Rickikghali Superior, a parish in the the royal gardens sloping to the banks of the hundred of Hartismere, Suffolk, '2 miles from Thames. The summit of the hill commands Botesdale, and 84 from London ; containing a most beautiful and extensive prospect ; at 117 houscsand 565 inhabitants. It is a rec- the foot of which is the seat of the duke of tory, value 9/. 13i. lid. Buccleugh. The green is surrounded by Ricki.ivo, a parish in the hundred of Ut- lofty elms, at one corner of which is the t'.esfoid, Essex, 4 miles from Saffron Wal- Theatre-royal, open during the summer sea- den, and .38 from London; containing 77 son. The church is a curacy, and was for- houses and 371 inhabitants. It is a vicar- merly a chapel to Kingston. — Lysons's Envi- age, value .10/. in the patronage of the bi- rom of London. shop of London. Richmond, a borough, market town, and Rickmansworth, a market town and pa- parish, in the north riding of York, situated rish in the hundred of Cashio, Herts, situa- on the east side of a steep hill, by the side of ted on the river Calne, at the south-western the river Swale, which encompasses near extremity of the county, l 2| miles from Wat- half the town. It is 'J5 miles from Rippop, and '234 from London; and contains 539 houses and 2S31 inhabitants, viz. 1213 males and 1648 females, of whom 457 were returned as being employed in various trades. ford, and 17 from London ; containing 490 houses and 2975 inhabitants, viz. 1 l"i7 males, and 1498 females. It is a town of no trade, and is governed by two constables and two headboroughs. It has a charity-school and Anciently the town was surrounded with two alms houses. Market on Saturdays ; and walls, and had a strong castle erected by its fairs arc 20th July, Saturday before the Alan, earl of Bretagne, nephew to William 3d Monday in September, and on 24th Ni the Conqueror, who created him earl of vember. The church is a vicarage, value Richmond, and bestowed upon him five wa- 16/. in the patronage of the bishop of London, pentakes, and upwards of 100 parishes in the Riddi.eswob.th, a parish united w:th Gar- district called Kiehmondshire, for his gal- thorpe, in the hundred of Guiltcross, Nor- la/Ury in commanding the rear guard at the folk, 4 miles from llast Harling, and PQ 3 F 4 RIM RIN 1 of ftrm Lender. ; containing only 13 houses ar.d of Stiinehffe and Ewcross, we=t ridin 67 inhabitants, York, 6 miies from Settle, and 236 from Loi* Ride, a hamlet in the parish of Binstcd, don; containing99 houses and 487 inhabitants. in the Isle of Wight, situated on an emi- RranQH, a parish in the hundred of r.ence, 9 miles from Newport, and lying Taunton Dean, Somerset, near Tannton, and opposite Portsmouth, the view of Spit head 146 milesfrom London; containing 34 houses gives the most pleasing effect In the vicinity and 193 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value are a number of pleasant houses, frequented 9/. 19s. 9. a parish in the hundred of Ridge, a parish in the hundred of Cashio, Wangford, Suffolk, 4 miles from Bungay, Hens, '-\ miles from Rarnet, and 14§ from and 106 from London; containing 21 houses London; containing 39 houses and i'66 inha- and 194 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value bitants It is a vicarage, value 6/. 13*. 4rf. 12'. and is united with Little Redsham. Ridgmost, a parish in the hundred of Rise land, a parish in the hundred of Redbornestoke, Bedford*, ire, 3 miles from Eynesford, Norf.dk, 7 miles from Norwich, Woburn, and 44 from London; containing and 116 from London; containing 32 houses 113 houses and .581 inhabitants. It is a vicar- and 264 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value age, value 9'. and is united with Scgen- 3/. 6s. in the patronage of the bishop of ho^. Ely. RidgweiX, a parish in the hundred of Rinc.mcr, a parish in the hundred of Hinckford, Essex, 5 miles from Clare, and Ringmer, rape of Pevensey, Sussex, 24 miles 52 from London ; containing 7"' houses and from Lewes, and 48 from London ; contain- 4S3 inhabitants. It was anciently of great r extent, and was a market town. It is a vi- carage, value 10/. in the patronage of Cathe- rine Hall, Cambrii ipg 163 houses and S9T inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 13/. in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury. Ringhore, a parish in the hundred of Er- Rini.EY, a hamlet to Haltwhistle, in Tin- mington, Devon, 3 miles from Modbury, and dal ward, Northumberland, near Haltwhistle, 210 from London; containi.?? 54 bouses pud and 315 miles from London; containing 34 houses and 191 inhabitants. RmriNGToN", a parish in the hundred of Tunstead, Norfolk, 4 miles from North Wal- sham, and 125 from London ; containing 07 309 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 10*. Id. Rimgshalt., a parish in the hundred of Bosmete and Claydon, Suffolk, 3 miles from Needham Market, and 75 from London ; houses and 144 inhabitants. It is a rectory, containing 43 houses and 257 inhabitants, value 4/. 6*. It is a rectory, value 11/. IS*. Id. Ridlingtos, a parish in the hundred of Ringstead, a parish in the hundred of •Martinsley, Rutland, 2-j miles from Upping- Smithdon, Norfolk, 5 miles from Burnham, ham, and 91 from London; containing 48 and 127 from London; containing 47 houses houses and ITS inhabitant-. It is a rectory, and 315 inhabitants - . It is a rectory, value valne !<>/. Is. 3d. in the patronage of the earl 1 1/. 6s. 8-/. in the patronage of Christ church of Gainsborough. Rigsbv., a hamlet in the parish of Alford, hundred of Calceworth, 1 indsay division, Lincoln, 1 mile from Alford, and 140 from Loudon; containing 19 houses and 104 inha- bitants. Rigtos, a township in the parish of Kirby college, Cambridge. Ri\gsteai). a parish in the hundred of Higham Ferrers, Northampton, 4 miles from Higharq Ferrers, and 69 from London; containing 86 houses and 454 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Rings wo r.D, or RikgjOie, a parish in the Overblow, Clara wapentake, west riding of liberties of Dover, Kent, 6 miles from Do- York, 4 miles from Wetherby, and 198 from ver, and 73 from London; containing 58 London; containing 78 houses and 414 in- houses and 293 inhabitants. Ret ween it habitants. and D-al on the const is Walmer Castle. It Kii.mngtos. a parish in Buckrose wapfln- is a rectory, value 13'. 12s. td, Lat.51 . 11'. tal-e, east riding of York, 44 miles from 8". Long. 1°. 29'. 20." east Ma Iron, and --i from London; containing Ringwoop, a market town and parish, in 84 houses and 380 inhabitants. It is a vicar- the division of New Forest, Hants, situated age, value 8/. 14»\ 9o*. in tU; patronage of on the east side of the Avon, 17 miles from the km.. Romsey, and 904 from London : containing Rilstohe, a township and chapelry in the 671 bouses and 3222 inhabitants, vz. 1524 parish of Rurnsall, wapentake of Stair.cliffe males and 1698 females, of whom 909 were and Ewcross, west riding of York, f miles returned as being employed in various trades, from 'Settle, and 9f 8 from Louden; containing &c: Many of the houses as well as the 95 houses and 487 inhabitants. church are well built. This town has long £::iincton, a palish in the wapentake been celebrated for the excellence of its ale, RIP R 1 S of which it exports considerable quantities: It also trades in leather, stockings, druggets, and some narrow cloths. The neighbouring meadow* are frequently overflowed by the several streams iiuo which the riv< r is here divided. The market is on Wednesday, and its fairs are 10th July, and 11th December. was noted for a Straight passage leading into a clos« vaulted room, so contrived, that none could pass through it but such as were favoured. This passage Was called St. Wil- frid's Needle, and was used to prove the chas- tity of any wuinan suspected of incontinence. There are several good endowments here be- lt is a vicarage, value ?5/» Ss, 57. with Har- longing to thetown, as hospitals and grammar- bridge chapel annexed, in the patronage of schools, particularly two hospitals, the one King's college, Cambridge. Ripley, a township in the parish of Pent- ridge, hundred of Morlestone and Lit— church, Derby, 10 miles from Derby, and 136 from London: containing 194 houses and 1091 inhabitants. Fair, 2 kl October. Kii-ley, a hamlet in the parish of Send, hundred of Woking, Surry, 6 miles from Guildford, in the road to Portsmouth, and 23|: from London. It is a handsome little village, and has a neat chapel of ease. The population was returned included with Send. tor widows, and the other for old maids. There are two good stone bridges, the one over theUreof 13 arches is very stately. The market place is accounted one of the finest square? of the kind in England, and adorn- ed with nn obelisk, erected by John Aislabie, chancellor of the exchequer in the reign of George I. Its noted manufacture of spurs has long since fallen to decay, but two ex- tensive coUon mills have been erected of late years, and employ a number of hands. On a common in the neighbourhood are some annual well-attended horse-races. The Ripley, a market town and parish in corporation consists of a mayor, recorder, Claro wapentake, west riding of York, situ- 12 aldermen, and 24 assistants. It sends 2 ated on the river Nidd, 4 miles from Knares- members to parliament, elected by the burg- borough, and 215 from London ; containing age holders, the number ol voter- being about 56 houses and '27 J inhabitants. Market on 150, and the re mug officer the mayor. Fridays, and fair 25th August. It is a rec- The market is on The sday, and its fair* are tor)', value 23/. Ss. 9/. the'inth day after Christmas, Old May Day, KirriNGALE, a parish in the hundred of first Thursday in June, All Souls Day, and Aveland, parts of Kesteven. Lincoln, 4 22d November. The town has the advan- miles from Bourne, and 102 from London; containing 100 houses and 488 inhabit- ants. Ripple, a parish in the hundred of Cor- nilo, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, 2^ miles from Deal, atid 71 from London; containing 19 houses anil 122 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 5/. 19a hd. Ripple, a parish in the hundred of Os- waldslow, Worcester, 4 miles from Tewks- from the foregoin bury, and >03 from Loudon ; containing 130 and 171 inhabitants houses and 679 inhabitants. It has a good charity school, and is a rectory, value 42/. 6r. 4(/. in the patronage of the bishop of Wor- cester. Ripplesmere, the name of a hundred in Berks, at the eastern side of the county around Windsor Great Park. tage of a navigable canal, and has a pub- lic bank. Kiptox Abbotts, a parish in the hundr d of Hurstingstone, Hunts, 4 miles from Hun- tingdon, and 63 from London; containing 40 houses and 327 inhab tants. It is a rec- tory, value 21/. Is. 6 and 157 miles froto Loadon j cot;- It 1 V ROB tailing 48 houses and 273 inhabitant--. < His having acquired from his military talents a vicarage, value 5/. 6s. 8,-/. united with great honour in America, at a place of that; L v< mber. Roche, a river in Lancashire, which falls into tin Lweli at Pilkington-park. Rochester, a city containing .1 parishes in the lathe of Aylesford, Kent, situ ted in an angle of the rivet Medway, 7| miles from Maid-tone and 30 from London ; con- taining 940 houses and 5645 inhabitants, ex- clusive of Stroud, viz. 2431 males and 316} females, of whom 7 S3 were employed in trade. Jt was called by the Britons Dour- • by the [tomans Qurohnvae, and by the ins '■' from whence its present nan. n w;.s first erected here about i't king of Kent, . rebuilt about the 11th cen'ury by bis r hop (ium ulph,andcon in 1130 by the ar.-h iishop of Canterbury, in the pre- sence o' Henry I. The present steeple v>as emv ; about the year 174^ Gondulph's Tower or '!.<• sasrle on the north stdi of the cathedra), is supposed to have been original- ly erected by that bishop, as a repository for the archives and treasures of t lie see. It was or i f< et high, but s now . . | i I "• ' ■ ■ ■ J Is .'• fi etthick and of 2D feeyauare. Itwastfi- irs jrsjtor e:. ui unequal height. The bridge over the Medway was former-. ly of wood, but toward the end of the 14tU century it being in a ruinous state, the pre- ed, at the joint expence of sir Robert Knolles and lord Cob- ham, who also contributed donations of land, which have been followed by many considi rab'e benefactions, toward keeping the same in repair. This bridge is 560 fi i long ami 1 ':> broad. It is formed with 11 arches, the largest, being about 40 feet wide. The last repairs of the city walls and castle, appear to have been in the reign of Edward VI. from which time they have been suffered to go to decay. Several attempts have been made to pull the castle down, but it was found too durable to pay for the expence of rescaling the stones This cablets so lofty that it may be seen at the distance of 30 miles. In the reign of Henry the III. an hospital for Lepers was founded here, and it being situated between Rochester and Chatham, its chapel is now used l^ a place of Worship for the latter town. The 1 towns are connected by a long row of buildings on a gentle eminence called the Bank. In the cemetery on the north side of the cathedral is the church belonging to the parish of St. Nicholas. The present fa- bric was erected abo t the year 1620. It is a very substantial building, the walls being of great thickness and supported on all sides by buttresses; it consists, of a nave and 2 side ailes, which arc separated by 2 ranges of lofty columns, from which spring the arches supporting the roof. At the entrance into the high street next the bridge, at a small distance from the town quay on the left, are the remains of St, Clement's church, now converted into dwelling-houses, and the p. rish is uni ed with that of St. Nicholas. The episcopal palace i rt Bromley, no bi- shop having resided here since the reforma- tion The town-hall erected in 1687, is a handsome brick structure, supported by stoiT- columns of the. Doric order, the area is paved witii Purbeck stone, at the back part of which is the city gaol. The entrance to the hall is by a spacious staircase, the cieling of which as well as that of the hall, is curi- ously ornamented. Here the city business is transacted, and the assizes for the county sometimes held. The clock-house was built in 1636, at the expence of sir Cloudesley Shovel, who als.< gave the C;l ick : the whole repaired and beautified at the city's expence in 1T7 1. At the bottom of Cheldegate street stand a large and con poor house. The main street is wide and well paved, in it formerly stood the Corn-market cross. Near the Custom-bouse is a building foundeeffor the reception Of 6 jioO'r travellers, who being neither Thieves nor Proctors, are to receive ono night's lodging, food and id. each. Nc; r this is a free school founded by sir Joseph Williamson, secretary of stat« to ClAurles II. ROC R O C Th° nver Midway has an excellent oyster fishery, and the mayor hold* an admiralty court relating to the river, annually. The Hi, man road, called Watling-street, passes through this town from Sbooter's-biU to Do- ver. The coporation consists of a mayor, 1 1 aldermen and 12 assistants, termed common?- council-men, and a recorder and town-clerk. The maj'or, recorder, senior aldermen, and late mayor, are justices of the peace, who are empowered to hold sessions and to hear and determine felonies committed within their limits, as well as to punish delinquents. The city scuds 2 members to- parliament, who are elected by the freemen at large. The number being above 6o0. The market is on .Fridays, and its fairs are 50th May and 11th Dec. Lat. 51°. 36'. Long. 1°. 10". West. — Hasted's, Kent. Rochester, a township in the parish of Elsdou, in Coquetdile ward, Northumber- land, 25 miles from Corbridge, and 303 from London ; containing 85 houses and 379 ill- habitants. Rochford, the name of a hundred in the county of E-scx, on the south eastern shore of the county, bounded on the north by the Crouch, and the south by the Thames. Rochford, a market town and parish in the bundled of Rochford, Essex, situated on a small river that runs into the Croud) 15 miles from Billericay, and 39 from London ; containing 180 houses and 1228 inhabitants, of whom 1 1 1 were employed in trade, but the town has no manufacture. This place is rendered remarkable on record for its Lawless cat'it held at twilight on the Wednesday morning after Michaelmas day, on a hill mailed Kings-hill, in the 0| lf .-n air, where all the business is transacted in whispers and a coal used instead of pea and ink. Absentees forfeit double their rent. This place gives title of earl to the Zulestein family. The market is on ,Thursday! for rattle, corn, poultry, &c. And its fairs are Tuesday and Wednesday in Easter «eek, and the first Wednesday and Thursday after Mich a vim as day. It is a rectory, Value 20/. — Moranfs JSstex. Rochfosp, a towtfsbipand ohapelry in the parish of j'enbury in Worcestershire, although situated in Hie hundred of Wolphy, Hert- ford, 2 miles fiooV Tenbury, and 132 from London; containing 47 houses and 258 in- habitants. Ropt, a township and chapelry in the parish of Embleton, in Balmbrough ward, Northumberland, situated on a commanding eminence, 4 miles from Alnwick and 31 4 from London; containing 30 houses and 160 in- habitants. Rock, a parish in the hundred of Dod- ■-: i 'irte, Worcester, i\ miles from Bewdley ;i!k] 124from London; containing 62'nouses and 352 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value Vtl II.. c.i. Rocks-ear, a ])arish in the hundred of East Endleigh, Devon, 6 miles from Exeter, and 162 from London; containing 78 houses and 419 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. in the patronage of the bishop of Exeter. Ror.KBtr.N', a parish in the hundred of Fordingbridge, New Forest division, Hants, 24 miics from Fordingbridge, and 94 from London; containing 7 7 houses and 370 in- habitants. It is a curacy in the patronage of the duke of Manchester. Rockingham, a market town and palish in the hundred of Corby, Northampton, situated in the forest of Rockingham, on the river Welland, 5^ miles from Uppingham, and 83 from London ; containing 49 houses and 213 inhabitants. Its forest was formerly noted for its extensive iron works, and.it was reckoned one of the largest and richest in the kingdom. According toa survey made in 1641, its extent was 14 miles in length, and 5 in breadth. William the Conqueror erected a castle here, which was garrisoned by sir Lewis Watson, for king Charles I. who was created in 1644, Baron Rockingham. It is now the seat of lord Sondes. Its market on Thursdays is very inconsiderable. Fair 25th September. It is a curacy. Rockfif.ld, a parish in the hundred of Skenfieth, Monmouth, 2 miles from Mon- mouth, and 133 from London ; containing 42 houses avid 24S inhabitants. It is a vicar- age value 4/. 3s. \\ 4'.'. and is in the patronage of Qnctns college, Cambridge. Rocki and, All-saints and St. Andrews, an united parish, in the hundred of Shrophain, Norfolk, 6 miles from East Ilarling, and' 100 from 1 ondon ; containing 58 houses and 352 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 19s. 4rf Kockj.and St. Peters, a parish in the hundred of Wayland, Norfolk, 5 miles from Wattou and 101 from London; containing 32 houses and 164 inhabitants. It is a ;>", value 4-/. 16s. 5rf, Rogki.iffe Castie, a hamlet in the parish of Church Rocklitfe, m Cumberland ward, Cumberland, 4 miles from Carlisle, and 303 from I ■ ud n; containing 61 houses, and 296 inhabitants. R • i kuffeCuurcb. the parish Of the fore- going, ha! (mile distant, containing 47 houses and 222 inhabitants. RocEWARDttVE, a parish in the hundred of Swtb Bradford, Salop, li miles Irooa 1 ROE ROM Shrewsbtiry, and 130 from London ; con- taining 366" houses and 191:) inhabitants. It is a curacy. RoDBOR.'t'GH. a township and chapeTryin the parish of M inch in Hampton, hundred of Longtrees, Gloucester, 1 mile from Stroud, and 1 < »s2 from London ; containing 322 houses and 165$ inhabitants, of whom 393 were employed in various trades. Hodbirn Cheney, a parish in the hun- dred of High worth, Wilts 2§ miles from Swindon, and 85 from London; containing 85 houses and 451 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 17/. Roddam, a hamlet in the parish of llder- ton, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland 4^ miles from YVoo'er, and 320 from London; containing 18 houses and 92 inhabitants. Rodden, a hamlet in the parish of "Boyn- ton in Wilts, situated in the hundred of Frome, Somer-etshire, 2 miles from Frome and 103 from London; containing 36 houses and '200 inhabitants. Roddon, a river in Shropshire, which falls into the Terne, near Withington and Rod- dincrton. KonE North, a hamlet to Gawsworth, in the hundred of Macclesfield, Chester, 3 miles from Congleton, and 164 from London; containing 42 houses, and 256 inhabitants. Roduinc.ton, a parish in the hundred of South Bradford, Salop, on the river Rodin?, 6 miles from Shrewsbury, and 156 from London ; containing 71 houses and 372 in- habitants. It is a r ctcry value 6/. 12s. -id. in the patronage of the king. Roumarton, a parish in the hundred of Longtrees, Gloucester, 5 miles from Min- ching Hampton, and 94 from London; con- taining 65 houses and 305 inhabitants, and is a rectory value 18/. 1 . 3 ,.'. RoDMF.r.r., a parish in the hundred of Holmstrough, rape of Lewes, Sussex, 3 miles from Lewes, and 52 from London ; contain- ing 36 houses and 256 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. 6 . in the patronage of the bishop of Chichester. Rodmersham, a parish in the hundred of Milton, lathe of Scray, Kent, 11 milesfrom Rochester, and 40 from London ; contain- ing 39 houses and 237 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, valne 30/. Rodney Stoke, or Stoke Gifpard, a parish in the hundred of Winterstoke, So- merset, 5 miles from Ax bridge, and 126 from London; containing 37 houses and 186 in- habitants. Its a rectory, value 8/. 12*. 8c?. in the patronage of the bishop of Bath and Well-?. Rodstey, a hamlet in the parish of Longford, hundred of Appletree, Derby, 9 milesfrom Derby, and 13.5 from London; containing 27 houses and 115 inhabitants. Rodstock or RaiSstocte. a parish in the hundred of Kilmersdon Somerset, 85 miles from Bath, and 113 from London; con- taining 28 hou-es and 5^9 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value ti . li.. Roeiiampton, a hamlet in the parish of Putney, near Putney Common, Surry, con- taining- many handsome villas. It has a very neat chapel, over the altar of which is an excellent painting of ihe Lord's Supper, Rogart, a parish in the sh re of Suther- land, Scotland, 10 miles Irom Durnock; containing 349 houses and 2022 inhabitants. The parish i« about 10 miles square, and is composed of two valleys about 5 miles dis- tant from each other. Hoci p.stone, a parish in the hundred of Wentloodge, Monmouth 2^ miles from New- port, and 150 from London; containing 91 houses and 447 inhabitants. Roc i ate, a parish in the hundred of Cal- dicote, Monmouth, on the banks of the Se- vern, 8 miles from Newport, and 140 from London. It is a rectory, value 12/. 64. and is united with Ifton. Hokebv, a parish in Gilling west wapen- take, norih riding of York, 3 miles from Barnard Castle, and 2*3 from London ; con- taining 28 houses and lo5 inhabitants, ft is a vicarage, value 47. 5s. 9d. and is ia the patronage of the king. Rollesby, a parish in the hundred of West Flegg, Norfolk, 6 miles from Caistor, and. 125 from London ; containing 46 houses and 420 inhabitants. Rollestone, a hamlet in the parish of Biliesdon, hundred of Gartree, Leicester, 9 miles from Leicester and 90 from London ; containing 9 houses and 43 inhabitants. Ror.LF.sToN, a parish in the hundred r,f Thurgarton, Notts, 3 milesfrom Southwell, and 126 from London; containing 5 1 houses and 265 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. If. 3c?. Roi.LRiGiiT Great, a parish in the hun- dred of Chadlington, Oxford, 3 miles from Chipping Norton, and 77 from London; containing 75 houses and 403 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value 16/. 9.?. 4r/. in the patron- age, of Brazen-nose college, Oxford. Rollright Little, a hamlet to the forp- going If mile distant containing 5 houses and 29 inhabitants. Ror.vFNnEN, a parish in the hundred of Rolvenden, lathe of Scray, Kent, 2£ miles from Tenterden, and 60 from London ; con- taining 144 houses and 8S9 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Rochester. Let. 51°. 3'. 3". Long. 0°. 37'. SO", east, Rovalpkihk, a parish rn Gilling West wapentake, north riding of York, 7 mites from Barnard Castie, and 253 from Lou containing 65 hon--*«. nnd 276 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 58/. 14*. 2./. Roman by, a township in the parish < f North Allerton, a division of Allertonshire, north riding of York S mile from Novtbalh r- ton, and l 225 from London; containing 54 houses and 250 inhabitants. RovAVsr.F.iou. a parish in the hundred of Wifheridge, DevtJn, 5 miles from S Moulton. ind 187 from London^; eunta nil £ ROM RON SS houses and 156 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 10/. 14a. 9i/. Romford, a market town in the parish of Hornehurch, Havering liberty, Essex, 12 miles from London, containing 522 houses and 3179 inhabitants, viz. 1433 males and 1746 females, of whom 461 were employed in trade, and 517 in agriculture. The chapel is a neat building, and it has also a dissenting meeting bouse, and several cha- ritable foundations. This town together with Havering and Hornchurch, form the liberty of Havering All Bower, an ancient de- mesne of the crown, and endowed with many privileges, such a- holding a quarter ses- sion ; having 2 justices and a high steward, who sita ns justice of the peace to try felonies and trespasses, also a coroner, high and petty cons ables, clerk of the market, and inferior officers. On Whit Tuesday, a Court Leer is held annually by the justices and tenants to choose the dif- ferent officersof the liberty. The sessions are held in a spacious court-house in the market place, where nil business relative 1 *) the liberty is transacted. Here are ca' barracks. Market en M mdays for 1 Tuesdays for calves, sheep and lambs, and en Wednesdays a general market for i corn, and provision. Its fair is held on Midsummer day. and two days following. Romilby, a parish in the hundred of Macclesfield, Chester, near Altrtncham, and 170 miles from London ; cor/ 150 houses and S-5 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Romney Nr.w, a borough and market town, in the lathe of Shepway, Kent, 7 miles from Hithe, and 71-' Containing uid 755 inhabi This place has risen out of the ruins of Old Romney, though of such antiquity, that it is recorded fo have been a flourishing town at the lime of the conquest, having 5 parishes. The chief trade of tl is place is grazing cattle on Romney inarsh, in the e of which on a hill, stands the town. This marsh is a rich tvac" of land of about 50,000 a res, situated in the south-east part of tin nd defended from the en- croachments oT the sea, by an embank- ment or w in length, -20 fee thigh, 20 feet broad at the 1 p, and near 300 feet at the bottom. Towards the sea, it is defended bv p I s and shakes at the expence of a , u ich is raised byanas- on the proprietor* of the marsh. Th.s is cai i rch Wall, along which there is a good road for carriages. The cor- poration consists of a mayor, jurat, cham- berlain, recorder, and town-clerk, and is one of the cinque port-, but it- he rbour has lone oyed; near the church is a hall, newly built, where the court of the Cinqne For'" are held : he members of this port are, Old Romney, Prom-hill, Lydd, Orlaston and Densrcness. It sends two members to parliament, the right of elec- tion being in the mayor, jurats, and com- monalty; and the number of voters about 80 : the returning officer is the mayor. The market is on Thursdays; and it has a fair 21st August. It is a vicarage, value 6 3rf. in the patronage of All Souls college, Oxford. The steeple, lat. 50°. 59'. 7". Long. 0". 55'. 22". east. Romney Oid, a member of the Cinque Port of New Romney, from which it is dis- tant about a mile; containing 19 houses and 109 inhabitants. It was ence a place of note, and a seaport at the mouth of the Rother, but the riverchanging its course to Rye, and the sea receding, it has long since fal.cn to decay. R m v or Rumsey, a market town and pari h in the hundred of K ng's Sombornc, division of Andover, Hampshire, 7 miles from Southampton, and 73 from London; containing 849 houses and 4t'71 inhabit viz. 2021 males and 2243 females, of whom 6(8~were employed in various trades. It is ed on the river T. st, which falls into amp en bay and the canal from South* n to Andover passes through .the town. It was formerly no'td for its monastery of Bene aded by king Edgar, and the daughter of king Stephen was al : when she was married to Matthew iVAisace; hut after living with h:tn 10 j ears, and having two children, she re- I md immured herself in this place. church formerly belonging to the nun- nery, i- a no'i'e edifice, built in the form of a crass, and arched with stone of beauti- ful Saxon architecture, it contains se\eral curious and ancient monuments, but the mo-t singular curiosity is an apple tree, growing on the ieads of the roof which pro- good fruit; the origin of this tree i- not remembered by the oldest inhabitant. The corporation consists of a mayor , recor- der, 6 aldermen, and 1 I burgesses. The principal trade of the town is in the manufacture of sacking and paper, and it has long been noted for the excellence of its ale. It has an almshouse for six widows, and a charity and free school. The market is on Saturdays, and is very large, for corn. It; lairs are Faster Monday, 26th August anil 8th November, for cattle, cheese, and pedlary. It is a vicarage, value 20/. IS.-. \d. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Winchester. — Warner's Hampshire. Romsley, a hamlet in the parsh of Bridgnorth, hundred of Stoddesden, Salop, near Bridgnorth, and 139 miles from London; containing 21 houses and 134 in- habitants. Ronaldsbay North, a small island of the Orkneys, about 2 miles long and 1 mile broad, 2 leagues north of Sanday Isle. It belongs to the parochial distric of Cross and Burness, r.nd contains about 4 l 20 inhabitants. Rohaldshay South, the most sou* hem of the Orkney Islands, being about h mile* long and S broad, of a level surface and ROS tolerably fertile. It has several excellent harbours, particularly at the village of St. Margaret's Hope. It contains about 1615 inhabitants. Konay, an island of the Hebrides lying be- tween the main lanJ of Scotland, and the Isle of Sky, belonging to the parish of Por- tree, being about 4 miles long and 2 broad, and is tolerably fertile. Roothing, or Robisg Barnish, a parish in the hundred of Imnmow, Essex, 3 miles from Dunmow, ami 34 from London; situ- ated as will as the 7 following villages, on the river Roothing or Roiling; it contains 16 houses and 1U6 inhabitants. It is a cu- racy . Roothing Aythorp, a parish in the same hundred of Essex, | mile disiance from the foregoing, containing 33 houses and 239 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. Roothing High, another parish in the same hundred, and near the foregoing con- taining 68 houses and 3?S inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 20/. Roothing Leaden, another parish near the foregoing; containing 23 houses and 139 inhabitant. It is a rectory, value 12/. 13*. Ad. in the patronage of the king. Roothing Margaret, another parish con- taining 32 houses and 14+ inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 12?. Gd. Roothing White, another parish con- taining 58 houses and 3S1 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 2tV. Roothing Abbott, another parish in the hundred of Ongar, Essex, 9 miles from Epping, containing 37 houses and 205 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. 10*. Roothing Beauchamp, a parish in the same hundred, 1 mile distant from the fore- going ; containing 31 houses and 220 inha- bitants. It is rectory, value 16/. 13*. 4d. Rope, a hamlet in the parish and hun- dred of Nantwicb, Chester, 2 miles from Nantwich; and 166 from London; containing 14 houses and 79 inhabitants. Rope-ley, a parish in the hundred of Winnibriggs and Threw, Lincoln, 4 miles from Grantham and 109 from London ; con- taining 6S houses and 321 inhabitants. Roplet, a townhip in the parish of Bi- shops Sutton, division of Alton, Hants, 7f miles from Alton, and 54 from London; containing 129 houses and 642 inhabitants. Roscommon, a county of Ireland, in the province of Connaught, bounded on the east by the counties of Leitrim, Longford, and Meath, on the north by Sligo and Leitrim, on the south by Galway, and on the west by part of Galway, and Mayo, being about 47 miles in length, and from 9 to 29 in breadth, containing 17,140 houses and 86,000 inhabitants. It is a very fruit- ful county and yields excellent corn, as well as pastura::e, yet there are some extensive bogs; the face of the country is tolerably level, having hut few hills. The chief town is Athlone, but the assizes are held at Ros- ROS common, the shire town, situated 65 miies west north-west of Dublin. Ro.->cRr.A, a.town in the county of Tippe- rary, province of Munsrer, Ireland, 69 miles from Dublin; aeout. 2 miles dis'.i ar ruins, of Muna'incha Ablcy, situated in the center of the bog of Monela, on an island of about 3 acres, the ruins belonged to a Culdean monastery, and consists of two chapeli and the priory church, and abbots apartments adjoining; there are several watch towers in the neighbourhood. Roseacre a hamlet in the parish of Kirk - ham, hundred of Amounderaess, Lancascer, 3 miles from Kirkhain and £"28 from London ; the population of which was included with that of Theale. Rose-ash, a parish in the hundred of Wkheridge, Devon, 5 miles from South- M on It on, and 176 from London ; containin,- 59 houses and 39? inhabitants. Rosedai.e East, a township in the pa- rish of Middleton, in Pickering Lythe, north riding of York, near Pickering, and 226 miles from London ; containing 51 hou- ses and 257 inhabitants. Rosf.dale West, a hamlet in the parish of Lastingham, in the division of Rydall, north riding of York, 9 miles from Pickering, and 23 i from London; containing 26 houses and 1 17 inhabitants Roseden, a hamlet in the parish of Ilder- ron, in Coquetdale-ward, Nprthi rn'ieiiand <2\ mihs from Wooler, and 226 from Liu- don; containing 9 houses and 59 inhabit- ants. Rosehearty, a hamlet in the parish of Pitsligo, shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, 4 miles from Fraserburgh; containing 42 hi and £13 inhabitants, mostly employed in the fishery. Rose-market, a small village, in the hun- dred of Roos, Pembrokeshire Wales, 4 miles from Haver ford- west [t was or.'-e a con- siderable town, and had a market in the reign of Henry I. When the sea overflowed a part of Flanders, a number of Flemings re- tired here and introduced tn iaau- factures; near it are the rem:.; Cattle, which was founded by them. It con- tains 76 houses and 317 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, and the patron is the Prince of Wales. Rosmahkie, a parish in the shire of Ross, Scotland, lying on t ie shore of the Frith of Cromarty, 1 \ miles from Inverness ; contain- ing 271 houses andl289 inhabitants, of u 300 are residents of the town and 450 of the town of Chanonry, about 1 mile distant; to which it is united as a parochial district bv charter of James II. under the name of For- th os*. which see. The coast is bold and rocky, and has many frightful precipices. The cliffs are covered with ivy; many of which are hollowed into extensive cavities upwards of 50 yards under the land. Roseneath, the most westerly parish of Dumbarton-hire, being a peninsula in the R OS R. O T form of a parallelogram, about 7 mi'cs lonsr fcnd 2 broad, tonne;! t>y LcrA hong, the i .' . fyffe, and Loch Gair; it contains 1C4 houses nnil 632 inhabitants. The rough by Henry III. the bishops of Hereford being its lords, where they had a castle and prison. The riwn of Ro.. S.'. in the-patronage of Che bishop of Hereford, with Bromptou and Weston chapels annexed. Ross, a parish in Holderness, east riding of York. 5 miles from Partington, and 198 from London ; containing 46 houses and 27. in- habitants. Ross or New Rocq. a populous thriving town in the county of Wexford, province of J ehwfer, Ireland, seated on the river Barrow, 8 miles from Waterford, and 61 from Dub- In. It has a considerable trr.fnc in the ex- port of provision*. The river is navigable for iaige vessels up to the quays, and forms an excellent harbour. It has a ferry across the river to Ross-Uraca*, a small hamlet of Kil- kenny. Ross Carberrv, a small town in the coun- ty of Cork, province of Minister Ireland, seated on a bay of the ocean, JO miles from Kirrsa'e, ami 152 from Dublin. Ross Llas'd, an island of about 100 acres, situated in tfea lake of Killarney, Munster, Ireland. Ross-siirBE, a county of Scotland, bounded on the north by Sutherland, on the east by the ocean and the small (»uunty of Cromarty, on the south by Inverness, and on the. west by thejocean, being nearly 80 miles in length and about the s me number in breadth ; con- taining three royal boroughs, Dingwall, Tain, Ro'semarkie, and divided into 30 parochial districts, containing 11,014 houses and 52,291 inhabitants, viz. 21,14-5 males and 28,148 females, of whom 4589 were returned as being employed in various trades, a;;d 23,097 in agriculture. The aspect of this county is rugged and mountainous, and many parts are covered with snow the whole year, but on tie banks of the LvlIis and / thereare many fertile spots. The lochs give rise to numerous rivers, the principal ones bi ing the Conon, Orrin, Braiclieu, pnd OcM, which afford plenty of fish. 2Jost of the valleys are cov» red with wood, and the forest of A 1 frag is now 'JO miles long. Great num- bers of Mack cattle, sheep and goats are fed on the hills, which also abound with game. The inhabitants mostly speak Gaelic, and wear the Highland dress. It sends one mem- ber to parliami nt. Rosskeen, a parish in the shire of Ross, on the coast of the Frith of Cromarty, 12 miles from Dingwall; containing 498 houses and 2174 inhabitants. The parish extends 10 miles along the Frith, and at the village of Invergordon it has a convenient harbour, and a ferry to Cromarty Rostiii rn, a parish in the hundred of T'.uck- low, Chester, 3| miles from Knutsford, and 177 from Loudon ; containing 65 house- and 2.35 inhabitants. Rost'revoHi a vfljage in the county of Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, seated ort Carfingfiird bay, and v. ell defended from the severity of the weather. At the lower end it has a quay for vessels which can ride ;1 houses and 677 inhabit- ants It is a rectory, value. 10/. 12>-. S ./. in the patronage of Trinity College, Oxford. Rornr.nrir.r.D Pepard, another parish in the same hundred as the preceding, and three quarters of a mile distant therefrom; containing 70 houses and 317 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. 9s. 4r/. in the patronage of Jesus College, Oxford. RoTHr.iiFtEr.il, a parish in the hundred of Rotherfield, rape of Pevensey, Sussex, 12 miles from Tnnbridge WeTIs, and 44 from London ; containing '269 houses and 1 yd 3 in- habitants. It has fairs the 18th June and 20th October ; and is a rectory, value '27/. lis. in the patronage of lord Abergavenny. Rotherham, a market town and parish in the wapentake of Strali'oith and Tickhill, west riding of York, situated near the conflux of the Rother and Don, 6 miles from Sheffield, and 1.5S from London ; containing 67S houses and 3070 in habit ants, viz. 1448 males and 1622 females, of whom 966 were returned as being employed in trade and manufactures, particu- larly in thoseof iron and steel, and in a very extensive brewery. The church is a large building in the form ofa cross, and it had an ancient chapel on the bridge oyer the Don. The bridge is no" handsomely built of stone. Here is a bank. Tiie market on Monday, is very considerable for cattle and corn, and its fairs are AVhit Monday and 1st Decern- ber. It is a vicarage, value 16/. 8«. 6»d 230 from London; containing 57 houses and 306 inhabitants. lioriisAv, a royal borough and parish in the isle of Bute, Scotland, 70 miles from Edinburgh ; containing 592 houses and 5 231 inhabitants', viz. '2495 males and 2736 females, of whom 4347 were returned as being em- ployed in various trades and manufactures, particularly in the cotton branch. It has an excellent harbour at the bottom of an extensive bay, and n large herring fishery. About 40 years ago this town was considera- bly on the decline, but many new streets have been of late yeais built, and it is now in a thriving state. The ruins of its ancient castle ate so completely covered with ivy, that few «f its walls can be seen. The bed- chambers and banqueting rooms of Robert the II. and 111., the last Scotish monarch*, who inhabited this venerable pile, are still pointed out. It now belongs to the fa- mily of Bute, long the hereditary consta- bles of the kingdom. Rnthsay unites with Ayr, Irvine, Invcrary, and Camphelltown iu sending one member to the British parlia- ment, and gives the Scoti-h- title, of Duke to the heir apparent of the crown.— Lcttkes's Letter. RothweLL, a palish in the hundred of Bradley Ilayerstoe, Lindsay division, Lin- coln, near Grimsby, 170 milts from Lon- don ; containing 32 houses and 138 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 10s. IQd. Rotiiwi i.l, the name of a hundred in Nor- thampton, on the north-western side of the county and borders of Leicestershire. Rothweli, a parish in the hundred of Rothwell, Northampton, situated on the side of a rocky bill, .ij miles from Kettering, and 7H from London; containing 328 houses and 1409 inhabitant-;. It was formerly a market town, but the market house is gone to decay. The houses are mostly thatched. It has a fair the week after Whitsuntide, and is a vicarage, value 7/. i8s. lid. with Or- ton chapel annexed. 3Q ROU ROW TvfVnnrfLt.a parish in Agbrigg wapentake, from London ; containing 14 houses and 8* west riding of York, 6 miles from Wakefield, inhabitants. and 1 86 ft ,m London ; containing 341 booses and 1639 inhabitants. Here is the goal for the liberty of Pontefract. It is a vicarage, value 19*. 13s RorsAY, one of the Orkney Islands, about 9 miles long and 1 broad, lying to the north-west of the main land, consisting mostly of a range of hills; it contains 772 Rottendes, a parish in the hundred of inhabitants, chiefly employed in th* fish- Chelmsfovd, Essex, 7 miles from Billericay, eries. and 30 from London; containing 72 houses Rovsiench, a parish in the hundred" of ai.d 419 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value Oswaldslow, Worcester, 6 miles from AP- 58/. 6*. 3d. cester, and 109 from London; containing Rottingdeav, a parish in the hundred of 44 houses and 231 inhabitants. Vnuiusr.ere, rape of Lewes, Sussex, 4 miles Rooston, a parish in the hundred of Fle\-- frord Brighton on the road to Newhaven, well, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 5 miles and 56 from London ; containing 89 houses from Sleaford, and 121 from London; con- and 543 inhabitants. It is remarkable for its wells which are commonly believed to be Cmpty at high water, but r'se as the tide declines. Of late it his been much frequented by company daring the bathing season, par- ticularly by those who prefer retirement to the bustle of Brighton, for whose accommoda- tion many new lodging houses have been built, and several bathing machines. It is a vicarage, value 9/. 10s, taining 19 houses and 100 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value ft/. 6s. Id. Rovth, a parish in the wapentake of Holderness, east riding of York, 3 miles from Beverley, and 187 from London; containing 17 houses and 115 inhabitants. Roweafrow, the name of a hundred in Dorsetshire, being the sduth-eastew division of the Isle of Purbeck. Rowbarrow, a parish in the hundred of Rottingtov, a hamlet 7 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 23/. 18s. 6.V. Rough LEBBOOTtt, a township in the parish of Whalley, hundred of Blackburn, Lan- caster near Coin, and 112 miles from Lon- don; containing 117 houses and 684 inha- bitants. and 796 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6.'. 10,. Rowfll, a hamlet in the parish of lower Guysting, hundred of Kiftsgate, Gloucester, 5 miles from Winchcombe, and 90 from London ; containing 7 houses and 41 inha- bitants. RovtNCTON, a parish in the hundred of Barlichway, Warwick, 5 miles from War- Rocghtov, a parish in the hundred of wick, and 95 from Londjn; containing 151 Horncar.tle, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 4 miles from Tattersall, and 134 from London; containing 23 houses and 110 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 15*. 2r/. united with Halt ham onBaine. Roighton, a parish in the hnndred of North Erpinghani, Norfolk, 6§ miles from Aylsham, and 123 from London; containing 37 houses and 2iv! inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 6/. in the patronage of the bi- ehop of Ely. houses and 852 inhabitants. It is avicaraj value 11. 1U. 8f/. Rowland, a hamfet in the parish of Bake- well, hnndred of Hi,4ch Peak, Derby, near Bakewell, and 152 in ties from London ; con- taining 25 houses and i01 inhabitants. Rowley, a parish rn tke wapentake of Harthi'l, east riding of York, 4 miles from South Cave, and 180 from I.ondou ; contain- ing 53 houses and 347 inhabitants. Rowley King's, a township ia the parish RnuLSTOK, a parish in the hundred of of Dudley, in Worcester, although situated Ewiis Lacey, Hereford, near the branch of in the hundred of Soi-don, Stafford, 5 miles the Monnow and borders of .Monmouthshire, from Dudley, and 122 from London; enr- 12 miles from Hereford, and 142 from Lon- taining 731 house- oid 50*7 inh Yftitants, viz. don; containing 24 Louses and 138 inhabi- 2901 males and 21 56*females, ot'w hosa 4700 tants where returned as being employed in various Rovs'dhay, a hamlet in the parish of Ber- trades and manufactures, wick in Elmet, Skyrack wapentake, west Rowskr, a parish in the hundred of riJinj of York, 5 miles from Leeds, and i^7 Titchtield, division rf Portsdown. Atrnt.-, ROX ROY tniles from Fareham, and 75 From London ; van tain ins; 14 houses and 105 inhabitants. It is a rectory, "value 6/. Or, 2d. Rowston West, a hamlet in the town- ship of Kudby, in the parish of Hutton, in Allertonshire, north riding of York, 7 miles from North Allerton, and 232 from Lou- don ; containing 50 houses and l>26 inha- bitants. Rownton East, a village in Langbo- rough wapentake, \ mile distant from the preceding; containing 20 houses and 109 inhabitants. Rowsley, a hamlet in the parish of Bake- well, hundred of High Peak, Derby, 2 miles from Bakewell, and 150 from London; con- taining 38 houses and 218 inhabitants. Roxburgh, a shire of Scotland, bounded «n the north by Berwickshire, on the east and south by England, and on the west by Dumfries and Selkirk, comprehending the ancient districts of Teviatdale and Lidrtisdale, so named from the rivers Tetfytt and Liddall which run through them. It is divided into 31 parishes, containing 6,156 houses and 33,68!j inhabitants, viz. 15,813 males and 17,8.';9 females ; of whom 3,96i were re- turned as being employed in various trades, and 7,1 -i8 in agriculture. The north and 'western part of the county is mountainous, but the east and south is tolerably level and fertile, and the whole abounds with roman- tic scenery. Beside the rivers Tweed, Te- v.'of, and Liddall, it is watered by the Ale, Jed, Slitlriek, Rule, and Kail, which fall into the Tweed ; and the Hermitage, Tweeden, Tinnis, Kt-rshnpe, and ELckbum, which to- gether with the Liddall, fall into the Sol- way Frith. The rivers Tyne and Coquet, also rise in this county. Roxburgshire con- tains one royal borough, viz. Jedburgh, and several considerable towns as Kelso, Hawick, Melrose, Castletown, and the small but an- cient town of Roxburgh, which is the seat of the courts, although most of its privileges have been transferred to Jedburgh. It is observed that this county was much more po- pulous before the Union, on account of the predatory war carried on between the Scots and English, and that this and the neigh- bouring shire of Berwick, could in 24 hours produce 10,000 men, armed and accoutred ; it has become better cultivated by the atten- tion paid to the sheep and woollen manufacto- ries. Like other cultivated countries it is orna- mented with many seats of the nobility and gentry, lias seveial remains of old castle.-, and fortifications, which had been in use in the border wars. This county produces a good deal of freestone. Roxburgh sends one member to parliament. — bomerville's Statistical Account. Roxburgh, a parish and formerly the county town of Roxburghshire, Scotland, pleasantly situated on the banksof the Teviot, on a gentle declivity, 4 miles from Kelso ; containing 71 houses and 381 inhabitants. — It is divided by a small rivulet, into the upper and nether towns. Tke ruins of its ancient castle stand about two mile west of the village, near which was placed the old city of Roxburgh, on a rising ground opposite Kelso. The south walls of the castle im- pended over the Teviot; and in its neighbour- hood, stood a magnificent Friary of Cister- cians. There is an observatory or summer- house on the top of Dun's La-c, command- ing a most extensive and varied prospect Along the banks of the Teviot are several caves of considerable extent, used in an- cient times of warfare, as places of conJ cealment. Near the Tweed are two springs of a remarkable petrifying quality. — Pet- nant's Turn, and Dr. Douglas's Account of Kelso. Roxby, a parish in Manley wapentake, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 7 miles from Glandford Brigg, and 162 from London ; containing 48 houses and 273 inhabitants. It is united with Risby. Roxby, a parish in Langborough wapen- take, north riding of York," near Stokesley j containing 33 houses and 1 90 inhabitants. Roxham, a village united with Rvston, in the hundred of Clackclose, Norfolk, near Downham ; containing only 3 houses and 29 inhabitants. Roxhoi.me, a hamlet in the parish of Leasingham, hundred of Flex well, parts of Kesteven, Line In, 2 miles from Sleaford, and 1 1 8 from London ; containing 9 houses and 49 inhabitants. Roxton-, a parish in the hundred of Bar- ford, Bedford, 8 miles from Bedford, and 59. from London ; containing 66 houses and 465 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. RoxwEtr., a township and chapelry in the parish of Writtle, hundred of Chelmsford, Essex, 3{ miles from Chelmsford, and 29 from London; containisg 126 houses and 669 inhabitants Royoon-, a parish in the hundred of Har- low, Essex, 5 miles from Epping, and 22 from Londou ; containing 67 homes and 423 inhabitants. It was formerly much more populous, and had a charter for a mar- ket and fairs. It is a vicarage, value 12/. Here stand the ruins of Nether-Hall, the an- cient seat of the Colts. Roydox, a hamlet in the parish nnd hun- dred of Waltham, Essex, near Waltharit Abbey ; containing 40 houses and 244 inha- bitants. Roydon, a parish in the hundred of Diss, Norfolk, 1 mile from Diss, and 92 from London; containing 59 houses and 430 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value ?/. Ri.vrmN. a parish in the hundred of Free- bnidge Lynn, Norfolk, 4 miles from Lynn, and 96 from London ; containing 13 houses and 114 inhabitants. It is a rectory , value 5A Roys-ton, a market town and parish on the northern border of Hertfordshire, partly si- tuated in the hundred of Od ey, Herts, and partly in that of Armingford, Cambridge, 3g -aiilej from London ; r .ntainiag •£<»» a 3* RUA ZV D houses and 1831 inhabitants. Its name is supposed to have been derived from Roysia a famous lady, by some called the countess of Norfolk, who erected a cross on the road side ; after which in the reign of Henry II. a priory of black canons was founded near it, whence it was called Roysias Tatttrt, and RicbanJ I. granted it a fair and market. The church of the priory is the parish church, which consists of a nave and side aisles, con- taining a square tower with live bells. The town was nearly destroyed by lire in the reign of Henry IV. and suffered much by it in 1747. It formerly contained 5 pa- rishes, and there were two hospitals besides the priory* A few years since an ancient chapel was discovered in a cavern near the market place, which had been dug; out of the chalky rock, and had an entrance from the top. It has a good grammar school erected in 1716, by subscription. Royston is noted for it^ species of crow, which visits the neighbourhood only in winter, and returns back in spring ; they are supposed to breed in Sweden. The market is on Wednesdays; and its fairs are the Wednesdays in Shrove, Easter, and VVhitsun weeks, the fust Wed- nesday in July, and the Wednesday after 10th October. The vicarage which is rated at 10/. in the King's books, is very valuable. Salmon's, Herts. Roystonb, a parish in Staincross wapen- take, west riding of York, 4 miles from Bamsley, and 174 from London ; containing HO ileuses and 360 inhabitants. It has a large and well-built church, having a roof of curious carved work, supposed to have been brought from the priory of Monk Bre- ton. It has a good free grammar school, well endowed with houses and lands. Toy ion, a township in the parish of Prest- wich, hundred ofSalford, Lancaster, 4 miles from Manchester, and 183 from London; con- taining 390 houses and 271U inhabitants, of whom 1471 were returned as being princi- pally employed in manufacture. Rt:ABON,a parish in Denbighshire, Wales, pleasantly seated on an eminence, 3§ miles from Wrexham, containing 964 houses and 4483 inhabitants. The church is a very ancient building, having an organ, and se- veral good monument':, particularly of the Wynne family, whose mansion is in the neighbourhood. Its fairs are the last Fri- day in February, 2 id May, and 30th No- vember. Ruan Major, a parish in the huadred of K< niar, Cornwall, 7 miles from Helstone, and 283 from London; containing #5 houses and 142 inhabitant-, ft is a rectory, .value 10'. 10*,, Ruan Minor, a parish 1 mile distant from the foregoing; containing G7 houses and 317 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. <: M. Ru anlanyhorn, a parish in the hundred of Powder, Cornwall, 3 miles fiom Tjregony,, and 253 from London ; containing G\? houses and 329 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. RcarpEaS, a township and chapelry in the parish of Walford, in Herefordshire, al- though situated in the hundred of St. Bria- vells, Gloucester, < 4 miles from Newnham, and 120 fro iu London; containing 179 houses and 843 inhabitants. Ruck inge, a parish in the hundred of New Church, lathe of Shepway, Kent, 5 miles north-west of New Roniriey ; con- taining 43 houses and 279 inhabitants. Ruck land, a parish united with Farfortu and Maidenwell, in the hundred of Louth Eske, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 6 miles from Louth ; < ontaining 7 houses and 30 in- habitants. Ruck ley, a hamlet in the parish of Acton Burnel, hundred of Condover, Salop, near Shrewsbury ; containing 14 houses and S2 inhabitants. Rueby, a hamlet in the parish of Hutton, in Langborough wapentake, north riding of York, 3 miles fiom Yarin, and 243 from London ; containing 13 houses and 80 in- habitants. Roddikgton, a parish in the hundred of Rush< litfe, Notts, 4^ miles from Notting- ham, and 120 from London ; containing 249 houses and 86S inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 6/. 13.». Ad. Rudford, a parish in the hundred of Botl-e, Gloucester, 5 miles from Glouces- ter, and 111 from London ; containing 15 houses and 87 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Gloucester. RuiwystEY, a market town and parish in the hundred of Cuttlestone, Stafford, 7 miles fi*m Litchfield, and 131 from London ; con- taining 413 houses and 2030 inhabitants, of whom 1884 were returned as being employed in various trades and manufactures, particu- larly in those of hats and felts. The town is well-built, and many of the houses are hand- some. Being situated on ihd banks of the Staf- fordshire canal, which forms a chain of com- munication with must of the principal rivers of the kingdom ; it carries on a considerable traffic. The church is situated a little to the north of the town. The market is on Tuesdays; and its fairs are 5th June, and 20th October, for cattle, Sec. The living is a vicarage, value 51. 2.«. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Litchfield. Rl'Dham East, a parish in the hundred of Gallow, Noifolk, 3 miles from Fak' n- hr.m, and 1 13 from London; containing 108 houses :;:;d 372 inhabitants.. l':;rs, 17th May, and Id October. The church is a rec- tory, value GLGs. 8/. united with Rodham West, A mile distant from the above, containing 39 houses and 298 in- habitants. Rcdheattj, a hamlet in the parish of Middlcwich, and hundred of Xorthwicb, RUI RUN Chester, 4 miles from Middlewieh, and 170 from London; containing 50 bouses and 264 inhabitants. Hi'i.iis, a paiish in the hundred of Knd- lnn, Flintshire, Wales, 11 miles from Holy- veil, and 1 18 from London ; containing. 89 houses and 59i inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 11/. \()s. 5' ! . and is in the patro- nage of the bisho[) of St. Asaph. Kodsto'n, a parish in Dickering lythe, east riding of York, 5 miles from llridling- tini and 203 from London; containing 78 li. mis' s and 390 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9i 13j'. 6(/. in the patronage of tiic archbishop of York. There is a remark- able pillar in the churchyard, which is sup- posed to have been sit up by the Britons. ELuDvricK, a parish in the hundred of west Easewrith, rape of Arundel, Sussex, 5 miles from Horsham, and 30 from London ; containing 128 houses and 760 inhabitants. It has a fair on Trinity Monday, and is a \iearage, value 7/. 10*. Rudyakd, a hamlet in the parish of Leeke, in the bundled of TotmonsloW, Staf- ford, near Leeke, and 154 miles from Lon- don ; containing 16 houses, and 109 inha- bitants. 1'rrroRD, a township and chapelry in the parish of Croston, hundred of Leyland, Lancaster, 54 miles from Orniskirk, and 215 from London; containing 151 houses and 8-03 inhabitants. Fair 1st of May. Ritford, a parish in the hundred offias- setlaw, Notts, 2 miies from Ollerton, and 138 from London; containing 40 houses and 265 inhabitants. KfJFPORTH, a parish in the Ainstey of York, 5 miles from York, and 204 from London ; containing 50 houses and 273 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 13>. 4T. It i a a rectory, value 17/. 19s. 2d. Rrisiirox, a parish in the hundred of Taunton Dean, Somerset, 3 miles from Taunton, and 141 from London; containing 46 houses and 518 inhabitants. I Ruisi.jp, a parish in the hundred qf El- fhom, Middlesex, 4 miles from Uxbridge, and 16 from London ; containing 201 houses and 1012 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 12/. Rum, an island of the Hebrides, in the parish of Small isles, annexed to the shire of Argyle, 7 miles west of the isle of Eigg; it is about Smiles long, and nearly the same broad, and contains 500 inhabi- tants. The surface is hilly and mountainous, and appears to Lave been once a forest well stocked with deer and birds of prey. Many of the hills are of great elevation, but en- tirely barren. RiMBoLDswicic, a hamlet adjoining Chi- chester, in the hundred of Box and Stock- bridge, rape of Chichester, Sussex, 62 miles from London ; containing 43 houses and 224 inhabitants. Rumburgh, a parish in the hundred of Blything, Suffolk, 3£ miles from Hales- worth, and 105 from London; containing 38 houses and 558 inhabitants.. It is a curacy. Rumnf.y, a parish in the hundred of Wentloodge, Monmouth, situated on the river Rumney, 3 miles from Cardiff, and 156* from London; containing 39 houses and 235 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 51. 10j'. 7d. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Bristol. Rumworth, a township in the parish of Dean, hundred of Salford, Lancaster, 2 miles from Bolton, and 196 from London; containing 129 houses and 700 inhabitants. Runcorn, a parish in the hundred of Bucklow, Chester, 7 miles from Warring- ton, and 180 from Ltudon ; containing 220 houses and 1379 inhabitants. It is a vica- rage, value 10/. 4s. 2d. Ri'Ncton North, a parish in the hundred of Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk, 3^ miles from Lynn, and 100 from London; containing 34 houses and 251 inhabitants. The rec- tory, value 8/. 10j. is united with Hardwick and Sechey, and is in the patronage of Tri- nity college, Cambridge. Runcton South, a parish united with Wallington, in the hundred of Clackclose, Norfolk, 4 miles from Downham, and 88 from London ; containing 13 houses and 111 inhabitants. Runhall, a parish in the hundred of Forehoe, ;i Norfolk, near Wymondham, 100 miles from London; containing 16 houses and 127 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 18#. Runham, a parish in the bundled of East Flegg, Norfolk, 3 aides from Caistor, and 122 from Loudon; containing 54 houses and 188 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. in the patronage pf the bishop of Ely. Rus-'ningtos, a parish in the hundred of Milverton, Somerset, 2k miles from Wel- lington, and 151 from London; containing 17 bouses and 82 inhabitants Runton, a parish in the hundred of North Erpingham, Norfolk, 5 miles from Holt, 3 G3 RUS RUT andl?4 from London; containing 50 houses setshire, on the sout emeoastofthe county, anil 312 inhabitants. It is a rectory, va- lying west of the jslt ufPurbeck. lue 10. Rusiiock, a parish A Halfsliire bur.dred, Runwell, a parish in the hundred of Worcestershire, 4 miles from Bromsgrove, Chelmsford, Essex, 7 miles from Billericay; and 1 20 from London ; containing 30 house s co taining 26 houses and 243 inhabitants. It is reel >ry, value 13/. L'r'co.MS N'orth and South, two villages forming a h i inlet and chapelry, in the parish and hundred of Sonning, Berks, 5 miles fir in Reading, and 34 from London ; con- taining 27 houses and 170 inhabitants. Rush/u.l, a parish in the hundred of Rarshain, Norfolk, 3 miles from Harleston, and 101 from London ; containing 30 houses and 224 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, yalue 4/. Rusiiail, a parish in the hundred of Of- flow, Stafford, 1 mile from Walsall, and 127 from London; containing 87 houses and 4S5 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4... 5*. RvsnALL, a hamlet in the parish of Charl- ton, hundred of Swanborou^h, Wilts, 10 Diiles from Ludgershatl, and 80 from Lon- don ; containing 32 houses and 157 inha- bitants. Rvshbrqok, a parish in the hundred of Thedwestry, Suffolk, 4 miles «froiu Bury St. Edmund's, and 70 from London; containing 27 houses and 122 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value &L 1*. 5/. and 174 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 6s. 8rf. in the patronage of the king. Rushton All Saints and St. Pltif.'s, two parishes united, in the hundred of Kothwell, Northampton, 3^ miles from Ket- tering, and 78 from London; containing 75, houses, and 454 inhabitants. All Saints is a rectory, value 10/. 12*. la. and St Peter's is a rectory, value 1 1/. 13*. 4'/. Rushton St. James, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of I.eeke, hundred of TYvmmi- slow, Stafford, 5 miles from I.eeke, and 159 from London ; containing 54 houses and 204 inhabitant*. Rushton Spencer, another hamlet in the same parish, f mile distant frum the former; containing 60 houses and 294 inhabitants. Rushton, a small hamlet to Wareham, in Dorsetshire, 111 miles from London. RrsHi'iME, a township in the parish of Manchester, hundred of Salford, Lancas- ter, near Manchester, and 185 miles front London; containing 125 houses and 7 26 inhabitants. Rushianp, a hamlet in the parish of Coul- ton, hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, 5 miles from Hawkeshead, and 271 from. London Rushbury, a parish in the hundred of the population of which was returned with, Munslow, Salop, 4 miles from Stretton, and that of Haverthwaite. lr>5 from London; containing 8 3 houses and 356 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. Is. Brf. RrsHCLiFPE, the name of a hundred in the county of Notts, being the southern point of ihe county, divided from Leicestershire by the river Soar. Rushden, a parish in the hundred of Od- sey, Her's, 4 miles from Baldock, and 33 from London, containing 44 houses and 253 inhabitants. Ruskington, a parish in the hundred of Flexwell, parts of Kesteyen, Lincoln, 3 miles from Sleaford, and 119 from London j containing 98 houses and 483 inhabitants^ It is a vicarage, value 31. 7*. 3d. Rusper, a parish in the hundred of Single- cross, rape of Bramber, Sussex, 5. miles from,' Horsham, and 3C from London ; contain in J 67 houses and 399 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 9/. 10*. lOd. Rustikcton, a parish in the hundred of- Rushden, a parish in the hundred of Poleirtg, rape of Arundel, Sussex, 3 miles Higham Terrers, Northampton, 1 mile from from .Arundel, and 63 from London; con- Higham Ferrers, and 64 from London, con- taining 159 houses and 818 inhabitant. It is a rectory, value 12/. 16* 3d. and is in the patronage of the king. B.CSBDEB. See Ru hton, Stafford. Rushford, a parish in the hundred of Gui'.tcross, Norfolk, 1\ miles from Thetford, and 78 from London; centaining 21 houses and 105 inhabitants It is a curacy* taining 44 houses and 261 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, in the patronage of the bishop of Chichester. Ri'STON East, a parish in the hundred of Happing, Norfolk, 12 miles from Norwicll and 121 from London ; containing 108." houses and 486 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 11/. lis. lOrf. Huston Parva, a parish in Dickering Rushmere, a parish in the hundred of lythe, east riding of York, 3 miles from Mutford and Lcthmgland, Suffolk, 4 miles Great Driffield, and 200 from London; con- from Lowestoffe, and 1 10 from London; con- taining 18 houses and 94 inhabitants. It is taining 16 houses and 127 inhabitants. It is a. curacy . a rectorv, value 7.'. 6* 8d. Ruswarf, a township in the parish of Rushmere, a parish in the hundred of Whitby, in the wapentake of Laughorougfl Carlford, Suffolk, 3 mdes from Ipswich, and north riding of York, 1 mile from Whitby, on 72 from London ; containing 56 houses and the banks of the Esl;, and 146 from London j 287 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4-. 6s. 8rf. Rus.'iiiORE, tfce name of a. hundred in Dor- containing 203 houses and 1565 iuhabit- ants. Rutherclen, a royal borough, in tfe$ r i •* a s &. :!• < 4 S 3 ^ ^\ < 5 H H P \ ■: ^ - *5 * L=> 5 H> \4 *• . I ----- ^ %,. 4 1 ill f 1 1 i 1 1 ^ •<• J, J" ! Jj l § \ | ? II :i 9 ■4k f <$ -§• I J 3 J I RUT RYD shire of Lanark, Scotland, 2§ miles from Glasgow; containing 347 homes and 243? inhabitants. It is of great antiquity, and tvas formerly of much larger extent than now, the foundation of streets being often found in the fields; it now consists only of one prin- cipal street and a few lanes. Near Dins Dyke lane stood the castle, celebrated for its sieges during the troublesome age of Robert Bruce. The church is a new building erected in 1794. In conjunction with Glasgow, Ren- frew, and Duuibaiton, it sends one member to the British parliament, and gives title of twl to the duke of Qneensberry. The fairs of this town have long been famous for the shew of Lanaikshire horses, esteemed the best for draught in Scotland. The parish, extending for 3 miles on the south bank of the Clyde, is a most beautiful district, con- taining several handsome mansions. It abounds with coal, freestone and iron. — Da- vid I/re's History of Rutkergkn and East Kil- bride. Ruthin, a market town and parish in Den- bighshire, Wales, situated on an eminence in the vale of CUvyd, 2104 miles from London ; containing 245 houses and 1115 inhabitants. The church, a handsome building, was made collegiate in 1310, and here was a monas- tery of White Friars. This town was formerly surrounded with walls, but it has now little more than a broad ill-built street, leading to the market-house, near which stands the town-hall. It has a good free-school, and the new town gaol is a com- modious building. Ruthin is nearly a mile in length, and is a borough governed by two aldermen, but sends no members to parlia- ment. The markets are on Mondays and Sa- turda3 r s,'and its fairs March 19th, and Friday before Whitsunday. It is a curacy, in the patronage of the dean and chapter of West- minster. Rutlandshire, a county, bounded on the north-east by Lincolnshire, on the south and south-east by Northamptonshire, and on the west by Leicestershire ; being the smallest county in England. It is of an oval fisure, in length about 15 miles, and in breadth 12; con- taining 128,000 acres of land. It is divided into 5 hundreds, viz. Alstce, East, Martinsley, Oakhamsoke and Wrandike, containing 2 market towns, Oakham, the county town, and Uppingham ; 50 parishes, 3274 houses, in- habited by 16,356 persons, viz. 7978 males, and 8578 females ; of whom 1923 were em- ployed in trades and manufactures, and 3995 in agriculture. The total amount of the property tax in 1806 was, 199,023/. The amount of the poor rates iu 1803, was 12,674/., and was at the rare of 3s. b houses and 577 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 14/. 16s. lOd. united with the parish of Ryburgh Parva, 1 mile distant, contain- ing 14 houses and 94 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. 1 3 >. 4./. Rydai., the name of a wapentake, in the north r'ding of York, to the west of the. river Dei went, dividing it from the east rid- ing at Malton. Rydal, a township in the parish of Grass - mere, in Itendal ward, Westmoreland, 3 3G 4 RYE RYT miles from Ambleside, and 276 from Lon- don j containing 51 houses aod 250 inhabi- tants. The Rydul Water U a beautiful lake, being about a mile in length, surrounded with rocks and woods. Rvde. See Ride, Hants. Rye, a market town and parish in the hundred of Govtrow, rape of Hastings, Sus- sex, situated on a cliff at the mouth of the Rnther, 63 miles from London, through Maidstone j containing 389 bouses and VI 87 inhabitants, viz. 960 males and 12 27 fe- males, of whcai 307 were returned as being employed in trade. Tins plan: is not one of the original cinque ports, but together •with Wincheisea was annexed to them before the reign of Henry III. In the reign of Ed- ward III. it was strongly fortified and sur- rounded with a wall, and a part of one of its towers still remains, converted into the eaol. The church, built of sti ne, is ^ne of the largest in the county ; tbe houses are tolerably well buiK of brick, but, excepting some few modern ones, are mostly old fash- ioned. In the center of the town is a hand- some market-house and public-hall. There is a settlement of French refugees here, mostly fishermen, who have their own mi- nister, paid by the archbishop of Canter- bury ; and many of the inhabitants are bap- tists, methodises and quakers, the former have a neat small meeting-house, and the inethodists have of late built a handsome chapel. It is a great misfortune that the harbour here has been so much damaged by the sea and neglected, though of late it has been considerably improved, by a new chan- nel being cut to the sea, and putting a dam «}f very singular construction across the old one, under the direction of Dr. Pane, vicar of Pen. The corporation is held by pre- scription, and consists of a mayor, jurats and freemen, and ever since the reign of king Edward III. this place has sent 2 mem- bers to parliament. A store-house, called the Friary, was formerly a church belonging to the Augustines. The town is well sup- plied with water by pipes, from 2 hills on the land side. Here is a free grammar-school, erected in 1644, besides a good free-school for teaching poor children. It has the ad- vantage of a public bank. Its markets are on Wednesdays and Fridays ; and its fairs on Whit Monday and 10th August. The living is a vicarage, value 42/. 15*. -5 /. The Steeple lat. 50°. 57'. 1 '. Long. 0°. 44'. east. Ryehhi, a hamlet in the parish of RiirsJ- wick, wapentake of Holdercess, east riding of York, 4 miles from Hedon, and \t~ from London ; containing 31 houses and '214 in- habitants. Rvf.iiiu., a hamlet in the parish nf Wrac- by, in Staineross wapentake, west riding of York, 6 miles from Barnsley, and 177 from London; containing 28 houses and 1 4'2 in- habitants. llvuopK, a township in the parish of Bi> shopwearmouth, in Eagingtqn ward, Dur- ham, 3iriilesfrpm Sunderland, and '27:5 from London ; containing 55 houses and '254 in- habitants. Rvi.e, Great and- Little, hamlets in the parish of Whittingham, in Coqnetdale ward, Northumberland, 18 miles from Morpeth, and 208 from London; containing 26 houses and 161 inhabitants. Rvie, a small hamlet in the parish of Whitchurch, in Dorsetshire. Rvme, a parish in the hundred of Yetmin- ster, division of Sherborne, Dorset, Smiles from Sherborne, and 122 from London ; con- taining 24 houses and 12.'"! inhabitants. It ' is a rectory, value 6/ 5 . S.7. Rynd, a parish in the shire of Perth, Scot- land, situated at tbe confluence of the livers Erne and Tay. 5 miles from Perth; contain- ing 75 houses and 403 inhabitants. The ru- ins of an extensive monastery are to be seen at a place called Orchard Nook, on the banks of the Tay. Ryther, a parish in the wapentake of Barkston Ash, west riding of York, 7 mile from Selby, on the banks of the Ouse, and 18S from London j containing 52 houses and j'. j 9 inhabitants,. It is a rectory, value 6/. 11*. I0d. in the patronage of the kins. Ryton, a parish in Chester ward, Durham,, 7 miles from Gateshead, and '283 from Lon- don ; containing 243 houses and 1317 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 42/. 10*. \0d. in the patronage of the bishop of Durham. Rvrov, a' parish in the hundred of Brim* strey, Salon, 5 miles from Shiffual, and 145 from London; containing 30 houses and 160 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. 18i. in tlip patronage of the kin,. Ryion, a township in the parish of Kirby Misperton, in Pickering lythe, nnrth riding of York, 3 miles from Mfllton, and 220 front London; containing 31 houses and l-?3 inha- bitants, SAF SAS S ABRIDG E WORTH, or Sawbiwucworth, a parish in the hundred of Braughin, Herts, 44 miles from Bishop Stortford, and 25] from London ; containing 179 houses and 1681 inhabitants. It was formerly a market town, and has fairs on the 23d April and 19th October. The living is a vicarage, value 17/. in the patronage of the bishop of London. Sacowbe, a parish in the hundred of Broad- water, Herts, 4 miles from Ware, and 244 from London ; containing 35 bouses and 23j inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 3s. Id, Sadberch, a township in the parish of Haughton, in Stockton ward, Durham. 3\ miles from Darlington, and 246 from London j .containing 80 houses and 391 inhabitants. Saddincton, a parish in the hundred of partree, Leicester, 4 miles from Market Harborough, and 06 from London; contain- ing 49 houses and 2 41 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 2o. 6d. in the patronage of the king. Saddlbwosth, a township and ehapelry in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire, and in- cluded therewith. SaffhonWalden, a market town and parish in the bundled of Uttlesford, Kssex, 12 miles from Bishop Stortford, and 42 from London; containing 657 houses and 3181 inhabitants; viz. 1491 males and 1690 females, of whom 'J67 were employed in trade. The town is irregularly built, and not paved. The church is aline old Gothic building, in which a num- ber of eminent men have been buried. It has a Presbyterian, a Baptist, and a Quakers meeting, with several well-endowed alms- houses and a free-school. A considerable traffic is carried on in malting, and its name is supposed to be derived from the great quantities of saffron formerly cultivated here. This town was incorporated by Edward VI. and is governed by a mayor and aldermen. The keep of its antient castle, built originally by Geoffrey de Mandeville, is still to be seen, the ruins of which now belong to lord Bra)-brook. On the green behind the castle, is a singular work, called the Maze, consist- ing of a number of concentric circles, with 4 outworks issuing from the 4 sides, all cut in the chalk, and supposed by Dr. Stukely to have been a British place of exercise for the soldiery. Avdley End, the seat of lord Braybrook, stands on the site of a priory of Benedictines, and was once a royal palace of great magnificence and extent, bwt part of it has been gulled down; considerable im- provements were made here by the late owner, lord Howard of Walden, who built a stone bridge over the river. The rearket is on Saturday, and its fairs are the Saturday btfore Midlent, and on the 1st of November. It is a vicarage, value 33/. 6s. brf. Saham Tony, a parish in the hundred of Way land, Norfolk, J miles from Watt on, and 93 from London; containing 123 houses and 659 inhabitants, it is a rect >rv, value 21/. 14.. 9H. in the patronage of Winchester College, .*ain r, a river in Carnarvonshire, Wales, which falls into the Menai, at Carnarvon. SwNrni'RY, a parish in the bundled of Kiftsgate, Gloucester, 2 mile* from Camp- den, and 90 from Loudon; containing 2.> houses and 152 inhabitants. Sai combe, a parish in the hundred of East Eudleigh. Devon, 1 mile from Sidtnoutb, and 160 from London ; containing 56 houses and SOI) inhabitants. It is a vicarage, vnlue 11/. Vis. Qd. in the patronage of the dean and chi pier of Exeter. SalCOt, a parish in the hundred of Wins- tree, Essex, b miles from William, and 45 from Loudon; containing 18 houses and 115 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 13s. 4d. Sale, or Sail, a parish in the hundred of Eyiiesford, Norfolk, 2 miles from Keepham, and 114 from London; containing 40 houses and 291 inhabitants. Jt is a rectory, value 12'. IP*. 4'/. in the patronage of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. Saleby, a parish in the hundred of Calce- wortb, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 2 miles from Afford, and 142 from London; con- taining 35 houses and 211 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. Salkiiurst, a parish in the hundred of Henhurst, rape of Hastings, Sussex, 6 miles from Battle, audit) from London; contain- ing 196 houses and 1611 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 14/. Sufoud, the name of a hundred in Lan- cashire, being the south-eastern part of the county, divided from Cheshire by the Mer- sey. Salford, a parish in the hundred of Mans- head, Bedford, 4 miles from Wobnin, and 46 from London ; containing 46 houses and 210 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 71. 16.v. 3<7. and is united with Huicole. Salpord, a township in the parish of Man- chester, in the hundred ol'Salford, Lancaster, half a mile from Manchester; containing 2204 houses and 13,612 inhabitntas, viz. 6bb* males, and 7058 females, of whom 6j&7 \\t\i- returned principally employed in the various trades and manufactures peculiar to Man- chester. Salford, a parish in the hundred of Chad- lington, Oxford, 2 miles from Chipping Nor- ton, and 76 from London; containing 50 houses and 225 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. lis. 3d. Salford, a parish in the hundred ofBar- lichway, Warwick, 3 miles from Alcester, and 100 from London ; containing 157houses SAL SAL .itiil 788 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value y/. Sat.ikg Great, a parish in the hundred of Hincbford, Essex, 5 milrs from Braintree, and 42 from London; containing 57 bosses and 280 Inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11. Salisbury, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, -7 miles from Preston, and 213 from London ; con- taining 41 houses and 1 664 inhabitants. Salisblry, a city in the hundred ol Under- <1 I 1, Wilts, situated in a valley, 8O3 miles from fond in; containing 148i> houses and 7668 inhabitants, viz. 3415! males, and 4256 females, of whom 2S23were returned as being employ- ed in various trades. It was originally built on a hill, a situation chosen by the Britons. The original cathedral uas finished in a most splendid manner, by bishop Roner, in the reign of king Stephen, but the bishop's castle being seized and garrisoned by the king, the bishops and canons resolved to remove where they would be tess disturbed; and the pre- sent site of the cathedral was chosen by bishop Poore, in the reign of Henry III. The church wa- begun in 1220, and finished in 6 years. The body of the building is supported by 10 pointed arches on each side, resting on clusters of the lightest pillars; each transept Las tlnee such arches, forming as many chapels, and the choir has 7 arches. The chapter-house is an octagonal building, with n clustered pillar in the middle, the frieze ail round, under the windows, having reliefs of scripture history in tolerable preservation. The cloister on the south is the largest and most Magnificent in England. On the north side of the church in the yard, stands a strong square tower. The west front and buttresses of the cathedral all round have been filled with statues. In the nave, choir and transepts, are many handsome and ancient monuments of the earls and bishops of Salisbury. The whole cathedral has of late years undergone a tho- rough repair, and received many improve- ments. The east window is of painted glass, the subjects being the elevation of the brazen serpent, and the resurrection; the former by Sir. Pearson, and the gift of the earl of Rad- nor in 1781, is comprised in 5 compartments, ting of 21 figures, admirably executed. That of the resurrection was designed by sir Joshua Reynolds. The window is 23 feet in height, and is comprised in 3 compart- ments, consisting principally of one figure, being a full length of our Saviour, just risen from the tomb; in the left compartment is a (listen! view of mount Calvary and the crosses. The windows on each side are painted in BKvaic, as well as those on the north and s iuth sides, of what was called the Lady Chapel. This cathedral is the tallest in England, and the middle spire is 410 feet high : the bells S in number are in the detached tower before noted. The whole tuildiug cost upwards of 26,000/. To this cathedral belong a bi~hop, dean, pre- center, chancellor, 3 arch-deacons, sub- in an, sub-chaunter, 45 prebendaries, 6 of whom being residentiary are stiled canons, 4 vicars, 6 singing men, 8 choristers, and other inferior oflieers. Bishop Poore, who I egan the cathedral, founded the hospital of St. Nicholas, near Haruham-hridge, for a master, 8 poor women and 4 men. On the south side of this hospital is a chapel stand- ing in an island, and on the north an old barn, where once stood the church of St. Martin, removed into the ei'y on account of the floods. The great fridge in this suburb called Haro- ham-bricige, was built by bishop Bingiain in 1245, which brought the great western road this way to the detriment of Wilton. In the north-east part of the city was the col- (egiate church of St. Edmund, memorable for the rigorous star chamber prosecution ( irried on against Sherfield, for defacing in a lit of intemperate zeal, certain paintings in the east window. In the city also stood a house of Grey Fiiars Trinity hospital found- ed in the reign of Richard II. is ;-,ti!l in being, and maintains a master and 12 poor me*. The church of St. Thomas was built by bi- shop Bingham as a chapel of ease to the ca- thedral, and contains several handsome mo- numents ; it is ornamented with a well adorn- ed tower, 30 yards high to the tep of the stone work, the finishing above being of wood covered with lead. In the tower are 8 bells with a set of chimes. On the east side of the tower is a dial near 10 feet square, and on the south side are 2 figures in niches of Thomas a Becket and the Virgin Mary with our Saviour in her arms. The Inliimary is in the parish of I'isherton, and is a large brick building. The market place is very ex tensive, and since tiie removal of the old coun- cil-house, has been converted into a handsome open square. In the south-east corner stands the now council-house, begun in 1788. This magnificent structure stands on. the site of the old Guildhall, it was erected at the expence of the earl of Radnor and complete d in 1 7?5. It is a square building of. white brick, with a grand doric portico, at the entrance to the two courts of law on the w-est side, and a large bow win- dow projecting from the great room on the east. The principal entrance is on the north, with a flight of steps leading to the d> or through a noble facade, consisting of 4 doric columns; the whole building is surrounded by a rich cornice and the angles of each front are ornamented with handsome rustic work in stone. It consists of only one floor, on which are the 2 courts, a council room, a grand jury room, and several apartments for the officers of the corporation. In the courts (occu- pying the whole of the left wing) the assizes and the sessions of the peace are held for the city, county and close, one of them being distinguished by a mitre cut in stonu over the great door, in the place in which tha bishop holds his courts. The council room its c H E s n I F \\ rwi .. \\ J ****. FT of _^frM ■ l; '^K rr ^ •'•8 .^ 'x^i^ul .Ulderuyg n ;r . I tf .. 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U. and St. Edmunds a curacy in the gift of the bishop. — Britten?* Witts, Salisbury Plain, distant from Salisbury about 6 miles, is a very extensive open country, with few villages and inhabitants, and formerly much infested by robbers, extending in length from Winchester to Sa- lisbury 25 miles, from thence to Dorchester, 22 miles, and thence to Weymouth li, being in the whole near 50 in length. On this plain is the famous monument of Stone-henge, and traces of many old Roman and British camp*, &e. Stonehenge consists of 4 ranges of enor- mous stones placed one within the other, the two outermost of which are circular, tl. j inner oval ; some of the stones are computed to weigh 30 or 4') tons, and consist of an im- post upon two uprights. — See AMEsBi'av. hal- loa's Wilts. Saikeld Great, a parish in Leath ward, Cumberland, situated on the banks of thu river Eden, 2-§ miles from Kirkoswald, and 290 from London ; containing 58 houses, and 285 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value -2/. 10*. 10(/. in the patronage of the bishop of Carlisle. Sai keld Little, abamlet in the parish of Addingham, in Leath ward, Cumberland, \ mile from the foregoing, and containing 21 houses and 119 inhabitants. On the sum- mit of a hill in the neighbourhood is a large circle of stones, called Lo//g Meg ami her Daughters, being 17 in number; long Meg is about 15 feet above the ground, and the rest about 10, some are of blue and grey lime- stone, some of granite and others of flint. Sai.mondby, a parish in the hundred also met with, and the rock at Pimhill is strongly tinctured with copper. Syirptoms both of copper and lead appear in the Cardington hills. Coal of an ex< cl- ient quality is found on the eastern side of the county, particularly in the parishes of Wellington, Lilleshall, Wrockwardirie, Worn- bridge, Stirchley, Dawley, Little Weulock, Madeley, Barrow, Benthall, and Brosely, which promise a great and lasting supply for the extensive iron manufactures in the neigh- bourhood, for domestic use, and for exporta- tion. In this district are the following iron works. On the south side of the Severn are Willey, Broscley, Calcot, Benthall, and Bar- nett's Leason; on the north of that river is Madeley Wood, Coalbroo'kdale, Lightmoor, IJorsehay Old Park, Kesley, Snedshill, Don- nington, Queen's Wood, and Wrockvvardine Wood. These works employ about 6000 hands, and about 260,009 tons of coal are raised annu- ally in this district. In the year 1802 there •were on the different iron and coal works lbO fire engines, and thirty years preced- ing there were not more than 20. This county is also well supplied with lime, and in general the lime-stone is at no great distance from coal ; it is also well supplied with building stone. At Pitchford near Shrewsbury, a mineral pitch is found exud- ingfrom a red sand-stone, and near Jack- field, south of the Severn is carried forward the manufacture of coal tar; and in the hun- dred of North Bradford, are found several salt spring;'. The river Severn runs through the county from north-west to south-east, and is navigable the whole way, m ither lock ■nor weir being upon it from Pool-quay in Montgomeryshire to the mouth of the Avon near Bristol, a distance of 155 miles. The other rivers are the Camlet, the Peine, the Ciunn, aad several smaller streams. In this county are several lakes or meres, covering from 40 to 116 acres of ground. The roads, both turnpike and private, are generally bad, particularly in the clayey part of the county. Accommodation by canal navigation in Shrop- shire is very considerable by means of the Shropshire, the Shrewsbury, and the Elles- mere canals. The Shropshire canal may be called a system of water levels and inclined plane;; it- ; general direction is from north to south, and it Commences in the Severn at C'oalporfe U n-is completed in the vyear 1792, and is said to have cost only 45,000/. The Shrewsbury canal commences in that town and terminates in the Shropshire canal; it was completed and opined in 1791. He Ellesmere canal is, lather than one, a sys- tem of canals, distributed over that extensive and fertile distrit I of country, which litsbe- tui en the banks pf the Severn and the Mcr- sey, and between the skirts of north Wales and the borders of Staffordshire ; this canal unites the rivers Severn, Mersey and i)ee, and opens a communication by water to the ports of Liverpool and Bristol. There arp 17 market towns ip Shropshire, and 9 towns or villages, which have fairs but not markets. Various branches of the flannel manufacture are carried op near Shrewsbury; and at Coal- port and Caughlcy are manufactures of China ware of great excellence, the blue and white, and the blue, white and gold China made there is in many instances equal to that from the East. This cor. nty, according to ihe returns of the population made to the House of Commons in 1801, was stated tq contain 31,182 inhabited, and 929 empty houses; 34,501 families, 82,563 males, 8.5,076 females, 45,04b persons employed in agriculture, 35,5 ;5 mechanic s, and 70.504 persons not comprized in cither of those classes, making the total numbi r of persons, 167,639. The gioss amount of the assess* tnent on this county by the returns under the Property Tax Act in 1806 amounted to 1,5"0,060/. and the annua, of the Pool's Rate in 1803 was 83,47?/. at the rate of 3.>. H|eZ. in the pound. The average scale of mortality for 10 years appear to have been as 1 to 5"> of the existing population. Salpehton, a parish m the hundred of Bradley, Gloucester, 4 miles from North- leach ; containing 35 houses and 186 inhabit- ants. It s a rectory, value 17/. Salt, a hamlet in the parish of St. Ma- ry's, Stafford, hundred of l'irehill, Stafford- shire, adjoining to Stafford; containing f>j houses, and : 5 7 inhabitants. Saltash, a borough and market town, in the parish of St. Stephen, and hundred of East, Cornwall, situated on the right hank of the Tanur, 220 miles from London; con- taining 153 houses and 1150 inhabitants. It lies about 3 miles from Plymouth Dock, to which there is a ferry over the river called the Crimble Passage. The town consists of 3 streets, and has a considerable trade in inalt. The government is vested in a mayor and aldermen, by charter of Charles II. who hold the manor of the dutch y pf Con. wall, and keep a court of admiralty. It possesses many privileges, and has jurisdiction on the Tamar to the mouth of the port, claiming anchorage of all \essels that enter the har- bour, and their coroner sits upon all bodies found drowned in the river. It has returned SAL SAM two members to parliament ever since the reignof Lriuard VI. The returning officer is the mayor. The market is on Saturday, and its fairs are 2d February and 25th July. — Pohuhele's Cornwall, Saltp.v, a parish in the hundred of F ram- land, Leicester, 7 miles from Grantham, and 117 from Loudon; containing 40 houses and 185 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 71. in the patronage of the duke of Rutland. Saltcoats, a sea-port town in the shire of Ayr, Scotland, 5 miles from Irvine, situated partly in the parish of Stevenson, and partly ill that of Ardrossan ; containing 400 houses and 23S55 inhabitants. It has an excellent harbour, but has only of late years become a place of note, hating 140 years ago only four houses. About the year 1700, a valua- ble stratum of coal was first worked in the neighbourhood by sir Hubert Cunningham, who also erected several large pans for the manufacture of salt, which is now carried on to a great extent. There are no magistrates or any local police in the town ; neither is there a market. No tonnage is paid here for vessels; a shore bailiff levies small anchor- age dues, and carries into execution such regulations as are necessary. Salterforth, a township iu the parish of Baruoldswick, in Statncliffe wapentake, west riding of York, 5 miles from Colne, and 121 from London j containing 77 houses and 398 inhabitants. Saltfieet, or SALTrr.F.F.TBY St. Peter's, a market town and parish in the hundred of Louth, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 12 miles from Louth, and 165 from London, on a creek of the German ocean; containing 40 bouses and 230 inhabitants. The market is •on Saturday. It is a rectory, value 51. in the patronage of Oriel college. Sa t.TFf.F.r.TBv Last, or St. Clement's, a parish in the same hundred with the forego- in','-; and 2 miles distant; containing iy houses and 114 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value-?/. S\LrriF.ETBY West, or Allsaists, a parish about a mile from the former, and 9 from Louth; containing 32 houses and 148 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 1?/. 19v. 4d. in the patronage of Magdalen college, Ox- ford. Saltford, a parish in the hundred of Keynsham, Somerset, 6 miles from Bath, and 113 from London; containing 54 houses and 223 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 5v. 100 miles from Loudon ; containing '2 4 houses and 154 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 10*. 10(1. Saltom, a parish in the shire of Hadding- ton, Scotland, 4 miles from the county town, on the hauls of the Saltan and Tyne, which here unite; containing in both the villages of East and West Saltou, 175 houses and 768 inhabitants. In the beginning of the last century, the art of making pot bar~ ley, and the weaving of Holland cloth, was introduced, through the patriotism of the lady of Henry Fletcher, of Saltan, who tra- velled intd Holland with two expert mecha- nics, disguised as her servants, and procur- ed models of the machinery. Near Salton Hall is a mineral spring somewhat resem- Wing the Bristol Wells. Saltwood, a parish in the lathe of Shep- way, Kent, 1 mile from Hythe, and 70 from London ; containing 49 houses and 385 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 34/. with Hythe chapel annexed, in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury. Salwakp, a parish in the hundred of Half- shire, Worcestershire, 3 miles from Droit - •«ich, and 116 from London, near a river of the same name, which falls into the Severn at Worcester. It contains 55 houses and 348 inhabitants, and is a rectory, value 14/. 14*; Id. Samborn, a hamlet in the parish of Cough- ton, hundred of Barlichway, Warwick, 4 miles from Alcester, and !07 from London ; containing 95 houses and 5'1^ inhabitants. Samboirse, a small hamlet in the parish and hundred of Warminster, Wilts, the po- pulation of which was included with War- minster. Samford, the name of a hundred in Suffolk, lying or the southt rn ,-ide of the county be- tween the rivers Orwell and Stouf. Samlf.sbury, a township in the parish and hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, 3 miles from Preston, and 213 from London; con- taining l 255 nouses and 1664 inhabitants. Sampford Great, a parish in tin hundred of Freshwell, Essex, 5 miles from Saffron Walden, and 44 from London ; containing 9S houses and ^97 inhabitants, it i-- a vicar- age, value 18/. with Etempsted chapel an- nexed. Sampfohh Little, another peris') in the hundred of Freshwell, Esiux, 1 U< SAN SAN from the foregoing) and containing 59 houses ■ad 346 inhabitants. It is areetory, value 11/. Sampford Arundel, a parish in the hun- dred of Milverton, Somersetshire, 2 miles from Wellington, and 151 from London ; containing 66 houses and 319 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 3s. \d. Sampford Brett, a parish in the hundred of WiUerton and Frccmauners, Somerset, 4 miles from Watchet, and 154 from London; containing 30 houses and 180 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value If. 19f. YtL Sampfopo Courtnbv, a parish in the hun- dred of Black Torrington, Devon, situated on the river Taw, 5 miles from Oakhampton, and '200 from London; containing 171 houses and 960 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 47/. 12s. Id. Sampford Pevf.ret.t,, a parish in the hun- dred of Halberton, Devon, 5 miles from Ti- verton, and 1(30 from London; containing 143 houses and 703 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 23/. 8s. 11-/, Samtford Spinet, a hamlet and ehapelry in the parish of Plympton, in the hundred of Roborough, Devon, 3 miles from Tavis- tock, and 200 from London ; containing 32 houses and 205 inhabitants. Sampson St. a parish in the hundred of Powder, Cornwall, 3 miles from Fowey, and 236 from London; containing 33 houses and 169 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Sancton, a parish in the division of Huns- ley Beacon, east riding of Vork, 2 miles from Weighton, and 19!) from London; con- taining 4:5 houses and 282 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 1s. 10i'..;>i>F.\\ a parish in the hundred of !!>'..-., Gloucester, 4 miles from Stroud, and S3 from London: containing 82 bouses and 151 inhabitants. It i< a re-tory, value 17/. sappep.ton, a parish in the hundred of ia general serene and five from lo:;s and damps, and remarkably healthy it produces roost kinds of grain in si.ffi --.'a ut quantities for the consumption of its inhabitants'. It also abounds with ducks, mallards, woodcocks, and various wild fowl, with treat plenty of rabbits. The trade is chiefly to Bristol, and its manufactures prin- SAT cipally knitting of stockings, cloves, and waistcoats, or Guernsey jackets for the sailors. The French seized and kept posse*, sion of this island till the reign of queen Mary. Lat. 49° 30'. Lon. 2° 52' west. Sarnesfield, a parish in the hundred of Stretford, Hereford, S miles from Kineton, and 1 47 from London; the population of which was omitted to be returned. It is a rectory value 5L 6s. S..'. in the patronage of the University of Oxford. Sarratt, a parish in the hundred of Ca- sino, Herts, 3 miles from Rickmansworth, and 17 from London ; containing 62 houses and 3.34 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, va- lue 97. Sarre, a small village and a member of the port of Sandwich, in the isle of Thanet, Kent, halfway between Thanet and Canter- bury, and 64 miles from London. It was once a place of some repute, and had anci- ently a haven, where there is now only a small brook. Fair, 14th October. Sarsdow, a parish in the hundred ofChad- lington, Oxford, 3 miles from Chipping Nor- ton, and 74 from London ; containing '-'0 houses and 92 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value S ; . lSv. Id. Sarum New. See Salisbury, Wilts. Sarlm Oi.D,'or Old Salisbury, an ancient borough, in the parish of Stratford under the Castle, hundred of Uuderditch Wilts, ]£ mile from Salisbury ; and thougX as Walker says, it once covered the summit of a high steep hill, is now reduced to a single house, with some ruins of a castle and intrench- ments. After the Norman conquest it was conferred on the Devereux family. Edward III. gave it to William Montacute, in whose family the title of Karl of Salisbury became extiuct, in the reign of Edward IV. King James bestowed the earldom on Robert Cecil, son of lord Burleigh, when that family sold the borough in 1690, to governor Pitt, for 1500/. The governor's nephew, the great eail of Chatham, was born at the manor house, and bis descendant, Thomas' Pitt, (lord Camclford), afterwards possessed it, who was killed in a duel in 1804. It still preserves the privilege of sending two mem- bers to parliament, who are elected by the proprietors of certain adjacent lauds. The election is usually held under a temporary house, erected under a large, tree. The forti- fication of Old Sarum consists of a very high hill, surrounded by three lines of trenches, completely commanding the surrounding country. Its history is full}' treated in Mr. King's Munimeuta Antiqua. — Oldfield'i Borpughf. Sathoupk, a hamlet in the parish of Averhain, hundred of Thnrgai ton, Notts 2 miles from Southwell, and 126 from London > containing 1 1 houses and 64 inhabitants. Sai i r.Y. a hamlet in the parish of Lan- chester, in Chester ward, Durham, 5 miles from Walsingham, and 266 from Loudon; containing 17 houses and 76 inhabitants. Satterleigh, a parish united with War- S A W leigh, in the hundred of South Moulton, De- von, 4 miles from South Moulton, and 184 from London ; containing 12 houses and 64 inhabitants. SATTEBTHWArr, a township and ehapclry, In the parish of Hawkshead, in the hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, 5 miles from Hawks- head, and 273 from London ; containing 56 houses and 274 inhabitants^ Satwell, a village in the hundred of Moreton, Berks, 2 miles from Wallingford, and 47 from London ; containing 25 houses and 68 inhabitants. Saucbtiioupe, a village in the hundred of Hill, and division of Lindsay, Lincoln, 3 miles from Spilsby, and 137 from London ; containing 20 houses and 130 inhabit- ants. Saughall Great, Little, and Massey, 3 small villages in the parish of Shotwick, and hundred of Wirrall, Chester, near Ches- ter, and 183 miles from London; the former Containing 44 houses and 147 inhabitants ; Little Saughall 8 houses and 48 inhabitants ; and the latter 20 houses and 98 inhabit- ants. Sauciie, a river in Carnarvonshire, which runs into the Irish sea, soxith of Tiemor Point. Saui.,, a parish in the hundred of Whit- stone, Gloucester, 6 miles from Stroud, and 108 from London ; containing 72 houses and 349 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the pa- tronage of the vicar of Standisb. A'ai'ndby, a parish in the hundred of Bas- setlaw, Notts, 2-- miles from Gainsbo- rough, and 150 from London; containing 15 houses and 100 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 14/. 8v. 6d. Saundhuon, a parish in the hundred of Desberongh, Bucks, 2 miles from Princes' Ilisborough, and 33 from London ; contain- ing 25 houses and 193 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 131. 9s. 7d. in the patronage of Magdalen college, Oxford. Savock, a river in Lancashire, which falls into the Kibble, near Lea. Sautiiy, a river in Carmarthenshire, which falls into the Muthy, near Llanjradock. Sawbridce, a hamlet in the parish of Wolf hamcote, in the hundred of Knightlow, Warwick, near Rugby. The population in- cluded with Wolfhamcote. Sawbridcwortii. See Sabridcewortii, Herts. Sawdon, a hamlet in the parish of Bromp- ton,in Pickering Lythe, north riding of York, 14 miles from Malton, and 231 from Lon- don; containing 23 houses and 120 inha- bitants. Sawlev, a parish in the hundred of Mor- lestun and Litchureh, Derby, 8 miles from Derby, and 120 from London; containing 145 houses and 720 inhabitant^. It is a cu- racy. Sawley, a parish in the wapentake of Staineliffe an.l Kwcross', west riding of York, 5 milts from. CMberoe, and 220 from Lou- SAX don; containing 95 houses and 552 inhabit- ants. It is a curacy. • Sawlf.v, a township in the parish andli^ berties of Rippon, west riding of York, 4 miles from Rippon, and 218 from London; containing 86 houses and 433 inhabit- ants. Sawston, a parish in the hundred of Whittlcsford, Cambridge, 7 miles from Cam- bridge, and 49 from London ; containing 94 houses and 466 inhabitants. On the right is the seat of J. Huddleston, esq. built with ma- terials from Cambridge castle. It is a vicar- age, value 13/. 10s. 2d. Sawtiiy All-Saints, St. Andrew's, and St. Judith's, three villages in the hundred of Normancross, Hunts, 10 miles from Hunt- ingdon, and 69 from London. The parish of All-Saints contains 66 houses and 463 in- habitants, and is a rectory, value 8/. 15i. Id. St. Andrew's contains 29 houses and 151 inhabitants, and is a rectory, value 8.'. 1*. ; St. Judith's contains 58 houses andlS6 in- habitants. Saxby, a parish in the hundred of Fram- land, Leicester, 3\ miles from Melton Mow- bray, and 107 from London; containing 23 houses and 127 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 5/. Saxby, a parish in the hundred of Aslacoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 10 miles from Lincoln, and 144 from London ; containing 16 bouses and 69 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 12/. 16*. 6d. Saxby, a parish in the hundred of Yarbo- rough, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 miles from Barton, and 165 from London ; eou- t lining 38 housesand 215 inhabitants. It ij a rectory, value 11. As. \d. Saxtlby, a village in the hundred of Fast Goscote, Leicester, 3\ miles from Mellon Mowbray, and 107 from London ; contain- ing 20 houses and 82 inhabitants. Saxendale, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Bingham, Notts, 8* miles from Nottingham; containing 14 houses and 68 inhabitants. Saxiiam GnEAT, a parish in the huudred of Thingoe, Suffolk, 4 miles from Bury St. Edmunds, and 76 from London; containing 34 houses and 226 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 11/ 13s. lid. Saxmam Little, a parish adjoining the foregoing; containing 25 houses and 194 in» habitants. The livintr, value 8/. 1L. 5c/. is united, witfc the preceding. Sa.xi.l_bv, a parish in the hundred of Law- revs, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 6 miles frotn Lincoln, and 140 from London; containing 85 houses and 389 inhabitants. It isa viear- ajH*, value 10/. in the patronage of the bishop of I incohi. SAxriNCHAM Nethergats, a parish in the hundred of Il-enstead, Norfolk, 8 miles from Norwich, and 101 from ^London j containing 57 housps and 429 inhabit;.;, ts. The livir.g i.? a rectory, value l$L 1L. 8:/. Saxl!m;ham Trcbm, i mile distant from L'il SCA S CA the former; containing 18 houses and 136 inhabitants, and is a rectory, value 6/. l.'k -W. Saxmcsdham, a market town and parish in the hundred of Ploinsgate, Suffolk, 19 miles from Ipswich, and 89 from London ; containing 10:5 houses and &55 inhabitants. It is situated on a commanding hill ; the streets are narrow and not paved, but in general the houses are well built. The church is :i larire structure ; and there is al*o a dissenting meetrng-hoose. It has no particular manufacture. The market is on Thursday, and its fairs are on Holy Thurs- day, and -3d September. It is a rectorv, value 8/. 15*. Ktf. Saxtkat>, a parish in the hundred of lloxue, Suffolk, 2 miles from Framlingham, and 90 from London ; containing 52 houses and 391 inhabitants. Saxihorpe, a puri-h in the hundred of pentake, west riding of York, near Hud- dersfield ; containing 98 houses and 626 in- habitants. Scampstov, a hamlet in thepaiish of Kil- ling-ton, in Buckrose wapentake, east riding of York, 6 miles from Malton, and 2'23 from London; containing 37 houses and 201 inha- bitants. Scampton, a parish in the wapentake of Dawress, and division of Lindsay, Lincoln, 5 miles from Lincoln, and 139 from London ; containing 21 houses and 123 inhabitants; and is a rectory, value 8A 16.*. 9:L Scarborough, a sea port and borough tow., in Pickering lythe, north riding of York, 22 miles from New Malton, and 214 from London, by Lincoln; containing 1615 Rouses and 6688 inhabitants, viz. 2730 males and 3958 females, of whom 1173 were returned as being principally employed in trade. — Scarbvrgh, or the town on the Scar or cliff, South F.rpimrham, Norfolk, 4 miles from situated on the coast of the German ocean, is Aylsham, and 119 from London; containing almost inaccessible, except towards the 50 houses and 316 inhabitants. It is a vi- wot; it is well-built and spacious, but from faragc, value 4'. 13*. 4d. in the patronage its romantic situation, regularity cannot be of Pembroke Ball, Cambridge; expected in it. A tine range of buildings on the Saxton. a par>h in the wapentake of cliff, commands a charming view. It has a Barkstou Ash, west riding of York, near very commodious quay , and one of the best Tadcaster, and 188 miles from London; harbours in the kingdom ; and has a number containing !fl bouses and 362 inhabitants. It of vessels employed in the coal trade, from is a curacy. Newcastle to London. Corn, dried fish, and Scaftworth, a hamlet in the parish of other articles, are sent coast-ways; aud the Bawtry, hundred of Bassetlaw, Notts, 1 fisheries for cod, ling, soles, haddocks, her- mile from Bawtry, and 152 from London ; containing 20jhouses and 11 2 inhabitants. Scacglltborpb, a hamlet in the parish of Settrimrton, and wapentake of Buckrose, ^ast ridiujr of York, 3 miles from Malton, .trsd 2 20 from London; containing 31 houses and 200 inhabitant*. Se.H.nv, a hamlet in the parish of Blaek- tofr, and wapemake of Howdenshire, east ridmg of York, 7 miles from Howden, and 190 from London ; containing 11 houses and 66 inhabitant*. Slamiy Kast/.nd \Y::*t, an united parish in i skdaleWard, Cumberland, 5 milesfrom Carlisle, and. 309 from London; containing 86 houses and 468 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 7/. 12.*. 1;/. in the patronage of the bishop of Carlisle. rings, ivc. employ many hands. There is also a manufactory of sail cloth, three rope walks, and several ship raids, where vessels of 600 tons are built. In history it was long noted for its castle, which is now little more than a mass of ruins; it had 'a stately tower, which served as aland mark to mariners, but was nearly destroyed during the evil wars. A barrack has been lately erected here, with a very strong battery of Impounders. Scar- borough has got an excellent hospital for the widows of poor seamen, maintained by a rate on vessels, and a small deduction from sea- men's wages. There is but one church in this large town, and as it rose out of the ruins of one destroyed in the civil wars, it contains nothing remarkable; in summer prayers are read every morning : there are •ScAt.jORD, a parish in the hundred of likewise «ev<-ral pL< esof worship for different l'Taniland, Leicester, 5^ miles from Melton sectaries. The chief support of the plac* is Mowbray, and 108 from London; contain- from the great resort of people, in the hottest iug 68 houses and 333 inhabitants. It is a months of the year, to drink the wateis. vicarage, value 8/. Is. lOi which are purgative and diuretic. The Spa, bc.'.innvAnnic., a village in Kendal Ward, as it is called, is about £ mile south of the Westmoreland, 2 miles from Kendal, and town on the sands, at the foot of a hiph 2 • J from Loq !pii ; containing 49 houses and cliff, and rises upright out of the earth n< ar 250 inhabitants. the level of the spring tides, which often Scamble&bv'j a parish in the hundred of overflow it; it consists of two wells, disec- Gartiec, ami division of Lindsay, Lincoln, \ eivd about two cente.ru s back ; one of them ? miles from Louth, and 146 from London; i- more ;;:..;!•;. and the other more containing 45 house* and 272 inhabitants. — chalybeafe, though they are both impng- lt is a curacy. nated with different proportion* of the same . SciMMpNEFV, a township and chapelry :n principles. The qualities of the water are a the paivh of KudtkEsfield, in Agbrig wa- compound of vitriol, iron, alum, nitre, and SCA SCI ■lit, very transparent ; when they are poured from one glass to another, they throw up a number of air bubbles, a proof that they contain much fixed air ; from two to four half pints is the quantity usually drank, which is found serviceable in hectic fevers, in nervous, hysteric, and hypochon- driacal disorders, in the scurvy, rheuma- ti-in, asthma, &c. A person under the name of Governor, resides during the season at the Spa, and receives a subscription of Is. 6d. from each person, one-third of which is appropriated to the water servers and attend- ants, and the rest to the corporation, hi 1737, this famous Spa was near being lost, from a sudden sinking of the earth, supposed to have been caused from the weight of the solid earth at the top of the cliff", pressing upon and into the swampy bog beneath, and thereby raising the sands on which are the public walks and the spa wells, near 7 yards above their former level ; but as the wells rose the water ceased running audwas gone ; after a diligent search, however, and clearing away the ruins, the spa spring, was again found not anyways impaired by the disaster. There are many lodging houses, and two or three good boarding houses, in Scarborough ; and pro- visions, particularly fish, arc at a reasonable price. The assembly room is commodious, but has nothing to distinguish it for either beauty or elegance. There is also a small neat theatre, which has generally a good company attached to it. It has also two circulat- ing libraries. Scarborough is a town cor- porate, governed by 2 bailiffs, a recorder, 2 coroners, 4 chamberlains, and 36 common councilmen, and has sent two members to parliament eversince the reign of Edward I. The returning officers are the two bailiffs. — There are many agreeable rides and walks round the town, and excursions are fre- quently made to Hackness, the seat of the late sir II. 1J. Johnson, bart. — Wykcham, the seat of Mr. Langley — Bromplon, the resi- dence of sir George Cayley, bart. — and Castle Howard, the seat of the earl of Carlble. The market days are on Thursday and Sa- turday ; and its fairs are on Holy Thursday, and 22d November. The living is a vicar- age, value 13/. 6>. 8d. Lat. 54.18. long. 5. west. History of Scarborough, and Guide to the Watering places. Sc.inct.in-, a parish in the hundred ef Scarsdalc, Derby, 7 miles from from Chester- field, and 143 from London ; containing 86 houses and 452 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5.'. in the patronage »f the king. Scarcroft, a township in the parish of Tfiorner, in Skyrack wapentake, west riding of York, 7 miles from Leeds, and 197 from Loudon; containing 146 houses and 659 in- habitants. Scaroili., a hnmletin the parish of Barn - jngliam. in Gilling west wapentake, north riding of York, 5 miles from Barnard Castle, and 1 40 from London j containing 19 houses 'thd 1C4 inhabitants. Scakisbrick, a townsh'p in the parish of Ormskirk, hundred of West Derby, Lan- caster, near Ormskirk, and 219 miles from London; containing 192 houses andll54> inhabitants. Scarle South, a small village in the hun- dred of Newark, Notts, on the borders of Lincolnshire, 5 miles from Newark, and 12l from London ; containing 25 houses and 119" inhabitants. Scarle North, a parish in the hundred of Boothby Graftb, parts of Kesteven, Lin- coln, 6 miles from Newark, and 122 from London ; containing 64 houses and 303 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value \l. 17s. 2d. Scarninc, a parish in the hundred of Launditch, Norfolk, 2 miles from East Dere- ham, and 10 5 from London; containing 56 houses and 439 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. 19*. 2d. Scarrington, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Orston, in the hundred of Bing- ham, Notts, 3 miles from Bingham, and 122 from London ; containing 32 houses and 152 inhabitants. Scarsdale, the name of a hundred in Derby, being the north-eastern division of the county, around Chesterfield. Scar ruo, a pai ish in the hundred of Brad- ley Haverstoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 2 miles from Grimsby, and 168 from Lon- don ; containing 34 houses and 135 inhabit- ants. It is a rector}', value 8^. 10*. lOd. Scawbv, a parish in Mauley wapentake, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 miles from Glandford Brigg, and 154 from London ; containing 83 houses and 513 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Scawthcrpe, a hamlet in the parish of Scotter, hundred of Corringbam, Lincoln, near Gainsborough ; the population of which was included with that of Scotter. Scawton, a parish in Rydall division, north riding of York, 3£ miles from Helms- ley, and 225 from Londou ; containing 31 houses and 129 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 2/. 1 9s. 2d. Scenferih, the name of a hundred in Monmouth, being the northeastern point oi the county, divided from Hereford, by the Moiuiuw. School Ayciiff, ahamlet in the parish of Heighington, in Darlington ward, Dur- ham, 6 miles from Darlington, and 249 froui- Loudon ; containing 7 house3 and 41 in- habitants. « SciLi.v 1st ands, a group of islands distant (rem the land's end, about 30 miles; of which only five or. six are inhabited. The chief of them is St. Mary's, which ha^ a good port, and contains about 700 inhabit- ants", its greatest length being about 2k miles,, and the breadth. 1$- : the hills are rocky, rising in some places- to a great height, and are enriched with mineral stores ; the valleys arc fertile, and the fields like those in Corn- wall, inclosed with stone walls : this island has a small garrison. About 1 \ mile south- 3 II S SCO SCO west from the garrison, lies St. Agnes Island, on which is a very bign and strong tightbthise, seen in the night at a great distance, by which ships geing out of, or coning int boot, that he could see the king crowned standing on his own land ; and that after the ceremony, they ca^t the . emtb out upon this hill. Upon this hill was •trected a fine parish church, now taken down excertt the ai»ir, which is used for the burying place of the Murrays. The village it- self is regularly built, having two broad streets and several lanes — Pennant's and Mc. Nayr's lours. Scoonie, a parish in the shire of Fife, otherwi?e called Levfn, from its principal village situated at the mouth of the Leven, 10 miles from Kirkcaldy, and 8 from Cup.r; containing 503 houses and 1681 in- habitants. ' Scopwick, a hamlet in the parish of Kirby, wapentake of Langoe, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 10 miles from Lincohi, and 123 from London; containing 36 houses and 183 inhabitants. ScorbrotCh, a parish in the division of Bainton Beacon, wapentake of Harthill, east riding of York, 4 miles from Beverley, and 183 from London ; containing 11 houses and 61 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11. Scortov, a township in the parish of Cat- teriek, Gilling cast wapentake, north riding of York, 4 miles from Richmond, and 234 from London; containing 90 houses and 439 inhabitants, Scor.THitor, a hamlet in the parish of Krrby Mnlham-dale, wapentake of Stain- cliiY and Ew cross, west riding of York, 5 miles from Settle, and 230 frcm London ; containing 14 houses and 90 inhabitants. Scotbv, a township in the parish of Witherall, in Cumberland ward, Cumber- land, 2 miles from Carlisle, and 302 from London; containing 52 honses and 275 in- habitants. Scotfokth, a township to the parish of Lancaster, in the hundred of Lonsdale, Lan- cashire, near Lancaster ; containing 94 houses and 462 inhabitants. Scotiieun", a parish in the hundred of Lawress, and division of Lindsay, Lincoln, 5 miles from Lincoln, and 159 from London; containing 72 hrjusesand 328 inhabitants.. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 5s. 2d. in the patro- nage of the king. ScbTLAKD, is that part of the Island of Great Britain, which lies north of the river Tweed, and is bounded on all sides by the sea, except on the south-east where it is joined to Eng- land, extending about 280 miles in lengih. It is of various breadths, in some places 150 miles, and in others not more than 50. It contains an area of 27,794 miles, having about 12,151,471 acres of cultivated, and 14,218,224 acres of uncultivated land, the remainder of the surface being occupied by rivers and lakes. It is divided into 33 shires or counties, viz. Aberdeen, Argyle, Ayr, Banff, Berwick, Bute, Caithness, Clack- manan, Cromarty, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Edinburgh, I .' irin, Fife, Forfar, Hadding- ton, Inverness, Kincardine, Kinross, Kirk- cudbright, Lanark, Litlithgow, Nairn Peebles, Berth, Renfrew, Ross, Rox- burgh, Selkirk, Stirling, Sutherland, Wig»- ton,'and the Orkney and Shetland Isles; the whole containing 294,573 houses, in- ruAfL,h+dJan- r i,j8o8. *>• ttffuIUp*, Bridy* Str++4 t fllm*Jr6-UM*v,LonAon (e-opmr, tbJ** sculp ' rutlithtAJanti. 1S08. *y HJfuUi^Bn^tr .fffw(A/„,ftn,w, £, SCO SCO habited by" 1,599,068 persons, viz. 734,581 been greatly diminished, j'et there are conf* males and S6-i,487 females, of whom '193, 673 siderable remains in the districts of Man-, were returned as being employed in trade, and Glentanar, RanRoch, Gleniuore, and manufacture, or handicraft, and 165,616 in Strathspey, and in Rossbire, The lir is the agriculture. Scotlaud is naturally divided most common timber. The soil cousins of into two great divisions, Highkivl:, and Low- every variety in nature, and its general cha- landi, and it may again be divided into three racter in point of fertility is much inferior parts, wbich we shall eall the north, middle, to England. The UigMun Is <# Scotland hare and south divisions, the first or northern di- been compared with the Moorlands of York. vision is separated from the middle by a shire, and of late the principal nobility and chain of lakes, stretching from the .Moray gentry have formed themselves into a society, Frith to Loch Linnhe ; the second or middle called Tite Highland Society of Scotland, giv- division is separated from the southern by ing premiums and various encouragements the Friths of Forth and Clyde, and the great for the improvement of the waste lands, and canal in the northern ; it presents nothing the amelioration of the breeds ot black cattle to the eye but an assemblage of vast moun- and sheep. The soil produces wheat, rye, tains, bordered however on the north-east barley, oats, peas, and beans, flax, hemp, and east coasts, with vales and level tracts hay, potatoes, &c and almost every sort of tolerably fertile ; the middle division, also crop in common with England, although not contains many ranges of mountains, parii- in such perfection, and at times precarious cularly the Grampians, stretching . from with the season. Apples and several fruits, Aberdeenshire to the Atlantic ocean. In are alio produced in great abundance. Ju- these two divisions which comprehends more niper shrubs grow naturally on the hills, and than two thirds of Scotland, the arable laud the wliortle or blac berries (vaccinium mer- bears but a small proportion to the moun- tainous regions, which are of such rugged- ness and sterility as nearly to defy the efforts of human industry. The eastern coast of the tdl.uu) grow on the highest moufains, in the greatest abundauce. At present it can- not boast of mines of the most precious metals, but considerable quatftities of gold middle division and a great pait of the and silver have been found at different times; southern, bears a resembhrnce to England ; no mines are now wrought solely for silver 1 , and iu the southern division may be seen but the lead mines are exceedingly rich in every sort of rural variety ; having in many that metal. Iron ore is abundant. Copper has parts verdant plains watered by copious also been discovered in many places, and of streams, and covered with innumerable flocks late a very rich mine of antimony has been of cattle; same of the tracts abounding with opened in Westerkirk, in Dumfrieshire ; the prospects of the most romantic kind. The other metallic substances are cobalt, bismuth, principal ridges of mountains aretheGiam- manganese, &c. In the southern and mid- jsians ; the Pentland-hills, in Lothian ; the die districts coal is abundant, but none has Lammermuir-hills, in Berwickshire; the been yet discovered north of the Taj'; lime- Ochils, in Fife and Perthshire ; and the stone, freestone, and slates, are found in Cheviot-hills, on the English borders. Se- every district ; and many of the marbles veral single mountains are upwards of 400O prove equal in colour and polish, to those of feel above the level of the sea. The rivers Italy. Pearls are found in the great horse are numerous, and descending from so cle- muscle, a native of the northern rivers ; the vated a eountry to the sea, are in general sapphire is found in several places of different rapid and precipitous, and their innuinera- shades, from a deep red to a transparent ble -cascades, heighten the beauty of the white, and of equal hardness with the orien- scenery ; the most considerable are those tal. The topaz is found in the Highland of the middle division, the Spey rising in the mountains, and the ruby and hyacinth, mountainous district of Lochaber, rushes fu- mixed with the sand on the sea shore. At riously into the eastern sea; and the Tay Portsoy is found that singular kind of granite. discharges into the ocean below Dundee greater quantity of water, than perhaps any other rive r of Britain. In this district too, the Dee, Don, and £sk, are very large rivers. ■called Moses' tables, which when polished, the marks in it resemble the Hebrew cha- racters on a white ground ; besides these there are many curious anil rare fossils: — amonpjst In the southern district are the rivers Forth, the districts of metalic ores, there are many Clyde, and Tweed, and the numerous rivers springs of mineral impregnation, and the •which empty themselves into the Irish sea chalybeate waicrs are very numerous; and and Sol way Frith ; the Ayr, Girana, So-tth at Moffat and near Edinburgh, are sulpluir- Dee,Ntth, Annan and L-ddal. The northern eous springs. The wild animuls of Scotland, division contains the Beau lieu, Naver, and are the fov, badger, otter, stag, wild roe, Conon,'besides several inferior streams. The hare, rabbit, wild cat, hedge-hog, weasel, lakes or lochs are very numerous and exten- and other small quadrupeds; but the wild sive, the chief are Loch Lomond, Lochaw, ox, beaver, and wolf, jjow wo longer exist j Loch Tay, Loch Ness> Loch Shin, Loch the domestic animals are similar to those ot Lochay, Loch Naver, Loch Leven, &c. England but the native breeds of b!ack cattle the whole abounding with excellent and va- and sheep, are considerably smaller in size, rious fcmds-of rish. The ancient forests have but very delictus in food ; of the domestic 3 Ii J SCO SCR anirruls peculiar to this country, is the mlley, or true shepherd's dog ; of the feathered tribe, that beautiful bird called capercailzie, or cock of the wood, is found, but it is now exceed- ing: rare j the ptarmigan, the black game, and grouse are abundant in the beat by mountains; and the low grounds produce partridges, snipes, plovers, and various other birds. The Scots are represented in the imperial parliament by 16 peers, elected by the nobi'ity, at the calling of every par- liament, who sit and vote in the house of lords. To the house of commons, Scotland sends 45 members, viz. 30 commissioners or knights of the shires, and 15 from the dif- ferent districts or royal boroughs. The military establishment of Scotland, con- sists of a lieutenant-general, three major- generals, and the staff, who are under the commander in chief. There are four forts, which by tlje articles of union are to be kept constantly in repair, viz. Edin- burgh, Stirling, Dumbarton, and Black- ness ; besides which there are several other forts, which are kept as barracks for soldiers, such as forts George, Augustus, William, Charlotte, &c. ; ai;d by a late act of par- liament, the mil)tia laws have been extended to Scotland. The line of divisim into High- lands and • Lowlands, forms also a great dis- tinction, in the language, dress, manners, and customs of the inhabitants; whilst the Lowlanders, partly resemble the English and French; the Highlanders have a coun- try of their own. The chief peculiarities ■which the Lowlanders retain, are the amuse- ments of the Go//'and Curling, the former has been practised generally in Scotland for se- veral hundred years, and is now almost in- troduced into every part of the world ; the latter requires considerable strength, and is performed with large stones from 20 to lOOlbs. which the competitors hurl a great distance to a mark. Dancing is also a fa- vourite amusement of this country, particu- larly reels adapted to the strathspays, and other pieces of national music. The estab- lished religion is the Presbyterian, as settled at the revolution, and confirmed by the union ; it is modelled principally after the Calvinistical plan established at Geneva, and on a general principle of an equality of Kc- clesiastieal authority among its Presbyters ; on tiiis principle the revenues of the clergy approach pretty near to an equality ; none of the stipends being more than 700/. per aim. and u^iie less than 50/. There are the- Fccle- siastical courts, viz. The General Atst Provincial Synocls,Presbyteries,a\idK:ik Sections, the latter is the most inferior court, composed of the minister, eiders, and deacons, of every paiish, these have the superintendaDce of the poor, visit the rich, and assist the clergy- man in his clerical functions. Tha education of all classes is much attended to in Scotland, and in the rdgn of William and Mary, it v as established that there should be a s> hool and school-master in every fansk. la utpsf of the large towns theTe are academies es- tablished on very liberal plans ; and Scot land has five universities, viz. St. Andrew's; and King's College, in Old Aberdeen ; Ma- rischal College, in New Aberdeen ; and col- leges at Edinburgh and Glasgow. The cur» rency of sterling money in England and Scot- land is the same. — Sir John Sinclair's sW, Account, and Chatmer's Caledonia. ScoTt.AND, a small hamlet, s'tnated 1 mile north of Corfe castle, in the isle of Purbeck, Dorsetshire. Scotter, a parish in the hundred of Cor- ringharn, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 6 miles from Gainsborough, and 157 from London; containing 151 houses and 666 inhabi- tants. It is a rectory, value 22/. 4r. 2rf. in the patronage of the buhop of Peter- borough. Scottqn, a parish in the hundred of Cor- ringham, and division of Lindsay, Lincoln, 5§ miles from Gainsborough, and 156 from London ; containing 5Q houses and 242 in- habitants. It is a curacy. Scottoh, a hamlet in the parish of Catte- rick, in Hang east wapentake, north riding of York, 3 miles from Richmond, and 231 from London; containing 16 houses and 70 inhabitants. Scotton, a hamlet in the parish of Fam- ham, in Claro wapentake, west riding of York, 2 miles from Knaresborough, anil 216 from London; containing 49 houses and 2 20 inhabitants. Scottow, a parish in the hundred of South Erpingham, Norfolk, near Aylsham, and 118 miles from London; containing 43 houses and 376 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 8/. 13>. 6.1. in the patronage of the bishop of Norwich. Fair, on Easter Tuesday ScpcLTON, a parish in the hundred of Wayland, Norfolk, 2 miles from Wattonj and S2 from London; containing 41 hones and 246 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 4s. td. Sc&AFrOH, a hamlet in the parish of Oj- vcrbam, in Hang we.-t wapentake, north riding of York, 4 miles from. Middlehamj and 201 from London; containing 22 houses' and 107 inhabitants. Scray, the name of a lathe in Kent, beinfj the center division of the county, Ivn tueen the lathes of Aylesford and St. Ai- g'-.stine. Scrayinoham, a village in the wapentake of Buckrose, east riding of York, near Rich- mond, and 230 miles from London ; contain- ing 25 houses and 140 inhabitants! Scrattoft, a parish in the hundred of Gartree, Leicester, 3§ miie^ from Leicester, and 98 from London; containing 25 houses! and 107 inhabitants. It is a riearage, valuq 8/. 10*. Schedisgton, a parish in the hundred of Aswardhun, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 2| miles from Sleaford, and i 14 from LondoH containing 47 bouses and 222 inhabitant! SEA SEA It is a vicarage, value 6/. 1-5*. v/. in the 'pa- tronage of the dean and chapter of Liu- coln. ScRBMnr, a parish in the hundred of Can- dlesltoe, Lindsay division, Linco.n, 1 nide from Spilsby, and 134 from London ; con- taining 34 houses and 185 inhabitants It is a rectory, value 19/. 10s. 2d Schevetok, a parish in the hundred of Hovingham,' Bulmer wapentake, north rid- ingofYoik, 6 miles from Mahon, and 218 from London; containing 24 houses and I3C inhabitants. Seaciioft, a hamlet in the parish of Whit- church, in Skyrack wapentake, west riding of York, -1^: miles from Leeds ; containing 15 houses and 70 inhabitants. Seaford, a borough and parish in the hun- Bingham, Notts, 11 miles from Nottingham, dred of Fkxborough, rape of Pevensey, Sns- andl28trom London; coutainiutr 36 houses sex ; standing near the ^ca, 63 miles from Lon- aud 225 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value don ; undeoutainiug 146houses and 847 inb:i-, fit. 19s. Id. bitants. It was formerly a large town, and had' Scrivelsbv, a parish in the hundred of 4 churches and chapels till it was burnt by Gartree, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 milc3 the enemy. Its inhabitants ars mostly rm- from Horncastle, and 136 from London ; containing 12 houses and 92 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1'2/. 7« ; 6d. The ma- nor of this place is held by grand serjeanty, theowner of it performing the office of cham- ployid in fishing, but of late years it has been' much resorted to as a bathing place, It possesses the privileges of a cinque port, which it acquired from Charles I. and has sent two numbers to parliament, with thccKcepr pion of England, at the coronation of the tion of a few omissions, ever since the 26th o Edward 1. The right of election is in the in- habitants, housekeepers, paying scot and lor, and the returning officer is the bailiff, who is the head of the corporation, which also consists of 12 jurats, and an indefinite number of freemen. Near the town towarde Alfreston, are to be seen several ancient tui- muli. Fairs, 13th March, and 25th July. Lat. 50°. 50". Long. 10'. cast. Its forts have lately been put into a good state of defence, and it has a small garrison. Seagrave, a parish in the hundred of East Goscote, Ieicester, 3| m les from Mount SoirelJ, and 107 from London; con- taining 67 houses and 301 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. 8->-. 11 houses and 906 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 17/. 8r. 1 Id. Seals, Isle of, on the northern point of dington, hundred of Cotslow, Bucks, 1 mile Auglesca, in Wales. It is small and rocky, from Ivinghoc, and 35- from London ; con- and much frequented by seais. It has a tainins 10 houses and 62 inhabitants. good light-house. SeackiltoSj a hamlet in the parish of Sealer, a hamlet and chapelry in the pir 3H 4 SEA SED rish of Carlton, in Langhorough wapentake, Seatoh Pelavat., a hamlet in the parish north riding of York, 14 mile from Stokes- of Earsdon, in Castle ward, Northumber- ley, and 244 from London ; containing 49 land, near Tynemouth, 286 miles from Lon* houses and 249 inhabitants. Fair, 15th of dan; containing 46 houses and 240 inhabit- July. ants. It has a port of artificial construction, Seameb, a river in Yorkshire, which like Cullercrjats, contrived by Sir Ralph fails into the Ure between Norton and Bain- Delaval. Charles II. made him collector bridge. and surveyor of his own port, and it. still Seamer, a parish in Pickering lythe, north bears his name. It admits only vessels of riding of York, 3 miles from Scarborough, small burthen. and 215 from London ; containing 95 boasts Seaton North, a hamlet in the parish of and 515 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value Woodhom, in Morpeth ward, Northumbcr- 18/. 16j. 5i. land, 5 miles from Morpeth, and 236 from, Searby, a parish in the hundred of Yar- London; containing 43 houses and 182 in- borough, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 miles habitants. from £ landlord Brigg, and 153 from Lon- don; containing 49 houses and 244 inhabit- ants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. Sear Green, a hamlet in the parish of Cbesham, hundred of Barn ham, Bucks, \\ mile from Chesham, and 30 from London ; containing 31 houses and 224 inhabit- ants. Seaton Ross, a parish in the wapentake of Ilarthill, east riding of York, 5 miles from Market Weitdvton, and 198 from London ; containing 78 houses and 3b5 inhabitants, It is a curacy, in the patronage of the duke of Leeds. Seavington St. Mary's, and Seavingtoh, St. Michael's, two adjoining parishes in the Seas alter, a parish in the hundred of hundred of South Petherton, Somerset, 3 Whitstable, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, miles from Ilminster, and 182 from London ; near the sea, 4- miles from Feversham, and containing 68 houses and 373 inhabitants. 50 from London; containing 75 houses and It is a rectory, value 61. 15*. 419 inhabitants. It has fairs 25th March, Seberc.ham Hic-h, a parish in Cumber- 24th June, 29th September, and 25th De- land ward, Cumberland, 3 miles from Hes- eember. It is a vicarage, value 11/. in the kett Newmarket, and 296 from London ± patronage of the dean and chapter of Can- containing 96 houses and 434 inhabitants. terbury. Seatmoorthow, a small village in the pa- rish of Brigham, near Cockermouth, Cum- berland. Seaton, a township in the parish of Cam- berton, in Allerdale ward, below Derwent, It is a curacy, in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Carlisle. Sebergham Low, a hamlet in the preced- ing parish, and adjoining thereto; contain- ing 55 houses and 3o8 inhabitants. Seckington, a parish in the hundred of Cumberland, 5 miles from Cockermouth, Hemlingfosd, Warwick, 4 miles from Tain- and 307 from London ; containing 129 houses worth, and 116 from London ; containing; 20. and 562 inhabitants. houses and 13p inhabitants. On a bill near Seaton, a parish in the hundred of Col y- the church, are the vestiges of a circular ton, Devon, 7 miles from Lyme, and 150 fort. It is a rectory, value 5/. 16s. from London; containing 269 houses and Sedbercii, a market town and parish in 1497 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value the wapentake of StainclifY and Ewemss, 17/. 111. with Bere chapel annexed. Fair, west riding of York, situated at the bottom 1st March. of the Houghiil Fells, on the borders of Seaton, a river in Cornwall, which rises Westmoreland, 271 miles from London ; near J.eskeard, and after a course of 12 containing 360 houses and 16 39 inhabitants, miles, faJIs into the sea. Near its mouth It has a market on Wednesday, and its fairs formerly stood a town of the same mime, are 20th March, and 29th October. It is a long since swallowed up by the encroach- vicarage, value 12/. Sd. in the patronage of nients of the sea. Trinity college, Cambridge. Seaton, a hamlet in the parish of Sea- Sedgberrow, a parish in the hundred of ham, in Easington ward, Durham, 54 miles Qswaldslow, Worcester, 4 miles from Eve- from Sunderland, and 270 from London; sham, and 93 from London; containing 36 containing 19 houses and 96 inhabitants. houses and 184 inhabitants. It is a rectory, Seaton, a parish in the hundred of Wran- value 13/. 15s. \?d. in the patronage of the dike, Rutland, 2j miles from Uppingham, dear, and chapter of Worcester, and 87 from London; containing 75 houses Sedgbrook, a parish in the hundred of and 358 inhabitants. Seaton Carew, a township in the parish of Stranton, in Stockton ward, Durham, 2 miles from Hartlepool, and 256 from Lon- don ; containing 65 houses and 263 inhabit- Winnibrigs and Threw, parts of Kcstevcn, Lincoln, 4 miles from Grantham, and 115, from London; containing '3:1 houses and 207 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. 3.*. 4d. divided into 2 moieties, hi the patronage ants. Of late it has been much frequented of the king, us a bathing place. There are several com- Sedg-Fieed, a parish, and formerly a mar- Niodious lodging houses here, and an inn ket town, in Stockton ward, Durham, 11 newly erected on an extensive scale. miles from Durham, and 256 from London; SEL IL containing 301 houses and 1184 inhabitant?, and a house for Knights templars. Ttis a tt has a well endowed alms-house. The reo. vicarage, value 8/. 2^. Id. in the patronage, tory. value 7:3/. 18s. 1. 2. 8'/. Fairs, Easter Tuesday, '22d June, and 10th Sedchiciv, a hamlet in the parish of Me- October. It js a curacy, versham, iu K< udal ward, Westmoreland, 5 Selkirk, a royal borough, and .the' county miles from Kendal, and 255 from Loudon ; town of Selkirkshire, Scotland; situated on containing C>5 houses and 161 inhabit- a rising ground on the banks of the Ktterick, ants. II miles from fiawick, and 36 f;-..m Edin- Segnd, a township in the parish and hun- burgh ; containing 396 houses and 2098 in- died of Mciksham, Wilts, 2 miles from habitants, of whom 314 were employed in Mciksham, and 92 from London; containing various trades. The town is but poorly 169 houses and 973 inhabitants. This vil- built, and has nothing of its former import- 'age is very pleasantly situated, and till with- ance. The extent of the parish is about u in these few years the high road to Bath square of 10 miles, partly in Selkirk, and passed through it, which has been altered to partly in Roxburghshire; it is mostly hilly, avoid a steep hill. and only adapted for pasturage. It is go- Seething; a parish in the hundred of Lod- verned by 2 bailies, a dean of guild, troa- diiii, Norfolk, 4 miles from Bungay, and 110 surer, and 10 counsellors; and unites with from London; containing 6") houses and 366 Lanerk, Linlithgow, and Peebles, iu sending inhabitants. It is a curacy. 1 Member to parliament. Selkirk gives title Seighpohd, a parish in the hundred of of earl to a branch of the Douglas family. Pirehill, Stafford, 2 miles from Stafford, and Selkirkshire, a county of Scotland, bound* 142 from London; containing 131 houses ed on the north by Peebles, on the east by and 841 iuhab tants. It is a vicarage, va- Berwick, on the east and south-east by Uo\- Jue 6/. burgh, on the southwest by Dumfries, and Si ;;nov, the name of a hundred in Staf- on the west by Peebleshire, being '20 miles fnrdshire, being the south western extremity in length, and 10 in breadth. It was form- of the county, bordering on Salop and Wor- erly called the Sheriffdom of Etteriek forest,, ccster. being covered by an extensive wood, stock- Seisdon, a hamlet in the parish of Treosle, ed with herds of deer, kept by the Scottish in the hundred of the same name, Stafford, princes for the chace. The wood is now 6 miles from Wolverhampton, and 130 from nearly cut down, and the deer fcupplanted by London. Near it is Apewood Castle, the numerous flocks of sheep. Besides the remains of an ancient foitificution, on a lofty Timed, this county is watered by the round promontory. Etteriek and YarroiB. I'pon a 'peninsula, Selbourne, a parish in the hundred of formed by the Yarrow, stands the ruinous, Selboume, and division of Alton, Hants, 4 castle of Newark, the supposed birth-place miles from Alton, and 50 from London ; of Mary Scot, the Flower of Yarrow. containing 185 houses and 76'2 inhabitants. This shire contains twu towns, \iz. Selkirk Here was anciently a priory for Black canons, and Gai.a:,iueis. It lias only two parishes, SEL SET lying entirely within its bound?, whilst, five the neighbourhood was called Selwoodabire ; ur six others lie partly in this and partly in and the chief town in it is called to this day the neighbouring shires, but according to the r'ronie Selwood. It was about 15 miles lon', r , oensus taken by government, it was found and 6 broad. V" contain 986 houses and 5070 inhabit. mts, Snfat, a parish in the hundred ofCosford, viz. 2356 males, and 2714 females, of whom Suffolk, 2 milts from Hadleigh, and 66 from 58 3 were returned as being principally em- London ; containing 41 houses and 205 inha- ployed in trade and manufacture, and 1023 bitants. It is a rectory, value 11.'. 7.«. 1 houses and 480 inhabitants. it is a vicarage, value 16/. 6*. id. in the pa- tronage of the dean and chapter of Here- ford. containing 43 house? and 200 inhabitants. Seikct, a parish in the hundred of Down- tou, Wilts, 4 miles from Shaftesbury and S6 from London ■ containing 78 houses and 493 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 17/. 2*. Sri. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Christ Church, Oxford. Semimu xc.it am, the remains of a parish in SsLtHAM, a parish in the hundred of the hundred of Asa/ardhun, paits of Keste- £aseboerD| and rape of Chichester, Sussex, ven, Lincoln, 2. miles from I'olkingham and 1 miles from MidUurst, and 61 from Loo- 105 from London*; containing only 5 bouses don; containing only 1 1 houses and 78 in- and 34 inhabitants. This village has fallen to habitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. 15*. decay since the dissolution of its ancient lid. in the patronage of Brazen Nose col- monastery. The church, which is a mile from lege, Oxford. any house, is a vicarage, value 2/. 15s. 8tf. Selling, a parish in the hundred of with Poynton Chapel annexed. J?nim-hron Bean, lathe of Soray, Kent, 2-^ Sence, a river m bich rises in Leicester- miles fiom l'evtrsbam, and 49 from L-rndon; shite, and passing through Warwickshire, containing 71 bouses and s00 inhabitants, falls into the Anker, opposite Atherstone. It is a vicarage, value 61. 13*. 4J. S;;.'j, a parish in the hundred of Woking, Selunce, a parish in the hundred of Surry, 4 miles from Guildford and 26 from Street, lathe of Shepway, Kent, .7 miles London; containing 191 houses and 1024 from Ashford, and 62 from London; con- inhabitants, including the hamlet of Rip. turning 50 houses and 361 inhabitants. Fair?, ley. It is a vicarage, values/. 16*. It/, with gist May, and llthOctober. It is a vicar- Ripley chapel annexed. u_e, value 7/. 4'. 5rf. Slnsax, a township in the parish of Buy- Sei.meston, a parish in the hundred of an, hundred of Peow it h, Cornwall, 9 miles Rusir.nondcn, ra;* of Pcvenaey, Sussex, from Penzance and 298 from London; con- . Uckfiejd, and 45 miles front London ; taining 80 houses and 431 Inhabitants. containing 17 houses anil 132 inhabitants. Sepbtoh, a parish in the hundred of West i\ is a vicarage, ralue7/. >* Derby, Lanc.si.er. 4 miles from Ormskirk Sels'ioe, a hamlet in and ward and i06 from London ; containing 75' bouses of Kendal, Westmoreland, near Kendal, and 483 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value and 260 miles from London; containing 37 30'. U. 8/. houses and 192 inhabitants. Sessay, a parish in the division of Ailer- .■sErLSTONE, a parish in the hundred of tonsbire, north riding of York, near North- l'roxtow, Notts, 12 miles from Nottingham, allerton, 230 miles from London; eontain- and 136 fiom London; containing I5S bouses ing 57 houses and 292 inhabitants. It is a and 833 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. curacy. Si isi a, or Seisey, a parish in the hundred Setby, a village in the hundred of Wrag- of Manhood, rape of Chiches r.r, Sussex;' si- coc, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 4 miles tnated on a peninsula, formed by.nu inlet of from Wragby and 141 from Loudon; con- the sea called ifttsea Harbour, 8 miles from taining 16 houses and 9i> inhabitant?. Chichester j containing si homes and 564 Sbtchley, a village in the hundred of inhabitants. It was formerly a considerable Freebriclge Lynn, Norfolk, 5 miles from town, and the sec of a bishop, created by Lynn and 91 from London; containing 9 l'.dilwach, king of Sussex, in favour of Wil- houses and 1 10 inhabitant*. It was formerly frid, the exiled bishop of York. It was re- much more consideral niovc.d to Chichester in 1075. It is now a Sbtmurthev, a hamlet in the parish of vicarage, value 8/. Brigham, in Allordale ward, above Derwenl S- i.uortuv, a parish in the hundred of Cumberland, 3 miles from Cockermanth arid Carbampton, Someiset, 2 miles fiom Mine- 300 from London; containing 22 houses and 1 e^(i, and 167 Ircm London; leutuining 82 164 inhabitants. homes and 418 inhabitants. It is a rectory, Settle, a market town in the parish of value fit. 15s. 5<£ ■ sieswick, wapentake of Staiucliff and Bki.wood, Somersetshire, was a wood in Lvicro.-s, we^t riding of York, situated the eastern part of the county, from which Oil the- river Kibble, among the hills i SEV SH a separate the counties of York and Lancaster, 6U miles from York avid 233 from London ; containing 231 houses and 1136 inhabitants] of whom 993 were employed in trades and manufactures. The town is irregularly built at the base of a lime-stone rock which rises :500 feet above the level of the town, and the parish church is at Giggles-.ick, on the opposite, side of the river, over which then is a stone bridge. The market place is spacious and well attended on Thurs- days, and there is also a good market town for cattle every fortnight. Its fairs are the Thursday before Good Fridaysfor cattle; three fortnight fairs every other Friday from thence till Whitsuntide also fur cattle ; 2oih April for sheep ; Whit-Tuesday for woollen cloth and pedlary ; 19th August for leather and cajttie; 20th August for sheep and wool ; the day following for woollen cloth and ped- lary, and the first Tuesday after '27th Octo- ber fur (tattle. In the neighbourhood are seyera) vestiges' of Roman fortifications, and on tin top of :iu adjacent moor U Mulham Tarn a lake abounding with trout. Upon the fond near the town is the curious phenome- non of the ebbing and flowing well ; a square re»ervo'.r >f stone 4 feet by 3, is placed over it, and in this trough the wutei generally rises and falls about afoot in 10 or 15 mi- nutes. — Ho'tsman'i Tour. Sett.hjsc.to,>;, a parish in the wapentake of Buekrose, ea e t- riding of York, 4 miles from Malton and '2 2t> from London; con- tainiugrt. houses and 4 14 inhabitants. Itis a rectory value 4?/. 12s. 6J. and in the pa- tronage of the Duke of Bridgcwater. Seven, a small river in Yorkshire, which falls into the Dei-vent near Wiekliam. Ssvenhampton, a parish in the hundred of Bradley, Gloucester, 5 miles from Chelten- ham and 90 from London; containing 73 bouses and 349 inhabitants; the church is built in the form oi a cross, with a low em- battled tower in the middle. It is a curacy. SiivENH.-iMi'TON, a ty thing iu the parish ai(d hundred of High worth, Wilts, 1 mile from High worth and 7(5 from London; i on- taining 40 houses and 187 inhabitants. StVEN Oaks, a market town and parish in the hundred of Codsheath, lathe of Sut- ton at Hone, Kent, situated near the river Darent, 2 3 4 miles from London; contain- ing 411 houses and 1-J03 inhabitants. Itis supposed tu have derived its name from 7 re- markable oaks which stood near it when first built. The town is well built, and ha.< a good free grammar school, and an alms-house erected by Sir Win. Rumpsted, who had been a deserted child, and having bren found in 5e\en Oaks, afterwards became Lord Mayor cf London. . At the end of the town is Knoitsle 1'url;, the s«.at of the Duke of Dorset, ori- ginally built by Thomas B •urebier, arch- bishop of C anterbury, it after/ urds belonged to the Crown, and lay a considerable time neglected, till it tvas obtain^u in ihy r.igr, of dames I. by Thomas S.iekvillc. earl of Dor- set. The building is qUadraiiguhir, and is a noble pile of architecture, eoverms with it-- adjacent building above 5 acres of land. It consists of two large courts, leading into a spacious lia.ll, beyond which is another court. leading to the garden. The whole of the galleries and chambers are furnished with pictures, the best performances of the most, celebrated masters. The park is finely di- versified with scenery, and the whole of the grounds laid out with the greatest taste. The market is on Saturday, audits fairs arc the 10th July and 12th October. The rectory is valued at 13.'. C . 8d. in the king's books, and tiie vicarage at 13/. 3s. U. — ffastetPs, Kent. Severn, a river which rises in the moun- tain of Prynlimmbn, in Mbntgumeiy and Cardiganshire, Wales, and flows first across the south side of Montgomeryshire, turniii" northward and entering Shropshire, above the Brythen hills at its confluence with the Wirnew. In its course it SuWsbyWelshpooL Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth, Worcester, Tewks- bury ami Gloucester, and, entering the sea. its mouth is called the Bristol Channel. By canal navigation it communicates with the Thames, by Stroud and Cirencester, to Letch- lade. Sfvern the Vale of, a spacious and ex- tensive vale in Gloucestershire, which bor- ders both sides of the river of that name, and whose fertile pastures furnish the kingdom with that cheese for which the comity is so justly famous. Sever'nstokk, a parish in the hundred of Pershore, Worcester, 3 milts from Upton ai,d 112 from London; containing L.:* houses and 58:3 inhabitants'. It is curacy-. Sevington, a parish in the hundred of Chart, lathe of Scray, Kent, situated near the river Stoure, 2 miles (rem Asbford ; con- taining 12 houses and 85 inhabitants. Itis a reel cry value S/. 14>. Sf.wardstone, a hamlet in the parish and half hundred of Waltham, Essex, \ mile from Waltham and 12 from London ; con- taining 91 houses and 493 inhabitants. Sewerby, a township iu the parish of Brid- lington, in Dickering lathe, east riding of York, 1 mile from Bridlington on the shore and 209 from London ; containing 58 Louse* and 279 inhabitants. SEwsiERij,a hamlet in the parish of Buck- minster, hundred of Framland, Leicester 1 miles from Grantham and 1 12 from London J containing 50 houses and 2'21 inhabitants. Shadbington, a parish in the hundred of Asheriden, Bucks, °Z miles from Thame and 48 from London; containing f>3 houses and 184 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/ 9*. 7./. Shackelwell, a hamlet in the parish of Hackney, in Middlesex. Shack erston; a parish in the hundred of Sp ifkcnhoe, Leicester^ 10 miles from Hinck- SHA SUA ley and 109 from London, containing 59 houses :;nd 250 inhabitants. It is a vicarage value 51. 2s. 3d. Shadfobth, a hamlet in the parish of Pit- tington, in Easington ward, Durham, 3r} miles from Durham and 260 from London ; containing 47 houses and 184 inhabitants. SiiADtscFiELP, a parish in the hundred of Wangford, Suffolk, 3§ miles from Beecles and 107 from London; containing 17 houses and 187 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. earned before them, called a prize besom (similar to the London garland on May day) dressed with flowers and peacocks feathers. When the procession arrived at the manor- house, the whole was presented together with a calf 's head and a pair of gloves to the lord or his steward, who received it with great formality, and distributed bread and beer to the populace, after which the plate was again delivered to the mayor, who returned with it in procession to the town. In the eign of George 1. a Mr. Benson, one of the SfiADOxHTRsr, a parish in the hundred of members of parliament, presented the town Blackburn, lathe of Scray, Kent, 2| miles with engines, by means of which the water hom Asbford and 56 from London ; con- was raised 300 feet perpendicular, and con- taining 30 houses and 183 inhabitants. It is veyed to a large cistern in the middle of the a rectory, value 71. 13s. in the patronage town, from a distance of two miles ; yet of the king even this is laid aside, ai.d there are several Sij.vdwei.l, a parish in the hundred or* large reservoirs dug to preserve the rain Ossulston, Middlesex, situated near the water, and the poor get their living to this banks of the Thames, about 2 miles ea^t day by supplying the town therefrom. Shaf- .of London bridge, mostly occupied by sea- tesbury is a corporation consisting of a faring persons; it contains 1550 houses and mayor, recorder and 12 capital burgesses. 8828 inhabitants, viz. 3G22 males and 5206 The mayor, preceding mayor, and recorder, females, of whom 973 were employed in are justices of the pence for the borough. trades. The church is a rectory, in the pa- 1 ' lc mayor is elected by the common coun- tronage of the dean of St. Paul's. eil from the burgesses. This borough has Suapwell, a hamlet in the parish of returned 2 members to parliament, from the Thornor, in Sky rack wapentake, west riding reign of Henry III. except during the reigns of York, 4V miles from Leeds and 196* from of Henry VII. VIII. and Edward VI. The London; containing 34 houses and 141 inha- bitants. Sijaftoe, East and Wtst, two small ham- lets in the parish of Hartbum, 'i'indal ward, Northumberland, 293 miles from Loudon ; containing 14 houses and 76 inhabitants. Shafion, a hamlet iii the parishof Felix- kirk, Staincross wapentake, west riding of before Palm Sunday, Midsummer day, and York, 4 miles from BaVnsley and 175 from 22d November. St. Peter's is a rector}', London; containing 42 houses and 174 in- value 11/. 10.. 2d.; St. James's a rectory, and habitants. the Holy Trinity a rectory, value 4/. Is. 10*/. Siiaftesbi'py, a borough and market a " in the patronage of the earl of Shaftes- town, consisting of 3 parishes in tiie hundred bury. — Hutching 1 * Dorsetshire. right of election is in the inhabitants paying scot and lot, and the returning officer is the mayor. The chief manufacture of the town is that of shirt buttons, which are mostly made by won. en and children. The market is on Saturday, and is well supplied with all kinds of provisions. Its fairs are, Saturday «t Redland, and di\ is on of Sherboru, Dor- set, situated on a high hill, 10 miles from JBiamlford and 101 from London; contain- ing 502 houses and 2159 inhabitants, viz. $63 males and 1296 females, of whom 396 were chiefly employed in trades. Ii issup- SnAtBot'ns, a parish in the hundred of Kintbury Eagle, Berks, 3 miles from Ilun- gerford and 66 from London, on the borders of Wilts; containing 92 houses and 302 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 14/. 17*. 6J. and is in the patronage of the dean and posed by Camden to have been founded by canons of "Windsor. Alfred. It is recorded to have been a popu- Shaleoit.v, West, a hamlet adjoining to Jous city, and had 12 churches before the the foregoing, although situated in the hun- conquest, only 3 of which now remain, viz. dred of Kindwardstone, Wilts; containing St. Peter's, the holy Trinity, and St. James's, 52 houses and 27-.' inhabitants, none of them containing any thing worthy of Shames, a parish in the hundred of [tote. The bouses are tolerably well built, Odiham, and division of Basingstoke, Hants, end many of them of free-stone. Here is - miles from Alton and 4S from London; n presbyterian meeting-house, a free-school containing 26 houses and 153 inhabitants. Apd 2 alms-houses. In the corn market is a It is a rectory, value 9/. 15.?. lOrf. and is in neat (own hall, in which the quarter sessions the patronage of the king, are held. Water is so scarce here, that the in- Sjjalflket, a parish in west Medina liber- ^abitants used to be supplied with it from Mel- ty, isle of Wight, Hants, 4 miles from Yar- vorhb, and the grant for fetching their water mouth and Ilj from Newport; containing R>{n that Village, wasforauacknowledgt-jfteiit If>7 houses and 626 inhabitants. It has u. ofasfncular kind. On lite Monday before large church of Norman Architecture, and- Holy Thursday, the corporation went in the windows contain some painted glass. procession, having a large quantity of plate it is a viCar.ige, value lb 1 /. 12*, Id. SHA SBAtFORD, East and West, a parish in the h.undred of Blaekheath, Surry, 1 mile from Guildford j containing 113 houses and 634 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 4.y. 9/. SiiAtPORD, a parish in the hundred of Hinckford, Essex, 3 miles from Braintree and 43 from London ; containing 116 houses and 644 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7'. Shalstone, a parish in the hundred of Buck- ingham, Bucks, 3 mdes from Bracklcy and 60 from London ; containing 32 houses and 158 inhabitants. It is a rectorv, value «/. 0*. 5rf. Shanki.in, a hamlet in the parish of Bon- church, in the liberty of ea--t Medina, Isle of Wight, 18 miles from Newport; this vil- lage, together with Bonchurch, contains 33 houses and 174 inhabitants. — Shuriklin Chine i froii: I... don, near the river Lam born ; con- taining 96 nouses and 422 inhabitants, irtcrtli ding DmmmgtOM. It is a rectory, value 12/- 11*. sj. Shaw, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Melksham, Wilts. Shawbury, a parish in the hundred cf north Bradford, Salop, 7 miles from Shrews- bury, ana 168 from London ; containing 132 houses and 661 inhabitants. It is a vicarage value 1L Is. :"> ' Shawbcry, a village in the hundred of Pimhill, Salop, 3 miles from Bllesmere. and 180 from London ; containing 57 houses and i.90 inhabitants. Shawdon, a hamlet in the parish of Whit- tingham, in Coquet dale W.ird, Northumber- land, 5 miles from A'nw.ck, and 310 from SITE SHE Loudon; containing IS houses, and 91 in- habitants. Shaueil, a parish in the hundred of Guth- faxtbn, Leicester, 2 miles from Lutterworth, and 88 from London ; containing 43 houses and ]y.i inhabitants. It is a reetoiy, value y/. iii the patronage of the king. Siiaws, a village mar Naworth in Cumber- land, noted for a medicinal founta.n called Hohfvell, impregnated wish sulphur, U&uing fron,i the tout of a rook. Siilarshy, a hamlet in the parish of Knap- toft, hundred of Guthlaxton, Leicester, 9 from Leicester, and 88 from London; containing PI houses and 249 inhabitants. oe of a hundred in Devon, lying on the north-western side of the county, surrounded by the river To.rridge. Shi bbear, a parish in the hundred of the same, name, Devou, 7 miles from Hatherleigh and 207 from London ; containing 126 houses and 74-* inhabitants, it is a vicarage, value 11'. b . 4'/. in the patronage of the king. Sheen, a parish in the hundred of iot- monslow, Stafford, 7 miie? from L< ek, and 154 fr T mdon; containing 64 houses and 3*" its It is a curacy. S in the parish of Rich- mond, once stood ^mile to the north-west c & palace at that town, Here Henry V. foul ded a convent of Carthu- sians, in which P< rkin Warbeck sought an asylum. The last remains of it was taken down in 1770, and the whole hamlet, con- sisting of 18 houses wa< at the same time de- rno!i-bed, and made into a lawn, in addition to the king's inclosnre. Shrek East, a hamlet in the parish of Mortlake, Sorry, seated on an eminence near the Thames, between Richmond and Roeb amp ton, Here was the seat of sir W. 'ion; pie. Sheet-hall, ?- parish in the hundred of Cashio, Herts, 2 miles from Stevenage, and 29 from London; containing 28 houses and 120 in- habitants. I* is a vicarage, value 9/. 5*. 1Q. all ordnance stores beinj delivered here to the fleet stay- ing at the Nore ; here is also a yard for building ships, and a dock intended chiefly for repairing ships that may meet with any audden accident, it bas a neat chapel of ease to the mother church. The market is on Saturday. Sheet, a hamlet to Petersfield, hundred of Finch Down, and division oi Alton, Hants, £ mile from Teterslield, and 54| from Lon- don ; containing 45 houses and 247 inha- bitants. Sheffield, a market town in the wapen- take of Strafforth and Tickhill, west riding of York, situated at the junction of the rivers' Don and Sheaf, 160 miles from London; containing 6518 houses and 31,314 inhabi- tants, viz. 15,483 males, and 15,831 females, of whom 9b't'- wire chiefly employed in trade and manufacture, particularly in all kinds of hardware; for which this town is celebrated throughout Europe. It has ra- ther a singular appearance, from its occu- pying a Ion* hill, and extending Ojwet the adjoining vailies, being almost enveloped in smoke, from its numerous tire engines, foun- deries, &.e. The three churches w hieli arc erected on a hill, have a line effect, tin ir spires overtop the whole tout!, and are ftill more majestic at a «inall distance, ly the intervening atmosphere being almost con- tinually thickened with sooty exhalations. The extent of the town, each way, is about three-quarters of a mile ; several of the SHE S II E streets are wide and open, and the whole generally clean. The slaughter-houses are well constructed, being built close to the river. Over each of the rivers is a good stone bridge; that over the Don, called the Lmli/'i Bridge, consists of three arches, and was widened and repaired in 1768. That over the Sheaf consists of 1 arch, and was erected in 1769. by Edward, duke of Nor- folk. On the eastern side of the Sheaf stands the duke of Norfolk's hospital, erected in 1670, consisting of 2 quadrangles of 1 8 cham- bers in each, for 18 poor men and 18 poor women. It has a neat chapel. Here is another hospital, erected in 1703, for the bentiit of 16 poor cutler's widows, and a good charity and free grammar schools. There arc S dif- ferent met ting-houses for dissenters ; 1 for Quakers, and a Roman Catholic, chapel. Jn the north-eastern part of the town, anci- ently stood a strong castle, between the rivers Don and Sheaf; it was of a triangular form, and had a strong breast work before the gates, which were paliiadocd ; there was a trench, 12 feet deep and 18 wide, having a wall round it 5 yards thick. After this castle surrendered to the parliament forces, in 1644, it was demolished, and few of its vestiges are now to be seen. The market place is very extensive and commodious, erected by the duke of Norfolk, who is nearly the sole proprietor of the town. Here is a neat theatre and an assembly room. In the south-east corner of Trinity church-yard is the old town-hall, where all public business and the sess ; ons are held. This town has long Leen noted for its manufacture of cut- lery, there being constantly employed about 600 master cutlers; and from the conve- nience of the two rivers, and adjoining coal mines, the whole of the heavy work has of late years been performed by mechanism, and its workmen have made such im- provements in their trade, that they are now able to undersell every other market in the world. The nature of their manufac- tures gives the town a very sombre appear- ance, and the houses all look black from the continual smoke. The river Don being- navigable within 3 miles of the town, con- reys the manufactures of this place to that part for exportation. On the sou^h-side of Trinity church-yard, is the cutler's hall, erected in 1725. The corporation of cutlers are styled " The Company of Cutlers of Hallamshire,'' and is governed by a mas- ter, 2 wardens, and 2 assistants ; but the public affairs of the town are under 7 of the principal inhabitants, who are termed regents or collectors, 4 of them being of the esta- blished church, and 3 dissenters. The town is well supplied with water, by means ( f pipes, and at a moderate rate. Here rue 'J banking houses. The market days are Tues- day and Saturday, and its fairs are the Tuesday after Whitsun week, and 26th No- vember. The olcf church til the Holy Trinity, a fine ancient Gothic structure, is a \\- carage, value 12/. i5i. 2d. The new churches are curacies, in the patronage of the vicar. —Housmau's Tout, and jiikiri's Tvur round Manchester. Sheffoad, a township in the parish of Campton and hundred of Clifton, Bedford, 9 miles from Bedford, and 41 from London ; containing 90 houses and 474 inhabitants. Shec-tord, Great or East, a parish in the hundred of Kintbury Eagle, Berks, near Hungerford, 634 miles from London; con- taining 97 houses and 492 inhabitants. In the church-yard are the remains of an an- cient cross. Sheffop.d West, a small hamlet in the foregoing parish, containing 9 houses and 70 inhabitants. Suelfertswoi.d, or Skeph erds well, a pa- rish in the hundred of Bewsborough, and lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, 9 miles from Canterbury, and 63 from London; contain- ing 44 houses and 212 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. and is united with Colrede. Shei.brook, a hamlet in the parish of South Kirby, Osgoldcross wapentab , west riding of York, 7 miles from Doncaster, and 169 from London; containing 15 houses and 91 inhabitants. Sheldon, a village in the hundred of Hayridge, Devon, near Coilumptwn, and 162 miles from Loivdon; containing 22 houses and 128 inhahitants. Sheldon, a hamlet in the parish of Hake- well, and hundred of High l'eak, Derby, 3 f miles from Bakewell, and 156 from Lon- don ; containing 28 houses and 127 inha- bitants. Sheldox, a parish in the hundred ofHem- lingford, -Warwick, 5 miles from Birming- ham, and 110 from London; containing 69 houses :ind 365 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value SI. 10*. 10;/. S.'ielowick, a parish in the hundred of Ft versham, a;d lathe of Scray, Kent, 24 miles from fiversham, and 49from London; containing 67 houses and 410 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 16.-. bd. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Can- terbury. Sheli ■ast.br, a parish in the hundred of Diss;, Norfolk, 3 miles from Diss, and 94- from London ; containing 42 houses and 382 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 17/. SiiELFr, a village in the parish of Hali- fax, Morlcy wapentake, west ridirg of York, near Halifax, and 196 miles from London ; containing 233 houses and 1306 inhabitants. SJiielfobu Gpi-at, a parish in the hundred of Thriplow, Cambridge, 2\ rules fiom Cam- bridge, anil 53 from London; containing 83 houses anil 570 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 13/. 6>f. 8c/. in the patronage of the bishop of Ely. SatLFor.o Little, anoiliag parish in tlie SHE SHE S'.mr hundred, and near the preceding 1 , con- SiitSFiF.rn. a parish in the hundred of taiuing -'7 bouses nml '220 inhabitants. It Barnstaple, E«sex, 1 mile from Brentwood, is a rectory, ralue !5/» 9*. tJ. and 19 from London ; containing 16 house* SftBLfOfeD, a parish in tlie hundred of and , r )49 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value Bingham, Notts, 3 miles from Bingham, and 14/. IS*. W. 1C7 from London; containing 91 houses and Siiesiey, a parish in the hundred of New- 418 inhabitant. It is a curacy, in the pa- port, Bucks, 3£ miles from Fenny Str,-t- ttormgo of the earl of Chcstorfn Id. ford, and 484 from London; containing 51 Stir.r.tr.v, a parish in the hundred of On- houses and 464 inhabitants. It is a rectory, jrir, Rssex, l 2 miles from Omrar, and 23 value !22/. 9s. "7'/. from London; containing 32 houses and 169 Shf.xi.ey, a parish in the hundred of Da- inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9L lai*. corum, Herts, 5 milts from Barnct, and 1& Shbi.lev. a parish in the hundred of Sam- from Loudon; containing 12.5 houses and lord, Suffolk, near: Manningtree.and 60 miles 129 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. f com London; containing ) 9 bouses airtf 13? 8s. If/. inhabitants. It is a curacy. Shenninoton. a panda in the hundred of s ' :'v, a township in the parish of Tewksbory, Gloucester, 6 miles from Ban. Kirkburton, Agbrig wapentake, w«st riding bury in Oxfordshire, and IS from London ; of York, S miles from Huddersfield, and 182 containing 67 bouses and 300 inhabitants. from London ; containing 104 houses and This parish is a detached part of the county, 4i6 inhabitants. surrounded by Oxfordshire. StTECtiNnroRS, a parish in the hundred of SaastsxaxE, ;i parish in the hundred of Of- Ganfield, Perks, '2 miles from Farrinedon, flow, Stafford, 3 mites from Litchfield, and and 65 from London, containing 53 houses 121 from London; containing 239 bouses and 253 inhabitants. Near the village stands and 130? inhabitants. It is a vicarage, Shellbigfprd Castle. It is a rectory, value value 6/. 5s. Sd. 17.'. B« 11./. Shentoh, a hamlet and ehapelry in the Siiei.-.ow BowEEtS, a parish in the hun- parish of Market Boswortb, hundred of drcd of Punmow, Essex, 5 miles from Sparkonhoe, ,L< icrstcr, 5 miles frum Hinck- Chelmsford, and 25 from London ; contain- ley, and 104 from London ; containing 35 jng 20 houses and 104 inhabitants. The de- houses and 177 inhabitants, rivation of its name appears to be from a Shentoh, a parish in the hundred of Sfexon word Srf',-,'r::t', signifying a hedge-hog, Stodriesdoa, Salop, near Bndgeaorth, and and its additional name from the family of 139 miles from London ; containing ;><, BtmetU, or Btwli-t, who anciently possessed houses and 163 inhabitants. It is a rectory, tie tr.rmor. it> small church was rebuilt in value 6/. 9». -2;. 1732, and is a rectory, value 7'. 13*. id. — Sheiwrdine, a hamlet in the pariah of Momrrfs £«:;r:.-^FX BcArcttAMr, a parish in the Shb*PEV, an island in Kent, situated at hundred of Doddingtree, Worcester, near the the mouth of the 11 ami-s and Med way, se- river T me, 10 mites from Worcester, and parated from the main land of the county by 118*2 from Lnndr n ; eontamingS6 houses a*fd 'he Swale. Ii is about 21 miles in circmn- inhabitanlf. It is a rectory, value ference, and the principal places in it are S . 4s, \i. Shcerness and Queenborodgh, which sec. Its Rhetsiey KingSj a parish muted with the name is supposed to be derived from the preceding, and % mile distant, therefrom; number of slteep formerly bTed on it. It containing 3? hi uses and 233 inhabitants. yields good com, but is bare of woodland Shelsley Vv",\r>M, a tliird parish in the t Le water is indifferent except at Snecrncss, same hundred, and sitmtt-d on the opposite where wells sunk below the bottom of the side of the river Teme, about l mile distant sea produce excellent water. from Shelsley B.auchamp; containing 33 Shewebtoh, a parish in the hundred of houses and t>7 inhabitant-. It is a rectory, Speltborne, Middlesex, 4 miles from Staines, value 3/. Sj'. Pi. in the patronage of lord on the banks e-f the- Thames j and 18 from Foley. London; containing. 137 houses and 731 in- Siieiton, a parish in the hundred of Stod- habitants. A detached part of this parish <'en, Bedford, 4 miles froiuKimholton, and remains in Surry, from the Thames having 63 from London ; containing 18 houses and altered its course, and it now passes over the 100 inhabitants. It fe a rectory, value 13L foundation of its ancient church. Near the ■She* ton, a parish- i» the hundred ofDep* bridge over the river at Walton are Qptcejr wade, Norfolk, l f 2 miles from Norwich, and stain, supposed lo be the remains of these "no from London : containing 26 houses and drove into tlie river by the Britons to pre- 220 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value S. ; . and vent Cresar's army from fordins it; one is united with Hardwick. of these is pres rvejd in the Rritisli Musei n>. Sheeton, a parish in the hundred of New- It is record* d that the learned Lrasmus pasa s:k. Notts. l\ miles from Newaik, and 120 ed much of his time in the parsonage house", from London j containing L^ houses and 73 his preceptor be'rg rector of the parish- The inhabitants. It is a rectory, valaa 6'. I4r. 4 ■■'. living is a rectory, value 267. in the patronage of the earl of Salisbury. Shetheb&'s Bujb, the remains of a coin- SHE tarn on the Uxbridge road, 3 miles from London, formerly much noted for the rob- beries committed u*i it. Several modem houses are now erecting) and a great part of it is enclosed and cultivated. It belongs to the village of Ha.iunersmith. jSheireth, a parish in the hundred of Wetherley, Cambridge, 7 utiles from Cam- bridge, and 44 from London $ containing 42 houses and 202 inhabitants. It is a rectory, alue 6/. 11*. id. Shepion Beai-champ, a parish in the hun- dred of South Petherton, Somerset, 3 miles from Uminster, and 132 from London ; con- taining 75 bouses 439 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. 8j. lid. Shepton Mai.t.et, a market-town and pa- rish in the hundred of Whitestone, Somerset, lOf miles from Frome, and 115£ from Lon- don j containing 1105 houses and 5104 in- habitants, viz. '2310 males and 2794 females, of whom 4448 were employed in various kinds of woollen manufacture, in which it carries on a considerable trade, as well as in knit stockings. The town is situated on several small hills, and the streets are nar- row and irregularly built. The church is a large building with a square tower at the end containing 6 bells, but there are several meeting-houses for various sectaries, similar to all the manufacturing towns. Towards the centre of the town stands the Market Cross, erected in 1500, a curious structure of 5 arches supported by pentagonal columns. The manor of the town is annexed to the duchy of Cornwall. The market is on Fri- day, and its Fair 8th August. It is a rec- tory, value 33/. 12*. \d. — Collinson , s Somer- setshire. Shepton Montague, a parish in the hun- dred of Ferris Norton, Somersetshire, 4 miles from Winchester, and 112 from London ; containing 68 h- uses and 365 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. IS*. Shepton George, a hamlet in the parish of Bradstock, in the hundred of Goderthorne, and division of Bridport, Dorset, 3 miles from Bridport, and 131 from London ; containing 41 houses and '217 inhabitants. Sheimvay, the name of a lathe in Kent, being the south-eastern division of the county, including the coast from Dover to the Kent- ditch, near Rye. Shfraton, a hamlet in the parish of Monk Heseldon, Easington ward, Durham, 7 miles from Durham, and '260 from London ; con- taining 25 houses and 99 inhabitants. Shebbeah, the name of a hundred in Devon, lying on the north-west side of the county, Dearly surrounded by the river 1 ortidge. Sherborve, the name of a hundred and division of Dorsetshire, lying at the north- western extremity of the county, around Sherborne. Sherborne, a market-town and parish in th« hundred and division of Sherborne, Dor- let, 17 miles from Dorchester, and 116j from L«adoa; eomainin« 55.5 bouse» and 3159 3 SHE inhabitants, viz. 13S1 males and 1778femaW. of whom 1169 were employed in various trades and manufactures, principally in those of woollen cloth and silk. Anciently it was a bishopric, but in the 1 lth century the see being removed to Salisbury, the cathedral was converted into an abbey. It was origi- nally a noble structure, but in the reign of Henry VII. a quarrel happening between the monks and inhabitants, the latter set lire to the building, and great part of it u as burned down. At the dissolution of Monasteries, it was made parochial, and is now the finest parish church in the west of England. The inside i^ beautifully decorated, and contains many Saxon monuments of kings and nobi- lity. Near the church is a free-school, built and endowed by Henry VI. and an almshouse for 16 men and 8 women. The town is plea- santly situated on the declivity of a hill near the borders of the White Hart Forest, and is divided into 2 parts, called Sherborne and Castleton, by the river Ivel : that part called Castlttun, had a strong castle, erected by Roger the III. bishop of Salisbury, but that prelate having taken part with the Empress Maud, king Stephen seized it for himself, and it continued annexed to the crown till the reign of Edward III. when it was again restored to the bishops. In the civil wars of Charles I. it was the first cas :le besieged by the parliament forces, and the last that held out for the prince. Only the ruins of this castle are now to be seen. Castleton, ex- clusive of Sherborne, contains 26 houses and 125 inhabitants. The mansion called Sher- borne Ccntle is a beautiful structure, the seat of lord Digby. Near Sherborne is White- hart Forest, so named from a beautiful white hart therein, which king Henry or- dered the huntsmen to desist pursuing, and strictly forbade any one killing it. Notwith- standing which a neighbouring kni low, Norfolk, 2 miles from Fakenhnm, and of them are inhabited, the others being only 110 from London; containing 13 houses and holms or rocky islets for pasturage. The 75 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value - '. principal parishes are Aithstengand Sands- Sherford, a hamlet in the parish of Bur- teng, Bressay, Burray and Quarf, Delting, ton Hastings, near Coventry, Warwick. Dunrossness, Sahdwicfc, Cunningsburgb, I er- Sheriffhaaes, a parish partly situated in wick, Nesting, Skerries, Northmavine, T the hundred of Cuttlestone, Stafford, and wait; Whiteness, Weesdale, Unst, Walls, partly in that of South Bradford, Salop, 4| Samness, Pajfa-stowr, North and South Yell,, miles from Newport, and 136 from London ; Fetlar, and the Fair and Foula Isles, tbei containing, in Staffordshire 12 idolo" containing 3541 houses and 22,379 inhabit- inhabitants, and in Salop 24 houses and 153 aiHs, viz. 9945 males an i 12,434 fern; inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. l..-. These islands contain about 3 times as-much 10/. land as the Orkneys. The climate is not S ;f.p.ipflench, a ham'et in the parish, of go id, yet it is not bo bad as has-been gene- Churcblench, hundred of Blafcenhnrsr, Wor- rally represented. The longest day in the island of Unst is 19£ hours, and the shortes 4| hours. The spring is late, the summer short, and the autumn wet and foggy. The winter quarter sets in in October, and lasts till April, bringing continual ram and fre- quent storms. The sea swells and rages in cester, 5 miles from Evesham and , London; containing 10 houses -and 55 in- habitants. Sheriff-Huttox, a parish in Bulnier wa- pentake, north riding of York, 10 miles from York, and 209 from London ; contain- ing 108 houses and 597 inhabitants. In the such a manner, that for 5 or 6 mouths the neighbourhood are the lemaius of an ancient pons are inaccessible. During their long castle, formerly belonging to the earjfi of and gloomy winters the Aurora Borealit 'A Westmoreland. It has a fair 14th Septem- particularly splendid, and affords a light al- ber, and is a vicarage, value 10/. in the pa- most equal to that of a full moon. The tronage of the archbishop of York. coast is well adapted for V«-^o>", butthii Sherr ingham, a parish in the htfodredof branch of trade ha\ tig been much in S H I SHI it was" taken advantage of by the Dtltch. The f!lf> river and county to the south, the house 3 inhabitants in«tce«d 4?': inhabitants] and is a vicarage, value 4/. ! Is. 64 from London; containing -1 houses and 101 inhabitants. Shit-mncpon-, a parish in the hundred of Ftitt, Bedford, ft\ miles from Luton, and 40 from London ; containing 80 houses and 420 inhabitants. It is a curacy. SuiLtiNGFORD, a parish in the hundred of Exminstcr, Devon, f> miles from Ex- eter, and 1 71 from London ; on the river Ken, containing 12 houses and 71 inhabit- ants, [t is a rectory, value 9 . Shii.mnoford, a hamlet in the parish ofWar- borough, hundred of Ewe me, Oxford, <2S miles from Wallingford, and 46 from London; near the river Thames, and on the border of Berkshire, the population of which rs includ- ed with Warborough. Shillinostosf. Okeford. a parish in the hundred of Cranborne, and division of Shas- ton, Dorset, 4j miles from B andford and 108 from London; containing 74 houses and 330 inhabitants. Sbiltoh, a parish in the hundred of Farrmgdon, Berks, being a detached partof the county, surrounded by Oxfordshire, 3 miles from Burford and 70 from London; C;>nta ning/40 houses and '233 inhabitants. Smr.TOH, a pai'ish in the hundred of Knightlow, Warwick, 5 miles from Coventry, and 96 from London ; containing 54 houses and '280 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the patronage of the king. Shu.vinc.ton. a hamlet in the parish of Morpeth, in Castle ward, Northumberland, ?> miles from Morpeth, anil 2-98 from Lon- don ; containing 16 bouses and 9*5 inhabit- Shimpling, a parish in the hundred of Diss, Norfolk, 2^ miles from Diss, and 97 from London 3 containing 25 houses and 1 69 itants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 13*. id. Shimpuxcthorve, a parish in the hun- dred of Babergh, Suffolk, 7 miles from Sud- bury, and til from London; containing t6 houses and t41 inhabitants. It is a rectory, • lui 16/. lis. Id. Suisclifp, a hamlet in the parish of St. 0< ■■* .id's. Durham, 2 mUesfrom Durham, and '260 from London; on the river Wear, containing 54 houses and 244 inhabitant*, ■'in riK'n. a parish where- »f part is si.u- iiou, in the hundred of Cearton, Berks, and a part in :!ie hundred of Amesbury, Wilis ; 3 mile; fr jm P.> I'.ding, and 40 from London; oontaining, in He^ks, 96 houses and 462 in- habitants, Its, 28 houses and 155 in- habitants, it is a vicarage, value 20'. 3 bsir2ova;;E, a hamlet and chapehy in the pafteh of Tunbridge, in the hundred of V> loxham, and lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 3 mijpa from Tuubrktr.? auu 27 from London; containing 56 homes and 323 inhabitants. 11 has a fair 1st September. Shipden. See Cromer, Norfolk. Suipdu'am, a parish in the hundred of Mid- ford, .Norfolk, 4 milesfrom East Dereham, and 9~ from London ; containing 172 houses and 1250 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value ■171. 7.. 6rf. Shipham, a parish in the hundred of Wiuterstoke, Somerset, 2 miles from Axbridge, and 1:53 from London ; containing 86 bouses and 49.3 inhabitants, the greater part of whom are miners, employed in raising lapis cah- mmaris; many of these mines being worked even in the streets and gardens of the houses, the usual depth of the shafts being from 6 to 12 fathoms. It is a rectory, value lo/. 3s. 11'/. and in the patronage of the dean and. chapter of Wells. Siiipi.akr, a parish in the hundred of Ben- field, Oxford, 2| miles from Henley and :i" Lorn London; containing 9.3 houses and 476 inhabitants. This place is noted for the pro- duction of its marble. It is a vicarage, value 71. \s. and is in the patronage of the dean and canons of Windsor. Simpley, a parish in the hnndred of Mor- leston and Litchurch, Derby, 7 miles from Derby, and 122 from London ; containing 83 houses, and 4 33 inhabitant?, it is a curacy. SHiprrv, a hamlet in the parish of F.llins- ham, in Balmbrou^h ward, Northumberland, 7 milesfrom Alnwick, and 317 from London; containing \9 houses and 10S inhabitants. Shipley, a parish in the hundred of" West Grinsiead, rape of Bramber, Sussex, 6 miles from Horsham, and 41 from London; con- taining 123 houses and 997 inhabitants. Shipi.i v, a township in the parish of K'rk- bnrton, Agbrig wapentake, west riding of York, 4^ miles from Huddersueid, f.n.f 1 8.'» from London ; containing 122 houses and 61 '. inhabitants. Shipley, a township in the parish of Brad- ford, in Mor'ev, wapentake, west riding of York, 34 milt.s from Bradford, and 2 from London ; at the junction of the Bradford) canal with the Leeds and Liverpool naviga- tion, containing 1SS bouses a. id 1008 inha- bitants. Shipmeadow, a parish iu the hundred of Wangford, Suffolk, 3 miles from Bungay, and 104 from London; containing 41 hoc .s and 442 inhabitants. It isa'reetory, value lJ/. and i-, in the patronage of the km?. Shippoh, a hamlet to Abingdon, in the hulk' dred of Bonner, Berks. 1 mile from Ab'mg- dou, and 56 from London; containing s.9- ho.u< -s and 103 inhabitants. Shipston on Stour, a market town and parish in the hundred of Osivaldslow, Wor- cester, bciiiu in a detached part of the county, surrounded by Gloucestershire, 5 miles from Moreton, and 83 from London; containing 210 houses and 1293 inhabitants. Its nam* is d. rived from its situation on the rivtc SHI SIIO S^ur, and its being noted formerly for being ore of the greatest shvep-markets in the kingdom. The town has no trade of any cons, quenee, but here is a large r.iarket on Fridays, and its fairs are '2'2d Juno, and the Tuesday after 10th October. It is a vicar- age, value Si. Is. $d. with Tidmington chapel annexed, and the patrons are the (Iran and chapter of Worcester, of Jesus college, Oxford, by turns. Siiitton, a hamlet in the par sh of Quain- ton, and iiundrcd of Asbden, liucks, 6 miles from Aplesbury, and 46 iYjui London j con- taining; 15 houses and 120 inhabitants. Shipton or Soctth Bblt.ihgeb, a parish in the hundred of TUorngate, and division -of Andover, Hants, 9 miles from Andover, and 7'2 from Loudon ; containing 37 houses and 1-J7 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value Hi. Shiftow, a township and chapeby in the parisii of Weighton, and wapentake of Hart- hill, east riding of York, '2 miles from Mar- ket Weisrhton, and 195 from London; con- taining 59 houses and 325 inhabitants. Shipton, a hamlet n the parish of Over- ton, in Bulm«r wapentake, north riding of York, 5\ miles from York, and 204 from London ; containing 64 houses and 341 in- habitants. Shipton, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish and liberties of Weolock franchise, Salop, near Wenlock, and 148 miles from London ; containing 16 houses and i 19 in- habitants. Shiptoh Movne. a parish in the hundred of Longtrees, Gloucester, 3 miles from Tet- bury. and 97 from London ; containing 45 houses and '27. > inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 18/. I*. 10i. Shipton Cuff, a parish in the hundred of Bradley, Gloucester, 5 miles from North- leach, and 87 from London ; containing 47 houses and '239 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11.5s. 9d. SniPTON-upos-CKAnwF.i.r., a parish in the hundred of Wootton, Oxford, 2 miles from Woodstock, and 61 from London ; contain- ing 18 houses and 106 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 9s.4d. Shihton-under-Wichwoop, a parish in the hundred of Chadliimton, Oxford, 4 miles from Burford, and 77 from London; contain- ing 85 houses and 406 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, value 39''. 6*. 3-/. belong- ing to the professor of civil laws in the uni- versity of Oxford. Shirborn, a river in Warwickshire, which /alls into the Sow, at Whitby, ShirborKB, a parish in the hundred of Slaughter, Gloucester, 4 m les from Burford, and 77 from London ; containing 84 houses and 526 inhabitants. It is, a vicarage, value 15/. 6v.8d. Shiucoat, a township in the parish of Halifax, Morley wapentake, west riding of York, adjoining Halifax, and 196 miles from Loudon ; containing 461 houses and 2338 in habitants, ShireHEWTOK, a parish in the bundled Of Catdicot, Monmouth, 4 miles from Cher* stow, and 13.. from London ; containing 107 houses and 5 19 inhabitants. Shir land, a parish in the hundred of Scarsdale, Derby, 16 miles from Derbv, and 14'2 from Loudon ; containing J7 houses and 1008 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 15*. ad. Shireborn, a parish in the hundred of Pirtou, Oxford, 1 mile from Watlington, and 46 from London ; containing 70 houses and 313 inhabitants. Shirehampton, a tything in the parish oi Westbury-on-Trim, in the hundred of Hen- bury, Gloucester, 4 miles from Bristol, ami 117 from London; containing 72 houses and 354 inhabitants. Shirley, a parish situated in the hundred of Appletree, Derby ; containing 50 houses and '244 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 61. 13.. 4./. SmTUNnTON, a parish situated in the hun- dreds of Clifton and Flitt, Bedfordshire, 5 miles from Hitebin, and 39 from London; containing 165 houses and 899 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 18/. and is united with Gravenhn.rst, in the patronage of Trinity college, Cambridge. Shitlinotos-, a hamlet in the parish of Simonbourne, Tindal ward, Northumber- land, 7 miles from Hexham, and t'09 from London; containing 35 houses and 171 in- habitants. SniTt inoton, a township in the parish of Thornbill, Agbrig wapentake, west riding of York, 4 miles from Wakefield, and 185 from London ; containing 235 houses and 1 166 inhabitants. Siiittei'.ton, a hamlet in the parish of Bere Regis, near Wareham, in Dorsetshire, and included with Wareham ; about a ini^e distant is an obelisk, and man} - remains of a Roman encmnpnient. Siiohdon, a j ari^b in the hundred of Stret- ford, Hereford, 8 miles from Leominster, and 145 from London ; containing 81 houses and 486 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 5/. Is. \\d. The church of this parish has been elegantly rebuilt, at the expenee of lord viscount Bat em an ; a beautiful antique marble bowl serves as a font : his lordship has an elegant seat iu the neighbourhood called Shobdon Court. Shobrook, a parish in the hundred of West Budteigb, Devon, 2 miles from C red i ton, and 180 from London j containing 134 houses and 686 inhabitants.. It is a rectory, value 36/ Shocklach, a parish in the hundred of Broxton, Cheshire, 3-| miles from Malpas, and 169 from London, near the river Dee j containing '23 houses and 146 inhabitants. — This is called Church Sltockloeh, to distinguish, it from a small village, adjacent, calied Shock- lack Oiiat ; containing 23 houses and 141 in- habitants. The church is a very small budsl- iag. It is a curacy. f ?I3 SHO SHO Shoebvjiy, North, a parish in the hundred taining 146 hour- ; here ofRochfonl, Essex, A miles from Southend, is an antique i still called Shoreham and 44 from London, near the sea shore j < a tie. It baa a charity school, and a fair containing 20 bouses and 30? inhabitants. It on the 1st May. It is a rectory, value 34-/, is a vicarage, value 9/. 9*. SW, and is united with Qtford, in tin na- Shobbury, Sjl'th, another small village, tronage of the dean and chapter of West- lyine south of the foregoing, and nearer the minster. shore, being situated on a point of land called Shobbh -.:'. *.'; w, a seapi rt, borough, and Skoebury Ness, 'Ik miles from the rising vil- market town, in the hundred of Fishergate, lage of Southend ; it contains 16 houses and rape of Bfaiuber, Sussex, 6 miles from and 101 inhabitants, but it is recorded to Brighton 1 , a-.id bo from London, on the ri- bave been anciently a. town of some conse- ver Adar ; containing H8 houses and 799 quence, and many remains of Danish in- inhabitants. The town lies about a mile. trenchmeuts are still visible. It is a rectory, within the haven, singularly built, in thq value 14/. 13s. 4n, Sec. in arbours and booths, fitted up and founded the kingdom of the South for the occasion. On the right of the road Saxons. Edward II. founded, a ho' ,-e of stauds a triangular tower, 48 l 2 feet above white friars here. The a arket is on Safur- the level of the sea, which was erected by day; and a fair 25th July. It is a \ ic the lady of sir E. W. James, in commenio- value 6/. lb*, in the patronage of Mag ration of his conduct in the East Indies: — college, Oxford. The church lat. 50. near it stands the Admiralty telegraph. long. 0. 16. 19. west. — OMfeld's Boroughs. Suopland, a hamlet in the parish of Prit- Shoreham, Old, a parish in the same hun- tlewell, hundred of Rochford, Essex, *2\ dred as the foregoing, and above £ a mile to miles from Rochford, and 41 from London; the north, a place much decayed, and con - containing 5 houses and 36 inhabitants, tabling only 30 bouses and 186 inhah Shoreditch, a parish in the hundred of It is a vicarage, value 7/. IS-. 6n .'.!;.:. ; SI N containing 73 houses and 447 inhabitants It has fairs on the 12th May and 20tjbs •nher. .Su.ioN, a pari-h in the hundred of Red- lane, and division of Shaston, Dorset, 7 miles from Shaftesbury, and 108 from Lon- don ; containing 64 bouses and 341 inhabit- ants. Jl is a reel >ry, value 'I. 9s. Id. Silton, Nether andOvaa, two small ham- lets in the parish of Leek, Birdforth wapen- take, north riding of York, 7 miles from Thirsk, and 030 i rom London ; containing 5>> houses and 400 inhabitants. Sii.verdale, a village. and chapelry in the pari-h of Warton, hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, 3 milesfrom Burton, and 247 from London; containing 35 houses and 171 in- habitants. Sh.veiuull, a strong military post com- manding a most extensive view of the coun- try, near Robert's-bridge, 6 miles from Battle, and 49 from London. Silverstoke, a township in the parish and hundred of Greensnorton, Northampton, 3 miles from Towcester, and 62 from Lon- don; containing 138 houses and 386 inhabit- ants. Sii.vlrton, a parish in the hundred of Hayridge, Devon, 7 miles from Exeter, and 175 from London; containing 234 houses and 1236 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 51r". 8*. 4i/. — It has a fair on the 4th September, and Midsummer day. Silvisgtoh, a parish in the hundred of Overs, Salop, 7 miles from Ludlow, and 13G from London ; containing only 10 Wbuses and 58 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 3/. 6s. 8d. Simonburn, a parish in Tindal ward, .Northumberland, 8 miles from Hexham, and L .90 from London; containing 97 houses and 555 inhabitants. Tt;e rectory of this parish, rated in the king's Book at 34/; 6s. is computed to be worth 3000/. having liapelnes of Falstow and Bilbngham an- nexed. It is in the patronage of the govern- t Greenwich hospital. Simonstonb, a hamlet in the parish of . :ey. hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, 5 miles from C.itheroe, and 210 from Lon- don : containing 55 houses and 298 inha- bitants. Simonshall, a hamlet of, and adjoining to Wi otton-Under-Edge! Glou< < stershire. SimoSswood, a hamlet in the parish of Walton, hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 3 miles from Liverpool, and '.u:-f from Lon- don; containing 46 houses and 274 inhabit- ants. Sineerley, a hamlet in the parish of Pick- hill, Hallikeld wapentake, north riding of York, 10 miles from AMborough, and 218, ': containing 14 houses and 71 S'.sfiv, a hamlet in the parish of Barrow, d . Derby, 3 miles Lorn from bond SK E SKE 9nt6tEBORO0GH, ,1 hamlet in the parish of Great Ha rwood, hundred of Cots'.ow, Backs, S miles front Wlnslow, ami 53 from Lon- dou ; containing I- houses and ^ inhabitants. Sinrletos, a township and chapelry in the parish of Kirkham, hundred of Amound- erness, Lancn-ter, 5 miles from Kirkham, and 230 from London; containing 61 houses and 325 inhabitants. Sinci ; t,.n, a parish in the united hun- dreds of Westborne and Singleton, and tape of Chichester, Sussex, 4 miles from Chi- chester, and 58 from London} containing 74 bouses and 445 inhabitants. It is a recto y, •value 6/. 19 . 47. with the v ; carage of East Dean annexed, in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Chichester. Sinnisgton, a pa'ish in Pickering lythe, north ridhag of York, 3 miles from Picker- ing, and 223 from London; containing 57 houses and 274 inhabitants. It is a euiacy. Sinwf.m., a township in the parish of Wootton, hundred of Berkeley, Gloucester, 1 rode from Wooton,and 109 from London ; con- taining C44 houses and 1233 inhabitants, in- cluding the adjoining village of Bradley, Siston, a parish in the hundred of Pack- leehurch, Gloucester, 5 miles from Bristol, and 103 fromLondoo j containing 159 bouses and 856 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value. 51. 14*. 47. Sithney, a parish in the hundred of Ker- rian, Cornwall, 2 miles from Helstone, and ?7S from London ; containing 265 houses and 14$0 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 19! . Its. bd. SiTriNGBounNE, a parish in the hundred of .Milton, and luibe of Scray, Kent, 1 mile from Milton, and 40 from London. It con- sists of one long street, containing 200 houses and I347 inhabitants, it was formerly a mar- ket, town, and the church is a large and handsome building, containing many ancient monuments, but several elegant ones have been much damaged, as well as 'lie roof and mside'of the cbuicb, by fire, in 1763, but it has been since repaired. It has a small cha- rity school ; and has fairs on Whit Monday, ami 10th October.- — The living is a vicarage, value 10/. in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury. — HiuteJ't Kcuf. Sixnii.i.s, a parish in the hundred of Vraggoe, division of Lindsay, Lincoln, 4 miles from Market Kaisin, and 150 from London ; containing 23 houses and 131 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, valve 67. SizELAnn, a village united with Mundham, in the hundred of Loddou; Norfolk, 5 miles from Bungay, and 1 1 1 from London ; cou- tairrtr.g 7 houses and 54 inhabitants. SdscicmkSi a parish united with Burst- w \-\, in t:,e division of Holderness, east rid- ing of York, 2 j miles from Hedon, anil 185 from London : containing 54 houses and 335 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. Skeeby, h hamlet in tin; parish of Easeby, Gilhiigwesj: wapentake, upith tiding of York. 2 miles from Richmond, and 236 from London ; containing 33 houses and 154 inhabitants. Skepfincton, a parish in the hundred of East Goscote, Leicester, 10 miles from Lei- cester, and 90 from London; containing 2<* hon.-os and 1 .0 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value, 12 . 13*. 9 /'. Skpfmno, a parish in Ho'denie*s, ea«t riding of York, 3 miles from Patriugton, and 196 from London; containing 27 boosei and 155 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. Skp.gby, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Mansfield, hundred of Rroxton, Notts, 3 Guiles from Mansfield, an I 141 from London ; containing 36 houses and 416 in- habitants. Skegness, a parish in the hundred of Can- dleshoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 5 miles from Spilsby, and 136 from London, on the. coast; containing 23 houses and 134 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. 6s. 87. Ski leg or Skf.lig Islands, oif the coast of the county of Kerry, province of Mini- ster, Ireland. They are three in number, and it is remarked that the gannet never nestles on any place in the south of Ireland, but on on r ; of these. A rock on the north const of the kincdom, Las the same-peculi- arity. The Great Skelig, lies three leagues from the shore; the others are but rocks of marble, sis or eight miles west of Bray* bead. Sk ell and, a hamlet in the parish of Haiighley, hundred of Stow, Suffolk, L 2J? miles from Stow market, and 78 from Lon- don; containing 14 houses and 90 inhabit- ants. Skellikgtborr, a parish in the hundred of Boothby Gratfb, division of Kesteven, Lincoln, 4 miles from Lincoln, and Jo7 from London ; containing 47 houses and 19 J inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 18 . 97. Skelmt rsdale, a township and chapelry in the parish of Orniskirk, and hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 3 miles from Ormskirk, and 206 from London ; contain- ing 70 houses and 414 inhabitants. .MvEtSMEUGH, a hamlet in the parish and ward of Kendal, Westmoreland, 3 miles from Kendal, and ?6S from London; con- taining 37 houses and 247 inhabitants. Skbltoh, a parish iu Leath ward, Cum- berland, 5^ miles' from Penrith, and 203 from London, containing 61 houses and 270 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 43/. 3*. 67. in the patronage of Corpus Christi college, Oxford. Skkltos, a village in the parish of How- den, division of Howdenshirc, east riding of Y.rk, 3 miles fronj Howden, on the bank* of the Ouse, and 1 Si from London, con- taining 34 house? and 146 inhabitants. Sk elton, a township in the parish of Overton, in Lulrner wapentake, norll* SKE iidingof York, -"H miles from York, and 202 from London; containing il houses and 2UJ inhabitants. Skbltoh, a parish in Langborongh wa- pentake, north riding of York, 4 miles from Qisborough, and '254 from Lon Ion ; con'aiu- iusj- 167 houses and 700 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Skeltom, a parish in the liberties of fcippon, west riding of York, 3 mi.es from Rippon, and 219 from London; containing 56 house* and 240 inhabitants. It is a curacy Skksdi.f.bv, a parish in the hundred of Candleshoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 miles front Spilsby, mil 137 from Lon loa ; containing 25 hou0 from London; containing 46 houses and 243 inhabitants. Skiddaw, a high hill near Cookermouth, in Cumberland, 1090 yards above the level of the sea, and commanding an extensive prospect, even as far as Scotland. Skii.gate. a pari h in the hundred- of Wil- ierton and Freemajriners, Somerset, 4 miles from Wiveliseoinb, and 160 from London; containing :37 houses and .'26 inhabitants.— It is a rectory, value 9 . 9>.4.'. Skillington, a par ; sh in the hundred of Betislock, division of Kesteven, Lincoln, 15 miles from Stamford, ;.n 1 I 05 from London; containing 43 houses and 244 inhabitants. It i> a vicarage, value 4/. 19s. 4d. Skih.am, a hamlet in the parish of Kil- dale, Rydall division, north riding of York, near II imsiey, and 230 miles from Lon- don ; containing 9 houses aud 70 inhabit, ants. Skipsea, a parish In the wapentake of Holderness, cast riding of York, 7 miles from Hornsea, on the coast, and 200 from London ; Containing 42 houses and 020 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 91. 16r. and ism the patronage of the arcLbishop of York. Skipton, a hamlet in the parish of Top- cliff, Birdforth wapentake, north riding of York, 5 miles from Think-, and 218 from London; containing '23 houses and ] 03 in- habitants. Skipton, a market town and p-rish in Staincliffe wapentake, west riding of York, commonly cahed Skipton in Craven, from its situation in the midst of a rough mountainous district called Craven, on the banks of the river Aire, 14 miles from Ot- ley, and 216 from London, by Halifax ; con- taining 496 houses and 2305 inhabitants; of whom 656 were employed in various trade* and manufactures. In this town the quar- ter sessions for the west riding of York, are held by adjournment. It bad an ancient castle, now the mansion of the carl of Thanct, and has a free chapel. It is situated upon a high rock, and several of the chambers are hung with ancient tapes ry, and it con- tains many family pictures. The grounds are adorned with curious walks and avenues. Skipton has a good grammar school, and a neat house and gardens for the residence of the master. The trade of this place has much encreased of late years, from the ad- SKY SLA Vantage of the Leeds and Liverpool canal running near it; and it has a paper mill, a glazing mill, and one for silk twist It- market, on Saturday, is well supplied ; and its fairs are 23d March for cattle, East, r Tues lay, and each succeeding Tuesday fort- night till Whitsuntide, for rattle, and Whit- sun eve and Monday for cattle, an 1 all kinds of goods ; Trinity eve, Pain; Sunday ere, for cloth; St. James's day, and 52d, and 23d November. The rectory, iiiw 4/. 0#. 10a is in the patronage of the dean an 1 chapter of Christ chur 1 ; and the vicarage, vahielOA 1 -■>'■ 6d. is in thepatron- age of tii e dean a;: J canons of the same. — roar. Skipwitii. a parish in the wapentake of Ouze and Derwent, east riding of York, 5 miles from Selhy, and 185 Ion; containing 51 houses and 247 It is a vicarage, value If/, lis. 3d, and is. in the patronage of the king, Skiubfek, the name of a hundred in the division of Holland, Lincolnshire, - of Loston. Skirst-.f.k, a ;-arish in the hundi same name, an '. .rain, l 2 miles from Bos , containing It is a rectory, v- . Skirwith, a bain'el i:i the parish - F Kirk- land, Loath ward, Cumberland, b mites *V<>:n Peuritb, and 2?l from London ; containing 35 houses and 189 inhabitants. Skirpenseek, a parish in Buckrose wa- pentake, east riding of York, 1 miles from York, and 208 from London ; contain: houses and 167 inhabitants. Sky, one of the most c msiderable islands : Hebrides, belonging to the shire of Inverness, being about 60 miles long and as many bioad. It is divided into 7 paro- chial districts; containing 14,4-70 in! sep irated from the main land of Scotland, by a channel about 3 lea broad, but at the ferry of Oleneliy it is not more than half a mile. The eo^.st: is hold and rocky, abounding with man'.- safe and commodious bays; the face of *h. counti hi ly, and some of the tops of the mountains are covered with snow in the middle of summer; the island is wa by numerous rivulets, aboun *rout snd sainion, and many fresh-water lakes are stored with trout and eds. From its insular situation, the air in general is loaded with vapours, and scarcely a daythoughout the year is free from rain, which is some- times so heavy as even to rl The inhabitants are inueii subject to agues, fevers, rheumatisms and dysenti . they are long lived. Tiie soil in '_ r eneral is black and nios-v, and better adapted for pasture than tillage, and the crooked is almost the sole uten-ii of agriculture. Sky has long been noted for an excellent breed of small cattle, numb.rs of which are annually sold at the fairs of Pcrtrre ' (whii Ides the wild birds and rep- v tiles in common with the rest of the islands there are 3 species of s> rpents peculiar ' here, all of them poisonous. \Yhales and sun-fish are sometimes caught in the bays,| a but the chief avocation is the herring fish- ing. The people are strong, robust, tole- rably healthy and prolific. For the most part they profess the Protestant religion, and observe the customs and language of the rest of the Hebrides, bringing up their chil- dren in the bardie-t manner. Many valu- a tie minerals have been discovered, but none have been wrought to any advantage. A valley near Loch Fallart, produces fine s, and many of the rivulets contain topazes. The whole island belongs to wo proprietors, viz. the laird of Macleod. and M icdonaid. Latitude 57° 35' north, longitude 6 C 20" west. — Penuar.Cs Tour'to the . :k, the name, of a wapentake in the t riding of York, lying hetueen the ri- vers .Aire and Wh re. .ishin the wapentake of Sraincliffe and 1 st riding of York, 6 miles fro- n Clitheroe, and 221 from Ion- don; containing 92 houses and 681 inhabit- ants. It i< n re- 28/. Si.aighthw.j t (vnship and chapelry in the parish of lluddersfield, Agbrig wa- pentake, wi st riding of York, on the 1 of the Hnd ' nal, 4 miles from Hud- dersfield, atnd JPOfrom London; containing 361 hons« ibitarrts, of whom 1950 wc i. i Ira the various manu- factures peculiar ler. ■ dai ward, North- umberland, 4 mih s from Cerbridge, and 275 from London ; containing 125 houses and .i-j inhabitant -. it :s Slapston, a parish in the hundred of Greens Norton, n, 3 miles from Towci Ster, and 56 from London ; contain- in? 54 houses and 135 inhabitants. Si.ahton, a parish in the hundred of 4 low, Bucks, on tin- Grand Junction Canal, 3 miles from Ivinghoe, and 36 from Lon- don ; containing 40 houses and 228 in- habitants, ll is a rectory, value 14/. 9 . ~ ■. Slapton, a parish in the hundred of Cole- ridge, Devon, 3 miles from Kil and 205 from London ; containing 102 1 and 55'» inhabitant*.. It is a curacy. Slaugham, a parish in the hundred of ButtingVill, and r£pe of Lewes, Sussex, 3 miles from Cuckfield, and .s 7 from Loudon; lining 93 houses and 560 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 19ft 2d. with Crawley chapel annexed. cuter, the name of a hundred in estershire, lying on the ea-rern side of the county, around Stow oh the Wold. Slaughter, Upper, a parish in the hun- dred of the same i icester, 3 : from Sto-.v, and So from London ; contah . SLI SMA 45 houses and 253 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 14.'. 14s. 2d. Sr.AUCiiTF.R, Lower, a hamlet in the fire- going parish, ^ a mile distant therefrom, and containing 44 houses and 19S inhabit- ants. Sr.AiniiTERFonD, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Biddestone, and hundn Chippenham, Wilts, 5 miles from Chippen- ham, and 9>? from London ; con tain ii houses and 124 inhabitants. Si.av.stos, a parish in the hundred of Gartree, Leicester, 5 miles from Market Harborough, and 87 from London ; contain- ing 55 houses and 266 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 61. 5j. 14. Sleafobvi New, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Flcxwell, and parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, I6| miles from Lincoln, and 116 Prom London ; containing 321 houses and 1483 inhabitants, of whom 2S7 were employed in various trades. The church is a handsome Gothic structure, ami contains several antique monuments. The bishops of Lincoln had formerly a magnificent palace here, but none of its remains are in evid- ence. The market ison Mondays ; and its fur- are Plough Monday, Easter Monday, Whit Monday, 1 2th .August, and 10th Oc- tober. It is a vicarage, value 18/. SiEAFoftD, Ou>, a hamlet in the parish of New Sleaford, in the hundred of Osward- hurst, and parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, -} mile from Sleaford, and 116 from London ; containing 30 houses and 126 inhabitants. Slbacill, a hamlet in the parish of Mor- laud, west ward, Westmorland, 5 miles from Appleby, and 275 from London ; con- taining '23 houses and IT* inhabitants. SlkaphamJ a hamlet in the parish of St. Peter's, St. Alban's, hundred of Cashio, Herts, containing 100 houses and 486 in- habitants. S&bbf.ck, a parish in the hundred of Bungleddy, Pembrokeshire, Wales, near Llanbaden and the river Clyddy, 6 miles from Narberth and 260 from London; con- taining 65 liouses and 2S8 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Sleddai.e. See Lo>;c,sti.or>ALE, Westmore- land. Sledmire, a parish in Buckrose wapen- pentake, east riding of York, 6 miles from Driffield and 20.3 from London ; containing £3 liouses and 335 inhabitants. It ir a cu- racy. Sir Mark Sykcs has an elegant scat here. Slfekburn, East and West, two adjoin- i-ag hamlets, in the parish of Bcdlington, Chester ward, Durham; containing 25 hmises and 140 inhabitants. Scigo, a county of Ireland, in the pro- vince of Conuaught, 25 miles in length and 22 in breadth, bounded on the east b , Leitrim, on the west by Mayo, on the north and north-west by the Atlantic Ocean, and a ,vj, 0:1 the 90Uth and soutb-ws-'t by Ros- common and Mayo. It contain- 39 pa- rishes, about 11,500 liouses and 6 inhabitants. Besides Sligo which is tiie principal town, there are many con- siderable villages in which the linen ma- nufacture flourishes. The soil is various in different part'-, but of late the cultivation has been much improved; towards the coast it is rather boggy. St if.'), the county town of Sligo, seated on a bay of the same name, 26 miles from Killala and 100 from Dublin; in 1?-. contained 91G houses and 8000 inhabitants. It carries on a considerable trade; ii vers being navigable for vessels of 1200 ! up to the very town quays. Slimbridge, a parish in the hundred of Berkeley, Gloucester, near the banks of the Severn, 6 miles from Berkeley and 1 10 fr.>m London; containing 117 houses and ;• 70 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 28/. 2s. 4,/. in the patronage of Magdalen College, Oxford. Sr.is'DOX, a parish in the hundred of Ald- wiek, and rape of Chichester, Sussex, 3 miles from Arundel and 63 from London, containing 66 houses and 374 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14'. I3s. Id. Slinfoi.d, a parish in the hundred of West Easewrith, rape of Arundel, Suwc, 3 miles from Horsham and 35 from London; containing 75 houses and 550 inhabitants. It has a fair on Easter Tuesday, and is a rectory, value 5/. 6*. 8rf. a sinecure, in the patronage of the bishop of Chichester. Sltsgsby, a parish in Rydall division, north riding'of York, 5 miles from Malion, and 220 from London ; containing 91 houses a.'d 434 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value mi. u iorf. Slipton, a parish in the hundred of Huv- los, Northampton, 2 miles from Thrapston, and 75 from London ; containing 22 houses and 128 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, v 5/. 12s. 3d. Slomv, a parish in the hundred of Tun- stead, Norfolk, 4 mile? from North Walhani and 120 from London ; containing 37 houses and 260 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value r>/. 6s. Sri. StotJGB, a hamlet, pnrc'v situated in the parish of Upton, and partly in that of Stoke, in the hundred of Stoke, Burks, 2 miles from Windsor and 20f from London, on the Bath road. Thisvillaee is noted.;, inns. Here is the residence and observatory of the celebrated Dr. Mcrschell, where i:.« has for many years pursued his astronomi- cal researches. Slyne, a hamlet in the parish of Bolton- le-Sands, hundred of Lonsdale, Lanca I mile from Bolton, and 277 from Lon- don j containing 54 houses and 259 inha- bitants. Smat-esmouth, a hamlet in tfee parish of Simonburn, Tindal ward, Northumberland, 6 miles from iL'sham, and 288 Irom Ua- SME SNi don ; conr.ii :i: r IS bouses and 131 inhabit- ants. Smallbdrgh, a parifcb in the hundred of Tustedi Norfolk, 5 miles from North Walsham, and 1 '20 from London; containing 63 houses and 699 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 10/. 4s. Smai.iet, a township and chapelry in the parish of Morley, hundred of Morleston and Lite hurch, Derby, 4 miles from Derby, and 13ft from London; contain ug luy houses and 61 8 inhabitants. Small ford, a hamlet in and adjoining to the parish of St Stephen's, St. Alhan's, and in the hundred of Cashio, Herts, containing 25 houses and 133 inhabitants. Smai.lholm, a parish in the shire of Rox- burgh, Scotland, situated on the turnpike-road from Edinburgh to Kelso, about 4 miles from the latter ; containing 94 houses and 446 inhabitants : at the south-west coiner of the parish is a l»rge square tower, called Sandy Knu-i.', forming a conspicuous land-mark at sea. Shall fstES, a parish of the Hebrides, comprehending the islands of Eigg, Rum, Canna, and Mock, the first belonging to Inverness, and the others to Aigylc; the whole containing about 1400 inhabitants. Smabden, a parish and formerly a mar- ket town, in the hundred of Calehill, lathe of Scray, Keut, ly miles from Maidstone, and 4b from London ; containing 160 houses and 031 inhabitants. It has a fair 10th October; and is a rectory, value 24/. 2s. 6;/. in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury, Sm EATON, a parish in Gilling-east wa- pentake, north riding of York, 7 miles from North Allerton, and 232 from London; con- taining 51 houses and 230 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 13*. 4./. Skf.aton, Littie, a hainlet in the parish of Kirkby, in the wapentake of Allerton- shire, north riding of York, 5t miles from North Allerton, and 230 from London; con- taining 12 bouses and 71 inhabitants. Si- r.\ToN. a township in the parish of Worms ley, Os,,oldcross wapentake, west riding of York, 8 miles from Doncaster and 177 from London; containing 36 houses and l/"9 inhabitants. Smi i'mohe, a small hamlet in the parish of Kingston, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, 2 miles from Cross Castle, and 11? from Lon- don ; in the neighbourhood is found what the country people call coal money, being small round pieces, about two inches in diameter, having one side flat and the other convex. Smeeth, a hamlet in the parish of Alding- ton, hundred of Byreholt, la'be of Shep- wny, Kent, o\ miles from Ashford and 58 from Loudon ; containing 46 houses and 296 inhabitants. Its fairs are 12th May, and 10th September. SvKKTfls Wf.stf.tiby, a township in the parish of Kibwoxth BeauChamp, hundre houses and 988 inhabitants. The church is a handsome antique building. The market is on Friday, and its fairs are the first Fri- day in April, 10th August, and first Friday in September, chiefly for Hax, great quanti- ties of which are grown in the neighbour- hood. It is a curacy. Shape, a parish in the hundred of Ploms- gate. Suffolk, 2 miles from Saxmundham and 88 from London; containing 78 houses and 402 inhabitants. Fair 1 1th August. — It is a vicarage, value 5/. 5s. Id. Snape, a township in the parish of Well, Hang -east wapentake, north riding of York, 3 miles from Marsham and 227 from Lon- don ; containing 141 houses and 679 inha- bitants. Snarestone, a township and chapelry in the parish of Swepstpne, hundred of Spark- enhoe, Leicester, 6 miles from Ashby de 1a- Zouch and 16i> from London ; containing 62 houses and 324 inhabitants. Snariord, a parish in the hundred of Law- ress, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 7 miles from Lincoln, and 140 from Loudon; containing 8 houses and 39 inhabitants. The living is a sinecure rectory, value 4/. attached t« the sub-deanery of Lincoln. Snarcate, a parish in the hundred of Lonjport, lathe of Shepway, Kent, 7 aiilw SN1 SOD -from Tenferden and 64 from London ; con- taining 10 houses and 67 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 17/. 6a. 8d. and is in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury. oNave, a parish in the hundred of Long- port, lathe of Shepway, Kent, 3| miles from New Romney and 69 from London ; Containing i\ houses and 59 inhabitants. Snkaton, a parish in the wapentake of Wuitby Strand, north riding of York, 2 Rules from Whitby and 244 from London ; containing 34 houses and 173 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. is. 6d. in the pa- tronage of the king. Sneiland, a parish in the hundred of Wraggoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 4 miles from Wragby and MO from London ; containing 21 houses and 94 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value SI. 17x 6d. Snelsdn, a hainlii-t in the parish and hun- dred of Macclesfield) Cheshire, near Mac- clesfield, 176 miles from London ; contain- ing 23 houses and 126 inhabitants. Snei.stom, a parish in the hundred 6f Appletrce, Derby, 2 miles from Ashborri, and 1 40 from London ; containing 82 houses Did 443 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Ss'f.vton, a parish in the hundred of thurgarton, Notts, £ of a mile from Not- tingham and 124 from London; containing 117 houses and 558 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Snf.tterton, a parish in the hundred of Shr ipham, Norfolk, 2 miles from East Harling and 95 from London ; containing 8 3 houses and 218 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 12/. 17'. \d. Snettis^am, a parish in the hundred of Smithdon, Norfolk, 7 miles from Lynn and 1W9 from London; the church is a handsome gothic structure, and the parish was for- merly much more populous, being a market town; it now contains 161 houses and 8<;i inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value pi. 6s. 8d. Snitier, a hamlet in the parish of Rothbury, in Coquetdale ward, Northum- berland, 1 mile from RolhSury and 306 from London ; containing 35 houses and 173 in- .habitams. Ssirn r.3v, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Wuddingham, hundred of Aslaco'e and division of Lindsay, Lincoln, 6 miles from Gainsborough and 150 from London; containing 33 houses and 1 83 inhabitants. SNiTTERFir.r,n, a parish in the hundred of Barlichway, Warwick, 3 miles from Strat- ford-on-Avon and 92 from London ; contain- ing 126 houses and 592*inhabitants. Fair 16th July. It is a vicarage, value 8/. and is jn the patronage of the bishop of Worces- ter. Smzort, a parish ill the Isle of Sky, Scot- land, partly inteisected by an arm of the feu, called Loch Snizort, which about \ of a mile before it falls into the ocsan, forms a Small island, On which are the ruins of au old cathedral. Snizort contains 412 houses and 2144 inhabitants. S.soDj.ANn, a parish in the hundred of Larkficld, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 3 miles from Rochester and 31 from London; con- taining 60 houses and 312 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 20/. and is in the patiou- age of the bishop of Rochester. Snoring, Great, a parish in the hundred of North Greenhoe, Norfolk, 3 .miles from Walsingham and 1 12 from London ; contain- ing 70 houses and 301 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 24 / . and is united with Thius- ford, in the patronage of St. John's College, Cambridge. Scoring, Little, a hamlet in the forego- ing parish, 3| miles from Fakcnliam and 4 from Walsingham; containing 53 houses and 229 inhabitants. Snoreham, a hamletin theparish of Latch - ingdon, in the hundred of Dengey, Essex, 7 miles from Rochfordand 42 from London. It was formerly a parish of itself. Snow-den, a mountain in Caernarvonshire, Wales. It is the centre of a chain of moun- tains, stretching from Bardsay Island, in a north-easterly direction to Conway Bay. The mass of rock which goes by the name of Snowden, is composed of various cliff? ©f different heights, rising one above ano- ther, the highest point being 3,600 feet from the high water mark, at Caernarvon quay. It is erroneously stated, that snow is to be found all the year round upon this mountain ; but the first snow that appears is about the beginning of November, and it is seldom melted till the middle of June. — slikin's Tour in North Walesi Snowsiiill, a parish in the hundred of Kiftsgate, Gloucester, 6 miles from Evesham and 90 from Loudon ; containing 52 houses and 263 inhabitants. S.sYDAt.t., a hamlet in the parish of Nor- manton, Agbrig wapentake, west riding of York, 3 miles from Pontefract and 180 from London; containing 28 houses and 127 inha- bitants. SsYTEi a river which rises jn Ixicestcr- shire, and passing through Nottinghamshire, falls into the Dean at S'uilton. Sockburn, a parish in Stockton ward, Durham, 5 miles from Yarm and 240 frqan London ; containing 8 houses and 34 inhabi- tants. It is a vicarage, rated at 31 1 85. id. Solfurv, CuirpiNc. See Chipping Sud- bury, Gloucester. SonBURtf, Little, a parish in the hundred of Giuinbnld's Ash, Gloucester, 1 mile from Chipping Sod bury and 113 from Lon- don ; containing 22 houses and 89 inhabi- tants. In the neighbourhood are many re- mains of Roman and Danish fortifications. Sodbuby, Old, a parish in the same hun- dred as the foregoing, Gloucester, 1 mile northeast pf iChippiijg Sod bury ; contain- 3J£ SOL SOM ing 92 houses and 687 inhabitants. Here is the mother church of Chipping Sod- bury. Soham, or Monk Soham, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Staploe, Cam- bridge, 15 miles from Cambridge and 71 from London, on the borders of Suffolk ; contain' ng 444 houses and '2004 inhabitants, of whom 109 were employed in trade. It is sometimes called Monks Soham, to distin- guish it from othervillages of the same name iu Suffolk, and fir its having a monastery erected here, by Felix the Burgundian, the first bishop of the East Angles, where it was also made an episcopal See, which was afterwards removed to Dunwich. It has a good charity-school, and a small market on Saturday. Fair '20th April. It is a vicar- age, value 32/. 16;. 5/. and is in the patron- age of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. Soham, Earls. Sec Earls Soham, Suf- folk. Solbr, a river in the Isle of Man, which falls into the Irish sea. Solihull, a parish in the hundred of Hemiingford, Warwick, 7 miles from Bir- mingham and 108 from London; containing •480 houses and 2i73 inhabitants. It was formerly a market-town, and is noted for i's elegant church. It has a large fair, 29th April, 10th May, and 10th and 12th Octo- ber, and is a rectory, rated at 24/. 18?. 4r/. Soho, the extensive manufactory esta- blished by Mr. Uolton, in the neighbour' hood of Birmingham, from which it is dis- tant 2 miles. There the different article-; of the Birmingham trade, such as buttons, buckles, toys, cutlery, as well as the imita- tion of Or Moidus ; steam engines on the most extensive plan and power, and the coinage of copper and stamping of dollars for government has l>een carried on, excel- ling every other manufactory in the world". The buildings of Soho now cover many acres of ground; at a small distance is a neat ■white edifice, the residence of the late Mr. JEginton, where the art of staining or paint- ing glass with vitrified colours, has been brought to a degree of perfection, far supe- rior to any of the ancient productions now remaining. SoLLEKsnorR, a parish in the hundred of Grey tree, Hereford, 7 miles from Ross and 1 28 from London; containing 31 houses and ItiO inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 4/. St. 4/. united with How Caple. Sol port, a township in the parish of Sta- pleton, in Eskdale ward, Cumberland, 8 miles from Carlisle and 312 from London; containing 52 houses and 239 inhabitants. Solwav Frith, a navigable arm of the sea, ^extending eastward from the Irish sea, and forming the boundary between England and Scotland for upwards of it) miles. This Frith is also called Duonesi YVath, and is na- vigable for vessels of 100 tons, within 6 BiiJes of its extremity. The springtide* iLc 20 feet abovu low water mark, and the ordi- nary tides about 1'2. A number of rivers empty themselves into the Frith ; on the Scottish side, the South Dee, Urr, Nith, Annrtn and Kir lie, while the Snrk, Esk, and LiddM uniting, form its eastern extremity. It con* tains various kinds of fish, particularly sal. mot), a peculiar method of catching which is by the lehter, a kind of 4-pronged fork, fixed to a shaft from '20 to 24 feet long, which is thrown at the fish by persons as they run alons the sand ; much of the salmon here canght issent pickled to London, and other places.— I'ennant's Tour. Solway Moss, an extensive morass near the river Esk, Scotland, being at the head of the Solway Frith, which, when the rivers were swollen with rain in November, 1771, hurst out, and covered a great extent of the neighbouring country. Somborne, Kings, a parish in the hundred ot the same name, and division of Andover, Hants, 3 miles from Stockbridge and Gt from London; containing 152 houses and 7(8 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 21/.-U. 10;/. • Somborne Parta, a hamlet in the fore- going parish, and 1 mile distant (herefrom; containing 8 bosses and 63 inhabitants. Somkrhy, a parish in the hundred of Framland, Leicester, 6 miles from Melton Mowbray and 100 from London ; containing 68 houses and 330 inhabitants. It is a vi< arage, rated at 6/. 16>'. 8rd and Rape of Bramber, Sussex, years since by order of the duke of Man- 2J miles from Shoreham, and 57 from London; Chester. Somersham is noted for a mediei- containing 53 houses and 405 inhabitants.' nal spring. The living is a rectory, rated It is a vicarage, rated at 8/. Is. with Cook- at 40/. 4.J. 7. lid. and is united with L T gge- maius. The church is an ancient edifice, shall. and near it is an excellent free-school. The SoiTF.p.r.r.v, a parish iu the bandied of hall in which the meeting of justices is held Waugfurd, Suffolk, 4 miles from Recelcs, and is in the middle of the 'own. It has also a 106 from London ; containing 129 houses and 'veil endowed almshouse for 8 poor women. 254 inhabitants. Jt is a rectory, valve 10/.. Near the town is an extensive moor or com- Souxauny, a parish in the hundred ofCots- mori, where all tho inhabitants have a right low, Bucks, 3 miles fromleighton Buzzard, sou and 44 from Loudon; containing 101 houses and .526 inhabitants. It is a cu -y. Sou my, a township in the parish of Kirby Stephen, in East Ward* Westmore- land, 2 miles from Kirby Stephen, and 267 from London; containing 50 houses and 237. brought from a great distance by mean inhabitants. pipes. Many new a. id elegant buildings have Sotn.nERN, a parish in the hundred of arisen 'within these few years ; Albioin^place Ploughley, Oxford, 6 miles from Bicester, Moira-place, Brunswick-place, &e. are hand' and 61 from London; containing 83 houses and :394 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value t& 14s. '27. and is in the patronage of St. John's college, Cambridge SOU with any in the metropolis. The town fey. cept I ie eastern part) is well paved and lighted, and regularly pat role ' by watchmen • conduits are disposed at proper distances' supplying the town with excellent water' somcly built, and chiefly occupied as lodg- ing-houses for its numerous summer visitor* for the purposes of seu-bathitig. There is also a great resort of company during the Soui.droi', a parish in the hundred of Wil- war for the friends an relations of persons ley, Bedford, 1 miles from Bedford, and 60 embarking here for the E ast and West Indies from London; containing 30 houses and 188 As the town occupies a kind of Penins' . the' inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. soil of which is a hard gravel, and the streets Sound, a hamlet in the parish of Wren- having a gentle ascent, they are always bury, hundred of Mantwich, Cheshire, 3 miles clean and dry. The approach to the town from Nautwich, and 161 fmm London; con- from the London road is exceedingly striking- taining 33 houses and 192 u. habitants. from the beautiful view of Southampton bay' Sourton, a hamlet in the parish of Bride- Isle of Wight, and the sceoery of the New stow, hundred of Lifton, Devon, 4| miles Forest, elegant seats and rows of trees line from Oakhampton, and 199 from London ; the road on both sides; and on entering the containing 56 houses and 450 inhabitants. town by one of its more fashionable streets Southacrr, a hamlet in the parish of the view is farther heightened f>y th H t vener- Castle Acre, hundred of South Gretnhoe, able remain of antiquity, the Bargate. The Norfolk, 3 miles from Swaffham, and 96 north front, is a semi-octagon, flanked with from London ; near the banks of the small river Nar, which divides it from Castle Acres. It contains 8 houses and 78 inhabitants. South all, a hamlet in the parish of Hayes, handled of Elthorne, Middlesex, lying on the Uxbridge road, 9^ miles from London; 2 semi-circular turret:, and crowned with large and handsome? open machicolations • above the arch of entrance, on a row of sunk pannels, is a shield of relief, charged with the arms of England, Scotland, Paulet, Windham, &c. the greater part is supposed' and containing together with the precinct of to have been erected m the reign of Edward Norwood, 117 houses and 697 inhabitants. the III. the front towards the High-street • Southam, a hamlet in the parish of Bishops is modern and plain, and has a statue of Cleeve, hundred of Cheltenham, Gloucester, 2 queen Anne in the central niche. Over the miles frem Cheltenham, and 97 from London ; arches of the two foot and cai r. united with thatof St John, rated at 6/. 15s. 4d. in 1736, when its church was pulled down. S/.Mcri/s is a valuable benefice. It is a rectory ratedat 37/. 5j. but it is a precentorship in the gift of the bishop of Winchester, worth at least 1400/. per annum. I*s church-yard is the princi- pal burial-ground here, and contains numer- ous tombs and inscriptions. A grammar school founded here in the reign of Kdward VI. is in high repute, besides many well-con- ducted private seminaries. Among the prin- cipal charities are Thcfrner'i almshouses, for poor widows, at the entrance of the town, an «legant structure erected in 1789. A charitv-srhoOl founded by alderman Taunton for educating and apprenticing poor boys, besides several of small consequence. Near the west quay is a range of convenient baths, in which the water is changed every tide; here is also a commodious warm bath : further towards the channel is another suite •f commodious and well frequented baths, having every convenience; and several bath- ing machines have of late been erected at the Cross-house, near Itchin Ferry. At the bottom of Orchard-street, without the bar- bate, is a spring of the nature of Tunbridge Welis, and used with effect for th«* same complaints. The public rooms are situate near he baths, and command a delightful prospect; the ball-room is spacious and handsomelv decorated ; here are held the summer assemblies ; those in the winter are held at the Dolphin inn. A capacious and elegant theatre has been erected on the site of St. John's hospital, frequented by the Portsmouth, Chichester, and Winchester company. The town has several well fur- nished libraries, and three respectable banks. About \ mile from the bar-gate stand the barracks, a newly-erected building, in- closing an area of two acres. At a small dis- tance stands the polygon, being as yet only a part of an iutended set of building, on an elegant scale. The inhabitants carry on a considerable trade with Portugal for wine and fruit, as likewise with the islands of Jersey and Guernsey; to which they send a certain quantity of uool, aliowed by act of parliament. In time of war a cutter is sta- tioned here, which sails every fortnight fur those is'ands. Within 1^ mile of the town is Bevis Mount, supposed to have been an an- cient fortification thrown up by the Saxons under the command of sir Bevis, to oppese the passage of the Danes, who lay encamped on the other side ; below the mount, the tide forms a capacious bay, This town was in- corporated by Charles I. under a mayor, aldermen, recorder, sheriff, two bailiffs, common council, &c There are for tl e town 1 1 justices of the peace, viz. the bi- shop of Winchester, the recorder, the new and old mayor, 5 aldermen, and 2 burges- ses ; all who have passed the chair are alder- men. The mayor is admiral of the liberties. This borough was made by Henry II. and by king John a county of itself ; it returns 2 members to parliament, elected by the in- habitants at large, paying sent and lot ; th« number of voters being about 600 ; the re- turning officers are the mayor and bailiffs. In the Guildhall all causes are tried and the general quarter-sessions he'd. The mayor and bailffs have a court for the recovery of small debts, which can be held every Tuesday in the year. For an account of that beautiful and extensive tract the New Forest, See New F6re*t.— Market on Tues- days, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Fairs, 6th May, and Tr'uiiiy Monday. Southampton spire, lat. 50©. 33'. 59". long. 10.23'. 56", west. Baker's Southampton Guide and Warner's Hants. Southchurch, a parish in the hundred of Rochford, Essex, 3 miles from Leigh, and 42 from London ; containing 36 houses and 291 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 27/. Qt, i Orf. and is in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury. South coats, a township in the parish of Dryfield, Holdemess, east riding of York, X mile from Hull, and 176 from London; con. taining 46 houses and 235 inhabitants. Southdean, a parish in the shire of Rox- burgh, Scotland, lying on the banks of the Yed, 8 miles from Yedbmgh; containing \ i6 houses and 697 inhabitants : Jik,e the 1 sou fcst of the border perishes, many remains of warlike antiquity are to be discovered in various parts. SauTHEASE, a parish in the hundred of Holmstrowgh, rape of Lewes, Sussex, 3 miles frem Lewes, and 52 from Loodonj contain- ing 16 houses and 108 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. 0>\ 10./. South elm ham, the name of 6 parishes nearly adjoining each other, in tbe hundred of Wangfonl, Suffolk, lying between Hales* worth and Bangajr, about 1U6 miles from ].ondon ; St. Janus Southelmham, being 4 miles north-west of Bales worth, contains 34 houses and 233 inhabitants ; and is a rectory, value 8/. — St. Margaret's, lying a mile farther north , contains 22 booses and 186 inhabitants ; and is a rectory, rated at 6u 'It. 1 \d. — All Saint's, a lit' le to the east of the foregoing j contain- ing '23 houses and 192 inhabitants, is a rec- tory, rated at 81. — St. George's, is situated sti I further north-west, and near the river Waveney ; containing 13 houses and 93 in- habitants, and is united with Allsaint's. — ,S/. Peter's and Si Michael's, lie eastward of the foregoing, and are united ; the former con- taining IS houses and 129 inhabitants; and the latter, 21 houses and 190 inhabitants. Southend, a hamlet in the parish ef Pr'tt- tlewell, and hundred of Rochford, Essex, si- tuated at the mouth of the Thames, opposite to Sheerness, 3 miles from Leigh, and 42 from London. The population of which was returned with that of its parish. It is plea- santly situated on the slope of a hill, and of late years lias risen into great repute as a watering place ; the air is esteemed very dry and salubrious, and the water, notwith- standing, its mixture with the Thames, is clear and sufficiently salt. The terrace, is a long row of booses handsomely finished with pilasters and cornices of stone, and be- ing on an eminence has a most commanding prospect of the Nore, .Medway, Sbeerness, and the sea. The assembly-room is fitted up in a handsome stile; and its new theatre, is a neat little building : the library situated on the brow of the hill between wrjat is called the Old and New Town, is an elegant build- ing in the Gothic stile. Tbe accommodations of Southend are very respectable, and its three principal inns are spacious and conve- nient. A new chapel for the use of Dis- senters, has lately been opened at this place. Southend, a small village situated on the river Ilavensbourne. in the hundred of Bromley, and lathe of Sutton, Kent, 8 miles from London. Southend, a hamlet in the parish of Nib- ley, hundred of Puck'.cchurch, Gloucester, 2 miles from Chipping Sodbury, and 115 from London. Southend, a parish in the sbire of Ar- gyle, Scotland, lying at the extremity of the pe.imsula of Kintyre, 70 miles from Inve- rary j containing 340 houses ami 1825 in> SOU habitants. The remains of several Danish forts are still observable along the coast, that called Balemucumra, stands on the pro- montory of the mull of Kintyre, near the light-house; the castle of Dunaverty is built on a pyramidal rock, one side of whkh pre- sents a dreadful precipice to the sea ; this* was one of the castles of the lords of the Ules, and has frequently been the scene of much bloodshed. Near this rock is the island of LanDa. Soithernby, a hamlet in the parish of Castle Sowerby, leuth ward, Cumberland, 11 miles from Penrith, and 294 from London ; containing 27 houses and 157 inhabitants. South fray, a parish n the hundred ot Clackclose, Norfolk, 6} miles from Down- ham, and 80 from London ; containing 94 houses and 462 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 7/. 10f. South fleet, a parish in the hundred cf Axton, and lathe of Sutton, Kent, 5 miles from Dartford, and 20 from London ; con- taining 78 houses and 508 inhabitants. This manor belonged to the bishop of Rochester, before the conquest, and the court had the power of trying and executing felons, taken within its jurisdiction ; in ploughing up the adjacent fields, some stone coffins were lately found, supposed to have been deposited by the Romans; also two leaden coffins, urns, &c. which remain for the inspection of the curious, at the parson- age house. Here is an ancient free-school. The living is a rectory, rated at 31/. 15$. in the patronage of the bishop of Rochester. Southgatb, a hamlet in the parish of Ed- monton, Middlesex, situated on the skirts of Enfield Chace, 8 miles from London j containing several handsome houses. South ill, a parish in the huudred of Wixamtree, Bedfordshire, 8 miles from Bed- ford, and 43 from London; containing 107 houses and 621 inhabitants. This place gives title of baron to viscount Torrington, who has a neat family seat here. The church contains a plain monument, with an inscrip- tion to the memory of admiral Byag ; near it is Warden Abbey, builVancicntly for Cis- tertian monks. It is a vicarage, rated at 11/. 15s. South ill, a parish in the hundred of Enst Cornwall, Devon, 2^ miles from Collington, and 217 from London ; containing 79 houses and 447 inhabitants, including the borough of Callington, which is situated in this parish. The parish church is a rectory, rated at 38/, with Callington chapel annexed. South Malllng, a parish in the hundred of Ringmore, and rape of Pevensey, Sussex, near Lewes, and 50 miles fom London; containing 47 houses and 348 inhabitants. Southminster, a parish in the hundred of Dengey, Essex, situated at the edges of th« salt marshes, lying betwen the rivers Crouch and Blackwater, on the south-eastern sm** of the county, 10 miles from i\Jaldo£ 3K4. sdy sou 47 from London; containing 145 houses and 1018 inhabitants. Its fails are three days before Master, nine days before Whit- sunday, 2-'d September, and St. Michael's day. It is a vicarage, rated at 21/. in the patronage of the governors of the Charter House. Soctijoc, a parish in the hundred of Tose- land, Hunts, 3 miles from Sft Neots, and .59 from London ; containing 38 houses and 234 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 14/. 2j. 3d. with Halliwcston cl.niel annexed. SouTHor.T, a parish (raited with Heding- field, hundred of Hoxnc, Suffolk, 5 milis from Debenham, and 87 from London ; containing 23 houses a*,d 211 inhabitants. Southover, a parish in the hundred of the same name, and rape of Lewes, Sussex, near l.t '.ies, and 49 miles fro.n London ; contain- ing 82 houses and 48? inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at (">/. 12 •. Id. South Rei-ps, or IIeppis, a parish in the hundred of North Erpingham, Norfolk, 4 miles from Not th Walsham, and 129 miles from London ; containing 122 houses and .571 inhabitants. Fair, 25th July. It is a rectory, value 16/. SoiTiinop, a parish in the hundred of Brightuell Barrow, Gloucester, 2 miles from Lechlade, and 78 from London ; containing bl houses and 238 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, rated at 51. 16s. 3d. Soi'thstoke, a parish in the hundred of Dorchester, Oxford, 3 miles from Walfing- fbrd, and 43 from London ; containing 1 17 houses and 564 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 12/. 16s. Soutiistoke, a parish in the hundred of Avisford, rape of Arundel, Sussex, 2 miles from Arundel, and 58 from London; con- taining 18 houses and 106 inhabitants. — It is a rectory, rated at 1!/. 15*. 1CW. Sotj-ntv.'ARK, a borough in the county of Surry, and a suburb of the city of London, lying on the opposite side of the Thames, and connected with the Metropolis by Lon- don bridge ; it contains six parishes, viz. St. Georire's, Christ ChurcH, St. John's, St Olave's, St. Saviour's, and St. Thomas, the •frhole containing 10,933 houses, inhabited by f'7,448 persons, viz. 31,704 males, and 3j,744 females, of whom 15,037 were employed in various trades. From its Ex- tent and population, it. is equal to many cities, as well as in opulence and trade. It appears to have been a distinct corporation till 1327, v.-].r-.\ it was annexed to the city of London, whose mayor was then appointed its bailiff ; some time afterwards it recovered its privileges, but future grants from the crown again annexed it to the city; and in the reign of Eu'.vard VI. for the sum of 300 marks, paid to the orown by the corporation of London, it was rn«de one of the city A-ards, and named " Bridge Ward without.*'. The lord mayor has under him a steward and bailiff, and it is governed by one of the' 26 aldermen. The steward holds a ceurt of record, every Monday, at St. Margarei's- hill, for the recovery of debts, damages, and trespasses, within his limits. The mi- litary government of the borough is under the lord lieutenant of the county. South- wark contains several good streets, but the principal is that called the B^-ough, Iliirli- street, commencing at London-bridge «h05 inhabitants ; of whom 374 were employed in various trades. The town stands on a pleasant eminence, surrounded with hills. Its church, Called a minster, being both collegiate and parochial, has 16 prebends, 6 vicars choral, 6 singing men, 6 choristers, 6 singing boys, &.e. be- longing thereto. The middle of the western part is of Saxon architecture, supposed to have been erected in the reign of Harold ; the towers are principally of Norman con- struction, and some of its windows have been altered from the Saxon to the Norman Go- thic. The chapter-house, was erected in 1377. The chapter his a peculiar jurisdic- tion over 28 adjoining parishes, and holds vi- sitations twice a year, besule; two yearly Synods, at -which all the clergy of Notting- ham attend. The jurisdiction of the chapter is called the Soke of Southwell cum Scrobvi In 17S4, a building to contain the library *as erected, and the parade (a commodious ttalk extending the length of the church- by k:>% Maloafoi IV. SOW yard, planted on rac'isidc with trae;) was extended to the north side of the c nirch- yard. The church contains many ancient tombs, and a line tuned oxgall. The towvr has 8 bells. This minster suffered consi- derably by lightning, in 171 I. Here are tl e- i uius of a palace belonging to the archbishop of York, that was destroyed in the civ.i v. aia. Thcie is a well endowed hospital aud/frfce s.'hool. The market is on Saturday ; and its fair on Whit Monday. The vicarage, is sated at 7.. I3fc 4./. Southwick, or SirnicK, a hamlet in the parish of Monkwennnouth. in Chester war:i, Durham, 1 £ mile from Sunderland, aii.r_7i> from London; containing 4? houses and 5o4 inhabit .: ts. Southwick, a parish in the hundred of Wiliybrook, Northampton, 1 miles from Ounille, and 84 from London; containing 29 houses and 1 1 inhabitant- . it is a \ ica; age, value 8/. 7s. 5d. Southwick, a parish in the hundred of Fisherg:te, rape oF Bramber, .Sussex, 2 miles from ShorebaoB, lying near the sea shoie ; containing 3 4 house"", and ^i ;n- hahitants. It is a rectoiv, re.ted at 9.'. 14s. 9J. Southwick, a tytli ng «n the parish of Steeple Ashtnn, hundred n "when, are now on.y 4 houses and 45 inhabitant . Soctra, a p :rish in the shire of Hadding- ton, Scotland, nni.cdwith Kai.a, whieh s- ,.-. Sof'i'KA 1 1 : r i . the wes'emuiost hoi of the Liunnermiur-ridg, in Seo iand, which is ele- vated 100 feet above the level ot the sea j. upon it are the ru ; ns ofeu Hyspjtal. founded SPA SPL Sow, a river in Staffordshire, which falls 25th September for all kinds of goods and into the Trent at Tixall, 3 miles east of ra'tle, and ou 6th December. The church Stafford ; also another in "Warwickshire, is 3 curacy. which falls into the Avon, near Stoneleigh Svatdinc.tov, a township in the parish of Abbey, 4 miles from Warwick. Aughton and Bubwith Holm, in the division of Sow, or Waisgravb, a parish mthe liberties Beacon Sainton, wapentake of Harthill, east of Coventry, Warwickshire, 2 miles from riding "of York, 1 miles from llov.dcn ; con- Coventry, and 92 from London ; containing taining 57 houses and 383 inhabitants. Here 172 houses and 823 inhabitants. The living was formerly a chapel. is a vicarage, in the gift of the crown. Spatdwick, a parish in the hundred of Sowerby, a hamlet in the parish of St. Leightonstone, Hunts, 4* miles from. Kim- Michael's Garstang, hundred of Amound- bolton, and 66 fromLondon ; containing 41 erntss, Lancashire, near Garstang; the houses and 259 inhabitants. It is a vicar- jvopulation of which was include d with that age, rated at 12/. O. lOd. belonging to tlie ofTnskip.' prebend of Longstow, in Lincoln cathedral. SowiRnY, a township in the parish of Spanby, a small village united with Sway - Brett gh, hundred of Fast. Westmorland, H ton, in the hundred of Aveland, and divi- jni'e from Brough, and 260 from London; sion of Kesteven, Lincoln, near Fo'.kingham ; conaining 31 houses and 139 inhabitants. containing 9 houses and 59 inhabitants. SovvERBY, Temtle, a township in the parish Spanton, a hamlet in the parish of Last- ©f Kivby Tb';re, hundred of East, West- inghani, in the wapentake of Rydal, north moieland, 6 miles from Appleby, and 276 riding of Yo'-k, 3 miles from Kirby Moor-- from London ; containing 64 houses and 299 side, and 131 from London; containing 18 inhabitants. houses and 107 inhabitants. Sownar, a hamlet in the parish of Sig- Spanish Island, lying in Baltimore Bay, geston, wapentake of Allerton.;hiie, north county of Cork, and province of Munater, riding of York, 4 miles from Northallerton, Ireland. and 230 from London; containing 10 houses Sparmam, a parish in the hundred of and :»8 inhabitants. Eynesford, Norfolk, 2 miles from Repham, Sowep.by, a township and chapelry in the and HOfrom London; containing 49 houses parish of Thirsk, Birdforth wapentake,, and 309 inhabitants. It is rectory, rated at worth riding of York, 4 mile from Thirsk, 9/. 7s. lid. and 220 from London ; containing 146 houses Sparkford, a parish in the hundred of and 639 inhabitants. Catash, Somerset, 5 miles from Castlecary, Soweruy-Bridce, a township and chapelry and 12 1 from London ; containing 44 houses in the parish of Halifax, Morley wapentake, and 239 inhabitants. It is a rectory, valued west riding of York, 4£ miles from Halifax, at 12/. 16s. 3d. and 200 from London ; containing 800 hourcs Sparkenhoe, the name of a hundred in and 4276 inhabitants, viz. 2105 males, and Leicester, being the western division of the 2170 females; of whom 802 were employed county, bordering on Warwickshire. in various trades. It is called Sowerby- Sparsiiolt, a parish in the hundred of bridge, from its stately stone bridge of several "Wantage, Berks, 3 miles from Wantage, arches, over the river Calder, which is na- and 63 from London ; containing 76 t houses xigahle from hence to Wakefield. and 4-10 inhabitants. It has an ancient church SpAi.inoRD, a harnlet in the parish of built in the form of a cross ; its font is a Clifton, hundred of Newark, Notts, 4 miles curious pieceof antiquity, made of porphyry, from Tnxford, and 134 from London; con- It is a vicarage, rated at 20/. 2*. 3d. with taming 17 houses and 79 inhabitants. Kingston, Lisle, and Fallar chapels annexed, ^PAiDijJG, a market town and parish in the hundred of Llloe, and parts of Holland, Lincoln, situated near the mouth of the river Well and, 20 miles from Peterborough, and 97 from London ; containing 712 houses and 3296 inhabitant:-, viz. 1558 males, and n the patronage of Queen's College, Oxford, Sparsholt, a parish in the hundred of BonntisboTOUgh, division of IV- ley, Hants, 3 m.les from Winchester, and 654 from London; containing 62 houses and 440 in- habitants, It' is a vicarage, rated at 16/. 1738 females; of whom 505 were employed 10.*-. '2J. and is in the patronage of the in trade. The river being navigable, this kinsr. town carries on a considerable traffic in coals Spaxtov, a parish in the hundred of Can- mod corn. The houses are neat, and the nington, Somerset, 4f miles from Bridge- streets very clean. Great quantities of hemp water, and 145 from London; containing and flax, are grown in the neighbourhood. 105 houses and 662 inhabitants. It is a rec- Thc church is an extensive ancient building ; torv, rated at 24/. 8/. 9ct\ thing's shire. Scotland, extending from Badtnock of Hcnham, Woods'Koii, r:;> c-;'(riun;iiKi, juhI upwards of 100 milts, ami falls into the Bagnor. This was a considerable town under the Romans, and called Spinae. The present mansion called Donnington castle, was erected out of the ru:ns of its ancient cfestruin, but demolished in the civil war*. It was once the residence of the poet Chaucer. Speeniiamlahd, atytfcing in the for: gong parish, in the hundred of i'aircross, adjoin- ing the town of Newbury, and i>5\ miles from London; containing 140 hou-.es and •; li inbabitaHtSi Spf.eton, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Bridlington, Pickering iyth, East riding of York, 3 miles from Bridlington ; containing '20 houses and 104 inhabitants. SveLQUVBiT, a parish in the hundred of Washlinzstone, lathe of Aylesiord, Kent, Moray Frith, at Gunnouth. It gives name to the Highland district of Strathspey. SPEY MOUTH, a parish in the shire of Mo- ra J, Scotland, siiuated at the mouth of the river Spey, 4 miles from Foehaber; includ- ing the thriving village of Garuiouth, it Contained SQ4 houses and 1547 inhabitants. SfiAS, a river in the shire of Inverness, Scotia ml, which rises from the western ex- tremity of Loch Laggan, aiid joins the Lochy at Kilnaanivaig. Si'ilsbv, a market town and parisli in the hu'.drcd of E'olhngbroke, and division of Lindsay, Lincoln, 17 miles from Boston. and 1 liVJ from London, standing on the side of a hill ; containing 200 houses and 93"Z inhabitants. The town consists principally ot one street, having the market adjoining Tunbridge Wells, 3J miles from place in the centre ; and a charity school Loudon. It contains, including the township for ti4 boys and 16 girls. It has a good of Tunbridge Wells, 236 houses and 1618 in- market on Monday ; aud its fairs are, the habitants. Its ancientchurch was destroyed Monday before Whitsuntide, and the two bv lightening, in 1791 ; the living is a rec- following Mondays, if iu May, otherwise no tory, rated at 15/. 5s. Spelloe, the name of a hundred in North- ampton, near the centre of the county, bounded on the south by the river Nen. fair; and the secoud Monday in July. The church is a curacy, in the patronage of the duke of Aucaster. Sphhead, a spacious road for shipping, Sit.*.sbury, a parish in the hundred of between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, where the royal navy commonly rendezvous in time of « ar. It is about 'JO miles in extent, and capable of holding 1000 sail of »e>sels an the greatest security. Spittle, a small hamlet near the Bough- ton, or suburbs of Chester; containing J 5 houses and 75 inhabitants. Spixv ,oi:TH, a parish in the hundred of Tuverhatn, Norfolk, near Norwich ; con- taining y houses and 81 inhabitants. It is a Chadlington, Oxford, 4 miles from Chipping Norton, and 71 from London ; containing 97 houses and 509 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, valued at 9/- 8*. 9t/. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Christ church. SpelxhoRNE, the name of a hundred in Middlesex, being the south- v.e.-teru extre- mity of the county, bounded by the Thames. Si'ENiTiiouNE, a parish in Hang west wa- pentake, north riding of York, 2 miles from Middleham, and 234 from London ; con- rectory, rated at 6/. taining £9 houses and 170 inhabitants. It is Sfoddev, a river in Lancashire, a rectory, value 20/. \Qs. 5L Spoftorth, a parish in the wapentake of Spernal, a parish in the hundred of Bar- Claro, west riding of York, 4 miles from lichway, Warwick, 2h miles from Alcester, Wetherby, and 198 from London; contain- and 105 from London; containing 14 hou.es ing 137 houses and 859 inhabitants. It is a and 90 inhabitants'. It is a rectory, very valuable rectory, and is rated in the value 3/. 18*. Id. king's books at 73/. 6s. 8J. Spetchi.et, a parish in the hundred of fcposoos, a parish in the hundred of Ap- Oswaldslow, Worcester, 3 miles from Wor- pletiee, Derby, 3 miles from Derby, aud cester, and 109 from London; containing 133 from London; containing 200 houses 19 houses and 12? inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, rated at 6/. lid. 3d. Spf.tisbuhy, a parish in the hundred of Loose- barrow, and division of is'haston, Dorset, 3 and 865 inhabitants, it is a vicarage, rated at 61. 14*. Id. Spott, a parish in East Lothian, Scotland, 5 miles from Dunbar; containing l\9 miles from Blandford, aud 100 from London, houses and 502 inhabitants; this parish on the river Stour ; containing 96 houses and 336 inhabitants. Ids a very extensive parish, but the church is a small ancient building. The living is a rectory, rated at 38/. 18s. Id. with Charlton chapel annexed ; here is a charity-school. comprehends part of the district of the Lammermuir hills. On the borders of this parish was fought the battle of Dunbar, be- tween the parliament army and the Scots, under general Leslie. Sporlb, a parish in the hundred of South Spexhall, a parish in the hundred of Greenhoe, Norfolk, 2 miles from Swaff Bly thing, Suffolk, 2 miles from Hales worth, ham, and 95 from London; containing 91 aud 104 from London ; containing 17 houses houses and 503 inhabitants, is a vicarage, and 140 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated rated at 10/. 3s. 6d. at 14/. and is in the patronage of the king. Sro/iXANn, an extensive township in the Spev, a large aud rapid river in Inverness- parish of ftochdale, hundred of Salford, Lan. SPU ST A ■-aster, 3 miles from Rochdale, and 300 from London; containing t (572 houses and 9031 inhabitants; of whom 5045 were pnn -ipallv ed in the various Manchester ma- Bufnetofies. Spratjon, a parish in the hundred of 5vin? at the mouth of the- river ITumber T !>• big the south-east point of the district of ■ r , Yorkshire. Smmh. :i |).iri'h in the shire at Moray, Scotland, stretching along the banks of the Lossie, about l mile from Elgin; containing Speltne, Nonhpn*p»on, 7 mi 'es from North- 20 houses and 843 inhabitants. Lock Spunk, smpron, and 7. 1 fnwi London; containing a lake in this parish, isSuiiles long and i 175 houses and 776 inhabitants. It is a irertory, value 15'. SraiDttNGTbs, a parish in the hundred 1 of Aslacoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, S miles from Lincoln, and; 142 from London; eon- t. lining al houses and 12(1 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value IT/. "".•. SpuiH'OPiEtn, a parish in the hundred of Chehlisford, Esse*, ] mile beyond Chelms- ford, andSO from London : containing -1 52 houses arid fc^P- inhabitants The church is a rectory, divided into two portions, rated ' ur IV. Us. 61. SparjiGriF.tD, a newly erected village, in the parish of Graitney, shire of Dumfries, Scotland, situated on a drv healthv soil on broad, and appears to have been formerly i frit!: of the sea,; near the cistern extremity is the palace of Si.vnie, formerly the resi- dehce of the bishops of .Moray : it has been a magnificent building, rou id a square court, havina a gate and drawbridge on the east side,, and fortified towers al the corners; some of the rooms are still pretty entire. St \PHAMPr-iV, a parish in the hundred of Dorchester, Oxford, 3 miles fioaa Dorches- ter, and S'i from London; containing 47 ho uses and 193 inhabitants. Btaffa, a s 1 1 : : i i ! ;-la;id of the Hebrides, 5 leagues west of the Isle of Mull, and 3 from Icolmhilt, being about a mile long and 4 mile broad.. It is celebrated -for its ba- the banks of the river Sarft. The streets are snltic columns*, much superior in beauty and well-built, the houses of brick covered with grandeur to those which form the Giants slate; being on the high road from England, C&iTseway, in Ireland. The Cave of F&gal, apd within 1 mile of the seaport town of is 53 feet wide, at the entrance 117 feet Sarkfoot, it is well adapted for trade. high, and 250 Ion-- ; the arch is composed «.. ........ ;t horf, a parish in the hundred of of two uneqal segments of a circle, forming Corringham, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3§ a natural pediment ; the miss which forms miles from Gainsborough, and 1 4. s from London; containing 36 houses and 176 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 1-*/. 3*. 4d. and is in the patronage of the king. SphOatt.v, a parish in Holderness, east riding of York, 6 miles from Hull, and LSI from London ; containing 40 houses and 232 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. GV. 3 Off. Sp-i.rr.nTov, a parish in the hundred of Sam ford, Suffolk, 2 miles from Ipswich and *7I from Lon 'on ; containing 66 houses and 353 habitants. It is a rectory, value 20/. Swkqustow, a parish in the shire of Rox- burgh, Srotlimd, on the banks ofthe Tweed, near Kelso; containing 250 houses and 1105 inhabitants. SwiowstoS, a rarish in the hundred of Taverham, Norfolk, 3 miles from Norwich, and 112 from Loud and 248 inhabitant racy, in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Norwich. Fair, 2d August. Sproxton, a parish in the hundred of Framland, Leicester, 8 miles from Grant- ham, and 112 from London; containing 56 houses and 260 inhabitants. The vicarage, rated at ?'. 4>. A-!, united with that of the roof is 20 feet thick at its lowest part, and has a strong resemblance to Mosaic work. The bottom of the cave is filled with the sea reaching to the very extremity, and can only be entered by a boat in very calm weather. There is another cave on a less scale, on the north side of the island Staffa is only accessible by a small entrance on the western side, where the surface slopes towards the sea, and th.cn only in calm weather. Pennant's and Gctrnett's Tour. Stafjmkld, a township in the parish of Kirkosu-ald, Lcath ward, Cumberland, it miles from Penrith, and 292 from London; containing 5J houses and 276 inhabitants. SrAFF"p.n, the county town of SI li'ibrd- shire, situa ed in the hundred of Pirehill, 1 2 miles from Lichfield, and 135 from L"ii- don. It. is a borough consisting of two pa- rishes united, containing 710 houses and containing 42 bouses 3898 inhabitants, viz. 1921 males and 1977 The church is a cu- females; of whom 'JP+4 were employed in various trade. The town is situated on the banks of the Sow ; the houses are well built, and covered with slate; formerly it was surrounded by a strong wall, and had four gates; it likewise had a castle erected by Etheifleda, but there are no vestiges of it left. The church of St. Mary's has an ■Fallby, is in the patronage of the duke of octagonal tower, with S bells and chimes ; Rutland. Sprovton, a township in the parish of Ilelmsley, r>yda;l wapentake, north riding of York, 2 miles from Helmsley, and 220 from London; containing 31 houses and 213 inhabitants. the church has a good organ, and a very an- tique font. b't. Chad"s, is a old decayed building. The town-hall is a neat new build- ing ; it has also a good hospital, free school, 12 alms-houses, and a spaeioos msjcftet pli.ee : here are two banks. In the suburbs Swjwhead, a projecting point of lauct, and the green, were formerly several u>. J /, Waste TtUtul} ff ^ - /, III ■ i 2&° ^?$<-/JL Jfti/'n-toffi o , , H» |'/-y«a&,. < , / .,. />/,, « IrlltiVlJ \ r \ — fjtrineton Jilimhill . 3 Laha-tii I JilXCHOOd 2ft VTV rfe*. n./„ti Tt'tim-n.-l.'it tWltl.vl.vl. ,'/,'/. VI >h,irA.-hitl Wttti 'f, il ten » l'*ittinaharn Ifimhy n>ull V f&Sfi ffirt'buuTtCH j few , i> V h'l.Uirnn/i.iivr O R C * ot which ir /aid down every -Tarts ft X- TSac*. contmntrw ttpwartir of /<• Ifoures. k Jj r^ ^ ^]f^\ tyfjfflirtii)\ oO- Af < * \ 1 ^^ J * //J'>r /.-,..■ .,■ l.m i 'V. . aio's Stutfurd. Stafford, a small parish in the hundred of Collifordtree, Dorset, l 2 miles from Dorches- ter, and 118 from London ; cont.uumg x6 houses and 1 14 inhabitant. potteries, and the perfection to which it has been brought of late years renders it a very important object of commerce, both foreign and domestic. TraJt is paiticularly assisted in this county by canal navigation, which communicates with Birmingham, stoui bridge, Bristol, L.vcrpool, and iiull. Sec (.ana:, Grand Trunk, in the time of the Britons, Staff* rdshire was inhabited by the Coruavii j under the Romans it was a part of the divi- SJT.\rF0RDsiun5, a county of England, siou called Flavia Caesarieesis; during the bounded on the north-east by Derbyshire, on Heptarchy, it belonged to the kingdom of the east by Leicestershire, on the south-east Mercia, and is now included in the Oxford by Warwickshire, on the south by Worcester- Circuit, the province of Canterbury, and the shire, on the west by Salop, and on the north- diocese of Litchfield and Coventry. Thee Wesl by Cheshire. Its length from north to are some ancient camps, and the Romans had south is about 60 miles, and its greatest 4 military stations, viz. Medielauam, now breadth 3S, «ud contains T 81), 800 acres of Kgightly; Uriconium, now Wrottesley; Ire- land, having about 510,000 arable and cona, now Litchfield; and Ktoectum, now 1 '10,000 m pasturage. It is divided into 5 Barbeacon, u small village near Litchfield. hundreds, viz. Cuttlestoiic, Ofliow, Piieiiill, Stagsden, a parish in the hundred of Seisdon, and Totmonslow, in which are 1 city, Willey, Bedfordshire, 4{ miles from Bedford, Litchfield, 3 boroughs, Stull'oid, Newcastle containing 84 houses and 492 inhabitants, ii and 'J'amworth, 16 market towns, viz. Abbots is a vicarage, rated at S/. Bromley,, Brewood. Burton, Burslem, Chea- Stagshaw, a sinaH hamlet in the parish of die, EccteshalL Leek, Longnor, Penkridgc, Hexham, Northumberland, from which it is Rudgeley, Stone, Tutbury, Uttuxetex, Wal- distant 2 miles ; near it are the remains of sail, Wedi.es mry, Wolverhampton; and 181 Ayton Castle : iwre a ie fairs for horses on parishes, the whole containing 4">,19S houses Whitsun Eve r.tid 4th July, inhabited by 239,153 persons, viz. li8,o98 Staikbkobgh, a township and. chapelty in males, and 120,455 females; of whom 7v,4o7> were employed in trade, handicraft, and manufactures, and 43,950 in agriculture. The amount of the assessment under the Act granting the property tax in 10U6, was the parish of Silkston, Staineross vapenl «ke, west riding of York, .5 milts t. iui Harnsley, and 1 73 from Loudon, containing o-t houses and r ^2~ inhabitants. Stain burn, a hamlet in the parish of 1,S40,961/. and the amount of money collect- Workington, Alkrda.V Ward, above Dm wen^ ed for the maintenance of the poor in 180.3, 110,6-24/. being at the rate of 4s. 'id\ in the pound; this country, pajs 7 parts of the land tax, and sends 10 members to parliament. The average scale of mortality Cumberland, 1 n.tle from Workington, and 3> 9 from London; containing '^7 huuiesaud Vol inhabitants. Stainbi :rs, a township and chapelry in the parish of Kirby Overblow, Clara wa- fer J J years, appearto have been as 1 to -V6\ pentake, west riding of YOrK, 5 mil ,• from of the population. Its principal river is the Ot Icy and £0t> tram Louden ; containing 51 Trent, which rises in the Moorlands near houses and £ J 1 inhabitants. Leek, naming Southerly till it meets the Staiscltofk, the name of a wapentake m Thame, about 8 miles from Rudgley, on the the west riding of V irk, a *.be westera ex- borders of Derbyshire, thence it turns north tremity of t;it county nld riding*. to Burton, where it becomes navigable, and Staiscross, the pame of a wapent passing through the counties of Derby, Not- tingham, and Lincoln, falls into the Lumber, near Burton, in Lincolnshire. Besides the Severn, which enters the county, at the south-west corner and passes into Shrop- shire, there arc several inferior streams the west riding oj Yyrk, near tiie ceater the riding, around barns ey. Stain drop, a parish in Darliusrton ward, Durham, VI miles from Darlington, 5 from Barnard Ca tie, and 248 from London; o :. • taining 177 h u«es ^...1 1156 inhabitant - . all running into the Trent. The face of the Tnis was formerly a market, town. In the country is various; in the northern part a neighbourhood is the elegant mansioi range Of hills extend as far as Scotland, the earLof JDarlic ten .:.■•. 5 STA STA is Mi irregular btiildfa?, but is entirely fm- battled, having also several square tout rs, and is surrounded by a Fosse. It hns a tine parade, ornamented with battlements, and was budt Ly John de Neville, about the your 1378. &:ainf., the name of a hundred in Cam- Ir age, on the cistern side ol tlie eoun'.y, be- tween Cambridge and Newmarket. Staines, a market town and parish in the hundred of Spelthotne, Middlesex, situated on the banks of the Thames, 164 miles west of London; Containing 312 houses and 173'* in- habitants. The town is neat ami much im- proved of late years., and the market-house, *bieh stood in the centre of the street has been removed. An iron bridge was erected across the river in 1809. The name is sup- posed to be derived from the Saxon word Stutm, a stone, from the Lordon mark-stone, which stands above the bridge at Coin Ditch, denoting the boundary of the jurisdiction of the city of London on therivi-r; this stone hears the date 1280. Staiues is a lordship of the crown, and governed by two constables, with 4 headboroughs, chosen annually by the king's Stewart's. The market is on Fri- day. Fairs 11th May and H)th September. It is a vicarage, rated at 12?. 3s. •!'/. with Laleham and Ashford chapels annexed. Staikesbv, a small village on the banks of the Tees, near Yarm, North riding of York. Stainfif.i.d, a hamlet in the parish of iloconby, hundred of Wraggoe, Lindsay division, Linco'n, 3 miles from Wragby and 1 -i 1 from London; containing 14 houses and 14 inhabitants. Stainfoi.th, a township in the parish of Giggleswiek, wapentake of Staincliff and "Kweross, west riding of York, 2J miles from Settle, and 2.'->'4from London; containing 43 houses and 203 inhabitants. Stainfor in, a parish and curacy in the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, west tiding of York, 3 miles from Thorn, on the banks of the Don, and 161 from London; eontaining 83 houses, aid 472 inhabitants. Here commences the Stainforth and Keadby canal, passing Thorn, and entering Lincoln- shire at Crowle Bridge. Staisland, a township in the parish of Hal- lifax, Morlcy wapentake, west riding of York, & miles from Halifax, and 190 from London ; containing 344 bouses and 1800 inhabitants. Stainingion, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of KggleTicld, mar Sheffield, west riding of York. Staimlbv, a parish ip the liberties of Rip- pen, west riding of 'York, 4 miles from Nip- pon, and 226 from Loudon; containing 57 bosses and 315 inhabitants. It is a curacy, SraifMoaE, a township in the parish of Brottgh, E^t ward. Westmoreland. 3 miles from Bruugh, and 260 from London ; con- taining 9S houses and £30 inhabitants. SiAistos, a hamlet in the parish of Stan- w x. Cumberland waul. Cnmb*-vlaod, lmile from Carlisle, ami 305 from London ; con- taining T3 houses and 63 inhabitants. Stain' ion, a township in the parish of Daere, Leath ward, Cumberland, 3 rnilesfrom Penrith, and 287 frtnn London; containing 51 houses and 247 inhabitants; S.ajn ro.v, a township in the parish of Gairrford, Darlington ward, Durham, near Barnard Castle, and 244 miles from Lon- don; containing 50 houses and 272 in- habitants. SrrivjtttVf a parish in Stockton ward, Durham, 5 miles from Darlington, and 24S from Loudon; containing 17 houses' and 104 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 12'. 13,. 'id. and is in the patronage off he king. Stainton, a hamlet in the parish of Lishop- ton, Sloekton ward, Durham, near Stockton, containing IB houses and 59 inhabitants. Staiston i r. Vat.f., or Stainton' in the IIoi.e. See Macsst -Street, Lincoln. Stainton, a parish in the hundred of Wraggoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 4 miles from Wragby, and 1 40 from London ; con- taining 29 bouses and 166 inhabitants. Stainton, a township in the parish of Hevecsham, Kendal Ward, Westmoreland, 3 -niles from Kendal, and 235 from Loudon; containing 6b bouses and 335 inhabitants. Siai%ton le Date, a township in the parish of Cloughton, Pickering lythe, north riding of York, 7 miles from Scarbo* rough, and £30 from London; containing 5V houses and 271 inhabitants. Stainton, a parish in the wapentake of Strai]brtb and Tickhill, west riding of York, 9 miles from Donc.ister, and 155 from I/m. don; containing 28 houses and 15! inhabit. acts. It is a curacy. Stair, a parish in the shire of Ayr, Scot- land, on the banks of the rlvef Ayr: here are several extensive collieries ; it also afford* copper, antimony, WaWtleud and hones. Stal bridgf, a parish, and market town in the hundred of BrowW'hal!, and division of Sherborne, Dorset, 20 miles from Dorchester, and 1 12 from London ; containing 251 house* and 1245 inhabitants, many of whom are employed in the stocking manufacture, for. which it has long been noted. Great quan. titles of stone are dug in the neighbourhood. Thechureh is an ancient and extensive build' ing. At Thornhi'l, distant two miles, once tin c;it of Sir James Thomhill. the celebra- ted painter, is erected an obelisk, to the me- mory of his patron, George 1. which may be seen at a great distance. The market is on Tuesday, and it s fairs are 6th ?>1»5', and 4th- September. It is a rectory, rated at ill. -U. Id. in the patronage of Corpus ChrLti col- lege, Cambridge. Stai.ua>.:, a parish in the hundred of Hap- ping, Norfolk ; containing 77 houses and 476 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. Staiisficld. a parish in the hundred of Feversham, rathe of Scray, Kent; contain- ing 43 houses and 250 inhabitants. It is a •vicarage, rated at 5/. 6>. S /. in the patron- age of the archbishop of Canteibury. ST A ST A STaLt.isgsOU'OBgh, a parish in the hun- dred of Yarborough, Lindsay division, Lin- coln ; containing 59 houses and 274 inhabit- ants. It is a vicarage, rated at 11/. 10*. lOd. in the patronage of tiie bishop of Lincoln. Stalmv v, a township in the parish of Lan- caster, hundred of Amounderness, Lanca- shire; containing 94 hoasesand 418 inhabit- ants. Stamborne, a pari-h in the hundred of Hinckford, Essex ; containing '63 houses and 3i»8 inhabitants. It is a rectory") rated at 15/. iu the patronage of the king, as duke of Lan- caster. Siambridoe, Grfat, a parish in the hun- dred of Ongar, I'.s ex ; containing 3? houses and '277 inhabitant;. It is a rectory, rated at 20/, in the patronage of the gorernors of the Charter-liouse. Stambrtbge, Little, a hamlet in the fore- sr<"> i 1 1 1< parish, and containing 19 houses and 90 inhabitants. Stamford; a small village in the hundred of Wixaaitree, Bedford; containing 36 houses and 177 inhabitants. SrAMfOKD, a borough and market town, consisting of live parishes, in the hundred of Ne-s, and parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, B°2 miles from London by Hatfield, and B5| by Ware. It is situated on the river Wei land, on the borders of Northamptonshire and Rutlandshire. The houses are well built, and chiefly of freestone, covered with slate. The five parishes contain 690 houses and 40-22 inhabitants, of whom 2198 were employed in trade, exclusive of the out-parish of St. Martin's, Stamford Bridge, which is situated in Northamptonshire, on the opposite side of the Welland ; yet it is reckoned a part of the town, and rated with it in the taxes: this suburb contains 107 houses and 1033 inha- bitants. Some of the churches are well- built, and adorned with lofty spires; two of them arc so near together as to resemble one building; Sr. Martin's church contains some noble monuments. This town was anciently much more considerable, and had 14 parish churches, but nearly half of thar number were destroyed during the wars of the bouses of York and Lancaster. There were many friaries and hospitals in the neighbourhood ; one at the south end of Stamford- bridge, is row converted into an alms-house, for a war- den and 12 poor men, and another for the same establishment within the town. In early times this was a strong garrison town, and had a castle on the south side of the river ; there ras also another castle erected within the town, but no remains are to be seen of either, In the reign of Edward IIL a quar- rel arising at the University of Oxford, among the students, numbers retired hither, and formed establishments for various branches of literature ; but they were of short dura- tion. The town is governed by a mayor, 12 aldermen, an 1 24 burgages. It re: urns 2 members to parliament, the number of voters being about 500, and the returning officer is the mayor. Her-; the custom of borough English prevails, by which the yont ger eon inherits from a father djing intestate. Over the Welland is a fine stone bridge of S arches. The town-hall at the end of the bridge, is a handsome building : it has afeo a neat theatre and a charity-school, and near the town is a coarse for horse-races. Tha chief trade of this town is in malt, coal, and freestone. Here is a bank. Near this town is the elegant residence of the marquis of Exeter. See Buri.lich-Howse. The market days are on Monday and Friday. Fairs, Tuesday before lGth February, Monday be- fore Midleut, ditto before the 12th May, and after Corpus Christi, August 5, and Novem- ber 8. — HowletPs Lincolnshire. SrAMroitD, a hamlet iu the parish of Em- bleton, Balmbrongh ward, Northumberland, 4 miles from Alnwick, and 314 from Lon- don ; containing 2 J hous.>s and 122 inha- bitants. STAMFOttD-BRiDcr: East, a hamlet in the parish of Catton, division of Wilton Beacon, wapentake of Harthill, east riding of York' on the river Derwent, 7^ miles from York ; containing 29 houses and 1 27 inhabitants. Stamford-Bridge West, an adjoining ham- let in the same parish ; containing 21 houses and 128 inhabitants. This place* is noted in history for a bloody battle, in which Harold defeated the Danes ten feys before the arri- val of William the Norman ; from this it was anciently called Battle-bridge. Fair 22d of November. Si-AMfORDHAM, a parish m Tin.'.il ward Northumberland, lt> miles from Newcastle* and 286 from London; containing nooses and 460 inhabitants, exclusive of several ad- jacent townships. STAMFORD-Hiit, a small riftage in Middle- sex, lying between Newington and rotten- iiall). SrANBRincs, a township in the parish of Leighton Buzzard, hundred of Maushead, Bedfordshire, 2 miles from Leighton B tiz- zard, and 39 from London; containing 3r huuses and 262 inhabitants. Stancei, a small hamlet in the parish of Wadworth, wapentake of StrafForth and Tickbiii, west riding of York, near Tickhill, 6 miles from Doncaster ; containing 6 houses and 46 inhabitants. Standford. Bishops, a township and eha. pelry in the parish of Bromyard, hundred of Broxasb, Hereford, 3 miles from Bromyard- containing 34 houses and 186 inhabit- ants. STANDrosu, Regis, a hamlet in the fore- going township, and * mile therefrom; con- taining 12 houses and 87 inhabitants. STANDFonn , a hamlet in the parish of Ly- m'mge, hundred of Sro-iting, Kent, 9 miles from Ashford, and 63 from London ; con- taining 29 houses<»nd 203 inhabitants. Stasdpobb, a parish in the hundred of Wootton, Oxford, 5 miles from Deddington, and 66 from London ; containing 60 house's and 312 inhabitant'. StaHtfobd Dimc-lev, a parish in thchun- STA StA tired of Fairrros c , Berks, 6 miles from Kew- iuiry, and 50 from London; containing 28 houses and 133 inhabitants. It is a rectory, •value 3/. U. 9d. Standi«h, a pnrish in the hundred of Whit- stone, G.oucester, 4 miles from Stroud, and 10)5 from London ; containing; 93 houses and 504 inhabitants. Here U a medicinal spring. It is a vicarage, rated at 44/. 2>\ 8d. in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury, with Sale, Randwick, and Hardwick chapels annexed. Standish, a parish in the hundred of Ley- land, Lancaster, 3 miles from Wigan, and 202 from London ; containing 507 houses and 1542 inhabitants, of whom 330 were em- ployed in trade. It has a fair 29th June, and 22d November. The rectory is very valua- ble, and rated at 4.5/. 16*. 8./. Standlake, a parish in the hundred of Eampton, Oxford, 4 miles from Witney, and 61 from London; containing 100 houses and 570 inhabitant. It is a rectory, rated at 16/. lOo". 10 Hivers, a parish in the hundred of Ong^r, Essex, 2' miles from Chipping Ongar, and 19 from London; containing 94 houses and 740 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 26/. 1:3s. id. SrANCRoUNn, a parish in the hundred of Norman Grose, Hunts, 1+mile from Peter- borough, and 80 from London; containing 109 houses and 544 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 6L&S. lOd. Stanhoe, a parish in the hundred ofS:nitk- don, Norfolk, 3 miles from Burnham. and 1,20 front London ; containing 35 houses and S74 inhabitants. It is a rectorv, rated at 16/. Stanhope, a p^ris'i in Darlington ward, Durham, 6 miles from Wolsingham, on tbe banks of the Weare, und 265J; froal London; it contains 698 houses and 4331 inhabitants. It is a very extensive parish, and was form- erly a market town. In the neighbourhood is Stanhope Castle, the seat of tbe earl of Carlisle. The re.-iory of this parish, rated" STA at 67.'. 6s. 8.7. is in the patronage of the crown, iis real value being near 1000/. per annum. Stan ion, a township in the parish of Great Weldon, hundred of Corby, Northampton, 6 miles from Kettering, and 80 from Lon- don ; containing 55 houses and 248 inhabi. tants. Stanley, a township in the parish of Wake- field, Agbrig wapentake, west riding of York, J mile from Wakefield, and 186 from Lon- don; containing 699 houses and 3260 inha- bitants, viz. 1560 niaLs, and 1700 females, of whom 426 were employed in various trades. A salubrious cold spring, in thisneigh- bourhood, has been reckoned efficacious in many scorbutic complaints, and a bathing room has been erected over it, with a dwel- ling house, for the accommodation of its visitors. Stanley, Leonard's and King's. See Leo- nap, o's and King's Stanlev. Stanley, a hamlet in the parish and hun- dred of Chippenham, Wilts, distant there- from 1 mile. Stanmch, a parish in the hundred of Ring- mcr, rape of Pevensey, Sussex, near Lewes, and 49 miles from London; containing 16 bouses and 103 inhabitants. Stanmop.e Gr;at, a parish in the hundred -ef Gore, Middlesex, 10^ miles from London; containing 121 houses and 722 inhabit- ants. — The church, a plain-built structure, erected in 1632, and was removed a small d stance from the site of the old one, whi, h js marked by a tomb-stone, surrounded with firs. Staninore Common is so elevated a spot that it is reckoned on a level with the battle- ments of the tower of Harrow church, and the trees are said to be a landmark from the German ocean. It is a rectory, rated at 10/. Liji'm , s Environs of London. Stanmop.e Little, a parish 9 miles from London, near Edgvare, in the hundred of Gore, Middlesex; containing 83 houses and 424 inhabitants. This place was called Whit- church, by its proprietor, James I. duke of Chandos, who here erected the magnificent seat of Cvioas. Vide Edcware. The church is an elegant little structure, and contains now all that remains of the magnificence of Canons. It is a curacy. Stanney ; Great and Little, 2 hamlets in the par.sh of Back ford, hundred of Wirrall, Chester, 5 miles from Chester, and 185 from London; containing 35 houses and 215 in- habitants. Stanninofield, a parish in the hundred of Thedwestry, Suffolk, 5 miles from Bury St. Edmund's, and 69 from London ; contain- ing 34 houses and 218 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 8i. 0s. 2§tf. Stannington, a parish in Castle ward, Northumberland, 287 miles from London ; containing 250 houses and 1252 inhabitants. Its church contains some elegant paintings on glass, the gift ofSir MatthewWhite Ridley, STA in 1772. It is a vicarage, value 5/. 13s. 4/. in the pa'ronage of the bishop of Durham. Stansfield, a parish in the hundred of Resbridge, Suffolk, 5 miles from Clare, and 60 from London; containing 45 houses and 376 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 9>. 4d. and the patron is the king. _ Stanstead, a parish in the hundred of Uttlesford, Essex, 4 miles from Bishop Stortford, and 34 from London; containing 90 houses and 673 inhabitants. It is a vica- rage, rated at 13/. 6*. 8r/. Stanstead, a parish in the hundred of Wrotbam, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, U§ miles from Maidstone, and 22 from London; containing 36 houses and 249 inhabitants. It was formerly achapelry to Wrotham, but is now a distinct curacy. F .ir l'2th May. Stanstkad, a parish in the hundred of Babergh, Suffolk, 7 miles from Sudbury, and 61 from London ; containing 50 houses and 958 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. Stanstead Abbotts, a parish in the hun- dred of Braughin, Herts, situated in a vale, by the river Lea, 2 miles from Hoddesdon, containing 150 houses and S61 inhabitants. In this parish, on the London road, stands the Rye-house, noted in history for the supposed Rye-house plot, in the reign of Charles II. Stanthqrne, a small village in the hun- dred of Northwich, Chester, near Middle- wich ; containing 13 houses and 120 inha- bitants. Stanton, a township and chapelry in the parish of Youlgrave, hundred of High Peak, Derby, Smiles from Bakewell, and 150 from London; containing 138 houses and 603 in- habitants. Here is a chapel of ease. Stanton, a parish in the hundred of Mor- lestOne and Litchurch, Derby, 5 miles from Derby, and 125 from London, situated near the Erwasii and Derby canal; containing 73 houses and 314 inhabitants. The church is a curacy. Stanti.n, a parish in the hundred of Rep- ton and Gressley, Derby, 6 miles from Derby, and 12 J from London; containing 31 houses and 167 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Stanton, a township and chapelry in the parish of Stapenhill, hundred of Repton and Gressley, Derby, 2 miles from Burton on Trent, and 125 from Londou ; containing 160 houses and 798 inhabitants. Its chapel is aa ancient building. Stanton, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish and hundred of Whitchurch, division of Bridport, Dorset, 5 miles from Bridport, and 139from London; containing 17houses and 100 inhabitants. Stanton, a parish in the hundred of Kifts- gate, Gloucester, 6 miles from Evesham, and 91 from London ; containing 49 houses and 236 inhabitants. Stanton on Arrow, a parish in the huu-i dred of Stretford, Hereford, 5 miles fn*m Kineton, and 150 from London; conaininj 59 house* and 394 inhabitants. It i> a vi- 3 L STA carage, rated at 5'. lis. 10/. and the patron is the kinir. Stanton Stoney, a parish in the hundred of Sparkenhoe, Leicester, three miles from Hin> kley, and 98 from Loudon; containing 87 houses and 3>5 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 14/. 13*. Stanton un-der Bardon, a township and chapelry in the parish of Thornton, in the same hundred, Leicestershire, 8 miles from Leicester, and 104 from Loudon ; containing 58 houses and 2-47 inhabitants. Stanton, a township in the pari-h of Long Horsley, Morpeth ward, Northumberland, 5 miles from Morpeth, and 296 from London ; containing 38 houses and 1 "78 inhabitants. Stan/on on the Wolds, a hamlet and cha- pelry in the parish of Orston, hundred of Rushcliff, Notts, 3 miles from Nottingham, and 116 from Loudon; containing 18 houses and 98 inhabitants. Stanton, Alt. Saints and St. John's, two united parishes in the hundred of Blackburn, Suffolk, 3 miies from Ixworth, and 80 from London ; containing 135 houses and 7'28 in- habitants. The rectories are united, value 18/. 10s. 9.', Stanton, a township in the parish of El- laston, hundred of Totmonsiow, Stafford, 4 miles from Ashborn, and 144 from London; containing 09 houses and 402 inhabitants. Stanton Fitzwarren, a parish in the hun- dred of High worth, Wilts, 2 miles from Highworth, and 7S from London ; containing .'30 houses and 181 inhabitants. It is a rec- tor v, rated at 10/. 2s. 67. Stanton St. QufNTiN, a parish in the hun- dred of Malmsbury, Wilts, 4 miles from Chippenham,, and 9'o from London ; contain- ing 38 houses and 193 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 5s. 7. 10./. Stanton Harcourt, a parish in the hun- dred of Wootton, Oxford, situated on the banks of the Thames, 4 miles from Witney, and 61 from London ; containing 88 houses and 504 inhabitants. This is noted by Dr. Plot, as having some curious remains of an- t'quity in the seat of the Harcourt fa.'iuly. In the antient tower of the church are some small rooms, in one of which, it is recorded, Pope finished the 5th vol. of Homer, under the patronage of earl Harcourt. It is a vi- carage, rated at 16/. 13j'. 47. in the pa ronagj of the bishop of Oxford, with Southley chapel annexed. Stanton Prior, a parish in the hundred of Keynsham, Somerset, 5 miles from Bath, and 112 from London; containing 26 houses and 1 ^0 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10.'. is. 1 Of/. Stanton St. John's, a parish in the hun- dred of Bullington, Oxford, 4 mi'es from Oxford, and 51 from London; containing 54- houscs and 349 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 16/. Vs. Ad. in the patronage of New Coilege, Oxford. Stan way, a parish in the hundred of Lex- den, Essex, ?.\ miles from Colchester, and 48 from London ; containing 67 houses and 422 inhabitants. Stanway, a parish in the hundred ef Tewkesbury, Gloucester, 4 miles from Winch- combe, and 92 from London ; containing 65 houses aud 342 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. Stanweli, a parish in the hundred of Spel- thome, Middlesex, 2 miles from Staines, and 1 5 from London j containing 137 houses and 893 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. Stan wick, a parish in the hundred of Higham Ferrers, Northampton, 2 miles from Higham Ferrers, and 6? from London ; con taining 69 houses and 332 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 12/. 9s. id. in the patron- age of the king. Stanwick, a email village inGilling West wapentake, north riding of York, 8 miles from Richmond, and 212 from London; contain ing 7 houses ;;nd 60 inhabitants. Sta* v, ix, a parish in Eskdale ward, Cum- berland,. idjoijjjng Carlisle, on the banks o the Eden, and :'>,)6 miles from London; containing 36 houses and 337 inhabitants. It is a vi- . value 9/. in the patronage of the bishop x>f Carlisle; Here are the vestiges of a Roman station. Stapeiiv, a village near Nanfwieh, in Cheshire, cor.tai.'iing^o bouses and 249 in- habit ints STA STA Stapenhit l,- a parish in the hundred of ftepton and Gressley, Derby, 1 mile from Burton, from which it is divided by the river Trent, and 126 from London 3 containing 100 bonses and 451 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value .5'. Hi. in the patronage of the earl of Uxbridge. Staple, a township and chapelry in the parish of Adisham, hundred of Downhamford, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, 3 miles from Sandwich ; containing 60 houses and 516 in- habitants. Fair 25th July. Stapieford, a parish in the hundred of Hertford, Herts, 3^ miles from Hertford, and 24§ from London; containing 21 houses and 111 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8'. 8.-. 6rf. Staplefitzpaine, a parish in the hundred of Abdick, Somerset, 5 miles from Taunton, and 140 from London; containing 48 houses and 279 inhabitants. It is a rectory; value 171. 14* id. Stapleford, a parish in the hundred of Framlaud, Leicester, 4 miles from Melton Mowbray, and 101 from London; containing 28 houses and 179 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 13/. Stapleford, a parish in the hundred of Boothby Graftb, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 4 miles from Newark, and 1 lb from London ; containing 2 5 houses and 175 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. 3*. 4a. Stapleford, a parish in the hundred of Broxlo-.v, Notts, A\ miles from Nottingham, and 1\0 from London, near the canal and river Ewas'h; containing 155 houses and 748 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Stapleford, a parish in the hundred of Branch and Dole, Wilts, 7 miles from Salis- bury, and 87 from London; containing 46 houses and 238 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 10/. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Windsor. Stapleford Abbotts, a parish in the hun- dred of Ongar, Essex, near the river Rothing, 5 miles from Chipp'ng Ungar, and 14 from London ; containing 47 houses and 520 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, rated at 16/. 15*. in the patronage of the king. Stapleford Tawney, another parish in the same hundred of Essex, 1 mile distant from the foregoing, on the opposite side of the Rothing; containing 3? houses and 196 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at \bl. 8;. 91 united with Theydon Mount. Staplegate, a village in the hundred of Westgate, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, near Canterbury, and 55 miles from London; containing 48 houses and '-'49 inhabitants. Staplegrove, a parish in the hundred of Taunton Dean, Somerset, two miles from Taunton, and 1+6 from London; containing 49 houses and 319 inhabitants. Staplehurst, a parish m the hundred of Marden, and lathe of Scray, Kent, 9 miles from Maidstone, and 43 from London ; con- taining 206 houses and 1220 inhabitants.Thii place is noted for the salubrity of its situation. It is a rectory, value £6/. 5s. \Qrf. in the patronage of St. John's college, Cam- bridge. Stapleton, a parish in Eskdale Ward, Cumberland, 11 miles from Carlisle, and315 from London ; containing 32 houses and 239 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 1/. 9*. Stapleton, a parish in the hundred of Bar- ton Regis, Gloucester, 2 miles from Bristol, anil 1 1 4 from London ; containing 301 houses and 1541 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Stapleton, a village in the hundred of Wigmore, Hereford, near Ludlow; contain- in? 26 houses and 129 inhabitants. Stapleton, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Barwell, hundred of Sparkenhoe, Leicester, 3 miles from Hinckley, and 102 from London ; containing 39 houses and 190 inhabitants, Stapleton, a parish in the hundred of Condover, Salop, 6 miles from Shrewsbury, and loO from London; containing S3 houses and 228 inhabitants. Stapleton, a hamlet situated in the pa- rishes of Barton and Croft, Gilling East, wapentake, north riding of York, 3 miles from Darlington, and 240 from London ; being on the borders of Durham, containing 17 houses and 89 inhabitants. Stapleton, a hamlet in the parish of Dar- lington, Osgokkross wapentake, west riding of York, 3 miles from Pontefract and 177 from London ; containing 15 houses and 101 inhabitants. Stam.oe, the name of a hundred in Cam- bridge, lying on the eastern extremity of the county, divided from Suffolk by the river Ottse. Starbottom, a township in the parish of Kettiewell, StainclifTe wapentake, west rid- ing of York, 10 miles from Settle, and 242 from London; containing 36 houses and 197 inhabitants. Staheton, a hamlet in the parish of Stone- leigh, hundred of Knightlow, Warwick, and included therewith. Starston, a parish in the hundred of Ear- sham, Norfolk, 2 miles from Harleston, and 101 from London; containing 5 1 houses and 417 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. Strapforth, a parish in Gilling West wapentake, north riding of York, 1 mtlefrom Barnard Castle, and 247 from London; con- taining 65 houses and 356 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 4/. lOi. St.art ioint, a cape of the English chan- nel, 5 leagues south-west from Dartmouth. Lar. 50°. 9'. Long. 3°. 51'. west, Stathern, a parish in the hundred of Fra*mland, Leicester, 9 miles from Melton- Mowbray, and 113 from I.onden ; containing 85 houses and 404 inhabitants. It is a rec- 3L2 STA tory, value 16/. 3s. In the patronage of Peterhouse, Cambridge. Stauchton, a parish in the hundred of Stoddesden, Bedford, 5 miles from St. Neot's, and 61 from London ; containing 54 houses and 272 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 8s. \d. Stauohton, a parish in the hundred of Toseland, Hunts, 2 miles from Kiuibolton, and 60 from London; containing 111 houses and 850 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 20/. Staunton', a parish in the hundred of St. Briavefls, Gloucester, 2 miles frem Colford and 126 from London; containing 42 houses and 159 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 17/. 11*5*. Staunton on Wye, a parish in the hun- dred of Grirnsworth, Hereford, standing on the river Wye, 9 miles from Hereford, and 144 from London; containing 80 houses and 430 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 13s. 4rf. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Christ Church, Oxford. Staunton Harrold, a township and cba- pelry in the parish of Breedon, hundred of West Goscote, Leicester, 3 miles from Ashby ])e-la-Zouch, and 107 from London ; containing 50 houses and 287 inhabitants. Staunton Wyvii., a parish in the hundred of Gartree, Leicester, 4 miles from Market Harborough, and 87 from I-ondon ; con- taining 20 houses and 97 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. 18s. llrf. Staunton, a parish in the hundred of Newark, Notts, 6 miles from Newark, and US from London; containing 42 houses and 217 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 2/. 13,-. 4/. Staunton, a parish in the hundred of North Bradford, Salop, 9 miles from Shrews- bury, and 160 from London ; containing 98 houses and 599 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, , value 5/. 10s. lOrf. Staunton White, a parish in the hundred of South Petherton, Somerset, 4 miles from Chard, and 143 from London; containing 44 houses and 259 inhabitants. Sta-veley, a parish in the hundred of Scarsdale, Derby, 5 miles from Chesterfield and 153 from London; containing 326 houses and 1653 inhabitants. It is a cu- racy. Staveley, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Cartmel, hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, 8 mile's from Ulverstone, and 262 from London ; containing 51 houses and 315 inhabitants, Staveley, Nether, a hamlet in the parish and ward of Kendal, Westmoreland, 5miles from Kendal and 265 from London ; con- taining 29 houses and 131 inhabitants. Staveley Over, another hamlet in the same parish \ mile distant from the forego- ing, containing 41 houses and 324 inhabit- ants. In the neighbourhood is Winaadwr- Uiere, STE Rtavttfy, a parish in Claro wapentake west rifling of York, 4 miles from Knare borough, and 218 from London; contain™ 42 houses and 255 inhabitants. It is a r tory, rated at 8/. 17s. llrf. Si AvunroN, a parish in the hundred Hay'or, Devon, 2 miles from Totness, an 196 From London; containing 190 hou and 1053 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, vak 32/. 14i. 9/. in the. patronage of the dca and chapter of Lxetcr. Staverton, a parish in the hundred DeerhttTSt, Gloucester, 4 miles from Che tenham and 99 from London ; containing houses and 159 inhabitants. It is a vicar* rated at 12/. with Bodington chapel a nexed. Staverton, a parish in the hundred Fawsley, Northampton, 2 miles from Dr ventry, and 74 from London ; containing 9 houses and 437 inhabitants. It is a smal vicarage, in the patronage of the dean an canons of Christ church, Oxford. Stawell, a parish in the hundred o: Whitby, Somerset, 4 miles from Bridgewate and 137 from London; containing 24 house and 144 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rate at 61. 15s. Sr.Awi.EY, a parish in tl>e hundred of Mil- verton, Somerset, 6 miles from Wellington, and 155 from London; containing 21 houses and 148 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 8* 6d. Staley Bridge, a parish in tRe hundred of Macclesfield, Cheshire, situated on the river Tame, L} mile from Ashton under- Line, and 180 from London ; containing 194 house* and 1055 inhabitants, Staxton, a hamlet in the parish of Wil- lerby, Dickering Lyth, east riding of York,. 5 miles from Scarborough, and 213 from London; containing 27 houses and 123 in- habitants. Steane, a parish united with Hrnton, hun- dred of Kiugsutton, Northamptonshire, near Banbury, containing only 3 houses. Steanbridge, the name of 3 small hamlets in the parishes of Pajnswick, Bisley, and Stroud, Gloucestershire. Stebbini-,, a parish in the hundred of Hinckford, Essex, 5 miles from Braintree, and 40 from London; containing 192 houses and 1026 inhabitants. It is avicarase, value 12/. St: 3bincford, a small hamlet 3 miles from Dunmou-, having a fair H)th July. STech WORTH, a parish in the hundred of Badfitld, Cambridge, 2 miles from New- market and 60 from London ; containing 56 bouses and 342 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, rated at 10/ 12*. Id. Stedham, a parish in hundred of pastbonrn, rape of Chicbest ., < \. near Midhurst, and 60 miles from London; con- taining 39 houses and 253 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 17/. 18s. 6rf, united witk Heyshott STE STE Stf.tp, a township in the parish and hundred of L'as! Meon, and division of" Alton, (fails, 4 miles from Petersfield, and 59 from London; containing 63 houses and 4 1 4 inhabitants. Steeping, Little, a parish in the hun- dred of Bolingbroke, Lindsay division, Lin- eon, 3| miles from Spilsby, and 131 from London ; containing 44 houses and 255 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 91. 1.9*. id-. Steeple, a parish united with Tyneham, hundred of Hasilor, division of Blandford, Dorset, 3 miles from Cor le Castle, and US from London; containing 29 houses and *2()o inhabitants. Steiple, a parish in the hundred of Den- gey, Essex, 5 miles from Maiden, and 4'2 from London, on a creek of the Black-water ; containing 41 houses and 342 inhabitants. JX is a, vicarage, rated at 15/. 18s. Id. united Kith Stangate. Steeple-Barton*. See Barton-steeple, Oxford. STi E1T.E-ClaYD0N. See Cl.AYDON-STEEPLE, Bucks. Sieeple Magna, a parish in the hundred of Candleshoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, \ mile from tUe foregoing; containing 43 houses and i;07 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11. 18s. -W. united with Frisby. Steeple-mordon, a parish in the hundred of Armingford, Cambridge, 3\ miles from Royston, and 41 from London; containing 74 houses and 430 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, rated at 6/. 18?. 6d. in the patronage of New college, Oxford. Sri evleton, Preston, a parish in the hun- dred of Pimperne, division of Blandford, Dorset, 4 miles from Blandford, and 107 from London; containing oniy 4 houses and 18 inhabitants. Steeton, a hamlet in the parish of Bolton, Piercey, in the ainsty of York, 7 miles from York, and 183 from London; Containing 12 houses and T7 inhabitants. Steeton, a parish in Staineliffe wapentake, west riding of York, 4 miles from Keighley, and 211 from London; containing 95 houses and 510 inhabitants. Stuigston, a parish in the hundred of Roose, Pembrokeshire, Wales, near Haver- fordwest, and 266 miles from London ; con- taining 23t) houses and 1291 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 9/. 17-v. 3d. united with Johnston, and is in the patronage of the prince of Wales. Stella, a township in the parish of Ry- ton, Chester ward, Durham, 5 miles from Gateshead, and 2S0 from London ; contain- ing 79 houses and 314 inhabitants. Spelling, a hamlet in the parish of Great Hardness, hundred of Stouting, Lathe of Shepway, Kent, 7 miles from Ashford, and 61 from London; containing 48 houses and 206 inhabitants. It has a chapel, and fairs, Iloly Thursday, and 1st November. sr^NNiNGor, a parish in the hundred of Gartree, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 8 miles from Horncastle, and 147 from London; containing 9 houses and 13 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. IS*. 3d, Stephens, St. a parish in the hundred of East, Cornwall adjoining Launeeston, and 114 miles from London; containing 12J houses and 738 inhabitants. It is a cu- racy. Stephens, St. a parish in the hundred of East, Cornwall, being the other church of the borough of Saltash, '220 miles from London ; which including that borough, con- tains 1 13 houses and 1004 inhabitants. See Saltash. The church is a vicara.se rated at 26/. and is in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Windsor, with .Saltash chapel annexed. Stephen's, Sr. a parish in the hundred of Powder, Cornwall, 3 miles from St. Austle, and 245 from London ; containing 342 houses and 173S inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 27/7 lOs. ?d. Stepnev, an extensive parish in the hun- dred of Ossulton, Middlesex, being one of the out-parishes of the city of London, 2 miles east of London -bridge ; containing 4000 houses and 25,260 inhabitants, exclu- sive of its adjacent hamlets. This parish is greatly increased of late j'ears, so as to pro- duce the distinct parishes of Stratford, Whitechapel, Limehouse, Wapping, Shad- well, Ratcliffc Highway, Spitalfields, and Bethnal-green, which have all been sepa- rated from it. The bishops of London had anciently a palace here, and the market now held in Whitechapel belonged thereto. The name of Stibcn's Heath, is mentioned in the reign of William the Conqueror. On the east side of the portico of the church, there is a stone, with an inscription purporting its being brought from the ruins of Carthage ; and in the wall over the south porlico, is an pttcient Saxon sculpture of the Crucifixion. — • Ly son's London. Steppingley, a parish in the hundred of Redbornstoke, Bedford, 2 miles from Ampi- hill, and 43 from London; containing 46 houses and 264 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 61. 16s. 3d. Sternfield, a parish in the hundred of Plomsgate, Suffolk, 2 miles from Saxmund- ham, and 88 from London ; containing 36 houses and 170 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8'. 1 is. 4.7. Step.t, a tything in the parish of Urch- font, hundred of Swanborough, Wilts, 3 miles from Devizes, and 86 from London ; containing 30 houses and 130 inhabitants. Stevenace, a market town and parish in the hundred of Broadwater, Herts, 12 miles from Hatfield, and 31 from London ; con- taining 258 houses and 1251 inhabitants. It appears to have been anciently called Sti- genhqgkt, and belonged to the abbey of West- minster, but at the dissolution it was granted to the bishops of London, who have enjoyed it ever since. The town is but indifferuitlv 2 L 3 STE STI built; the church is an ancient building, situated on a dry sandy hill ; and consists of one aisle on each side, with a large chancel in tlje middle, and has a square tower. To the south of the town are six hills, supposed to have been the site of a Danish or Roman camp. Here is an alms-house, called All Christian Souls House, and a grammar free- school. Market on Wednesday, and itsfai s are 9 days before Faster and Whitsun weeks, 15th July, and the first Friday in Septem- ber. It is a rectory, rated at 33.'. 6s. 8.1. — Salmon's Herts. Stevenson, a parish in the district of Cunningham, shire of Ayr, Scotland, 5 miies from Irvine; containing 378 houses and 2146 inhabitants. Steven ton, a parish in the hundred of Ock, Berkshire, 4 miles from Abingdon, and 56 from London ; containing 101 houses and 53*/ inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 91. 5s. Id. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Westminster. Steventon, a parish in the hundred and division of Basingstoke, Hants, 5 miles from Basingstoke, and 50 from London ; contain- ing 20 houses and 153 inhabitants. Stevington, a parish in the hundred of Willey, Bedford, 6 mile- from Bedford, and 56 from London; containing 78 houses and 4-15 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 12/. 13s. 4rf. Stewarton, a town in the district of Cun- ningham, shire of Ayr, Scotland, 18 miles from Glasgow ; containing 430 houses and 2657 inhabitants. The town of Stewarton is equal to any in the west of Scotland, for size, regularity, and cleanliness of its streets and houses. It is seated on the water of Annock. Its chief trade is in the manufacture of bon- nets. It has several well-attended annual fairs. Stewarton, or Stewart's Town, a village in the county of Tyrone, province of Ulster, Ireland, 5 miles north of Dungannon. Stewkley, a parish in the hundred of Cot- slow, Bucks, 4 miles from Winslow, and 46 from London; containing 118 houses and 680 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 91. *»s 7rf. in the patronage of the bishop of Ox- ford. Stewkley. See Stukeley, Hunts. Stewton, a parish in the hundred of . Louth Eske, Lindsay division, Lincoln .5 miles from Louth, and 153 from London ; containing 11 houses and 45 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. Steyninc, a borough and market town in the hundred of Steynimr, and rape of Bram- ber, Sussex, 15 miles from Lewes, and 51 from London; containing 212 bouses and 1 174 inhabitants. This town is poorly built, being chiefly noted tor its church, which is a small but curious Norman built structure. The tower is more modern. In this church were buried St.Cuthinan and Ethel working of Wessex, father of Alfred. Its name is sup- posed to be derived from a Roman way, called Stcyne-strct, running from Arundel to Do. king, in Surry. It is an ancient boi and sends 2 numbers to parliament; the number of voters being about 100. The re- turning officer is the constable, who is cbi< f magistrate, and annually chosen at the court leet of the lord of the manor. The market is on Wednesday, and there is one on the second Wednesday in every month for cattle. Fairs, 9th June, 19th September, and 10th October. The Michaelmas fair is very con- siderable for Welsh and other cattle, sheep, hogs, and seed wheat. It is a vicarage, rated at 15/. -TiBBARn, a parish in the hundred of Gat- low, Norfolk, 3 miles from Fakenham, and 107 from London ; containing 53 houses and 283 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 11/. 13*. id. united with Colkirk, in the pa- tronage of the marquis of Towtishend. Sticktord, a parish in the hundred of £o- lingbroke, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 12 miles from Boston, and 129 from London; containing 56 houses and 252 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 61. ">-. 6<£ in the patron- age of the bishop of Lincoln. Stk kney, a parish in the hundred of Bo- lingbroke, Lindsay division, Lincoln, ]() miles from Boston, and 127 from London ; containing 103 houses and 495 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. il.y. $-f. Stidd, a small village in the hundred of Appletree, Derby, near Derby, on the river Dove; containing on'y 6 houses and 29 in- habitants. Stidd, a hamlet and chapelry in thn parish of Ribchester, Lancashire, and included therewith. Stjddcot, a hamlet in the parish of Tither- ington, Gloucestershire. Stiffkey, a parish in the hundred of North Green hoe, Norfolk, 5 miles from Walsing- hatn, and 119 from London, on the coast; containing 43 houses and 334 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 25/. united with Marston. Stifford, a parish in the hundred of Chaf- ford, E-sex, hading to Gray's Thurrock, l Z1\ miles from London ; containing 39 houses and 215 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. Stillincfleet, a parish in the wapentake of Ouze aud Derweut, east riding of York, 7 miles from Selby, and 189 from London; containing 61 houses and 304 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. Is. I J. in the pa- tronage of the dean and chapter of York Stii.i.ivgton, a hamlet in the parish of Redmarshhll, Stocktoq ward, Durham, 7 miles from Darlington, and 250 from Lon- don ; containing 8 houses and 69 inhabit- ants. STii.riNGTON, a parish in the liberties of York Aiustey, east riding of- York, 11 miles from York, and 210 from London; contain- ing 111 hou=es and 531 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 4/ 15*. 5rf. belonging ta the prebend thereof, in York cathedral. STI Stilton, a parish in the hundred of Nor- Diancross, Hunts, 6 miles from Peterbo- rough, and 74 from London ; containing 110 houses and 509 inhabitants. It is situ- ated on die Roman highway, from Caister to Hunt ngdon, called Ermine Street, part of which in the neighbourhood still appears paved with stone. Ti> s village lias long been celebrated' for the excellence of its cheese. It is a rectory, value 1 1/. 5- lOrf. in the pa- tronage of the bishop of Lincoln. Stincbcohbb, a parish in the hundred of Berkley, Gloucester, 2 mites from Durs •:, and 109 from London ; containing 74 houses and 419 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Stinsfo&d, a parish in the hundred of St. George, division af Dorchester, Dorset, 1 mile from Dorchester ; containing 4.t houses and 227 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 12/. 17*. Id. Siipperley Park, near Lymm, hundred of Bucklow, Cheshire, noted for its breed of sheep of extraordinary size, the fleece of which much resembles hair, besides two sneeps horns, they have two others as erect as goats. SriRctiLEv, a parish in the hundred of South Bradford, Salop, near Shrewsbury, and 158 miles from London; containing 20 houses anil 143 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 6l. 5>. 10/. Stirling, an ancient town in Scotland, in that division of Lenoxshire to which it gives name, situated on the river Forth, 35 miles from Edinburgh; containing 614 bouses and 5256 inhabitants, of whom 514 were return- ed as being employed in trade. The town stands much like the old tows of Edinburgh, on the sloping ridge of a rock. It has two churches, called the E.st and West Kirks ; the former is an elegant building. The town-house is a large building; in the coun- cil chamber is kept the jag, apppointed by law as the standard for dry measure in Scot- land. There are three well endowed hospi- tals. The principal manufactures are of carpeting and shalloons. The palace which was the favourite residence of James V. and erected by him, is a stalely ouilding in the form of a square ; the outside is curiously ornamented with grotesque figures; the grand story is now converted into barracks ; and in the upper parts are rooms for the go- vernor and other officers of the garrison. The castle, situated on a rock at the west- ern end of the town, was anciently a place of great strength, and was much enlarged and repaired in the reign of queen Anne. This fortress has frequently been the scene of bloody contention. The foundation of the castle is a Basaltic rock, around which is a pleasant walk carried from the town, and in many places cutout of the solid rock. Stir- ling is governed by a provost, 4 bailies, a (ban of guild, treasurer, and 14 councillors. The magis 1 rates have also an extensive cri- minal jurisdiction conferred on them by B.yeraJ charters. It holds a fifth rank among STI the Scottish royal boroughs. — N,'m?no>s Stir* lingshtre. Stirlingshire, Scotland, formerly a part of the shire of Lenox, bum led on trie north by Perthshire and the river Forth, on the east by Clackmannan ai i West Lothian, on (be south by Lanarkshire, and on the west by Dumbarton and Loch Lomond; be« wig- 36 miles long, and on an average I 'J broad. It contains one royal borough, Stir- ling. Its chief tow.vS are Falkirk and St. Ninian's, and several larj i villages, \\r.. Larbcrt, Kippcn, Kilsyth, Buckly vie, Airtb; < Canapsie, &c; the whole being divided into 22 parishes ; containing 7530 houses and 50,825 inhabitants, viz. 23,875 males, and 26,950 females, having 1 1,87s employed in trade, and 94."?S in agriculture. The ma- tures of the country an ri.Th and beautiful ; the eastern district is extremely feriUe, yet there are several extensive mosses on tbe banks of tbe Forth. In former times the greater part of this county uas one entire forest, the vestiges of which are still to be seen south of the town of Stirling. Being a frontjer county, Siirlingshiie has been the field of much contention and bloodshed ; and here the heroes of Os«au performed many of their heroic exploits. The :>-o ridges of hills called Lennox and Ocidl. ex- hibit many volcanic appearances, particu- larly at Mntry and the ( mnpsie Fells. The county abounds with coal, iron-stone, free- stone, and lime : among tbe more precious minerals, silver, copper, cobalt, and lead, have been discovered and wrought. It sends 1 member to the imperial parliament. Stirton, a township in the parish of Skip- ton, Staincliffe wapeni ike, west riding of York, 1 mile from Skipton, and 217 from London; containing 27 bouses and 134 .in- habitants. Stisted, a parish in tbe hundred of Jlinek- ford, Essex, 2 miles from I'.raintat, and 42 from London; containing 120 houses and 679 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 22/. in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury. Stitcht.l, a parish united with Hume, in the shires of Roxburgh and Berwick, 4 miles from Kelso; containing 216 bouses and 921 inhabitants. Stithian's, Sr. a parish in the hundred of Kerriar, Cornwall, 3 miles from Penryn, and 269 from London ; containing 228 houses and 1269 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, va- lue 14/. 10/. Stittfnham, a hamlet in the parish of Sheriff Mutton, I? aimer Wapentake, north riding of York, 11 miles from Y r.V, and 210 from London ; containing 10 house.-, and 77 inha itants. Stivichall, a parish in the liberties f >f Coventry, Warwickshire, If mile from Co- ventry, and 90 from London; containing .'2 houses and 107 inhabitants, it is a cu- racy. Sti.wouid, a parish in the hundred of 3 L 4 STO STO Gartree, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 5 miles from Tattershall, and 135 from London, near the river Witham ; containing 3'.' bouses and 200 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11. 10*. i Stoakh.xm, a hamlet in the parish of East Drayton, hundred of Bassetlaw, Notts, near Tuxford; containing 7 houses and 42 inha- bitants. Stobo, a parish in the shire of Peebles, situated on both sines of the river Tweed; 6 miles from Peebles , containing 56 houses and 338 inhabitants. Stock, a parisb in the hundred of Chelms- ford, Essex, 2^ miles from Billericay, and 25 from London ; containing 94 houses and 503 inhabitants. Stock, a hamlet in the parish of HimMe- ton, hundred of Oswaldslowj Worcester, 6 miles from Droit" ich, and 112 From Lon- don; containing 34 houses and 181 inha- bitants. Stockbhidoe, a borough and market town in the parish and hundred of Kimgsonibor'ne, division of Andover, Hants, 21 miles from Basingstoke, and 66 from London ; contain- ing 158 houses and 643 inhabitants. Al- though it returns 2 members to parliament, it is not a corporation, being a borough by prescript'-.m, and governed by a titular bai- liff (who is the returning officer), a consta- ble, and serjeant at mace. The right of fit jtioft is in the housekeepers, paying scot and lot The market is on Thursday ; fairs, Holy Thursday, 10th July, and 7th Octo- ber, for cattle. Siockbiudge, a township in the parish of Clifton, Westward, Westmoreland, 2 miles from Penrith, and 284 from London ; con- taining 36 houses and 175 inhabitants. Stockbridge, a small village near Don- caster, west riding of York. Stockerstone, a parish in the hundred of Gartree, Leicester, 7 miles from Upping- ham, and 96 from London; containing 11 bouses and 56 inhabitants. It is a rectory, Value 13/. Stockgaland, a parish in the hundred of Buckland Newton, division of Sherborn, Dorset, 4 miles from Sturminster, and 115 from London ; containing 9 houses and 71 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 51. Is. 14 Stockland, a parish in the hundred of Whitchurch, division of Bridport, Dorset, 6 tniJes from Chard, and 145 from London; fontainng 198 bouses and 938 inhabitants. The church is a large and ancient building-, and the living is a vicarage, rated at 15/. 13s. jlri* in the gift of the inhabitants. Fair, 1st July. Stockland, a hamlet and chapelry in the parisb of Doultinf:, hundred of Cannington, •Somerset, near Bridgewater, and 145 miles from London; containing 21 houses and 144 inlu.bi ants. Stockiey English, a parish in the hun- dred of Wes* Budleigh, Devon, 5 miles from Crediton, and 185 from London; containing 21 houses and 1 1 6 inhabitants. I is a nc- tory, rated at 7/. in the patronage of the king. Stocklf.y Pomeroy, another parish in the same hundred, and 2 miles distant from the foregoing; containing 41 houses and 196 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at. 15/. 6)- S /. in the patronage of the bull Op of Ex» eter. Stock ley, a hamlet in the parish of Branfre- pc.li, Darlington ward, Durhirh, 5 miles from Bishop Auckland, and 260 fro n Lou- don ; containing ! 6 houses and o9 inha- bitants. Stocklinch, Magdalen, a parish in the hundred of Abdick, Somerset, 4§ miles from llminster, and 1 from London i contain- ing 17 houses and 89 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 4 . 4*. Id. Stocklinch Otteksey, another parish in the same hundred, and ^ u.ile distant from the foregoing; containing 21 houses .~nd 119 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6'« 9s. 2d. Stockport, a market town and parish in the hundred of Macclesfield, Cheshire, 11 miles from Macclesfield, and 17:5 rom Lon- don, on the bank-; of the Mersey ; containing 2572 houses and 14.830 inhabitants, viz. 6983 males, and 7847 females, of whom 14,580 were returned as being employed in various trades and manufactures. There are two churches; the old one called the Red church, is founded on a rock, and has a neat square tower, containing 6 bells ; the other, St. Pe- ter's, is a modern building, erected of brick, in 1766. There are several meeting-bouses of Dissenters of various persuasions ; and in 1806, an extensive Sunday-school was erected, capable of holding 400U scholars. An ex- tensive eottois manufactory, of a castle-like form, stands in the market-place, and was erected on the site of an ancient castle. The trade and manufactures of Stockport, parti- cularly of cotton, have much increased of late, and it derives considerable benefit from the canal communication with the rivers Mersey, Dee, Ribble, Severn, Trent, &c. Over the Mersey is a neat stone bridge of one arch, founded on a red rock, erected in 1745, the old one being destroyed to prevent the approach of the rebel army. The town was once incorporated, but is now only governed by a high constable. Marhetou Friday, and its fairs are 4th and 25th March, 1st May, and 23d October, which are well supplied With cheese and oatmeal. The living is a rectory, rated at 70/. 6s. 8d- but its real va- lue is near 1000/. per annum. The new church of St. Peter is a curacy, under the mother church. — Norde'n's Cheshire. Stockton, a borough and market town in Stockton ward, Durham, situate on the river Tees, 4 miles from Yarm, and 24S from Lon- don; containing 5^7 houses and 4009 inha- bitants, viz. 1795 males and 2214 females, of whom 713 were employed in trade. It STO STO vorw.sts chiefly of one main street, near half a mile long and 60 yards broad, the houses being neatly built of brick. In the (enter of tliis street stands the town- house, a handsome building, with a clock anil high spire. South of the town-house is a handsome column of the Doric order, 33 feet high, where the market is held. There are several inferior streets, or rather lanes, leading to the river, where there is a custom-house under the proper officers. The whole of the town is well paved. On the east side of the street is the church, a handsome brick structure, the doors and windows capped with stone. At the west end is a tower, 80 feet high, con- taining (J bells. The whole was erected in 1712, previous to which it was only a cha- pelry to the mother church of Norton. Op- posite the church is a Presbyterian meeting hOuse. East of the church is a spacious green, or square, surrounded on 3 sides by houses, the church-yard wall forming the fourth. Within the town-house, erected in 1744, is an elegant assembly room; adjoin- ing is a commodious piazza, for the use of the market. Here is a convenient grammar and charity school, erected in 1785 and 1786. Several alms-houses, and a public dispensary. The bridge over the Tees is an elegant struc- ture of 5 arches, the span of the centre arch being 72 feet, 23 feet high from low water, and 21 feet broad; it was finished in 1771. In the out skirts of the town are a Quaker's meeting house, a Roman Catholic chapel, a numerous congregation of Methodists, and a small one of Baptists. Here are several manufactures of check, huckaback, damasks, sail cloth and ropes ; and several vessels, from 40 to 400 tons, are annually built here. Its ancient castle was dismantled during the civil wars, and the only stone houses in Stock- ton have been built from its ruins. The borough is governed by a mayor, aldermen, and a recorder, who is always steward of the bishop's courts leet and baron. That part which constitutes the borough, is all freehold ; and the other buildings, added to the original town, are copyhold or leasehold, under the vicar, and not within the jurisdic- tion of the borough ; each part having its dis- tinct constable. The market days are on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and are wells up- plied with corn, coals, provisions, and ve- getables. Here are two banks, the Stockton and Cleveland, and the Tees banks. The church is a vicarage, under the bishop of Durham, and being made a parish by a late act of parliament, it is not in charge in the king's books, but it pays one-third part of the first fruits, tenths, &c. for the parish of Norton, as a recompence for its separation. The real value is computed at about 300/. per annum. — Breivster's History of Stockton. Stockton, a parish in the hundred of Cla- vering, Norfolk, 3 miles from Beccles, and 119 from London ; containing 14 houses and 111 inhabitants* Stockton, a parish in the hundred of Brimstrey, Salop, 4 miles from Bridgnorth^ and '4 I fro'ii London; containing 71 bnasea and 409 inhabitants. Stockton, a parish iri the hundred of Knightlow, Warwick, 1| mile from Southam, and S3 from London ; containing 43 houses and 274 inhabitants. Stockton, a parish in the hundred of Elstub and Kverley, Wilts, near Amesbury, and 78 miles from London; containing 42 houses and 224 inhabitants. Stockton, a parish in the hundred of Doddingtree, Worcester, 13 miles from Wor- cester, and 124 from London ; containing 28 houses and 108 inhabitants. Its church is an ancient Norman building. Stockton, a parish in Buhner wapentake, north riding of Yoi k, 5 miles from York, and 204 from London; containing 49 houses and 255 inhabitants. It is a curacy belonging to the prebend of Bugthorp. Stockton, the name of a ward in Dur- ham, being the south eastern division of the county, divided from Yorkshire by the river Tees. Stockit.y, a parish in the hundred of Ey- horne, lathe of AylesYord, Kent, 5\ mile3 from Maidstone, and 40 from London; con- taining 65 house- and 433 inhabitants. Stockwith, East, a hamlet in the parish of'Misterton, hundred of Corringham, Lind- say division, Lincoln, 3 miles from Gains- borough, and 154 from London, on the river Trent; containing 37 house's and 161 inha- b tanfs. Fair, 4th Sep. Stockwith West, another hamlet in the same parish, and i mile distant from the foregoing, on the opposite banks of the Trent, situated in the hundred of liassetlaw, Nottingham; containing 93 houses and 530 inhabitants. StOckwe'll, a hamlet in the parish of Lambeth, Surry, 2 miles from Westminster Bridge, contains many neat mansions, and a chapel of ease, erected in 1767. Siqckwood, a parish in the hundred of Colliford Tree, division of Dorchester, Dor- set, near Melcomb Regis, and 125 miles from London ; containing only 8 houses and 56 inhabitants. Stoddesdln t , a parish in the hundred of the s une name, Salop, 8 miles from Bridg. north, and 136 from London; containing 215 houses and 1351 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 15/. 10j. 10< ry, value 20/. 2v. 1 ii. U. Stoke, East, a parish in the hundre'3 of Bingham, Nolls, 3| miles from Newark ; con- taining 62 houses and 293 inhabit; nts. It is a'vicarage, rated at 8.'. 13;. with Srreston, Codington and F.lston chapels annexed; and is in the patronage of the Chancellor of Lincoln. JSti ks Edith, a parish in the hundred uf Radlow, Hereford, 8 miies from Ledlrary and 1\'9 from London ; containing 17 houses and '25S inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13'. with Westhide united. Stoke Fl.tp.v, a parish in the hundred of ise, Norfolk:, 6 miles from Down- ham ami 80 from Loudon ; containing 70 nouses and 50 i inhabitants. It is a eti- racy. Stoke Fr.r.MMiNO, a parish in the hundred of Coleridge, Devon, near Kingsbridge and •206 miies from Loudon ; containing 111 houses and 573 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 31/. 6s. Stoke Gabriel, a parish in the hundred of Hay tor, Devon, 4 miles from Totnevs and 200 from London; containing 90 houses and 5:11 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 167. 11 s. lOtf. Stokb Gifford, a parish in the hundred of Hcnbury, Gloucester, 5 miles from Bris- tol and 113 from London; containing 39 houses and 281 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 67. Stoke Gifford. See Rodney Stoke, So- merset. Stoke Goldisgton, a parish in the hun- dred of Newport, Bin ks, 4 miles from Newport Pagne! and 5t from London; eon- talning 13'2 houses and 636 inhabitants. It is a reetory, value 1 4/. 6s. 3d. Stoke, Golding, or Ma'nsfuib, a town- ship and chapelry, in the parish of Hinck- ley, hundred of Sparkenboe, Leicester, '2 miles from Hinckley and 101 from London ; containing 82 houses and 387 inhabitants. Its chapel is equal to many parish churches. Stoke Hammond, a parish in the hundred of Newport, Bucks, s:J miles from Fenny Stratford and 43 from London; containing 44 houses and '268 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, rated at 19/. 9.". 4c'. and is in the pa- tronage of the bishop uf Lincoln. Stoke Hoi.vcnoss, or Crucis, a parish in the hundred of Henstead, Norfolk, 5 miies from Norwich and 104 from London, on the river Tase; containing 46 houses and 224 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, in the patron- age of the dean, and chapter of Norwich. SroKKtNTiNiiEAn, a parish in the hun- dred of Wowford, Devon, 3 miles from New- ton Abbas and 190 from Lond n, on the shi iv pf Bahiei inb b; y ; containing 123 h< uses and 574 inhabiti nts It is a :> ':t' ry, rated at 36/. 15.v. 1 0e/. and is in the patronage 01 the bishop of iixeter. Stoke I. a ey, a parish in the hundred of Broxash, Hereford ■ ■ mi!, s fn in Bromyard and ls;9 from London , c<<;,t.>imng66 bonses and .31 () inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8'. S . kg Lane, a hamlet in 'he parish of DoultofT, hundred ol Wi lit est one, Somerset, 2 miles from Shepton Bi aiiet and 114 from London; containing 203 bouses and S60 in- habitants. Stokf. Lynr, a parish in the hundred of ley, Oxford, 2-§ miles from B and 57r} from London; containing 66 bouses and 334 inhabitants. It is a vicarage. Stokb MANDEVir.tE, a township and eba- pelry, in the parish of B.erton, htm !red of Aylesbury,Buckingham, 2 miles from U'eu- dover and 3? from London; containing 74 houses and 04'! jnh ibiiaiats. Sotke Newington. See Newjnciox, Stoke, Middlesex. Stoke, North, a parish m 'he hundred of Winnil riggs and Threw, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, near Uranihain and 1 10 miies from London; containing 16 houses and 114 in- habit nts. Sti kk, North, a parish r, ihe hundred of Langtree, Oxford, 2 miles from YTaiiingford and 43 from London; containing 52 bowses and 166 inhabitants. Ii is a > i enrage, value 14 ; . 1').,-. ivith N< wnham Warren and Ipsden chapels annexed, in t hi patronage of St. John's College, Cambridge. Stoki , North, a parish in the hundred of Bath Forum, Suit: irset, 3 miies from Bath and 1 10 from London ; containing ii 1 bouses 108 inhabitants. lr is a rectory, vaiue 55 7>. 6d. and is in the patronage of the k"mg. Stoke Orchard, a ham let and chapelry in the parish of Bishops Cleeve, hundred of Cleeve, Gloucester, 4 miles from Chelten- ham and 99 from London; containing 45 houses ;:nd 195 inhabitants. StoKe Pei-.o, a parish in the hundred of Carhampton, Somerset, 6 miles from Mine- field and l?l from London; containing 11 houses and 63 inhabitants. It is a rector}', value 4/. 10.v. lOrf. Stoke Poges, a parish in the hundred of Stoke, Bucks, 4 miles from Colnbrook and 20-£ ffom Loudon; containing 138 houses and 400 inhabitants. Gray made the church-yard of this parish, the scenes of his beautiful elegy, and lies interred there with- out any memorial. It is a vicarage, rated at 50/. Stoke Prior, a pr-rish in the hundred of Oswaldslow, Worcester, 1| mile from Bromsgrove and 115 from I ondeui ; con- taining 155 houses and 754 inhabitants. The church is a neat Saxon structure, aud STO STO (lie parish is neni 12 miles in circuit It is a vicarage, fated at 12/. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Worcester. Stoke Pnions, a township and chapelry in the parish of Leominster, hundred of Wolpby, Hereford, 2 miles from Leominster and 135 from London ; containing 02 houses and :'-27 inhabitants. StoKe Kivf.ks, a parish in the hundred of Sherwill, Devon, '.ik miles from Barnstaple nnd 191 from Lon Ion ; containing 3*7 houses and 225 inhabitants. It is a rector}', value Hi. 14.. Id. Stoke Say, a parish in the hundred of Munslow, Salop, near Ludlow and 1 46 miles from London ; containing 96 houses and 512 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4'. ISs.id. Stoke, South, a parish in the hundred of the Bath Forum, Somerset, 2 nriies froin Bath and 1 05 from London ; containing 35 houses uv.d 177 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 11. 1-8*. 9d. Stoke, South, a palish in the liberties of Grantham Soke, Lincoln, near Grantham; containing only 12 houses and 51 inhabit- ants. S-toke, St. Gregory^ a township and cha- pelry, in the parish and hundred of North Gurry, Somerset, 7 miles from Langport and 136 from London; containing 181 houses and 907 inhabitants. Stoke St. Mij.borobgh, a parish in Wen- lock franchise, Salop, 6 miles from Ludlow and LiS from London; containing 89 houses and 471 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 13s. 4. 9/i Stoken Ciu-Rrn, a township in the parish of Astoa Rowaut, hundred of Lewkuv-r, Oxford, 8 miles from High Width am and 36 from Loudon; containing 154 houses and 81 1 inhabitants. Stokenham, a parish in the hundred of Coleridge, Devon, 3 mihs from Kingsbridge and 206 from London; containing 250 houses and 1391 inhabitants. 1 he vicarage, rated at 48/. 7.. 8d. is in the patronage of the king, wi h Khirford and Churlston chapels annexed. Sri :. ,-sv, a parish in the hundred of East Plegg, Norfolk, 4 miies from C-aistor and 121 from London j containing 24 houses and 194 I) habitants. It is a rectory, rated at 13/. 6-v. b.'. united with Berrinsby. Stokesj.ey, a market-town and parish in Larisvborougli wapentake, north riding of York, 7 miles from Yarm and 242 from London; containing 334 houses and 1369 in- habitants. It c insists of one well-built and long street, on the banks of the Wisk, near the source of the Tecs. It lias a well at- tended market on Saturday. Fairs, Satur- day before Palm Sunday, first Saturday alter 4th May, nnd once a fortnight, till Sa- turday before Trinity Sunday, the first Sa- turday in October, and the second Saturday in November. It is a rectory, rated at 30' 6s. 10.7. in the patronage of the arch- bishop of York. Stosar, a parish in the hundred of Ping- slow, lathe of St. .- ugustine, Kent, near Sand- wuh, in the road from Ramsgate; contain- ing now only 7 houses and 33 inhabitants, it never having recovered since it was burnt and plundered by the French, in the 14th century. In the neighbourhood are some va- luable salt works. Stondok, a decayed parish in the hundred of Clifdon, Bedford, 4 miles from Hitchin and 3S from London ; containing only 5 houses and 29 inhabitants. Stondon Massey, a parish in the hundred Ongar, Esses, 2 miles from Chippimg Ongar and 24 from London; containing 41 houses and 200 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 6i. Si. Stone, a parish in the hundred of Ayles- bury, Rucks, ?> miles from Aylesbury and 43 from London; containing 103 houses and 515 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. Stone, a hamlet and chapelry in the pa- rish and hundred of Berkeley, Gloucester. Stose, a parish in the. hundred of Oxisey, and lathe of Scray, Kent, bh miles from Teuterden ; containing 44 houses and 346 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 26/. 10s. and the patron is the bishop of Ro- chester. Stone, another parish in the hundred of Axton, and lathe of Sutton, Kent, near Dart- ford, and 17 miles from London; confining 68 houses and 403 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 14.?. Ad. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Canterbury. Stone, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Pirehill, Stafford, 141 miles from London, on the banks of the Trent; con- taining 750 houses and 4701 inhabitants ; STO STO besides the advantages of the river Trent ; it has a canal navigation, communicating with most of the principal towns in the adjacent counties. The church h a noble structure, with a square tower, containing 6 hells. Here is a charity and free grammar-school. It is a curacy. Stone, a parish in the hundred of Half- shire, Worcester, 2 miles from Kiddermin- ster, and 123 from London; containing 59 houses and 403 inhabitants. It is a vicarage rated at 15/. in the patronage of the king, Stone, the name of a hundred in Somerset, lying at the south eastern extremity of the county, around Yeovil and bordering on Dor- setshire. Stoneaston, a township in the parish and hundred of Chewton, Somerset, 5 miles from Wells, and 116 from Loudon; containing 71 houses and 389 inhabitants. Stonebeck, a parish in Claro wapentake, west riding of York, 5 miles from Ripon, and 227 from London; containing 106 houses and 434 inhabitants It is a curac3'. Stonebeck Upper, a township in the pa- rish of Kirby Malzeard 1 mile,; distant from the foregoing, and containing 69 houses and 304 inhabitants. Stonegrave, a village in Rydall wapen- take, north riding of York ; 5 miles from Helm-dey ; containing 19 houses and 126 in- habitants. Stoneham North, a parish in the hundred of Mainbridge and division of Fawley, Hants, 3£ miles from Southampton, and 70 from London ; containing 83 houses and 675 inhabitants. In the church is a beautiful mo- nument to the memory of lord Hawke. It is a rectory, rated at 21/. 9s. 7d. Stoneham South, another parish in the same hundred, and 1^ mile distant from the fore- going; containing 22S houses and 1255 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 12/. Stoneham Earls, a parish in the hun- dred ©f Bosmere and Claydun, Suffolk, 9 miles from Ipswich and 78 from London ; con- tainng 85 houses and 875 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 10*. id. Stoneham, Little, an adjoining parish in the same hundred; containing 32 houses and 257 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. 18*. lid. Stonehence. See Salisbury, Wilts. Stonehive, or Stonehaven, a sea- port town in the parish of Dunottar, shire of Kincardine, Scotland, 15 miles from Aber- deen. It consists of 2 considerable streets containing 300 houses and 1110 inhabitants. It is a Burgh of Barony, and here the Sheriff Court of the county is held. Stonehouse, a township and chapelry in the parish of Plymouth, Devonshire, lying between Plymouth and Plymouth Dock ; here are very extensive barracks. Its new church or chapel was erected in 1787. This township contains 358 houses and 3407 in- habitants, being a population of 10 persons to each house, exclusive of the army and navy. Stonehouse, a parish in the hundred of Whitestone, Gloucester, 4 miles from Stroud, and 106 from Loudon; containing 210 houses and 1412 inhabitants. Here are 2 chanty schools. Fairs 1st May and 29th De- cember. It is a vicarage, value 22/. and the patron is the king. Stonehouse, a parish in the shire of Lan- ark Scotland, near the banks of the Clyde and Avon, 7| miles from Hamilton and 18 from Glasgow; containing 283 houses and 1259 inhabitant 1 ;, the greater part of whom are weavers. Stoseleigh, a parish in the hundred of Knightlow, Warwick, on the banks of the Sow, 2 miles from Kenilworth, and 99 from London; containing 279 houses and [. :47 inhabitant.":. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 1 j.s. 5c/. and the patron is the king. Stoneraise, a hamlet in the parish of Westward, in Allerdale ward, below Der- went, Cumberland, 2 miles from Wigton, and 302 from London; containing 85 houses and 434 inhabitants. Stanesby, a parish in the hundred of Framland, Leicester, 5 miles from Melton Mowbray, and 109 from London; contain- ing 38 houses and 181 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 13/. 13*. 4./. Stonesfiild, a parish in the hundred of Wootton, Oxford, 4 miles from Woodstock, and 66 from London ; containing 69 houses and 374 inhabitants. Many Roman pave- ments and buildings have been discovered here of late years. It is ai-eetorv, value 4/. 19*. 9 Stoure, a river in Leicestershire, falling into the Trent, at Thiumpton. Stoure, another in Oxfordshire, passing through Warwickshire, rklls into the Avon below Stratford; another in Worcestershire, failing into the Seven, at Redstow pas- Stourmouth, a village Stwiton, a hamlet in the parish of Kemp- B.'cangate, lathe of St. in the hundred of Augustine, Kent, nndreil of Cwvaldslow, Worcester, 4^ , ru Worcester, and 109 from Lon- don ; containing ."'j bouses and SOI inhabit- -• • • . • Stour, a river in Kent, consisting of 2 streams, rising in the Weald of Kent, the ».ne faWing into the ocean at Re-culver, and the other" at Sandwich; these branches, by cutting off the north-east angle ofthe county, form the isle of Thdnet. Stoi r, a river of Staffordshire, which situated at the mouth of the Stour, 4 uitie* from Sandwich; containing C3 bouses and 202 inhabitants. Stourport, a hamlet in the parish of Lower Milton, hundred of Doddingtree, Worcester, 4 miles from Kidderminster, on the banks of the Severn river, and canal. Siourton, a parish in the hundred of Mere, Wilts, at the head of the Stour, 2 miles from Mere, and 104 from London ; iuiug .i0 houses and 306 inhabitants. running through the southern angle of that It is a rectory, rated at 17/. county, joins the Severn in Worcestershire. ion, Caundlk, a J° Stour, a river which forms ihe bound; ry between Esex and Suffolk, passing Clare, Sudbury, Nayland and Maqningtree and joining the Severn in Wercestt irsh ; re. STOUR, another river rising on the borders of Dorsetshire and Wilts, pissin? Stunnin- ster and Blandford to Hampshire; falls into the Sea at Christ-church. Stourbridge, a market town tnd parish «, the hundred of Haifchire, Worcester, on the bnaks of the Stour 6 miles from Kidderminster, and 1-3 from Lpad n; containing 732 houses and343J iubabit- pari-h in the hundred of Brownshall, division of Sherb'orn, Dorset, 3 miles from StaTbridge, and 116 from London ; containing 53 houses and 27*7 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Stoutisc, a pari-'' in the hundred of Stontling. lathe of S eftt, 7 mil'es tiom Ashford, and 62 from LoTidoTi; con- taining 36 houses and !!v" inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7;. 17... ll.tf. Stoves, a small village in the Irmdredof Elythuig, Suffolk,' 4 miles from Haleswbrth, a;id 106 from London; containing 13 houses aui 125 inhabitants. STO STO Stow, a parish in the hundred of Buck- ingham, Bucks, 3 miles frojn Buck'mgam, and t)0 from London ; containing 58 houses and 31 I inhabitants. The beautiful seat of the marquis of Buekingham is noted for its noble gardens, ornamented with Gothic temples, pavilions, obelisks, an 1 expanses of water cascades, and bridges ; the various buildings are ornamented with busts, sta- tues, and inscriptions to the memory of the most celebrated ancient and modern cha- racters ; to give even a brief account of each, would require a distinct volume ; of late years these gardens have been much im- proved and modernized, and the mansion 900 feet in front, rebuilt on the most magnificent plan. The many beautiful paintings of the first artists, are worthy the admiration of every traveller. The church is a vicarage, value 11/. 14.7'/. Srow, a parish in the hundred of Staine, Cambridge, 5 miles from Cambridge, and 55 from London ; containing 44 houses and 233 inhabitants. It is a curacy, united with Quy. Srow, a parish in the hundred of Leigh- tonstone, Hunts, S-t miles from Kiinbolton, and *5 from London ; containing '24 houses and 118 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Stow, a parish in the hundred of Well, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 5 miles from Gainsborough, and 14G from London; con- taining 59 house-s and 243 inhabitants. — The church is a large and ancient fabric,, foundfd by one of the bishops of Don lies ter, and rebuilt by the first bisb ,p of Lin- coln. In the park are st II to be traced the foundation of its abbey, which was after- wards the bishop's palace. It is a curacy. Stow, the remains or another parish now united with Barholm, in the hundred of Ness, and parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, near Market Deeping; containing ouly 2 houses and 24 inhabitants. Stow, a hamlet in the parish of Beckley, hundred of Bullington, Oxford, ?>\ miles from Oxford, and 57 from London; con- taining 6 bouses and 33 inhabitants. Stow, a parish in the hundred of Purslow, Salop, near Bishops Cattle, and 158 miles from London; containing 30 houses and 1 33 inhabitants. It is a vicara??, value 4/. Is. 4i/. in the patronage of the king. Stow, a parish in the southern part of Mid- Lothian, Scotland, and comprehending a small part of Selkirkshire, watered by the Gala and Tweed, and containing MOO inha- bitants. Stow, the name of a hundred in Suffolk, in the centre of the county, around Stpw- Inarket. Srow Bardolpit, a parish in the hun- dred of Clackelo-e, Norfolk, 2 miles from Downham and S6 frwm London ; containing 103 houses and 574 inhabitants'. Fair the Saturday after Whitsunday. It is a vicar- age, value 6/. 0s. 8ti. united with VTLmbot- jsbaui. Srow Bedov, a parish in the hundred of Wayland, Norfolk, 4 miles from Wattoa and 90 from London ; containing 45 houses and 217 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value it. 1 9s. id. Srow ill, a hamlet in the parish of North- leach, hundred of Bradley, Gloucester, near Noithleach. Siowlll, a parish in the hundred of Hore- thorne, Somerset, 4 miles from Sherborn and 113 from London ; containing 33 houses and 88 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value, 6.'. 15s. Stower, Last and West, a parish in the hundred of r\ed-Iane, division of Sherborn, Dorset, situated on each side the Stour, and united by a bridge; the east, part contains 77 houses and 380 inhabitants, and western 31 bouses and 132 inhabitants. It is 5 miles from Shaftsbury. SrowEitPAiNR, a parish in the hundred of Pirnpern, division of Blandford, Dorset, 3 miles from Blandford and 106 from London; containing 72 bouses and 380 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 7'. 18.?. 61 in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Salis- bury. Stower Prevo-t, a parish in the hundred of Redlane, and division of Sherborn, Dor- set, 4 miles from Shaftesbury and 105 from London; containing 127 houses and 604 in- habitants. It i* a rectory, value 16/. 4.>-. $d. in the patronage of King's College, Cam- bridge. Stowebton, a hamlet in the parish of Whicbford, bundled of Kiiieton, Warwick, 4 iniies from Shipston and 60 from London; containing 45 houses and 201 in ha bit a its. Stowf.y, a parish in 'he hundred of Chew, Somerset, 9 miles from Bristol and 108 from London; containing 24 houses and 170 in- habitant:;, it is a vicarage, value 6/. 12j. in liie pal ronage of the king. Sto vi v Nit. ait, a parish in the hundred of Willerton and Freemanuers, Somerset, 6 miles from Bridgwater and M9 from Lon- don; containing 113 houses and 586 inha- bitants STOwpoRn, a parish in the hundred of Lifton, Devon, 5 miles from Launceston and 208 from London ; containing 43 houses and 235 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 12--. 6d. Stowgbrsey, a parish in the hundred of Cannington, Somerset, 7 miles from Bridg- water and 148 from Loudon; containing 218 houses and 1168 inhabitant-. It is a vicar- age, va lue 16/. 7s. 6.'. with Lilstock chapel annexed, in the patronage of Eton College. Stowick, a tytlnng in the parish and hun- dred of He'nbury, Gloucester, near Ilen- bury, containing sJ9 houses and 323 inha- bitants. Stow/.anctofi, a parish in the hundred of Blackburn, Suffolk, 2 miles from Ixworrh and 77 from Londwn ; containing 18 houses 162 inhabitants. it is a rectory, value. 8/, 7* H STR SIR Stow Market, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Stow. Suffolk, situated on the banks of the Orwell, 3 miles from Need- ham and 76 from London ; Containing 273 houses and 1761 inhabitants; besides the fiver it has a navigable canal ; tammies and various kinds of Norwich staff are manu- factured here. The church is a spacious building, having a steeple with aspire, l\M feet high ; it contains 8 hells. The market on Thursday is well supplied : fairs Whit Friday, and 29th of June, and a lamb fair on the 1st August. It is a vicarage, value 16/. 15 . Stow -mmb-Cborc BBS, a parish in the hundred of Fawsley, Northampton, 6 miles from Daventry and 66 from London; uon- t.tirvng 65 houses and 311 inhabitants. There are two springs in ihis parish, reck- oned medicinal. The church contains se- veral handsome monuments. It is a rec- ti ry, rated at 18/. Srow-os-niE-\Vor.D, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Slaughter, Glou- cester, near the river W i. inrush, 10 miles from Cautpden and S2 from London; con- taining 253 lionses and 11 S9 inhabitants. It stands in a very Lie k part of the coun- try, on a high eminence; the buildings are very irregular, and the streets but indiffer- ently paved. Its ancient church is situated ma a hill, has a lofty tower, and contains several ancient monuments. Here is an hospital, fice-school, and alms-houses, all veil endowed. This parish is very exteu- sive, being 12 miles in compass, and was formerly a corporation; it is now governed by two ba ! ill's. Market on Thursday, and its fairs are 12th May, and 24th October, which have long been noted for the quan- tities of hops cheese, and sheep, annually sold here. It is a rectory, value IS/. S.'ov.tjn, a par.sh in tie hundred of Wowford, Devon, 3 miles from Exeter and 165 from London; containing 54 houses and 318 inhabitants. Stow Ui'Iaisd, a hamet in the parish of Stow market, hundred of Sto>v, Suffolk, near Stow; containing 95 houses and 709 inhabitants. SriiAnisiiALL, a paiish in the hundred of Lt sbridge, Suffolk. 4 miles from Clare and 59 from London ; containing 65 houses and 4i inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. Us. Stradset, a parish in the hundred of Clackclose, Norfolk, 3 tniies from Down- ham, and 82 from Loudon; containing 22 houses and loo inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 3/. 6s. 8rf. Strafford, a village in the hundred of Collifordiree, division of Dorchester, Dorset, 3 mile.; from Dorchester, and 117 from Lon- don; containing so houses and 144 inhabit- ants. STRAXSHAE&, a township in the parish of EJttosEerer, fcuaihsd of Totmonslow, Staf- ford, situated on a rivulet, 1§ mile from Uttoxeter ; containing 30 houses aud 137 inhabitants. Stradbp.ooke, a parish in the hundred of Hoxne, Suffolk, 5 miles from Harleston, and 94 from London; containing 139 houses and 1215 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, va- lue 9/. 1 8s. 6-i. and the patron is the bishop of Ely. Strabans, a town in the county of Tyrone and province of Ulster, Ireland, seated on the river Mourue, near Lough Foyle, 11 miles from Londonderry, and 101 from Dub- lin. Str adbau.v, a town in Queen's county, province of Leinster, Ireland, 38 miles fr^m Dublin. SiRAFFor.Tti, the. name of a wapentake in the west riding of York, at tiie eastern ex- tremity of the riding and borders of Notts. Strancford, a seaport town in the coun- ty of Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, seated on the west side of Lough Strangford, which here has a narrow entrance, 7 miles from Down, and 80 from Dublin. The bar or entrance of the bay is about 3 miles below the town, its whole length being 17 miles, and from 4 to 5 broad ; containing 54 islands, 4 of them are called Swan Islands, from the number of Swans bred there. In these islands the burning of kelp employs a num- ber of hands. STitANitAWEn, a royal borough in the shire of Wigton, Scotland, at the head of Loch Ryan, 6 miles from Port Patrick; contain- ing 340 houses and 1722 inhabitants, many of whom are employed in some extensive cotton and linen manufactories. Many of the houses are well built, and it has a good harbour, With a custom-house. It is govern- ed by a provost, 2 bailiffs, and a dean of guild, and joins with Wigton, Galloway, and Whithorn, in sending a member to the Imperial parliament. Sihan 1 os, a parish in Stockton ward, Dur- ham, 2 miles from Hartlepool, and 260 from London; containing 74 houses and 325 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 17/. 16j. Stuatfield Mortimer, a parish in the hundred of The-ile, Berks, 10 miles from Basingstoke, and jd from London; contain- ing 128 houses and 694 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 19s. 4c/. in the patronage of Eton College. Str ..: ir.tD Say, a parish in the hundred of Holdshott, division ot Basingstoke, Hants, 8 miles -from Basingstoke, and 53 from Lon- don; containing 71 houses and 43.1 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value 24/. 13j. SrRATFiELr: Turgis, another parish in the same hundred, 1 mile distant fVon* the fore- going, and containing 36 ^houses and 190 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 61. 11V. &.'. St; \ -roRD, a parish in theTower division, Middles ■>.. See' Bow. IsTR.vrfcitD, a (parish in the hundred of STR STR Womsgafe, Suffolk, 3 mites from Saxmund - ham, and 87 frond London; containing '21 houses and 203 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 5/- in the patr inage of the king. Stratford, another parish in the hundred of Samford, Siifib k, ®n the river Stonre, op- posite to Manningtree, and 58' miles from London; containing 7fi houses and 502 in- habitants. It is a great th >r mghfare and has a considerable manufacture; fair 11th June, li is a rectory, value 13k in the pa- tronage of the king as duke of Lancaster. Stratford, Old, a parish in the hundred of Barlichwnv, Warwick, near Hen'e3 ' :i Arden. and UK) miles from London; contain- ing 79 houses and 366 inhabitants. Si RATpni'.R-o.s-Avos, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Barliehway, War- wick, 94 miles from Loudon by Oxford, si- tuated on the river Avon, ovorwhich is a bridge of brick and stone, having 14 arches over the stream, besides 5 dry: the town is well built, and contains 510 houses and 241!i inhabitants, of whom 1096 were em- ployed in trade and manufacture. The church is a noble building, with a lofty Spire, having 6 bells; its origin is very ancient, but many parfs of it are of modern altera- tion. There is also a chapel here, the gift of sir Hugh Clapton, in the reign of Henry VII. This place is particularly celebrated for giving birth to William Shakespeare, who died in 1616, and has a neat monument in the church. The noted mulberry tree which grew in the gardens of the author, was de- stroyed by a successor who sold it to a car- penter in the town ; who justly knowing the value of every thing appertaining to the celebrated author, ingeniously worked it into various ornaments and trinkets, many of whom were bought by the corporation, and distributed as compliments to different personages of renown. In September 1796, was the first commemoration of Shakeipeare's Jubilee, where an amphitheatre was erected on the plan of Raneiagh, for the reception of its visitors from all parts of the kingdom. It lasted 3 days, during which time every species of entertainment was exhibited, such as concerts, oratorios, pageants, fire-works, illuminations, &c. In the Guildhall is a large room called Shakespeare's hall, adorn- ed with 2 excellent paintings of Shakespeare and Garrick. It was rebuilt in 1768 : over the hall is a free grammar-school ; there are also several good alms-bouses. The chief trade is in corn and malt to Warwick. Market on Thursday ; its fairs are Thursday after Lady-day, 14th May, 25th September, and the Thursday se'jmight after. It is a vicarage, value 20/. and the patron is the duke of Dorset. Stratford, a hamlet in the parish of Sandy, hundred of Biggleswade, Bedford, 2 miles from Biggleswade, and 47 from London. Stratford, Fenny. See Fenny Stratfoud. Stratford, Stony, a market town si- tuated partly in the parish of Calverton. and partly in fhatof Woolvcrton, hundred of New- port, Bucks, situated on the banks of the Ouse, over which it has a stone blidgeto Old Strat- ford, in Northampton. It is a long town containing 294 houses and 165S inhabitants; and lies 7 miles from Fenny Stratford, and 52 from London. It bad formerly 2 churches or rather eh ipels of ease, but the one on the east side of the road was destroyed by lire, in 174*2, and has not been rebuilt, yet the tow i is still standing; the other dedicated to St. Giles, was rebuilt in a neat modern manner, in 1777 ; here is a meeting nonse, bi 1 mgiug to a const lei able sect af Baptists. It is supposed to derive its name of Stony, to distingush it from Fennv Stratford, and from its being situated on the Watling- street, Roman paved road. The only ma- nufacture (if it may be so called) here, is that of lace making : but the market on Friday, is well supplied with provisions, and • considerable quantities of corn is sold here, forming the principal traffic and support of the place. Fairs, 20th April, 2d August, 10th October, and 12th November, for pro- visions, cattle, pedlary, &c. and on the Friday before Old Michaelmas day, is a statute fair. Stratford, Long, a hamlet in the parish of YV'esthain, hundred of Beacontree, Essex 1 , being the first village in the county from London, and joined to Stratford Bow, bv a stone bridge over the Lea, said to be the" first arehed stone bridge erected in England. It contains 593 houses and 34/36 inhabitants, A little to the south are the remains of a Cistenian monastry. — It is a curaev. Stratford, Toney, a parish in the hun- dred of Cawdon and Cadworth, Wilts, 3 miles from Salisbury, and 83 from Loudon ; containing 30 houses and 119 inhabitants. — ■ It is a rectory, value 12/. in the patronage of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Stu viford-cnui'r-tue-C'asti.e, a parish in the hundred of Underditch, Wilts, 4 miles from Salisbury, and 84 from London; con- taining 62 houses and 352 inhabitants. In this parish is situated the borough of Old Sarum. The church is a curacy, in the pa- tronage of the de.au and chapter of Salisbury. Strath, a name in Scotland, signifying a large and broad valley in contradistinction to Glen, signifying a valley of smaller extent. Strath, a parish in the l-\e ot Sky, shire of Inverness, Scotland ; containing 333 houses and 1748 inhabitants ; comprehend- ing the small isles of Sculpa and Pabha. Strathaen, or more generally Sirachan, a parish in the shire of Kincardine, Scut- land, in the road from Brechin to Inver- ness, on the. north side of the Grampian ridge; and containing 164 bouses and 73 J inhabitants. Straiiiavf.n, a market town in the parish of Avendale, shire of Lanark, Scotland, seated ob ibe river Avon, 7 miles from Hamilton ; containing 1610 inhabitants, hav- ing a considerable cotton-manufactory. It is ajrargh of baron v, under a bailie, c0 . 3 M STR STR minuted by the duke of Hamilton ; here are considerable fairs in January, June, and November. Siratiiblane, a parish in a considerable 'valley of the same name, in the shire of Stirling, Scotland, 40 miles from Edinburgh; containing 112 houses and 734 inhabitants. Here are the remains of two ancient forti- fied castles, ttugdock and Duntreaih. Strata bog ie, a considerable district of Aber- deenshire, lying on each side the river Bogie, Stratijdon, a parish in the shire of Aber- deen, at the western extremity of the coun- ty. 50 miles from Aberdeen ; it was form- erly called Imxrnochtie, from the situation ut'thechur h at the confluence of the Xochfie with the Don. It contains '286 houses and 1354 inhabitants. The ancient castle of Curgaff, on the road from Edinburgh to Port George, once the hunting seat of the earl of Man, is now a small military post. St rath Mart IB, a parish in the shire of Forfar, on the banks of the Dighty, 4miles from Dun lee; containing 98 houses and 503 inhabitant-;. Strath miglo, a parish in the shire of Fife, lying on one of the small streams of ihe Eden, 4 miles from Falkirk, and 15 from Cupar; containing 311 houses and 1629 inhabitants. Strath more, the name of a valley which crosses Scotland from Stonehaven, in Kin- cardine, in the east, to the district of Cowal, in Argyle, on the west. Stratton, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Biggleswade, Bedford, 4 mile from Biggleswade, and 44^ from London ; containing 8 houses and 64 inhabitants. Stratton, a market town and parish in the hundred of the same name, Cornwall, 7 miles from Holdsworthy, and 221 from London; containing 191 houses and 960 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. l\s. b /. and the patron is the king. Market on Tuesday and Sal unlay. Fair 19th May, 0th November, 11th December. Stratton, a parish in the hundred of S*. George, division of Dorchester, Dorset, 3 miles from Dorchester, and 122 from Lon- don; containing 32 houses and 164 inhabit- ants. It is a curacy. Stratton, a parish in the hundred of Crowthorne and Minety, Gloucester, lj mile from Cirencester, and 90 from Lon- don; containing 33 houses and 166 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value 12/. 7 s. 9, a parish in the hun- inhabit. mts. It is a vicarage, value- 4/. !!?>. dred of Repton and Gressley, Derby, S id belonging to the prebend thereof, in York miles from Burton, and 120 from London - cathetirai. containing 55 houses apd 212 inhabitants. Strensham, a parish in the hundred of It is a rectory, value 9/. 10s. 5.7. Eershore, Worcester, 5 miles from Pershore, Stretton Granson, a parish in the hun- and L08 from London j containing 63 houses died of Radlow, Hereford, 6k m.les from and 286 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value Ledbury, and 1 27 from London ; containing !0A 25 houses and 17 8 inhabitants. It is a vicar- Stretford, a parish in the hundred of the age, value 9/. 4s. 2d. with Asperden chapel same name, Hereford, 4 miles from Leo- annexed. minster, and 141 from London; containing Stretton Sugwas, a parish in the hundred 9 houses and 44 inhabitants. of Grimsworth, Hereford, 4 miles from Stretford, a township and chapelry in the Hereford, and 139 from London; con- parish of Manchester, hundred of Sal ford, taining 27 houses and 13S inhabitants. It Lancaster, near Manchester ; containing is a rectory, value 9/. Is. Id. -73 bouses and 1-177 inhabitants. Strickland, a parish in the hundred of Stretlht, a parish in the hundred of Pimperne, divisi n of Blandford, Dorset, Broxton, Notts, 4 miles from Nottingham, 4 miles from Blandford, and 107 from Lon- and 1 28 from London ; containing 47 houses don; containing 49 houses and 306 inhabit- and 250 inhabitants. It is a curacy. ants. Stretton, a parish in the hundred of Stricken, a parish in the shire of Aber- Scarsdale, Derby, 6 miles from Chesterfield, deen, Scotland, 15 miles from Peterhead; and 147 from London ; containing 91 containing 370 houses and 1520 inhabitants. houses and 440 inhabitants. It is seated on both sides the river Ugie. Stretton, a parish in the hundred of Al- Strickathrow, a parish in the shire of stoe, Rutland, 8 miles from Stamford ; Forfar, in the vale of Strathmore, 5 miles containing 33 houses and 152 inhabitants. — from Brech'ne; containing 125 houses and It is a rectory, value 11. 17*. 'd. 593 inhabitants. Stretton, a township and chapelry in Strickland Kettle, & Strickland Roger, the parish of Penkridge, hundred of Cut- two hamlets in the parish and ward of Ken- tlestone, Stafford, 3 miles from Penk- dal, Westmoreland, 5k miles from Kendal, ridge, and 1 23 from London ; containing 43 and 263 from London; the former contain- houses and 257 inhabitants. ing 48 houses and 1+9 inhabitants; the Stretton, a township in the parish of latter, 46 houses and 250 inhabitants. Burton-on-Trent, hundred of Offlow, Staf- Strickland, Great and Little, two town- ford, 2 miles from Burton, and 132 from ships in the parish of Morland, in West . London ; containing 66 houses and 330 in- ward Westmoreland, 6 miles from Penrith, habitants. and 280 from London; containing 60 Stretton, Church. See Church Stret- houses and 309 inhabitants. ton. Stringston, a parish in the hundred of Stretton-on-Foss, a parish in the him- Cannmgtonr, Somerset, 3 miles from Stowey, dred of Kineton, Warwick, Smiles from and 152 from London ; containing 20 houses Shipston-on-Stour, and 66 from London ; and 120 inhabitants. Strixton, a parish in the hundred of Higham-Ferrers, Northampton, 4§ miles from Wellingborough ; containing 5 houses and 57 inhabitants. Stroma, a small island in the Pentland Frith, 3 miles from the shore of Caithness ; it is about 1 mile long, and % mile broad j containing 65 houses and 291 inhabitants. — ■ It is a rectory, value 1 1/. Stretton -under-Foss, a hamlet in the parish of Monks Kirby, h find red 'of Knight- low, Warwick, 7 miles from Rugby, and 91 from London ; containing 46 houses and 215 inhabitants. Stretton Baskerville, a hamlet in the it contains 170 inhabitants. parish of Burton Hastings, hundred of Knight- Stromness, a considerable town in the low, Warwick, near Nuneaton; containing island of Pomona, Orkney; containing 222 15 houses and 81 inhabit nits. houses and '.344 inhabitants. It has an ex- Stretton-on-Dunsmoor, another parish cellent harbour, »nd a considerable foreign in the same hundred of Warwick, situated trade, on Dunsmoor-he3th, 6 miles from Rqgbv, Sironsey, one of the Orkney Isle;, aboat 3M a S T I) STU 7§ miles over ; containing 15^ houses an a curacy. Strumpshaw, a parish in the hundred of Biotfeld, Korfolki G miles from Norwich, and 115 from London j containing 50 houses and 323 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value h,. Stub ion, a parish in the hundred of Lovedon, parts of Kesteren, Lincoln, 4 miles fioiu 2\'ewa;k, and 11-1 from London; con- taining 21 houses and 1 1* inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. 3s. 9d. Studham, a parish in the hundred of MaBs- hcad, Bedford, 4 miles from Dunstable, and 30 from London ; containing 22 houses ami 99 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, valae 91. Studham. a hamlet in the parish of Kirk- hampton, Cumberland. STrnLAsn, a parish in the hundred of Rowharrow, division of Blandford, Dorset, 3 miles from Corfe Castle, and 118 from London, being at the extremity of the Isle ofPurbeck: hi the neighbourhood are several curious bairows; the most remarkable- is the Agglestone, or Stone Barrow, covering about an acre of ground; it is 90 feet high, and 60 feet in diameter at top : the Parish contains 73 houses and 332 inhabitants. — The church is au ancient building, and is a rectory, rated at 7/. JO*. 3d. tjtudland bay extends to Pool harbour, and is a very safe anchorage for vessels not exceeding 14 feet draught. Studland, a hamlet in the parish of Kens- Worth, hundred of Dacorum, Herts, 9 miles from St. Alban's, and 29 from London; con« taining 39 houses and 205 inhabitant. Sai'DLEY, a township in the parish of Oakley, on tin; borders of Buckingham and Oxford, 7 miles from Thame, and 53 from London ; containing 15 houses and 90 inhabitants, in the hundred of Ashen- den, Bucks, and 64 houses and 283 inha- bitants, with the chapel, in the hundred of Bnllingtoa, Oxfurd. Sii'oley, a parish in the hundred of Barlich way, Warwick, on the river Arrow, 4 miles from Alcester; containing 189 houses and 1037 inhabitants. It is a cu- racy. Studi.lv, a hamlet in the parish of Rip- on, Clarn wapentake, west riding of York, 1 mile from Ripon, and 221 from London; containing 20 houses and 145 in- habitants. SrL'Knr.EY, Great, a pari.--h in the hundred of Hurstingstonc, Hunts, 2 miles from Huntingdon, and 61 from London ; contain- ing 60 nouses and 320 inhabitants. Stckeiey, Little, another parish m the same hundred, 1 mile distant from the fore- going ; containing 47 houses and 233 inha- bitants ; here passes the Roraau road called Ermine-street. Siu.NTi.EY, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish and Isle of Ely, Cambridge, \h mile from Ely, and 65 from London ; containing 23 houses and 12.5 inhabitants. Silrcubvry, a hamlet in the parish of Helmdon, hundred of Ktngsuttoo, North- ampton, near Banbury ; containing 4 houses and 30 inhabitants. Sturmer, a parish in the hundred of Ilinekford, Essex, near Haverhill, 57 miles from London; eontaining34 houses and 20" inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 10*. STU SUD SwrmUJSTKB Marshal, a parish in the hundred of Cogdean, division of Sbaston, Dorset, situated on the river Srour, 4 miles from WiiRhorn Minster, and 10-i from Lon- don ; containing 118 houses and o78 inha- bitants. The church is a large ancient structure, near the river; formerly it was a market town. It is a vicarage, value 31/. 5>. in the patronage of Eton college, with Corfe Mullen and Lytchet Minster chapel-, an- nexed. ' Sri'RKiNSTF.R Newton, a market town and parish in the hundred of the same name, and division of Sherborn, Dorset, 8 miles from Blandford, on the banks of the Stour, and the Somerset ana Dorset canals, and 111 from London ; containing 308 houses and 1406 inhabitants; a number of whom are employed in the manufacture of white baize. The houses are old low buildings, those in the market place excepted; the maiket- house near the centre of the town is a lofty oblong building, the upper part forming warehouses, and the under part butcher's shambles ; there is a good stone bridge of six arches over the river : on the opposile side formerly stood a castle. The church is very spacious, at the west-end of which lias b> en ■erected a very neat and commodious gal- lery, entirely for the use of the choir. The market is on Thursday ; its fairs are, 12th May, and 24th Oc:ober. It is a vicarage, rated at 16/. 1 fi*. 8^. with Bagbery chapel annexed. — Hutchi n's Dorset. Stirry, a parish in the hundred of Blean- gate, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, on the river Stour, 2| miles from Canterbury, and 38 from London ; containing 130 houses and 637 inhabitants- Over the river is an elegant stone bridge, erected in 1777". It is a vicar- rage, value 13/. Is. Sd. and is in the patron- age of the archbishop of Canterbury, Sturston, a township in the parish of Ashhorne, hundred of Appletree, Derby, 1 mile from Ashborn, and 139 from Lon- don ; containing 76 houses and 365 inha- bitants. Stl-r-ston, a parish m the hundred of houses and 64 inha- bitants. Sirs i on, a parish in the hundred of Hartismere, Suffolk, 3 miles from Eye, and 92 from London; containing 31 houses and 1 SO inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 61. 16*. Brf. Stutterton, a parish in the hundred of Kirton, and parts of Holland, Lincoln, 9 miles from Spalding, and 110 from Loudon ; containing 155 houses and 737 inhabaitants. It is a vicarage, value 23/. 3s. 4/. Stutton, a township in the parish of Tad- caster, Barkston Ash wapentake, west rid- ing of York, near Tadcaster ; containing 47 houses and 252 inhabitants. Sivford, a hamlet in the parish of V>y- well St. Andrew's, Tindal ward, Northum- berland, 2 miles from Corbridge, and 276 from London ; containing 22 houses and 1 1 1 inhabitants. Styrrup, a township in the parish of llar- worth, hundred of Bassetlaw, Notts, 3 miles from Bawtry, and 153 from London; con- taining 69 houses and 307 inhabitants. Subedge Aston, and Wbstosj. See As- ton and West-on Sueege, Gloucester. SrBErtTUWAiTE, a hamlet in the parish of Ulverstone, hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, near Ulverstone, and 270 miles from Lon- don ; containing 20 houses and 90 inhabit- ants. Sucklev, a parish in the hundred of Dod- dingtree, Worcester, 8 mile- from Worces- ter, and 120 from London ; containing 84 houses and 509 inhabitants. It is a recto- ry, rated at 26/. 14*. 94. with Lulsey cha- pel annexed. Sudborough, a parish in the hundred of Huxloe, Northampton, 3 miles from Thrap- ston, and 78 from London; containing 51 houses and 241 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 10/. os» \0d. and is in the patronage of the bishop of London. Sudbourn, a parish in the hundred of Plomsgate, Suffolk, near Orford, 87= miles from London; containing 43 houses and 441 inhabitants. It is a rector}', value 33/. 6>. 8d. with Orford chapel annexed. Sudbrook, a parish in the hundred of Lawress, Lindsay division, Lincoin, 4 miles from Lincoln, and 137 from London : con- taining 16 house- and 86 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 71. \Os. iu the patronage of the bishop of Lincoln, Sudburv, a parish in the hundred of Ap- pletree, Derby, on the river Dove, 5 miles from Uttoxeter, and 133§ from Loudon : 3M3 S UF SUF containing 76 houses and 536 inhabiramts. It is a rectory, value 14/. 13*< 1.7. Sudbury, a hamlet in the parish of Tid- denhain, Gloucester. Sudbury, a borough and market town, consisting of 3 parishes, in the hundred of Babergh, Suffolk, sit iated on the river Stour, 14 miles from Bury St. Edmund's, and .jo from London; containing 594 house-sand 3283 inhabitants ; of whom 62 5 were em- ployed in trade and manufacturer The streets are tolerably well built) and there are three handsome churches ; over the river is a well built stone bridge. The traffic of the town has much encreased, since the Stonr has been made navigable for barges to Manningtrce ; it is said to have been < t!ie first towns in which the ivoollen manu- factory was introduced, but it is now gone to decay. It first returned members to par- liament, in 1559; apd now sends two chosen by those who are free of the borough, the number of voters being about 720. It is go- verned by a mayor and 6 aldermen, and 24 common eouncilmen. Market, on Satur- day. Faiis, 12th March, and 1 Oth July. Sudeley, ahamletin the parish ofWincb- combe, hundred of Kiftsga'e, Gloucester, 1 mile from VVincheombe, and 95 from Lon- don; containing 37 houses and 247 inhabit- ants. Sudgrove, a hamlet to, and 1 mile dis- tant from, the city of Gloucester. Svffift.d, a parish in the hundred of North Erprngham, Norfolk, 3 miles from Walsham, and 124 from London ; contain- ing 38 houses and 179 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. Suffiei.d, a hamlet in the parish of Hnck- ness, in the wapentake of Whitby Strand, north riding of York, 4 miles from Scarbo* rough, and 220 from London ; containing 21 houses and 110 inhabitants. Suffolk, a maratime county of England, bounded on the north by Norfolk, on the east by the German Ocean, on the south by Essex, from which it is divided by the river Stour, and on the west by Cambridge. Its Shape is something in the form of a crescent, its diameter from north to south is al out 30 miles, and from east to west 58 ; the whole area containing 1566 square statute miles, equal to 1, 002,540 acres, having 600,000 in pasturage, and 250, Od! arable. It is divided into 2! hundreds, viz. Babergh, Blackburn, Blything, Eosmere and Claydon, Carlford, ColnW, Cosford, Hartisniere, Hoxne, Lack- ford, Loes. Mutford and 1 Lothingland, Ploms- gate, Resbridge, Samford, Stow, Thingocj "jhedwestry, Thrediing, Wangford, and Wil- ford. It has seven boroughs ; Aldboroogb, Dunwich, Eye, Ipswich, Orford, Sudbury, and St. Edmund's Bury; and 21 other mar- ket towns ; viz. Beccles, Bildeston, Bran- don, Botesdale, Bungay, Clare, Debenham, JFramlingbain, Hadley, Haverhill, Ix- wortb', Lavenham, Lowestoff, Mendresrram; Mildenhall, Necdham, Ncyland, Saxniund- ham, South wold, Stow Market, and Wood- bridge ; the whole eonta sing 3 2, -53 houses and 210,431 inhabitants, iz. 101,091 males and 109,340 females, of whom 34,065 were employed in trade, &c. and 55,744 in agri- culture. The amount of money levied for the maintenance of the poor in 1803, was 149,616/. being at the rate of 4a ll>2'/. in the pound. The assessment un- der the property tax act, in 1866, wad 1,731,763/. Tiie average scale of mortali- ty for 10 years, appears to have been as 1 to 31 of the existing population. Its rivers are the Wa veiny, Littie Ou.-e, Stour, De- ben, and Larke ; the Stour is the princi- pal, rising on the western border and pas- sing Sudbury and Manningtrce, falls into the sea at Harwich, where it meets the Orwell, and forms the harbour of Har- wich. The Deben rises near Debenham, passes Woodbridge, and falls into the ocean a htile to the north of Harwich. J be Larke rises in the south-west, passes Bury and Mildenhall, and joins the Great O use, near the north-west angle of the county. The Waveney and Little Ouse, have been men- tioned under Norfolk. Suffolk is in general a level country; bordering on the sea coast, it is mostly sandy; and is distributed into arable, heath, and Marshland. The arable produces excellent barley, and the heath and marshes feed vast flocks of cattle. The in- land part of the county is in general a strong clayey loam, and is generally fertile; that part called High Suffolk, is extremely stiff and tenacious, and from this tract much butter and cheese is furnished to London and other markets, but the cheese is reckoned the worst in England ; besides grain, great quantities of cabbages are raised for the food of cows, also hemp and some hops. — The north-western part of the county is open and sandy, and is chiefly in warrens and sheep walks, interspersed with some p< " >r arable land. In this county the culture of turnips has of late prevailed as much as in No folk; the breed of the draught horses is excellent, the oows 3re the hornless or polled kind, reckoned to give more milk than any others of the size in England. The sheep are chiefly of the Norfolk breed. The sea short; is chiefly composed of loamy cliffs, continually faliingdown, and creating great changes on the coast, and even whole towns and villages have been washed away by the sea. Suffolk was formerly as distin- guished for it- trade and manufactures as for ils agriculture, but these have long been on the decline ; some thin stuffs are still made here, such as says and bunting for naval colours, and crapes. In general this county enjoys a very healthy air. It is di- vided into two parts, the one called the Franchise or Liberty of St. Edmund's Bury, being the western part; and the east part called Guildable-land ; each part furnishing a distinct grand jury, to the county assize. Under the Romans, Suffolk was apart of the & S $ £> fa & S - & s 6 5L^ ; - 5» 3 h S; te ? h fe fe •> | ^ I ■ 3 i | • ; q : • 5 ■ § s f & 8 § S | S»*S 1 ^5fcSidS«>8 r .5 <; i- 5 = s ? ?= &l 5 ?: S U N SUN province of Flavia Caesariensis, during the 1 leptarchy it belonged to the East A ngles, and it is now included in the Norfolk circuit, the province of Canterbury, and the diocese of Norwich ; and contains 575 parishes, and sends 16 members to the imperial parlia- ment, two for each borough, and two for the county. Sui.Br, a hnmlet in the parish of Sib- beitoft, hundred of Rot b well, Northampton, near Market-Harborough ; containing 6 bolises and 43 inhabitants. Siu.c.RAVE, a parish in the hundred of Chipping-Warden, Northampton, 5 miles from Brackley, and 67 from London ; con- taining 9o houses and 414 inhabitants; here is a mineial spring. It is a vicarage, value 91. 17.s-. Sui.ham, a parish in the hundred of Theale, Berks, 4 miles fioni Reading; con- taining 19 houses and IIS inhabitants. It is a, reetoiy, value 61. 4s. '3./. Sl/LIIAMPSIKAD AUBOTIS, SULHAMPSTEAD Bannister, two united parishes in the hun- dreds of Reading and Theale, Berks, 5 miles from Reading, the former containing 51 houses ,and 305 inhabitants, and the latter 46 houses and 259 inhabitants. -They are united in one rectory, value 10/. 6a. in the patronage of Queen's College, Oxford. Sum.ington, a parish in the bundled of East Easewrith, rape of Bramber, Sussex, 4 miles from Steyning and 50 from London; containing 35 houses and 256 inhabitants. Suli.v, a parish in the hundred of Dinas Powis, Glamorganshire, Wales, 5 miles from Cardiff; containing 27 houses and 164 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 9a. 9d. Summerby, a village in the hundred of Yarboi'ough, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 miles from Glandford Briggs; containing 11 houses and 58 inhabitants. SuMMEiiFonn Booth. See Sommerford, Cheshire. Summerford Radnor, a village in the hundred of Northwich, Chester, near Con- gleton; containing 19 houses and 142 inha- bitants. Summerhouse, a hamlet in the parish of Gaijrford, Darlington ward, Durham, 5 miles from Darlington and 248 from Lon- don ; containing 35 houses and 15S inhabi- tants. SUN3URY, f parish in the hundred of Spel- thorne, Middles , situated on the banks of the Thames, between Hampton Court and Shepperron, 16 miles liom London; containing 2.ip houses and 144? inhabitants. U is a vicarage, rated at 1j/. 6a. Sd. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of St Pau"s. Scndf.rt , *nd, a village nearCockermoutb, Cumberland. Sunderland, a sea port and market-town, in Easington ward, Durham, situated at the mouth of the river W>ar, where it falls r ? to the ocean, 13 miles from Durham and 276 from London; containing 1365 houses and 12,412 inhabitants, viz. 4902 males and 7510 females, of whom 1431 were employ- ed in trade, exclusive of 322 Keehnen, or persons employed in loading the kte's or coal-vessels, and 1249 seamen, belonging to that port in the coal trade. The high street which is the principal, is nearly a mile in length, running from east to \u-st; the houses in general are well built, and the street in many places is 30 yards broad. Parallel with this runs the lower street, on the bank of the river, very narrow and dirty, and may be called the Wapping of this town. Besides these there are numerous narrow lanes connecting the two streets. Besides an extensive church at the top of the town, there is a neat built chapel of ease. The harbour is too shallow for large vessels to take in their ladincr, so that they aic obliged to lay in the open roads, and receive their burthen of coals, by the keels. The en- trance of the harbour is defended by a pier projecting about 200 yards, and its mouth is defended by a battery, opposite to which there are barracks for 3000 men. This place has been greatly enriched by the coal trade, and the salt pans erected here; there are also two glass-houses, several small dock-yards, several potteries, and two cop- peras works. At the extremity' of the town, towards Eishopwearmouth, is a bridge over the Wear, built of cast iron, and of a single arch; it is 100 feet high and 236 feet 1 ng, so that any vessel that can navigate the depth of water, can pass with her top-mast up. The bridge was erected in 1TP5, under the inspection of R, Burdon, Esq. the then member of parliament for Durham ; not- withstanding the trade carried on here ; the entrance of the harbour is very shallow and in a dangerous state ; vessels often being wrecked at the month of it. This is a bo- rough, governed by a mayor, but returns no member to parliament. The market is on Friday, and is well supplied ; but but- chers' meat is in great plenty, and for sale every day, there being a great demand here for the supply of the. coal and coasting trade. Fairs 12th May, and 12th October. Here is a bank and several insurance offices. The church is a curacy. Sunderland Bridc.e, a hamlet m the pa- rish of Brancepeth, Darlington ward, Dur- ham, 3'- miles from Durham; containing 41 houses and 250 inhabitants. Scnderland, North, a township in the parish and ward of Balmborough, Northum- land, 11 miles from Alnwick and 322 from London ; containing 106 houses and 496 inhabitants. Sunoon, a parish in the hundred of Flitt, Bedford, 4 miles from Dunstable and 36 from London; containing 61 houses and 315 inhabitants. Sundrish, a parish in the hundred o f Codsheath, lathe of Sutton, Kent, i!^ mile> from Westerham and 24 from London ; coii. 3 M 4 SUR SUS tabling 141 houses and 715 inhabitants. It js a re< tory, value $21, 13s. Ad. Sunk Island, in the river HnraVr, sout h cast of Hull, east ruling of York, f< rmed by a sand-bank, about 9 miles in circumference. Aho: t 9000 acres are enclosed, and produce grain ; here are 4 houses and a chapel. Svnning. See Ronning, Berks. Si'NNiNG, ttie name of a hundred in Berks, lying at the south eastern side of the county, including the western part of Windsor fo- r st Sunnisgiiii r., a parish in the hundred of Cookham, Berks, 5 miles from Staines and 22 from London; containing 138 houses and 700 inhabitants. It is a very pleasant vil- lage, id the most delightful part of the fo- rest, and some webs in the neighbourhood, neatly fitted up, are much frequented dur- ing the summer season. Here are many handsome villas. It is a curacy, in the pa- tronage of St. John's College, Cambridge. SiNNiNc.wF.t.i., a parish in the hundred of Hornier, Berks, on the banks of the Thames, 1 miles from Abingdon and 57 from London; containing 34 houses and 197 inhabitants. A partof this pi ish is situated On the op- posite side of the river, in Oxfordshire, be- ing connected by a wooden bridge. It is a rectory, value 12/. 1 1 . lit. Si-RFt. if.t, a parish in the hundred of Kir ton, paris pf Holland, Lincoln, 4 miles from Spalding and 105 from T ndon; containing 123 houses and 609 inhabitants. The Church is a handsome stone building; here is one of t.ie largest heronries in the kingdom, and these birds are sold at the Spalding market] B is a rectory, value 27/. 17.<. 1 Id. Surlingham, a. parish in the hundred of Henstead, Norfolk, 5 miles from Norwich and 110 from London; containing 46 bouses and 308 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 61. 13*. id. Surry, or Surrey, an inland county of England, bounded on the north by Middle- sex, atid a part of Bucks, from which it is separated bv the Thames ; on the west by Berks and Hants ; on the south by Sussex, and on the cast by Kent. Its shape is ob- long, being about 37 miles long and 27 broad, containing an area of Ml square statute miles, or M9,01u square acres, hav- ing 80,000 arabh , 300,000 pasturage, and 90,000 uncultivated. It is divided into 13 hundreds, viz. Blackheath, Brixton, Cop- thorne and Effingham, Elmbridge, Faraham, Godalming, Godley and Chertsey, Kingston, Heigatp, Tandridge, Wellington, Woking and. Wuoton ; has 6 boroughs, Gat ton, Haslemere, Bletehinirley, Guildford, Keigate and Sduthwark ; and 8 market towns, Chert- sey, Croydon, Dorking, Epsom, Ewell, Parnham, Kingston and Woking, and 140 parishes; the whole containing 46,072, bouses and 269,043 inhabitants, viz. 197,138 Hialesand 141,905 females, of whom 42,865 ■were employed in trade and manufacture, and 2146 in agriculture The amount of money raised for the maintenance of the poor in 1S03, was 179,005/. at the rate 5s. Sd. in the pound. The asessment under the act granting the tax on property in 1806, was 3,646,783/. the average scale of morta- lity from the registered burials in 10 years, appears to have been as 1 to 41 oi the ex- K-ti.i. population". Its principal river is the V>'ey, which rises in Hampshire, and passing Guildford, joins the Thames near Cbeitsey. The Mole, rising on the borders of Sussex, flows through the centre of the county, and also joins the Thames, a little below the former; near Bexhill, it sinks un- der ground, and rises again near 3 miles distant. Numerous rivulets from the west and south join the Wey, and from the south- east the Mole. The Wandcl, a small stream, rises at Croydon, and enters the Thames at Wandsworth ; it is remarkable for the nu- merous calico and bleaehfields on its banks. On the sides of the Thames, there is a range of beautiful meadows, interspersed with numerous villas and pleasure grounds. Across the county runs an irregular ridge of hills, abounding in chalk, which once inter- mixed with wide open downs ami sandy hea'hs, afforded excellent sheep pasture. Some hilly barren ground also appears at the north-western corner, towards Basrshot- heath ; all these parts, however, afford in- tervals of fertile and wed cultivated vales. Beneath the hills to the south and cast, lies Holitisdafe, a rough and woody tract, extend- ing into Kent, in which the red deer are still found; the southern skirt of the county is well watered, and varied with arable, pas- ture and wood-land. The proportion of waste land is very great, although daily im- provements are making, and many commons brought into cultivation. The rearing of house lambs for the London market, is car- ried to a great extent, and on the western border some bops are grown. The air is pleasant and healthy, except towards the heart of the count} - , where it is bleik. Surry was anciently the territory of the Reini, and under the Savons, it was a part of the south Saxon kingdom, and is now in- cluded in the Home Circuit, the province of Canterbury and diocese of Winchester ; it sends 14 members to parliament, two for each of the boroughs, and two for the county. — Mannihgh Surry, Sussex, a maritime county of England, bounded on the north by Surry and Kent, on the south by the British channel, which, together with Kent, form its narrow eastern boundary, and on the west by Hampshire. Its extreme length from east to west is 70 miles, and from north to south about 28, containing an area of 1461 square statute miles, equal to 9: 5,040 square acres, having 345,000 in pasturage, and 280,000 arable ; it is divided into six rapes, or divi- sion in nearly equal parts from north to south, viz. Arundel, Bramler, Chichester, Hastings, Lewes, and Pevensyj and is sub* >. .4 / 3 ? =? ? * t I £fe * ItlcifSs-i h ? HUlil r 5 6n F' ^ I I* S UT divided into numerous small hundreds, con- taining one city, Chichester, 12 boroughs, viz. Arundel, Bramber, Horsham, East Grin- stead, Lewes, JMidhurst,ShorehamandSteyu- ing, and fair of the Cinque ports, Hastings, Rye, Sea ford and WinchelaAu II e other market towns ;.or'h sea. It extends, iu length 80 miles, and in breadth 40. It con- tains only one Town and borough, Dornoch; 13 parishes ; 4315 houses and 23,117 inha- bitants, viz. 10,425 males, and 12,692 fe- males, of whom 670 were employed in trade. The whole face of the - ounty is mountainous and rocky, parly covered by forests, and part- ly bleak and barren heaths ; the vallies are occupied by numerous lakes and rivers; the co st for the most part is bold and rocky, indented by numerous extensive bays; as ploughs are here usele c s, the chief instru- ment of culture is the cascrabn, or crooked spade. The principal crops are oats and ' po'atoes alternately ; here are 3 great deer forests, and other kinds of game are found in great plenty. This county gives title of earl to the Sutherland family, and sends one member to the imperial parliament ; there are no freeholders in the county, all the voters and proprietors holding of the family of Sutherland. Suitfp.bv, a decayed parish in the hun- dred or Capdleshoe, Lindsay division, Lin- coln, near Spilsby ; containing 5 houses and 28 inhabitants. Sutton, a parish in the hundred of Big- gleswade, Bedford, 2-| miles from Biggles- wade and tf\ from London ; containing 68 houses and 301 inhabitants. Sutton, a parish in the hundred of Ock, Berks, 3 miles from Abingdon and 51 from London; containing 177 houses and 1072 inhabitants. Sutton, a parish in the Isle of Ely, Cam- . bridge, 7 miles from the city of Ely and 61 from 1 ondon ; containing 153 houses and 944 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 10/. with Mepall chapel annexed, and is in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Ely. Suttov, a village in the hundred of Buck- low, Chester, 8 miles from N'orthwich and 1 St) from 1 ondon ; containing 35 houses and 223 inhabitants. Sutton, Great and Lithe, two hamlets in the parish of Eastham, hundred of Wir- rall, Chester, 1\ miles from Chester and 1 S7 from London ; containing 48 nouses and 319 inhabitants. SutTOH, a parish in the hundred of Sear-- dale, Derby, 3 miles from Chesterfield and 168 from London; containing 96 bouses and 515 inhabitants. Sutton, a hamlet in the parish of Great Stambridge, hundred of Rochford, Essex, near Rochford; containing 9 houses and 65 inhabitants. SUT SUT St'tl-mt, commonly called Sutton-under- Brails, a parish in the hundred of We^tmore- tand Gloucestt r, being a detached part of the county, surtounded by Warwickshire, 4 miles from Shipslon-on-Stour and 60 from Loltdon j' containing 43 houses aneing seated on that rive. r, and Is a rectory, vulue 14/. 14*. Id. Sutton, a parish iu Holderness wapentakej east riding of York, 2-| miles from Hull and 177 from London j containing 19o" houses and 1559 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Sutton, a tpwnslup in the parish of Felis- kirk, Birdforth wapentake, north riding of • York, 2 miles from Thirsk and 224 from London; containing 62 houses aud 281 in- habitants. Sin ion, a parish in Buhner wapentake, j north riding of York, 8 miies from York and '207 from London; containing SO house.-; and 449 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 17'. 3s. 4;/. in the patronage of the arch- bishop of York. Sun ox, a hamlet in the parish of Kirklin- ton, Hallikeld wapentake, north riding of York, 10 miles from Aldborougb and '2 1 8 from London; containing 19 houses and 110 inhabitants. Sutton, a hamlet in the parish of Bro- therton, Barkston Ash wapentake, west riding of York, 4 miles from Pontefract and 181 from London; containing 12 houses I and 52 inhabitants. Su rroN, a township in the parish of Bui ^h- wallis, Osgoldeross wapentake, wes; riding of York, 6 miles from Doncaster and 168 from Loudon ; containing 56 houses aud 179 inhabitants. Sutton, a township in the parish of Kilci- wick, S'aincliff wapentake, west riding of York, 3^ miles from Skipton and 213 from London; containing 150 houses and 809 in- habitants. Sutton, a bamlet in the parish and liber- ties of Ripon, west riding of York, near Ripon; containing 18 houses and 103 inha- bitants. . Sutton, the name of a lathe in Kent, being the western division of the county, bordering on Surry. Sutton, Ashfield, a parish in the hundred of Braxton, Notts, 3§ miles from Mansfield and 140 from London ; containing 491 houses and 2801 inhabitants, of whom 917 "ere e nployed in trade. It is a curacy. Sutton-at-Hone, a parish in the hundred of Axton, and giving name to the Lathe, in which it is situated, in Kent, 2 miles from Dartford and 17 lrom London; con- lauiug 12G houses and 690 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. and is in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Ro- chester. Sutton Basset, a hamlet in the parish of Ashley, hundred of Corby, Northamp- ton, 3 miles from Market Harborough, and 80 from London ; containing 36 houses and 189 inhabitants. Sutton Bengir, a parish in the hundred of Malmsbury, Wilts, 4 miles from Chip- penham, and 97 from London ; containing So houses and 420 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 61. 3s. id. in the patronage of the di an and chapter of Sarum. Suttcn Bingham, a parish in the huir SUT SUT •dred of Koundborough, Somerset, near Crcwkeme ; containing only 7 houses and 65 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. 15s. li)if. Sutton, Bishop's, a parish in the hundred of the same name, aud division of Alton, Hants, 1 mile from Alresford and 56 from London ; containing 60 houses and 379 in- habitants. It i? a vicarage, value 19/. 10s. Id. with Ropley chapel annexed. Sutton Bonninoton, a parish in the hun- dred of Rushcliff, Notts. 9 miles from Not- tingham and 118 from London j containing 9S houses and 790 inhabitants. Sutton, Cheney, a township and Chapel- ry, in the parish of Market Bosworth, hundred of Sparkcnhoe, Liecester, 4 miles from Hinckley and 103|- from London; con- taining 63 houses and 316 inhabitants. Sutton Coi.dfield, a market-town and parish, in the hundred of Hernlingford, Warwick, 7 miles from Warwick and 111§ from London; containing 565 houses and 2847 inhabitants, of whom 508 were em- ployed in trade. The parish is very exten- sive, but the town is situated in a very bleak and barren tract of land. It has a good church, with a square tower, containing 6 bells. The town is governed by a warden and ten aldermen. Its chase (the remains of a forest) is an extensive tract. The market is on Monday, and its fairs are Trinity Mon- day, and St!i of November. It is a rectory, value 33/. 9s. Qd. Sltton Courtney, a parish in the hun- dred of Ock, Berks, 2 miles from Abingdon and 54 from London ; containing 141 houses aud 874 inhabitants, exclusive of the Wick. It is a vicarage, value 18/. 13s. Ad. and is in the patronage of the dean and canons of Windsor, with Appleford chapel annexed. Sutton Downs, a parish in the hundred of Macclesfield, Chester, 2 miles from Mac- clesfield and 165 from London; containing 347 houses and 1739 inhabitants. Sutton, East, a hamlet in the parish of Sutton Valence, hundred of Eyhorne, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 4f miles from Maid- stone and 39 from London ; containing 45 houses and 312 inhabitants. Sutton, Freene, a hamlet in the parish of Sutton St. Michaels, hundred of Br ox- ash, Hereford, near Hereford ; containing 10 houses and 48 inhabitants. Sutton, Long, a parish in the hundr d of Somerton, Somerset, 2| miles from Somer- ton; containing 132 houses and 735 inhabit- ant«. It is a vicarage, value 8/. ISs. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Wells. button Maddock, a parish \b the hun- dred of Brimstrey, Salop, 6 miles from Bridgnorth and 115 from LondonV; contain- ing 7U houses and 400 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. united with Kemberton. Sutton Mallett, a parish in the hundred of Whitley, Somerset, 2 miles from Bridg- water and 139 from London; containing 17 booses and 151 inhabitants. Sutton Mandeville, a parish in the hun- dred of Cawclen and Cadworth, Wilts, miles from Wilton and 90 from London ; containing 51 houses and 25:2 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 6s-. 8r/. Sotton Montis, a parish in the hundred of Catasb, Somerset, 4 miles from Castle Cary and 120 from London; containing 24 houses and 147 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. V2s. Id. Sutton-on- Lound, a parish in Scrooby liberties, Nottingham, 3 miles from Ret- ford and 148 from London; containing 53 houses and 233 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10.'. united with Scrooby. Sutton-on-Trent, a parish in the hundred of Timrgarton, Notts, 8 miles from Newark and 132 from London; containing 125 houses and 614 inhabitants. Sutton-on-the-Hili., a parish in the hun- dred of Apple:ree, Derby, 6 miles from Derby and 130 from London; containing 25 houses and 125 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 16y. 8Ienngate, Jaihe of St. Ausustine, Kent, 4 miles from Canterbury and 5$ from London; containing 10 houses and ^9 in habitants. Swaduncoat, a township and chapeJry ID the parish of Church Oressley, hundred of Repton and Gressley, Perby, 4 miles from Burton; containing 44 houses and 2:6 inhabitants. Swafiei.d, a parish in the hundred of Tonstead, Norfolk, 2 miles frumAmthWal- sham and 12C from London; containing 23 houses and 107 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. Is. lid. and is in the patronage of the king. Swaffham, a market-town and parish in the hundred of South Greenhoe, Norfolk, 34 miles from Newmarket and 93 from London; Containing 441 houses and 2220 inhabitants. '1 he church is a handsome building, in the form of a cathedral- The vaults and aisles are sup- ported by light pillars, forming 14 handsome arches, seven on a side, over which there are ^8 neat light windows ; the roof is of oak, beautifully carved. The steeple is sur- rounded with a new turret, the whole built of Fret-stone, flint and brick; it contains 8 bells. The north aisle and steeple of this church are said to have been built, by a per- son who had formerly been a travelling tin- ker, and each window of the ai-le orgi Daily contained a painting of the tinker, his wife and three children; over this aisle is a large and lofty gallery lor the church singer*. On the market hill, a handsome cross has been erected by the earl of Orfiord, and on the west side of the hill, a subscription assembly room Iihs ben-, built. Its noted burter mar- ket was originally held at Dereham ; this as well as the market for all kinds of provi- sions, of which it has a plentiful supply, is held on Saturday. Fairs I3ib May, 21st July, and 3d November. It is a vicarage, vjlue 14/. Sj. 10'/. and i< in the patronage of the bishop of Norwich.- — BlomfieUPs, Nor- folk. Swaffham Bolbeck, a parish in the hun- dred of Staine, Cambridge, 4 miles from Newmarket and 37 from London ; contain- ing 83 houses and 540 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 16/. 10s. and in the patron- age of the bishop of Ely. Swaffham Priors, and Swaffham St. Cvric, two united parishes in the hundred of Staine, Cambridge, one mile distant hum the foregoing; containing 1^8 houses and 791 inhabitants. The vicarage is rated at 14/. 12«. llrf. Swaihbt, a hamlet in the parish of Pick- hill, Hallikeld wapentake, north riding of York, on the river Leven, 5 mil^s from Thirskj containing b houses and 40 inha- bitant-. Sw.» lc;.tfp£, a parish in the hundred of Banbury, Oxford, 5 miles from Banbury, and 7d from London ; containing 48 houses and 264 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. 9 • 4./. in the patronage of New College, Oxford ; with Epwell and Shetford chapels annexed. Swale, a river rising in the north western hills of Yorkshire, and falls into the Ure, about 4 miles below Boroughbridge. Swale, East and West, two branches of the Med way, that run into the Thames ; the former, between the Isles of Grain awl Sheppy, and the latter, on the cast side of Sheppy ; they abound with excellent oysters. Swalecliff. See Swaciiffe, Kent. Swallow, a parish in the hundred of Bradley Haverstoe, Lindsay division, Lin- coln, 3 miles from Caistor, and 160 from London; containing 18 houses and 98 in- habitants. Swaliowclute, a parish in the hundred of Dunworth, Wilts, near Hindoo, and 96 miles from London ; containing 38 houses and 217 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Swai.i.owfield, a pari-h in the hundred of Charlton, Berks, 6 miles from Reading, and 40 from London ; containing 165 houses and 890 inhabitants. Swan age, a parish in the hundred of Rowbarrow, division of Blandford, Dorset, at the south-east extremity of the county and of the Lie of Purbeck, 5 miles from Corfe Castle, and 127 from London ; con- taining 286 houses and 1382 inhabitants ; this place is noted for its exportation of stone. The church is an ancient handsome fabric, and is a rectory, value 27/. 9s. 9d. Swanborovgii, the name of a hnndred in Wilts, lying in the centre of the count}', north-west of Salisbury Plains. Swanbourn, a parish in the hundred of Cotslow, Bucks, 2 miles from Winslow, and 4S from London; containing 80 houses and .V29 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, va- lue 9/. 9s. Id. in the patronage of the king. Swannigton, a parish in the hundred of F.ynesford, Norfolk, 3 miles from Reepham, and 110 from London; containing 62 houses and 299 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 1 Is. 5d. united with Woodalling, in the patronage of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. S wan n inc. ton, a parish united with Whit- wich, in the hundred of West Goscete, Lei- cester, 4 miles from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and 117 from London ; containing 100 In. uses and 488 inhabitants. Swanscombe, a parish in the hundred of Axtoa, lathe of Sutton, Kent, 2§ miles from Gravesend; containing 131 houses and 763 inhabitants : the neighbouring woods is sup- pi .s^d to have been the place where the Kentish men surprised William the Con- queror, being sheltered by carrying boughs in their bunds, suddenly threw them away, aid offered him battle, if they had not their ancient riuht and privileges ; which he ac- SWA feordtngly granted. It is a rectory, va'nc U5I. 13*. 4c/. Swansea, a sea-port and market town in Glamorganshire, Wales, situated near the mouth of the Fowy, between two hills, mid- way between Bristol and Tenby, and 206 miles from London; containing 1 182 houses and 6099 inhabitants, exclusive of the out parish of St. John, containing 61 houses and 322 inhabitants ; the church of which Is now almost dilapidated. The town, built on a semicircular, rising bank, is near a pile and half iu length, and has a handsome appearance ; the houses are modern and commodious, and the streets well paved. In Wind-street is the Customhouse, the Look- out, the Post Office, and the Glamorgan bank. The remains of its ancient castle is now converted into a gaol and workhouse ; Dear it is the old mansion of the lords of the manor, built round a quadrangle ; the town- hall is a modern fabric, near which is the j. new market, erected, in 1774. The High- street, or Upper town, is nearly a mile long, and contains many excellent houses. Half a mile from the town on the beach, stands the bathing house. There are also both cold and hot sea-water baths, near the Pottery, ■ on the Straud. The church is modern and well-built, and has a plain tower with six bells. The trade of this town has been much improved by its canal ; there are two exten- sive breweries, a pottery upon Mr. Wedg- wood's plan, an ,ron foundry, two roperies, and a good dry dock, employing a number of hands ; it has a considerable trade in the export of stone, coal, iron ore, and limestone, • all found on the banks of the Tdwy ; there are also seven large copper-houses at some dis- tance from the town, smelting annually 45,000 ton of metal, and consuming 70,000 chaldron of coals. Swansea is a borough go- verned by a portreve, recorder, 12 alder- men, 2 chamberlains., and a limited number of burgesses ; together with 6 other towns, Cowbridge, Lougber, Abr-ravan, Kensig, Neatle, and Llantrissant ; it sends one member to parliament. The followers of the late Rev. Mr. Whitfield, have an elegant chapel here. In the neighbourhood are many charming villas. St. Helen's, Marino, Veranda, Skilly Lodge, Blackhill, CUnewood, cVc. The markets are on Wednesday, and Saturday ; fairs, 2d Saturday in May, 2d July, 15th August, and 1st October. — It i;; a vicarage, value 7/. 14*. 4rf. — Warner's Tour. Swanswick, a parish in the hundred of Bath Forum, Somerset, 3 miles from Bath, and 110 from London; containing 39 houses and 182 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 91. 17;. 8i. and is in the patronage of Oriel College, Oxford. Swan ton, Abbott, a parish in the hundred of South Erpingham, Norfolk, 3 miles from Aylsham, and 120 from London ; containing 63 houses and 37- inhabitants. It is a rec- tory SWE S was ton Morxey, a parish in the hun- dred of Launditch, Norfolk, 3 miles from East Dereham, and 104 from London; con- taining 67 houses and 560 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. 10*. '2d. united with Worthing. Swanton Novers, a parish in the hundred of Holt, Norfolk, 5 miles from Holt, and 114 from London; containing 40 houses and 221 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 4'. 15s. 2d. aud is in the patronage, of the dean and canons of Christ church, Oxford. Swanihorpe, a parish in the hundred of Ilumbleyard, Norfolk, 6 miles from Nor- wich, and 103 from London, containing 20 houses and 141 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. \3s. 4rf. Swarby, a parish in the hundred of As- wardhun, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 4 miles from Sleafosd, and 112 from London ; containing 26 houses and 108 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. Swardcston, a parish in the hundred of Humbleyard, Norfolk, 5 miles from Nor- wich, and 104 from London; containing 31 houses and 277 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 61. Swarf ird, a parish in the hundred of Chadlington, Oxford, 5 miles from Chipping? Norton, and 7t from London ; containing 55 houses and 327 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 15/. 7*. 1(/. with Showell chapel annexed. Swarkstone, a parish in the hundred of Repton and Gresslev, situated on the Trent, 6 miles from Derby, and 120 from Loudon j containing 47 houses and 256 inhabitants. — The bridge across the Trent is supposed to be the longest in Europe, extending across the meadows near a mile to Stanton, it is 3 rectory, value 5!'. Sv. An land, a hamlet in the parish of Fel- ton, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland, 11 miles from Morpeth, and 302 from London; containing 4 '2 houses and 207 inhabitant-;. Swar baton, a parish i'i t.he hundred of Bountisborougb, near Alresford, Hants j containing If houses and 81 iuiiabitantc. It is a rectory, value 4.'. 5s. 2:/. SwAVF.scY, a parish in the hundred of Pap- worth, Cambridge, 7 miles from Cambridge, and 57 from London; containing 168 houses and 831 iniiabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/- 6s. S7. in the patronage of Jesus College, Cambridge. Sway field, a parish in the hundred of Betisloe, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 1 1 miles from Stamford, and 104 from London ; containing 34 houses and 17 > inhabitants. Swayton, a parish in the hundred of Av?- land, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 3 miles from Folkinc-ham, and 110 from London; containing 57 houses and 176 inhabitant'. It is a vicarage, value 12/. 7^. Id. united with Spnnby. Swepling, a parish in the hundred of Plomsgate, Suffolk, 3 miles from Saxmund- ham. and P3 from London; containing 43 SWI SW1 houses and 333 inhabitants. Itis a rcctorv, tl. 9s. 4i. and is in the patronage of tht ta.lue9l.Zs.8d. " king. SwEETHoftt'E, a hamlet in the parish of SwrNnAi.E, a hamlet in the parish of Thockrington, Tiudal ward, North umbi eland, Shap, Westmoreland. 9 miles from Corbridge, and '287 from Lou- Suinpen, a hamlet in the parish of Gis- rd, 4 miles from Ashborn, and 144 from London ; con- taining 40 houses and 203 inhabitants. Swinstead, a parish in the hundred of Betisloe, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 1 mile from Corby, and 106 from London; containing 59 houses and 506 inhabitants. — It is a vicarage, value 6i. I9s.ld. Swinton, a township in the parish of Mas- ham, Hang east wapentake, north riding of York, 1 mile from Masham, and 223 from London ; containing 24 houses and 1", in- habitants. Swinton, a township in the parish of Ap- pleton-le-street, Rydall wapentake, north riding of York, 2 miles from Malton, and '219 fromLondon ; containing 39 houses and 217 inhabitants. Swinton, a township in the parish of Wath, wapentake of Strafibrth and Tick- hill, west riding of York, 4 miles from Rotherham, and 162 from London; con- taining 13-2 houses and 473 inhabitants. Swinton, a parish in the shire of Ber- wick, Scotland, united with Simprin, 10 miles from Berwick; containing 178 hou-es and 875 inhabitants. The village of Swinton, contains 560 inhabitants, Swintrop, a parish in the hundred of Bradley Haverstoe, Lindsay division, Liu- coln, 10 miles from Louth, and 163 from London; containing 14 houses and 84 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. 17.s. 8i. Swithi.and, a parish in the hundred of West Goscote, Leicester, 3 miles from Mount Sorrell, and 104 from London; con- taining 58 houses and 322 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 4..7i. and is in the pa- tronage of the king. Swords, a market town in the county of Dublin, province of Leinster Ireland, 7 miles from the metro iol s. Swyre, a parish in the hundred of Ug- glescombe, division of Dorchester, Dorset, 5 miles from Bridpoit, and 130 from Lon- don -, containing 33 housas and 176 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value 7/. Or.Sd, in the patronage ol the duke of Bedford. Svdenham Damerem., a parish inthehuu- dred of Lifton, Devon, 4 miles from Tavi- stock, and f509 from London ; containing 39 houses and 199 inhabitants. Syderstone, a parish in the hundred of Gallow, Norfolk, o miles from Fakenham, and 113 from London ; containing 48 houses and 250 inhabitants. Stdling, a parish in the hundred ofCerne Tetcombe, division of Sherborne, Dorset, 7 miles from Dorchester, and 124 from L i> don ; containing it)5 houses and 459 in- habitants. SvE.tsTONE, a parish in the hundred of Newark, Notts, 5 miles from Newark, and 120 from London ; containing 23 houses and 109 inhabitants. Svkehouse, a township in the parish of Fis'alake, wapentake of Strafforth and Tick- hill, west riding of York, 4 miles from Thome, and 171 from London j containing 100 houses and 497 inhabitants. Syleuam, a parish in the hundred of Hoxne, Suffolk, 4 miles from Harleston, and 96 from Loudon; containing 40 houses and 257 inhabitants. Syllatik, a parish in the hundred of Os- westry, Salop, 3 miies from Oswestry and lav} fromLoudon; containing 157 houses and 7U I inhabitants. Svminc.ton, a parish in the district of Kyle, shire of Ayr, Scotland, lying on the nigh read from Port Patrick to Glasgow and Edin- burgh : containing 132 houses and 668 in- habitants. Symington, a parish in the shire of Lanark, Scotland, situated on the river Clyde, 30 miles from Edinburgh, and 35 from Glasgow j containing 77 houses and30S inhabitants. Symonsbuhy, a parish in the hundred of Whitchurch, division of Bridport, Dorset, 2 miles from Bridpoit, and 136 from Lon- don ; containing 131 houses and 791 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 36i. 3s. Ad. Symondshall, a tything in the parish of Kingscot, hundred of Berkley, Gloucester, 4 miles from Wootton, and 108 from London j containing; 76 houses and 336 inhabitants. Sympson, a parish in trie hundred of New- port, Backs, s! miles from Fenny-Stratford, and 47 from London ; containing 73 houses , and 36T inhabitants. It ( s a rectory, value 17/. 6s. 8./. Syp.esham, a parish in the hundred of Kingsutton, Northampton, 7 miles from Tow- ceste:, and 6<> from London ; containing 129 houses and 587 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. Sysonby, a hamlet in the parish of Mel- ton Mowbray, hundred of Pramland, Leices- ter, 1 mile from Melton Mowbray j contain- ing 11 houses and (.5 inhabitants, Svston, a parish in the i indred of East Goscote, Leicester, ' i Leicester and 101 from Loudon j . i -..avj&i SYS S Y VV and 1 1 24 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value Sywet.t,, a parish in the hundred of 1l.2s.7d. Hamfordshoe, Northampton, 3 miles iiom Syston, a parish in the hundred of" Wirini- Wellingborough, and 70 miles from Lon- briggs and TbreWj division of Kcsteven, Lin- don; containing 38 houses and 199 inha- eoln, 3 miles from Grantham, and 114 from bitants. London; containing 25 houses and 131 inha- bitants. TAD T A K Taafe, a rapid river in Glamorganshire, which falls into the sea at Cardiff ; over this river near Caerphilly, is a stone-bridge, called Pouty Pryddall, of a single arch, 140 feet in the span, and 34 feet high, planned and executed by the untaught genius ot a country mason. Tablf.hurst, a small village in Sussex, be- tween Kast Grinstead, and Ashdown Forest. Tadi.ev, NtTiiFR and Over, 2 villages in the hundred of Bucklow, Chester, 2 miles from Knutsford; the former containing 19 houses and 127 inhabitants, the latter 68 houses and 592 inhabitants. Tacki.ev, a parish in the hundred of "Wootton, Oxford, 2^ miles from Woodstock, and 64froiri London; containing 81 houses and 369 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 9s. 4.7. in the patronage of St. John's college Oxford. Tacolneston, a parish in the hundred of Depwade, Norfolk, 8 miles from Norwich, and 100 from London; containing 53 houses and 355 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. Taucaster, a market town and parish in Barkston Ash wapentake, west riding of York, situated on the river Wharfe, 9 miles from York, and 1 85 from London ; containing 323 houses and 1411 inhabitants. The river Wharf is the boundary of the ain-ty of the city of York, and according to the popula- tion returns, there are 160 houses and 661 inhabitants, belonging to this town in that liberty. The town is well built, and has a good stone bridge over the Wharfe, built out of the ruins of its ancient castle, and it was anciently a Roman station called Calearia. The neighbourhood produces much Lime- stone. The market is on Thursday, and the fairs are the last Wednesday in April, May, September and October. It is a vicarage, value 8/. is. 9d. Tadcincton, a township and chapelry in the parish of Bakewell, hundred of High Peake, Derby, 4 miles from Bakewell, and 156 from London ; containing 85 houses and 284 inhabitants. The curacy is in 'he pa- tronage of the dean and chapter of Litch- field. Tadi.ey, a township in the parish of Over- ton, division of Kingsclere, Hants, 6^ miles from Basingstoke, and 51 from London; containing 119 houses and 497 inhabitants. Tadlow, a parish in the hundred of Armingford, Cambridge, 4 miles from Big- gleswade, and 40 from London; containing 18 houses and ll»l inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 6/. \7s. Tapmarton, a parish in the hundred of Banbury, Oxford, 3 miles from Banbury, and 78 from London; containing 70 houses and 387 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 1 15. Tadmarton, Lower, a hamlet in the fore- going parish, and 1 mile distaut therefrom. Tain, a river in Staffordshire, which falls into the Dove, near Uttoxeter. Tain, or Thane, a royal borough, and the county town of Ross-shire, Scotland, seated on the Frith of Dornock, 10 miles from Cro- marty, containing 507 houses and 2277 in- habitants. The church is an old but elegant fabrick, and was formerly collegiate. This town has much increased of late years, from its newly erected suburb, separated from the town by a small river, over which there is a handsome bridge. It joins with Dingwall, Dornoch, Kirkwall, and Wick, in sending 1 member to the British parliament. Tailberd, a hamlet in the parish of Shap, in Westmoreland, TakeleV, a parish in the hundred of Ut- tlesfoid, b'.ssex. 5 miles from Bishop Stortford, and 35 from London; containing 151 houses and 6S9 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 1 1/. and is in the patronage of the bishop of London. T A M TAN Takexiiam, a village in the hundred of Plymouth, and 220 from London ; containing Kingsbndge, Wilts, 3 miles from Wootton 122 houses and 747 inhabitants. It is a vi- Bassett, and 86 from London ; containing carage, value 12/. 7v. 8r/. in the patronage of 23 houses and 124 inhabitants. the king, with Martiustow chapel annexed. Talgarth, a parish in the hundred of Tamwortii, a borough, market town, and Talgarth, Biecsnj Wales, 10 miles from Brte- parish, situated partly in Staffordshire, and con ; containing 1 17 houses and 522 inhabit- partly in Warwickshire, at the conflux of the ai:t c . In the neighbourhood is an extensive riversTameand Anker,! 1? miles from London; lake, abounding in pike, perch, trout, &c . thewesternpartin Warwickshire, C0ntain's326 Fairs 12ih March, 31st May, 10th July, 23d. houses and 1GG3 inhabitant*, and the east- Sept. 3d Nov. 3d Dec. It is a vicarage, in ern part with the church in Staffordshire the patronage of the dean and canons of contains 222 houses and 1123 inhabitants. Windsor. The church is an ancient irregular build- I'alkin, a township in the parish ofHav- ing, containing several curious monuments, ton, Eskdale ward, Cumberland, 6 miles The houses are well built. The town is go- from Carlisle, and 310 from London; con- verned by 2 Bailiffs, (being one for each taining 50 houses and 249 inhabitants, county) 24 burgesses, town clerk, &c. with Taliaciidu, a parish in the. hundred of a high steward, recorder and under steward. Fenkelly, Brecon, Wales, 170 miles from It was first incorporated by queen Elizabeth, London; containing 37 houses and 176 in- and returns 2 members to Parliament, One for habitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. 12s. Id. each part of the town, the number of voters Tallasd, a parish in the hundred of West being about 250. The returning officers are Cornwall, being the mother church of the the bailiffs. This town has a considerable West Looe, 234 miles from London, containing manufacture of narrow cloths, and is noted including that Borough, 149 houses and 760 for good Ale. Here are 2 banking houses and inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. a good grammar school. Tamwortii castle Tallantirf, a hamlet in the parish of is the seat of the Earl of Leicester. The Bridekirk, Allerdale ward, below Derwent, market is on Tuesday. And its fairs are 4th Cumberland) 3 miles from Cockermouth, and May, 26th July and 24th October. It is a 305 from London ; containing 36 houses and curacy. IS? inhabitants. Taxat, a river in Montgomeryshire, Wales, Tali vi on, a parish in the hundred of Hay- forming part of the boundary, between that ridge, Devon, 9 miles from Exeter, and 160 county and Denbighshire, and falls into the from London ; containing 72 houses and 393 Severn. inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 32'. Tanderagee, a market town in the county 3s. \d. of Armagh, province of Ulster, Ireland, 61 Talley, a parish in the hundred of Cayo, miles from Dublin. It has a considerable Carmarthenshire, Wales, 7 miles from Lland- trade to Ncwry, by the navigable canal from elovawr; containing 164 houses and 822 in- thence, and here is an extensive linen ma- pabitants. Lt is -a curacy. nufacture. Tallington, a parish in the hundred of Tanuridge, a parish in the hundred of the same name, 2 miles from Godstone, con- taining 64 houses and 381 inhabitants. It is a curacy. 1'andridge, the name of a hundred in Ness, parts of Kestevcn, Lincoln, 4 miles from Stamford, and 92 from London; con- taining 41 houses and 236 inhabitants. L is a vicarage, value 8/. 9s. 8d. Tailylyn, a parish in the hundred of Es- Surry, being the South eastern extremity of timaner, Merionethshire, Wales, 6 miles from the county, and borders of Kent. Machynleth, containing 101 houses and 633 inhabitants, lt was formerly a chapelry under Towyn, but is now a distinct curacy. Tamar, a river which rises in the north of Cornwall, about 3 miles from the sea, and Tanfield, a hamlet in the parish of Ches- ter-ie-Street in Chester ward, Durham, 7 miles from Gateshead, and 2<>9 from Lon- don ; population included with Beamish. Tanfield, East, a hamlet in the palish on being joined by the Tavy, and passing of Kirklington, Hallikeld wapentake, north near Saltash, it forms the noble harbour of riding of York, 9 miles from Aldborough ; Hamoazc, below Plymouth, falling into the containing 3 houses and 26 inhabitants. sea at Mount Edgecombe. Tanfield, West, a parish in Hallikeld v a- Tamborn, a small hamlet in the parish of pentake, north riding of York, 5 miles from Whittington, hundred of Oftlow, Stafford, Kipon, and 227" from London; containing 124 louses and 639 inhabitants : near the church are some remains of an ancient castle. It is a curacy. Tanglfy, a hamlet in the parish of Tayn- Tamf., a river in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, which falls into the Thames be- low Dorchester; also a river In Staffordshire, which falls into the Trent near Edinghall. Tamerton, North, a parish in the hundred ton, hundred of Chadlmgton, Oxford, 3 of Stratton, Cornwall, 8 miles from Stratum, miles from Burford, and 76 from Loudon; and 220 from London; containing 75 houses containing 9 houses and 51 inhabitants. and 403 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Tangi.ey, a hamlet in the parish of Fac- Tamfrton Foliat, a parish in the hun- combe, hundred of Pastrow, division of Kings- dred of Koboroutrh, Devon, 4 miles from clere, Hants, 4 miles from Basingstoke ; 3.N TAR TAR containing 39 houses and 221 inhabitants. Its inhabitants pre chiefly occupied fishing Fair 15 th. April. and limning of Kelp. Tam'.mere, a parish in the hundred of Takbat, a (.arish situated partly in the Al lwick, rape of Cliieester, Sussex, 9. miles shire of Ross, and partly in Cromarty, Seot- from Chichester, and 60 from London; con- being a peninsula foimcd by the Friths 61 taining 24 houses and 136 inhabitants. It is a reel cry, value 13/. 5s. Tankerslty, a parish in S'a'ncross wapen- take, west riding of York, 6 miles frotn Baresley, and 170 from London ; containing 79 houses and S82 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value -26'. Tannav.ice, a parish in the shite of For- far, Scotland, situated on each side the south Esk, 4 miles from Biccl.iu ; containing 288 houses and 1373 inhabitants. Tanniv.ion, a parish in the hundred of Cromarty, and Dornoch ; Containing 230 houses aud 13-43 inhabitants. Tarbert, a town and county of Kerry, province ofcMunster, Ireland, 1'2-i miles from Dublin. Tarbock, a township in the parish of Huyton, hundred of West Derby. Lancaster, near Preston, and '2)0 miles from London; conta'ning 7:3 bouses and 412 inhabitants. Tarbolton, a parish in the district of Kyle. shire of Ayr, Scotland, 9 miles from Ayr; containing 30'6 houses and 176* inhabitant-, Flo sue) Suffolk, 4 miles from Eye, and 90 the town is neatly built; in the bandit of from London ; containing' 22; bouses and 202 Feale, are the ruins of a Clugniac tnonas- inhabitants. 'J'.\.ssiir.r.F, a village in the wapentake of k ; , ;,',-i to;,s, west riding of York, near VontebVaet ; containing 91 bouses and 358 inhabitants. tery. Tardebrigg, a parish in the hundred of flaifsliire, Worcester. 3 mj'es from llromns- gnsve and 1 13 from London; containing 3fl bouses and 1922 inhabitants (including l.'or- Tansor, a parish in the hundred of Willy- desley,) of whom 7S0 were rcui ned as being brooke, Northampton, 2 miles from Handle, employedintrr.de. Its church has been re- am! S4 from London; containing 33 house and 167 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 12s. 1L/. in the patronage of the dean add chapter of Lincoln. Tansi.iy, a township in the parish of Crieh, hundred of Wirksworth, Derby, 1 mile frorti Matlock, and 150 from Loudon ; containing 81 houses and 381 inhabitants. Tanworyii, a parish in the hundred of K'ne.tem. Wan\i"k, 5 miles from Henley in A.ilen, and 106 from London ; containing Mil' houses a>i 1 1 ,6'- ; 5 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 61. 13... 4,-/. Tany Bvi.cii, a hamlet in the parish of Festinioir. .Merioneth, Y\'alcs, is a beautiful r 'in iniic situfi ion. '230 miles from Loudon. T-'.t 'i. iw, a parish in the hundred of Burn. ham, Li:. I;-, on the banks of the Thames, near Maidenhead, 25 miles from London; c ntaining SO boosts and 422 inhabitants. It commands a line prospect of the sjjrrotind- jng country; and has x veral elegant villas, id the neighboui hood, but tiie beautiful man- sion of Clil'deu, belonging to the utarquis of Thomand, once she magnificent palace of the duke of Buckingham, was destroyed by fire in 1795. The church is a rectory, value 11/. 8 built, and is a vicarage, value. S/, Tarent, a river in Dorsetshire, rising neM Siubhampton, and falling into the Stag near Blandford, it gives name to several vffll lagi s. See Tarrant. 'Lai: i. Eton, a township in the parish of Croston, hundred of Lcyland, Lancaster, 8 miles from Chorley; containing 171 houses and 1116 inhabitants. Taim'o.rley, a market town and parish in the hundred of Eddishury. Cluster, I 1 mihs from Chester; and 179 from London; con- taining 138 houses and 674 inhabitants, whi^ were chiefly employed in the manufacture of Stockings, breeches, &c. .M a i Let on Tues- day, and its fairs are May-day, Monday after 24 August, and 11th December. It is a rectory, value ''()'. 3.. 4rf. T\rraby, a township in the parish of Stanwix, Lskdale ward) Cumberland, 2 mile* from Carlisle, and S06 from London; con- taining 24 bouses and 110 inhabitants. Tarrant GuNvir.r.r, a parish fli the hun- dred of Cranbornc, and division oTShaston, Dorset, 4 miles from Liandt'ouband ]00frb«H London ; contain ins; 72 bouses and 408 in- labitsmts. This as well as the 6 following 9r/. and is in the patronage of the villages take thenameof Tarrant, from being kiivsS situated near the f'ver Tarent. It is a Tai-ion, a township in the parish of Chcs- rfeotory, value 19/. 7.. lb/, belonging to terfield, hundred of Scarsdale, Derby, near University college, C '■;> Chesterfield, and 130 miles from London ; eonta'ning 31 bouses and 1 18 inhabitants. Taua, a village in the county of Down, province of Ulster, Ireland. '! arah, a village in the county of Meatli, Leiaster, Ireland, 19 miles from Dublin. Tai'Annon, a river in Montgomeryshire. whIWi falls into the Severn, near C'orfe r.\r.AvsAY, one of the northern Harris Isles, Scotland, 4 mile-; long aud 1 broad. 4 Tarrant Hinton, in the bun bed of Pim- pern, division of Blandford, Dorset, 5 miles from Blandford j eontaininy 41 bouses and 192 inhabitants. It is a rectorv, value 12"'. r». u. Tarrant Kynf.s, in the same hundred and division as the foregoing ; containing 31 houses and 16$ inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 71. \1s. &d. Tarrant Launceston, also in the same hundred; containing 13 houses' and 67 inha- bitants. TAT TAU Tart. \vt Monkton, another vil'siie, 3 miles from BTandford ; containing 34 houses and 207 inh ibitants. Tark'ast Rawson, another village, § mile from tip- precedirigj containing 9 bouses and 32 inhabitants. Tabrani liinni', a parish in the hun- dred of C Tanborn, division of Shaston, 3 mi es from Blumlford ; containing 36 houses and !S() inhabitants, it is a 1 rectory, value 4'. 19f. 2 !. Tarretbuun, East and Wast, two ad- joining hamlets in the, parish of Simonbtirn, Tinda! ward, Northumberland, near Hex- ham, and '279 miles from tjOndon ; conUiiu- iii'. r 64 houses and 332 inhabitants. Taiirinc, F.Asr, or Nevielk, the remains of a parish not* nnited.with Southleijrht,oi>,in the hundred of Kushntonden, rape of Peven- sey, Suss x, near Uckfleld ; containing 7 houses and 74 inhabitants. Tahrtsg, West, a parish in the hundred of the same narrie, rape af Bramber, Sussex, 4 miles from Shoreham, and 59 fVom Lon- don ; containing' 81 houses and 487 inhabit- ants, ft was formerly amarket town. Fairs, 5th April and 2d ( (ctnber. Tarvek, a parish in the bundled of Eddis- hury, Chester, 4 mi Its from Chester, and 177 from London; containing loolmu-vs and 7t)8 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 19/. lT«i Tarvf.s, a paiish in thesbire of Aberdeen, Scotland, on the banks of the Ytban, 15 miles from Aberdeen ; containing 410 houses ' and (7.56 inhabitants. Tasburgh, a parish in the hundred of Depwade, Norfolk, 8 miles from Norwich, and 101 from London; containing 55 bouses and 363 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. ami is united with Rainsthorpe. Tasley, a parish in the hundred of Stod- desdon, Salop, on the river Severn, 2 miles from Bridgnorth, and 140 from London; containing 13 houses and S3 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value .5/. 6v. 8/. Tatchbrook Bisnors, and Tatchbrook: Mai.lory, two united parishes in the hun- dred of Kineton, Warwick, 3 miles from Warwick; containing 83 houses and 4t6 in- habitants. The vicarage, rated at 5'. 13*. 4'/. belongs to the prebend thereof, in Litchfield cathedral. Tatehhill, a parish in the hundred of Olliow, Stafford, 3 miles from Burton-on- Trent, and 130 from London ; oontaining 60 houses and '286 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 26.'. If. 8d. Tatbaw, a parish in the hundred of Lons- dale, Lancaster, 1 mile from Hornby, and 219 from London; containing SO houses and 3S9 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. 5s. TaTham Irf.by, a hamlet in the foregoing parish ; containing 74 houses and 330 inha- bitants. TathwbtI, a parish in the hundred of Louth Esk, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 miles frr-.rn Louth, and 1.70 from London; containing 34 bouses and 268 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value lOi Ta'1M-if. r.D, a parish in the hundred of Taudrid' . Sorry. 2 roiles'frdm Wes erbam, and 24 from London; con-laming 18 houses and 153 inhabitants. L is a rectory, n I ■ 5'. 5d. Tattenhaxt,, a parish in the hundred of Bivsxtoii, Cheshire, 8 miles from Chester, and 176 from London; containing 130 houses and 506 inha 1 itants It. is a rectory, value 13/. 9.. 6d. m the |jatrohage of the bi- shop of Chester. 'i'a rrr.siiAi.L, a parish in the hundred of Seisdou, Stafford, 2 miitocx, the nartie wf a hundred iii De- von, lying on the western side of the county divided from Cornwall by the Tamar. Taw, a river in Devonshire, rising near Throwley, in the center of the county, flaws on to Barnstaple, and turning westerly, joins the Towridge at its mouth. Tawstock, a parish in the hundred of Fretniugton, Devon, 4 miles from Barnsta- ple, and 1 90 from London, on the river Taw ; containing 181 houses and 1131 inhabitant-. It is a valuable living, and a rectory, rated at 69'. 12*. Id. Tawton North, a parish in the hundred of the same name, Devon, 3 miles from Bow, and 1 92 from London ; containing $75 houses and 1436 inhabitants. Fairs, '2d October, and 17th December. It is a rec- tory, value 3'2/. 4s. 7./. Tawto'.', North, the name of a hundred in Devon, lying on the north-western -ide of the county, bounded on the north by the river Dart. Tawton, South, a parish in the hundred of Wowford, Devon, 4 miles from Oak- hampton, and 190 from London; contain- ing 267 houses and 1538 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Windsor. Taxaie, a parish in the hundred of Mac- clesfield, Chester, 8 miles from Macclesfield, and 166 from London ; containing 34 houses and 160 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. '2 s. 6.7. Tay Loetr, one of the most beautiful of the Scottish lakes, in Braklalban, Perth- shire, being 15 miles long, and from 1 to 2 broad ; it is from 15 to 100 fathoms d< i p The waters of this lake have at times suffered violent and unaccountable agitations, parti- cularly in September 1784. — Fide Trans. Ili/v. Soc Edinburgh. Tavnton, a parish in the hundred of Chadlington, Oxtord, '2 miles from Burford, and 7.5 from London ; containing 60 housi * and 3!5 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. 9s. 4d. Tay, a river issuing from the lake of the same name, and being joined by the Lockai/, Lyon, Gorrcn, Tumpfel, Bran, Almond, &.e. falls into the Fritb of Tay, an arm of the sea, which divides the shire of Fife, from Perth and Angus. The salmon fishery in the Tay is very extensive, beginning in .Decem- ber, and finishing the '26th August. Taynton, a parish in the hundred of Eot- loe, Gloucester, 4 miles from Newent, and 113 from Loudon; containing 69 houses and 373 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. 6s. Qd. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Gloucester. Tea, a river in Bucks, which falls into the Ousc, nearStoney Stratford. Teaxry, a parish in the hundred of WaLsbJ croft, Lindsay division, Lin.-oln, 3 mile* from Market Raisin, and 14i from I ondon J containing 80 b-mses and 469 inhabitauts. Ft is a vicarage taluc t>i. lGs;J&ii. TEE TEL TVu.rvc, n parish in tlie shire of Forfar, Scotland, 8 miles from Dundee, on the road to Glammiss, by the side of the Sidl.uv hills ; containing 154 houses and T-55 inha- bitants. Tliis parish contains many relics of antiquity. Teas, a hamlet in the parish of Chickley, hundred of Totmonslow, Stafford, near CJt- toxeter. Tkark, a river in Staffordshire and Salop, which falls into the Severn. Teasdale, a township in the parish of Middleton, Darlington ward, Duriiam, 8 miles from Barnard Castle, and 254 from London ; containing 88 houses and 460 in- habitants. London ; containing 15 houses and 77 inha- bitants. Teffost F.wias, a parish in the hundred of Dtiaivor'h, Wilts, 5 miles from Ilindon, and 91 from London ; containing 25 houses and 143 inhabitants. It is a rectory, va- lue S/. Teffont Magha, a parish in the hundred of Warminster, Wilts, \ mile from the pre- ceding; containing 33 houses and 199 inha- bitants. Teigh, a parish in the hundred of Alstoe, Rutland, 6 miles from Oakham, and 101 from London j containing '29 houses and 133 inhabitants. Teicn, a river in Devonshiie, composed Teath, Sr. a parish in the hundred of of two branches, which rise nearly in the Trigg, Cornwall, 5 miles from Camelford, center of the county, and uniting, fall into the English channel at Tcignmouth. Teignmovtii, East, a township and cha- pelry in the parish of Dawlish, hundred of Exminster, Devon, near the mouth of the Tejgn, 1S7 miles from London; containing 103 houses and 484 inhabitants. The church 150 cu- Lod 233 from London; containin houses and 911 inhabitants. It is racy. Teath, or Term, a river in Perthshire, Scotland, rising at Balquidder, and passing several lakes to Doune, and through the vale of Blair Drmnmond, joins the Mhin, or chapel stands near the beach, and is a and falls into the Forth, 3 miles from Ster ling. Tebay, a hamlet in the parish of Orton, in-Eastward, Westmoreland, on the Lune. Tebworth, a hamlet in the parish of Chal- grove, Bedford. Tedburn, a parish in the hundred of Wow- ford, Devon, 7 miles from Exeter, and 17.5 from London; containing 84 houses and 52/ inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 18/. 6.C 3d. venerable pile of Saxon architecture. Thii place has much improved of late years, since it hjas become a fashionable resort for sea- bathing. The public rooms are in a neat brick building, and it has a small theatre. The bathing-machines are very commodious, and there are two good inns. It has a con, siderable commerce in the export of pipe- clay to Bristol, Liverpool, &e. Tek.nmouih, Wist, is divided from the former by the rivulet Tame, and contains 334 houses and 1523 inhabitants. The Tf.ddjxgtom, a parish in the hundred of Spelthorne, Middlesex, on the hanks of the church stands near the center of the town, Thames, near Hampton, ll£- miles from and ,s c bullt »; tuc wrm of a cross, having London containing 118 houses and 699 >ts roof cunousy supported by the ram.l.ca- inhabitants. In the neighbourhood are hons of a wooden pdlar running up the mid- many handsome villas. It is a curaey. dle t. lt contains several neat monuments. .,..,,,- but L is only a ruracv under Bishops leagaton, If.dimncton, a parish in the hundred of as the c h U rch of East Tcignmouth is under Bulhugton, Oxford, 5 miles from Thame, that of Dawlish , the incumbents of those and 50 from London ; containing 28 houses parisnes n0 ininating the minister, who serves and 123 inhabitants. _ these chore lies alternately. Here was anci- TtnmNGroN, a hamlet in the parish of e „ lIy a chartered market on Sunday, but it Overbury, hundred of Oswaldslovv, Wor- ... J)OW , )eld on Saturday, and well supplied cester, near Tewksbury, and 100 miles w-itJ, every article of provision, particularly from London; containing 23 houses and 111 fis|) Across tho Tdgn ]ies the l1eIi „ htf(ll inhabitants. Tedstone Delamere, and Tedstone Wa- fer, two .'mall villages in the hundred of Broxash, Hereford, >| miles from Bromyard, and 124 from London 1 ; tlit former contain- ing 43 houses ami 245 inhabitants; and the latter 14 houses and S7 inhabitants. It is a curacy, united with Edwin Loach. little village of Shaldon, containing several new-built lodging-houses. Fair, 29th Sep- tember. It is a member of the port of Ex- eter. Lai. 50°. 32'. north. Long. 3°. 29'. west. Tbignton, Kivgs, and Bishops. See Kincs- teignton, and BiphopsteigjJi-on. TeigngRace, a parish in the hundred of Teign bridge, Devon, 2 miles from Newton Tees, a river rising on the confines of Bushell, and 18.8 from London; containing Cumberland, and dividing the counties of 16 houses and 153 inhabitants. It is a n c- York and Durham, falls into the German tory, value 5/. 9s. Ad. ocean below Stockton, to which place it is Tr.isr.itioc.F., the name of a hundred in Do- navigable for vessels of large burthen. von, lying on the south-eastern side of the Teuton, a hamlet in tbe parish of Sprat- county, the river Teign passing through in ton, hundred of Nobottlc Grove, N'urthamp- center. *on, 7 miles from NorthainoUn. and ~a> from Tellesford, a parish in Use hundred of ' 3 N 3 T E N TER Wellow, Somerset, 7 miles from Bath, and 101 from London ; containing 2d houses and i53 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9 . I . 1'EtscOMBE, a parish i:i the hundred of Holmstrough, rape of Lewes, Sussex, 2 miles from Newhaven, and 58 from Loudon; containing 12 houses ami 89 inhabitants. Temk, a river in Radnor, Salop, andWor- cestershire, which /alls into tbe ^vvarn, a mrle below Worcester. Temple, the remains of a parish in the hundred of Trigg, Cornwall, 4- miles from Bodmin; containing now only 2 houses and 15 inhabitant's-. Temple, a bumlct in the paiish of Broad- Windsor, in Dorsetshire. Temple, a hamlet in the parish of Dart- Ford, Kent. Temple Brew-en, formerly a parish in the hundred of Flexwell, parts of Kesteven," Lin- Coin, 6 miies from Sleaford ; containing only 5 houses and 49 inhabitants. Temple Coombe. See Abhott's Coombe, Somerset. Temple Cowley, a hamlet in the parish of Cowley, 2 miles from Oxford Temple Grafton, a parish in the hundred 8f Barlichway, Warwick, Smiles from Al- cester, and 100 from London ; containing 46 houses and 216 inhabitants. Jt is a curacy. Temple GuydiSc. Sec Giysino Tempi .k. Gloucester. Temple Hup.st, a village in the parish of Birkin, i'arkston Ash wapentake, west riding of York, 4 miles from Suaith ; containing z4 houses and 119 inhabitants. Temple NeWsoMe, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of WhitchUrtih, west riding of York, near Leeds. Tempi e Sowerby. See Sowerbv. Ti mpl^.to.v, a parish in the hundred of Withetktge, Devon, 4 miles from Tiverton, and 1 67 from London; containing 38 houses and 200 inhabitants. It is a reerorv, value Bt. * $s. Ti;Mp.sronD, a parish in ll:e hundred of Biggleswade, Bedford, 6 miles from Biggles- wade, and b\ from London ; containing 7S Louses and 409 inhabitants. It is a rectory value 24/, TjenborV, a -.market town and parish in the Hundred of Dodmijgtree, Worcester, situ- ate! tin the river. Teme, dividing it from Salop, 9 miles from Leominster, and 134 from London; containing 185 horses and fiO.5 inhabitants, exclusive of the hamlet . led the Fcreig* ; containing 44 houses and 25 •ahai.itaatr. The town is well built, hnd?o'irer. tb^eTeme is a neat stone bridge of * arctics. The church has a square tower, -uita 6 bvt)s. The market is on Tuesday, and jtsfares are 2v5th April, l3th July, and 26th N-ptcm'. er fecre are annual horse races. It is a vicarage, Value t\l. Tinpv. a sea ;/.'.;, market town and parish n Pem.br ikes ;.ie, Wales, situated on apen- \n>\fla of i.-.'i'l foVnfed by the Severn, BOmi es from Swan^eaj -■.ml 251) from London,; con- taining- 192 liouses and 844 inhabitants. The houses are neatly built of stone, and covered with blue slate. It appears to have been a place of great strength, as w^d as antiquity, from the remains of its walls, flanked with towers. The walls on the land side, enclosing only a part of the town, are 5\~ yards long, and 21 feet high, furnished with embrasures. The south Walt, seated on a nxk, lists 77 feet above the level of the sea at high water. Hers ne two batteries on commanding emj* n< in es. Tenby, of late, has become a very fashionable bathing place. The church is a spacious structure, 146 feet in length; the tower has a lofty and elegant spire of Bath stone. Its trade consists in the export of coal and culm ; and tbe oyster and trawie fisheries have been long established. Here is a theatre, bowling green, biHiard table, as etnb y room, ice. Excursions to the Isle of Cakly, about 3 miles from the shore, is a favourite amusement of its summer visi- tors, it is governed by a mayor, aldermen, aud burgesses, and in conjunction with Pem- broke and Wi-ton, sends 1 member to the l!iit'si\ parliament. The markets are on Wednesday and Saturday. Fairs, Whit- Tuesday, 4th May, 20th July, iOth October, and 4th December. The church is a vicar- age, in the patronage of the Prince of Wales. Lat. 51° 32'. Long. 5° J 9'. West. Tendri.vo, a parish in tbe hundred of Ten • diing, Essex, 10 miles from Colchester, and 61 from London; containing 10.1 houses and 522 inhabitants. Fair, 2 1st September. It is a rectory, value 16/. in the patronage of Baiiol College, Oxford. Tp.ndrixg, the name of a hundred in. Essex, being the eastern extremity of the county, between the rivers Colne and Stour. Ti niiaM. See Teynuam, Kent. TtNTERDES, a market town and parish in the hundred of Tenterden, lathe of Scray, Kent, .5 miles from Cranbfook, and 57 tVom London; containing 366 houses and 23*70 inhabitants. The church, standi: 1 , at the north end of the tovvn, has a lofty steeple, on which formerly was a beacon, for alarm- ing the country, in ease of invasion. At the first introduction of the woollen manufacture this place bad a considerable trade in wea- ving, bur at present the grazing business is the chief occupation of its inhabitants. This is a member of the Cinque Ports, and is annexed to the town of Rye ; the corpora- tion consists of a mayor, jurats, and 12 common councHnoen; and the market is on Friday. Fair, tirst .Monday in May, for cattle and pedlary. It is a vicarage, rated at o3/. 12s. 1 It/, in the patronage of tbedean and. chapter of Canterbury Teste'rgate', a hamlet to KnSre3boroagb, in the west riding of York, united with the hamlet of Scriven. Terlinc, a parish in the hundred of Wi- tham, Essex, ;.' miles from Witham, and 36 from London ; containing 154 houses aud 70S inhabitants. T E T TEW TtPREctEs, a parish in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, on the river Nith. op;i .site to the town of Dumfries; containing 104 houses and 510 inhabitant. '1'tRniNG ion", a parish in Bulcn^r wapen- take, north riding of York, IV! miles fum York, and '211 from London; containing 100 houses and 463 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 23/. 1 3s. 6V. Teriungi'on St. Clem-ents, arid St. John's, two adjoining parishes in the hun- dred of Freebrldge Marshland, Norfolk, 6 mile-; from Lynn, and 9" from London ; the former, containing HO bouses and 82-i in- habitants, is a rectory, value 34/. 6s. %d. ; the kilter, 83 houses and 008 inhabitants, and is a vicarage, value 23/. Gs. iS./. 'Lerwick, a parish in the hundred of Dmnpford, rape of Chichester, Sussex, near Mjdhurst; containing 10 houses a,Vl 91 in- h a bit ants. It is a rectory, value 5/. IU 5J. Tits ir.r.Tos, a parish in the hundred of Gallon-, Norfolk, Ik miles from Fakenham; how containing only 4 houses and 28 in- habitants, li is a rectory, value 5/. Teston, a parish in the hundred of TAvy ford, lathe of Aylesfordi Kent, 33 mi es from London; containing42 houses and '250 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. \0s. Tetbury, a market town and parish in the hundred of Longtrees, Gloucester, 6 miles from Minchinghampton, on a rising ground near the borders of Wilts, and 99 from London ; containing 509 houses and -500 inhabitants. The houses are well built, and chiefly of stone. The church is a neat building, erected in 17-11 ; the old one being -so much damaged by a flood in 43T0, that it was necessary to take it down. In the centre of the town stands a large market house, at which great quan- tities of yarn are sold ; and litre is a manu- factory of woollen cloth. On a common about 1 mite from the town are annual bqrse races, and in the neighbourhood rises the river Avon. Fairs, Ash Wednes- day, and '22d July. The parish is near 10 miles in Compass, and the living is very Valuable j it is a vicarage, rated at 367. ia*. \d. Tetcott, a parish in the hundred of Black Torrinerton, Devon, 4 miles Ireui Holds* wo.tiiy. and 2,1-2 from Lpa-lori ; containing 24 hones and , mts. It isa rec- tory, value ':>.['. Tetforo, a parish. in the hundred of Hill, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 5 miles fiom Hofncasth", and 111 from London; con- taining 66 houses aud 329 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value 3/. Qx. H),:'. Tr. toerington, » village in the hundred of Macclesfield, Chester, bear Macclesfield ; containing 36 hou?es and 226 inhabitants. TethkringtOK, a small village near Thorubnry, G loucester. Ti.iNF.v, a parish in the hundred of Bradley Ilaverstoe, Lindsay division, Lin- coln, 6 miles from Grimsby, and 164 from London; containing '85 houses and 440 in- habitants Ji i a vicarage, v. due 7o 186. id. in the patronage of the bishop of Lincoln. Tbtsworth, a township in the parish and hundred of Thame, ' -\ford. ll mi/esfroai Wycombe, and 44 from London, on the bonkK oft he Tin mes, divided from V, !. by a bridge ; ii contains 90 bouses and : 96 inhabit; ii . Tettos, : hamlet in the parish bach, h'undn d ojS NorrJ) n i :h, < I mile from Saiicihach, and 162 from I o»- don; containing c 22 houses and 120 inhabit- ant;. Tf.tworth, a hamlet in the parish of Tiverton, hundred of Toseland, Hunts, near St. Neofs. TeveRsall, a parish in the hundred of Eroxtow, Notts, 5 miles from Mansfi | ! , and 113 fr nn London ; containing 65 house s ' and 333 inhabitants. It i a rectory, va'ue 9/. 19s. '2.7. Tevgrsuam, a parish in the hundred of Fl( ndish, Cambridge; 4 miles from Cain- bridge, am' 54 from London ; containing) 22 houses and 154 inhabitants. It isa rectorv, value 19/. 16s. and is in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury. Teviot, a river in the shire of Roxburgh Scotland, on the Kugiish borders, and falls into the Tweed, at Kelso. Tew, CiisAT, a parish in the hundred of WoottOff, Oxford, 3 miles from Doddmgton, and TO from London ; containing 72 houses and 402 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. IS*. 4.7. and is in the patronage of the king. Tew, Littei-, a hamlet in the foregoing parish, J mile distant ; containing 43 houses and 219 . inhabitants, mcibdiag Tew Dunse. Tewiv, a parish in the hundred of Hert- ford, Herts, near a small river, 3 miles from Hen ford, and -J 4 from London ; con- taiuing f2 bouses and 494 inhabitants. His a rectory, rated at 14/. and is in the patron- age of .lesus College, Cambridge. Trv. Ksiirnv, a borough, market town and parish', iii the hundred of the same name, Gloucester; on the i> inks of the Severn, near its junction with the .Avon, 9 miles from Che! :> nlvnm, and 104 from Lond*«j containing 859 houses and i>199 inhabitant; Of 'whom 133-i wen- em-doyed £) tra.de and uriiiufariuro, principally in those of stock- ing knitting, ;r;in;e-v,-' ck, nails, and the inanuf lard a ad malting? The church is a Gothic structure; and one attic lai rest and most ,.. ln#ia;iid ; it formerly belonged to- the Mitred Abiipiv, founiei here in the 8 til ft nlurv ; it ;.-, built in the form of a - ' cross, v>.u'itedat top w*ith stone, and ' two rows of laafcee round pillars. Ct is 300 feet long, and the great cross aisie, 120 feet j in the chaa ••] are seven targe painted windows, and it contains many rol. miid mqnuaients, son? 3 N 4 THA of them very ancient ; here lies Edward Prince of Wales, son of Henry VI. and George Duke of Clarence, brother of Ed- ward IV. Here is a well endowed free-school ; an hospital founded by queen Mary, and several alms-houses, in the church-yard. The situation of the town is delightful, and almost encompassed with water, and the houses in general are well built. The ma- gistracy of the corporation is vested in two b.iiliffs, who are justices of the peace, chosen annually out of 24 burgesses. This borough sends two members to parliament, chosen by the inhabitants paying scot and lot, the number of voters are about 550, and the returning officers the bailiffs. The Haiti, near this pif.ee, is noted for its annual horse races. Near this town a battle was fought between the Yorkists and Lancastai ians, in 1471, in which the latter were totally defeated, queen .Margaret taken prisoner and sent to the tower, and her son prince Edward, was inhumanly murdered in cold blood after the battle. During the civil wars it was alternately in the hands of the royalists, and the parliamentary troops. The markets are on Wednesday and Saturday. Fairs, 7th March, 14th May, 22d June, 4th Sep- tember, and 10th October. It is a curacy. Smlge's Gloucestershire, and Dydes Teioksbury, Tewksbury, the name of an hundred in Gloucester, lying at the northern extremity of the county, bordering on Warwickshire. Tev, Great, a parish in the hundred of Lexden, Essex, 3 miles from Coggeshall, and 4C from London ; containing 85 houses and .548 inhabitants. The church is plea- santly seated on an eminence, and has tuo side ailes supported by Tuscan pillars; a stone tower stands in the middle, containing 8 bells. — It is a rectory, rated at IS/. TeV, Lrrrr.E, formerly a parish of itself, Lut now only a hamlet to the foregoing, and lying a little to the south of it, containing 7 houses and 3d inhabitants. Tr:v, Marks, another parish in the same hundred, lying east of Little Tey ; con- taining 38 houses and 249 inhabitants, ft is called Marks Tay, from the family name pf Merhf its ancient proprietors. The vicar- age is not in charge, and belongs to Baiiol College. Teynham, a parish in the hundred of Teynham, and lathe of Scray, Kent, 12 miles from Chatham, and 42 from Loudon; containing 78 houses and 422 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. Thame, a market town and pnri*!i j n the hundred of Thame, Oxford, plea- santly seated on an eminence on the banks of the Thame. 10 miles from Oxford, and 46 from Loudon; containing 435 houses and 2..'93 inhabitants : of whom '2C9 were returned employed in trade. Thetow n con s's:s of one large street, in the cenlri of which is a spacious market place. The Church is a good Gothic structure. It has a lice s boo! and alms-house. Iiiil38. Alex- T H A ander, Bii hop of Lincoln, erected a monastery here, which at the general dissolution was given to the duke of Somerset. The river is navigable for barges to the Thames, at Dor- chester. The market on Tuesday is well supplied with cattle. Fa'.r^ Easter Tues- day, and Old Michaelmas day. It is a vi- carage, value in/. withTttsworth, Towersey, and Sidenham chapels annexed. TllAME, a river which rises on the eastern side of Bocks, near Ivingboe, crosses the county, and falls into the Thames at Dor- chester, in Oxfordshire. Thames, the most noted river of England, and navigable from its mouth to Lechlade, in Oxh idshire, a distance of 230 mil' s, and thetide flowing as highas Richmond in Surry, more than 70 miles from the ocean ; from the depth of water at London, which is ca- pable of navigating the largest ships, the me- tropolis is one of the greatest commercial ports in the universe. The waler is ex- ceedingly wholesome ; and abounds with a variety of fish. Its banks westward from the metropolis, arc ornamented with the most beautiful villas and pleasure grounds, and in its course it is joined by innumera- ble streams and rivulets, particularly the Colne, at lechlade, the Charwell, at Ox- ford, the Tame and Isis, at Dorchester, near Poplar by tbe Lea, &.c.; it is also joined by several navigable cabals, viz. the Grand Junction Canal, tbe Oxford and Warwick Canal, at Oxford, and the Thames and Se- vern Canal, at Lechlade, forming a con- nected chain of inland navigation throughout the whole of the kingdom. Thame, the name of a lnmdn d in Oxford-; shire, lying on the south-eastern sideof the county, divided from Bucks, by a river of the same name. Thames Dittos. See Dittos', TiiaMis, Surry. Tiia.net, Isle of, a part pf the county of Kent, lying on the south shore of tbe Thames, 10 miles in length, from the North Foreland to Saar Bridge, and 8 miles across from Wistgate to Sandwich Ferry ; it is separated from thereat of tbe county by a narrow channel of tbe Stour. It contains. 10 parishes, and the populous, bathing places of Margate and Ramsgate; the soil is par- ticularly fertile for grain, and the south and west pai'ts are excellent pasture and marsh- land. Thanninc.tov, a parish in the hundred of Westgate, lathe of St. Augustine, 5 Kent, on tbe banks of the Stour, 1 mile from Can- terbury ; containing 51 houses and 239 in- habitants. ]tis acuracv. Th.'.fstpn, a parish in the hundred of D.pwade, Norfolk, 9 milest'roui Norwich, and !(ip from London: containing 4? houses and 572 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5 . ;•'. S /. and the patron is tbe bishop of Fly. Tfjaki iiA-.r, a parish in the hundred of Easteaswrith, rape of Brambcr, Sussex, near Steynmgj containing 69 houses a. id THE THE 539 Inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1 41. 9s. 9rf, Thatcham, a parish in the hundred of Reading, Berks, 2 miles from Newbury, and 53 from London ; containing 407 houses and 1995 inhabitants ; of whom 770 were em- ployed in trade. It was formerly a market town ; and is a vicarage, rated at 20/. with Greenhain and Midgham chapels an- nexed. Thaxted, a market town and parish in the hundred of Dunmow, Essex, near the ri-eof t.he Chelmer, 6 miles from Dunmow, an I 47 from London; containing 344 houses and 1394 inhabitants, of whom 575 were em- ployed in trade. The manufacture of cutlery was formerly carried on here to a great ex- tent, but that branch has now failed. The Church is a neat and spacious building, with a tower and lofty spire, erected by John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster ; the dissenters and quakers have also two neat meeting- houses. It was formerly a borough, and much more considerable than at present. Here is a charity school, and a market on Friday. Fairs, Monday before Whit Sun- Jay, and 10th August It is a vicarage, rated at 24/. Tijeakstonf., a hamlet in the parish of Burneston, Hallikcld wapentake, north rid- ing of York, 4 miles from Bedale, and 220 from London; containing 17 houses and 73 inhabitants. The ale, a tything in the parish of Tile- hurst, hundred of Heading, Berks, situated on the river Kennet, 4 miles from Reading. Thealb, the name of a hundred in Berks, lying iu the centre of the county, west of Reading. Tceaiine, a hamlet in the parish of St. John, Beverley, east riding of York. Thebekton, a parish in the hundred of BIything, Suffolk, 3 miles from Sa*mund- ham, and 93 from London; containing 62 houses and 430 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 26/. 13.t - . id. and is in the patronage of the king. Tiieddin'owo^th, a parish in the hundred of Gartree, Leicester, 4§ miles from Mar- ket Harborongh, and 85 from London; con- taining 34 hoiisesand 162 inhabitants, ft is a vicarage, value 8'. 15--. Id. Thedlethohpg, AllSajnts, a parish in the hundred of Calceworth, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 4 miles from Saltfleetby, and 61 from London ; containing 39 hoiisesand 194 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 7/. 5>. %d. Thedm-thorpe, St. Helens, another pa- rish in tijesame hundred, i mile distant from the foregoing ; containing 44 houses and 220 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 18/. 10r. 'Id. united with Mablethorpe. 'I'll F.mvEsi'RV, the name of a hundred in Suffolk, lying en the western side of the cauntyj between Stow Maiket and Bury St. Edmund's. TuELBiifccg, a parish in the hundred of Witberidge, Devon, 4 miles from Chum- leigh, and 190 from London;, containing 31 houses and 155 inhabitants. Tiiblnetiian, a parish in the hundred of Blackburn, Suffolk, 3 miles from Botesdale, and 83 from London ; containing 65 houses and 414 inhabitants. It is a rectory, valne 16/. 18a. id. Twelve ii to n, a parish in the hundred of Diss, Norfolk, 2 miles from Diss, and 9w from London ; containing 20 houses and 126 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 91. Tiielwai.l, a hamlet in the parish of Run- corn, hundred of Bucklow, Chester, 8 miles from Northwich, and 181 from London; con- taining 55 houses and 309 inhabitants. It is supposed to have been anciently a large tO"'n. Thenford, a parish in the hundred of Kingsutton, Northampton, 5 miles from Banbury, and 66 from London ; containing 35 houses and 155 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. and is in the patronage of the bishop of Lincoln. Theobalds, a hamlet in the parish of Cheshunt, Herts, situated on the New River, 12 miles from London; noted as the favorite residence of James I. originally built by the lord treasurer Burleigh. Its park was 10 miles in circumference ; but the whole of this building was taken down in 1765, and the grounds converted into farms. TnERFiET.n, a parish in the hundred of Odsey, Herts, 2 miles from Royston, and 35§ from London ; containing 129 houses and 707 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value 50/. and is in the patronage of the dean and chapter of St. Pau.'s, Tiietfoud, a market town consisting of 3 parishes, in the hundred of Shropham, Nor- folk, on the borders of Suffolk, 19 miles from Newmarket, and 80 from London ; containing 4S3 houses and 2245 inhabitants ; of whom 367 were employed in various trades. The parish of St. Mary's, lies on the Suffolk side of the river Ouse, on which side the whole of the town is recorded to have origin- ally stood, together with several religious houses. In the reign of Edward II L the town contained 2()'churches, S monasteries 6 hospitals, and 24 streets, besides nu- merous lanes. The principal part of the town, consisting of the parishes of St. Peter's and St. Cuthbcit's, is now on the Norfolk side of the Ouse, having several extensive streets, with many handsome buildings. St. Peter's church is a neat building, and has a handsome steeple containing H new bells, erected iu 1789 ; when the church was thoroughly repaired. A handsome market cross has been built, which has a neat portico and pallisades in front ; it is covered with cast iron. On the site of a Cluniae priory, is an hospital and t'ver- grammar-school. — The Guildhall at which the lent assizes for the county arc held, is an ancient building of THI TIIO blirk flint. It waf incorporated in the reign of queen Elizabeth, under a mayor, re- corder, 10 aldermen, and Qu eomm m- iVmen j and semis two members to parliament, chosen by the c-orp< ation, the returning officer being the mayor. This town has a considerable manufacture of woollen clot I] and paper, and i trade to Lynn, by the navigation of the Ouse. The market is on Saturday. Fairs, M li May, 2d August, and 15th September. The living of St. Peter's is a rectory, value .">/. 1 •. bd. united with that of St. Cuthbcrt% which is also a rectory, ip the patronage of the* duke of Grafton. S . M try's, is acuracy. — X ■ i : >rb, ; : . small hamlet near Ely, in Cam'oridgshtre. Theydos Bofs, a parish in the hi ndred af Ougar, Essex, 14 miles fr< m L< - containing 39 houses and 334 inhabitants. It is a curacy. TuEvaoN Gahnon, another parish in the same hundred, ' n) from the fore- going; contain! sand 517 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value 17/. Thedoh, Mount, a third parish, \ mile ferther from the preceding one, and \:\ from London ; containing 15 houses ami i:-j inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1 &/. and is united with Stapletbrd Tawney. Thick ley, a hamlet in the parish ai Andrew's Auckland, Darling on ward, Dur- ham, 2 miles from Bishop Auckland, and 236 from Londou ; containing 2 houses aud 13 inhabitants. Thimbu by, a parish in the hundred of Hprucnstle, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 1 mile from Borncastle, and 140 from Lon- don ; containing 49 nouses and 224 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value IS/. 10*. 10.-/. Thimbleby, a hamlet in the parish of Osmotherley, wapentake of Allertonshire, nor b rid'.ng of York, 9 miles from Thirsk, 232 from Lond« a ; containing 24 houses ami 163 inhabitant-.' TiiiMBr.r.TU.;rn:, a parish in the bundled of Eynesford, Norfolk, 2 miles -from Reep- h.im, and 114 l\t»m London ; containing 1-1 • ant! '.'() inhabitants. It is arcc lialui •','. -' . Thing i r.r-N. See 'i'lNc ):■■, Northampton. Tiis-n-i, Great aud Litilb, hauil - in the parish i>f Witbmpton, hundred of • ', near K. r< TniNCOE, the name b/a buudrediu Suffolk, on the western side of the county, around Bury St. Edmun 'r.,i:x'ov. Ki.T., a village in the parish of Wabduhurcb, and the hundred of Wirrail, ■ -r, 5 milosfrom Parkgate ; contan jo hoes, s ami i itg. '1'HiRKr.F.jY, a pari h in Birdforth wa take, n jrth riding of \ nrfc, 3 mill Thirsk, and 220 nom -L ■ ing4iJ houses and 'j'Sl inhabitant ricarage, value 61. arud is in the palrpoage of the archbishop of York. T:i rvr.w p::v, a hamlet in the parish of Kirby, l}u :krose wapentake, east riding of York, 10 cades from Hunmanby, an., °.oo from London; containing (3 houses aud 39 inhabit itf . TnniKirsY, a hamlet in the parish of Swine, Holderness, wapentake, ox-; riding of York, t miles from Hull, and ISO from London ; containing 8 houses and 44 inha- bitant » f ijiiRr.r.v, a township in the parish ifl" !'■ I ■' i k, Birdforth wapentake, north riding of York, Z\ miles from Helmsley ; contains 52 houses and 16S inhabitants. 1 iiriavall, a hamlet iii the parish of Halt whistle, Tindal ward, Northumberland, situated u-ar the bordi rs of Cumberland, from Londou ; where the f'icts wall passed the river Tipple, near the Irthing. it lind formerly an ancient castle. It contains 30 bouses and 322 inhabitants; and is sometimes called Wall Tor-ii Thirn, a hamlet in the parish of U'atlass, Hang :.,-' wapentake, north riding of York, 3 miles from Masham, and '227 from Lon- don; containing 26 houses and 131 inhabit- ants. RSK, a borough, market town, and parish, in Birdforth wapentake, north riding of York, S miles from Northallerton, and 223 from London, lying on each side the small liver Codbeck*J the one part called the Old, the other the K ■• ; and containing 5 13 bouses and 2092 inhabitants; of whom 423 were returned employed in trade and manufactures,prioci pally in coarse linens, sacking, oco. The eh arch is a fine old building, erected out of the ruins of its castle, destroyed by Henry II. Thequakers have a neat meeting-house, and the oh dists a u. London; containing 30 hou.es and 167 inhabitants. Thornack, a parish in the hundred of Holt, Norfolk, 2 miles from Holt, and 117 ♦rem London; containing 45 houses and 221 THO inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 18* 4./. TdOBMAUGH, a parish ui the hundred of Nassabui gli, Northampton, 5 miles from Stamford, aid 82 froqi London ; containing 41 hou-es and'Jli inhabitants. Itis a rec- tory, vane i II. 1 »-. 1./. T hirnb.,i:h"i;ii, a parish in the hundred of Buckingham, Bucks, 2 milesfrom Buck- ingham, and .0 > from L mi. am ; containing 8+ houses ami 458 inhabitants. Itis-a vicar- age, value 8. 17.. 'fiiORNBOROOcn, a hamlet in the parish of Corbridge, Tindal ward, Northumberland, near Corbridge, and '27S miles from Lon- don; containing 12 houses and 84 inhabit- ants. Thorxborouch, a hamlet in the parish of South Kelvmg'on, Binlforth wapentake, north riding of Vor^, 3 miles from Thirsk ; containing ti housesand39 inhabitants. Tuj;t:,ji:iY, a parish in the hundred of Black Torrington, Devon, 2 mi es from Holdsworthy, and 1 12 from London; con- taining 60 houses and 530 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 4s. Tiiornbury, a market town and parish in the hundred of Thornbnry Gloucester, si- tuated on a rivulet that falls int. i ttie Severn, '2 miles distant ; being 11 miles from Bristol, and 124 from London ; containing 173 houses and 85b inhabitants; exclusive of 6 adjacent tythings, containing 2131 inhabitants. I'he town consists principally of one irregular street aboui 4 mile in length, in a low and dirty situation ; the church .s spacious, in the form oi a cathedral, and has a high tower. Here is a free school, and 4. alms- houses. I'he parish is very extensive, be- ing near 20 miles in compass ; the town which is a borough by prescription, is go- verned by a mayor, 1 - aldermen, and 2 constables. Here are the remains of a maguiiiceut palace, began by the great duke of Buckingham, in loll, but the completion of it and a navigable canal to the Severn, was prevented by hi.. attainder and death. The inarkei H on Sa- turday ; its fairs are taster Monday, 15t!i August, and the Monday before St. I'homas's day. It is a vicarage, rated at 25/. l.'">v. lOrf. and is in ti" patronage of Christ Church C'ot!< j ec, Oxford. — UwSder's Grlaua . Thoi:m:l'iiv, a parish in the hundred of Broxash, Hereford, 4 miles from Bromyard, and 130 from London i containing '3S hou-es and 195 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 5 . 6 8f York, 2 miles from Hedon, and 1 85 from Lon- Thorne, a market town and parish hi the don; containing 40 houses and 190 inhabitants wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, west riding of York, 7 miles from Snaitb, and 167 from London ; containing- 569 houses and 2655 inhabitants, of whom 1282 were em- ployed in trade. This town is situated in a very damp and marshy soil, beint; entirely surrounded by the rivers Don, Aire, Ouse, and the Dutch river, communicating with t-ach other, and as well as the Stahiforth and Headlcy canal passing the end of the town, and having a branch to Thorne wharf. The market is on Wednesday; fairs, first Mon- day and Tuesday after 11th June, and 11th October. — It is a curacy. Thorn efalcon, a parish in the hundred Thorganby, a parish in the wapentake of Ouze and Derwent, east riding of York, 8 miles from Selby, and 190 from London; containing 57 houses and 294 inhabitants. Tiiornham, Great, a parish in the hun- dred of Hartismere, Saflblk, 3 miles from Eye, and 86 from London ; containing 43 houses and '295 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 1 Is. 5rf. united with Tiiornham Little, an adjacent parish ; containing 17 houses and 123 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 4/. 14*. %d. and is united with the foregoing. Thornbam, a parish in the hundred of Eyhorne, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 3 miles of North Curry, Somerset, 4 miles from from Maidstone, ami 38 from Loudon ; cou- Tannton, and 140 from London; containing taming 64 houses and 348 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 1 0 from London ; containing 16 houses and 81 49 houses and 157 inhabitants. It tory, value 14/. Ws. Thorn i, St. Margaret's, a parish in the hundred of Milverton, Somen et, 3 miles from Wellington, and 152 from London; containing 26housesand 143 inhabitants. Thorm v, a parish in the Isle of Ely Cam- bridge, 6 miles frdm March, and 86 from London ; Containing 245 houses 1 i98 in- habitants. This was formerly a marker town, called Thomcy Abbey ; and more anciently, Ankridee, from (he Anchorets Mona,'ery erected here by Sexulfus, abbot of Peter- borough. Its nariie is supposed to be derived from its situation among thorns and bushes. It is a curacj . Thornev, a parish in the hundred of Newark, Notts, 6 miles from Tnxfurd, and 138 from London; containing 19 houses and 134 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 7*. 6d. Thorne YBunH, a hamlet in the parish of Simon burn, Tindal ward, Northumberland, 8 miles from Hexham, and '290 from Lon- don; containing 42 houses and 163 inhabit- ants. Tborsey, Wist, a parish in the hundred ofBosbam, rape of Chichester, Sussex, and a river island, in the mouth of Chichester harbour, opposite Brackelsham bay, 5 miles inhabitants from Chichester, ;.nd 67 from London; con- taining 1C boil es and 70 inhabitants. It is a prebendary, rated at 12/. Tiiorsford, n parish in the hundred and division of Sherboi-n, Dorset, 3 miles from TiioRNLr.v, a hamlet in the parish of Kel- loe, Easington ward, Durham, 5 miles from Durham, and 254 from London; containing 9 houses and 56 inhabitants. TnORNiEV; oi I'nor.LLY, a parish in the THO THO hundred of Braughin, Herts, 2 miles from Bishop Stortford, and 28 from London ; containing 55 houses and 269 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 13a". W. in the pa- tronage of the bMiop of London. Thornley, a township in the parish of Chipping, hundred'of Blackburn, Lancaster, 12 miles from Blackburn', ami 2&1 from London; containing 76 houses and 387 in- habitants. Thornscoe, a village in the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, west riding of York, 7 miles from Doncaster, and 16'.* from Lon- don; containing S8 houses and 192 inhabit- ants. Thornton, a parish in the hundred of Buckingham, Bucks, 3 miles from Bucking- ham, and 57 from London; containing 14 houses and 85 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. His. 3d. Thornton, a township in the parish of Norhant, in Norhanishire, Durham, 5 miles from Tweedmonth, and 336 from London ; containing 38 houses and 212 inhabitants. Thornton, a township in the parish of Poultoa, hundred of .V.nounderness, Lancas- ter. 1| mile from P.xdton, and 235 from London; containing 126 houses and C17 in- habitants. Thorn ion, a township in the parish of Sephton, hundred of West Derby, Lancas- ter, 7 miles from Liverpool, and 212 from . London ; containing 35 houses and 230 in- habitants. Thornton, a parish in the hundred of Sparkenhoe, Leicester, 7 miles from Lei- cester, and 103 from London ; containing 6 if houses and 320 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, rated at 34/. Is. 9J. and is united with Bagworth. 'IhoRnton, a parish in the hundred of Gar tree, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 1 mile from Horncastle, and 140 from London; containing 18 houses and 97 inhabitants. Thornton, a parish in the division of Bain- ton Beacon, wapentake of Harthill, east riding of York; 6 miles from Weigh'ton; and 198 from London; containing 4-1 houses and 237 inhabitants. Thornton, a hamlet in the parish of Cox- wold, Birdforth wapentake, north riding of York, 3 miles from Kasinwold ; containing 9 houses and 71 inhabitants. Thornton, a township in the parish of Foston, Bulmer wapentake, north riding of York, 5 miles from Malton; and 212 from London; containing 27 houses an.d 146 inha- bitants. Thornton, a hamlet in the parish of Cun- dall, Hallikeld wapentake, north riding of York, 3 miles from Aldborough; containing 5 houses and 33 inhabitants. Thornton, a township and ehaprlry, in the parish of Bradford, Morley wapentake, west riding of York, 3 miles 'from Hradford; containing 489 houses and 2474 inhabitants, of whom 1763 were returned employed in various trades. Thornton, a parish in the wapentake of Staincline, west riding of York, 10 miles from Skipton ; containing 215 houses and 1202 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 26/. 13*. id. T.'ioitN ion, another parish in the wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewcross, west riding of York, 10 indes from Settle, and 242 from London ; containing 235 houses and 1060 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 5>: 2./. Thornton Curtis, a parish in the hundred of Yarborough, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 miles from Barton, and 165 from London; containing 35 houses and 242 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. 18s. 4t7. Thornton Dale, a parish in Pickering lyth, north riding of York, 2 miles from Pickering, and 225 from London ; containing 139 houses and 731 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 20/. Thornton, East, and West, two adjoin- ing hamlets in the parish of Hartburn, Mor- peth ward. Northumberland, 4 miles from Morpeth; containing 16 houses and ?j in- habitants. Thornton in the Moor, a village in the hundred of Eddisbury, Chester, 6 miles from Chester, and 180 from London; containing 18 bouses and 156 inhabitants. Thornton if. Moor, a parish in the hun- dred of Walshcroft, Lindsay division, Lin- coln, 5 miles from Market Kaisin ; contain- ing 9 houses and 50 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 9/. 10s. lOrf. in the patronage of the bishop of Ely. Thornton lk Moor, a township in the parish of North Otterington, Birdforth wa- pentake, north riding of York, 4f miles from Think, and 227 from London ; con- taining 47 houses and 261 inhabitants. Thornton if. Btans, another village in the. parish of North Otterington, 6 miles from Thirsk ; containing 43 houses and 1S9 inhabitants. Thornton le Street, a parish in tbe wa- pentake of Allertoushire, north riding of York, 3 miles from Thirsk, and 226 from London; containing 24 houses and 118 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, rat:d at 4/. ii» the patronage of the dean and chapter of Christ-church college, Oxford. Thornton Mates, a parish in the hundred of Wirrall, Chester, 4 miles from Parkgate, and 190 from London ; containing 36 houses and 165 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 2i7. 7.v. 8r/. Thornton Rut, a township in the parish of Aysgarth, Haig West wapentake, north riding of York, 3 miles from Askrigg, and 241 from London ; containing 33 houses and 130 inhabitants. Thornton Steward, a parish in Hang West wapentake, north riding of York, 5 mites from Masham, and 229 from London ; containing 44 houses and 22 2 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 61. 13;. 11. 8r/. Thorpe Acburch, a parish in the hundred of Navisford, Northampton, 3 miles from Thrapston, and 78 from London; containing 44 houses and 20S inhabitants. Thorpe Abbott's, or Cornwallts, a parish in the hundred of Earsbam, Norfolk, 3 miles fro n Harkston, and 96 from London ; con- taining 20 houses and 172 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6 1 . Thorpe Arch, a parish in the liberties of York Ainstey, east riding of York, 4 miles, from Tadcaster, and 193 from London ; containing 63 houses a lid 314 inhabitants. Thorpe Auclinc, a village in the wapen- take of Osgo Id cross, west riding of York, 5 miles from Pontefract, and 173 from Lon- don ; containing 46 bouses and 200 inha- bitants. Thorpe Bassftt, a parish in the wapen- take of r.ucki'ise, east riding of York, 5 miles frorrt Malton, and '222 from London; containing 22 houses and 145 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. Thorpe Bai..\e, a hamlet in the parish of Balne, wapentake of Si rafforth and Tickhill, west riding of York, 5 miles from Doncas- ter, and 167 from London ; containing 16 houses and 102 inhabitants. Thorpe Buimer, a hamlet in the parish of Hart, Easfngton ward, Durham, 11 miles from Stockton, and 260 from London ; con- taining 3 houses and 24 inhabitants. Thorpe by Water, a hamlet, in the parish ofSeaton, hundred of Wrandikc, Rutland, 4 miles from Uppingham, and 85 from Lon- don ; containing 17 houses and 100 inha- bitants. Thorpe Constantino, a parish in the hundred of Ofrlow, Stafford, 4 miles from Tamworth, and 1 1 9 from London : contain- ing 5 houses and 62 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 3t. 5s. 5-L Thorpe Lanetow, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of East Laugton, hundred of T II O • Gartree, Leicester, 3 mi'es from Market Harborb'ugh, and S : > From London ; con- taining 49 houses, and ISu inhabitants, Thorpe t.e Sokms, a parish in the hundred of Tendring, JEsse.x, 12 miles from Col- cnesfer, and 10 from Hanyieh ; contain- ing 142 houses and 974 inhabitants. This, as well as the two adjoining' parishes of Kirl.y and Walton, is called ie Soken, from l\v ir having- peculiar privileges granted, when these parishes were chiefly inhabited by French refugees, and it was called the Li- beity of the Soken. The church is a low ancient building-, having a square tpwer with 5 bells. Here is a fylethodist chapel newly ere. led. The remains of one of their reli- . giou'" houses are stili observable near the church. Faiis, Monday before Wh.itsun- tide, ar*d &9th September, chiefly for hi ring servants. The living is a yjcarage, rated at. 16/. united with Kirby and Walton, all of exempt jurisdiction.- TaORFE LciiDF.NiiAM, a hamlet in the parish of Marston Trussell, huudr. d of Rothweil, Northampton, near Market Uarh isough. Thorpe MalsoRj a parish in the hundred of Rotlnvell, Northampton) 2 miles from Kettering, and 7E from London; containing 48 houses and;230 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 1 1/. Hi. '2./. Thorpe -IWANnr.vrn r. t a parish in the hun- dred of Kingsuttori, Northampton, .5 miles from Banbury, and 70 from London; con- taining 54 homes and 137 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 2s. 11, a hamlet in the parish of Torpehow, Allerdale Ward, Cumberland, near Ireby. Tbreolinc, the name of a hundred ia Suffolk, near the centre of the county, around Debenham. Three Castle Head, on the coast of Cork, province oi Munster, Ireland. Three Sisters, three remarkable kills, on the Isthmus, between Smei'ewick and Ferritors Creek, in the county of Kerry, province of Minister, Ireland. Threlkeld, a township and chapelry in the parish of Greystock, leath ward Cum- berland, 5 miles from Penrith, and 288 from London; containing 68 lions- s and 260 inhabitants. Tkresufield- atownship in the parish of Linton, Staindiffe wapentake, west riding of York, 9 miles from Settle, and 22.5 from London; 'containing 41 houses and 2J1 in- habitants. Threstom, Fast and West, two hamlets forming one township, in the parish of Fel- ton, Morpeth ward, Northumberland, 9 miles from Morpeth, and 500 from Lon- don; containing 65 houses and 249 inhabitants. Threxto.v, a parish in the hundred of Wayiand, Norfolk, 3 miles from Watton, containing 4 houses and 55 inhabitants, it is a rectory, rated at 7l. As. 9A. in the pa- tronage of the bishop of Norwich. Thrigby, a parish in the hundred of Fast Flegg, Norfolk, 4 miles from Caistor, and 123 from London; containing 8 houses and 63 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. Thrimby, a hamlet in the parish of Mor- land, West ward, Westmoreland, 6 miles from Penrith ; containining 8 houses and 60 inhabitants. Tii Kingston, atownship in the parish of -Ashbv-dc-la-Zouch, hundred of West Gos- cote, Leicester, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and 115 miles from London ; containing 146 houses and 901 inhabitants. Turin-, a river in Norfolk, which falls into the German Ocean, near Yarmouth. TiiRii't.ow, a parish in the hundred of the same name, Cambridge, 8 miles from Cam- bridge, and 42 from London; containing 46 houses and 334 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. 4s. 2'. and is ill the patronage of the bishop of Ely. Thru-low, the name of a hundred to Cambridge, at the southern extremity of the county, between the hundreds of Arm'iv.gfofd and Whittlesford. Throcking, a hamlet in the parish of Cot- tercd, hundred of EdWiutree, Herts, 5 miles from Standon, and 31 from London ; con- taining 10 houses and 58 inhabitants. Tiirockingtov, a village in Tindal ward, Northumberland, 9 miles from Corbridge; containing 11 houses and 51 Inhabitants. Throckmorton, a hamlet iu the parish of Fladbury, hundred of Oswaldslow, Wor- cester, 3j miles from Pershore, and 106 from London; containing 22 houses and L.0 inhabitants. Throckley, a township in the parish of Newburn, Castle ward, Northumberland, 6 miles from Newcastle, and 282 from Lon- don ; coutaiuing 42 houses and 188 inhabit- ants. Throggy, a river in Monmouthshire, which falls into the Severn, at Trinity Chapel. Tiirop, a hamlet in the parish of Affpiddle, Dorsetshire. Tiirofle, a hamlet in the parish of Mit- ford, Morpeth Ward, Northumberland, 5 miles from Morpeth, and 292 from Lon- don ; containing 12 houses and 69 inhabit- ants. Tiiropton, a township in the parish of Rothbury, Coquetdale ward, Northumber- land, 2 miles from Rothbury, and 308 from London; containing 31 houses and 118 in- habitants. TiiRosrox, a hamlet in the parish of Hart, Stockton ward, Durham, 10 miles from Stockton, and 2.58 from London ; contain- ing 9 houses and 58 inhabitants. Throw ley, a parish in tiie hundred of Feversham, and lathe of Scray, Kent, 5 miles from Feversham, and 48 from Lon- don ; containing 67 houses and 430 inha- bitants. It is a vicarage, value 71. 11... S,-/. belonging to the Prebendary thereof iu St. Paul's cathedral. Throwj.ey, a parish in the hundred of Wowford, Devon, 5 miles from Oakbamp- toa, and 120 from Loudon; containing 57 houses and 531 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 6s. 10c/. and in the patronage of the king. Throxenby, a hamlet in the parish of Seal by, Pickering lythe, north riding of York, near Pickering, and 225 miles from London ; containing 8 houses and 48 in- habitants. Tiirumpton, a township and chapelry in the parish of Radcliff, hundred of Rush- cliff, Notts, 8 miles from Nottingham, and 120 from London; containing 29 houses and 121 inhabitants. Thrvpp, a village iu the hundred of Wootton, Oxford, near Woodstock, and 62 miles from London; containing 12 houses and 5G inhabitants. Tiir.t 'prwn k. a hainlct in the parish of T H U THU "Farringdon, hundred •' Hormer, Berks, from London ; containing 140 houses and near Farrii gdon , co- tainingS ho isca and 23 648 inhabitants. inhabitani Phi/rchy, a parish in the hundred of Thrush ltov, a hamlfc - in the parish of Boothby Graffo, division of fiesteven, Lin- Marystow, hundred of Lifton, Devon, 4 coin, 9 uailes from Lincoln, and 130 from Lon- miles fro n LaitaCeston, and j(i9 from Loo- don; containing 53 houses and 415 inhabit- ants. ThrussIngtOjt, a parish in the hundred of East Goscote, Leicceter, 7^ miles from Leicester, aud 104 from London ; containing 84 houses and 309 inhabitants- It is a vicar- age, value 61. Thruxton, a parish in the hundred of Webtree, Hereford, t"> mil s from Hereford, »nd 141 from London ; containing 1 1 houses and 75 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value don ; containing 14 houses and 78 inhabitant s, It is a curacy, under the preornd of Carl- ton Thurlby, m Lincoln cathedral. TuuRtEBEARE, a village in the hundred of North Curry. S nners t, 3 miles front Taunton, and 140 from Loudon ; containing 24 huusesand 151 inhabitants. TmjRtEiau, a parish in the hundred pf Willey, Bedford, 6 miles from Bedford, and 56 from London ; containing 69 houses and -ill inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value ;-7. I'nuituLsTos, a hamlet in the parish of ■V. I . in the patronage of the dean of Here- Whittonj in the liberties of Ipswich, Suffolk, ford. i - 2 miles from Ipswich; containing 36 houses Thruxtox, a parisli in the division of and '210 inhabitants. Vest Medina, Isle of Wight, Hants, 9+ Thurlestone, a township in the parish of miles from London ^containing 19 houses and Penistone, wapentake of Staincross, ivest 198 inhabitant's. It is a rectory, value 15/. riding of York. 9 miles from Barnsley, anj I2y. 1 Id. 1~0 from L ndon ; containing 2 52 houses aud TurvbercS, a parish in the wapentake of 1096 inhabitants. Strafforth and Tickhill, west riding of York, Thurlmers, a river in Cumberland, which 3 miles from ' Rotherham, aid 160 from falls into, ue Derwent, near Kesw.'ck. London; containing 50 houses and 2 t7 Thurlow, Great, a parish ]h the hundred inhabit nits. It is a rectory, value 12/. oT Res bridge, Suffolk, 5 tfiles from Clare> lis. 5d. and 6iHVo.ii London; Containing 41 houses Thundersi.ev, a parish in the hundred of and 299 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value Barnstaple, Essex, 10 miles from Billericay, I0t.lls.5d. and 33 from London; containing 59 houses Thurlow, Little, an adjacent parish in and 35 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value the same hundred as the foregoing; contaia- 14.'. 13$. 4rf. and is in the patronage of the ing 48 houses and 34S inh .hitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 10y. 5d. ThhrloxtoU, a parish in the hunlred of North Petherion, Somerset, 5 miles from Bridgewatcr, and 146 from London; con- taining 28 houses and 136 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 61. 15s. iOd. Tuciu.sTos. a parish in the hundred of Sparkenlioe, Leicester, 5 miles from llmek- king. Thusdridoe, a parish in the hundred of Braughin, Herts, 2 miles from Ware on the river Rib, and 22 from Loudon; con- taining 93 houses and 437 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. united with Ware, in the patronage of Trinity College, Cam- bridge. Thurcastox, a parisli in the hundred of ley, and 1U4 from London; containing 67 West Goscote, Leicester, 3 miles from bonses and 320 inhabitants It is a rectory, Mount Sorrell, and 100 from London; con- value 1 3'. 1 9s. 3d. taining 44 houses and 215 inhabitants. It Tiiurlston, a parish in the hundred of is a reetory, value 23.'. Is. 8.7. Claver'mg, Norfolk 5 miles from Beeclos, Thurgarton, a parish in the hundred of and 1 14 from London ; containing 56 houses North Erpvngham, Norfolk, 6 miles from and 332 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value Aylsham, aud 123 from London; containing 61. 13s. 4/. in tlie patronage of the corpora.- 44 houses and 224 inhabitants. It is a rectory, tion of Norwich. value 91. 6s. 8d. and is in the patronage of Thurlsto.se, a parish in the hundred the bishop of Norwich. of Stan borough, Devon, 3 miles from Tiiuru.arton, a parish in the hundred of Kiiugsbridge, and 210 from London, opposite the same name, Notts, 4 miles from South- the Berry head ; containing 65 houses and well, and 123 from London; containing 62 356 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 23/. houses and 33 1 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the patronage of Trinity College, Cam- feridere. 10s. Tkurmaston, North, a parish in the hun- dred of East Goscote, Leicester, 3 miles TnuRr.ARTOS, the name of a hundred in from Leicester, and 99 from London ; cou- Notts, lying in the centre of the county, on gaining 22 houses and 111 inhabitants, the western side of the Trent. Thurmaston, Sou ru, another palish In the Thurgoland, a township in the parish of - Same hundred as the foregoing, aud | mile Silks tone, Staincross wapentake, west riding distant therefrom ; containing 106 Iiattsee *f York, 5 miles from Barnsky, and HO and 595 inhabitants. 30 THU T I B Tiwrsbt, a parish in the hundred of Gartree, Leicester, 5 miles from Leii ester, and 91 from London; containing 26 bouses and 155 inhabitants. It reavicarage, value 11/. and is united with Stoughton. Thurne, a parish in th.i hundred of West Flegg, Norfolk, 5 miles from Caistor, and 119 from London ; containing 16 houses and 126 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 5/. Tnur.Nir.AM, a township situated in the parishes of Lancaster and Cockerham, hun- dred of Lonsdale, Lancashire, 4 miles from Lancaster, and 234 from London; containing 69 houses and 363 inhabitants. Thurnino, a parish in the hundred of Leightonstone, Hunts, 6 miles from Oundle, and 75 from London; containing 26 houses and 1 18 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 4s.2'/. in the patronage of Emanuel College, Cambridge. Trurnino, a parish in the hundred of Eynesford, Norfolk, 4 miles linn Reepham, and 116 from London; containing 22 houses and 112 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11. TnrRsjscoE, a parish in the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, west riding of York, o miles from Doncaster ; containing 38 houses and 192 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 7.?. 8-/. Thurrock, Grays, a market town and pa- rish in the hundred of Chafford, Essex, 24§ miles from London, near the river Thames, at the bottom of St. Clement's Reach ; con- taining 83 houses and 677 inhabitants. It consists chiefly of one irregular street, in which is the market-house, over whi. h is the room where the petit sessions are held; the •hurch is an ancient building, in the form of a cross. The market is "on Thursday, and is well supplied with corn, which is sold by samples. Fair. 23d May, It is a vicar- age, value 51. Os. \()J. Tiurrocic, Little, a parish in the hundred of Barnstaple, Essex, § mile distant from the foregoing; containing 15 houses and 126 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 1 5.f . Tiiurrock, West, a third parish, in the hundred of Chafford, Essex, lying 2 mile's west of the foregoing, and 22 from London : containing 100 houses and '819 inhabitants; including the hamlet of Purlleet ; and is a vicarage, rated at 15/. 13s. itf. THeRSBY, a parish in Cumberland ward, Cumberland, 5 miles from Carlisle,' and 300 from London; containing 60 Houses and 242 inhabitants. ' It is a vicarage, value 11/. Os. jd. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Carlisle. Thjrsford, a parish in the hundred or North Greenhoe, Norfolk, 3 mhos from Walsingham, and 111 from London; con- taining 55 houses and 269 inhabitants. ' It is a rectory, rated at 8/. in the patronage of St. John's College, Cambridge. ' Tiiuest.ey, a parish in the hundred of Gudalming, Surry, 5 miles from Godahn- ing, and 39 from London; containing 83 houses and 584 inhabitants. Thuhstabi.e, the rame of a hundred in Essex, lying on the eastern side of the county, and north of the river BlacV.water. Thcrstaston, a parish in the hundred of Wirrall, Chester, on the banks of the ri\er Dee, 4 miles from Parkgate, and 191 from London; containing 11 houses and 112 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 13*. 6ds in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Chester. Tiurston, a parish in the hundred of Thedwestry, Suffolk, 5 miles from Bury, and 69 from London; containing 71 bouses and 354 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 13.v. 4 •/.' Thirton, a parish in the hundred of Loddon. Norfolk, 6 miles from Bungay, and 112 from London ; containing 22 houses ami 164 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Thurwaston, a township united with Os- laston, in the paiish of button, and hundred of Appletree, Derby, 6 miles from Derby; containing, including Oslaston 4$housesasH 263 inhabitants. Tiiu: ton, or Thhrston, a parish in the hun- dred of Mitford, Norfolk, 5 miles from East Dereham, and 96 from London; containing 8 houses and 64 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 4/. 6s. id, Tuwait, a township and chapelry in the. parish of Millom, Allerdale Ward, abo»e Denvent, Cumberland, on a branch of the river Duddon, and on the borders of Lanw cashire, 6 miles from Jlavenglass, and :9*> from London ; containing 99 houses and 523 inhabitants. Thvvaite, a parish in the hundred of South Erpingham, Norfolk, 4 miles from Aylsham, and 121 from London; containing 17 houses and 93 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 4/. Tiiwaite, a parish in the hundred of Loddon, Norfolk, 3 miles from Bungay, and 109 from London; containing 16 houses anil 87 inhabitants. It isarectory, ra'edal 7/. in the patronage of the bishop of Norwich. Thwaite, a parish in the hundred of Hartismere, Suffolk, 2 miles from Memlle- sham, and SI from London ; containing 18 houses and 129 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 3*. 5d. Tibat.dstone, the name of a hundred inl Gloucester, lying on the northern side of the county, South of Evesham. TiF,f■/. and is in the patronage of the bishop of Bristol. Tickhii.i, a market town and parish in the wapentake of Straffoith and Tickhill, west riding of Voik, b miles from Doncas- ter, and 156 from Loudon ; containing 266 houses and 1104 inhabit nits. i"he church is a large handsome building, and it had a strong Castle and fort ideation, destroyed during the evil wars. This town gives nam ■ to a jurisdiction of a very great extent, and 10 which man) manors owe suit and service. About h mile from the town is a bath called Po6sii>gtou Well, to which great virtues are attributed, but it is in little repute. Koch Abbey, about 2 miles distant, is situated in a very pleasant valley, having fine walk; and plantations laid out by the earl of Scar- borough. This is a much frequented sp«t, during the summer season. To the east is a large piece of water, formed by a rivulet that runs among the ruins, its banks are curiously diversified with rocks and ruins, interspersed with trees; under one of the recks is the mouth of a cavern, said to have had communication with a monastery that stood near the castle. In a marsh near the town, was a hospital and fiec chapel, for several priests and brethren annexed to the priory of Humberstone. This town appears to have been a great place for maltsters, as every old house appears to have bad a malt kiln attached to it. The market is on Friday, Fair, 21st August, for cattle, provis ; on, and pedlery. it is a vicarage, value II. Is. 61. Ticknali,, a parish in the hundred of Repton and Gressley, Derby, 7 miles from Derby, and 120 from London; containing 229 houses and 1125 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Tickton, a hamlet in the parish ofBoutb, in the wapentake of Holdcrncss, cast riding of York, and liberties of Beverley, Similes from Beverley, and 188 from London; con- taining 29 houses and 134 inhabitan s. Tin, St. ]\1ary's, a parish in the hundred of Elbe, and parts of Holland, Lincoln, 7 miles from Holbcach, and 102 from London ; containing 121 houses and 607 inhabitants. — It is a rector), \alue 17/. 6s, Ad and is in the patronage of the king Tjd, St. Giles, a parish 1§ mile from the preceding, in the Isle of Ely, Cambridge ^ containing 82 houses and £35 inhabitants. Tiucomb, a parish in the hundred of Kin- wardstone, Wilts, near Great Beihviu, and 70 miles from Lon on; containing 38 houses and 2'J0 inhabitants. Tidenham, a parish in the hundred of Westbury, Gloucester, 3 miles from Chep- stow, from which it is divided by the river Wye ; contaiuing 138 houses and C96 in- habitants, his a curacy. TiDesw'eil, a market town and parish in 3 U 2 T I L TIL the hundred of High Peak; Derby, 5 miles from Buxton, and 160 from London; < on- taiuinir 2S4 houses and. 1351 inhabitants; of whom 647 were returned employed in trade; The town is but indifferently built, but the church is large rind tolerably well built, erected in 1336. The name of this town is derived from its ebbing and flowing well, reckoned one of the wonders of Derby- shire, The bason, a receiver for the water, is about 3 feet square, but seems to have bad some other receiver within the rock, as the water from the original stream appears to pour in, and forces its wily into the bason with a bubbling noise, ami when the con- tracted air is spent within, it then stops for an interval of about 20 minutes in a wet season, hut in dry weather the intervals of its flowing are from 3 to 4 hours. The mar- ket is on Wednesday ; Fair*, 3d May, 18th October, and 1st Wednesday in September". It is a vicarage, \ do " '. . 7./. in tl.e pa- tronage of the dean and chapter of Litch- field. _ Tint, a river in Cornwall, rising near Leskeard, and passh g St. Gennains, joins the Lynher, both fairing imo the Tamar. Tidjiarsh, a parish in the hundred of Theale, Berks, near the Thames, 6 miles from Reading, and 43 from London; con- taining '24 houses ami 134 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value bl. 2*. I •'. TiUMlNftTON, a hamlet in the parish Of Shipston-on-Stour, hundred of Oswaldslowj Worcester, 1 mile from Shipston, and 83 from London ; containing 11 houses and 62 inhabitants. Tidwf.l, a hamlet in the parish of Bud- ley, Devon, noted for a warm spring cf water. TiDwohtu, Nohtb, a parish in the hundred of Amesbury, Wilts, pn the borders of Hants, 2 miles from Ludtjcvshall. and 7 2 from 1, m- don ; containing 55 houses and 040 in- habitants* It is a rectory, value 11/. 17. Id. and in the patronage of the king. TiD-.vo:;-;,, South, a pariah adjoining to the foregoing, in the hundred and division of Andover, Hants, 7 miles from Andover, and 70 from London; containing 22 houses and 175 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value 3 4/. 15s. e..'. TiERKEttY, a visage in the county of Down, province of Ulster. Ireland, 2 miles from P.athfrilland, and 58 from Dublin, noted for a goer! ehalybeat spring. TiFFrEiD, a parish in the hundred of Tov. costeV, ■ Northampton, 2 miles from 3 owcestcr, and 61 from London ; containing 2;> houses and 126 inhabitants. It is a rec- •,0.7, value 9/. 9s. Id. Tight-. See Tf.icii, Rutland: T:r.iii:''oj; J a parish in the hundred of Stod- Ven, Bedford, \\ mile from Kimbolton, and ft- from LoiidoB'i containing 40 houses and grjj ir':.:.iiir.ant:;. It is a rectory, value 13/. ids. ' 'i:!Buftv a parish in the hundred of Hinckford, Essex, 3 miles fr.tn Clare, antl 52 from London; containing 26 houses and 168 inhabitants. It is a rectory, Value S/. Tir.BtiRY, East, a parish iu the hnndred of Barnstaple, Essex, situated near the Thames, in the marshes of that angle of land formed by the winding of the Thames, from the Hope to Gravescml Rene/:. It is 3 miles from days Tburrock, but the nearest road from Loudon, is by Gravesend and across the Tony at Tilbury Fort, 23 miles. It contains 31 houses and 173 inhabitants; several caverns of great magnitude are dug in the cliffs, in this parish. The fort is si- tuated close to the banks of the Thames, op- posite Gravesend. It is a regular fortifica- tion, first built by Henry VIII. as a block- house; after the damage done to the shipping in the Thames, by the Dutch, in 1667, it was much enlarged. The engineer of these works in the reign of Charles II. was Sir Mai tin Beckman, who also designed the works at Sheerness. The original design was a regular pentagon, but the water bastion was nerer built. The esplanade is very' large, and the bastions the largest of any in England ; they are faced with brick, and aie surrounded with a double ditch or moat, the innermost being 180 feet broad, and has a good counterscarp. On the landside are two small redoubts of brick, but the chief strength of this fort on the land side, is, its being able to lay the whole level under water. On the side next the river is a very strong cur- tain, having a strong gate in the middle called the .Watergate, and the ditch pali- saded. At the place intended for the water bastion, and which by the plan should have inn out into the river, so as to command both the curtains, stands ahigh tower, erected by queen Elizabeth, which was called the Block-house. Before this curtain is a plat-. form, instead of a counterscarp mounted with 106 cannons, from 24 to 46 pounders, besides which there are smaller pieces planted be- tween them and the bastions and curtains, which are well planted w ith guns ; the interior of the fort, contains all the necessary apart- ments for the garrison ; audit now contains the residence of a Fort Major, with a small detatchment doing duty here ; but it is chiefly used as a depot for the recruits of the district* The church is a small building. It isa vicar- age, value \3L6s.Sci. with East Lee chapel annexed; there formerly was another chapel in this parish. Tilbury West, an adjoining parish, 2 miles from Tilbury Fort, and is mentioned as the see of a bishop in the time of the Saxoss. it contains 56 houses and 201 in- habitants. There are still some traces of queen Elizabeth's camp, formed here in 15S8, when the kingdom was threatened by the Spanish armada ; two Roman ways cross eacl other at this place. In 1734, a medicinal spring was discovered in this parish. The living is a rectory, value Soi. TIL, TIM mid Is in the patronage of the king, with West Lee chapel annexed. Tilehurst, a parish in the hundred of Reading', Berks, 2f miles from Reading ami 40 from London ; containing '254 houses and 1353 inhabitants, of u horn 103 were re- turned employed in trade. The rectory and vicarage are united, and are rated at '21/. 15*. 2\ Tilmansvone, a parish in the hundred of Eastry, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, 3 miles from Deal and 70 from London ; containing 40 houses and '229 inhabitants. H is a rectory, value 11 12s. 6m London; containing 1! ; 1 30 inhabitants. TirswoRTii, ■ parish in the hundred of lyianshead, Bedford, mi i fi in I Btable and 36 from London; containing . . ; houses and 195 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value &/, Tiltey, a parish in the hundred of Dun- mow, Essex, 3 miles from Dnnmow anil ~.J from London; containing 11 houses and Gk inhabitants. Tin parish church was for- merly the chapel to an abbey of White Monks. It is a curacy. Tilxqn, a parish in the hundred of East Goscote, Leicester, 2J| miles from Bildcston; containing 33 house'-, and 140 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 12/- 16.v. 8 from London; containing 128 houses and 714 inhabitants. It is a ractory, value 11/. 19?. 97. Tim worth, a parish in the hundred and division of Basingstoke, Hants, 2milesfrem Basingstoke and 46 from London; contain- ing 12 houses and 94 inhabitants. Itis a re. lory, value 91. !7.v. 1 IV. Timworth, a parish -in the hundred of Thedwgstry, Suffolk, 3 mj'-cs from Bury JOS TIN St. Eduvnnds and 74 from London ; coutain- ing 1 9 houses and 145 inhabitants. Tindai., the name of a ward in Northum- berland, being the south -western divi>ion of the county, bordering on Cumb rland. Tikehat.ly, a town and county of Wick- low, province of Leinster, Ireland, 38 miles from Dublin. Tingkwick, a parish in the hundred of Buckingham, Bucks, 2t miles from Bucking- ham and 59 from London j containing 133 houses and 64§ inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. 16s. 3./. and is in the patronage of New College, Oxford. TiscniTH, a parish in the hundred of Manshead, Bedford, 6 miles from Dunsta- ble and 40 from London; containing 23 houses and 116 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 91. Tincwale, a parish in the main land of Shetland, united with Weisdale and White- ness; containing 314 houses and 1863 inha- bitants. At the south end of the village, is the ruinous Castle of Scallaway, built by one of the earls of Orkney ; there are seve- ral fresh water lakes, and the whole is in- tersected by numerous voes or friths, that no part of the district is upwards of 2 miles from the sea. Tinkleton, a parish in the hundred of Piddleion, division of Dorchester, Dorset, 4 miles from Dorchester and 115 from Lon- don; containing 23 houses and 122 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value bl. lis. 8.7. Tinsley, a township and chapelry in the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, west riding of York, 3 miles from Sheffield and 160 from London; containing 52 houses and 260 inhabitants. TiSTAGELr., a parish in the hundred of Lesnewth, Cornwall, 4 miles from Cam- elford and 232 from London; containing 1 6 houses and 649 inhabitants. In this parish is situated the borough of Bos- siney. It is a vicarage, value Si. Ms. 3d. and is in the patronage of the, dean and canons of Windsor. TlNTteHN, a parish in the hundred of Rag- land, Monmouth, 5 miles from Chepstow and 136 from London; containing 43 houses and 248 inhabitants. It has a considerable manufactory for iron wire. The remains of Tintem Abbey, fouudtd in 1131 for Cister- tlan Monks, with its church, still gives a beautiful specimen of its ancient grandeur, and noble gotiiic architecture. It is a rec- tory, value '21, Is. 5d. TintiNholLj a parish in the hundred of the same name, Somerset, -2 miles from 1!- chester and 124 from Loudon ; containing 41 houses and 333 inhabitants. It is a vicar- uge, value 91. Ss. 9d. 'I'iSi is'!! ■! i, the name of a hundred in So- merset", 'Viv.g on the south-eastern side of the e.i: '■ V, ujv.eea the rivers Yeo and Perjrytfc TIR Tin'twistle, a parish in the. hundred of Macclesfield, Chester, 6 miles from Ashton- under-Lyne and 180 from Loudon; con- taining 171 houses and 1021 inhabitants, and was anciently reckoned a borough. Tiswaed i parish in the shire of Dum- fries, Scotland, 3 miles from Dumfries, from which it is separated by the Locbar Moss; it is now united with the parish of Tiaiideet and contains 197 housesaud 980 inhabitants. In the m ss, many warlike and culinary utensils of the ancient inhabitants of Scot- land have been found. Arnhfield House is the seat of the earl of Wemyss ; and at Skipnupe was born the celebrated Dr. James Momjsey. Tipperary, a county of Ireland, lying in the province of Minister, bounded on the north-east and north-west, by King's- County, and Galway ; on the east by Queen's County and Kilkenny ; on the south by Waterford, and part of Limerick, and on the west by Galway, Clare and Limerick, being about 52 miles in length, and from 13 to 31 in breadth. It contains 147 parishes 30,700 houses and about 170,000 inhabitants. The river Suir runs the entire length of the county, from north *o south, besides which there are many small rivulets and brooks j on the banks of which are numerous hoult- ing mills, giving employment to a number of hands. The principal productions of this county are cattle, sheep, butter, and flour. The county town is Clonmel, and the other principal towns are Cashel and Carrick. The southern parts are exceeding fertile and well furnished with good buildings, but the north is inclinable to be barren, and termi- nates in a row of twelve mountains, the highest in Ireland, and called Phelem-dhe- JUadina. Tipperary, the town which gives name to the county, 9 miles south -south-west from Cashel and contains nothing remarkable either in building or trade. Tipton, a parish in the hundred of Offlow, Stafford, 3 miles from Dudley and 127 from London; containing 834 houses and 4280 in- habitants, of whom 1740 were returned in trade and manufacture, mostly that of the shire pottery, peculiar to this eooaty. It is a curacy. Tirlasgtos. See Langton, Leicester. Tihiey, a parish in the hundred of Deer- hurst, Gloucester, 4 miles. from Tewkesbury and 108 from Loudon; containing 25 bouses and 110 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 91. 6>\ 8i. and the patron is the king. Tjry, or Tyref, an island of the Hebrides, belonging to the shire of Ayr, Scotland, lying2t miles westof theisland of Mull. It is about 11 m'les long and 2| broad; the whole intersected by many bays of consi- derable extent. It is so level that the waves are often seen from the. one shore. rising- several feet above the level of the TIT other. The Duke of Argyle is the proprie- tor, whose factor has a neat residence on a small island, in one of the lakes. The fish- eries as well as making of kelp employ a number of hinds. It contains 400 houses an 1 24lo' inhabitants. Tjsburv, a parish in the hundred of Dun- worlh, Wilt--, 3 miles from Hindoo and 93 from London ; containing 357 houses and 1961 inhabitants. The church is situated in a bottom, between two hills, and bad Originally an elegant spire; it is still a handsome edifice, but has several times suf- fered by lightning, particularly in 1742, and 1763) after which the spire was taken down, to prevent further misfortune, but this was not sufficient to secure the edifice, for on the 13th August, 1^9.), it was again considerably damaged. It is a vicarage, value 18/. 10*. lQdL with East Hatch chapel annexed. Tissixgton, a parish in the hundred of "VVirksworth, Derby, 4 miles from Ashboru and 1 V 4- from London; containing ("6 houses and 443 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Tisted, I'.Asr, a parish in the hundred of Selbourn, and division of Alton, Hants, 5 mites from Alton and 52 from London; containing 39 houses and 226 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. Tisted, Wkst, a parish in the hundred of Bishops Sutton, and division of Alton, Hants, 2 miles westward from the foregoiug ; con- taining 25 houses and 164 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the patronage of Magdalen College. Titchfiemj, a market-town and parish in the bundled of Titchfield, and division of Ported' iwn, Hants, 3 miles from Fareham and 78 from London; containing 551 houses and 29 19 inhabitants, of whom 400 were re- turned in various trades. The parish is very • tisive, and has a good roadstead for ves- sels in Titchfield bay, near the mouth of Southampton water; from it, the river Aire passes the town, over which it has a bridge; near it are the ruins of a mansion, which wis erected on the sciteof a Cistertian mo- . >tery. The market is on Saturday; fairs Saturday fortnight before Lady-day, 14th May, 25th of September, and the Saturday fortnight before 21st December. It is a vicarage, value 6'. lis. 3d. Titchfield, the name of a hundred in Hants, lying on the southern side of the cotmfy, bounded on the west and north- west, by the Southampton water. Titchfield, a river in Hampshire, which falls into the Southampton water, at Ham- ble. Titchmarsii, a parish in the hundred of Navisford, Northampton, 2 miles from Tbrapsten; containing 127 houses and 5ri9 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 4'. ]Q>\ TVrcHWti.L, a parish in the hundred of Smithsden, Norfolk, 3 miles from Buruham and 127 i'ryin London; containing 18 houses T1V and 107 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. in the patronage of Eton College. Tithby, a parish in the hundred of Bing- ham, Notts, 2 miles from Bingham and 123 from London; containing 26 houses and 155 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Titling ro\, a hamlet in the parish of Eg- lingham, Coquestdale ward, Northumber- land, 4 miles from Alnwick add 310 (rom London; containing 11 houses and 63 in- habitants. TitIey, a parish in the hundred of Wig- more, Hereford, 3 miles from Kineton and 152 from London ; containing 47 houses and 290 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the pa- tronage of the earl of Oxford. Titsey, a parish in the hundred of Tan- dridge, Surry, 2 miles from Westerham and 24 from London; containing 18 houses 108 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value ni. i is. 3 j. Tin enhancer, a hamlet in the parish of St. Peter's, St. Alban's, in the hundred of Cashio, Herts, 3 miles from St. Alban's j containing 59 houses and 34S inhabitants. The scat of the earl of Hardwick was for- merly a palace, belonging to the Abbots of St. Albans. 'J i'.tesley, a small village in the hundred of Nantwicb, Chester, near Congleton ; containing 5 houses and 43 inhabitants. Tittensoh, a hamlet in the parish of Trentham, hundred of Pirehill, Stafford. Titteshall, a parish in the hundred of Launditch, Norfolk, 6 miles from East Dereham and 107 from Loudon; containing 46 houses and 139 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 9/. 12*. 8;/. In the Church is a stately monument, to the memory of Sir Edward Coke. Tiverton, a township in the parish of Bunbury, hundred of Eddishury, Chester, 7 miles from Nantivich and 171 from Lon- don ; containing 7-:- houses and 377 inhabit- ants. In this neighbourhood is Beeston Castle. Tiverton, a borough, market-town and parish in the hundred of the same name. Devon, situated on the river Ex, near its junction with the Leman, 4J miles from Collumpton and 163 from London; contain- ing 1221 bouses and 6505 inhabitants, vijj, 3001 males and 35''4 females, of whom 1617 were returned employed in various trades, and manufactures, particularly of serges, ketseys, druggetts, and diapers, for \'. bich it has long been noted. This town has suffered much by fire; the last accident of this nature was in 1731, when upwards of 200 of the best houses were destroyed, the damage being computed at 150,000; after this an act of parliament was made ding any more houses being covered with thatch, and ordering the removal of all stacks and ricks of corn and straw from the dwellings, with other salutary regula- t; ; -. since tt'hich t'.mc the stf< ets have beca 3 4 TIV widened, the building? erected in > re- gular manner, and the houses covered with slate and tile. The old church of St. Peter's i- a venerable got hie Structure, hut it not being large enough lor the accommodation of the parishioners, a chapel of ease was erected, and made a perpetual curacy by act of parliament. The tiree-sehool situated near the east entrance of the town, is a large pile of buildings, with a cupola in ; he centre, havin? commodious apartments for the masters, the head-one having a handsome salary, and the privilege of taking as many boarders as he pleases : it sends scholars to Baliol College, Oxford, and Sydney Su-sex College, Cambridge, viz. 4 to each college ; this excellent foundation was built, and en- dowed by one Peter Blondel, a rich clothier of the town. Here is also a free English school, founded by Robert Comins, in 1609; also a public charity school, and an exten- sive hospital and workhouse. It lias a stone- bridge, over both the river Ek am! the Le- Di.ui ; before the erection of these bridges, it was called Tccyford, both these rivers being t. rdable here. It is a fx>wn of great anti- quity, and in Dooui's day book it is de- ;rd as being in the kind's bauds. It was anciently governed by a portreeve and other officers, chosen at the lords' eourtleet, but by charter from James I. it was incor- porated under a mayor, 12 capital burgesses, and 12 assistants, who elect a recorder, and this corporation alone were at the same time empowered to send two members to parlia- ment, which this town has done ev« r sinct - Some mistakes having taken place in the corporation in 17'.'i, concerning the election Of a mayor on the charter day (Tuesday after St. Bartholomew) they were re-incor- pOratcd by charter of 11th of George I. The mayor for the tiuis being, and the pre- ceding mayor, together with the recorder, are justices of the peace, within the liberty of Tiverton, with power to hold a general quarter sessions of the peace, ex lusive of the county justices. Here stands en anci- ent castle, formerly belonging to the earls of Devonshire, now the seat of Sir Thomas Carew, Bart.; here the ear! of Essex retired from the anger of queen Elizabeth ; and when Monk was recorder] of this town, king Charles IE iiad private protection and assist- ance here previously to his restoration. This town has a public bank- The markets a re on Tuesday and Saturday, but the latter, is very small. Its fairs areTuesday fort night after Whit Sunday, and 10th Oct ber. St. Peter's is a rectory, not in Change.— Dunsfurd's, Titer :oii, Tiverton, the name of a hundred in Devon, lying on the northeastern side of the county, around Tiverton. TlVETSHAM., or TlTSHALL, St. MaRGA- r-:Ti ' , and St. Marv's, two united parishes in the hundred of Uis<:, Norfolk, 96£ miles froiu London, in the road to Norwich, the TO D former containing 44 houses and 293 inha- bitants, the latter '38 houses and 294 inha- bitants. The rectories, are united, rated at 20/. Tixall, a parish in the hundred of Pire- hill, Stafford, 2 miles from Stafford and 1 38 from London; containing 24 houses and 198 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 0*. 8J. Ttysndale, or Tim'XFNDAtn, a township in the parish of Wbarrarn Pierey, Buckrose wapentake^ east rifling of York, 20 miles from York and gOOfrom London; containing 28 houses and 137 inhabitants. Tiviot, or Ciiiviot Mountains, are the high hills, on the borders of England and Scotland. TixovF.ti, a hamlet in the parish of Ketton, hundred of YVrandike, Rutland, 74 miles from Uppingham and 82 from London; con- taining 11 houses and 59 inhabitants. Tobermorey, a village in the island of .Mull, shire of Argyle, Scotland, late!}' built by the British society for the encourage- ment of the fisheries, containing about 5)0 inhabitants. This village was first began to be erected in 17S8, and a custom house and post office were established in 1791. Tocketts, a small village in Langborough wapentake, north riding oi York, near Gis- borougb, and 252 miles from London; con- taining 8 houses and 65 inhabitants. Tockholes, a township and cbapelry in the parish and hundred of Blackburn, Lan- caster, 3 miles from Blackburn, and 206 from London ; containing 127 houses and 7.')u inhabitants. Tockincton, a tythrag in the parish of Oldveston, hundred of Lan'gley, and Swins- tread, Gloucester, 6 miles from Chipping Sodbury, and 120 from London; containing 38 houses, and 21S inhabitants. lairs 9ik Ma}' andCrh September. I ockwith, a parish in the liberty of York, Aihstey. east ridinr of York, 4 miles from Wetherby, and 198 from London ; controll- ing 67 houses and 3!>0 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 14*. Cii. Todbere, a parish in tiie hundred of Red- lane, division of Sbaston, Dorset, 4 miie» from Shaftesbury, end lo5 from London ; containing 13 houses and 73 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 51. 19s. id. united with Stpwer Provost. Todburn, a hamlet, in the parish of long Horsleyj Morpeth ward, Northumberland, 7 miles from Morpeth, and 298 from Lon- don ; containing 5 houses and 20 inha- bitants. Tobdington, a parish in the hundred of Mansbead, Bedford, 3| miles from ! 'unsta- ble, and 57 from London; containing '^60 houses and 1 143 inhabitants. The living 'is a rectory, value 29/. 2>. 11./. It was for- merly a market town, and it has still fairs oa 25th April, first Monday in June, 4th Sep- tember, 2uth .Nay-ember and 6th December. TOG T L. Toontst, ton, a parish in the hundred *f Kiftsgate, Gloucester, near the banks of the Isbouni, 5 miles from Winchcombe and 94 from London ; containing 17 houses and 268 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. 1.5 s. 4./. with Stanley Pontlarge chapel annexed. Todmoroen, a township and ehapclry in the parish of Rochdale, hundred of Salford, Lancaster, being a part of the town of Hun- dersfeld, 9 miles from Rochdale, and '207 from London; containing 346 houses and 251') inhabitant* Toon am or Toddenham, a parish in the hundred of Westminster, Gloucester, 4 milt's from Moreton in the Marsh, and 80 from London j containing 66 houses and 339 inhabitants. Todwick, a parish in the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, west riding of York, 10 miles from Sheffield, and 150 from Lon- don; containing 39 houses and 177 inhabit- ants. It is a. rectory, value 6/. lis. 6,1. Toft, a parish in the hundred of Long- Stow, Cambridge, and 50 from London ; con- taining 34 hon'ses and 208 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 16s. lid. in the patron- age of Christ church college, Cambridge. Toft, a hamlet in the parish of Knuts- fbrd, hundred of Bucklow Chester near Knutsford, and 178 miles from London; con- taining 38 houses and 205 inhabitants. TorT, a hamlet in the parish of William on the Hill, hundred of Betisloe, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 5 miles from Stamford, and 95 from London ; containing 41 houses and 196 inhabitants. Toft, a parish in the hundred of Walsh- srofr, Lindsay division, Lincoln, '2 miles from Market Raisin, and 151 from London; con- taining 14 houses and 73 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/- 10j. \0d. and is in the patronage of the kins. Toft Movk, or Momachorum, a parish in the hundred of Clavering, Norfolk, 3 miles from Loddon ; and 108 from Lon- don; containing 40 houses and 325 in- habitants; here formerly was a priory of Benedictines, given by Edward the IV. to Kings college, Cambridge, which still re- tains the patronage of the rectory, rated at 3/. Toftres, a parish in the hundred of Cal- low, Norfolk, 3 miles from Fakenham, and 108 from London; containing S houses and 90 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. 16 >'. 6d. Toft West, another parish in the hun- dred of Grimshoe, Norfolk, 5 miles from Thetford, and 85 from London ; containing 16 house and SS inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 5*. lid, Togsto:-;, ?. hamlet in the parish of Warks- worth, Morpeth ward, Northumberland, 10 miles from Morpeth, and 30 i from Lon- don ; containing 15 houses and 84 inha- bitants* Toi.lvsi), a parish in the hundred of. Taunton Dean, Somerset! 9 mile- from 'i aun- tou and 153 from London; containing 17 houses and 105 inhabitants. It is a rectory value 7/. and is in the patronage of the king. Tolt.arp Royal, a parish in the hundred of Chalk, Wilts, miles from Shaftesbury, and 107 (POOl London ; containing 52 ha and 238 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. U Toller Fratrum, a parish in tbehnndi d of Tollesford, division of Dorchester, Dorset, 8 miles from Bridport, and 126 from Lon- don; containing S houses and 4 6 inhabit* ants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. <••. Fairs 29th May, 2d July and Uth September at Rotter Down. Toller Poucorim. another parish in the same hundred and adjoining the preceeding, .containing 73 houses and 340 inhabitants- It is a vicarage, value 51. Tollertos, a hamlet in the parish of Rodmarton, hundred of Langtree, Gloucester near Minchinghampton. Tollertun, a parish in the hundred sf Bingham, Notts, 4 miles from Nottingham, and 120 iron London ; containing 29 houses and 176 inhabitants. Toi.t.erton, a township in the parish of Aloe, Bulmer wapentake, north riding of York, 10 miles from York, and '209 from London; containing 79 houses and 396 in- habitants. Fairs 26th August. Tollesbpry, a parish in the hundred of Thurstable, Essex, 5 miles from Maiden, and 42 from London ; containing 107 houses and 850 inhabitants. It is avioarage, value 16'. 6;; 3d. Tollesford, the name of a hundred in Dorset, lying in the division of Dorchester, on the western side of ilia county, and bor- ders of Somerset. Tolleshcjnt, Darcy, a parish in the same hundied, Essex, 4 miles from Maiden and 41 from London ; containing 82 houses and 5iV inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 18/. 10.V. Tolleshunt Knights, another parish in the same hundred, % mile north of the fore- going, and containing 46 houses and 289 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. 13s. 4d, and is in the patronage of the king. Tot.LESHUNT Major, a third parish in the same hundred, lying |- mile we-t of the prt - cceding, and nearer Maiden; containing 4o houses and 292 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. Tolpcddle, a parish in the hundi Piddleton, division of Dorchester, Dorset, 6 miles from Dorchester, and 1 1'3 from London; containing 58 houses and 279 inhabitants. Tolskithey, a hamlet in the parish o ruth, hundred, of Penwith, Cornwall, ad- joining to Redruth, 264 miles from London, Tolthorpe, a hamlet ndoo; containing 222 houses and 1158 inhahitants. Tongiiam, a hamlel in the parish of Seal, aud hundred of Farnham, Surry, 4 miles from Farnham. Tungi avp, a paiish in the .Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, lying on the banks of the rivers. Tarff and Dee, 3 miTes from Kirkcud- bright ; containing 131 houses aud 636 in- hahitants. Tongue, a parish in the shire of Suther- land, Scotland, at the northern extremity thereof 25 miles from Thurso; c ntaining 158 houses and 1 348 inhabitants. This parish, contains many high hills, and several eaves are excavated in the rocks along the coast, some penetrating nearly half a mile en • r ground. On some of the bills are the re- mains of ancient buildings, supposed to hare been Druidical Temples. Tooting, a parish in the hundred of Brixton. Surry, 6 miles from London; con- taining 16 • houses and 1 1 89 inhabitants i I ■■ • •hurch is remarkable for being of a cin form, having a low spire ; in this neighbour- hood are many handsome houses. It is a rectory, value 8/. 8s. 6d. Tooting, Uhpi ft, a hamlet united with Stoclcwell in the parish of Lambeth, Surry, adjoining the foregoing, nearer London. Tjot, Balden. See Balden Toot, Ox- ford. To pci irrc, a parish in Bird forth wapen- take, ninth riding of York, 6\ miles from Aldborough, and J 14 from London ; on the banks of the river Swale, containing 108 houses and 589 inhabitants. Its name is derived from its situation, on a consider- able eminence. The church is large and rather a* handsome building. Fair, 17th July, 3 days for cattle. It is a vicarage, value. 19/. 19j. 2d. and is in the patronage of the dean and chapter of York. Toppesfielo, a parish in the hundred of Hinckford, Essex, 6 miles from Clare, and 51) from London ; containing 133 houses and 68.5 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 26/. and is in the patronage of the king. Toppesfield, in the parish of Hornsey, Middles) x. Topsham, a sea port, market town, and parish, in the hundred of Wowford, Devon, nearly surrounded by the rivers Clyst, and Exe, 5 uiiles from Exeter, and 170 from London ; containing 462 houses and '274B inhabitants, of whom 450 were returned as being employed in various trades. The town consists of several good streets, the houses are well built, and there is a very lonu and commodious quay. This is considered as the port of Exeter, where all the large vessels lie and receive and discharge their lading, and hue the captains,- shipwrights, and of- fjcers of the custom and excise reside. The road between the town and Exeter is re- markably pleasant, and has many handsome g« ntle mens seats there. Market on Satur- ii;\. Fair St. Margarets day. The church is a donative, in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Exeter. Tor: bay, a commodious bay an the coast of Devon, 5 miles east of Dartmouth, near a village called Erixham. It is formed by 3 capes-, that on tbeeast.caIled.Bp6w7p.se, a.rd that on the west Berry-head, being about 12 miles in circumference. This is the general rendezvous of the royal navy, particularly against westerly winds. Near this ha} - is a n markable place called Kentshole ; consist- ing of, many caverns, entered by subtena- nt ous pasaages, but it has only one outward entrance. Some of the caverns are vtrv large, and through one of them runs a ri- vulet of water. Berry-head Flagstaff, lat. 50°. 24'. north long. 3°. '28'. 14" west. Torbryan, a parish in the hundred of EJaytor, Devon, 3 miles from Newton Bushel, an.' 190 from London; containing 36 houses and 2,?B inhabitants. It is a rectory, value : ;.. 7/. I'orkincton, a> hain't' in the p N bury, hundred of Macclesfield, Cheater, S miles from Stii :kport, and 170 from Lon- don j containing 38 houses and l 2H inha- bitants. I 1 -f:v, a parish in the hundred of Laurcss, Llndsay>division, Lincoln, t, ,<.. TOR TOS from Lincoln, and 141 from London; con- taining 48 houses and 236 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. I.a. k/. Tormerton, a parish in the hundred of Grumbald Ash, Gloucester, 3 miles from Chipping Sodbury, and 110 from London; containing 4:3 houses and '225 inhabitants. Toumohi'n, a parish in the hundred of Ilaytor, Devon, 6 miles south-cast of New- ton Bushel, near the sea and Torbay ; con- taining 143 houses and S5S inhabitants. Some of the ruins of its ancient monastery called Tor-abbey yet remain, and near them has been erected a neat mansion, called by the same name. There is a neat Roman Catholic chapel attached to the mansion. — Tormohun is a curacy. Torosay, a parish in '.he Isle of Moll, shire of Argyle, Scotland; containing 173:) inhabitants. It has a rugged mountainous aspect, and on the lofty promontory over- hanging the sound of Mull, stands Castle Dowart, now occupied by a small party of military. Torpenhow, a parish in Allcrdale ward, below Derwent, Cumberland, 6 miles from Cockermouth, and 310 from London ; con- taining 48 houses and 210 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 33/. 6s. 8rf. in the patron- age of the bishop of Carlisle. TonncHEN, a parish on the western bor- ders of Mid-Lothian, Scotland, 17 miles from Edinburgh, on the road to Glasgow; con- taining 216 houses and 10J8 inhabitants; near it is a strong Chalybeat spring, Torqiav, a small village, 6 miles from Teignmouth, situated in a retired cove of Torbay, about 2 miles from the extreme point of Hopes Ness. The air of this place is sharp, but the romantic situation is de- lightful, and it is much frequented as a bathing place by those who wish to be re- tired from the noise and bustle of the more populous watering places. Torrington, Great, a market town and parish in the hundred of Fremington, Devon, 9 miles from Barnstaple, and 197 from Lon- don ; containing 347 houses and 2044 inha- bitants. This town formerly sent members to parliament, and was incorporated as a borough by queen Mary. It is governed by a mayor, aldermen and 16 burgesses. It has a good almshouse and charity-school. There is a bridge, over tee river Towridge, and it carries on a considerable traffic in stuffs with Ireland. At the southern part of the town are the remains of an ancient castle. The . petty sessions and other meetings for the county are held here. The market on Saturday is well supplied with corn andprovisigns. Fairs 4th May, 5th July and 10th October. It is a vicarage, value 20/. united with Stow, and is in the patronage of the dean and cannons of Christ Church, Oxford. Torrington, LiTTtK, a parish in the hundred of Shebbear, Devon 1 mile distant from the preceeding, on the opposite side of the 1'owridge; containing 77 houses and 499 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14''. 18.>-. lid. Torrisgto'n, Black. See Black Torring- ton, Devon. Torrington, 'iftr.Ar, a parish in the hun- dred of Bad low, Hereford, 6 miles from Led- bury, and 127 from London ; containing 78 houses and 431 inhabitant.;. Torrinc : on, Littxe, a hamlet in the fore- going parish, and included therewith. Torrington; East, a parish in the hun- dred of Wraggoe, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3 miles from Wragby, and '47 from Lon- don ; containing IS houses and 85 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 10s. 10-/. Torrington, West, another parish in the same hundred, and adjoining to the furegoius, containing 17 houses and 70 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4i Torp.yblrn, a parish in the shire of Fife, Scotland, lying in the western extremity of the county, upon the coast of the Frith of Forth, containing 2SS houses and 1403. in- habitants. Tortherwald, a parish in the shire of Dumfries, Scotland, lying on the east side of the Lochar Moss, 7 miles from Dumfries; containing 166 houses and 703 inhabitants. The ruinous castle of Skrimple, is beauti- fully situated and near it are the vestiges of a Druidical Temple, and 2 circular camps. ToRTisr.TON, a parish in the hundred of Avisford, rape of Arundel, Sussex, 2 miles from Arundel, and now containing only 8 houses and 68 inhabitants. Tortwouth, a parish in the hundred of Grunibalds A ision, Lincoln, 4- mites from \Iford, and 142 from London; con- taining 12 houses and 72 inhabitants. It is a rectory, valne 6/. 17s. Totley, a hamlet in the parish of Drori- field, hundred of Scatsdale, Derby, 7 miles from Chesterfield and 159 from London; c >n,tainirig 48 houses and 206 inhabitants. Totnell, a hamlet in the parish of Yatr minster, D' Totsf.ss, a boi-ougb, market town, and parish, in the hundred oi Coleridge, Devon, situated on the river Dart, about 12 miles from the Sea, and 195 from London; con- taining 295 houses and '2503 inhabitants. The church is a spacious bunding, having a lpfty tower and 4 pinnacles, above 90 feet high. It hasa trifling manufacture of Wool- len cloth, but the chief employment of the inhabitants is in the fishery. The town was formerly defended by a strong castle and surrou uded by walls, 1 he ruins of which are still observable as well as one of the gates, covered with ivy. It is a borough by prescription, the corporation, consisting of 14 burgo- masters, whereof one is mayor, who vvitk his predecessor and the recorder are justices of the peace; besides 20 common council men, c*c. It returns '2 members to parlia- ment who are chosen by the freemen of the borough, without respect to residence there- in, the linmber of voters being about 120. The river Dart 4s very broad at this town, and the tide flows 12 feet at the bridge. A part of the celebrated Roman Fosse-way which passed here, is still observable. The ir.r.Tket on Saturday is well supplied with provisions of all kinds. Fairs, Easter Tues- day, lit May, 25th July, and 28th Oct it is a vicarage, value 12/. 8... 9i. andis in the patronage of tiie king. Toton, a hamlet in the parish of Atten- borough, hundred of Broxton, Notts, 6 miles from Nottingham ; and 120 from London ; containing 30 houses and 175 inhabitants. Tottenham, a parish in the hundred of Edmonton, Middlesex*, 5 miles from Lou- don in the road to Ware; containing- 598 houses and 3659 inhabitants. The church is situated on an emraence.surronnded nearly by a rivulet called the Mosel or Musel, which rises on Muswdl-hill. Over the porch is an apartment, originally intended as a vestry room, which was inhabited for 60 years, by one Elizabeth Fleming an Alm-- woman. The vestry was er> 2ted in If 97 by !">rd Coleraine, wh<>- L> i; : • c a family vault therein. Many quakers have taken up their residence in this parish and they have here a neat meeting house. — Here arc several almshouses, one ofthem founded in 1596 ny Balthazar Sanchez, a Spaniard, and con*. fectioner to Philip II. of Span, and who was the first person that exercised that trade in England; he died a protes ant in 1602. Near the church is a mansion called Bruce Castle, supposed formerly to have belonged to David Bruce, King of Scotland and earl of Huntingdon. A spring called the B Weil, opposite the parsonage house, is said to have performed many strange cures. This parish is divided into 4 wards, viz the V Ward, where stands the parsonage, and vi- carage. M.iddl at ird, containingmarsh-street, and church end. High-cross ward, containing the Hall, Mnlpage-green. and the high c%oss ; and/' ..■«', the largest, comprehend, ing ail the rest of the parish. At that part called Tottenham High-Cross, the resting place of the corpse of queen Eleanor, formerly stood a column of wood, which waa taken down about 200 years since, and the present structure of brick erected in its stead. It is a vicarage, value 14/. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of St. Pauls. — Lyson?s Environs of London. Torrr.NmiL, a parish in the hundred of Clackclbse, Norfolk, 5 miles from Downham, and 90 from London; containing 30 houses and 2 20 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Totte.'.idge., a township and ci.apelry in the parish of Bishop Hatfeld, hundred of Broadwater, Herts, near Barnct, 10 miles from London, on the ridge of a hill, whence if- name; it contains 48 houses and 2S0 in- habitants. Toiterkhoe, a parish in the hundred of Manshead, Bedford, 3 miles from Dunstable, containing 65 houses and 332 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. Tottington, HioH and Low, two adjoin- ing townships in the parish of Bury, and hundred of Sal ford, Lancaster, 3 miles from Bury, and 197 from London; the former tining 227 houses and 1216 inhabitants. And the latter 710 ha i 1 4 inhabit- ants, of which number 3771 were returned as being employed in trade and manufacture. Tottington. a parish in the hundred of Wayfand, Norfolk, 3 miles from Written, and 90 from London; curtaining 26 houses and 198 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6A 14* T O W TRA Totmonslow, the name of a hundred in Stafford, being the northern extremity of the county, divided from Derby by the river Do\e. Towa, a river in Carmarthenshire, which falls into the Cowen or Clean ToWCESTftR, a market-town and parish in the hundred of the same name, Northamp- ton, on the banks of t:ie river Weedoo, 6 miles from Northampton, and 60 from Lon- don; containing 424 houses and 2030 in- habitants, of whom S4 ,; were employed in Various trades and manufactures, prinfcf- pally in those of lace and siik. The houses in general are well built, and it contains many good inns-. During the time of the Saxons it was a place of great strength, and Edward the elder surrounded it with a wall. Here was an ],< spital and chantry, founded in the reign of Henry VI. The Watling Street Roman road passed through this town, and it is supposed to have been a consider- ble Roman station, many of their antiquities and coins having been dug up in the neigh-' bourhood. The market is on Tuesday, and its fairs are Shrove Tuesdays 12th May., end 29th October. The vicarage is dis- charged from first fruits and tenths, and is in the patronage of the bishop of Litchfield and Coventry. r~2?< idge's Northampton. Towcester, the name of a hundred in Northamptonshire, lying in the southern part of the county, and to the north of Tbw- cester. Towedvack, a township in the parish of Unylelant, hundred of Penwith, Cornwall, 3 miles from St. Ives, and 180 from London; containing 95 houses and 465 inhabitants. Iowersey, a parish in the hundred of Ashendon, Bucks, 2 miles from Thame, and 45 from London ; containing 51 houses and -94 inhabitants. The church is. a vicarage, not in charge, but was formerly a chapel of ease to Thame. Towhstaxl, a parish in the hundred of Coleridge, Devon,, % mile from Dartmouth, and 204 from London ; containing 1 IS houses Shd 1014 inhabitants, The church is situ- ated on a hill and has a tower 69 feet high, Bffvirig; as a land-mark at sea. It is the mother church of Dartmouth, and the vicar- age rated at ISA 15s. 4/. is in the patronage \>', the mayor and bailiffs of that boron gh, and has the Chapelry of Dartmouth an- nexed. Ti WfcyStfrj a river in Devonshire, rising about 4 miles from Hartland point, and being joined hy the 0»e at Idlesly, passes Bi iet.rd, and falls into the Bristol channel. 'i ov, i horp;., a hamlet in the parish of Whatr'aia Pierey, ea9 in- habitants. ToYNToa, High, a parish in Horneastle, Soke, Lincolnshire, 1 mile from Horncastle, and 140 from London ; containing 13 houses and 93 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. Is. bd. Toyhton, Low, an adjoining parish, con- taining 9 houses and 49 inhabitants. Toynton' Am.saints, a parish in the hun- dred of Bolingbroke, Lindsay division, Lin- coln, 3 miles from Spilsby, and 130 from London ; containing 40 houses and 229 in- habitants. It is a curacy. Toynton, St. Peters, another parish ad- joining the foregoing, and containing 55 houses and 245 inhabitants. It is a rectory- value 12/. Oi. 2./. Trace?. See Bovy Ttacey, Devon. Tradunnock, a parish in the hundred of t'sk, Monmouth, 4 miles from Usk, and 14 S from London; containing 28 housi s and 142 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value I0A 0s. 5d. Ti'AFr.ORD, a village in the hundred of Broxton, Cheshire, 3 mile* f.om CI < -ter: containing 43 houses and 247 inhabitants; T.lai.fe. the shire town of the county" of Kerry, province of Monster, Ireland, situ- ated en a hay 1 14 miles from Dublin. The town is tolerably well built, but has no manu- factories of any consequence. Thebay is very shallow, and will not admit of vessels of 40 or 50 tons to come nearer than within 1 mile of thetown. A considerable trade is carried on herein the herring fishery. TralI.ong, a parish in the hundred of Merthir, Brecon, Wales, 5 (miles from Bi ■■_-- con; containing 01 houses end 294 inhabit*- T II E TR E ants. It. is a curacy in the patronage of the bishop of St. David's. 'i V ■ i long, a \ illage in the county of Cork, province of Minister, Ireland, Tranent, a parish in the shire of Had- dington, Scotland, lying on the Frith of Forth, s iti les fiom Edinburgh; containing 552 houses and 3046 inhabitants. The town is neatly built and pleasantly situated. The church is an old gothic building, having a square tower in the middle: several collieries are wrought in this parish. Tranmoiu:, a township in the parish of Bebbington, hundred of Win-all, Gbester, 14 miles from Chester, and ]94 from London, on the road to Liverpool ; containing 70 houses and 353 inhabitants. Tranwell, a hamlet in the parish of Mor- peth, Castle ward, Northumberland, J 4 mile from Morpeth, and 290 from London ; con- tainingl3 houses and 50 inhabitants. Traquaib, or Strathquair, a parish in the shire of Peebles Scotland, lying on the south bank of the J need, 7 miles from Peebles; containing 113 hous< s and 613 inhabitants. 1 he surface is rocky and mountainous, some of the hills being , 00 feet above the level ot the sea. The river abounds with trout and salmon. Trawdev, a township in the parish of Whalley, hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, »iear Clitheroe, and 21 3 miles from London; containing 137 houses and 1443 inhabitants, of whom 660 were returned employed in va- rious trades. TnAWSFvxnD, a parish in the hundred of Ardudwy, Merionethshire, Wales, between Llanelltyd and Maentwrog, 223 miies from Lon.ion; containing 275 booses and 1232 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 12*. \d. and is in the patronage of the bishop of Ban- gor. Treaeington', a parish in the hundred of Oswaldslow, Worcester, 5 miles from Tewks- bury, and 100 from London; containing 194 houses and 935 inhabitants. The rectory is very valuable and is divided into 2 portions, rated at 66/. 11-. 8rf. in the patronage of Je- sus college, Oxford. Trebich, a small hamlet in the parish of St. Ives, Cornwall. Treborough, a | arish in the hundred of Carhan'pton, Somerset, 5 miles front Watchet, and 156 from London; containing 19 houses and 132 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value 7/. 10*. 5d. Trecastle, a parish in Brecknock, Wales, on the roao from Brecon to Llandovery, 179 miles from London, now gone to decay, but was anciently a considerable borough, and in Leland's time there appeared the luins of a castle. Fairs, 4th April. '2d May, 14th August, 14th October, 13th November, and 14tii December. Trkdddington, a parish in the hundred of Tewksoiury, Gloucester, 3 miles fiom Tewks- bury, and 101 from London; containing 26 houses and i Jl inhabitants. It is a curacy. Ti ; rri:»N*, a parish in the wapentake of Strafforth and Tiekhill, west riding ot York, 3 miles from Shertii Id, and 160 from Loudon ; containing 62 houses and 312 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. TrefdraetH, a paiish in the hundred of Malti'aeth, Anglesey, Wales, 8 miles from Bangor; containing 103 houses and 461 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 14'. S.v. 11-r houses and 196 inhabitants. It is a viearage, value 9/. 9s. Iii. and is in the patronage of the king. Trent, a palish in the hundred of Ilore- thome, Someiset, 4 miles from Sherhorne, and 120 from London; containing 63 houses and 302 inhabitants; It is a rectory, value S3l.5s.5ri. in the patronage of Corpus Curisti college, Cambridge. Trent, a river, vising in the high lands cf Staffordshire, passing through Derby- shire'; it enters Nottinghamshire at the south west point, passes Newark to Lin- . Inspire, where it falls into the Bumber, being a course of near 200 miles, and com- municating by canal navigation with most of the principal rivers in the kingdom. Trtntiiam, a parish in the hundred of Pirebill, Staffordshire, situated on the river Trent; 3. miles from Newcastle under line, and 146 from London; containing 347 houses and 1857 inhabitants. Trent ham- Ball, situ- ated opposite the church, is the family man- sion of the marquis of Stafford. It is a cu- racy. Trentisiiof. a parish in the hundred of Brannton, Devon, 4 miles from P.arnstapie, and 19" from London; containing '23 houses and 128 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 8v. 4i Trbscaw, one of the Scilly islands, situ- ated to the west of Annet, and containing about 40 families. Tlr.s island is extremely fertile; near the landing-place arc the re- mains of a castle, built "n a rock. A strong battery was erected in 1740 and apartments for the garrison and guard: about 5 "tile distant is the church, a venerable bo i Iding, and near it are several Druidical stones ; on another pari of the island are the remains of an abbey, a part thereof being --till used as the burying place by the inhabitants in preference to 1 he church yard. TnE8HAM,a tything in the parish ofHawks- biiry, hundred of Ginmhahls Ash. Glonces- ter, 2 miles from W l -Ootton*under-edgc, and 106 from London ; containing 5j houses and 25? inhabitants. Tri shunlsh Isi.r.s, a cluster of small islands of rue Hebrides, lying 4 leagues west of the Isle of Muf I, but none of the* 1 are inhabit bouses and £38 in- habitants. Trewen, a hamlet in the parish of South Petherwin, hundr< d of Las C irnwall, 5 miles from Launccston, and i-18 from London; containing 30 houses and 193 inhabitants. Trswhitt, High and Low, two adjoin- ing ham eis in the parish of Rothbory, Co- quetdnle ward, Northumberland, 4 miles from Kothbnry; containing 17 houses and 94 inhabitants. Trewhick, a hamlet in the parish of Vn. lam, Castle ward, Northumberland, d miles from Morpeth, and v. 97 from Condor,; con- taining 4 houses and IS i ihabil Trexton, or Tin f.xton, a parish in the hundred of Way land, Norfolk, 3 miles from Wat ton, and S8 from London ; containing 4 bouses and ."j.t inhabitants. Tkeyford, a parish in the hundred of Dumpford, rape of Chi ihester, .Sussex, g miles from Midliur-f, and 61 from London; conta ning 17 houses and 95 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 12*. 1,/. united wiih Did lling. Trig, the name of a hundred in Cornwall, lyingon the western side of the County, on the shone of r he Bristol channel, and hound cd 011 the south-west by the rrvPr Camel. Tiumi nv, a township and chapelry in the parish of Kelloe, EasingtOn ward, Durham, 7 miles from Durham, and 254 from London; containing 66 houses and r. Ti' i plow. See Tn n i plow, Cambridge. Tnii'P i r. a river in Northumberland, which fall* into the South Tyne. TaiTLiNGTON, a hamlet in the township of Jlebuin, parish of Bothall, and ward of Morpeth, Northumberland, 5 m.lts from Morpeth; containing 20 houses and 89 in- habitants. Trivell, an ex-tra parochial hamlet in the hundred of Wortnelow, Hereford, • 7 miles fiom Ross, and 128 from London; contain- ing 12 houses and 89 inhabitants. Troham, a hainlet in the parish of Bisicy, Gloucestershire. Tbone, a hamlet in the parish and han- dred of Wantage; Berks. J rostos, a parish in the hundred of Blackburn, Suffolk, 2 miles from 1 .worth, and 79 from London ; containing 30 house* and '247 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 4j. Td. ai d the patron is the king. Trostrey, a parish iu the hundred of I'sk, Monmouthshire, near Usk, and 1+6 miles from London ; containing 36 houses and 151 inhabitant*,. It is a eura >•. Teothv, a river in Monmouth, which falls into the Wye below Menu, ruth. Truth r.«.c urrr, or Troselev, a parish in the hundred of Larktield, lathe of Aylsford, Kent, 5 miles from Maidstone, and 3U from London; containing 38 houses and 281 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 2.?. 1 Id. and is in the patronage of the bishop of Rochester. TteoTTON, a parish in the hundred of Dump- ford, iape of Chichester, Sussex, 8£ miles from Midhurst, and 60 from London ; con- taming 5.3 houses and 322 inhabitants. It is a rectory, valne y/. Tro'quire, a parish in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, situated n the river Nith, opposite the town of Dumfries, and connected with ir hy a handsome bridge, at the. (fm\ of which is a considerable village, called Brigend. It contains 4R7 houses and 2774 inhabitants, of whom 1300 resided in the village of Brigend, being the suburb of the fashionable town of Dumfries; there are many elegant mansions erected here. Trossacbs, certain rugged and stuoen- dous mountain, in Perthshire, about 10 miles west from Cadander; the scenery amongst them is exceedingly wil and ro- mantic, interspersed with bea 1 . ifu! woods and lakes. Trooch, a hamlet in the parish of S'laple- ton, Eskdale ward, Cumberland, 10 miles from Carlisle, and 314 from London; con- taining 24 houses and 129 inhabitants. TroucthEnd, a township in the parish of Fi-don, Ooquetdale ward, Northumberland* 8 miles from Hexham, and 300 from London; containing (19 hoj second 591 iuhabi ants. Troutbeck, a township in the parish of Windermere, Kendal ward, Westmoreland, 3 miles from Ambleside, and 270from Lon- don; containing 64 houses anrl 310 inhabit- ants. It takes its name from the small river Troutbeck, over which it has a bridge. TrOutsdale, a hamlet in the parish of Brompton, in Pickering lyth, north riding of York, 12 miles from Malton; containing 8 houses and 53 inhabitants. From bridge, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Melksham, Wilts, situated on an euvnence by the sideof the river Were, a branch, of the Avon, 10 miles from Bath, and 9S from London ; coutaininsc 1018 houses and 5799 inhabitants, viz. 2532 males and :'■--'; 7 females, of whom 4750 were employed ir. various trades, and some considerable TRU TUD {manufactures of broad-cloth and kersey- meres. The church is a neat building, and lias a lofty spire Containing' 6 "bells; over the river Wereis a handsome stone bridge, Thi» town had formerly a castle belonging to the duke c>F Lancaster, and a court for the dut- chy of Lancaster is still held about Michael- mas. The market is on Saturday. Fair, ->th August. It is a rectory, rated at 20/. IHJs. 8rf. with Sraverton chapel annexed. Trowbll, a parish in the hundred of Brox • row, Notts, 5 miles from Nottingham, and 1-9 from London ; contemning 98 houses rod $35 inhabitants, The rectory is divided iuto two parts, each rated at 4/. 14*. 4rf. Trows e Newton, a parish in the hundred of Henstead, Norfolk, 12 miles from Nor- wich, and 110 from London ; containing o3 houses and 4-28 inhabitants. Troy, a parish in the hundred of Rag- land, Monmouth, 3 miles from Monmouth, and 1 28 from London; containing 4:J bouses and 220 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. 8>-. Id united with Cwmcarvan, Trull, a parish in the hundred of Taun- ton Dean, Somerset, 2 miles from Taunton, and 146 from London; containing 72 houses and 407 inhabitants. Trumpington, a parish in the hundred of Thriplow, Cambridge, -1 miles from Cam- bridge, and 49 from London; containing 60 houses and 494 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 51. 6s. 8d. in the patronage of Trinity college, Cambridge. Trunch, a parish in the handled of North Erpingham, Norfolk, Smiles from Wafsham, and 1 27 from London ; containing 61 houses and 351 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 13*. id. and is united with Gimingham, In the patronage of Catherine hall, Cam- bridge. Trunditch, a township in the parish of Duffield, hundred of Appletree, Derby, 8 miles from Derby, and 134 from London; containing 46 houses and 272 inhabit- ants. Truro, a borough, market town, and pa- rish in the hundred of Powder, Cornwall, 8 miles from Grampound, and 257 from Lon- don ; containing 354 houses and 2358 inha- bitants, of whom 557 were returned em- ployed in trade. It is situated at the conflu- ence of two rivers, which form a convenient harbour for small vessels. The streets are regularly built and the church is a spacious Gothic structure. It has a large market- house, and several dissenting meetings. It was incorporated by king John, and its char- ter confirmed by queen Elizabeth, and is governed by a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 24 burgesses, and a recorder. The mayor is also mayor of Falmouth, and the quayage of goods shipped or landed there, belongs to this corporation. At the election of the mayor, the maces are, by command of the lord of the manor, delivered up by. him to the stewards, until a fine of 6d. for each house in tha town js paid, when they are returned to the corporation. This is a stan- nary town, and returns two members to par- liament, who arc chosen by the cor oration. The princ pal traffic is exporJng the ore dug from the neighbouring copper and tin mines. The markets are on Wednesday and Saturday, and its fairs are the Wedra sday in Midleht week, ditto in Whitsuti vteek, and the 19th November, ai.d 18th Decem- ber. It is a rectory, value 16/, Tr'.'sham, a parish in the hundred of Ex- minsler, Devon, 2 miles from Chudleigh, and 181 from London ; containing 26 houses and 135 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. &s,9d, Truslev, a parish in the hundred of Ap- pletree, Derby, 6 miles from Derby, and 132 from London ; containing 17 houses and 148 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 5/. 6s. 8rf. TnusTHORPE, a parish in the hundred of Calceworth, Lindsay division, Liivoln, 5 miles from Alford, and 145 from London ; containing 45 housus and 198 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 10*. 2d. Tryddin, a township and chapelry in the parish of Mold, Flintshire, Wales, adjoin- ing to Mold, and containing 91 houses and 464 inhabitants. Trysail, a parish in the hundred of Seis* dou, Stafford, 5 miles from Wolverhampton, and 126 from London ; containing 99 houses and 529 inhabitants, including the hamlet of Seisdon. Tuaji, a small decayed town in the county ofGahyay, province of Connaught, Ireland, 20 miles from Gal way, and 25 from Ros- common. This place was formerly called a city, and the see of an archbishop. Tubney, a parish in the hundred of Ock, Berks, 4^ miles from Abingdon, and 60 from London ; containing 13 houses and 79 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 3/. Is. \0d. in the patronage of Magdalen col- lege, Oxford ; but there is no church. Tuddenham, East, a parish in the hun- dred of Mitford, Norfolk, 5 miles from East Dereham, and 106 frora London; Contain- ing 76 houses and 415 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 71. 6s. united with Honingham. Tuddenham, North, another parish in the same hundred, 2 miles distant from the pre- ceding, and containing 42 houses and 315 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1 o/. 5s. bd. Tuddenham, h parish in the hundred of Carl ford, Suffolk, 3 miles from Ipswich, and 72 from London ; containing 42 houses and 205 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10.'. 16V. 4d Tuddenham, a parish in the hundred of Lackford, Suffolk, 2 miles from Mildenbal), and 69 from London ; containing 54 houses and 268 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, va- lve 10/. 17*. 6rf. Tuderley, East, a parish in the hundred of Thorngate, and division of Andover, Hants, 5 miles from Stockbridge, and 72 f.r>m Lon- don ; containing 37 houses and 209 inha-- bitants. It is a curacy. TUL Tudfm.ey Wfst, another parish | mile distant from the preceding ; containing 67 houses and 162 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 5s. \i)a. Tudhoe, a township in the parish of Brancepeth, Darlington ward, Durham, 4§ miles from Durham, and 256 from London; containing 40 houses and 219 inhabitants. Tudrington, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Chippenham, Wilts. Ti'DY, Saint, a parish in the hundred of Trigg, Cornwall, j miles from Bodmin, and 233 from London ; containing 9S houses and 502 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 31/. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Christ Chinch, Oxford. TWtiet.d. See Nuffield, Oxford. Tuesley, a hamlet in the parish of Godal- ming, Surry. Tuffi.f.y, a small village in the hundred of Dudstone and Kingsbarton, Gloucester, near Gloucester, and 106 miles from London; containing 18 houses and 1 12 inhabitants. TVfton, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish and hundred of Wherwell, division of Andover, Hants, 4 miles from Andover, and 67 from London; containing 28 houses and 133 inhabitants. Tofton, a hamlet in the parish of Rain- ham, lathe of Scray, Kent, near Chatham. Tn ion, a hamlet in the parish of Nordi- ham, Sussex, 8 miles from Rye. Tugby, a parish in the hundred of East Goscotc, Leicester, 12 miles from Leicester, and 96 from London ; containing 52 houses and 230 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. 8s. U/. Trc.FORD, a parish in the hundred of Mun- slow, Salop, 7 miles from Ludlow, and 130 from London ; containing 37 houses and 165 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. 13s. 48 frdm London: containing 15! houses and 7*58 in- habitants. It is a rectory, rated at 161. Tuhvilli, a parish in the hundred of Desborough, Bucks, 3 miles from S'oken church, and 37 from London; containing 72 houses and 376 inhabitants. Turweston, a parish in the hundred of "Buckingham, Bueks, 2f miles from Brack- ley, and 61 from London; containing 39 houses and 211 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. 16j\ 3d. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Westminster. Tustmor, a hamlet in the parish of Cotes- ford, hundred of Ploughley, Oxford, near Bicester; containing 3 bouses and 31 inha- bitants. Tutbufy, a parish in the hundred of Of- flow, Stafford, near the river Dove, a little before it falls into the Trent, 4| miles from Burton, and 1 34 from London ; containing 189 house; ami 844 inhabitants. Over the river is a neat stone bridge of 9 arches : formerly it was a market-town, and had a castle be- longing to the Earls of Derby, near which was a priory of Benedictines, founded by De Ferraris, earl of Derby, about the year 1100: here is a considerable cotton manu- factory, and a good charity school, rebuilt iu 1789. Fairs, 14th February, 15th Au- gust, and 1st December. It is a vicarage, value 71. in the patronage of the duke of De- vonshire. Tutnai r., a hamlet in the parish of Tar- debigg, hundred of BarlicWay, Warwick, near Bromesgrove ; containing 3S houses and 400 inhabitants. Tutting i o\. a parish in the hundred of South Erpingliam, Norfolk, 2 miles from Aylsham, and 119 from London; contain- ing 33 houses and 225 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 51. 7(7. in the patronage of the bishop of Ely. Ttxror.n, a market town and parish in the hundred of Bassetlaw, Notts, 12 miles from Newark, and 138 from London ; con- taining 100 houses and 1o5 inhabitants. The market is on Monday, and its fairs are 12th May, and 25th September. It is a vicar- age, value 4/. lAs. Id. in the patronage of Trinity college, Cambridge. Twambrook, a hamlet in the township of Witton, aud parish of Budworth, hundred of Northwich, Chester, near Northwich. Tweed, a large river which rises in Tweedsmuir, near where the counties of Peebles, Dumfries, and Lanark join; taking a north-easterly course, posses the town of Peebles; it is joined by the Etterkk, near Selkirk; the (lulu, at Galashiels; the Leader, near Melrose: and the Teviot, at Kelso: it then forms, for many miles, the boundary between England and the shire of Berwick, and falls into the German ocean at Berwick - on Tweed. Tweedale, that district of the shires of Peebles and Berwick, watered by the river | Tweed. It gives title of marquis to the fa- mily of Hay. Tweedmotth, a township and chap lry in the parish of Holy Island, in that divi- sion of Durham calUd Islandsbire, situated at the* hortherh part of Northumberland, and at the end of Berwick-bridge, 340 miles from London ; containing 8S6 houses and 345S inhabitants. The town is irregularly built, but contains a neat chapel. Tweedsmuir, a parish in the shire of Pee- bles, Scotland, 36 miles from Edinburgh; containing 53 houses and 277 inhabitants. It was formerly a part of the parish of Drum- melzier, but separated therefrom in 1643. There are the remains of several ancient castles. Twimlow, a hamlet in the parish of Sandbach, hundred of Northwich, Chester, 6 miles lrom Knutsford, and 168 from Lon- don ; containing 18 houses and 131 inha» bitauts. Twickenham, a parish in the hundred of Isleworth, ?diddlesex, 10 miles from London, on the bunks of the Thames j containing 622 houses and 3138 inhabitants. The church is a modern plain building, after the Dorie order. The neighbourhood contains many elegant viHas, particularly Strarvbemj-HUl, the scat of the honourable Mrs. Darner, for- merly the residence of Horace Walpole, lord Orforc'j and Colley Cibher. The charming house and gardens known as the residence of the celebrated Pope, were humble and con- fined while it h as the residence of that poet ; the principal decorations and addition of two wings, were, made: by sir William 5km hope, who purchased it on his death, and it afterwards came into the possession of Mr. Ellis, who married a daughter of sir William Stanhope. At the death of Mr. Ellis, im- provements of succeeding possessors, have left but little of its originality. Pope and his family lie buried in the church, to whose memory there are some neat monuments. It is a vicarage, rated at 11/. in the patron- age of the dean and canons of Windsor. — Lyson's Environs of Lundon. Twigworth, a hamlet in the parish of, Down Hatherleigh, hundred of Dudstonet and King'sbartorj, Gloucester, 3 miles from, TWY TYN Gloucester, and 109 from-Eondon ; contain- ing 12 houses and 59 inhabitants. TwinehaM; a parish in the hundred of Buttinghill, rape of Lewes, Sussex, 3 miles from Cnckfield, and 43 from London; con- taining 34 houses and 233 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 15j. 5. llrf. Twyzell, a township in the parish of Norham, lying in that detatched part of Durham, called Norhamshire, north of Nor- thumberland, and 34 miles from Coldstream, containing 52 houses and'284 inhabitants. Tyd St. Gilts, a parish in the Isle of Ely, Cambridge, 5 miles from Wiabeach, and 94 from London ; containing 82 houses and 535 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 21/. 13j. in the patronage of the bishop of Ely. Tyldesley, a township in the parish of Leigh, hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 6^ miles from Newton, and 199 from Lon- don ; containing 478 houses and 3009 in- habitants, of whom 2109 were returned em- ployed in various trades. Tyndrum, a small village in Breadalbin, Perthshire, Scotland, on the western military road, 12 miles from Killin; its inhabitants are principally employed in a neighbouring lead-mine. Tyne, a river which rises on the borders of Scotland, called the North Tyne and another which rises on the borders of Cum- berland, called the South Tyne, which unite their streams at Hexham, dividing the coun- ties of Durham and Northumberland, and passing Newcastle fall into the German ocean at Tyuemouth. Tyne, a river in Staffordshire which falls into theTrentat Hanford. Tyne, a small river in the shire of Had- dington, Scotland, rising on the borders of Mid-Lothian, and passing Haddington, falls into the Frith of Forth atTynn'mghame Tyneham, a parish united with Steeple, in the hundred of Hasiler, and division of Blandford, Dorset, 6 miles from Wareham, and 116 from London ; ■containing 3H houses and 1 87 inhabitants. Tynemouth, a parish in Castle ward, 3 P 3 TYN Northumberland, 10 miles feoMnNewcaaUe, and 2^6 front London, at the mouth of the river Tvne ; containing 804 houses and 3856 inhabitants. Tyneinouth castla was a place of great strength in very early times, and belonged to the earls of Northumberland; it was garrisoned in the reign of queen Eliza- beth, and during the Cromwell rebellion, it was again garrisoned and taken by the Scot;.. (Uijrbrd's Fort, a strong battery erected in 1672, commands the mouth of the river. Here are some considerable salt-works, and it is calculated th;v this po;t sends 770,000 chaldron of coals annually to London; du- ring the summer seasun this place is much resorted to as a watering place. There are extensive militrry barracks. The river at low water is vr i y shallow, and a dangerous sand lies across the mou'h of it called the Bar, with several rooks about it called the Black Middins, to avoid which there are light houses erected by the Trinity-house at New- castle. A priory was founded here very early but the founder is not known. This house was ofteti plundered by the Dar.es, and it lay in ruius till the reign of Edward the Confessor, when it was rebuilt by the earl of Northum- berland, and endowed as a priory for black canons : it is built of reddish stone and appears to have been erected at different periods. The chief remains are those of the church, at the east of which is a neat little chapel or oratory. The church was at one time made parochial, but being decayed and damaged during the civil war, another was erected and finished in 1668; but the old cemetry is still much used as a burial place in preference to that of the new one. It is a vicarage, value 24/. 19i. 4cL Tynninohame, a parish united with Whitekirk, in East Lothian, on the banks of the Frith of Forth, 7 miles from Hadding- ton; containing" 204 houses and 925 inhabit- ant*. It is remarkable that two extensive woods planted by the earl of Haddington, the beginning of the last century, on the barren links close to the sea beach, are in a very thriving state. T Y W Tynron, a parish in the shire of Dum- fries, Scotland, 14 miles from Dumfries; containing 101 houses and 563 inhabitants. Tyrie, a parish in the shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, 38 miles from Aberdeen; contain- ing 257 houses and 1044 inhabitants. Ivrley, a township in the parish of Dray- ton, hundred of Pirehill, Stafford, near Newcastle, and 150 miles from London ; containing 98 houses and 581 inhabitants. Tyrone, a county in the province of Ul- ster, Ireland, bounded on the north and north-east by Londonderry ; on the east by Armagh and Lough Neagh ; on the south and south-west by Fermanagh and Mona- ghan ; and on the west by Donegal. It is about 44 miles in length, and from IS to 98 in breadth, containing 35 parishes, and about 28700 inhabitants. The soil is vari- ous ; in some parts : t is exceedingly rich and fertile, and in others rough and mountain- ous, but on the whole, cultivation has been much improved of late years. Near Dun- gannon are several collieries, and in its neighbourhood, as well as at Cookstown and Stewartown, are several extensive bleach- fields. The assize town is Omagh. Tyrr Ingham, a parish in the hundred of Newport, Bucks, 2 miles from Newport Pag- nell, and 52 from London; containing 24 houses and 236 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. 6s. lOd. united with Filgrave. Tysoe, a parish in the hundred of Kine- ton, Warwick, 5 miles from Kineton, and 80 from London; containing 195 houses and 891 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. in the patronage of the earl of Northamp- ton. Tytherington, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Thornbury, Gloucester, 2 miles from Wickwar, and 1 14 from London ; con- taining 52 houses and 295 inhabitants. Tywardreth, a parish in the hundred of Powder, Cornwall, 3 miles from St Austle, and 240 from London; containing ].>7 houses and 727 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. 6s. 8c/. UBL UCK UBBESTON, a parish in the hundred r.f ton, Somerset, 6 miles from Wells, and 127 Blything, Suffolk, 3 miles from from London ; containing 32 houses and 3 1 6 Halesworth, and lOOfrom London ; contain- inhabitants. It is a rectory, value lit. 11* ing 36 houses and 177 inhabitants. It is a fid. and the patron is the king, .icarage, value 6/. 13s. Ad. Uckbrby, a township in the parish of Cat- Ubley, a parish in the hundred of Chew- teiick, Gilling East wapentake, north riding UGB UIS of York, 4 miles from Richmond, and 232 from London; containing 12 houses and 75 inhabitants. UcKFiEr.D, a township In the parish of Buxtcd, hundred of Loxfield Dorset, rape of Pevensey, Sussex, 8 miles from Lewes, and 41 from London; containing 102 houses and 811 inhabitants. Fair, May 14, and is a post town. Dceimctok, a hamlet in the parish of Elmston, Gloucester, near Tewksbury j containing 29 houses and 153 inhabitants. Udney, a parish in the shire of Aberdeen, Scotland, 14 miles from Aberdeen ; contain- ing ^56 houses and 1242 inhabitants, lteon- tains many limestone and gnnite quarries. Udimore, a village in the hundred of Gostrow, and rape of Hastings, Sussex, 2 miles from Winchelsea, and 64 from Lon- don; containing 42 houses and 321 inha- bitants. Uficcime, or Uffcolumb, a market town and parish in the hundred of Eampton, De- von, 3 miles from Collumpton, and I CO from London; containing Z56 Louses and 1837 inhabitants. Market on Wednesday, and its fairs are the Wednesday before Good Fri- day, 6th July, and 12th August. It is a vicarage, value ISL belonging to tlicprebcnd thereof in Salisbury cathedral. L T rr*ENiiAM. See Ofpenham, Worcester. Uffington, a parish in the hundred of Shrivenham, Berks, 5 miles from Wantage, and 64 from London ; containing 76 houses and 432 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 21/. with Balking and Wolston chapels an- nexed. In the neighbourhood is the cele- brated White-horse bill. DffiSgtos, a parish in the hundred of Ness, and division of Kestevcn, Lincoln, 2 miles from Stamford, and 90 from London ; containing 91 houses and 456 inhabitants. Uffington, a parish in the hundred of South Bradford, Salop, 3 miles from Shrews- bury, and 16.0 from London; containing 18 houses and 120 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Ufford, a pa: ish iu the hundred of Wil- ford, Suffolk, 2j miles from Woodbridge, and 80 from London; containing 70 houses and 450 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value Si 5*. Utford, a parish in the hundred of Nassa- burgh, Northampton, 4 miles from Stam- ford, and 85 from London ; containing 26 houses and 120 inhabitants. It is a rectory, yalue 26/. 13s. 4<'. with Baiinon chapel an- nexed, in the patronage of St. John's col- lege, Cambridge. Upton, a parish in the hundred of Knight- low, Warwick, 3 miles from Southam, and 85 from London ; containing 37 houses and 207 inhabitant':. It is a curacy. Ugborough, a pa .'ish in the hundred of Ermington, Devon, adjoining Tvvbridge, 205 miles from London ; containing 160 In. uses and 956 inhabitants, including Ivy- bridge, a post town and hamlet to this pa- rish. It is a vicarage, value 304 UwotiD, a hamlet in the parish ofSoiHh Newton, in the hundred of Branch and Dole, Wilts, near Salisbury. UggeshaLl, a parish in the hundred of Blvthimr, Suffolk, 5 miles from Halesworifr, and 102 from London; containing 37 house? and 335 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13.. 6... Bd. united with Sbtherton. Uggiebarsbv a township and chap. Iry in the parish of Whitby, in Whitby Strand wa- pentake, north riding of York, 3 miles from Whitby, and 242 from London; containing 96 bouses and 476 inhabitants. Ucie, a river in the shir of Aberdeen, rising in two streams, about 20 miles from the sta, when it unites and fulls into the sea at Peterhead. Ugi ev, a parish in the hundred of Claver- ing, Essex, 5 miles from Bishop Stortford, and 35 from London; containing 62 houses and 304 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 14/. 13s. 4r/. in the patronage of the Gover- nors of Christ's hospital. Ugthorpe, a township in the parish of Lyth, in Langborough wapentake, north riding of York, 6 miles from Whitby ; con- taining 54 houses and 245 inhabitants. Uig, a parish i i • the s'lire of Ross, Scot- land, situated in the south-western district of the Isieof Lewis. It is about 15 miles' long, exclusive of the wide entry of Dick Roag, near 13 miles in breadth. Loch Roag is an extensive arm of the sea, interspersed with several large islands, and abounds wth ex- cellent anchorage, sufficient for the whole of the British navy. It. contains 462 houses and 2086 inhahirants. Near the Loch, in the small village Calarnish, are the remains of a Druidical place of worship, being a cir- cle of obelisks, ench about 7 feet high, at 6 feet distance, with another in the center 13 feet high. There are several rang, s of stones or obelisks, forming a kind of avenue to the circle; and at Cailatuay, is the most entire Danish fort to be met with in Scot- land, In 1794, there was living in this pa- rish, a woman who had fourdistinct breasts. Tliis woman had several stout, healthy children, and suckled them; each of the breasts had regular nipples, and gave milk; the two upper ones were situated under the arm pits. — Rev. Mr. Monro's Statistical Ac- count. UrsT, North, an island of the Hebrides, separated from Benbeeu'a by a narrow streight, dry at low water. The w hole island belongs to lord M' Donald, and' the parish comprehends the adja ent isks of Boreray, Orinsay, Vallay, Heisker, Kirk- bost. lleray, and Gr'msay; the whole con- taining 693 houses and 3010 inh ibiiants, chiefly employed in making of kelp, and fish in sr. Uist, South, another of the Hehrides, belonging to the shire of Inverness, be ween the isles of Bcnbecu'n a. id Herat/, being abbot 32 miles long, and 10 broad. The p risli, comprehending the adjacent isles of iterate. 3 P 4 ULL mita, Tionny, Eriskay, and several smaller islets, contains 881 houses and 45P5 inha- bitants. Ukinoton. See Uckington, Glouces- ter, Ulcksv, a parish in the hundred of Calce- worth, Lind^y division, Lincoln, 3 miles from Alford and 1:>7 from London ; contain- ing 33 houses and lf>5 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. 16s. 8d. united with Ford- ington. Ulceby, a parish in the hundred of Yar- borough, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 5 miles from Barton and 163 from London ; con- taining 89 houses and 413 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. 18s. id. and is in the patronage of the king. TJlcomb, a parish in the hundred of Ey- horn, lathe of Aylesford, Kent, 7 miles from Maidstone and 41 from Loudon; con- taining 77 houses and 532 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. 5s. lQd. UtDALE, a parish in Allerdale ward, be- low Derwent, Cumberland, 8 miles from Cockermouth and 500 from London; con- taining 51 houses and 284 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 17/. 18s. Id. Uj CESTEtt, a hamlet in the parish of Wooler, Northumberland. Lley, a parish in the hundred of Berkley, Gloucester, 2 miles from Dursley and 105 from London ; containing 312 houses and 1724 inhabitants, of whom a considerable number were returned as beingemployed in a manufacture of broad cloth. On the side of Bury hill, appears to have been a Roman encampment. It is a rectory, value Ml. 3s. id. and is in the patronage of the king. Ulgham, a township in the parish and ward of Morpeth, Northumberland, 4 miles from Morpeth and 295 from London ; con- taining 70 houses and 320 inhabitants. UiLENHArr., a hamlet in the parish of "Wootton Wawen, hundred of Barlichway, Warwick, 3 miles from Henley-in-Arden and 104 from London; containing 100 houses and 488 inhabitants. Ult-esket?, a township and chapelry in the parish of Kirliy Wharf, in the liberty of St. Peter's, at York, 3 miles from ' 'ad caster and 186 from London ; containing 70 houses and 320 inhabitants. Ui.les:ho::fi:, a township in the parish of Great Claybrook, hundred of Guthlaxton, Leicester, 3 miles from Lutterworth and 86 from London; containing 101 houses and 494 inhabitants. L'h.ey, a township in the parish of Tree- ton, wapentake of Str ifforth and Tickhill, west riding of York, 5£ miles from Sheffield .-ii 1 160 from London ; containing 59 houses and 1P6 inhabitants, Ulusgswick, a parish in the hundred of Broxash, Hereford, 4 miles from Bromyard and 150 from 1/ ndon; containing 45 houses - and 236 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value JM. in the patronage of the bishop of Here- ford, with little Cowarae Chape! annexed. UND Ui.iock, a hamlet in the parish of Dean, Allerdale ward, above Derwent, Cumberland, near Cockermouth, 300 miles from London ; containing 48 houses and 222 inhabitants. UllWell, a hamlet in the parish of Swanage, hundred of Rowbarrow and di- vision of BiaDdford, Dorset, adjoining to Swanage. L'lnes walton, a township in the parish of Croston, hundred of Leyland, Lancaster, near Chorley, 210 miles from London ; con-: tainiug 87 houses and 455 inhabitants. Ut.pha, a township and chapelry in the parish of Milium, in Allerdale ward, above Derwent, Cumberland, near Egremont, and 302 miles from London ; containing 55 houses and 292 inhabitants. Ui.fha, a township united with Methop, in the parish of Beetbam, Kendal ward, Westmoreland, 3 miles from Burton-on- Trent; containing 11 houses and 90 inhabit- ants, including Methop. (Jlrome, a township in the parish of Barmston and Skipsea, in Holderness wapen- take, east riding of York, 7 miles from Driffield; containing 25 houses and 143 in- habitants. Ulting, a parish in the hundred of Witham, Essex, 5 miles from Witham and 34 from London ; containing 16 houses and 156 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 71. is. id. Ui.verstone, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Londsdale, Lancaster, situated near the Leven, 20 miles from Kendal and 270 from London ; containing 607 houses and 2937 inhabitants, of whom 333 v,ere. returned as being employed in various trades. By means of a canal, lately cut, vessels of 1 50 tons can approach the town, carrying on a considerable tr.ifric, in the ex- port of,' iron ore, limestone, and corn; and in the neighbourhood, are several furnaces and smelting houses. The church stands in a field, a small distance from the town, a white building having a square tower, con- taining 3 beils. This town has a small theatre. Market on Monday, and its fairs are Holy Thursday, and the Thursday, after 23d October. It is a curacy. Underdarrow, atownshipand chapelry in the parish and ward ol Kendal, Westmore- land, 3 miles from Kendal and 263 from London; containing 71 houses and 576 in- habitants. Underditch, the name of a hundred in Wilts, in the southern part of the county, west of the river Bourne. Undermilbeck, a township in the parish of Windermere, Kendal ward, Westmoreland, 7i miles from Kendal and 267 from London; containing 119 houses and 500 inhabitants. In this town stands the church of Winder- mere, a large and handsome building, the windows of which contain some beautiful paintings on g'.ass, brought from Furiiesi Abbey. Undersmddcm, a township fc the parish UPH UPP of Crosthwait, Allerdale ward, below Der- went, Cumberland, 3 miles from Keswick and 293 from London ; containing 64 houses and 338 inhabitants. Unterv'iop, a hamlet in the township of Olfeoat and parish of Ashbom, hundred of Wirksworth, Derby, near Ashbom. Drst, the most northern f the Shetland Isles, about 12 mile- long, an ; ts are abundant, and the horned cattle of good quality. Unstohb, a township in the parish of Dronfield, hundred of Scarsdaie, Derby, 4 miles from Chesterfield and 155 from Lon- don ; containing 69 bouse and 3.3*2 inha- bitants. Uhtha'Nk, a hamlet in the parish©! Skel- ton, Ljtath ward, Cumberland, 5 miles from Penrith and 289 from London; containing 37 houses and 215 inhabitants. UNriiANK, a hamlet in the parish of Am- ham, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland. 5 miles from Rothbury and 311 from London; containing 6 houses and 24 inhabitants. Uny Lelant. See Lelant Uny, Corn- wall. Upberry, or Obury, a hamlet in the parish of Silsoe, hundred of I-Tttt, Bedford, 9 miles from Luton and 40" Yrofrt London. Population included with Si'soe. UpceRNe. See Cerne, Upper, Dorset. Upchurch, a parish in the hundred of Milton, lathe of Scray, Kent, 5 miles from Chatham and 35| from London ; containing 58 houses and 24.3 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 11/. in the patronage of All Souls College, Oxford. UpcoTj a small bamlet in the parish of Cheriton, hundred of Wow ibid, Devon, 9 miles from Exeter. Uphall, or Strathbrok, a parish in the shire of Linlithgow, Scotland, on the banks of the small river Brockburn, 14 miles from Edinburgh; containing 123 houses and 78(5 inhabitants. In this parish is a valuable colliery, two freestone quarries, lime-stone, iron-ore, &c\ It. has a great annual fair in Au.arust. Upham, a parish in the hundred of Bishop Waltham, division of Portsdown, Hants, 3 Diiles from Bishop's Waltham and 68 from London ; containing 65 bouses and 345 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 1 1/. '2s. Id. aim is in the patronage of the bishop of Winchester. Up, Hatherlby. See Hatherley Up, 6-ioupester. Ufitaven, a parish in the hundred of Su'anboroui.'h, Wilts, near Market Lavinton, 88 miles from London; containing 87 houses and 430 inhabitants. Fair l^tii Oc- tober. It is a vicarage, value 7/. IQs, 8d, and is in the patronage t>f the king. Upholland, a township in the parish of Wigan, hundrud of West Derby, Lancaster, 3 miles from Wigan and 200 from London ; containing 470 houses and 2427 inhabit- ants. Uphill, a parish in the hitndred of Winterstoke, Somerset, 7 miles from Ax- bi idge and 133 from London, on the shore of the Bristol channel; containing 27 houses and 1 44 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 7s. and is in the patronage of the king. Up'i'adon, a parish in the hundred of Botloe, Gloucester, on the river Leden, 3 miles from Newent and 106 from Londwu, containing 31 houses and 1G0 inhabitants. It is a curacy in the patronage of the bishop of Gloucester. Upieadon, a hamlet in the parish of Bos- bury, hundred of Radlow, Hereford, 4 miles from Ledbury and 125 from London; con- taining 67 houses and 365 inhabitants. Upleatham, a township and ehapelry ia the parish of Gishoro'jgb, Langborough wapentake, north riding of York, .3 miles from Gisborough and 254 from London; containing 61 houses and 237 inhabitants. Upi.i.me, a parish in the hundred of Ax- minsrer, Devon, \\ mile from Lymeregis, from which it is divided by a small lake, and 144 from London; containing 126 houses :;ud 549 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 20/, 8s. lid. Uplowman, a parish in the hundred of Tiverton, Devon, 3 miles from Tiverton and 163 from London; containing 62 house.-, and 360 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 21/. 0s lOrf. Upminster, a parish in the hundred of Chafford, Essex, 16 miles from London. Its name signifies a church on the hill, from its lofty situation. It contains 121 houses and 765 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 26/. 13*. 4.7. Upnor Castle, Kent, west of the river Med way, near Frendsbury, and opposite Chat- ham-dock; it was erected by qneeu Eliza- beth for the defence cf the Midway, which is the usual rendezvous of the royal nayy. Urrr.RBY. a hamlet in the parish of St. Cuthbert's, Carlisle , m Cumberland ward, Cumberland, near Carlisle; containing 30 houses and 1 19 inhabitants. l'i iicr.sui i.i,, a small village in the hun- dred of KiftSgate, Gloucester, near Stow-in- tbe-Wohl; containing 13 houses and 74 in- habitants. Uppingham, a market-town and parish iu the hundred of Martinsiey, Rutland, 7 miles from Oakham and 89 from London ; con- taining 271 houses and 1:193 inhabitants. The town consisting principally of' one street, stands on an eminence, from m hence it is supposed to have derived its name; the houses are well built, and the streets clean and neat ; if has a good hospital and iYoe- sehool, both erected in I58"k The church it an ancient gotbjc structure ; containing UPT rr.any monuments some of which are verj elegant and of great antiquity. At a place called The Brum!, are annual horse races. .Market on Wednesday. Fairs 7th March and 7lh July for horses, cattle, and cloth. It is a rectory, value 'iQL 0s. 10 (. and is in the patronage of the l>isiioj» of London. Uppington, a parish in the hundred of .South Bradford, SJ- miles from Ti irsk and 226 from London; containing 18 houses and 102 in habitants. Upshibe, a hamlet in the parish of Wjl- tham Abbey, hundred of Waltham, Essex, near Waltham Abbey and 13 miles from London; containing 88 houses and 502 in- habitants. UrsLAKD, a hamlet in the parish of Kirk- lington, north riding of York. UVsTREBTj a hamlet in the parish of Chislct, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, si- tuated on the river Stpur, near the Isle of Thanet, 62 miles from Loud, n and 65 from Canterbury ; to the north east ar • marshes, formerly covered by the Wantsum, an arm of the sea, which separated Thanet from the main land of Rent Upton, a hamlet in the parish of B|ew- berry, hundred of Moreton, Berks, 5 miles from Wallrogford and 50^ from Lincoln ; con- taining 47 houses and 2i7 inhabitants. Upton, a parish in the bandied of Stoke, Bucks, 2^ miles from Colnbrook and 19 from London; containing 165 houses and 1018 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. \7s. united with Chalvey, in the patron- age of the crown. Upton, a village in the hundred of Brcx- tou, Cheshire, near Orerchnrch; containing So houses and 173 inhabitant-. Upton, a village in the hundred of Jlac- clesfield, Chester, near Macclesfield; con- taining 10 houses and 56 inhabitants. Upton, another village in the hundred of Wirrall, Chester, between the rivers JDee and Mersey, near Chester; containing 2b houses and i4i inhabitants. Upton, a parish in the hundred of Dud- stouc an! Kingsbarton, Gloucester, Smiles from Gloucester and 1C9 fr m London; contaiiii] g 123 houses and 621 inhabitant*. It is a curacy, in the patronage of the Lisn< ;> of Gloucester. I : ■••, a hamlet in the parish of Tet- bury, hundred of Grumboid's Ash, Glou- cester, near T< tbury; coataioipg 45 houses aud . . ..nts. UPT .-■•, a parish in the hundred of Leigh- tonstone, Hunts, 6 miles from Hunting- don and 71 from London; containing 19 hi uses and 137 inhabitants. Uftos, a hamlet in the parish of Ribbis- tone, hundred of Sparkenhoe, Leicester, 4 in Hinckley and 103 from London; containing 28 houses and 136 inhabitants. Upton, a parish in the hundred of Well, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 4 miles from Gainsborough and 150 from London; con- taining 55 hou es and 161 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. 4> Id. Upton, a hamlet in the parish of Dus;on, hundred of Nobottle-grove, Northampton, 2 miles from Northampton and 67 from London; containing 4 hou-es and 32 inha- bitants. Upton, a parish in the hundred of Thur- garton, Notts, 1 mile from Southwell and 127 from London ; containing 66 houses and 3^9 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, vale 4/. 1 Is. bd. Ltton, a hamlet in the parish of Burford, hundred of Bampton, Oxford, | of a mile from Burford and 73 from London; contain- ing 41 houses and 209 inhabitants. Upton, a parish in the hundred of Wil- lerton and Freemanners, Somerset, 4 miies from Wiveliscombe and 160 from Loudon; containing 36 houses and 232 inhabitants. Upton, a hamlet in the parish of Caistor, hundred of Nassaburgh, Northampton, 1§- mile tiom Caistor aud 82 from London; containing 8 houses 7 6 inhabitants. Upton, a parish in the hundred of North Waisham, Norfolk, near Acle, 121 miles from London; containing 5S houses and 337 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. in the patn nage of the bishop of Ely. Upton, a hamlet in the parish of Hasi- lor, hundred of Fi irlichway, Warwick, near Alcester ; the population of which was in- cluded with that of Hasilor. Upton, a parish in the wapentake of Os- goldcross, west riding of York, near Ponte- fract and l3o miles from London ; containing 34 houses an i 162 inhabitants. Upton, a hamlet in the parish of Skipsea, east riding of York. Upton Bishops, a parish in the hundred of Greytree, Hereford, 4 miles from Ross and 125 from Loudon; containing 09 houses and 553 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8^. 17>. 6d. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Hereford. L t pton Cresset a small village in the hundred of Stoddesdon, Salop, near Bridge- north ; containing 7 houses and 53 inhabit- ants. Upton Gncv, a parish in the hundred of Bermondspit, division of Basingtoke, Hants, 2^ miles from Odjham aud 43 from London; ling 52 1 uses and 269 inhabitants. It is a i ura • Upton Heliov, a parish in the hundred of West Budleigh, Devon, 2 miles from Crediton and 182 from London; containing UPW 19 bouses and 136 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value, 10/. 6s. 8rf. Upton Lovf.i.. a parish in the hundred of Beytesbury, Wilts, 6 miles iron Warmin- ster and 92 from London; containing .'>" houses and 242 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1?/. 18:. Hi/, and is in the patronage of the king. Upton Magna, a parish in the hun- dred «f S .nth Bradford, Salop, 4 miles from Shrewsbury and 158 from London ; contain- ing 9.) houses and 482 inhabitants. It is a re»tory, value 12/. united with Whittiugton. Upton Noble, a parish in the hundred of Bruton, Somerset, :> miles from Bruton and 1 14 from Loudon ; containing 39 houses and 223 inhabitants. LVroN Pyne, a parish in the hundred of Wowford, Devon, 3 miles from Exeter and 171 from London ; containing 46 houses and 409 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value '23/. 6s. 8..'. Ui'ioN-'N-Si.vERN, a market-town and pa- rish in the hundred of Pcrshore, Worcester, situated on the banks of the Severn, 10 miles from Worcester and 109^ from London ; containin ;■ 396 houses and 1858 inha ittants, of whom '235 were returned, as bein^r em- ployed in trade. The church is an ex- tremely neat building, erected in 1758, and has a square tower ; containing 5 bel.s. The town curries on a considerable traffic by barges on the Severn, over which is has a stone bridge of 6 arches. Here are two banking houses, and a good charity school for girls, and the market is on Thursday. pairs, first Thurday after Midlcnt, Thurs- day in Whitsun week, and before St. Mat- thew's day, and on the 2d September. It is a rectory, rated at 27/. and is in the patron- age of the bishop of Worcester. Ui ion SciiDAMORE, a parish in tbe hun- dred of Warminster, Wilts, '2 miles from Warminster and 100 from London; con- taining 64 houses and 409 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value- 16/. 17.v. id in the pa- tronage of Queen's College, Oxford Uprou Snodsbury, a parish in the hun- dred of Pershore, Worcester, situated on the river Piddle, 6 miles fiom Worcester and 107 from London; containing 43 houses and 216 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 8/. Uptos Walters, a parish in the hundred of South Bradford, Salop, 6 miles from Newport and 14o from London; containing 33 houses and 164 inhabitants. Upton Warren, a parish in the hundred of Eialfshlre, Worcester, 3 miles from Dmit- wich and 121 from London; containing 56 houses and 342 inhabitants. It is a rectory, vaiue 11/. 2s. 3d. Up way, a parish in the hundred of Col- liford Tret-, division of Dorchester, Dorset, 4 miles from Dorchester and 12:5 from Lon- don, at the foot of the Ridgway hill; con- taining 67 houses and363 inhabitants. The church is an old building, with an embattled URS tower, an d is a rectory, va hie 1 c 3*. in the patronage o£ ihe bishop of Sarunj. Upwell , a parish in the Isle of Ely, Cambridge, 5 miles from Wi&beach am from Canib ridge, on a navigable ir.tr ; i tainiug 150 houses and 83U inhabit i I'rwtLt, a perish in tic hundred of Ctackclose, Norfolk, 5 miles from Dov>n- ham and 89 from London; contaiuins houses aad 1189 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 16'. united with Welfcenbv. Ur-WA i.thav, a village in the hundred of Box and S ockl ridge, rape of < Sussex, near Chii hejster; containing 6 housei and 65 inhabitants; Upwood, a pai ish in the hundred of Hurst- ingstoue, Hunts, 2.\- milesfrran Ramsey, and 66 from London ; containing .*>U houses and 316 inhabitants. It is a curacy. UncHroRT, a parish m the hundred of Swauborough, Wilts, 3 miles from Mar- ket LavingtoH and 86 from Loudon ; con Lug 21;) houses and B99 inhabitants. I vicarage, value 15/. 15,. IQd. with s ert chapel annexed, in the patronage of the deau and canons of Windsor. Uuf., a river in Yorkshire, rising near Ask- rig, and passing Masham and ilij,o:!, falls int ) tbe Swale, near Boronghbridge. Uridge, aliamlet in the parish of Colerne, hundred of Chippenham, Wilts, near Chip- penham, the population of which was in- cluded with that of Colerne. UrmstOnb, a township in the parish of Flixtou, hundred oi' SaJford, Lancaster, near Manchester and 183 mi es from don; containing 88 houses and 5S2 inhabit- ants. Urpeth, a township in the pari-'i of Ches- ter-fe-Street, Chester ward, Durham, 7 from Durham; eontairj and 524 inhabitants. I . (mart, aparir.ii in the shire of Scotland, lying on tie coast of the Moray frith, between the rivers Spey and Lo&si*, 4t miles from Fochaber; containing 22^ d 10- inhabitants; The principal proprietor of this parish is the earl of Pife, Whose elegant seat, the House of lanes, stands I • ' Otts. Hi . :, or GtENMoaisTON, a parish in r of Inverness, Scotland, on the banks of Loch Ness; containing 135 and 689 inhabitants.— Sec i;l; Urr, a small ;ake in the shire oi' Kirk- ht, about 3 miles in circuit; at the east :u extremity is a small island, on r ■ the remains of a castle, built by Malcolm III. Una. See Our, F:fe-h ; re, Scotland, Ubray, a parish united with Kiicbrrst in of Koss, Scotian,!, on tie banks of tbe Beau lieu and Conan, 12 miles from In- verness; containing 458 houses ami 2035 inhabitants. U us wick, a parish in the hundred of Lonsdale, Lancas er, J Stone and -73 from London ; cunui:. UTT UZZ bMSM and 0*33 inhabitants. Ir is a vicar- age, Value 7/. 17j. 6J. in the patronage of the parishioners. UsBt'RN, a parish in Ciaro wapentake wegt riding of York, 5 milcsJYom Aldborough, and 203 from London; containing: 7 6 bouses ond 415 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Usk, a market-town and parish in the hundred of the same name, near the centre of the county of Monmouth, and on banks of the river (Jske, 7 miles from Caer- lcon and 144 from Loudon; containing ]j2 houses and 734 inhabitants. Its trade con- sists in a manufactory of Pontypool ware. The ruins of the castle stands on an abrupt eminence to the east of the river, consisting only of the shell of the outworks. The church is of Norman architecture, and ori- ginally built in the form of a cathedral; the ruins of the priory to which it belonged are still observable, at the south-east of the tower, aid are now converted into a farm- house. The river is remarkable for its sal- mon, and it has several very productive Weirs in the neighbourhood. The town house is a neat modern building, 'litis town is supposed to have been the Bunium of the Romams, t'-k is a borough, and in conjunction with Newport and Monmouth, sends one member to parliament. The mar- ket is on Monday. Fairs Trinity Monday and 18th October. It is a vicarage, value 10/. 10*.— Gaxe>s7oar. Usk, the name of a hundred in Monmouth, lying in the centre of the county, between the rivers Usk and Avon. Uske, a river in Brecknockshire and Mon- mouthshire, which falls into the Severn sea, at Newporthoven. LV.vay, a river in Northumberland, which falls into the Coquet, below Whit side, TV.votTi:, Great and Littib, two adjoining hamlets, forming one township in the parish of Washington., Chester ward, Durham, 5 miles from Gateshead and 271 from London; containing 259 bouses and 12 6 inhabitants. I'tkinion, a township in the parish of 1m- porley, hundred of Eddisbury, Chester, 10 miles from Nantwich and !7-i- from Lond< n ; containing 80 houses and 458 inhabitants. Uti.icote. See Idlicote, Warwick. Vttf.rbey, a parish in the hundred of Ledborougb, Lindsay division, Lincoln. 3 miles from Louth and 157 from London; containing 31 houses and 1 18 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value :>!. <"••. 8rf. UttIesford, the name o! a hundred in Essex, being the north-western point of the county, around Saffron Walden. U i'toxi" t.r. a market-town and parish in the hundred of Totmcnslow, Stafford, si- i on the river Dove, 6 miles from Ab- bots Bromley, and 135 from Loudon; con- taining 586 nouses and 2779 inhabitants, of whom 2300 were returned as being em- ployed in trade and manufacture, princi- pally in the various branches of ironmong- ery, the town being nearly surrounded with extensive forges. It is situated on a rising ground, and has several good streets, with a large open market-place. It carries on a considerable traffic, by its navigation com- municating with the Trent. Thames, Avon, &c.j over the river is a good stone bridge, int» Derbyshire. This town is r. markable for the longevity of its inhabitants. The church has a lofty steeple, containing 6 hells, and has a clock with chimes. The market on Wednesday, is noted for its great supply of cheese, butter, hogs, com, and all kinds of provision. Fairs 6th of May, olst July, and Is and l"Jth September. It is a vicar- age, value 7.. 1*. 8t/. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Windsor. UxBRinc.B, a township and chapelry in the parish of Iidiingdon, hundred of Elthorne, Middlesex, 15 miles from Loudon ; contain- taining 3>5 houses and illl inhabitant:*. 'The town consists of one street, nearly a mile in length ; the river Coin runs in two streams at the west end, having a new stone bridge over the main branch ; that part of the town in the liberties of the township of Hillingdon, still remains unpaved, but the rest is paved and lighted by virtue of an act of parliament. The church or chapel of c?-e is a eood building, and was erected in the reign of Henry VI. ; near it is a very commodious market-house. The church. yard lies at some distance from the church. In a parallel line with the river, running from south to north, passes the Grand Junc- tion Canal, from the Thames at New Frcnt- ford, crossing the Coin several times from Cowley to Riekmansworth. Near the canal is an ancient building, called the Treat ij-lunce, from is being the place where the commis- sioners of Charles I. and the parliament met in 1644. In the vicinity anciently called Heiling Dozen, from whence the parish de- rived the name of Hillingdon, are the re- mains of a c amp, supposed to have been thrown up by the Britons, against their in- vaders, the Romans. In the neighbourhood are many corn mills, giving a great supply of flour to the metropolis, both by land and water carriage. The town is governed by- two bailiffs, two constables and four bead bo- roughs. During the summer season, a pas- sage boat arrives daily, by the canal from Paddingtou, about two o'clock, and returns the same evening, after the plan of the in Holland. Fare is. C>d. each per- son. Uxbridge is noted for the whiteness of its bread, and gives title of earl to the fa- mily of Paget. Market on Thursday. Fa r- 31st July and 10th October, for corn, Cattle, provision, dec. and the latter is a sta- tu''- fair. — Lysoiif Environs (f London. Uxmore, a hamlet in the parish of Check- endon, hundred of Langtree, Oxford, near Nettlebed, 40 miles from London. Uzzleby, a parish in the hundred of Walsbcroffc, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 2 miles from -Market Raisin and 151 from London; containing 13 houses and 56 inhabitants. Y VAB ACH, a hamlet in the parish of Chalfont, St. Peier's, near Amersham, Bucks. Vaciiery, a hamlet in the parish of Cran- ley, Surry. Vakc, a river in Cornwall which falls into Falmouth Harbour. Vale of White Horse. See Wantage, Berks. Vale of Red-House. See Ebchill, Warwick. Vallupit, a hamlet in the parish of East Allington, Devon. Vandal, a river in Surry, which falls into the Thames at Windsor. Vance, a parish in the hundred of Barn- staple, Essex, 6 miles from Billericay, and 30 from London; containing 16 houses and 130 inhabitants. The water of Old Haven Creek, comes up lo this village, on which it has a wharf. It is a curacy. Vauld, a village in the hundred of Brox- ash, Hereford, near Hereford, and 136 miles from Londun; containing 22 houses and 125 inhabitants Vauxhall, a hamlet in the parish of Lambeth, in the hundred of Brixton, Surry, on the banks of the Thames, 1§ mile from London. It contains several extensive ma- nufactures of pottery, stone, patent-shot, and several distilleries. Here is that cele- brated place of amusement for the metropo- lis, during the summer season, known by the name of Vauxhall Gardens, originally opened under the name, of Spring Gardens, in 1730, by Mr. Jonathan Tyers. The sea- son commences about the 4th June, and closes the latter end of August, when it is open three times a week. The grounds are very handsomely decorated with paintings, origi- nally from the humorous pencil of Hogarth; all the walks and avenues are brilliantly lighted with varieuated lamps and transpa- rencies. In the center of the gardens is erected an orchestra, where the concert com- mences at 8 o'clock, assisted by the most emi- nent performers, both vocal and instru- mental, and finishes about 12 o'clock with a display of fireworks. When London and the suburbs were fortified, a fort was erected here near the Turnpike. Tradition asserts that the notorious Guy Fawkes resided in the manor house of Vauxhall, on the site of which now stands Marble Hall, and Cum- berland tea-gardens, but for this assertion there is not any authority. Through the turnpike on the road to Wandsworth, is an almshouse, for 7 poor women founded in 1612 by sir Noel Caron, whose mansion was the present Caron-house Academy. These women must be parishoners of Lambeth, VER and upwards of 60 years of age. In the neighbourhood of Vauxhall are many hand- some residences. At South Lambeth adjoin- ing, is a neat chapel of ease to the mother church. Vaynor, a parish in the hundred of Pen- Kelley, Brecon, Wales, near Brecon ; con- taining 177 houses and 889 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 3i. lit/, in the patrou- age of the Prince of Wales. Vearn, a village in the hundred of Brov- ash, Hereford, near Hereford, and 1j6 niilci from London j containing 16 houses and 83 inhabi.ants. Veep, St. a parish in the hundred of West Cornwall, 2 miles from Fowey, and 237 from London ; containing 99 houses and 506 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. 0s. 7 W A D /"ABBFRTirwAiTE, a parish in Alder- dale wardj above Derwent, Cum- berland, i mile from Ravemrlass, and 287 from London; containing 22 houses and 122 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 3/. lis. 8./. Wackerfip.it>, a township in the parish of Staindrop, Darlington ward, Durham, o miles from Barnard Cattle, and 250 from London ; containing 22 houses and 94 in- habitants. W acton", a hamlet and chnpelry in the parish of Bridenbury, hundred of Broxash, Hereford, 4 miles from Bromyard, and 130 from London; containing 18 houses and 90 inhabitants. W acton, a parish in the hundred of Dcp- wade, Norfolk, 10 miles from Norwich, and 99 from London; containing 37 houses and 241 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 51. WAncoRot or?, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Pershore, Worcester, 3 miles from Pershore ; containing 26 houses and 159 inhabitants. Wabdeshii.l, 1 mile from Ivinghoe, Bucks, near the source of the river Ouse. Waddesdon, a parish in the hundred of Ashendon, Bucks, 5 miles from Aylesbury, and 45^ from London; containing 132 houses and 1040 inhabitants. The rectory of this parish is divided into 3 portions, each hav- ing its respective minister, who officiate by turns, and each rated at 15/. At Eyethorpe, 2 miles distant, is the residence of the earl of Chesterfield. Wadpingham, a parish in Manley wapen- take, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 5 miles from Glandford Brigg, and 152 from Lon- don ; containing 57 houses and 343 iiu habitants. It is a rectory, value 29/. 6s. Sit. in the patronage of the king. Waddington, a parish in the hundred of Lawress, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 3.J miles from Lincoln, and 130 from London ; containing 137 houses and 674 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 2iZ. 16.r. 8 x -client airy situation. The free grammar school is a good building, and endo.ved with many benefactions; there are several exhibitions of considerable value, belonging to this school , for the main- tenance of students in the University of Cambridge ; and some smaller ones for the students «f University College, Oxford, It has also 2 scholarships at Clare-hall Cam- bridge ; the library belonging to this school contains a good collection of books in all languages. The charity school is an excel- lent foundation for the clothing and instruc- tion of 106 boys and girls. The town has long been noted for its manufacture of wool- len cloth and stuffs, and of late years, this branch has considerably encreased its popu- lation; many fulling mills are on the banks of the ri»er. The numerous manufactories here and in the neighbouring villages, prin- cipally supply the market at Leeds and Hud- deibfield. Anew hall 70 yards long and 10 broad, consisting of 2 stories, has been erected for the sale of stuffs, down the center of each floor is a row of stands facing out- wards, for exhibiting the various goods for sale, and the commencement of the market is announced by the ringing of a bell over the hall, similar to the cloth-hail at Leeds. Here is a neat theatre; and about the mid- dle of September are horse races, on a 2 mile course, on Wakefield Outwood, 2 miles distant from the town. The quarter sessions for the west riding of York are held here, the 2d week in January, and every market-day fortnight, petty sessions are held by the justices of the peace. This town has a navi- gation to Huddersfield, by a canal from the Calder, in a line with the river Colne, to Barnsley by a canal, and to Leeds by the Calder, joining the Aire, where their united streams, fall into the river Ouse at Armin, near Howden. Over the river is a handsome stone bridge of 9 arches, and a warehouse thereon, still exhibits some curious archi- tecture of its origin, when it was a chapel erected by Edward IV. to the memory of his father Richard, duke of York, who was slain near this spot in 1459. A little above the bridge is a Dam, which forms an admi- rable cascade of some length. The market is on Friday, and there is a considerable show of wool on Thursday. Fair 4th and 5th of July, and 11th and 12th November. The first and third for cattle, the latter is a statute iair, besides these there are every Wednesday fortnight a considerable sheep and cattle fair. The church of Allhallhows is a vicarage, rated at 29/. 19*. 2d. in the pa- tronage of the crown. WAL WAL Wjtnw, a hamlet in the parish of Aspe- den, hundred of Edwiutree, Herts, near Mandon. Wakbring, Great, a parish in the hun- dred or' Roqhford, Essex, 4 milt s from Rochford, and 43 from London; containing 82 bouses and 674 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value '20/. 13*. Ad. in the patronage of the bishop of London. Wakkrinc, Little, another parish j mile distant from the foregoing ; containing 27 houses and 2 . j inhabitants. It is a vicarage, r v.ed at 12/. in the patronage of the governors of St. Bartholomew^ Hospital. W.\k::ei.i:y, a parish in the hundred of Corby, Northampton, near the river Wel- land, 7 miles from L T ppinghain, and 89 from London; containing 41 houses and 194 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. I2». 6d. Walberswick, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Bii'ourgh, hundred ofBlything, Suffolk, 1| mile from Southwold, and 104 from London ; containing 32 houses and '229 inhabitants. Walberton, a parish in the hundred of A vis ford, rape of Arundel, Sussex, 1 mile from Arundel, and 61 from London; con- taining 72 houses and 502 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. 19j. 2J. in the patron- ageof the bishop of Chichester. Wai.bottle, a township in the parish of Newburn, Castle ward, Northumberland, 5 miles from Newcastle, and 281 from Lon- don ; containing 98 houses and 462 inhabit- ants. Walburn, a hamlet in the parish of Downholme, Hang west wapentake, north ridiug of York, 4 miles from Leybnru, and 239 from London ; containing 6 houses and 40 inhabitants. \Vai,i!Y ; a hamlet in the parish of Crosby Eskdale ward, Cumberland, 4 miles from Carlisle, and 309 from London ; containing 7 houses and 36 inhabitants. Walcot, a township united with Poulton, in the parish of Misterton, hundred of Guth- laxton, Leicester, near Lutterworth, and 84 miles from London; containing 73 houses and 341 inhabitants, including Poulton. Walcot, a parish in the hundred of Ave- land, and parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 2 miles from Folkingham, and 109 from Lon- don ; containing 24 houses and 127 inha- bitants. ltWa curacy. Walcot, a township and chapelry in the parish of Billinghay, hundred of Lancoe, parts of Kesteven, Lincoln, 9 miles from Slcafard, and 125 from London; containing 61 houses and 361 inhabitants. Wat.cot, a parish id the hundred of Hap- ping, Norfolk, 4 miles from North Walsham, and 128 from London; containing 26 houses and 132 inhabitants. It is a curacy, under the bishop of Norwich Walcot, a parish in the hundred of Wil- lerton and Fremanners, Somerset, adjoming to Bath, and generally reckoned a part thereof; containing 23-4 houses and 17359 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. \9>. 9 J. See Bath. Waicote, a hamlet in the parish of Gran- bonnigh, Warwickshire. Walcote, a parish in the hundred of Pershore, Worcester, nerr Pershore, and 106 miles from London; containing 41 houses and 939 inhabitants. W.wbEN, Saffron. See Saffron Walden, Essex. Walden, Stubbs, a hamlet in the parish of Wormsley, wapentake «f Osgoldcross, west riding of York, 5 miles from Ponte- fract, and 175 from London; containing 23 houses and 127 inhabitants. Waluershare, a parish in the hundred of Eastry, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, 3 miles from Dover, and 6S^- from London ; containing 9 houses and 65 inhabitants. The church is a small building, aud contains several aood monuments. The seat of the ear! of Guildford is a noble structure, situated in a line park well stocked with deer, and surrounded with spacious gardens. In the park is erected a very high uekidere, com- manding an extensive view ; opposite Hie seat are the remains of West Langdon Abbey. It is a vicarage, value 51. 8s. and in the patronage of the Archbishop of Can- terbury. Waldingfif.id, Great, a parish in the hundred of Babergh, Suffolk, S miles from Sudbury, and 57 from London ; containing 42 houses and 5t4 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 21/. 6s. 8A in the patronage of Clare Hall, Cambridge. Waldingfield, Littee, an adjoining pari; h in the same hundred, containing 75 houses and 333 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 4/. IS*, lid. Walditch, a village in the hundred of Goderthorue, division of Bridport, Dorset, near Bridport; containing 19 houses and 134 inhabitants. Waldp.idge, a village near Aylesbury, Bucks. Waedripce, a hamlet in the parish of Chester-le-street, in Chester Ward, Durham, 5 miles from Durham, and 265 from Lon- don; containing 20 houses and S3 inhabit- ants. Waidrincfield, a parish in the hundred of Caiiford, Suffolk, situated on the river Deben, 4 miles from Wuodbridge, aud 76 from London ; containing 24 houses and 118 inhabitants. Waldron, a parish in the hundred of Shiplake, rape of Pcvensey, Sussex, 6 miles from Hailsham, aud 50 from London ; con- taining 137 houses and 752 inhabitants. — It is a rectory, rated at 13/. As. 'id. in the patronage of the duke of Dorset. Wai.es, a parish in the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhiil, west riding of York, 9 miies from Sheffield, and 158 from Lorn* SUB R„*XLI LANCA- |*Lhel-pool . .V 7/ / A' A v r >. \ - WLI &-,- SlJtfc.' -S fffi* uiS, 4? &Banlsa'l- fixL£aytan.ff r\ A/arddorfifoZ '•jjt nhlUhi, (i tfarKer/r? V s ^ Shires. ££ Lstny/r.r r ' " S H.i.ln, r V ' J si Omhnhm 'jJ/'/X\ ft v 1 ''" 7 "^^' '"\ %^\^ " /ir "*'""* 3 J)rfitntth .:?/., CttMrl. Ail %*n V 1 Ssfe^i ,/av^v & rubtifhsA Jottta jflrS. *> K.PtuJUps ArCJy* WAL WAL don; containing 52 houses and 229 inhabit- ants. Walks, a part of Great Britain, bounded on the west and north by the Irish sea, on the east by Cheshire, Shropshire, Hereford- shire, and Monmouthshire, and on the south by the river Severn and the Bristol Channel. It is in length about 150 miles from north to south, and in breadth 50 to 80; comprehending an area of 8125 square statute miles, equal to 5,200,000 acres of land ; and according to a recent return made to the house of lords, the number of the inhabitants was 544,375, or about 67 persons to each square statute mile. It ap- pears that 900,01)0 acres are arable, and 2,600,000 in pasturage, leaving 1,700,000 acres in a state of waste, of which quantity about 700,000 acres are capable of being brought into a state of cultivation. The principality of Wales, is divided into North and South Wales, containing 12 counties. The division of North Wales, comprehend- ing the counties of Anglesey, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, and MojrU gomery ; and South Wales, the counties of Brecknock, Cardigan, Carmarthen, .Gla- morgan, Pembroke, and Radnor. The whole contains 751 parishes, 58 market towns ; and according to the returns of the population act, in 1801, 108,053 houses, inhabited by 541,546 persons, viz. 257,173 males, and 284,368 females; of whom 53,822 were employed in trade, handicraft, and manufacture, and 189,062 in agricul- ture. The amount of money raised for the maintenance of the poor, in 1803, was 136,391^. which was at the rate of Is, l-|rf. in the pound. The amount of the assessment under the act granting a tax on property, hi 1806, was 3,029,300/. Wales sends 24 members to parliament, viz. one for each county, and one for the principal town in each county, except that of Merioneth, in the room of which, two towns in the county of Pembroke, each send one mem- ber. The principality of Wales, was long an independent and separate sovereignty from England, and it is strongly marked out by nature as a detached district, being an almost continued range of mountains more or less wild and lofty, and intersected by vallies more oi less extensive and fertile. — The language, manner, and customs, are also widely different from those of England. The ancient internal dimensions of Wales have been contracted, by taking from it the whole county of Monmouth, ti'id a part of several of the adjacent English counties. In point of population and fertility, the dis- trict of South Wales has by far the supe- riority over the North ; and although the whole is very mountainous, its produce is fully sufficient for its abstemious inhabitants. Those counties bordering on the sea coast have a mild climate, but are very wet; and the interior parts have the usual sharpness of other mountainous regions. The cattle jn general are vsry small, but tke flesh is particularly good, and provisions in general are tolerably reasonable. Numbers of goats are wild among the mountains. It has se vera! small ports and harbours for ships, and its principal livers are the Dee, Wye, Uske, Conway, Clwyd, and Tivy. Wales was originally peopled by the Ordovires and the Silure=, who were subdued by the Ro- mans. The ancient Britons having been driven from their homes by the Saxons ; it was soon after divided into Six regions, each having their own king, till the year 343, when Roderic the Great, became the sole monarch of Wales. At his death it was divided among his trjn e sous, and called Norih Wales, South Wales, and Powis Land; but the latter portion was soon swal- lowed up and divided among the other two, Llewellyn ap Gryffy'th, was the last prince who exerted himself in the indepen 'ence of Wales ; he was subdued by Edward L in 1285, and fell in the field of battle, from that time Wales has been annexed to the English Crown, but the union was not com- plete till the reign of Henry VIII. when the government and laws were formed agreeably to those of England. It is now tinder the province of York ; the bishoprics of St. Da- vid's, Bangor, Llandaff, and St. Asaph, and is divided into 4 circuits, viz. the Chester circuit, for the counties of Chester, Flinr, Denbigh, and Montgomery ; ihe Northern circuit, for Anglesey, Carnarvon, and Me- rioneth ; the South Ea?teru circuit, for Rad- nor, Brecon, and Glamorgan ; and the South Western circuit, for Pembroke, Car- digan, and Carmarthen. The average scale of mortality according to the registered burials for ten years, appears to have been at 1 to 60 of the existing population. Wau:sby, a parish in the hundred of Eassettlaw, Notts, 4 miles from Tuxiord, and HO from London ; containing 46 houses and '250 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 23/. 18v. \d. Walford, a parish in the hundred of Grey tree, Hereford, 3 miles from Ross, and 124 from London; containing 152 houses and 728 inhabitants. It is a vicar*ge, value 13/. 2s. id. with Ruardine chapel in Gloucester- shire annexed, under the precenter of the church of Hereford. Waiford, a hamlet in the parish of Brampton Briant, hundred of Wigmore, Hereford, 10 miles from Ludlow, and 153 from London; containing 37 houses and 187 inhabitants ; including Letton and Newton. Waigherton, a hamlet in the parish of Wybunbury, hundred of Nantwich, Cheshire, 4 miles from Nantwich, and 160 from Lon- don ; containing 45 houses and 211 inhabit- ants. Wai.grave, a p rish in the hundred of Orlinghury, Northampton, 4 miles from Wel- lingborough, and 71 from London; contain- ing 96 houses and 424 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 22/. 4s. 7./. in the patronage of the bishop of Lincoln. W.,jluam Gree.v, a hamlet in the parisJj 3Q V A L ttfFnlham, hundred of Ossulton, Middlesex, 2| miles from London. It contains several pleasant seats, Wai.kerikguam, a parish in the hundred of Bassetlaw, Notts, 3 miles from Gains- borougb, and 154 from London; containing 17 houses and M 9 inhabitants. Iris a vicar- age, value If. lis. id. in the patronage of Trinity Colie e, Catbrdce. Walkern, a parish in the hundred of Broadwater, Herts, 3 miles from Stevenage, and 31 from London; containing 101 houses a'ld 50 I inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 20'. L-l.i'. in the patronaue of King's Col- li- : • Cam! ridge. W.mkbav.ptos, a parish in the hundred of Robovouab, Devon, 4 miles from Tavis- tock, and 209 from London; containing 63 houses and D36 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, yalne 9/. 14.. 7d. united with Shittislon. Wai.kingtok, a parish in the division of Hunsjey Beacon and Howdenshhe, cast rid- ing of Yoik, 1\ miles from Beverley, and 186 from London ; containing 6s houses and 403 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 24/. I*. id. Wai.keith, a hamlet in the parish of Mor- ton, hundred of Corringham, L m'.say divi- sion, Lincoln, near Gainsborough , an! 15 3 miles from London; containing 13 houses and 55 inhabitants. Walt., a township in the parish of St. John's Lee, Tindal Ward, Northumberland^ 3 miles from Hexham, and 285 from Lon- don ; containing 88 houses and '350 inha- bitants. Wall, a hamlet in the parish of St. Michael's, Litchfield, hundred of Offlow, Stafford, 2 miles from Litchfield ; appears to have been a Rornan station ; it contains 15 houses and 97 inhabitants. Wallace Town, a village in the parish of St. Quivox, shire of Ayr, Scotland, nearly adjoining io the new town of Ayr, and con- tains 200 houses and 960 inhabitants. Wallasey Isle, situated in the river Crouch, hundred of Ruchford, Essex, op- posite Foulness Isle, 5 miles from Roehford, and 44 from London ; being about 5 miles long, and 1 mile broad, secured from the sea by a wall of earth. Wali.a'/ev, a parish in the hundred of Win-all, Chester, 111 miles from Chester, 4 from Liverpool, and 209 from London; containing 49" houses and 274 inhabitants. — it is a rectory, value 11/. 0s. '2%d. one moiety belonging to ;he bishop of Chester and the other to the rector. WAtutiCFoitn, a borough and market town, consisting of four parishes, hundred of MorettQ), Berksj containing 362 houses and 1 744 inhabitants; situated on the banks of "the Thames, 14 miles from Read- ing, and 46 from London. The bridge across the river leading to Oxford, is a stately stone Strttcurre, 300 y^rds long, having 19 arches and four draw bridges. The town is very ancient, and the buildings low, of brick arid tile ; it was formerly surrounded with wills, W AL and had a castle of great strength ; it is also recorded to have had 12 parish churches, although three were only remaining in the reign of Richard II. Lhe churches of All- saints, and St. Peter's, were both demolished at the same time, and the latter only has been rebuilt. Here are 6 alms-houses, a welleudowed free-school, a quakers, metho- dist and baptist meeting : also a market- house and town hall, where the assizes are sometimes held; and the mayor and justice, hold the quarter sessions for the. borough, which has a distinct jurisdiction, It returns two members to parliament, who are chosen by the reayor, aldermen, bailiffs, and 18 assistants, with the inhabitants of the boiongh paying scot and lot, the number of voters being about 150 ; the returning officer is the mayor. The corporation by charter of king James, consists of a mayor, high steward, recorder, 6 aldermen (who are justices of the peace within the borough), a town clerk, 2 bailiffs, a chamberlain, and 18 assistants, who hold the rents and forfeits of the manor, fairs, and markets. The chief trade of this town s in the malting and corn, conveyed to London by water. The market is on Tues- day and Friday ; fairs, Thursday before Easter, 24-th June, S:9ih September, and 17 th December. The church of St. Leonard's, is a rectory, rated at 1/. I2.v. 6d. and is united with Satwell ; St, Mary's is a rectory, rated at 4/. and both are in the patronage of the crown ; St. Peter's is a rectory, value 61. Is. 3tL ; Allsaint's has no church, and is a sinecure belonging to Pembroke College, Oxford. Wallington', a parish in the hundred of Odsey, Herts, 3 miles from Raldock, and 35 from London ; containing 39 houses and 224 inhabitants.. It is a rectory, value 16/. 15~. 2 '. in the patronage of Emanuel College, Cambridge. Wallington, a parish now united with Runcton, in the hundred of Clackclose, Norfolk, 3§ miles from Downhanj, and 87 from London; containing 6 houses and 60 inhabitants. Wallington, a township in lhe parish of Harthnrn, Tindal Ward, Northumberland, 9 miles from Morpeth, and 300 from Lon- don; containing 42 houses and 161 inha- bit ants. Walungion, a harulet in the parish of Beddington, and hundred of Wallington, Surry, 2\ miles from Croydon, and HJjfrom London; containing 1 34 houses and 793 in- habitants, it is pleasantly sir -ted on the river Wandie, and has several extensive ca- lico printing and bleaching grounds, on its banks. It appears formerly to have been a chapelry, the ruins of which are still ob- servable; here passes the burry iron rail- way. Waiungton, the name of a hundred in Surry, on the eastern side of the county, around Croydon. ' Wallop, Over, a parish in the hundred of Thvimgate, division of Aadover, Hants, 6$ VV A L • tailesAom Andover, and 69* from L on containing 70 houses and 4:53* inhabitants. It isa rectory, rated at -27/. 5.-. 3tf. Wallop, Nether, another parish in the same hum lied and ti'r. ision, 1 mile from the foregoing- an$con(ainhig 126 houses and 556 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 131. 15s. 4m London; containing 230 houses and WA L - Walpolf., a parish in the hundred of Blyth'mg, Suffolk, 1 mile from Hale* i ; containing 62 h^u^:S and 494 inhabitants It is a curacy, Walridge, a hamlet in tin; parish of Stam/ordham, Tindal Wardj -■ land. W,\!sai.i., a market town and parish in the bundftsof OfHow, StaiJbfd, 15 miles from Stafford", and 11 6 from Xondbn ; coutuihing 1984 houses and 10399 inhabitants, viz. 5274 males, and 5125 females; of whom 5415 '7 '"- '*"■".-> *-t*W 'IOI1.JVJ «■•'■( "* lliVJ, UWVl »' I —.J !'■ lil II 1 . O ^ IJ1 >> 1 ' III 0~t l-J 1312 inhabitants; tHe greater part of whom were employed in trade and manufacture, n ro ftmnl.ivo.l ;» *!. .„n:^.l,u, : .. _ ■ :: I .1 .: -n ._ : .1 , . . r \ ._ .1 _ 1 • 1 1 1 •. . are employed in the neighbouring coal mines. is a curacy, under the chapter of Dur- am. WAir.-tovrs, a hamlet in the parish of HaHwhistle, TindaHVard, Northumberland, chiefly in those of buckles, bridle bitJj, and various articles of hardware. The ehu>ch i* a spacious building, in the form of a cross, with a neat octagonal spire. It has t:^vcril meeting-houses, for various classes of dis- near Haltuhistle, and 3l6miles from London; senters ; and a good free grammar-school.-— containing 14 houses and 89 inhabitants. Its The town is mcorporatcd under a mayor, name is derived from its situation on the recofder,2 i aldermen, a town clerk. :2 Serjeants Piets Wall, the ruins of which are still ob- at mace. It hots a bank. The market on •ervable. Tuesday is wejl supplied \ fairs, 24th Feb. Walmkp,, a Small hamlet in the parish of Whit Tuesday, and the Tuesday b Wes-tbury, Gloucester. Michaelmas day, chiefly for cattle. There Walker, a parish in the lathe of St. An- is a peculiar cu torn in this town, that a cer- gustine, H mile from Deal, and 7J fr.mi Dover; containing 1 14 houses and 775 in- habitants. It is reckoned one of the members [Of the cinque ports, and belkrjgs to Sand- wich. It has an ancient castle erected by Henry VIII. for the defence of the Downs, in which the lord Warden of the cinque ports occasionally resides. And the small church tain quantity of bread is given away to every person who will accept of it, on the eve of the Epiphany. It is a vicarage, value 10/. l'9i. 7./. — Shaw's Stafford hire. WalsgIuve. See Sow, Warwick* Wai. ham, North, a market town andpa- ri h in the hundred ofTunstead, Norfolk, si- tuated about 5k miles from the sea, 13 — W J »~~.<^^o. ail* LlIU Mil HI »,UUH.II LUaLCU rtlK'Ul. jy 11111C3 11 ' l lil lllCi ,-Wl, J*. isa curacy, in the patronage of the arch- from Norwich, and"124 from London ; con- bishop of Canterbury, taming 4'25 houses and 1959 inhabitants. — Walmersley, a township in the parish of It has a good free school. The mar'..-' is on Bury, hundred of Salford, Lancaster, 2 miles Tuesday; and its fair the Wednesday from Bury and 196 fromLondon ; containing before Holy Thursday. 353 houses and 2166 inhabitants. Waf.sham, South, a parish in ^he hundred Walmsgate, a hamlet in the parish of of Walsharn, Norfolk, D miles from Norwich, Ruckland, hundred of Hill, Lindsay division, near Acle, and 121 fromLondon; contain- Lincoln, 6 miles from Louth, and 147 from ing 77 houses and 500 inhabitants. London; containing 8 houses and 51 bitants. Walmsley, a hamlet and chapelrv in the parish of Bolton, hundred of Salt'cnd, Lan- caster, 34 miles from Bolton, and 200 from London ; the population of which was not returned. Walney, Isle, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Dalton, and hundred of Londale, Lnanraster; it is situated at the northern part of the county, being about 9 miles in length and 1 in breadth, abounding with sea gulls, and serves as a bulwark against the encroach- ments of the Irish sea. It has a small chapel and 3 small villages. Walpole, St. Andrew's, a parish in the' hundred of Ffeebridge Marshland, Norfolk, 4 miles from Wisbeach, and 90 from London; Freeb containing 28 houses and 227 inhabitants. It " is a vicarage, rated at 26/. 13*. 4.4. ar.d is in the patronage of the king. Walpoie.St. Peter's, another parish in the same hundred, £ mile from the foregoing; con- taining 120 houses and 730 inhabitants ; . and is a rectory, rated at 2U in the patron, inhabitants. This town was much more con* age of the king. s.dcrab'e in former times, when it v.&s .J Q 2 WAT.sHAM-tN-THE-Wn.T.ov.s, a parish in the hundred of Blackburn, Suffolk, 4 milps from I".worth, and 81 from London; contain- ing 133 houses and 993 inhabitants. Walsham, the name of a hundred in Nor- folk, on the eastern side of the county, op- posite Yarmouth, between the rivers Thyru and Yare. WAL-mcnoFT, the name of a hundred in the division of Lindsay, Lincolnshire, lying in the northern part of the county, betweeij Market. Raisin and Caistor. Wa lshford, a hamlet in the parish of Huusingore, west riding of York, the popu- lation of which' was included with Rib-, ston Walsoken, a parish in the hundred of ridge, Marshland, Norfolk, 1 mile from Wisbeach' ar.d "W from London ; con- taining 130 houses and 705 inhabitants. Wai.singham, Great, a m ti ket town and. parish in tbe hundred of North Green hoe, Norfolk, 4 mUesfrom the sea, and 117 from London; containing 208 houses and 1004 \V A L WAL greatly frequented by pilgrims, who eame here to p«'Y their devotions to a famous chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary ; among other devotees it i^ recorded that Henry the VHL came hither from Baisham, barefoot, ¥ ith a rich pie.-ent to the shrine of the Holy Virgin. Here was a monastery of black ca- nons, founded in tiie reign of Edward the Confessor ; part of the abbey walls and arched gateways are still standing. Here likewise \<-as a house for Lepers, now the Bridewell. Thecburcbis a handsome build- ing. The land in the neighbourhood is noted for its production of excellent saffron. It has a good free-school ; with a market on Fri- day ; and fair on Whit Monday, It is a curacy. \Ya isinv.ham, Littt r, or Oi.n, a parish 2 miles dixtant from the foregoing; a pleasant village, containing 50 houses and '289 inha- bitants — hcie also was a house of Grey fiiars. Wat.if.rston, a parish in the hundred of Ewias Lacey, Hereford, 13 miles from Here- ford, and 148 from London, on he borders of Monmouth ; containing 33 houses and 143 inhabitants. Itis a curacy. W am ham, a parish in the hundred of I3ridge and Pel ham, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, 6 miles from Canterbury, and 56 from London; containing 66 houses and 383 inha- bitants. It is a vicarage, value 11. 15-i. 5s. 4r/. Walton, West, a parish in the hundred of Freebridge Marshland, Norfolk, 2 miles from Wisbeach, and 87 from London ; con- taining 87 houses and 513 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. 13>. 4rf. Walton, a hamlet in the liberties of Pe- terborough, and iii the hundred of Nassa- buigh, Northampton, 1\ miles from Peter- borough, and 83 from London; containing 26 houses and 126 inhabitants. Walton, a parish in Castle Ward, North- umberland, 5 mi.es from Morpeth, airl 290 from London.; containing 59 houses and 263 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value 13/. I83. lrf. Walton, a parish in the hundred of Port- bury, Somerset, j! miles from Bristol, and 121 from 1 iiudon ; containing 31 houses and 147 inhabitants. Walton, a parish in the hundred of Whitley, Somerset, 3 miles from Glaston- bury, and 130 from London ; containing 70 houses and 397 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9L I5s.5d. Walton, a hamlet in the parish ofBas- wiek, hundred of Cuttleston, Stafford, 2 miles from Stafford, and 139 from London. Walton, a parish in the hundred of olneis, Suffolk, situated in the souih-casK rn wint of the county, near Languard Fort, opposite, to Harwich, 74 miles from Lon- don; containing 84 houses and 628 inhabit- ants. It is a vicarage, rated at 4/. 6j. 81/. united with Felixton. Wat ton, a parish in the liberties of York, Ajustey, east tiding of York, 3 in-les from Wetherby, and. 194 from London; contain- ing 40 houses and 205 inhabitants. It is a curacy. \\ At.rov, a township in the parish of Groat Sandal, in Agbrig wapentake, west riding of York, near Wakefield, and 185 miles from London j -containing 65 houses and 315 inha- bitants. Walton, East, a parish in the hundred of Dungleddy, Pembrokeshire, Wales, 5 miles west fiortv Haverford West ; containing 35 houses and 209 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Walton, West, a parish in tin- hundred of Roose, Pembrokeshire, Wales, 5 miles north from Haverford West ; containing 81 houses and 506 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 6/. 13*. 4d Walton, Carpifp, a parish in the hundred of TVwksbury, Gloucester, 1 mile from. Tewksbury, and 103 irom London ; contain- ing 11 houses and 62 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the patronage of All Saints Col- lege, Oxford. Walton Deivell, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Wellesbourne Hastings, hun- dred of Knightlow, Warwick. Walton Parva, a hamlet in the parish of Monks Kirby, hundred of Knightlow, Warwick, near Rugby. Walton-le-Dale, a township in the pa- rish and hundred of Blackbrn, Lancaster, 3 miles from Preston, and 213 from Lon- don ; containing 636 houses and 3832 in- habitants ; of whom 1415 were returned em- ployed in trade and manufacture. Walton-i e-Soken, a parish in the hun- dred of Tendring, Essex, 10 miles from Harwich, and 17 from Colchester ; con- taining 44 houses and 221 inhabitants % but was formerly much more considerable, the sea having destroyed the greater part of the village; its ancient church being entirely desti-03-ed, and the remains of coffins and bones observable intermixed with the sea sand. A neat small brick building has been lately erected by subscription, about 300 yards inland ; yet the sea seems likely to destroy even the remaining part of the village. To the north of the town, in that part called the Naze, is a lofty tower, about 80 feet high, of brick, originally built by the Rigby family, lords of the manor, as an observatory and tea room ; ut it has of late years been heightened by the Trinity-bouse, it serving as a direction to ve sej s passing this way, or entering Harwich harbour. A neat mansion was erected near it in a tower- like shape, by the last o r the Ritrb\ family that held the manor, but it is now suffered to decay, never being finished ; and the farm-house adjaceat, is ouiy occupied. On 3 Q3 WA M. \V A# thfe shore at the point, is erected a signal- house, inhabited by a lieutenant of the navy and his assistant, communicating by a chain of signals along the coast. Walton has long been noted for iis extensive copperas works. This place as well as Kirby and Thorpe-in-le-soken, were so called from their peculiar privileges, originally granted to French refugees, who established themselves here and introduced several manufactories of cloth, &c. from the Netherlands. It is a vicarage, rated at 9/. united wiih Kirby and Thorpe, and the services performed altern- ately therewith ; of exempt jurisdiction. W "alton-ix-the-Wolds, a parish in the hundred of East Goscote, Leicester, 2§ miles from Loughborough, and 107 from London ; containing 30 houses and 249 in- habitants. AVALTON-oNtiiE-Hir.t, a parishin the hun- dred of Coplhorne, Surry, 3 miles from Kie;ate, and 18 from London ;| containing 41 houses and -04 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, varae 1 21. 6s. oil. V\ aiton-on-Thames, a parish in the hun- dred of Elmbridge, Surry, situated on the banks of theThaines, 51 miles from Kingston, and 17* from London ; containing 267 houses and 1467 inhabitants ; including the hamlet of Hersham. Its bridge was erected in 1750, curiously constructed of wood, having 3 arches. Many handsome seats are in this neighbourhoods particularly between this ?nd Weybridge, is Oatlartds, the seat of his R. H. the Duke of York, once a magnificent palace belonging to the earl of Lincoln, but destroyed during the civil wars, it is a vi- carage, vain? 1 Hi \?\ 4<£ Wat.warn, a river in Cheshire, which Falls into the Lee, near CoppenhalF'. WaLwick, f^HiSTEiis j Waiwick, Grange, two small hamlets near the junction of the North and South Tyne, in the parish of Chollerton, 5 mi:es from Hexham, and 2S4 fr-osi London, ou the Picts Wall, and ap- pears to have been a Roman station of consi- derable strength. Walworth, a township in the parish of HeighiBgtoB, Darlington Ward, Durham, 4 miles from Darlington, and 288 f; oni Lon- don ; containing 23 houses and 137 inhabit- hats. WALv.-orTn, a very extensive hamlet in fcl ■ | arisbofSt. Mary's Newington, and bun- dled of Brixton, Surry, daily increasing with new buildings, and stretching as far as Camberwell; containing a population of 8000 persons. See New inc. ton. Wamvorth, a small hamlet in the parish and hundred of Hitchin, Herts. Wambp.ook, a parish in the hundred of Beaminster, division of BVidport, Dorset, 2 miles from Chard, and 141 from London; containing 22 houses r.nd 138 inhabitants. It rs a iTf toiy, vain.- 8/. 7... Id: W/.mpoo!., a township in the parish of Alktoi)', Cumberland ward, Cumberland, 3 Jnilas from WktoD) and 307 from Lon«« don } containing 26 houses and 119 inhabits an ts. W ampul, a river in Cumberland, which falls into the Eden Mouth, near Kirkbride. Wan borough, a parish in the hundred of Kingsbridge, AVilts, 2 miles from Swindon, and 80 from London ; containing 153 housis and 793 inhabitants. Fair 4th September. It is a vicarage, value 21/. 10s. Id. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of W r ind- or. Wandlf, a river in Surry, which rises near Carshalton, and passing by Morden, falls into the Thames near Wandsworth, much frequented by the London anglers. Wandsworh, or Wandi.esworth, a parish in the hundred of Brixton, Surry, near the mouth of the Wnndle, and banks of the Thames, 6 miles from London; containing 720 houses and 4446 inhabitants, of whom 818 were returned employed in various trades and manufacture, particular^' that of cal- Jico printing, bolting cloths for flour mills, hats, distilleries, an oil mill, bleach-ground, &c. The church is a modern edifice, hut the tower is of ancient structure. Here is a neat quaker's met ting, erected in 17S7, and two schools for the children of that per- suHsion. This parish has received consider- able benefactions from Henry Smith, Esq. who was buried here in 1627; he was a sil- versmith and alderman of London; several estates having been purchased by his trus- tees for several charitable purposes, and have settled 50/. per annum on every market towu in the county of Surry; and on every parish with a few exceptions, they have also settled an annual revenue of § or S/. Garret-lane between this village and Toot- ing, was the scene of the mock election of the mayor of Garret, held for a number of years at every general election, among the mobility, to the great emolument of the pub- licans of Wandsworth. It is a vicarage, va- lue 1 5/. 8.<. 8(/. Wangford, a parish in the hundred- of Lackford, Suffolk, 3 miles from Brandon, and 76 from London; containing 7 houses and 43 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Wangford, a parish in the hundred of B'.ything. Suffolk, 3 miles from Southwold, and 103 from London ; containing 53 houses and 477 inhabitants. Adjoining the church, stood a prior}' of Cluriiac monks. It is a rec- tory, value 9/. lis. Sd. united with Bran» don. Wanlip, a parish in the hundred of West Goscote, Leicester, situated on the banks of the Soar, 4 miles from Leicester, and 100 from London ; containing 21 houses and 103 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Wani.ock, a small river on the borders of Dumfries and Lanark. Wani^ckhead, a considerable village in the parish of Sanquhar, shire of Dumfries, Scotland, on the river Wanlock ; containing 890 inhabitants, solely lead-miners : these, like their neighbouts at the village of Lead* WAN WAN hills havef established a subscription library, Castlemain, and the architect was the cele- and employ all their leisure hours in read- brated Colin Campbell. The front of this ing. house, is supposed to equal in the beauty Wansbf.ck, a river in Northumberland, of its architecture, any in Italy; the length which falls into the Ocean near Seaton is 260 feet by 70,and consists of 2 stories. The Delaval. portico is supported by six Corinthian co- Wansdyke, a ditch in the county of Wilts, lumns. In the avenue leading from the grand crossing the county from east to west, over front to Laytonstone, is a circular piece ot Salisbury Plains, ; or many miles together; water, equal in length to the front of the house, it is supposed to have been thrown up by the On the approach to the house is a marh'e si i- Saxons, as a boundary between them and tut.- on each side ; that on the left Hercules, the Mercians. and on the right Omphale. The garden front Wansi-ord, a hamlet in the parish of has no portico, but a pediment enriched with Thornaugb, hundred of Xassaburgh, North- a basrelief,and supported by six three quarts ampton, 6 miles from Peterborough, and 87 columns ; from this front is an easv ascent from London ; containing '24 bouses and 14S through a fine vista to the liver Rodiiw, inhabitants. which is formed into canals. Highland- Wansford, a township in the parish of house, is an elegant seat, built of stone, Nafierton, Dickering Lyth, east riding of forming a beautiful termination to the vista*. York, Smiles from Driffield, and 199 from Among the various descorations of the gar- London ; containing jo houses and 378 in- dens, is a curious grotto. It is a rectory, value 6/. 13.?. 9d. Wanstead, a hamlet in the parish of South wick, and hundred and division of Portsdown, Ilauts, near Titchfield, Wabstraw, a parish in the hundred of F.rome, Somer.et, 5 miles from Frome; con- habitants. Wanstead, a parish in the hundred of Eecontree, Essex, 6 miles from London ; containing 159 houses and 91 8 inhabitants. Many of the houses in this parish are hand- some buildings, and the residence of several of the opulent merchants and tradesmen of taming 75 bouses and o25 inhabitants. It is London. The church is a new structure, a rectory, value 13/. 9s. 9d. erected in 1790; the foundation of which Wantage, a market town and parish in the was laid hy T the late sir James Tilney Long, hundred of Wantage, Berks, on a branch bart. It is a handsome building, the por- of the river Ock, 7 miles from Farringdon, tico is of the Doric order, the. cupola is sup- and 60 from London ; containing 473 houses ported by 8 Ionic columns ; the whole of the and 2339 inhabitants; of whom 943 were re- external being faced with Portland stone. — tumed employed in various trades, and a ma ■ The pavement remarkable for its beauty and nufactory of sacking and foul- weather neatness, was brought from Painswick in cloth. This place is celebrated in history as Gloucestershire; that of the chancel is of the the birth place of the great Alfred, and in same kind, variegated with black marble the time of the Saxons, it was a royal resi- dots ; the chancel window as well as the dence ; and after the conqutst it was made circular ones at the west end of the galleries, a borough. On the west of the town corn- are of stained v-lass. The subject of that in mences the vale of White Horse, taking its the chancel, our Saviour bearing the cross ; name from the figure of a gigantic horse, cut that on the right of the altar, bearing the on the brow of a hill, in a galloping posture, royal arms, and on the left, the arms of sir covering near an acre of ground ; it is formed James Tilney Long. The present structure by a deep trench cut in the turf, following was erected at some distance from the old the outlines of the horse which shews the one, on apiece of ground granted for that chalk soil underneath. This is supposed to purpose, from the park of sir J. T. Long ; have been cut as a memorial of Alfred's vic- whose magnificent residence was at Wan- tory over the Danes, in 07 1; a white horse stead house, now belonging to sir James being the Saxon Standard; a parcel of Tilney Long, bart. a minor, who is here- stones set on edge, about 1 mile from the hill, ditary warden of Epping Forest ; but it is is shewn as the burial place of some of the occupied at present by the prince de Conde, Danish kings, many battles having been during the baronet's minority. This ancient fought in this neighbourhood; below the manor wasorig'mally granted- by Edward VI. borseis a large barrow, called Dragon-hill, to Robert Lord Rich; after which it came in supposed to have been another funeral mono- the possession of Dudley, earl of Leicester; it meut. The villagers in this neighbourhood then reverted to the crown, and was given by have a custom from time iinnimemorial, of king- James to sir Henry Mildmay, one of assembling about midsummer, for what they "the judges of Charles I. who forfeited it to term semiring the hare, when they remove the crown . it was then granted to the duke every weed and obstacle that may have ol - of York, by Charles II.; it was afterwards soured its figure, and retire to spend the sold to sir Robert Brooks, but the heirs of evening in various rural sports. About 3 that gentleman retiring insolvent to France, miles south are the remains of an ancient it was purchased by sir Josiah Child, bart. Roman camp, called I.clco-.Lc Cintfr — great grandfather of the late earl Tilney Market on Saturday; fairs, first Saturday The present edifice was erected by the son in March, and May, 17th July, and L0H «f sir Jjsub, before he was created viscount October. It is a vicarage, raed at G57. 2s: 3 Q I WAR 8?. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Windsor. Waxtisden, a parish in the hundied of Plomsgate, Suffolk, 4 miles from Orford, and 86 from London ; containing only S houses and *79 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Wantscm, a river forming an arm of the greater Stour, in Kent. Waplev, a parish in the hundred of Grum- bald's Ash, Gloucester, 1\ miles from Chip- ping Sodbnry, and 116 from London; con- taining 39 houses an'! 253 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value It. 18*. Wah.incton, a hamlet in the parish of Poeklington, wapentake ot' HarthiH, evst riding of York, near Pocklington, containing only 2 houses. Waphenburv, a parish in the hundred of Knight'ou-, Warwick, on the banks of the Waterfall's near Dunsmore Heath, 4 miles from Southattt, and 86 from London; con- taining . r >7 houses and 232 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at b7. in the patronage of lord Clifford. Wappenuam, a parish in the hundred of Kingsntton, Northampton, 4 miles from Towcester, ami 63 from London ; containing 105 houses ami 477 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 21/. 9 .8'/. Wai-ping, a parish in the hundred of Ossulton, Middlesex* on the north bank of the liver Thames, and eastward nf the Me- tropolis, and reckoned one of the out pa- rishes thereof ; containing 998 houses and 5889 inhabitants ; viz. 2717 males and 5172 females, of whom 1427 were returned em- ployed in trade, mostly those attendant on the shipping of the port of London ; such as slop-sellers, ship-carpenters, sail-makers, ship-chandlers, &c. The new docks formed here, have been a great improvement in the angle formed by the Thames ; the one called St. f.'eorge's Dock, is capable of holding 200 sail of shipping, with sufficient shifting room; and another adjoining, called Shadwell Dock, is ca: able of holding 50 sail. The entrance from the Thames is by 3 basons, sufficient to contain an immense quantity of small craft ; and the inlets from the Thames into the ba- sons, are at the Old Hermitage, OldWap- ping and Old Shadwell Docks. At the east- ern exttfemity ars stupendous warehouses, belonging to the custom-house, although rented of the Dock Company, for warehous- ing tobacco, and the cellars thereof are ap- propriated to housing of wines; there ate var.ous ranges of warehouses for general -merchandize. These docks belong to a pub- lic eompany, having a capital of 1,200,000/. The church is dedicated to St. John, is a plain building, erected in 1790; and is a rectory, under the patronage of Brazen-nose College, Oxford. Wai-bletok, a paiivh in the hundred of Hawk^boroueh, rape of Hastings, Sussex, 5 miles from Hailsham, and 52 from London ; containing 167 houses and 908 inhabitants. Jt is a rectory, value 13/. 6s. Sd. Warblington, a parish in the hundred WAR of Bosmere, division of Portsdown, Hants, adjoining Havaut, and 66 miles from Loh. don ; containing 282 houses and 1433 inha- bitants. Itis a rectory, value 19/. 4s. Warborough, a parish in the hundred of Ewerme, Oxford, 1 mile from Dorchester, and 45 from London ; containing 112 houses and 535 inhabitants. It is a curacy, ia the patronage of Corpus Christi College, Ox- ford. Warboys, a parish in the hundred of Hurstingstone, Hunts, 4 miles from Ram- sey, and 65 from London ; containing 143 .houses and 943 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 27/. 10o. Warbric.k, a hamlet in the parish of Bispham, hundred of Amounderness, Lan- caster, near Poulton ; the population of which was included with Layton. Warbstow, a township and chapelry in the parish of Treneglos, hundred of Lesneuth. Cornwall, 8 miles from Launceston, and 221 from Loudon; containing 52 houses and 350 inhabitants. Warburton, a township and chapelry in the parish of Lymme, hundred of Bucklow, Chester, 3 miles from Altrincham, and 182 from London ; containing 83 houses and 466 inhabitants. Warcop, a pari-h in East Ward, West- moreland, 3 raiilts from B rough, and 263 from London; containing 112 houses and 770 inhabitants. It has a neat small church, and is a rectory, rated at 9/. 5s. Id. Warden, a parish in the hundred of Wixamtrce, Bedford, 7 miles from Bedford, and 43 from London ; containing 63 houses and 455 inhabitants. It is a euracy. Warden, a parish in the Isle of Sheppey, lathe of Scray, Kent, 4 miles from Queen- borough, and 49 from London ; containing only 2 houses and 7 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, rated at ,4/. Warden, a parish in Tindal Ward, Northumberland, 2 miles from Hexham, and 284 from Loudon ; containing 75 houses and 349 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 8/. 16s. 3d. WardIngton, a township and chapelry in the parish of Cropedy, hundred of Banbury, Oxford, 44. miles from Banbury, and 79 from London ; containing 121 houses and 554 inhabitants. Wardi.e, a township in the parish of Rochdale, forming a part of the town of Hundersfield, in the hundred of Sal- ford, Lancaster, 3 miles from Rochdale, and 200 from London ; containing 645 houses and 3298 inhabitants. Wardle, a village in the hundred of Edis- bury, Chester, near Tarporly ; containing 17 houses and 115 inhabitants. Wardlow, a parish in the liberties of Oakhamsoke, Rutland, 3 miles from Up- pingham, and 92 from London ; containing 13 houses and 52 inhabitants. If is a curacy. Ware, a market town and parish in the hundred of Braughin, Herts, 34 miles from Hoddesdon, and 20^ from London, on the WAR WAR river Lea. It consists of one principal street near a mile in length, with several smaller ones intersecting it ; containing 557 houses and 2950 inhabitants ; viz. 1394 males and 1556 females, of whom 407 were returned employed in trade, particularly in that of malting. The houses in general aie well- built, and the church is a noble structure in the form of a cross ; in it is a gallery erected by the governors of Christ's Hospital, who had originally a school established here, for the younger children of the charity, but it has been removed to Hertford. In the time of William the conqueror this place was only a small village, and did not attain any con- sequence till the reign of king John, when the high road to the north, which before went through Hertford, was turned through this town. Its name is supposed to be de- rived by some historians from a dam or wear formed here by the Danes, by which they kept the water to a considerable height, for the security of themselves against Alfred in a strong fort they had retired to, and from which they were with great difficulty dis- lodged. A spring near this town augmented by a cut from the river Lea, fills the new river which supplies a great part of the Me- tropolis with water. It has a considerable traffic in corn and malt, sent to the London market by barges, which load back with coals and other articles. Here are several alms- houses, well endowed, and a charity-school. One of the inns in this town, was formerly noted for a remarkable bed, 12 feet square, called the great bed of Ware, said to have been of very great antiquity, but of its origin history does not furnish us. Market, on Tuesday. Fairs, the last Tuesday in April, and the Tuesday before 31st Septem- ber. In a spot called Lcmonjicld, many Roman antiquities were dug up, in 17J9. — It is a vicarage, rated at 20/. 10*. in the patronage of Trinity College, Cambridge. — Salmon's Herts. Wari;, Gifford, a parish in the hundred of Shebbear, Devon, 2 miles from Black Torrington, and 199 from London ; contain- ing 126 houses and 419 inhabitants. Wareham, a borough and market-town consisting of 3 parishes in the hundred of WiufrMi, and division of Blandford, Dorset, situated near the mouth of the Frome, where it falls into Pool Harbour, 10 miles from Pool, and 115§ from London. It is in a very agreeable situation, on a rising ground declining gently to the south, where it is washed by the Frome; the Piddle passes it at the north, and both meeting together, forms a bay on the east ; it contains 378 houses aiid 1627 inhabitants. The town consists chiefly of 4 large open streets, intersecting each other at right augles. It formerly had 17 churches, now reduced to three ; St. Martin's, Trinity Church, and St. Mary's ; the last is the principal one, and has a very handsome tower. These three rectories are united, and the rector officiates only in the chutch of St Mary's, whkh was the priory chcrch. The town suffered greatly by fire, in 1762, from which this town has been modernized, and considerably im- proved ; although it appears to have had only 70 houses, according to E'omesday book, in the time of William the conqueror; yet he considered it a place of great import- ance, and erected a strong castlo on that part called Castle-hill. Over the Frome on the south, is a bridge of six arches, near which is a commodious quay : there is another bridge of three arches, on the north without the wall, over the Piddle. It sends two members to parliament, chosen by the mayor, magistrates, freeholders, and all who pay scot and lot ; number of voters about 500, and the returnmg officer is the mayor. The charter under whirl it is go- verned at present, was granted by quten Anne; the corporation consisting of a mayor, re- corder, 6 capital bur«esses, and 12 Jissistants; the mayor, recorder, and piecediug mayor, are justices of the peace, the two Erst being of the quorum, are empowered to hold their own sessions ; the mayor is also coroner of the Isles of Purbeck, and Brownsay, as well as of his own town. The chief traffic here, is the digging of pipe-clay in the neighbourhood, and sending it coastway?. Wareham is particularly celebrated for be- ing the place where Edward the Martyr was interred. The present town-ball, and school-houses, were erected on the scite of St. Peter's Church, in East-street ; and St. Michael's Church was pulled down, and the ground converted into a garden, in 1756, The parishes of St. Martin's and St. Mary's, are consolidated under one rectory, rated at 8/. 2.v. 6d. ; and the parish of the Holy Trinity, is a rectory, rated at 7/. 7s. 5d. united with the former. Market, on Sa- turday. Fairs, 7th April, 5th July, and 1 1 th September. — Hutchin's Dorset. Warehorn, a parish in the hundred of Ham, and lathe of Shepway, Kent, 5f miles from Ashford, and 60 from London; contain- ing 63 houses and 411 inhabits ts. Fairs, 3d May, and 2d October. It is a rectory, value 19/. Warfsley, a parish in the hundred of Tosdand, Hunts, 5 miles fromPotton, and 48 from London ; containing 36 houses and 195 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8;. 16jt. 5d. in the patronage of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. Warfield, a parish in the hundred of Wargnwe, Berks, 5 miles from OaJdngham, and 27 from London ; containing 158 houses and 823 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, valu e 13/. 6s. Sd. Warfield, a parish in the hundred of Brimstrey, Salop, 2§ miles from Bridgnorth, and 140 from London ; containing 227 houses and 1354 inhabitants. Warford, a parish in the hundred of Macclesfield, Chester, 9 miles from Congk- ton, and 170 from London; containing 56 houses and 287 inhabitants. It is a cu- racy. W A R WAR Wasgratb, a parish in the hundred of the castle next the street, is ornamented with same fiiafne, Berks, situated on the Thames, several figures of angels bearing armorial near Hfnley, 6 miles from Reading, and 34 shields, aud the turret is surmounted by a from Ltmdon ; containing 222 houses and !nr:e lion rampant in bas-relief. Although i 134 inhabitants. This was anciently a mar- the" Percy family have still a large cattle at kettowij. The lute earl of Barry more had Alnwick, 10 miles distant, this appears a bcautiiml seat here, where'he also had fitted always to have been the favourite place of tip a private theatre in the most costly residence for that noble family, and the manner. Warkvam, Aj.l-Saints, St. Mary's, and Sr. Magdalen, three parishes united, in the hundred of North Greenhoe, Norfolk, 3 miles frojn Great Walsmgham, and 1 1 G from London ; containing- 63 houses and 323 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. and the patron if; the king. Wari nsspotnt, the entrance of the Xewry other appears to have been anciently used as ag~rrison. About \ mile from the castle, on the banks of the river, is the formed out of the solid rock and overhang- in; the river in a most pitctnresque manner ; it is divided into three apartments, Called the Chapel, Anti-chap; 1, and Sacristy ; the chapel is modelled ami executed after a very beautiful style of Gothic architecture ; it is river, so called, about 1 mile northwest of in length about IS feet, and in width and Rostrever, in the county of Down, province height not more than 7 ? ; at the east end is of Ulster,, Ireland. Vast quantities of coals an altar, having a cross cut in the wall above are shipped lure ; two ferry-boats are sta- it, and in the window the figure of a woman tioncd to maintain a communication' between at lull length, in a recumbent posture; there the counties of Down and Louth. is also another figure seemingly weeping Warin-ostown, a town in the county of over the. former, and at the other end is an Down, as d province of Ulster. Ireland, situ- ox's head. Tradition says this hermitage ated above the foregoing point, and has a considerable linen manufacture. Warx, a township in the parish ofSimon- feurn, Tiodal ward, Northumberland, on the bank of the North Tyne, 294 miles from was founded by one of the Bertram family, lord of Botliall Castle, where he expiated in penance, the murder of his brother. Wark- worth -has a market cross, but the market has long been discontinued. Fair, 25th London ; containing 69 houses and 304 inha- April, and 22d November, if on a Thursday ; oitauts. Here stood a castle, the scene of if not, on the Thursday before each. It is a much contention between the Sc'is and Nor- vicarage, rated at 18/. 5s. ~d. in the patron- thumbrians. It was demolished in 1460. age of the bishop of Carlisle. Warxlvv, a parish in the hundred of Wakkworth,- a township in the parish of South Moulton, -Devon, 4 miles from South Middleton Cheney, hundred of King.-utton, Moulton, and ]S7 from London ; containing Northampton, 3 miles from Banbury, and 52 houses and 291 inhabitants. Warksbcrn, a township in the parish of Simonburn, Tindal ward, Northumberland, l-£ mile beyond Wark, nearer Bellingham, and 296 miles from London; containing 45 houses and 253 inhabitants. Warkworih, a parish and formerly a market town, in Morpeth ward, Northum- berland, situated on the river Coquet, 3 miles from Alnmoath. It consists of one principal street, containing 93 houses aud 614 inhabitants, mostly employed in catch- 70 from London; containing 52 houses and 260 inhabitants. Warlaby, a hamlet in the parish of Ain- derby Steeple, GillingEast wapentake, north riding of York, 2 miles from Nurthallertofij containing 16 houses and 60 inhabitants. Warleggan, a parish in the hundred of West, Cornwall, 4 miles from Bodmin, and 2-0 from Loudon; containing 37 houses and 166 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 51. }~s. 6,1. Wart ey. Great, a parish in the hundred ing and curing of salmon, and a few at some of Chafford, Essex, 4 miles from Romford, salt-pans near the sea-shore. The church is a handsome building, having a spire 100 feet high ; some of the windows contain paintings on the glass. It has a bridge over the Coqnut. near which is. an ancient tower. At the south end ot the town stand's Wark~ worth Cut'. ', :ht magnificent seat of the duke of Northumberland, surrounded with walls and a moat, covering an area of .H acres. The, grand] entrance-gate > s on the south side between two palygon towers; t e !.• < p or dungeon, forms the north point, in ihe form oi a. square, having the angle cut off: near the middle; of each face of this square there is a projecting turret the same height as the and 16 from London; containing 7 houses and 430 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 14/. in the patronage of St. John's college, Cambridge. Warley, Little, an adjoining jiarisb in the same hundred of Essex; containing 21 houses and 169 inhabitants. Warley com- mon, in the neighbourhood, has often en- campments in time of war. It is a rtotoiy value 1 1/. 3s. 9d. Warley, a township in the parish of Hal- ifax, Morley wapentake, west riding of York, near Hal li fax, and 196 miles Horn London; containing 654 houses and "•-,i6 inhabitants, of whom j500 were employed keep, which is large and lofty, md coutains in trade and manufacture. a variety of magnificent apartments; above Warley Wicorn, a township in the pa-. it rises a high watch-tower. That, sideof tha rish of flalesowtn, hundied of HaUshire WAR Worcester, being: a detached part of Vhe county surrounded by Staffordshire, Smiles from Dudley, and 120 from London ; con- taining 129 nouses and 718 inhabitants. Warlisgham, a parish in the hundred of Tandridge, Surry, 5 miles from Croydon, and 15 from London; Containing 52 bouses and 187 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. 12?. lie. with Cbelsham chapel annexed. War m; it'r.n, a paris!) inAgbrig wapent ike, Vest riding of York, 3 miles from Wakefield, and 180 from London ; containing 149 houses and 625 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value . 2 '. united with Kirkthorpe. Warmingham, a pavish in the hundred of Nbrthwioh, Chester, 4 miles from Middle* wich, and 16 2 from London ; containing 56 Bouses and 346 inhabitants, It is a rectory, value ill. is. 7'/. Warm^-uhurst, a village in tlie hundred of East Basewrith, rape of Br amber, Sussex, 4 miles from Steyr.ing, and 45 from London ; containing 13 bouses and 112 inhabitants. Waemingtos, a parish in the hundred of Folebrook, Northampton, 2i miles ' from Oundle, and 84 from London, on the river Nen ; containing 51 houses and 314 inha- bitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 13'. 6i. HJ. with Egilthorpe chape! annexed, in the patronage of ihe earl of Westmoreland. Warming r on, a hamlet in tlie parish of Oundle, hundred of Willybrooke, North- ampton, on the banks of the Nen, 2\ miles from Oundle, end S4 from Loudon ; contain- ing 20 houses and 136 inhabitants. War m isr.ro s, a parish in the hundred of Kineton, Warwick, near Southam, 7S miles from London; containing 81 houses and 395 inhabitants. It had a priory of Bene- dictines, to which the church and manor belonged, and in the parish are the appear- ances of a Ilomau camp, covering a spot of about 12 acres, supposed to have been the Trefontium of the ancients. It is a rectory, Value 16/. 3s, 1 Id. Warmingto.w See Warsdos, Worces- * ter. Warminster, a market town and parish in the hundred to which it gives 'name, Wilts, seated on the small river Willy, Which falls into the Avon at Salisbury, 22 miles from Salisbury, and 97 from London ; containing 961 houses and 4932 inhabitants, viz. 2253 males, and 2679 females. The principal trade' is that of malting, and a small wdollen manufacture. The parish church, situated at t'.ie west end of the town, is a spacious and handsome building, with a sou are lower, containing 6 hells. It has also a neat chapel of euse, erected for t-ic convenience of the parishioners, near the center of the town ; there are also two ichapels belonging to the Dissenters; a good market-house, and assembly-room; and a free grammar- school for 20 boys. The houses are mostly built of rough stone. This town is not incorporated, hut the juris- diction thereof is under the neighbouring magistrates, assisted^ by constables chosen WAR Annually at the court leet of the marquis of Bath, who is lord of the manor, and who has an elegant seat at Lougleat, 3 miles distant. This town is Supposed to have been the Ver- lacio of the Romans. Market on Saturday, well supplied with corn. Fairs, 22d April, 10th August, and 28tli October, for cattle, cheese, and pedlery. It is a vicarage, value IS'. t\4. Warmhjst'er, the name of a hundred in Wiltshire, at the western extremity of the county. Warms-worth; a parish in the wapentake of Straffofth and Tiekhill, west riding of York, 2 \ miles from Duncastet, arm 160 from London ; containing 47 houses and 254 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. lity. !(),/. Warmweu., a parish in the hundred of Winfrith, and division of Blaiidfurd, Dorset 5- miles from Dorchester, and 123 from London; containing 15 houses and 10i in- habitants. It is a rectory, rated at \bU united with Poxwell. Warnborough, North, a township in the parish and hundred of Odiham, division of Basingstoke, Hants, on the banks of the Basingstoke canal, 1^ mile from Odiharn, and 42 from London ; containing 84 houses and 427 inhabitants. Warsbg-kough, South, a parish in the hundred of Bermondspit, and division of Ba- singstoke, Hants, 2 miles from Basingstoke and 434 from London; containing 51 "houses and 246 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14'. 12s. 3.7. in the patronage of St. John's college, Oxford. Warn don, or Warmixgton, a parish in the hundred of Oswaldslow, Worcester, 3 miles from Worcester, and 112 from Lon- don ; containing 26 houses and 126 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value 10/. oif Newport, Bucks, 2 miles from Olney, and 57 from London; containing 14 houses and 72 inhabitants. Warrington. See Werrington, Corn- Wall. Warrihgtow, a market town and parish in the hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 11 miles from Northw'Ch, on the banks of the Mersey, whieb separates it from Cheshire, and 173 from London; containing 2258 houses and 10,567 inhabitants, viz. t730 males, and 5787 females, of whom 4056 were employed in various trades and manu- factures, particularly sail-cloth, canvas, fustian, pins, glass, &,c. Some of the streets are open, and contain handsome modern buildings, while others are long and narrow, containing mean house;, especially at the entrance of the town. The church contains many ancient and handsome monuments, and it has a neat chapel of ease, consecrated in l7e0. This town lias an excellent free granr.nar-schoul ; it has also a large and ele- gant building, being an academy lor the education of youth, particularly intradeand merchandize. Here are also two charity- schools, the one for clothing and educating 24 boys ; the otner for 06 boys, endowed and founded by a Mr. Waterson, who pro- cured the money by the exhibition of a danc- ing horse, in various parts of the country. Over the river Meisey is a handsome stone bridge, near which anciently stood a pri< ry of Augustiues. The river produces excel- lent fish. Besides its manufactures of Huck- abacks and coarse cloths, Warrington has long been noted for the excellence of its malt, in which it carries on a considerable traffic. It is not incorporated, but is go- verned by the justices of the peace, assisted by four constables. Here is a bank. Mar- ket v,n Wednesday, noted for fish, provisions, and all kinds of cattle, not inferior to \he Leicestershire breed. Fairs, 13th July, and .^Oth November, which last a week each. The church is a rectory, rated at 40/. Warsi.ow, a township in the parish of Alstoniield, hundred of Totmonslow, Staf- ford, 5 miles from Leeke, and 150 from London ; containing 117 houses and 523 in- habitants. WarsOp Church, a parish in the hundred of Bassetlaw, Notts, 6^ miles from Woik- $op, on the banks of the Medcn, and 141 WAR from London; containing 192 houses and 944 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated »t 22/. 15-. %i. Warsop Market, a hamlet in the preced- ing parish, and included therewith, so called from its anciently having had a market. It is divided from Church Warsop by the river. Warpsgrove, a parish in the hundred of Ewelme, Oxford, near Wallingford ; con- taining only 6 houses and 25 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 2/. lis. tOi/. Warier, a parish in the division of Bea- con Bainton, wapentake of Harthdl, east riding of York, 5 miles from Market Weigh- ton, "and 197 from London; containing 50 houses and 355 inhabitants. It : s a vicarage, rated at 4/. Warthim., a parish in Buhner wapentake, north riding of York, 5 miles from York, and 204 from London ; containing 19 houses and 115 inhabitants. It is a rectory, valua 6L Wartling, a parish in the hundred of Fox- earle, rape of Hastings, Su*sex, 3 miles from Hailsham, and 60 from London ; con- taining 97 houses and B=)8 nhabitant-. It is a vicarage, rated at 16/. 2%J. Wautnaby, a hamlet and chapelry, in the parish of Ro'hley, huudred of East Goscote, Leicester, 4 mi.es from Melton Mowbray, and 108 from Lohdon; containing 19 houa s and 77 inhabitants. Warton, a township and chapelry in the parish of K'rkham, hundred of Amounder- nass, Lancaster, 2§ miles from Kirkham, on the river Ribble, and 225 from London; con- taining 72 houses and 376 inhabitants. Warton, another vil'age in the hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, 7 miles from Lancas- ter, and 245 from London ; containing 84 houses and 397 inhabitants. Warton, a hamlet in the parish of Roth- bury, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland, near Rothbury, and 507 from London ; con- taining 10 houses and 66 inhabitants. Warwick, a parish in Cumberland ward, Cumberland, near the banks of the Eden, and 303 miles from London, near Carlisle; containing 44 houses and 241 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Warwick, a township in the parish of Wetherell, Eskdale ward, Cumberland, 3 miles from Carlisle, and 301 from London, on the banksof the Eden, over which it has a bridge, and is commonly called l-Var-wiek- brhigc, to distinguish it from the preceding. It contains 40 houses and 21 7 inhabitants. Warwick, the county town of Warwick- shire, in the huudred ofKnightlow, situated on the banks of the river Avou, near the center of the 'county, 7 miles from Strat- ford, 8 from Coventry, and 91 from Lon- don ; containing 1010 houses and 5592 in- habitants, viz. 2619 males, and 2973 fe- males, of whom 868 were returned employed in trade. The streets are regular and well- built, meeting near the center of the town on Jwr? -££ oSAieldan cTairdi p mfpA XJal. Bu(kiw/ti.rri 1 OovoiilrvX '/• mfybrook Stictttm J~j> fl^ >B */<;" "iKnah mrttm l£ccke a _ ttatttfr >. I ' "Warwijfclc . itiitHiil WesTtmo %,' Tasclel I Mf u f to Cztbbmtrti m-s' vi>rfctut-c/i O Bajlaws .-- ^w ratten -£& Jln-Ulfftltjfl a '• 5&I oHt'/ini/it/ten fe, \ ISM**- / Hundreds . l Hi itdi/u/fvtd i O'tinty of ibrctttry \ Hitr/it/tmir WhuMord; ^Wmmic~KS rmi:£\ ( &£& Swish A-rtm tiflfiiftl.f of .4. M,uktt &mu u. Hnrt.tfu.f i$o Houses 40, S.f.j JnhdhrtaJft.r \u*$, itfp -<7tv 7tf, ffSc *.\4ruMe . ■zoo. 000 Tarfunttrr 3&8. 000 Jhuii^rs ofjiiriitoni-ftt r' (I't'/'cr dd*ct yntlf fttbhfked Jajmarv lafeJ, by R Skimps. Bridge Street . BkuUdHarjJLondtm . W A R WAR an eminence ; all the cellars are cut out of the solid rock, on which this town stands, and in many of them are stone reservoirs for holding 1 the water, which is conveyed hy pipes from a conduit \ mile distant. The town-hall is a handsome building of free- stone, supported by pillars, at which the assizes for the county are held, and the quar- ter-sessions and county courts. Formerly it had six parish churches, bat has now only two. St. Mary's is a noble Gothic struc- ture ; before the reformation it was collegi- ate, hut at the dissolution Henry VlII. gave it to the inhabitants as a place of worship : in the choir are several handsome brass mo- numents of the ancient earls of Warwick, buried here, and one of the earl of Essex, the unfortunate favourite of queen Eliza- beth. In the entrance of the middle aisle is a handsome marble font, with gilt decora-* tions ; on the south side is a beautiful cha- pel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The church of St. Nicholas has a lofty spire, the tower of which contains S bells. Informer times there were many religious houses in this town, but they were rather hospitals than convents, and but poorly endowed ; but none of their ruins are now to be seen. Here are three charity-schools, an hospital for 12 decayed gentlemen, one also for eight poor women, and two others for decayed tradesmen. Over the Avon is an elegant stone bridge of one arch, erected about 12 years since, at the expence of the earl of Warwick. On the northern bank of the river stands the castle, on the solid rock, 40. feet higher than the level of the Avon, but on the north side it is even with the town, and has a charming prospect from the ter- race. Across the river communicating with the castle, is a stone bridge of 12 arches, and hy a stone-work dam, the water forms a cascade under the castle walls. It is sup- posed to have been originally built by Ethel- fleda, queen of Mercia, in the 10th century. William the Conqueror considered this castle of great importance, when he enlarged it, and put it in complete repair, giving it to the custody of Henry de Newbury, on whom he bestowed the earldom of Warwick. Dur- ing the barons wars, it was nearly demo- lished by Gifford, governor of Kenil worth castle, but it was soon afterwards rebuilt. Iu the reign of Richard II. Beauchamp, earl of Warwick, erected a tower at the north- east corner, the walls of which were ten feet thick. Bv James I. this castle was granted to sir Fulk GreviUe, who expended 20,000/. in its reparation. During the civil wars it was garrisoned by the parliament, and be- sieged by lord Noithampton. In the reign of Charles II. Robert, earl of Brooke, em- bellished the whole building, and particu- larly fitted up the state apartments. It is at present one of the noblest castles remaining in England ; the whole of the apartments are elegantly furnished, and adorned with many original paintings. At one ejid is a lofty tower, with a beautiful small chape!. The town is incorporated under a mayor, recorder, 12 aldermen, and 24 common council-men. it sends two members to par- liament. Warwick was nearly destroyed by fire, in 1694, but by the assistance of parli- ament, and the generosity of the public, it was soon after rebuilt in the handsome man- ner in which it now appears. At Guy Cliff House'ts record! d to have stood an hermitage, to which the renowned Guy, earl of Wai- wick, retired after the many valorous ex- ploits recorded of him in this part of the country. In the suburbs was a chantry, erected to hi* memory by Beauchamp, earl of Warwick, in the reign of Henry VI. wiih a statue to his memory. This Guy is sup- posed to have flourished in the reign of Athol- stan, and besides the many victories over dragons, wild-boars, &c. is said to have de- cided the fate of the kingdom, in single com- bat, with an enormous giant that *tood the champion of the Danes, at Mem-hill, near the walls of Winchester, when king Athel- ^tan was besieged. Many curiosities are still shewn in the castle, as belonging to the hero; as his spear, buckler, spurs, bow, and also the slippers of the beautiful Phillis, for whom he performed all these wondrous achievements. Here are annual horse- raees, well attended. Market on Saturday. Fairs, 1st Saturday in Lent, 1st Monday befor> 5th April, 12th May, 5th July, 2d Monday in August, 4th September, 12th October, 8th November, and the Monday before St. Thomas 1 Day. Here are two banks. St. Nicholas is a vicarage, rated at 13/. 6s. 8d. in the patronage of the mayor and corporation. St. Mary's is a vicarage, rated at 20/. and the patron is the king. Warwickshire an inknd county of En- gland, bounded on the north east by Leicestershire, on the east by North- ampton, on the south east by Oxford ; on the south- west by Gloucester; on the west by Worcestershire; and on the north-west by Staffordshire, being in length about 50 miles, and in breadth 35. It contains 984 square statute miles, equal to 609,760 square acres, of which about 154,5.S0 acres are iu a constant couise of tillage; having 190,000 acres arable, and 300,000 pasturage. It is di- vided into four hundreds viz. Badichway, Hemlingford. Kineton, and Knightlow, be- sides the liberties of Coventry : containing 1 city, Coventry; 1 borough, Warwick ; and 11 other market-towns, viz. Athcrstone, Alcester, Birmingham, Coleshill, Henley, Kineton, Nuneaton, Rugby, Southam, Sirat- ford-on-Avon, and Sutton Coldfield. And 193 parishes, containing 40,84'? houses and 208,190 inhabitants, viz. 99,'.?42 males, and 108,248 females ; of whom, 91,922 were re. turned as being emp'oyed in tiade, handi- craft, and manufacture, and 34,75c" jn agri- culture. Amount of money rose for the maintenance of the poor, in 1803, 155,205', being at the rate of 4s. 8(/. in the pound ; amount of asaessmen. under the property WAR tax, 1806, 1,901,390/; and the average » r.le of mortality for 10 years, appears to have been as 1 to 4S-j of the existing popula- tion. Warwickshire is included in the mid- land circuit, the province of Canterbury, and djocese of Litchfield and Coventry, and Send? 6 members to parliament: Its princi- pal rivers are the Avon and Tamo; the AvOn rise's in Northamptonshire, and pass- ing through Warwickshire, forms the boun- dary of Gloucester and Worcester, falling into the Severn at Tewksbury. Thi Tame tomes from Staffordshire, make; a sweep across a corner of the county, and receiving sov, ral of its rivulets, among the rest the Anker, at Tamwortb, returns again into Staffordshire. The northern part of the rOMBty was anciently almost an entire i •which is now for tiie most part cleared aiid cultivated, yet it still retains something of its original wild character, being inter- spersed with heaths and moors, and a large Tract still bears the forest name of Arien. Much cheese of a good kind is made in the northern part of the county, and it contains coal and lime-stone. The southern portion formerly called the Feldon, is a tract of great fertility, and very productive of corn. This part is watered by the Learn, which joins the Avon near Warwick : between those civers is Dansmore heath, now mostly in- elssedj the scene of those fabulous stories related of Guy, earl of Warwick. On the borders of Oxfordshire is a low ridge called the F-dzehiils, noted fur the battle fought here between the royalist and parliarm armies in 1 o42. It is supposed on the whole tbat about one fourth of the whole county is under a successive round of tillage, and of the remainder the greater part is meadow and pasture; hence it is principally charac- terized as a feeding and dairy county, and its breeds of cattle and sheep are of a supe- rior kind. It produces timber «f all kinds, but most particularly elm. A considerable quantity of flax is grown and manufactured in Warwickshire. Coventry has long been noted for its ribbon manufacture, but this county denies its principal consequence as a commercial one from the town of Birming- ham, by its extensive manufactures of hard- ware, -which carry a superiority in point of quality and cheapness in every market in the known world. Warwickshire also derives great advantages from its canal navigation Communicating from Birmingham to Strat- ford with the Avon, and from Warwick with the On tbrd and Grand Junction and the Co- ventry canals through the north of the county from its junction with the Oxford at Br.iuuston, to Nuneaton, Atherstone, and Tam.vorth. The seats in this pleasant and fertile county are many. It was anciently inhabited by the Corr.avii, and was after- u ai-Is part of the kingdom of Mercia. The Roman roads called the Watline-street and Fessway, passed through this county, W A S WARDAtr Head, a hamlet and chapdry in the parish bf St. Sees, Alkrdale ward shove Derwent, Cumberland, 3 miles from Bgremont; containing 7 houses and 3] in- habitants. Wash, a river in Rutland, which falls into the Welland. Wasnbouu.v, a chapelry in the parish of Alderton, hundred of 'f ibaldstonc, G:- ter, 7 miles from Tewksbury, and 15 from Gloucester; containing 16 houses and 89 inhabitants. Washbourne, Little, a hamlet in the parish of Over bury, hundred pf Oswaldslow, Worcester, 5 miles from Pershore, and 9S from London; containing 8 houses and J9 inhabitants. Washbrook, a parish in the hundred of Samford, Suffolk, :3 miles from Ipswich: containing 4*2 houses end 57S inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. Gs. 8d. united With Copdock. Washbrook;, a hamlet in the parish of Winston, Gloucestershire, 6 miles from Ci- rencester. Washbrook, a river in Yorkshire, which falls mto the Wharf, near Otley. Washes, the, a lar-re and celebrated estuary »f Lincolnshire, at the south-eastern '. nd of the county,' being under water wi en the tide is in, and passable by travellers when ide is out. Washfielw, a parish in the hundred of West Budleigh, Devon, 2 miles from 1 too, and It'.') from London; containing 88 houses and 422 inhabitants. It is a re< value 19 . ~-. 6&. Washford, a small hamlet in the ty thing of W< . Devon, on a brook that . HPOHDPIHS, a parish in the hundred of Withcridge, Devon, 7 miles from Credi- tOD, and 137 from London ; containing CJ bouses and 109 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6 . Wasbinc£orq£gh, a parish in the hundred of Langoe, parts of Kesreven, Lincoln, 3 miles ffom Lincoln, near the river With'am, 3iid 132 from London; containing 67 houses an I 324 inhabitant, WashiKgiey, a hamlet in the parish of sworth, hundred of Normancrois, Hunts, near Stilton, and 77 mites from Lon- don ; containing 16 houses aiid 95 inha- bitants. WAServcLEY, a parish united with Lutton, in the hundred of Willybrook, Northamp- ton. WasHrNettUW, a parish in Chester ward, Durham, on the banks of the Wear, 8 miles from Durham, and 269 from London ; con- taining j!38 houses and 19') inhabitants. It is a rectory, ra.ud al 18/. in the patronage of the bishop of Durham. Washington, a parish in t! e hundred of Steyning, rape of Bramber, Sussex, :H miles from Steyning, and •'.? from London; eon- WAT WAT laining BS houses and 51*2 inhabitants. It is a vicarage value, 91. 1CV. in the patronage of Magdalen College, Oxford. Washtos, a township in the parish of K rby bill, Gil'ing vest wapentake, north riding of York, 4 miles from Richmond and jm London ; containing 23 houses uud 1 IS inhabitants. Wasing, a parish in the hundred of Fr.ircross, Berks, 7 miles from Newbury, and 4-9 from London; containing 9 houses and 102 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at :3/. 13*. W. Waspi. tiros, a parish in the hundred of Kinetou, Warwick, on the banks of the Avon, 4 inile; from Warwick and ii7 from London ; containing 36 houses and 212 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 5.'. in fthc patronage of the rector of Hampton [Lucy Wa-5, a township im the parish of Kil- }bum, r.ridforth wapentake, north riding of York, 4 miles from Thirsk and 220 from London; containing 29 houses and 2i9 inhabitants. Washington, or Wiston, a parish in the bundled of Babergb, Suffolk, 1 mile, from Nayland ae.d 56 from Loudon; containing 29 houses and 2 20 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4'. l9.v. 4 .'. - Watchet, a sea port and market-town in the parish of St. Decuman';, hundred of .Willerton and Freemanners, Somerset, on the Bristol' channel 4^ miles from Dunster and 157 i from London; consisting of about 140 bouses; the population of this town being returned included with the pari-!:, c» naming together 290 houses and 1602 in- habitants. It was formerly a piacc of con- siderable trade, and once sent members to iament. Its trade is now very trifling, consisting chiefly in freightage of coal, kelp, alabaster, aud limestone, in a few coasters. At the beginning of the last century its pier was erected and the harbour cleansed, at the sole expence of the joint lord"; of the manor, and it is now kept in tolerable repair, by a pftBage duty, granted for that purpose, by act of parliament. Market on Saturday. Fairish August Watch field, a hamlel in the parish and hundred of Snrivenhatn, Berks, 4 miles from Furringdon and 71 from London ; containing $7 houses and 305 inhabitants. Watep.beacu, a parish in the hundred of Northstow, Cambridge, 6 miles from Cain- bridge and 56 from London; containing 114 houses and 553 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. Ids. Id. in tile patronage of the b.shop of Ely. Waterden, a parish in the hundred of Brothercross, Norfolk, 4 miles from Eurn- ham and 1 1 y from London; containing only % houses and 27 inhabitants. Water Eaton, a hamlet in the parish of Fe.my Stratford, hundred of Newport, pucks, adjoining to Fenny Stratford, i5 piles fr Jin L-onJju; containing 41 houses 3nd 214 inhabitants; through tbevillage pas»e.- the Grand Junction Canal, from Stratford to Leighton Buzzard. Watbb&aton, a hamlet in the prtrish of Kidlingtun, hundred oi' VYoottOD, Oxford, 4 miles from Woodstock and 6o froi» L< ht_ don; containing 15 houses and 97 inhabit- ants. Wateufaton, a hamlet in the parish of Feokridge, hundred of Cuttlestone, St;c- near Wolverhampton, the populatijpin of which was included with Livedale. Waterfall, a parish -in the himdrrd of Totinonslow, Stafford, 7 miles from Leekd and 147 from London ; containing 78 bouses and 4 7 inhabitants. It t^kes its name from the river Fl3ns, which after a course of 7 or ti miles from its source, here falls into the ground, and continues its course under ground for half a mile, where it joins trie manifold. It is a curacy. Wateriohu, a county of Ireland, in the province of Munster, bounded on tl>e south by Saint George's channel ; on the west by Cork ; on the north by the river - I which separates it from Tipperary ati'' kermy ; and on the east by Waterf.^i Haven, which separates it from Wexford, be- ipg in length about 46 miles, and in breadth 26; containing 3 ■:- parishes^about 1 8,796 hesses. and 110,000 inhabitants. This county pre- sents a diversity of soil and pros-peer, but in general is extremely pleasant, and fertile ; producing excellent corn and pasturage ; yet in many parts it is mountainous, inter- spersed wit!; st trpendous rocks and precipices. Among the mountains are 4 consider! loughs or lakes, in which are excellent tto;;t and char. Some of these mountains are above teet a hove the level of the sea, and -in the summits are larg< tones, sup- posed to have been the ruins of somebu] iags, but without the intervention of mortar or cetju r.t. vVatertoiid, a city and sea port totvn, and capitaLof the county of the same name, nee of Munster, Ireland, H miles t.rrth of Si. George's channel, and 7.5 miles from Dublin ; containing about 55,000 inhabitants, The streets are narrow and confined, and the air reckoned unhealthy, but it has au excellent harbour, eommodioasly si'.i.aud for trade, and vessels of the largest btrthefi can ride up to the quay, i the banks of the Suir, which, is a broad, de9frora London; contain- ing 23 houses and 143 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 77. 0s. 57. Watford, a hamlet in the parish of Ne- therby, l£ mile from Bridpoit, Dorset. Watford, a market town and parish in the hundred of Cashio, Herts, on the banks of tj\e Colne. 1S| miles from London ; con- taining 661 bouses and 3530 inhabitants, of whom 71 1 were relumed employed in various lea les ; the town is pleasantly situated on a kill, aud consists principally of one street, WAT rising with a gentle ascent nearly a mile ; in the center stands the church, an exten- sive stone building, having a square tower of about 90 feet, with an hexagonal conical spire of 20 feet having a dragon vane on the top. The inside of the church is neatly titled up, having 3 aisles, and 3 commodi- ous galleries. The church yard contains several curious monuments. The Colne which nearly surrounds the town has several mills on i's banks ; but the principal manu- factory of this town is the throwing of silk, a very extensive machine being worked by water, and 2 by the power of horses. In the church-yard is a handsome school for 40 boys and 20 girls, built aud endowed by Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller; there are a'so 8 almshouses for poor women. The market place isa long square building. Its name is supposed to have been derived from its situ- ation on the Roman road called Watling- strect, at a ford over the Colne, where the road crossed towards St. A Mian's. Market on Tuesday for corn and cattle, &c. Fairs Tuesday after Trinity Sunday, and 9th September, a statute fair. In the neigh* bourhood is Cash'obury, the seat of i he earl of Essex, supposed to have been originally the seat of the kings of Merda. It is a vicarage, value 21/. 12*. It/. Sainton's, Herts. Watford, a parish in the hundred of Guildsborougb, Northampton, near Daven- try, and 75 mi.es from London; contain- ing 60 houses and 356 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. Is. S7. and the patron is the king- Wath, a parish in Hall'keld wapentake, north riding of York, 4 miles from Rippon, and 226 from London ; containing 45 houses and 168 inhabitants, It is a rectory, value 1?/. 17s. Id. Wath, a hamlet in the parish of Hoviv.gr- bam, Rydall wapentake, north riding of York, 5 miles from Malton ; containing only 2 houses and 19 inhabitants. Wath, a parish in the wapentake of StrarTorth and Tickhill, west riding of York, situated on the river Dcarn, 4 miles from Kotherham, and 162 from London ; contain- ing 136 houses and 662 inhabitants, exclu- sive of the populous townships of Swinton and Wentworth ; containing 1500 inhabit- ants. Here passed the Roman road called Ikenild street. It is a vicarage, rated nt 15/. \0s. in the patronage of the dean aud can- nons of Christ church, Oxford. Watlass. See Thornton Watlass, north riding of York. Watlinc-Street, one of the consular highways, made by the llouiansfor the inarch of their armies, formed by stakes, and lesser wood between them, called Wattles, to keep it]) the earth and stones. It begins at Dover, and runs to St. Albans, Dunstable, Towcestcr, Atherstone, and Shrewsbury, and ends a* Cardigan in Wales. W A V WE A Wa.-lington, a parish in the hundred of Diss rforfolk, and passing Harleston, P.un- Cfeckclose, Norfolk, 4 mUes from Downham, gay, aud Beccles, falls into the Yare, a and 9 2 from Loudon ; containing 74 houses little above. Yarmouth, from whence it id and 309 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value navigable to Bungay. 14/. 16>. 8c/. Waver, a river in Cumberland which Watlingtoh, a market, town and parish in falls into the Warapul. the hundred of Pirton, Oxford, situated on Wavekley, an extra parochial hamlet in the Chiltern-hills, 14 miles from Oxford, and the hundred of Farnham, Surry, near the 45 from London; containing 262 housos river Wey, I mile from Farnham,' and cmi- and 1276 inhabitants, it has a free school, taming 9 houses aud 40 inhabitants. Jt for- Market on Saturday. Fairs 05th March, merly had a handsome chapel, and* the ruins and 10th October, and is a vicarage rated of the first Cistestian monastery established at 12/. in England. Watlington, a parish in the hundred of Waverton, a parish in the hundred of Battle, and rape of Hastings, Sussex, \\ Broxton, Cheshire, 4 miles from Chester, jl mile from Battle, and 55 from London; and 176 from Loudon ; containing 51 houses ,| containing 32 houses and 211 inhabitants, and 246 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value It is a rectory, rated at?/. 4*. 6d. and the 23/. 6,-. ft?, in the patronage of the bishpp patron is the duke of Dorset. of Chester. WiiTt.sn-.in, a parish iu the hundred of Waverton, High and Low, two adjoin" A Blackburn, Suffolk, 2 miles from Botesdale, ing hamlets in the parish of Wigton, Cum- I and 87 from London; containing 70 houses berland ward, Cumberland, 2 miles from and 520 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value Wilton, and 306 from London ; containing 8/. 1 li-, 8i. S3 houses and 375 inhabitants, Wattin, a parish in the shire of Caith- Wavf.rtree, a township in the parish of ness, Scotland, watered by the river Wick, Chiidwall, hundred of West Derby, 1. Se- near the center of tht: county, containing caster, 2 miles from Prescott, and 199 from 210 houses aud 1246 inhabitants. — Luc/t London; containing 134 houses and 860 ll'att'm is a beautiful lake, in this parish 3 inhabitants. miles long, and 2 broad, much frequented by Waudby, a hamlet in the parish of El- wild-fowl and swans. loughton, division of Beacon Hunsley, wa- Wattisham. a parish in the hundred of pentakc of Harthill, east riding of York, 4 Cosford, Suffolk, \\ mile from Bildeston, miles from South Cave, and 182 from Lon- and 64t from London ; containing 25 houses and 154 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Watton, a parish in the hundred of Broadwater, Herts. 5 miles from Hertford, and i'6 from London ; on the banks of the don; containing 5 houses and 29 inha- bitants. Waxham, a parish in the hundred of Hopping, Norfolk, 15 miles from Norwich, and 125 from London ; containing 8 houses Beane, containing 118 houses aud 602 in- and 63 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value habitants. It has a charity school, and is a 61. 13s. 4tf. rectory, value 19/. 8s. 6c/. Waxham, a small village in the wapentake Watton, a market town and parish in of Holderness, east riding of York in the pa- the hundred of Wayland, Norfolk, 19 miles rish. of Owthorne, situated on the coast, 4 from Norwich, and 91 from London; in a miles from Partrin°ton, and 197 from Lou- hue open part of the country, containing 148 don ; containing 9 houses and 61 iuha- houses and 693 inhabitants. The church is bitants. very small, and the steeple containing 3 Waysourn, a parish in the hundred of bells is round at bottom, and octagonal at Holt, Norfolk, 8f miles from Holt, and top. This town is noted for sending great 121 from London; containing 43 houses quantities of butter to the London market, and 240 inhabitants, and was once a market Market on Wednesday. Fairs 29th June, town. It is a curacy. 29th September, and 2Sth October ; 2j miles Wayforr, a parish in the hundred of distant is Clermont Ludge, the seat of the Crewkern, Somerset, 2 miles iro^ Crew- carl of Clermont. It is a vicarage, value kern, and 133 from London ; containing 7/. id. 33 houses and 162 inhabitants. It is a rec- Watton, a parish in the division of Bain- tory, value 51. Is. 54 houses and 566 inhabitants. Fairs 19th September, and Wednesday 3 weeks before Christmas. It is a rectory, value 17/. 10s. and the patron is the earl of Bath. Week, St. Lawrence, a parish in the hundred of W'interstoke, Somerset, 16 miles from Bristol, and l'J9 from London; con- taining 33 houses and 221 inhabitants. Week, St. Germans. See Germans Week, Devon. Week, a small parish adjoining Winches- ter, i'u the hundred of Buddlesgate, and di- vision of Fawley, Hants, 63 miles from London; containing 1? houses and 65 inha- bitants. Weekly, a parish in the hundred of Orlingbury, Northampton, 2 miles from Kettering and 75 from London; containing 48 houses and 253 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 9/. id. Weel, a hamlet in the parish of St. John Beverley, in Beverley liberties of the east riding of York, adjoining to Beverley ; con- taining 16 houses and 96 inhabitants. Weeiey, a parish in the hundred of Tendring, Essex, 10 miles from Colchester and 61 from London; containing 62 houses and 387 inhabitants, but since this return of the population was made, this place has much increased, from many settlers brought hither, through the erection of bar- racks here, witnin these 3 years, capable of holding 7000 men. It is a rectory, rated at 12/. of exempt jurisdiction. Weelsby, a hamlet in the parish of Clee, hundred of Bradley Haverstoe, Lindsay di- vision, Lincoln, near Grimsby. The popu- lation Mas included with Cleethorpe. Weell, a parish in the district of Bradal- hain, shire of Perth, Scotland, lying on the great military road, from Stirling to Inver- ness, 41 miles from Stilling; containing 266 houses and 1337 inhabitants. The parish is mountainous and rugged, lying on the banks of Loch Tay. Near the church is Castle Monzies, a beautiful edifice in the form of a castle, the seat of Sir John Menzies, Bart. Weeting, a parish in the hundred of Grimshoe, Norfolk, divided from Brandon, by the little Ouseand79 from London; con- taining 63 houses and 36S inhabitants. Ic is a rectory, value 10/. S.v. \. 3rf. be- longing to the prebendary of South Grant ham. "Welch, Bignor, a village in *he hundred of Skenfreth, Monmouth, near Monmouth, and 132 miles from London ; containing 18 houses and 80 inhabitants. Welch Hampton, a parish in the hun- dred of Pimhill, Salop, 3 miles from Elles- mere, and 178 from London; containing 65 houses and 373 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Wbl.ch Newton, a parish in the hun- dred of Wormelow, Hereford, :3 miles from Monmouth, and 132 from London; contain- ing 36 houses ami 170 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Weiciipool, a market town and parish in the hundred of Pool, Montgomeryshire, Wales, 9 miles from Montgomery, and 177 from London ; containing 530 houses and 2872 inhabitants, including the hamlets of Chitterwood, Trewern and Hope; of whom '238 were returned as being employed in trade and manufacture, particularly flan- nels and baizes. The town is pleasantly situated on a low hill; the streets an uni- form, and some of the houses w i i! built, and is by far the best and largest town in the county. The church is a modern structure, situated at the bottom of the hill, so low, tint the. upper part of the church yard is nearly on a level with the roof the church. The market house is a neat and convenient structure, and it has a good hall in which the assizes fur the county are held. The river Severn passes near the town from I.an- drinio bridge to Newton, and it has a canal navigation, tannine nearly parallel there- with from Ellesmeie, communicating to Chester. This town is said to have been first incorporated by one of the princes of is tbi building, over which is a sessions chamber. The remains of some Roman buildings were discovered in the neighbouring fields, in the year 1738. Market on Wednesday. Fairs 19th February, 21st May, 20th August and 10th September. It is a rectory, value 13/J 6s. 8rf. Weddon Little, a hamlet in the foregoing parish, and adjoining thereto ; although it is called Little Weldon, as being under the parish of Great Weldon, it is much more populous, containing 90 houses and 491 in- habitants. Near it, a branch of the Nen takes it's source. Welford, a parish in the hundred of Faircross, Berks, 5 miles from Newbury's and 61 from London; containing 170 houses and S66 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 35/. 15s. 5rf. with Wickham chapel annexed. WELior.tv a pariih in the hundred of Dcerhurst, Gloucester, 4 miles from Strat- ford-on-Avon, and 93 from London; con- taining 91 bouse- and 516 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 29/. 15*. 10rf. in the patron- age of the duke of Dorset. WmotiD, a hamlet in the parish of Kem pford, Gloucester. Weltobd, a parish m the hundred of Gniidsborough, Northampton, on the banks of the Avon, and borders of Leicestershire, 8 miles from Lutterworth and 80 from Lon- don ; containing 194 houses and 951 inha- bitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. and the patron is the bislnip of Oxford. Wklham, a parish in the hundred of Gartree, Leicester, situated on a rivulet that runs into the Welland, 34 miles from Mar- ket Harborougb, and 86 from London; con- taining 17 houses and 78 inhabitants. It ; r a vicarage, value 6/. J.-, -id. and the patron I'ovvisland ; but the present charter was granted by Charles II. — It is governed by 2 bailiffs, high steward, recorder and town clerk, serjeants at mace, See. The castle, called Powis castle, the remains of which are on an eminence in the neighbourhood, was formerly of great strength and beauty. Market on Monday. Fairs 2d Mondav in Well, b parish in the hundred Calce- worth, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 2 miles from Alford, and 139 from London; con- taining 15 houses and 105 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value ",!. 2*. orf. united with Dex- thorpe and Claxby. Well, a parish in Hang East wapentake, north riding of York, 3 miles from Masham, March, Monday before Easter, 5th Jane, and 222 from London; containing 73 houses ftrstMonday after 10th July, 12th Septem- ber, and 16th November, for horses, cattle, provision, See. It is a vicarage, value 13/. is, 2d. with Bnttington chapel annexed, in the county of Salop, in the patronage of the bishop of St. Asaph. Weich Whittle, a hamlet in the parish of Standish, hundred of I.eyland, Lancaster, 6 miles from Wigan, and 205 from Lon- and 368 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 13*. Id. Well, the name of a hundred in the di- vision of Lindsay, Lincolnshire, on the west side of the county, divided from Nottingham by the river Trent. Welland, a parish in the hundred of Oswaldslow, Worcester, 3 miles from Upton, and 112 from Londyn; containing 64 houses WE L WEL and 334 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value the prebend thereof in the church of Here. 8/. 2*. 1 Id. ford. Welz aw, a river in Leicestershire, and Wellington, a market town and parish in proceeding, east from tiie boundary of Rut- the hundred of .South Bradford, Salop, situ - land and Northampton, and passing Stam- »ted near the Wrekin, 150 miles from Lon- flord, falls into the Foss-dike wash, beyond donj containing 146? houses and 7531 inha- Spaldihg. litants. The town is neat, and contains WruBORNF, a parish in the hundred of many good houses. The church is a hand- Forehoe, Norfolk, 4 miles from East Here- some building, erected of late years and ham, and 97 from London; containing 21 supported with cast iron pillars, having win- houses and 148 inhabitants. It is a rec- dow frames also of iron. The greater part tory, value 5/. lSs. 4r/. °f the inhabitants were returned as being Wellcombe, a parish in the hundred of employed in working coals and lime, and Hartland, Devon, 4 miles from Hartland, some mines of iron ore ; here are also two and 219 from London ; containing 38 bouses furnaces, worked by steam, reckoned the and l ii0 inhabitants. It is a curacy. largest of the kind in England. It has a Wells3oup.ne Hastihgs, a parish in the yood market on Thursday. Fairs 22d of hundred of Kineton, Warwick, 5£ milts June, and 17th and 29th November. It is from Warwick, and 89 from London ; con- P vicarage, value 9/^ 5s. united with Fytca taining 198 houses and 1096 inhabitants, in- Rectory. eluding the adjoining hamlet of Wellsbourn Wellington', a market town and parish Mountfort. It was formerly a market in the hundred of West Kingsbury, 'Somer- town, and is a vicarage, value 7/. Us. 8<«. set, situated on the river Tone 7 m les from united with Walton, in the patronage of the Taunton ; and 150 from London ; containing ting, ^45 houses and 41)32 inhabitants, of whom Wnr.rxc. aliamlet in the parish of Plumb- 2535 were returned as being employed in stead, hundred of Lesuess, lathe of Sutton, trade and manufacture, principally that of at Hone, Kent, situated at the bottom of serges, druggetts, and an extensive pottery. Shooters-hill, 10f miles from London, on The town is well built, consisting of 4 streets, the road to Dartford. The population was the principal one being \ mile in length. returned included with Plumbstead. The church is a noble structure, having a Weleincbop.obch. a market tu.vu and parish lofty tower, containing S bells; near it is an in the hundred of Hamfordshoe, Northainp- hospital for 6 poor men, and as many women, ton, situated ou the river Nen, 7 miles from founded by lord chief justice Pophara, in Northampton, and 68 from London ; con- the reign of James I. Market on Thursday. taining 662 houses and 3385 inhabitants, of Fair, Holy Thursday. It is a vicarage, value \vhoui84S were returned as being employed in 15/. 10a id. with West Bucbland chapel an- various trades. The houses are neatly built of nexed. .a kind of red stone, produced in the neigh- Wellington, a village 2 miles from Lewes, bourhood, similar to Northampton, and mo- Sussex. Bern, the greater part or the town having Wej.lop, a river in Northumberland, teen destroyed in 1733. The church is a. which falls into the Wear at St. John's chapel. Wellow, a parish in the hundred of the same name, Somerset, 4| miles from Bath, and 104 from London; containing 147 houses and 770 inhabitants. Several Roman handsome building, and it has a eharity school for 40 children. Its name is sup- posed to have been derived from its ancient medicinal springs, and one called RedweJl, was in great repute iu the 17th century. Its pavements have been discovered, from which chief trade is in corn ; market on Wtdnes- it is supposed to have been a considerable day. Fairs, Easter Wednesday, Wh it Wed- nesday, and 18th October. It is a vicarage, value 24/. Is. 8d. — Bridge's Northampton. Wellingham, a parish in the hundred of Launditch, Norfolk, 7 miles from Su affhani, and 100 from London; containing 18 houses and 150 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 51. 3s. 6d. Wellincop.e, a parish in the hundrsd of Boothby G ratio, part of Kestcven. I 10 miles from Sleaford, and 126 from Lon- don ; containing 132 houses and 559 inha- bitant;. It is a vicarage, value 111. 10s. town under the Romans. Fairs 20th May, and 17th October. It is a vicarage, value 20/. 6,. lOd 'Weliov, a parish in the hundred of Bassetlaw, Notts, 1§ miles from Alierton, and 137 from London; containing 62 houses and 344 inhabitants. It is a curacy, under Edw iastOW. Wet low, East, a parish in the hundred of Thorngate, and division n," Andover, Hants, situated on the borders of Wilts, 4 miles from Bomsev, and 77 from London; containing 45 houses and 259 inhabitants. It is a vicar - i the patronage of the dean and chapter of age, value 51. and the patron is the duke of Lincoln Chandos. . Weli iugtoh, a parish in the hundred of Wai tow, V est : a hamlet in the foregoing Grimsworfh, Hereford, 5^ miles from Here- parish, and adjoining thereto, althougn situ- ford and 140 from London ; containing 118 ated in the hundred of Amesbury, m A\ Ut- houses and 532 inhabitants. It is a vi- shire, containing *4 houses and- 345 mba- oarage, value 6/. 13*. Ad. belonging to bitante. ^ VVEL W E L Wellow, the name of a hundred in So- mersetshire, in the northern part of the county, south of Bath. Wells, a parish in the hundred of North Greenhoe, Norfolk, 5 miles from Walsing- ham, raid 118 from London ; containin houses and 2316 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 26/. 13'. se and bone lace. Near the scite of the market cross, stands the public Cou- duit. the water being brought by leaden pipes from an aqueduct near the source of St. Andrew's Well. The annual races are held in that part called without the city liberty. Market on Wednesday and Saturday. Fairs 14th May, 25th July, 25th October, and 30th November. St. Cuthbert's is a vicarage, value 33/. 1 . . in the patron- age of the dean and chapter. — Collaison's So- merset. Wellksbobough, a hamlet in the parish of Sibbistone, hundred of Sparkenhoe, Leicester, 5 miles from Hinck ey, raid 104 from London; containing 6 houses and 45 inhabitants. Welt.wick, a parish in Holderncss wapen- take, east riding of York, 2 miles from Partrington, near the Spurndiead, and 195 from London ; containing 63 houses and 312 inhabitants. WeiVHTHAN, Great, a parish in the hun- dred of Thedwestry, Suffolk, 4 miles from Bury St. Edmunds, and 70 from London j containing 33 houses and 222 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9'. \5s. Id. Wslnbthan, Lrrraa, another parish in the same hundred, 1 mile distant from the fore- going ; containing 21 houses and 142 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. \3s. id. t Welkey, a parish in the isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, situated among the Fens, 5 miles Lorn March, on the river Wen; con^ taining 48 houses and 265 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Wei NHv.ahamlet and chapelry in theparisje. of Outwell, hundred oCGJackclose, Norfolk, 4 miles from Downharn, and 84 from London, containing 45 houses and 222 inhabitants. , Welton, a parish in the hundred of Lawress, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 6 miles from Lincoln, and 140 from London; con- taining b9 bouses and 380 inhabitants. It is a vicai ge, . 8(/. Welto-., a parish in the hundred of Louth Esk, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 4 miles from Louth, and 154 from London] containing IS houses and 101 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. 12s. Id. and the patron is the king. Vv'r.i.TOV, a parish in the hundred of Faws- ley, Northampton, 3 miles from Daventry, ami 75 from London; containing 101 Lousas and 485 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. and the patron is the king. on, a hamtet in the parish of Oving- ham, in Tindal Ward, Northumberland, 10 miles from Newcas .rom London; Log 14 houses and 90 inhabitants. Weltoh, a township in the parish of Leeke, hundred of Toimonslow, Stafford* near Leeke, containing 108 houses and 540 inhabitants. Welton, a parish in the wapentake of Howdeushtre, vast riding of York, it ar Howdei i i lilesfrom London ; c< 9 taining 2S houses and 165 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 251. Welwyn. a parish in the hundred of WEN WEN Broadwater, Herts, situated on the small river Moran, 5^ miles from Hatfietd, and 25 from London; containing 165 houses and 1015 inhabitants. Near the parsonage-house is a chalybeat spring. It is a rectory, rated at 21/. in the patronage of All-souls college, Oxford. Wem, a market town and parish in (he hundred of North Bradford, Salop, near the source of the river Roden, 8 miles from Whitchurch, and 17-' from London; con- taining 582 houses and 3087 inhabitants. It ..consists of one large open street with some smaller ones; the church is a very handsome structure, with a line chancel and a loftj^ tower. It has & good free school and 2 dis- senting meeting houses. Market on Thurs- day, well supplied with provisions. Fairs 6th May, 29ih June, and Z 2d November. It is a rectory, rated at 26/. 4;. 4./. real value about 500/. per annum. Wembury, a parish in the hundred of Plympton, Devon, 1* mile from Plymouth, containing 81 bouses and 393 inhabitants. It is a curacy, iif'.he patronage of the dean and canons of Windsor. Wembwobthy, a parish in the hundred of North Tawton, Devon, 3 miles from Chumleigh, and 190 from Loudon; contain- ing 57 houses and 323 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 13. 4i. Wemyss, a parish in the shire of Fife, Scotland, situated on the coast of the Frith of Forth, adjoining the parish of Dysart; containing 537 houses and 3264 inhabitants, including several considerable villages, viz. Water W'c-nyss, a burgh of barony, having a good harbour, and a considerable trade in skip building; Easter Wemyss, also on the coast, Bucktvena. considerable fishing village. MethiL, a burgh of barony, and East and West Coaltowns, as the name implies, inhabited by •olliers. Wemyss castle is of great anti- quity, but has been greatly modernized, and is celebrated as the place where queen Mary had her first interview with the earl of Darnley. Wen don, Great ani> Little, two united parishes in the hundred of Uttlesford, Essex, 2 miles from Saffron Walden, and 41 from London ; containing 54 houses and 2 >9 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, rated at 17/. Wendon, Lofts or Lowth, a village 1\ miles distant from the foregoing; containing 11 houses and 84 inhabitants. Wendlebury, a parish in the hundred of Ploughle.y, Oxford, 3 miles from Bicester, and 56 from London; containing 33 houses, and 146 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 9i. \d. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Christ Church, Oxford. Wendmng, a parish united with Seaming, in the hundred of Launditch, Norfolk, 4 miles fr»m Cast Dereham, and 100 from London; containing 33 house-; and 239 inhabitants. Wfndoveb, a borough market town and parish in the hundred of Aylesbury, -Bucks, 4| 'miles from Aylesbury, and 35 from Lon- don; containing 261 houses and 1387 in- habitants. It is a poor mean plaee, and possesses no trade or manufacture of any consequence. It is an ancient borough by prescription, and returns 2 members to par- liament, chosen by the housekeepers residing within the borough, not receiving alms, and the returning officers are the constables chosen at the court leet, of the lord of the manor. It has a market on Thursday; and a fair, on the l'jth October. It is a vicarage, value 12/. 16- 2;/. WbmbROK, St. a parish in the hundred of Kerriar, Cornwall, adjoining Helstone, and 280 miles from London ; containing 583 houses and 3006 inhabitants; including the borough of Helstone, which is situated in this parish. See Helstone. It is a vicarage, value '26/. 19*. id. with Helstone chapel an- nexed. Wendy, a parish in tbe hundred of Arm- ingford, Cambridge, 6 miles from Caxton, and 43 from London; containing 1 2 houses and 109 inhabitants, it is a vicarage, value SI. 10.. lOrf. Wish am. Great, a parish in the hun- dred of Samford, Suffolk, 7 miles from Ipswich, and 62 from London ; containing 23 houses and 170 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value &/. 1 3s. id. Wenham, Littlt, another parish in the same hundred of Suffolk, 5^ miles from Ips- wich, and 63 from London ; the population of which was omitted to be returned. It is a rectory, value 5/. 8j. lid. Wenhaston, a parish in tbe hundred of Blything, Suffolk, 2§ miles from Halesworth, and 102 from London; containing 80 houses and 578 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 0s. lOi. and the patron is the king. Wenlock, Much, or Great, a borough, market town and parish, situated in a divi- sion of Shropshire, called Wenlock fran- chise, 8-| miles from Bridgnoith, and 151 from London; containing 467 houses and 1981 inhabitants. The town is ill built, con- sisting only of two streets, but is a very an- cient corporation, and is said to have been the first town that sent members to parlia- ment by a writ from Edward IV. in 1478; when it sent one member, but now, together with Broseley, and Little Wenlock, it re- turns two, chosen by the free Burgesses.— The corporation by charter from Charles I. consists of a bailiff, recorder, 2 justices of the peace, and 12 capital burgesses. This town in the reign of Richard II. was as famous for its copper mines,-as it is now for quarries of limestone. In ancient times here was a Clunfarj priory, and an hospital dedi- cated to St. John. The church has a steeple, containing 6 bells and a set of chimes. It is a vicarage^ vain'- 12/. 9s: Id. Wenlock, Little, an adjoining parish to the preceding, and included within the limits of the. borough ; containing 177 houses and 980 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. 13*. 4«£ Wenlock, has a good market on Friday , and its fairs are, 13th May, 5th July, for two days each; 17th October, for three days ; and on 4th December. Wens St. a parish in the hundred of 31U WEO AVES Pydar, Cornwaii, 5 miles from Bodmin, and 239 from London; containing 66 houses and 358 inhabitant*. It is a vicar age.value 1 6/. 6j Erf WenninotoNj a parish in the hundred of Chaf-'ord, Essex, Si miles from Romford, and 20 from LorMon near Pur fleet; containing 14 houses and 91 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. in the patronage of the bishop of London. V.'enkey. See Ewenney and Ogmore, Glamorganshire, Wales. Wf.kslet, a parish in Hang west wapen- take, north ridjr.g of York, 2 miles from Leyburn,. and 236 from London ; containing b" houses and 237 inhabitants. In the neighbourhood is Bolton Hall, the seat of the marquis of Winchester, Here are also the remains of Bolton Castle, built by lord chan- cellor Scrope, and gallantly defended by one of his descendants, in the royal cause, during the civii wars. The district of Werisley- Dale, is a very rich and fruitful tract, haying the river Eure running through the centre. In this parish resided Henry Jenkins, who died in 1670, at the advanced age of lt»9. Went, a river in Yorkshire, which falls into the Don opposite Marshland. WsHTWOa, a parish in the hundred of Porsiow, Salop, 5 miles from Church Stretton, and 160 from London; containing *?0 houses and 452 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 71. 2s. 1IA in the patronage qf the dean and canons of Christ Church, Oxford. Wektworh, a parish in the Isle of Ely, Cambridge, 4 miles from Ely, and 66 from London; containing 15 houses and 115 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Ely. Wentwortij, a township and chapelry in the parish of Wath, wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, west riding of York, 3 miles from Rotherham, and 164 from London; containing 204 houses and 978 inhabitants. It has a good chanty-school, for boys and girls. H'entii-oTlk Home is an elegant man- sion, built much after the plan of Tilney- Houte, Y'anstead ; it belongs to earl Fitz- william, and was formerly the seat of the earl of Stafford. Westbeck, or Wensbeek, a river in Northumberland, which passes Morpeth, and falls into the Ocean at Cambots, a few miles beyond Blyth. Wentsi'm, or Wansum, a river in Nor- folk, which falls into the Yare below Nor- wich. Wekvo, a parish in the hundred of Pinas Poari;,h of Dauntsey, hundred of Malrosbury. ■Wilts. Westerdai.e, a township and ehapelry in tie parish of Stukesley, Langborough wa- pentake, north riding of York, near Stokes- !<>y, ."id 842 miles from London; containing 46 houses, and 251 iahabitants. Westerfield, a parish in the liberties of Ipswich, Suffolk, 2 miles from Ipswich, and *7l from London; containing 23 houses and li>7 inhabitants. It is a rectory, v.ilue 11/, 108. 7.i. in the patronage of the bishop of Ely. Westerham, a market town and parish in the hundred of the same name, and laihe of Sutton, Kent, lying on the borders of Surry, 5 miles from Seven Oaks, an from London; containing 261 houses and l:'4i inhabitants. The church is a neat building, and over the south door is a mo- nument to General Wolfe, who was a native of this place. Market on Wednesday, and a fair on the l£th September, it is a vicar- age, value 19/. 1 in all, a parish iu the hundred of BIy thing, Suffolk, 3 miles from Halesworth, and 105 from London; containing 4S housefl >73 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. 2 . 3J t in the patronage of the dean aud chapter of Norwich. Wfsthampnett, a parish in the hundred of Box and Stockbridge, rape of Chichester, Sussex, i mile from Chichester, and 62 from Loudon ; containing 59 houses and 400 in- h a b i ■ WesTHARPTREB, a parish in the hundred of Chew ton, Somerset, 6 miles from Wells, and 1 17 from London ; containing 70 houses ~9 uihabitauts. It is a vicarage, value 13/. 19s. id. in the patronage of the prince of Wales. Westhus, a township and cbapelry in the parish of Stoke Edith, hundred of Radlow, Hereford, 8 miles from Ledbury, and 129 from London ; containing 30 houses, and 160 inhabitants. Westhorpe, a parish in the hundred of Hartismere, Suffolk, 5 miles from Mendle- shum, and 81 from London ; containing 96 houses and 199 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. 18*. Id. Westhorpe, a hamlet in the parish of Gosbexton, hundred of Kirton, and division of Holland, Lir.ct.ln, near Spalding. Westhorpe, a hamlet in the parish of Southwell, Notts, 4 mile therefrom. Wksthovchton, a township in the parish of Dean, hundred of Salford, Lancaster, 4 miles from Bolton, and 200 from London; containing 566 houses and 3059 inhabit- ants. Westi.eich, a township in the parish of Leigh, hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 5 miles from Newton, and 193 from Lon- don ; containing '^71 houses aud 1429 inha- bitants. Westeev, a parish in the hundred of Thingoe, Suffolk, 2 miles from Bury, and 73 from London; containing 13 houses and 88 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 9/. 15.'- 5:/. united with Foruham All-saints. Westley, Waterless, a parish in the hun- dred of Radfield, Cambridge, 5 miles from Newmarket, and 56 from London ; contain- ing 18 houses and 126 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 5s. Westlinton, a township in the parish of Kirklinton, Eskdaie ward, Cumberland, 3 units from Lcngtowu, and 310 from Lou- don; containing 110 houses and 519 inha- bitants. Westmancot, a hamlet in the parish of Breden, Worcestershire. Westmbon, a parish in the hundred and division of Fa why, Hants, 12 miles from Alresford, r.nd 59 from London; containing 83 houses and 536 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 30'. 17-. \\d. in the patronage of the bishop of Winchester. Westmeston, a parish in the hundred of Street, rape of Lewes, Sussex, 5 miles from Lewes, and 46 from London; containing 31 houses and 205 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 22/. is, 2d. with Chiltington chapel annexed. W E S VT E S Westi iu, a parish in Mie hund Brau.gb.jn, Herts, on the river Rib, 2^miles from Braua !9from London; tun- tali,. . It is a i._ Westminster, Citv, a part of the polis of Loudon, situated in the county of Middlesex, on the banks of the Thames ; it is supposed to be 1. imed from its Minster or A.- ey, lying westward of St. Paul's.— In indent tiir.es it contained nothing re- markable, except its stately ab ey, a. id was situated in a marshy island, caili d Thorney, surrounded on one side by the Thames, and on the other by a branch oi the river called Long Ditch. Fur many ages it was entirely distinct from London, and the Strand was a road leading thereto, open on one side to the Thames, and un the other to the fi« Ids ; and is ?ti:I governed by its own magistrates, and laws distinct from those of the. city. It .' parishes, viz. St. Ann's, S St. Clement's Danes; St. George's, Hanover- square; St. James's; St. John's ; St. Mar- garet's ; St. Martin's- in-the-fields ; St. Mary-le-Straud ; and St. Paul's, Covent- Gardenj ■which, together with the precinct of the Savoy, and the verge. of the palaces of Whitehall and St. James's, contain 18,231 houses, inhabited by 158,210 persons, being 71,301 males, and 86,909 females; of whom 35,031, were returned employed in various trades. The government of the city and liberties thereof, is under the juris- diction of the dean and chapter of West- minster, in civil as well as ecclesiastical affairs, and their authority extends to the precincts of St. Martin's-le-grand, near Newgate-street, and in some places in F.- ex, that are exempt from the jurisdiction of the bishop of London and trie archbishop of Can- terbury; but the civil part, ever since the ) . niation, has been iu the hands of lay- men, elecled and confirmed by the dean and chapter. The principal magistrates is the high steward, usually a nobleman and chosen for life; a deputy steward chosen by the high steward ; and a high bailiff, no- minated by the dean, and confirmed by the high steward : there are also ^6 burgesses, and a high constable. Westminster returns 2 members to the imperial parliament, chosen by th% householders. The numer- ous public buildings, churches, squares, charities, &e. will not admit of particular iption ; but for its most remarkable bu : :.' ..''.. ge, &.c. — Lvort's London. dheLand, a county cf England, bounded on t he north and north-west by Cum- .- east by Yorkshire ; and on ■■ Lancashire. Its ■ early angular, being in extreme 40 miles. The area ty being 722 square statute r. ■ . equal to 162,080 Square acres, having •0 acres in tillage, and 130,000 acres age. V- is divide I : ito 4 wardsinstead Of hundreds', viz, East, West, Kendal, and Lonsdale wards, cm, raining 1 borugh, Ap- pleby i market towns, Auib.eside, Brpugb, Burton, Kendal, Kirby Londsdale, Kirby Stephen, and Orion ; 7897 houses, inhabited 1 persons, viz. 20,175 males, and 21,443 females, of whom 8673 •were returned employed in trade and manu- facture, and 12,141 in agriculture. Amount of moneyfaised for the maintenance of the poor m 1803. 17,592/. being at the rate of 5 . 2-|ri in the pound. .Amount of assessment under the property tax, 1816, 425,206; and the a e rage scale of mortality for 10 years, appears from the registered burials, to have ■is 1 to 49 of the existing population. — Westmoreland lies in the province of York and diocese of Carlisle; is included in the northern circuit; contains 32 parishes ; and sends 4 members to parliament, being 2 for the borough, and 2 for the count}'. The name of the county is descriptive of its na- ture, that is, the Westmoreland, a region of lofty mountains, naked hills, and black barren moors, here called Fells, This county is extremely well watered with rivers, rivu- lets, and lakes. Lake W'mander Mere is the most extensive in England, lying between this county and Lancashire, remarkable for its beauty, and the char it produces, a fish pecu- liar to this county, and a few lakes in Wales. From the Ulleswater flows the river Eymot, joins the Eden, and forms the boundary of the county for a short space. The Eden, which is the principal river, has its source on the borders of Yorkshire, and lions past Ap- pleby. Near the source of the Eden also rises the Lune, a beautiful river, flowing southward, and forming the boundary from Yorkshire. The river Ken flow* by Kendal, and discharges itself into the sandy Wash of Lancashire; near its mouth is a cataract. The valleys iu which the rivers run, are to- lerably fertile, and in the no' th-eastern quarter there is a considerable tract of culti- vated plain ; the rest of the '-ouiity affords only narrow dells and glens of fertility, amidst dreary hills and extended water; in short, three-fourths of the whole county is supposed to lie uncultivated. Neither are its mineral treasures considerable ; it wants coal, and the metalic ores it contains either lie so deep, or are so remotely situated, as not to be worth working. Its chief produce is s] a te and lime-stone. Of the cultivated lands a smail part is devoted to corn, princi- pally oats. Many Scots cattle are fattened here, and a number of milch cows kept, supplying the 'London "market with excellent butter. The mountains feed flocks of sheep, and many black cattle. Numbers of geese red on the moors, and afford an article of exportation. The Westmoreland hams are in considerable esteem, and forms one of the principal exports of the county. The air is pure an.l healthy, but in the mountainous parte cold and piercing. Traces of two Ro- man military roads are still visible in this county. Westoe, a township in the parish of Jarrow w W E S i ward, Durham, 1 ' iniU Shi. Ids, a i ; contain- -nrl 2903 inhabitants. Weston, a township it] of Run- corn, and hundred ol ' . Chester, 12 milt- iter, and 192 from Loudon; containing 31 houses and 162 inhabitants. Weston, a township in the parish of Wy- bunbury, hundred of Nantwich, Chester, 5 miles from Nantwicb, I ra Lundon ; Containing- 68 houses and 348 inhabitants. Weston, a parish in tin hundred of Broad- water, Herts, c\ miles from Stevenage, and 35 from London j containing 1 'JO houses and 729 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. o . Weston, a parish in the hundred of Elioe, division of Holland, Lincoln, 4 miles from Spalding, and 105 from London ; contain- ing 67 houses and S2S inhabitants, it is a viearace, in the patronage of the crown. Weston, a parish in the hundred oi Eynes- ford, Norfolk, 4 miles from Reepbam, and 108 from London; containing 48 houses and 365 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 18s. If?, in the patronage of New College, Oxford. V\ eston, a parish in the hundred of Bath Forum, Somerset, 1 mile from Bath, and 10S from Londi n ; containing 193 houses and 1010 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, va- lue 10/. Is. Sd. and the patron is the king. Weston, a parish in the hundred of Port- bury, Somerset, 8 miles from Bristol, and 121 from London ; containing 19 house* and 90 inhabitants. It is a reetorv, value 6/. 3- Weston, or Coney Weston, a parish in the hundred of Wangford, Suffolk, 4 miiea from Reccles, and 106 from London ; con- taining 23 houses and 170 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 6s. 8d. and the patron is the king. Wi'ston, a parish in Claro wapentake, west riding of York, 2^ miles from Otley, and 20" from London; containing 23 houses and 120 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, va- lue 61. lis. bd, and the patron is the king. Weston B,\ggard, a parish in the hundred of Radlou-, Hereford, 5 miles from Here- fold, and 130 from London; containing 37 houses and 199 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/- 15s. 3d. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Hereford. Weston Bampfieit, a hamlet and cba- pelry, in the parish of Curry Riveli, hun- dred of Catash, Somerset, 5 miles from Cas- tle Cary, and 121 Lorn London; containing 17 houses and 140 inhabitants. Weston Birt, a parish in the hundred of Longtrees, Gloucester, 4 miles from Tet- bury, and 103 from London ; containing 26 houses and 157 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 61. 2s. Weston, Cold, a parish in the hundred of MubsIovv, Salop, near Ludlow ; contain- ing 4 houses and 27 inhabitants. It is a rec- ti- .-, value 2/. 8s. 4rf. Weston Colvilus, a paiUh in the him- I field, Cambridge, 7 miles from D. and V' from London ; containing 47 houses and 31S inhabitants. It is a rectorj , -.;.i2.. 2/. Weston Favelt., a parish in the hundred of Spell ie, Northampton, 2 miles from Northampton, and 65 from London: con- taining 64 houses and 354 inhabitants. I f ii a rectory, value 16/. 16s. 3d. WfSTONiNG, a parish in the hundred of Manshead, Bedford, 6 miles from Dunsta- ble, and 40 from London; containing 71 houses and 410 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 9'. l7s, Weston Jones, a hamlet in the parish of Norbury, hundred of Cuttlestone, Stafford, 5 miles from Newport, and 140 from Lou- don ; containing 22 houses and 156 inha- bitants. Weston in the Clay, a parish in the hundred of Thurgarton, Notts, 3 miles from Thxford, and 135 from London ; con- taining 60 houses ami 216 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 2s. llrf. Weston Lyzard, a parish in the hundred of CuttlestonCj Stafford, 5 miles from Bre- wood, and 134 from London; containing Vl houses and 324 inhabitants. ' It is a reQtory, value 6/. Is. 8d. Weston Market, a parish in the hundred of Blackburn, Suffolk, 5 miles from Ixworth, and 82 from London; containing 41 houses and 273 inhabitants. It is a rector v, value 8/. 19-. 7./. Weston, North, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Thame, Oxfordshire. Weston, Or.p, a parish in the hundred of Leightonstone, Hunts, 7| miles from Kim- bolton, and 70 from London ; containing 39 houses and 25S inhabitants. It is a cu- racy. Weston on Avon, a parish in the hundred of Kiftsgate, Gloucester, 10 miles from Campden, and 94 from London ; containing 20 houses and 11<; inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 7/. 14*. Id. in the patronage of the duke of Dorset. Weston on the Gpefn, a parish in the hundred of Ploughley, Oxford, 4 miles from Bicester, and 59 from London; containing 59 houses and 350 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, discharged from the first-fruits and tenths. Weston on Trent, a parish in the hun- dred of Morlestone and Litchurch, Derby, 6 miles from Derby, and 12-0 from London ; containing 76 houses and 380 inhabitants. It. is a rectory, value 1 1/. I6j. 3d. Weston on Trent, a j^arish in the hun- dred of Pirehill, Stafford, 4 miles from Siaf- ford, and 140 from London; containing 64 bouses and 306 inhabitants. It is a cu- racy. Weston on Wei.land, a parish in the hundred of Corby, Northampton, 4 miles from Market Harborough, and 84 from London; containing 4y houses and 229 inha- bitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. lis, \d umted with Sutton. WES WET Weston Patrick, a parish in the hundred and division of Odiham, Hants, 3 miles from Odiham, and 44' from Loudon; con- taining 22 houses and 133 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Weston, South, a parish in the hundred of Pirton, Oxford, 3 miles from Watlinglon and 48 from London ; containing 22 houses and 105 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value ".'. 2s. ?/. in the patronage of Queen's Col- lege, Oxford. Weston Super Mare, a parish in the hundred of Winterstoke, Somerset 7|, miles from Axbridge and 138 from London ; con- taining 30 houses and 13S inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 14/. 17s. lid. in the pa- tronage of the bishop of Bath and Wells. Weston Tur-v ILLE, a parish in the hundred of Aylesbury, Bucks, 3 miles from Aylc bury, and -7 from London ; containing 72 houses ar:d 497 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 22/. \0J. in the patronage of All Souls college. Weston-under-Pen-yard, a parish in the hundred of G-reytree, Hereford, 2| miles fr jin Ross and 1 19 from London ; containing 95 houses and 571 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, valuo 18/. i« the pattonage of the bishop of Hereford. Wr>TON-UNr>LR-REDCASTr e, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Hodnett, hundred of North Bradford. Salop, 3 miles from Wem and 172 from London. Weston-under-Wiieathlfy, a parish in the hundred o! Knightlow, Warwick, 3 miles from Soutka m and 87 from London ; contain- ing 41 houses and 207 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/- 9s. 2d. Weston Underwood, a parish in the hun- dred of Newport, Bucks, 2 ini'.es from Olney, and 55 from London ; containing 70 honses and 357 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Weston Under wood, a hamlet in the parish of Mugginton, hundred of Morkstone and Litchurch, Derby, G miles from Derby, and 120 from London ; containing 48 houses and 237 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Westos Zoyland, a parish in thelmndred of Whitley, Somerset, 2 miles from Bride- water, and 139 from London; containing 1 19 houses and 677 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 14/. Cr. $d. Westow, a parish in Buckrose wapentake, east riding of York, 5 miles from Malfon, and 212 from London; containing 57 houses and 274 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. IBs. 4i/. in the patronage of the archbishop of York. Westport, a parish in the hundred of Malmsbury, Wilts, near Malmsbury, and 96 miles from London; containing 114 houses and 742 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 161. \7s. 6d. with Chilton and Brokeubo- rough chapels annexed. Westpltford, a parish in the hundred of Black Torrington, Devon, 6 miles from Holdsworth, and 218 from London-, con- taining 41 houses and 274 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 9/. lis. Ws3tr.\y, one of the Orkney islands, lying 20 miles north from Kirkwall, being between 9 and 10 miles in length, and from 1 to 2 in breadth. The coast is rocky, and has only one safe harbour on the north west side of the island called i'ya Wall. At the Lead of the bay, which forms the harbour, stands a stately Gothic ruin called the (.'astle of Nolt- land, hut it was never finished. It is sup- posed to have been intended as a place •f retreat forqueen Mary and Bothwell. Wes- tray is also the name of a parochial district of the Orkneys comprehending the isles of Wedray and Papa We%trmy, (which see); the whole containing 232 houses and 1624 inha- bitants. * Westrili, an extra parochial hamlet in the hundred of GutbJaxton, Leicester, near Lut- terworth ; containing only 2 houses and 27 inhabitants. Westbuthbu, a parish in the shire of Ber- wick, Scotland, lying on the road b}' Col l- stream, 28 miles sooth of Edinburgh; in- cluding the adjoining villages of Wetherley and II aislow ; it contains 163 bouses and 7:;' inhabitants. Westwelt., a parish in the hundred of Bampton, Oxford, 2§ mi!e< from Burford, and 75 from London ; containing 27 houses and 129 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value . 9-i. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Christ church. Westwick, a hamlet in the parish of Oak - ingtoji, and hundred of Chestertod, ^'am- bridge, near Cambridge; containing 7 houses- ami 33 inhabitants. Westwick, ahamlet in the parish of G . ford, Darlington ward, Durham, 6 miles Barnard Castle, and 2J0 from London ; cuu- taiaing 13 houses and 93 inhabitants. Westwick, a parish in the hundred of Tnnstead, Norfolk, 2 miles from North V . sham and 122 from London; containing houses and l^u inhabitants. It :s a rectory, value 0/. lSs.9d. Westwick, a hamlet in the parish and 1: • hcrties of Rippon, west riding of York; con- taming 3 houses and 20 inhabitants. Westwickijam, a parish iu the hundred of Chilford, Cambridge, 5 miles from Linton and 5i from London; containing 78 houses and 332 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Westwood, a hamlet in the parish of Hat- field, hundred of Wolphy, Hereford, 6 miles from Bromyard and 133 from "London; containing 6 house:; and 45 inhabitants. Westwood, a township in the parish of Bradford, hundred of Elstub and Everley, Wilts, 3 miles from Bradford, and 10-4 from London ; containing 95 houses and 446 in- habitants, including the adjoining hamlet of Iford. Westwood, a hamlet in the parish of Langton Wallis, in Worcestershire. Westwrattino, a parish in the hundred of P.adfield, Cambridge, 6 miies from Linton, and 54 from London ; containing 1 10 houses and 541 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 7/. 17*. 3d Wetherall, a parish in Cumberland war3, Cumberland, 2i miles from Carlisle, and W E X W EY 301 from London; containing 73 house? and 376 inhabitants. A part of the gateway of itsanctenl mi nastery yet remain- Near it are three remarkable cells, formed out of the solid rock, about 4 feet abo' e the level of the river, which washes th e iicttom of the rock, and are very difficult of access, I only approach being by a perpendicular ascent of about 7 feet; they cororaun with each other by a gallery in front. 1 •- a curacy, in the patronage of the dean rr.d chapter of Carlisle. Wetherbt, a market town in the parish of Spoifortb, Clara wapentake, west riding of York, 13 mi.'es from Borougbbridge and 194 from London, on the banks of the Wharfe, over which it has a handsome bridge. It consists principally of one street ; containing 237 houses and 1144 inhabitants. On the opposite side of the river is a valua- ble spring, called Thorpe Arch ^pa. It has a market on Thursday; and its fairs are on Holy Thursday, '25th August, and 22d vemher. The church is a curacy, under the mother church of Sprifibrth." Wetheroen, a parish in the hundred <->f Stow, Suffolk, 3 miles from Stow maiket, and 79 from London; containing: 60 bouses and 346 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 13:'. A-i in the patronage of the crown. YVethermi loch, a township in the \ of Grey stock, in Leath ward, Cumberland, 5 miles from Penrith, and '284 from London; containing 6+ houses and 338 inhabitant-:. Wetheringsett, a parish in the hundred of Hartismere, Suffolk, 4 miles from Eye, and 85 from London ; the population of which was returned included with Brockford. It is a rectory, value 33/. 9*. 2d. united with Brockford. Wetherley', a parish in the hundred of Sparkenhoe, Leicester, 2 miles from Ather- stone, and 1 05 from London; containing 82 houses and 383 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. 2«. 2d. Wethorpe, a hamlet in the parish of St. Martin's, Stamford, and hundred of Nassa- burah, Northampton, adjoining Stamford; Containing 7 houses and 34 inhabitants. Wettenhai.l, a township and chapelry in the parish of Over, hundred of Eddisbury, Chester, 5 miles from Nantwich, and 169 from London; containing 39 houses and 228 inhabitants. Wetwang, a parish in Buckrose wapen- take, east riding oi York, 6 miles from Drif- field, and 202 from London; containing 49 houses and 193 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 9/. 7*. 3..'. belonging to the pre- bend thereof in York cathedral. Weyersham, a paiish in the hundred of Etidisbnry, Chester, situated on the river V < ver, 3 miks from Nortbwich, and 176 from London; containing 162 houses and inhabitants. The church is a neat b'ii.d every thing that can be adapted for the pleasure and convenience of its numerous visitors. For some years past it has been annually visited by the royal family, which has contributed much to bringing it to its present repute. The late Duke of Glouces- ter having passed the winter of 17S0 at Weymouth, found his health so much im- proved, that he erected Gloucester lodge, in the front of the bay, which having been since enlarged and improved, is the royal residence during the bathing season. The port is defended by two castles, SandfGTd, and Portland. The harbour is a tide har- bour, but the road has good anchorage in 4 or 5 fathoms. The fashionable promonade is on the Esplanade, being about half a mile long and 30 feet broad. The Look-out, on the Weymouth side of the river, is another pleasant and much frequented walk, com- manding a beautiful prospect of the bay, and Portland i.Mts; near it is the Camera Ob- scura, and in the vicinity is a battery of heovy cannon, and some cavalry barracks. Two pack ts are stationed here for the islands of Guernsey and Jersey. At the dis- tance of 1^ mile from the turnpike, on the left of the Dorchester-road, is the little vil- lage of "Nottingtou, famous for its tor. ' . inai spring, which has a strong sulphurous smell, though perfectly limpid. It sends two mem- bers to the imperial parliament, as well ru two from its opposite neighbour, both those boroughs being united into one corporation by queen Elizabeth, chosen by the inavor, aldermen, and bailiffs, and ''apital burgesses, being inhabitants in the borough, and per- sons seised of freeholds within the borough. Returning officer the mayor. The m days arc on Tuesdays and Friday. It is * curacy.— Lat. 50° 38' north, long. 2° ;>' west. — Hutchirufs Dmet, and Guitk to the Wa- tzting Placts. Whai>d< n, a parish in the hundred of Armingford, Cambridge, 3 miles from Roy- ston and 41 from London-; containing 3? bouses and litants. It is a vicar- age, value 7/. 2*. 3d. in the patronage of the dean and canons of Windsor. Whaddoh, a parish in the hundred of Dudstone and Kingsbartou, Gloucester, S miles from Gloucester and 10:5 from Lon- don; containing 18 bouses and 8S inhabit- ants. It is a curacy, under the prebenJ thereof, in the church of Hereford. Th* prebendary being rated at 13/. 6s. 8r/. W»A»DpM, a parish in the hundred of Melksham, Wilts, 8 miles from Melksbans and 98 from London; containing 10 booses and 36 inhabitants. It is a rectory, valui 8,. is. 4rf. W11.4r.EY Bridge, a township in the pa- rish of Taxal, hundred of Macclesfield, Chester, situated on the rive? Govt and bor- ders of Derbyshire, 4 miles from Chapel Lb Frith and 169 from London, leading to Stock- port; containing 44 houses and 225 inhabit- ants. Whalley, a parish in the hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, 8 miles from Black- burn and 211 from London; the village of Whalley contains only 154 houses and 876 inhabitants, but the parish is of great extent and very populous, including the borough of Clitheroe, and numerous townships, having a population of upwards of 40,000 persons. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 3s. 9d. in the pa- tronage of the archbishop of Canterbury. Whapload, a parish in the hundred of Elloe, and division of Holland, Lincolnshire, 2} miles from Crowland and 96 from Lon- don ; containing 247 houses and 1271 inha- bitants, including the hamlet of Whapload Drove. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 14s. 67/. in the patronage of the king. Whap.kton, a parish in the hundred of Huxloe. Northampton, 1\ n:ile from Ket- tering and 75 from London; containing 4" houses and 220 inhabitants. It is a "rec- tory, value IP/. 6.?. Id. Whaream Pif.rcey, a parish in Buckrose wapentake, east riding of York, 6 miles from Bfaltofl and 220 fn,m London; con- taining 3 houses and '38 inhabitants. It is u vicarage, value 11/. 13*. 4hjtanta Wu abtoh, a hamlet in the parish of Leo- WHE W H E minster, hundred of Wolphy, Hereford", near Leominster and 137 miles from Lon- don; containing 18 houses and S3 inhabit- ants. W'iartov, a hamlet in the parish of Roth- bury, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland, ne;.r Rothhur} and 307 miles from London ; containing 10 houses and 66 inhabitants. Wharton-, a township in the parish of Wiieathim., a parish in the hundred of Whitley, Somerset, 5 miles fronl Bratoo ; containing 8 houses and 45 inhabitants. It. is a rectory, value 4/. 5s. id. Wheatley, a hamlet in the parish of Chipping, hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, near Biackbnrn, the population of which was returned with Thornley. Wbeatmy, a township and ehapelry in Kirby Stephen, east ward Westmoreland) the parish of Cuddesdon, hundred of Bui 5 mile- fiom Kirby Stephen, and 268 from lington, Oxford, divided from Tetsworth, by London ; containing 14 houses and SO inha- the river Thame, over which it has a bridge, bitants, S\ miles from Oxford, and 48^ from London ; Whatcott, a parish in the hundred of containing 1.54 houses and n'85 inhabitants. Kinetoo, Warwick, 3 miles from Shipston, Whejwley, a hamlet in the parish and and 66 from London ; containing 34 houses soke of Doncaster, west riding of York, and 199 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value Whkatley C'ap.r, an extensive parochial 12/. \7s. 3d. in the patronage of the earl of village in the hundred of Amounderness, Northampton. Lancaster, near Kirkham; containing 8 houses Whatcroft, a hamlet in the parish of and 49 inhabitants. Davenbatn, hundred of Northwicb, Chester, Wheatiby, North, a parish in the hun- near Noithwich, 170 miles from London; dred of Bassetlaw, Notts, 5 miles from Ret- eontaining 10 houses and 85 inhabitants. ford and 150 from London; containing 70 Whateley. See Wbeatiby, Oxford. nouses aud 571 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, Whateley, a hamlet in the parish of value 3/. 8s. 11 d. Kingsbury and hundred of Hemlingford, Wheateey, South, a parish united n-ith Warwick, near Tamworth. the foregoing, half a mile distant therefrom Whatpu id, a parish in the hundred of containing 6 bouses and 41 inhabitants. Cosford, Suffolk, 2 miles fr.>m Hadleigh and Wheaton Aston, a township and chaperry t>6 from London; containing S4 hoWse* and in the parish of Lapley, hundred pf Cut- 199 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value 15/. tlestonc, Stafford, situated on a small river 05. 5d. that runs into the Severn, 4 miles from Penk- Whatley, a parish in the hundred of ridge and 132 from London; containing 106 Frame, Somerset, situated on a small stream houses and 563 inhabitants. that, falls into the Frame, 3 miles from Frame and 108 from London; containing 6- bouses and 304 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, ralne 12'. 17^-. 1. 8(/. from Charley and 210 from London; con- Whattow, Long, a parish in the hun- taming 103 houses and 583 inhabitants, dred of West Goscote, Leicester, 4 miles Whf.idrake, a parish in the wapentake of firom Loughborough and 1 12 from London ; containing 119 houses and 612 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 6s. 8 ; . Wheaienhurst, a parish in the hun- Owz and Derwent, ea-t riding of York, 6 miles from York and 19-1 from London ; con- taining 88 houses and 493 inhabitant-. It is a rectory, value 25/. 17a. 3d. in the patron* dred of Whitstone, Gloucester, 6 miles from age of the bishop of York. Stroud and 103 from London; containing Whbkby, a parish in Bulmer wapentake, 57 bouses and 2.S7 inhabitants. It is a north riding of York, 12 mile- from York Curacy. and 211 from Loudon ; containing 19 houses Wheatfiet.d, a hamlet in the parish of ahd 87 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value Soutn Weston, hundred of Pirton, Oxford, 4'. 8*. 4 /. 8f miles from Watlington and 48 from I.on- Wiiepstead, a parish in the hundred of don; containing 4 ttdoees and 89 inhabit- Thingoe, Suffolk, 4 miles from Bury St. Ed- ant!?, munds and 70 from London; containing, 77 WbeatramWtead, a parish in the hundred houses and 546 inhabitants. It is a rectory, of Dacorum, Herts, situated on the river « alue 14/. 4s. '2d. Lea ,4 miles from Welwyn and 25 from Lon- don ; containing 201 houses and 1043 In- iabitauts. The church id an ancient build- ing in the form of a cathedral. It is a rec- Wiierstf.ap, a parish in the hundred of Sainton!, Suffolk, 2j miles from Ipswich and 6? from London; containing 30 houses and 237 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value tory, value 42/. Is. lOd. with Harpenden 5/. o. 8»/. in the patronage of the king. Chapel, annexed, in the patronage of the Whrrwkll, a parish in the hundred of bishop pf Lincoln. the same name and division of Audover.. WHI W H I Hants, situated on the river Test, 3 miles frvm Andover and 66 from Loudon; con- taining 100 houses and 531 iuhaoitants. It has a small charity school, and a fair, 14th September. The living is a vicarage, value 14/. Wiiessoe, a hamlet in the parish of Ilaughton, Darlington ward, Durham, 2 mile?, fro i n Darlington an.l 2 1.5 from London; containing 14 house-; an 1 77 inhabitants. VN/ieTjTos, a hamlet in the parish of Tidesweli, bundled of High Peak, Derbj', near Ticteswe.ll and 160 miles from Loudon; containing 10 houses and 47 inhabitants. Whgt£TOSI, a township and chapelry in the parish of Lnderby, hundred of Guth- laxton, Leicester, near the river Stour, 5 miles from Leicester and 91 from London; containing 1 28 houses and 589 inhabitants. W'hicham, a parish in AHerdale ward, above Derweut, Cumberland, near Raven- glass and 300 miles from London ; contain- ing 4s! houses and '235 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value Hi. Lis. Whiciibvry, a parish in the hundred of Cawden and Cadwerihj, Wilts, 7 miies from Salisbury and 73 from London ; containing 23 houses aud 132 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 51. 13j. 4. 4'/. in the patronage of the bishop of Durham. Wiutby, a village in the parishes of Kaslham and Stok'e, hundred of Wir- rall, Chester, near Chester ; containing 29 houses and 170 inhabitants. Whitby, a village in the hundred of Wir- t?-'U Chester, near Chester, containing 29 houses and 1 70 inhabitants. Whitby, a sea port, market town and pa- rish in thr liberties of Whitby Strand, north riding of York, situated at the mouth of the rVfr Erike, 12 miles from Searbor ugh, and 2ri2| from London; containing 1596 houses and T483 inhabitants, viz. :3'_'7l males and 4212 feuialcs, of whom } 15') were returned as hemp employed in trade. This is a town of great antiquity, and appears fo hare Lad a convent founded lure in the ?th century, by Oswy King of Northumberland, after- wards burnt by the Pi-.i.es, but rebuilt with great splendour, .-.:>>: the conquest, and con- tinued till the general dissolution. At pre- sent Whitby is a considerable town, and carries on a ereat trade in coals; there are also ic. eral alum works, which em- ploy a number of hands, and it has a la.%-e share in time of peace, in the ex- port of various articles of provision, tallow, v<;c. The bouses are strongly buiit of s:oj>e, -hod here is a convenient custom-house. This town has sufRred much from the ocean, particularly in 17S7, when a srong new built quay, supporting a pile of buildings, 80 feet ahove the level of the sea, were de- stroyed, and the venerable old church, be- longing to its ancient convent, standing on a cliff about 30 yards distant was near sharing the same fate. On the east 9ide of the Eiuuth of the harbour, are cliffs nearly per- pendicular, :Ou;e of them 180 feet above the level of the sea. The shore consists of a smooth flat rock, resembling slate, called by the inhabitants a Scarr, being overspread with loose ragged rocks and large stones. — Many curious shaped stones and shells are found in the stratum of the rocks, some of them supposed to have laid there ever since the deluge. The market on Saturday i* well supplied with all kmds of provision. The church is a curacy under the archbishop of York. WfnTctTr.sTtR, a hamlet in the parish of Heddon on the Wall, Tindal ward, Nor- thumberland, 9 miles from Newcastle, and 285 from London; containing 10 houses and 51 inhabitants. Wbitcbvkch, a parish in the hundred of Cotslow, Bucks, 4| miles from Aylesbury, and 45 from London; containing 97 houses and SA6 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value B/. I?*, the patronage is in the king. Wh tchlRch, a borough, market town and parish in the hundred of Evinsar, di- vision of Kingsclere, Hants, 11^ miles front Basingstoke, and 57 from London ; contain- ing 220 houses and 1275 inhabitants, a num- ber of whom are employed in the manufac- ture of shalloons and serges, and many wo- men in making slays. The town is an ancient borough by prescription, but not incorpo- rated, being governed by a titular mayor, chosen at the Court Leet, of the dean and chapter of Winchester, who hold the manor. It sends 2 members to parliament chosen by the freeholders of lands and tenements, (in right of themselves, or wives), which have not split since tne act of the 7th and 8th of king William; number of voters about 70. Hereare places of worship for several sectaries. Whit- church is noted for a trout stream, much frequented by anglers. Market on Fridays, and Fairs the 3d Thursday in June for toys, and 19th October for pigs and sheep. It is a vicarage, value 13/. 12*. Sif. in the patronage of the bishop of Winchester. — t'f'ur iter's Hampsh'u e. W .'incHiRca, a parish in the hundred of Longtree, Oxford, 6 miles from Reading, ai:d 43 from London ; containing 108 houses and 577 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 167. 2s. S'f. in the patronage of the crown. Whitcbcbch, a market town and parish in the hundred of Noith Bradford, Salop, V miles from Wem, and 160 from London; con aiming 876 houses and 4515 inhabit- ant-, viz. 2119 males, and 2 596 females, of whom S00 were returned as being employed in trade and manufacture. Its church is a fine building of the Tuscan order, erected by act of parliament in i?2.\ on the site of an old gothic stiucture. Ihe whole is built of free stone, and at the west end is a stately square tower, surrounded by battlements at the top, coniainiu^ 8 bells; the inside of the church is handsomely fitted up, and contains a fine altar-piece ; here is an excellent free school, with houses for the master an'! usher; aLo a charity school for boys and girls, and a dissenting meeting-house. Market on Fri- day. Fairs on Whit-Monday, and the 28th October. The livng is a rectory, value 4W. lis. 3J. in the patronage of the duke of Bridgewater, with Marbury chapel in Che- shire annexed. The living is generally held by some of the younger branches of the Bridge- water family. WHI WHI Whttchupcii, or Fir.TON, a parish in the hundred of Keynsham, Somerset, 4 miles from Bristol, and llOfrnn London; contain- ing 56 houses and 362 inhabitants. Whitchit.ch, a parish in the hundred of Kineton, Warwick, 7 miles from Ships ton on Scour, and 76 from London; containing 51 houses and 236 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 20/. lis. 3d. WHiTPHtrncH, a township and chapelry in the parish of Landaff, hundred of Caer- philly, Glamorganshire, Wales, 3 miles from Cardiff, containing 153 houses and 096 inha- bitants. Whitciiff, a hamlet in the parUh and liberties of Ripon, west riding of Yorkshire. VVuitcom: , a ty thing in the parish of Hin- ton Blewett, hundred of Chewton, Somer- set, 10 miles from Frome, and 113 from London; containing 19 houses and 140 in- habitants. WiiiTcoMBE, a parish in the hundred of Colliford-tree, division of Dorchester. Dorset, 3 miles from Dorchester, and 117 from London; containing 7 houses and 47 inha- bitants. It is a curacy. Whitcombe, a parish in the hundred of Dudstone and Kingsbarton, Gloucester, 5 miles from Gloucester, and 1UU from Lou- don; containing 26 houses and 119 inha- bitants. White, a parish in the hundred of F rust field, Wilts, 8 miles from Salisbury, and 89 from Loudon ; containing 182 houses and 877 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 13/. 7*. 2d. Whiteburn, a parish in the shire of West Lothian, Scotland, 21 miles from Edinburgh, on the road to Hamilton; containing 318 houses and 1 537 inhabitants. It, is watered by the rivers Almond and Briech. Whiti chapel, a parish in the hundred of Ossukon, Middlesex, be tig one of the on I parishes of the city of London, 4 m '' e from the metroplis, on the kssex road ; containing 3497 houses and 23,666 inhabit- ants, viz. 11,102 males, and 12,564 fe- males. It is a rectory, rated at 3!/. 17*. '3d. in the patronage of Brazen-nose college, Ox- ford. WniTECHAPEr., a hamlet in the parish of Kirkham, hundred of AmounderneoS, Lan- caster, 5§ miles from Parstang. Whitefop.d, a hamlet in the parish of Colytou, Devonshire, near Lyme. Whitechurch, a parish in the hundred of Roborough, Devon, 1 mile from Tavi- stock, and 206 from London; containing 79 houses and 478 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 16l 5s. 5d. Whitechcrch, a parish in the hundred of the same name, and division of Klandford, Dorset, 4 miles from Bridport, and 138 from London ; containing 172 houses and 932 in- habitants. It is a vicarage, value 39/. 6*. 3d. in the patronage of the bishop of Bath and Wells. Whitechurch, a parish in the hundred of Greyt.ee, Hereford, b miies from Mon- mouth, and 127 from London; containing 142 houses and 705 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 51 id. in the patronage of the bishop of Hereford. Whitehaven, a sea port and market town situated in the parish of St. Bees, Alleriale ward, above Dement, Cumberland, lying on a bay of the Irish sea, 5 milts from Egre- mont, and 307 from London; containing 1776 bouses and 874i) inhabitants, viz. 3348 niales and 5394 females, of whom 1U50 \. ere returned as being employed in various trades. The town is well built, but in 1566 is recorded to have contained only 6 houses. It owes it present thriving situ- ation, to the improvements in its harbour, during the reign of qi;e< n Anne, when several strong and substantial moles and bulwarks were erected, which completely secured ves- sels from the Corfe rocks. There are 6 churches, St James, the Trinity and Hold Chuich : several meeting houses for vari- ous sectaries, a public dispensary, charity schools, &.c. Besides the extensive coal mines in the neighbourhood, extending 130 fathoms deep, and in many places a con- siderable way und r the sea, there are seve- ral copperas works. On the old quay is erected a light house ; and the entrance of the harbour is defended by a fort and half moon battery. This port has a Custom- house, with regular officers attached to it, and in the coal tiade is reckoned the most eminent in England, nevt to New- castle. In March 1793, this town suffered by a storm, when the tide rose 6 feet above its usual height. In the American war, the pirate, Paul Jones, landed here, burnt two small ships on the slocks, am! spiked the guns on the battery. The market on Tues- day is well SKpplicd with all kinds of pro- visions, and it has a fair the 12th August; here are two public banks. The churches are curacies, in the patronage of the Lowther family. — Hutchinson'* Cumberland, itehill, a hamlet in the pariih of Tackley, Oxfordshire. White Lady Avion, a parish in the hundred of Oswaldslow, Worcester, 4 miles from Worcester, cud 108 from London; containing 45 houses and 266 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6/. 17.. 3d. Whitesidet.aw, a township in the pari>h of Chollerton, Tn.dal ward, Northumber- land, 6 miles from Corbridge, and 284 from London; containing 9a houses and 182 in- habitants. Whhhstone, a parish in the hundred of Wowford, Devon, 3\ miles from Exeter, and 171 frnm London ; containing 91 houses and 47 i inhabitants, it is a tectory, value 19/. 3j. id. Whitfield, or Peaufielp, a parish in the hundred of Bewsborouah, lathe of St. Au- gvutine. Kent, 3 miles from Dover, and 63 from London; containing ~* houses and 164 inhabitants. Whitfield, a parish in the hundred of King's Sutton, Northampton, $ miles fr$3i 3 S -i WHI WH I Erackley, and 65 from London ; containing 43 houses and Wt inhabitants. It i> a rec- tory, value 8/. 15*. in the patronage of Wor- cester college, Oxford. Whitfield, a parish in Tindal ward, Northumberland, 5 mile? fr miles from Stafford ; contain- ing 38 houses and 217 inhabitants. WhWiiam, Friary, a parish in the hun- dred of Frome, Somersetshire, 5 miles from Frome, and 104 from London; containing 71 houses and 4S5 inhabitants. It is a cu- racy. Whiteiiern, or Whithorn, a royal borough in the shire of Wigton, Scotland, situated on the bay of Wigton, where a stream of water falls into the harbour. The ti»n consists chiefly of one street, intersected by several alleys, containing 363 houses and 1904 in- habitants. In the center of the town stands the town-hall, adorned with Turrets and a neat spire. The houses here are neatly built, and a stream of water runs across the main street, over which is a bridge. The town is governed by a provost, 2 bailies, and 15 eouncellors, and unites with Wigton, New Galloway and Stranraer, in sending one member to the Imperial parliament. There are still some remains of its once stately ca- thedral, when it was one of the bishopiics in Scotland. Whiti.ev, a township in the parish of Tynemouth, Castle-ward, Northumberland, near Tynemouth; containing 55 houses and 25 1 inhabitants. Whitley, a tything in the parish of St. Giles, Beading, Berks, 2 miles from Read- ing; and containing 5 houses and 28 in- habitants. Whitley, a hamlet in the parish of Melks- ham, Wilts. WhiteEy, near Coventry, Warwick, a little above the conflux of" the rivers Sher- born and Sow, now reduced to only the ma- nor house. Whj.tx.by, Lowes, a hamlet in the parish of Budworth, hundred of Bucklow, Chester* 4 miles from Northwich. containing 21 houses and 137 inhabitants. Whitley, Uppe». or Over, an adj"'«iins- hjam'et ia the same parish ; containing 45 houses and 283 inhabitants. WaiTLEV, Great, a parish in the hundred of Doddingtree, Worcester, 10 miles from Worcester, and 123 from London ; contain- ing 73 houses and 425 inhabitants. It is a Cur»«-y. Wn;: = r:v. Lower, a township in the parish ting of Thornhill, Agbvig wapentake, west riding of York, 5 miles from Wakefield, and 187 from London; containing 151 houses and 819 inhabitants. Whitley, a township in the parish of Kel- lington Osgoldcross wapentake, west ridin of Yoik, 5 miles from Pontet'ract, and from London; containing 41 houses and inhabitants. WntTMOon, a hamlet in the parish of Stoke, hundred of Pirehill, Stafford, Smiles from Newcastle, and 151 from London ; con- taining- .38 houses and 2.34 inhabitants. Whitnash, a parish in the hundred of Knightlow, Warwick, 3 miles from Warwick, and SS front London; containing 30 houses and 203 inhabitants. It is a rector}', ralue 5/. 9*. 9d. Whitney, a parish in the hundred of Hunt- ingdon, Hereford, 5 miles from Hay, and 153 from London; containing i-i horses and 199 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value Si. 8y. Whitoey, a hamlet in the parish of Uplow- man, hundred of Halherton, Devon. Whitp.idge, a hamlet in the parish of Hartburn, Morpeth ward, Northumberland; containing 2 houses and 10 inhabitants. Whitric.g, a hatnletin the parish ofTor- penhow, Allerdale ward, below Derwent, Cumberland, near Cockermoutb. Whitsand Bay, near St. David's, Pem- brokesh re, at the entrance of which lie the rocks called the Bishop and his Clerks. Whitsom, a parish united with Hilton, in the shire of Berwick, Scotland, 10 miles from Berwick, and containing 114 houses and 560 inhabitants ; but the village of Whitsom, contains only 140 inhabitants. Whitstafi.e, a parish in the hundred of tlie same name, lathe of St Augustine, Kent, 7 miies from Canterbury, containing 138 houses and 1205 inhabitants. It is a small port, from whence the City of Canterbury is supplied with coais, and has several trading vessels to London. Here is a considerable oyster fishery. The church Is an extensive building. Off Whitstapie is the Pudding- pan rock, often dangerous to vessels. It has a fair on Good-Friday. The living is a curacy, in the patronage of the archbishop of Canterbury. Whitstoke, a parish, in the hundred of Stratton, Cornwall, 4 miles from Strattou,, and 213 from London ; containing 6 1 houses aud 345 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. lis*, in the patronage of the University of Oxford. Whittader, or Whitewater, a river in Berwickshire, rising in the Laaimermuir mountains, on the borders of East Lothian, and falling into the Tweed, 5 miles from Berwick. , Wmri : s'Mi am, a parish in Coquetdale ward, Northumberland, 5 miles from Both- bury, and 311 from London, on the river Alne. It contains 129 houses and 512 inha- bitants, and is a vicarage, value 12/. lis. 3d. Whittingham, a parish in the shire of Haddington SooHand, situated among the W H I WH1 Lammermuir hills, 5 miles from Haddington; containing 130 bouses and 65S inhabitants. Near the village of Trapene Laut stands Hades Castle, noted for the residence of queen Mary and Uothwell. On one of the Lamim rniuir hills, called Priest's La:c, are the remains of a very strong and regular fortification. WiitniscTON, a parish in the hundred of Bradley, Gloucester, 4 miles from Chelten- ham, and 91 from London; containing 39 houses and 194 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value \3L6s. ii'L Whittington, a parish in the hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, 1^ mile from Kirby Lonsdale, and 248 from London ; contain- ing 85 houses and 334 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 131.9s. 9.7. Whittibgton,Great, a township in the pa- rish of Corbridge, Ti idal ward, Northumber- land, lying in a rich cultivated vale, 4 miles from Corbridge, nnd 282 from London; con- taining 4*2 houses and 172 inhabitants. Whittington Little, a hamlet in the pre- ceding township, adjoining thereto ; contain- ing 4 houses and '20 inhabitants. Whittington, a parish in the hundred of Oswestry, Salop, '2 miles from Oswestry; containing 228 bouses and 1398 inhabitants. It was anciently a market town, and had a castle, a part of the ruins of which are still observable. The living is a rectory, value 2,5/. 4s. 2d. Whittington, a parish in the hundred of Oiflow, Stafford, 2§ miles from Litchfield, and 121 from London ; containing 109 houses and fill inhabitants. It is a curacy. Whittington, a hamlet in the parish of St. Peter's, Worcester, hundred of Oswaldslow, Worcestershire, adjoining to Worcester, and containing 50 houses and 105 inhabitants, Wh ittle, a hamlet in the parish of Glossop, hundred of High Peak, Derby, near Glossop, the population of which was included with Beard and Oltersett Whittle, a hamlet in the parish of Shil- bottle, Coquetdale ward, Northumberland, 5 miles from Alnwick, containing 13 houses and 64 inhabitants. Whittle, a hamlet in the parish of Oving- ham, Tindal ward, Northumberland, 4 miles from Corbridge; containing 6 houses and 31 inhabitants. Whittlebuhy, a township in the parish and hundred of Green's Norton, Nor- thampton, 3 miles from Towcester; containing 110 houses and 533 inha- bitants. Whittlebury Forest, according to survey, is 9^ miles long, and averages about 24 miles in breadth, being tolerably well wooded. The wild cat is still to be seen in this tract. Many of the neighbouring town- ships are allowed a right of commonage in the open coppices. The duke of Grafton was ap- pointed hereditary ranger Of this forest in 1685, and he has an elegant mansion here called Wakefield Lodge, originally built by Mr. Claypole, son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell. WiUTTi.E-n.-woi.D, a township in the pa- rish and hundred of Leyland, Lancaster, 3 miles from Chorley, and 210 from London ; containing 21 (i houses and 1325 inhabi- tants. Whittlf.sev. St. Andrew's and St. Mary's, two united parishes in the Isle of Kl\ , Cam ■ bridgesh! re, situated on the Great Bedford Level, '2" miles from Cambrid-'e, and 76 miles from London; containing 7.">4 houses and 3881 i habitants The parishes are divided by the Whittlesey Dike, and each contains a neat little church built of Stone. tFh'itllesey Mere, or the White Sea, is a lake formed by a branch of the Nen, ajid numerous dikes or drains from the fens lying in Huntingdon- shire, between Whittlesey and Stilton. It is about .5 or 6 miles long, and from 2 to.} broad, abounding with excellent fish, great quantitii s of which are sent to the Lon- don market. The neighbourhood i- very rich in pasture, but extremely foggy and un- healthy, few persons continuing to live therein except the natives. The church of St. An- drew'sis a vicarage, rated at 4/. 13c 4rf.i-i tin: patronage of the king; united with the vi- carage of St. Mary's, rated at 19/. 13*. 9''. Whittlestorp, a parish in the hundred of the same name, Cambridgeshire, 5 fnilesfrorn Cambridge, and 46 from London; containing 60 houses and 416 inhabitants. It is a vi- carate, value 10/. in the patronage of Jesus College, Cambridge. Whitton, a township in the parish of Grin- don, Stockton ward, Durham, 6 miles from Stockton, and 254 from London; containing 11 houses and 38 inhabitants. Whitton, a parish in Mauley wapentake, Lindsay division, Lincoln, Smiles from Cur- ton, and 166 from London; containing 47 houses and 207 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 10^-. Whitton, a hamlet in the parish and hun- dred of Isleworth, Middlesex, 9 miles from London. Wiiitton, a township in the parish of Rothbury, Coquetdale ward, Northumber- land, 1 mi!e from Rothbury, and 305 from London; containing 21 houses and 84 Inha- bitants. Whitton, a hamlet and chnpelry in the parish of Gruet, hundred of Overs, Salop, 4 miles from Ludlow, and 140 from London; containing 1 1 houses and 62 inhabitants. Whitton, a parish united with Thurlton, in the liberties of Ipswich, Suffolk, near Ipswich ; containing 36 houses and 210 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 61. 1 1*. brf. united with Thurlton in tbepatronage of the bishop ofFly. Whitton, a parish in the hundred of Ke- fenlys, Radnorshire, Wales, 3 miles from Presteigne; containing21 bouses and l()9inr habitants. It is a rectory, value 4'. Is. \\rk, 6 miles from Richmond, and t'30 from London; containing 13 houses and 77 inhabitants. Wfutv.'ick, a parish in the hundred of West Goscote, Leicester, 5 miles from Ashby-de-Ia- Zouch, and 116 from London; containing 160 houses and 817 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 9'. 14s. Id. united with Thring- ton and Sw'anningtpn, in the patronage of the king, as duke of Lancaster. Whitwood, a township in the parish of Peatherstone, A gbrig wapentake, west riding of York, 4 miles from Pontefract, and 181 from London; containing 4 i houses and 233 inhabitants. Whitwop.th, a parish in Dirlington ward, Durham, 4 ui'les from Bishop Auckland, and ?6i from London ; containing 19 houses and 112 inhabitants. L is a vicarage not charged jn the king's books, and is in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Durham. Whitwor i ;i a hamlet in the parish of Roch- dale, hundred of Salford, Lancaster, near Rochdale; containing 445 houses and 2414 inhabitants, including Brandwood. Whixley, a parish in Claro wapentake, west riding of York, 7 miles from Knaresbo- rongli, and 206 from London; containing 72 "bouses and 378 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 7/. 7o. \d- Wiuxo, a parish in the hundred of Res- fcridgc, Suffolk, 4 miles from Haverhill, and 54 from London ; containing 21 houses and 130 inhabitants. It is a rectory, "value hi. vis. ]n London; containing 53 houses and 357 inhabitants. It is a vicarasre, value 91 10*. in tie patronage of the dean and chapter of Worcester. WrcxETtsr.icK, a hamlet in the parish of Crosoy Ravensn oith, West ward, Westmore- land. Wi^KERsr.EY, a parish in the wapentake of Straffm h and TickhiU, west riding of York, 3^/uiie- fro'n Rotberam, and 155 from Lon- don; containing 55 nouses and 275 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value Si 2m Billericay, and 30 from London \ containing 25 liouses and 263 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. Wickham St. Paul's, a parish ia the hun- dred of Hinckford, Essex, 44 miles from Sud- bury, and 50 from London; containing 49 houses and 316 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 91. and is a peculiar in the patronage of the dean and chapter of St. Paul's. Wickham Bishops, a paiish in the hundred of Thurstable, Essex, 3 miles from With . and 40 *rom London; containing 67 houses and 529 inhabitants. It is a rectory, ited at 1 11. 3s. 4rf. in the patronage of the bishop of London. Wickham, a parish in the hundred of Titch- ficld, division of Portsdown, Hants, 3f miles from Bishop Waltham, and 704 from London; containing 142 houses and 901 in- habitants. Formerly it was much more con- siderable, and is noted as tl>e birth place of the famous William of Wickham, in the reign of Edward If. It has a fair the 20th May, and is a rectory, value 8/. 2*. 8rf. Wickham, East, a township and chapelry in the parish of Plumsted, hundred of Less- ness, and lathe of Sutton at Hone, Kent, 10 miles from London; containing 37 houses and 277 inhabitants. Wickham, West, a parish in the hundred of Chilford, Cambridge, 5 mi.es from Linton; containing 78 houses and 332 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Wjckham, West, a parish in the hundred of Buxley, lathe of Sutton at Hone, Kent, 3§ miles from Croydon and Bromley; con- taining 75 ho,uses and 436 inhabitants, includ- ing the hamlet of Wickham Green. It is a rectory, value 11/. lO.f. \0il. Wickham, a parish in the hundred f East ■Goscote,Leicester,4miksfrom Melton Mow- bray, and 108 from London; containing £5 nouses and 105 inhabitants. Wickham, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Spalding, hundred of Elloe, and di- vision of Holland, LincolD,adj&roingto Speld- i»g, Wickhav3Recx, a parish in the hundred of Downhamford, lathe of .St. Augustine, Kent, 3-£ miles from Canterbury, and 59 from Lon- don; containing 65 houses and 411 inhabi- tants. It is a rectory, value 29/. Its. or/. Wiikhambrook, a parish in the hundred of Resbridge, Suffolk, 6 miles from Clare, and 61 from London; containing 145 houses and 1002 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 8/. 6s. 10;/. in the patronage of the king. Wickham, Cbilos, see Chillis Wickham, Gloucester. Wickhamford, a parish in t';ic hundred of Blakenhnrst, Worcester, 2 miles from Eves- ham, and 95 from London; containing 25 houses and 125 inhabitants. It is a cu.acy, in the patronage of the (Ljan and canons of Christ Church, Oxford. Wickhav Market, a parish in the hundred of Wiiford, Suffolk, 4^ miles from Wuodbridge, and 82 from London, on the river Deben: coiuaining90 houses and 896 inhabitants. It was formerly a market town, and is a vicar- age, value 61. 16s. Sit. the patron is the king. Wickhamptos, a parish in the hundred of Wafsham .Norfolk, 3 miles from Acle, and 120 from London; contain na: 12 houses an.i 87 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value - '. Wickham Skeith, a parish in the hundred of Lartisniore, Suffolk, 3 miles fio r .ueudles- ham, and 82 ftorn London; containing 60. houses and 442 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 5/. 8,-. 1./. Wicstcewood, a parish in the hundred of Forehoe, Norfolk, 2 miles from Wymondnam*, a:id 102 from London ; containii .- At houses and 696 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 3,. lOd. WtcKtow, a county of Ireland, lying io the province of LeinsVr; bounded on the north by the county of Dublin, on the south by Wexford and a par- of Car ow, on the west by Carlow and Kildare, and on the cast by the Irish channel, being about 30 miles in length, and from 15 to 26 in breadth; con- taining 58 parishes, 1 1 ,600 houses, and about 58.000 inhabitants. For the most part it is extreme. v mountainous and woody, inter- spersed with numerous rocks and bogs; yet it produces sonic considerable rich veins of ) copper and other minerals, and even goW has leeft discovered, but in tod small quan'it es to be worth the ex pence of working. This county is well watered, and the vallies are fertile and well Cultivated, and the whole affords many beautiful and roman- tic views. Wnaiow, tbe couriry town of the county of Wicklow, seated n the sea shore at the mouth of the river Leitrim, 24 miles from Dublin. Tt ; issesses a considerable trade ta and from Duoiin in various articles of pro- visioa. The entrance of the harbour is narrow, and about 1^ mile to the S. E. is Wicklow Head, on which arc two Hsrhtrhouses. Wicklow has long been noted for the excel- lence of its ale. Wkcmlbje, a parish in the hundred of SS4 Wl D South Erpmghnm, Norfolk, 4 mi'es frof.i Aylsham, and 121 from London; containing 24 houses, and '273 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 9/. Wick ion, a hamlet in the parish of Leo- minster, hundred of Wolphy, Hereford, ad- oining Leominster, and 157 miles from Lon- don ; containing 17 houses and 100 inhabi- tants. Wick Uffcrp, a hamlet in t lie parish of St. Clement's, Ipswich, adjoining to Ipswich; containing BOhouses, and 2 13 in habitants, lhe population was not returned to government. Wicjkwar, a market town and parish in the linn lied of Grumbald's Ash, Gloucester, si- tuated on two streams, over one of which is a handsome stone bridge, 17 miles from Bristol, 5 miles from Wooton-under-Edge, and 111 from London; containing 157 houses and 7o4 inhabitants. The church is a spacious building, having two ailes, with a lofty tower at the west end, ornamented with pinnacles. Amiently this place was a considerable bo rough, and is still governed by a mayor and aldermen. Here is a good free school, endow- ed by one Alexander Hosca, a native of this place. This town has a trifling market on Monday, and its fairs are the 6th April aud £4th June, the profits of which belopg to the mayor. The living is a rectory, value 18/. Wickwick, a small hamlet, near Chipping §od bury, in Gloucestershire. WiDDiAi.r,, a parish in the hundred of Ed- wintree, Herts, 6 miles from Royston, and 31 from London; containing 31 houses and lbl inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 16/. Widdinoton, a parish in the hundred qf Uttlcsford, Essex, 3^ miles from Saffron Wal- don, and 39 from London; containing 57 houses and 340 inhabitants, it is a rectory, value 23/. Widdrinc ton, a township in the parish of Woodhorn, Morpeth ward, Northumberland, seated on an eminence, 7 miles horn Morpeth, and 289 from London; containing 94 houses and 446 inhabitants. Widford, a parish in the hundred of Chelmsford, Esses, 1§ mile from Chelms- ford, atid 27| from London; containing 20 houses and 1 14 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value SA WiDroRD, a parish in the hundred of Slaughter, Gloucester, 2 miles from Burford, and 75 from London; containing on!v S houses and 40 inhabitants. It is a rectory, Value 3/. Us. 2d. Widiord, a parish in the hundred of Braughin, Herts, seated on the little river Ash, 4 miles from Ware, and 22 from Lon- don ; containing 75 houses and 361 inhabi- tants. It is a rectory, value 12/. 13s. id. and the patron is the king. Widlf.y, a parish in the hundred and divi- sion of Portsdown, Hants, 4 miles from Fun- ham, and 70 fiom London; containing 50 hduse§ and 277 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. 1 s. 10.'. Wjbmer, a small hamlet in the parish of Great Marlow, hundred of Desborough^Bucks. WIG Widmore Pool, a parish in the hundred of Rush i.*l iff Notts, 9 miles from Nottingham, and 115 from London; containing 42 houses and 206 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 1 4/. 16s. in the patronage of the heirs of the duke of Kingston. Widness, a township in the parish of Pres- cott, hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, near Prescott; containing 219 houses and 1063 inhabitants. Widw'orthy, a parish in the hundred of Colyton, Devon, '■ \ miles from Honiton, and 153 from London; containing 45 houses and 245 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11/. If. Wigav, a borough, market town and parish in the hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, si- tuated near the small river Douglas, 12 miles from Prescott, aud 200 from London; con- taining x' 177 houses and 10,989 inhabitants, of whom 686? were returned as being em- ployed in various branches of manufactures. Of late years I his tow n has much increased in population, trade, and buildings; and seve- ral new s'reets have been erected, containing many handsome houses. The church is a stately edifice, the tower of which con- tains S bells. It has also a neat chapel of ease; and in this, as in most of the manu- facturing towns, there are several chapels for various classes of dissenters. The town hall was erected in 1720, at the joint expence of the earl of Barryinore and sir Roger B-rad- shaw. In a field near the Seroles bridge, a sulphureous spring has lately been discovered, said much to resemble the Harrowgnte Spa: near it a neat building has been erected for the convenience of those either drinking the waters or using it as a hot of cold bath. There was another remarkable well in existence here some years since, from which issued a sulphureous vapour, caus- ing the water to bubble as if boiling; but it is now lost, oh ing to the coal works which are carried on near it. At the end of the town is a monument to the memory of sir Thomas Tyldsley, a general officer who served king Charles at the battleof Ed'gehill, and was killed ou this spot, in 1650. Wigan reincor- porated under a mayor, recorder, 12 alder- men, 2 bailiffs, and inferior officers, and re- turns 2 members to the imperial parliament, chosen by the free burgesses : number of voters about 200, and the returning officer the mayor. The market is on Friday; and its fairs are oh Holy Thursday and 28th Oc- tober, for horses, cattle, and cloth; and the 27th June for horse, and cattle only. The lb ing of this parish is very valuable; and the rector is always lord of the manor, in the king's books it is. fa ted at 80/. 13.v. 4-. with Holland chape! annexed. Wir:BORovcH, Gim.at, a parish in the hun- dred of Wiustree, Essex, 5 miles from Col- chester, and 46 from London; containing 66 houses aud 285 inhabitants. The church, Standing on a hill, is seen at a great d. stance. It is a rectory, value 18/. Is. 6d. WiGBoaoiiGH Little, a hamlet in the fore- WIG w i a going parish, and 1 mile distant therefrom, near Mersey isle; containing 10 houses and 75 inhabitants. Wiggenhall, the name of four adjoining parishes in the hundred ofFreebridge, .Marsh- land, Norfolk. St. German's lying on the east side of the Great Ouse, 4 miles from Lynn ; containing 92 houses and 44o inhabi- tant, and is a vicarage, rated at 6/ in the pa- tronage of the dean and chapter of Norwich. Wiggenhall St. Mary's, lying half a nule dis- tant, on the opposite side of the Ouse, on the road to Wisbeaeh; containing '24 houses and 221 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 12/. lQd. Wiggenhall St Peter's, lies half a mile south of St. German's, on the east side of the Ouse, 41 miles from Lynn; containing S houses and 5 i inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6'. in the patronage of the king. Wig- genhall St. Mary Magdalen lies on the oppo- site side of the Ouse, 6 miles from Lynn; containing 49 houses and 368 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5'. 15*. 1(W. Wigginholt, a parish in the hundred of West Easewrith, rape of Arundel. Sussex, 5 miles from Pet-worth, and 5 1 from London ; containing 5 houses and 42 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 4^. 4f/. united with Gre- thani. Wigginton, a township and chapelry in the parish of Tring, hundred of Dacorum, Herts, l mile from Tring, ami 31 from Lon- don ; containing 62 houses and 330 inhabi- tants. Wigginton, a parish in the hundred of Eloxham, Oxford, 5 miles from Deddington, and 72 from London; containing 43 houses and 192 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 17/. 2s. 8& Wigginton, a township and chapelry in the parish of Tamworth, situated partly in the hundred of Oiliow, Stafford, and partly in that of Hiiiitujgford, Warwick ; containing in Staf- fordshire 137 houses and 671 inhabitants, ex- clusive of 219 inhabitants in Warwick, not returned to government. Wigginton, a parish in Buhner wapentake, north riding of York, 4^ miles from York, and 204 from London; containing 42 houses and 260 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 14/. 13* 4.Y. in the patronage of the king. Wic.Gt.F.s worth, a township in the parish of Long Preston, wapentake of Staincliff and Kwcross, west riding of York, 4 miles from Settle, and230 from London; containing 56 houses and 371 inhabitants. Wiggold, a hamlet in the parish of Ciren- cester, hundred of Crowthorue. Gloucester. Wiggonby, a township in the parish of Aikton, Cumberland ward, Cumberland, 3 miles from Wigton, and 3(7 from London; containing 32 houses and 127 inhabitants. Wighul, a parish in the liberty of the Ainstey, of the city of York, situated on a rising ground near the river Wharfe, Hh miles from Tadcastcr, and 192 from London ; con- taining 31 bouses and '21 6 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. 3s. 6d. WrcHOL'GH, a hamlet in the parish of Malpas, hundred of Hroxlow, Cheshire, adjoining Malpas, and 165 miles from Lon- don; containing 3 houses and 19 inhabit- ants. Wight, Isle or, lying on the coast of Hampshire, from which ir is separated by a channel, varying in breadth from 2 to 7 miles. Its fur. n is that of an irregular lozenge, measuring about -^1 miles from the eastern to the western angle, and 13 from the northern to the southern, being 60 miles in circumference; containing an area of 100,000 square acres, of which quantity 75,000 acres may be reckoned in a course oi tillage, and 20,000 in pasturage. It is di- vined into two hundreds, called East and West Medina; 5V parisbe >; 3 boroughs, Newport, Newtown, and Yarmouth ; the Whole containing tx^PS hou cs and 22097 inhabitants, viz. 10,824 males and 11,273 females; of whom 2409 were returned as being employed in various trades, and 43", 7 in agri- culture. Its principal river is the Medina, which gives name to its hundreds, and so cal.ed from its dividing the island into two nearly equal parts ; there arc two other small streams, called the Yar and tlie Wootton, The face of the country is beau- tifully diversified, and the whole extremely fertile. The basis of the island is a close black clay, extremely firm, and when ex- posed to the air, becomes hard enough to make whetstones ; the higher parts of the island are composed of a vast mass of calcareous matter, and it produces chalk, which is used as manure. The chief grains cultivated, are wheat, barley, oats, p. as. and beans; the wheat produced in toe. southern p/. Vs. 9d. in the patron- age of the Haberdasher's company and the governors of Christ's Hospital, alter- nately. WjfiSTnx, LiTTf.E, a hamlet in the parish of Claybrook, hundred of Guthlaxton, Leicester, 5 miles from Lutterworth, and 88 from London ; on the borders of Warwick. Wigtoft, a parish m the hundred of Kirton, division of Holland, Lincoln, 5 miles from Boston, and 112 from London; containing 103 bouses and 536 inhabitants. — It is a viaarage, value 11/. 5 r . in the pa- tronage of the bishop of Lincoln. WrcroN, a market town and parish in Cumberland ward, Cumberland, 12 miles from Carlisle, and 305 from London; cpn- taining 562 houses and 'J744 inhabit;. n's. — The church and many of the buildings h: ve been erected ne?r the ruins of an anc ; ent Roman work, calledCorrZ.ro/. Market on Tuesday ; and it has a fair, on the 25th of March It is a vicarage, value IT/. 1.9a in the patronage of the bishop of Carlisle. Wigton, a township in the parish of Warewood, Skyrack wapentake, west riding •f Yoik, 6 miles from Leeds, andl98f!om London; containing 24 houses and 124 inha- bitants. Wigton, a royal borough in the shire of Wigton, Scotland, situated on the. side of a loll near the mouth of the river Dadeuocb, 7 miles from Newton Duuglas; containing 274 bouses and 1475 inhabitants. It is a port of the customs, ompreheriding the Creeks ofWiptonshirts from the Mull of Gal- loway, to the mouth of the river Dee. It is governed by a provost, 2 bailies, and 12 counsellors, and unites with Whithorn, Stranraer, and New Galloway, in sending a member to the British parliament. WiGTOXSH-iRE, sometimes called West Galloway, Scotland, is bounded on the south-east by the bay of the same name, which separates it from Kirkcudbright; on t he south and west by the ocean ; and on the north by Ayrshire; being about 30 miles long and 12 broad. It contains three royal boroughs, viz. Wigton, Stranraer, and Whithorn ; and 1 7 parishes ; contaiuinc46fi0 bouses and 22.918 inhabitants, viz. 10,570 males, andl2,34S females, of whom 18 15* were returned as being employed in trade, and 6995 in agriculture. The coast is tolerably fertile, but agricultural improvements are yet in their infancy. The interior and northern parts are barren and hilly, fit only for pasturage, and it has no river of any size except the Luce, which falls into the bay of Luce and Cree. Wikb, a township in the parish of Bir- stall, Morley wapentake, west riding of York, 44 miles from Halifax, and 199 from London-; containing 199 bouses a;.d 9S5 in- habitants. Wike, a hamlet in the parish of Hare- wood, Skyrack wapentake, west riding of York, 7 miles from Leeds, and 198 from London; containing 12 houses and 59 inha- bitants. Wiibabston, a parish in the hundred of Corby, Northampton, 4| miles from Mar- ket Harborousrh, and 80 from London ; con- taining ]77 houses and 755 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11. lis. Id. Wilberfoss, a parish in the division of Wilt in, Beacon wapentake of Harthill, east riding of York, 5 miles from Pocklington; containing 55 houses and 2S2 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Wu.BURTOx, a parish in the isle of Ely, Cambridge, 5^ miles from Ely, and 62 from London; containing 48 houses and 301 inha- bitants. It is a curacy, in the patronage of the archdeacon of Ely. Wilby, a parish in the hundred of Shrop- ham, Norfolk, 2 miles from Hading, and 95 from London ; containing 12 houses and 95 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 4$. 7in Nottingham, and 122 from London; containing 98 houses and 478 n habitants. It is a rectory, value 18/. 17*. 6/. Wilksbv, a parish united with Wood En- derby, in the wapentake of Horncastle, Lindsey division, Lincoln, 3 miles from Horncastle, and 156 from London ; contain- ing 9 houses and 54 inhabitants. Willand, a parish in the hundred of Hal- berton, Devon, 2 miles from Collumpton, and 160 from London; containing 50 houses and 255 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value ?/. 10*. 5.'. Wjllaston, a township in the parish of Great Neston, hundred of Wirrall, Chester, 4 miles from Parkgate, and 9 from Chester ; containing 32 houses and 196 inhabitants. Wii.laston, a township in the parish and hundred of Nantwicb, Chester, near Nant- wich, and 164 miles from London. Willbraiiam, Great, a parish in the hun- dred ©f Staine, Cambridge, 6 miles from Cambridge, and 56 from London; contain- ing 55 houses and 354 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 11/. 18s. 4d. Willbraham, Little, another parish in the same hundred, Cambridge, | mile dis- tant from the foregoing ; containing 34 houses and 183 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 16s. Sd. in the patronage of Corpus Christi college, Cambridge. WiLf.EN, a parish in the hundred of New- port, Bucks, 14 mile from Newport Pagnel, and 49 from London; containing 15 houses and 97 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 3/. 10f. Willenhail, a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Stoke, hundred of Knightlow, Warwick, 2 miles from Coventry, and 894. from London; containing 22 houses and 126 inhabitants. Wimerby, a parish in Dickering lythe, east riding of York, near Scarborough ; con taining 4 houses and 29 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value £>/. 7d. and the patron is the king. AVilibrby, a hamlet in the parish of Kirk- WIL Ella, liberties of Hull, east riding of York. Willersev, a parish in the hundred of K'tftsgate, Gloucester, 3 miles from Camp-* den, and 93 from London ; containing 53 houses and 27 5 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 2s. tid. Wn lerslky, a parish in the hundred of Stretford, Hereford, 13 miles from Hereford, and l-i8 from London ; the population of which was omitted to be returned. It is a rectory, value 31. 6s. 81. Willesdos, a pari.-diin the hundred of O.i- sulton, Middlesex, situated between Pai- dingtonand Harrow on the Hill, 8 miles from London ; containing 92 houses and 751 inha- bitants. It is a vicarage, value 14/. in th« patronage of the dean and chapter of St. Paul's, with Twyford chapel annexed. WiLLEsr.EY, a parish in the hundred of Repton and Gressley, Derby, 24 miles from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and 117 from London; containing 9 houses and 62 inhabitants. It is a curacy. WiiLG", a hamV-t in the parish of Lyn- gen, hundred of Wigmore, Hereford, 3 miles from Presteigne, and \5"! from London ; containing 18 houses and 102 inhabitants. Willey a parish in the liberties of Wen- lock franchise, Salop, 4 miles from Wen- lock, and 143 from London; containing 27 houses and 163 inhabitants, ltisa rectory, value 51. 6s. 3d. W n. lev, a parish in the hundred of Knightlow, Warwick, situated on the old Roman road, called Watiing-Street, 3 mile* from Lutterworth, and 87 from London ; containing 23 houses and 111 inhabitants. It is a rectory, rated at 8/. 6s. 6%d. in the patronage of the king. Willhampstead, a parish in the hundred of Redborns oke, Bedford, 3k miles front Bedford, and 464 from London; containing 84 housts and 477 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 9/. 9s. ?d. in the patronage of Sydney Sussex college, Cambridge. William Fort, in the shire of Inverness, Scotland, 45 miles from Inverary, on Loch Eil. It is of a triangular form, with two bastions, mounting 15 pieces of cannon, be- sides mortars. It is garrisoned by a gover- nor, fort-major, and a company of invalids. The neighbouring village is called Mary- burgh, which see. Williamscot, a hamlet in the parish of Wardington, hundred of Banbury, Oxford. 4£ miles from Banbury, and 73 from Lon- don ; containing 42 houses and 191 inha- bitants. Willian, a parish in the hundred of Broadwater, Herts, 3 miles from Baldock, and 344. from London ; containing 31 houses and 176 inhabitants. Itisa vicarage, value 5/. Willingale Doe, a parish in the hundred of Dunmow, Essex, 3 miles from Oiif^ar, and 27 from London; containing 61 house* and 335 inhabitants, ltisa rectory, value 16/. Willincale Spain, another parish m the szme hundred, adjoining thereto ; contain- W I L inp 26 hotisrs and 146 inhabitants. Roth the churches stand in the sa'tne clrirch-yard. It h> a rectory, value 7/. 1 3* 4 Hw/fU. 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WI L W 1 L and Litchttrch, Derby, 7 miles from Derby, scbooT, for the clothing, educating, an- aud 120 from London ; containing 108 bouses premicing 24 boys: there is also a charity ami JibO inhabitants. of 30/. per annum, for marriage nor. ions, to Wilne, a hamlet in the parish of Congh- young women natives of the town; besides ton, hundred of Barlichway, Warwick, near several smaller charitie. During the time of Alcester. the Saxons, Wilton was the see of a bishop, Wii.nf.cote, a township in the parish of created by Edward the Elder, out of the d'HV Tamworth, hundred of Hemlingford, War- cese of Sherborne. It lias now a market on wick, near Tamworth; containing 97 houses Wednesday, ami its fairs ate 4th May,for catlie and 424 inhabitants. and sheep, and 12th September, for sheep Wilpshirc, a township in the parish and and horses. Wilton hoxtuf, the seat, of the hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, near carl of Pembroke, is the most magnificent Blackburn; containing 63 houses and 275 house in the comity ; it was begun on the ru- inhabitants. ins of a sequestered abbey, in the latter end Wilsden, a township in the parish of of the reign of Henry VIII. but not finished Bradford, Morley wapentake, west riding of till many years after; the greater part of it York, near Bradford, and 197 miles from was finished under the direction of Inigo London; containing 189 houses and 913 in- Jones. The river Willey is formed into a habitants. canal before the house, and lies parallel with Wilsford, a parish in the hundred of the road. In the court before the front, Winnibrigg and Threw, Lincolnshire, 3 is a column of white Egyptian granite, miles from Sleaford, and 116 from London; on the top of which is a statue of Venus, containing 60 houses and 251 inhabitants, brought from the mins 6f ancient Rome. In It is a rectory, value 10/. the front of the house is also a statue, of Wilsford, a parish in the hundred of Swan- black marble, representing one of the Per- borough, Wilts, 5 miles from Market Laving- sian kings. The whole of the avenues, stair- ton, and 80 from London ; containing 35 cases, and chambers, are ornamented with houses and 224 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, most curious statues, vases, and antiques, value 13/. Kb. belonging to the prebend collected from all parts of the world, and thereof in Salisbury cathedral. paintings by the most celebrated English Wilsford, a parish united with Woodford, and foreign artists. The furniture is the in the hundred of Underditeh, Wilts, 6 miles most magnificent that could be procured, from Salisbury, and 86 from London ; con- being the production of eminent masters in taining 23 houses and 99 inhabitants; sculpture and painting. In short, a brief Wilston, a township in the parish of Put- detail of the whole would furnish a volume of tenham, hundred of Dacorum, Herts, 2§ itself. Here sir Philip Sidney wrote his Ar- miles from Tring, and 34 from London ; con- cadia. The living is a rectory, value 1 -21. V6 , taining 61 houses and 276 inhabitants. 3d. in the patronage of the earl of Pembroke, Wilton, a parish in the hundred of Grim- with Netherhampton, Boulbridge, and Ditch- shoe, Norfolk, 3 miles from Brandon, and 80 ampton chapels annexed. from London; containing, including the Wilton, a township in the parish of united parish of Hoekwold, 132 houses arid Ellerburn, Pickering lythe, north riding 616 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 61. of York, 4 miles from Pickering, and 7*. 6rf. in the patronage of Gonviland Cains 225 from London ; containing 29 houses and college, Cambridge, united with Hoekwold. 186 inhabitants. Wilton, a parish in the hundred of Taun- Wilton, a parish in Langborough warien- ton Dean, Somerset, near Taunton, and 145 take, north riding of York, 5 miles from Qis- miles from London; containing 68 houses borough, and 256 from London; contain- and 331 inhabitants. ing 67 houses and 328 inhabitants. It is a WitTON, a borough, market town, and pa- curacy, rish, in the hundred of Branch and Dole, Wlt.ton, a parish in the shire of Rox- Wilts, situated on the river Willy, 3 miles burgh, Scotland, situated halfway between from Salisbury, and 83 from London ; con- Jedburgh and Hawick ; containing 256 taining 344 houses and 2 144 inhabitants, a houses and 1307 inhabitants; noted for its- considerable number of whom are employed manufacture of Scotch carpeting, in the carpet and clothing manufactures, for Wilstrop, a hamlet in the parish of the former of which it has long been parti- Kirkhauunerton, in the Ainstey of York, cularly noted. It is recorded by Leland, to 7 miles from York, and 206 from Lon- have had 12 parish churches ; hut although don; containing 15 houses and 92 inha- this has been doubted by other historians, it bitants. was certainly aiuch more considerable before Wn.STP.or-, or Wilsthor-pk, a hamlet in the the great we3tern road was turned through parish of Bridlington, Dickering lythe, east Salisbury, and the demolition of its religious riding of York, 3 miles frcm Bridlington; the houses. At present it is the county town, population of which Was returned included and sends twomembersto parliament, chosen with Hildtrihorpe. by the mayor and burgesses. The corpora- Wiltshire, an inland county of England., tion consists of a mayor, recorder, and five bounded on the north by Gloucestershire; aldermen, &e. It has a well-endowed free- on the east by Berks-hire and Hampshire J WI L WIM •n the south by Dorsetshire ; an'] on the west by Somersetshire and Gloucestershire. Its form is oval, being about j-t miles long, and 34 broad, the area of the county being 1283 square statue mile*, equal to 821,120 square acres, of which 150,000 acres are supposed tf> be arable, and 250,000 pasturage. Wilt- shire is divided into '28 humiieds, viz. Al- derbury, Amesbury, Bradford, Branch and Dole, C.'alne, Cawden, Chalk, Chippenham, Damerham North and South, Downton, Dun- worth, Elstub and Everley, Frusttield, Heitsbury, Highworth, Kiugsbridge, Kin- iv a ids tone, Malmsbury, Mere, Melksham, Pottern and Canning, Ramsbury, Selkley, Swan borough, Underditch, Warminster, Westbury and Whorlesdown ; containing one city, Salisbury ; 15 boroughs, Bedwin, Calne, Chippenham, Cricklade, Devizes, Downton Heytesbury. Hindon, Ludgershall, Malmsbury, Marlborough, Sarum, West- bury, Wilton and Wooton Basset, and 8 other market-towns, viz. Amesbury, Brad- ford, Highworth, Market Lavington, Mere, Swindon, Trowbridge and Warminster, the whole containing 304 parishes, 29,462 houses inhabited by 185,107 persons, viz. 87,3S8 males, and 97,727 females, of whom 30,422 were returned as being employed in trade, handicrafts and manufacture, and 53,517 in agriculture. Wiltshire lies in the province of Canterbury, and diocese of Salisbury, and .is included in the western circuit; ■mount of money raised for the maintenance of the poor in 1803, 148,661/. being at the rate of 4s. 7 £,.-/. in the pound; total amount of assessment tinder the property tax, 1806, 1,821,783/., and the average scale of morta- lity, from the registered burials of 10 years, appears to have been as 1 to 56 of the e.x- i-ting population. Its principal rivers are the Thames, the Upper and Lower Avon, the Bouin, the Willy, Nadder and Kennet. The Thames waters only a small part of the northern extremity; the Upper Avon rises near Devizes, and passes Salisbury into Hampshire ; the Lower Avon rises to the north west of Malrnsbury, on the borders of Gloucester, passing Chippenham and Brad- ford, and enters Somersetshire ; the Bourn rises near Great Bedwiu, and joins the Up- per Ayon, near Salisbury ; the Will}- rises near Warminster, and also falls into the Avon; the Nadder rises near Shat'tsbury, aud falls into the Willy at Wilton, a;. 1 the Kennet rises near Abury, passing Marlbo- rough into Berkshire at Hungerford. The southern part of the county, comprehends those chalk bills, called Wiltshire Downs, mostly divided into arable land and sheep walks. The Downs may again be divided into two principal sub-divisions, called Sa- lisbury Plain, and Marlborough Downs; containing nearly 500,000 acres. The soil is chiefly chalk and flint, intermixed with a chalky loam ; but there are sonic very sin- gular sand veins running through a large portion of this district; the climate of these Downs is well known for its coldness and keenness. In this part of the county it is computed that there is annually bred, at least 150,000 lambs, and that the sumin stock of sheep, including lambs, is 500,000. The large white long eared pig, peculiar t this district, has long procured this county its deserved character for excellent bacon The soil of the northern district is not so uniform as that of the southern ; the greater proportion of it is a loose irregular mass of flat broken stenes, called Corngrate, and often serves for slates to cover houses; the soil above this is chiefly a reddish calca- reous loam, with intervening veins of blue clay. Brandon forest, between Cricklade and Malmsbury, is composed of iron clay, to the very surface. The cheese of this district was for many years sold in the London markets, by the name of Glouces- ter cheese, but it is now found even superior to that of Gloucester, and is well known by the name of North Wiltshire. The manu- factures are those of superfine broad cloth, fustians, thicksets, bed-ticking and carpet- ing. There are in this county a number of ancient camps, and 3 Roman roads. The county sends 34 members to parliament. For its antiquities see Abury, Silbiry, Stone- hence, &c. Wiltshorpe, a hamlet in the parish of Gretfurd, hundred of Ness, and division of Kesteveh, Lincoln, 5\ miles from Market Deeping and 94 from London; containing 14 houses and 80 inhabitants. Wily, a parish in the hundred of Branch aud Dole, Wilts, near Amesbury and 80 miles from London ; containing C8 houses and 352 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 21/. 14f. 2i/. in the patronage of the arch- bishop of Canterbury. Wimbish, a parish in the hundred of Ut- tlesford, Essex, 3 miles from Saffron WaMon and 45 from London ; containing 133 houses and 709 inhabitants. The rec- tory rated at 12/. is a sinecure, and the vicarage rated at 8'. with Thundersley an- nexed, is in the patronage of the rector. WitfBLiDON, a parish in the hundred of Brixton, Surry, 7 miles from London; con- taining 250 houses and 1591 inhabitants. Its church is a new building of the Grecian stile, erected at the sole expence of the in- habitants i 'except the chancel) in 1783; at one comer of the church-yard is a sepulchre of brick and stone, for the family of the noted Benjamin Bond Hopkins, esq. Wimble- don Common, which joins to that of Put- ney, is about a mile square, and was form- erly noted for robberies ; it has now many handsc.me residences around it. Earl Spen- cer has a handsome mansion here: the original house was built by the son of the lord treasurer Burleigh in 1588, and after- wards rebuilt by Sarah duchess of Marlbo- rough, but it was burnt down in 1785. The park and grounds are laid out in great taste, containing an area of 1200 acres. On this common is a well, the water of which is never known to freeze. The living is a rec- tory, value 35/. 2s. lid, in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Worcester. W I M WIN Wivibleton, a township in the parish of Kirkdale, Rydal wapentake, north riding of York, near Helmsley and 220 miles from London; containing 41 lipases and 220 in- habitants. WimblingtoW, a hamlet in the parish of Doddmgtoft, Isle of Ely, Cambridge, 3^ miles from March and 78 from London ; containing 97 houses and 557 inhabitants: Wimboldesley. See Welmslow, Chester, Wimborn, All Saints and St. Giles, two united parishes adjoining each other, in the hundred of Knowlton, and division of Shas- ton Dorset, situated on the. river Allen, 2 miles from Cranborn and 95 from London-; containing 68 houses and 550 inhabitants. This parish although so small has a large alms-house. Near the church is the mag- nificent seat of the earl of Sbaftsbury, who has the patronage of the rectory, rated at ».'. 9s. 4/. Wimborn Minster, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Badbury, and divi- sion of Shaston Dorset, situa'ed between the rivers Stour and Ailen, over each of which, it has a bridge, and is 6f miles from Poole and 100 from London. Its name is derived from its ancient minster or abbey ; it contains 647 houses and 3039 inhabitants, viz. 1392 malts and 1647 females, a few of whom are employed in a woollen manufac- ture, but not ofany consequence. The min- ster is a venerable Norman-Gothic structure, having a line tower in the middle, with ano- ther at the west-end. The middle tower had formerly a spire, which is recorded to have been as high as that of Salisbury. The choir of the church has 14 stalls, and tiil of late years had cathedral service performed regulariy on Saturdays, and all holidays. The church is now served by three ministers chosen by the corporation, and the town is governed by two bailiffs ; king Etheldrcd who was--! a in in battle by the Danes, is said to have been buried in the Church ; !>er« is a gram- mar-school, founded by MargaretCouitessof Richmond, mother of Henry VH. ami aug- mented by queen Elizabeth. The town has many considerable charitable donations. Market on Friday, and its fairs aie, the Friday in Raster week, 2'Jih June and 3lst August, and a cattle market beginning on Good Friday, and lasting 7 weeks. It is a rectory, value 12/. 13>. 4./. in the patronage of the earl of Shaftesbury. V.'imbotsh AW, a parish in the hundred of Clackclose, Norfolk, l| mile fre.n Down- ham and 8.5 from London; containing 50 bouses and 260 inhabitants. It is. a rectory, value 5'. 6*. 8c/. Wimkswould, a parish in the hundred of East Goscote, Leicester -ij miles from Loughborough and 1 10 from London; con- taining 176 houses and 7S3 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9''. in the patronage of Trinity college, Cambridge. Wimingswold. See Womf.nswold, Kent. WiMMfNCTOB, a parish in the hundred of Wiiley, Bedford, 12 miles from Bedfdrd and 62 from London ; containing 36 bouses an J 225 inhabitants. it is a rectory, value 10/. Wimpolf, a parish in the hundred of Wetherley, Cambridge, 4 miles from Cax- ton and 4J from London; containing 47 houses and 324 inha'ui r ants ; here is a seat of the earl of Hard wick, originally budt by the earl of Radnor, the park and grounds extend upwards of 3 miles. It is a rect«.y, value IS/. Wimpstov, a hamlet in the pariah of Whitchurch, hundred of Kington, Warwick, 4§ miles from Stratford-on-Avon. Winandermkke, or Windermere, a pa- rish in Kendal ward, Westmorelehd, taking its name from a noted lake of the same name, lying ou the western border- of the county, at the foot of the Furness fells, and comprehends the 3 townships of Apple- thwaite, TroutbeckJJadermilbeck, and a part of Ambleside ; the whole containing lj'O inhabitants, with the hamlet of Bowness, in- cluded in Undermilbeck, which see. This lake is about 15 miles long, and 1 broad, having very winding shores, being from 90 to 22? feet deep. It abounds with excellent fish, but is particularly noted for its delicate char. The tithe of fish belongs to the rec- tor of the parish, who has a pleasure boat ou the lake, and takes a line from eat: li boat in- stead of tithe in kind. There are several little islands in the lake, in the largest of which stood an old fabric, called Holmes house, now pi ! -d down, and a curious edi- fice has been rebuilt in its place. It is a rec- tory, value 24/. fi*. 8./. — Housman's Tour t» the Lakes. WiscAKrOH, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Ferris Norton, Somerset, 7 miles from Mere and 103 from London; containing 37ti houses and 1773 inhabitants, of whom a considerable number are employ- ed in tiie manufacture of ticking and dow- las. The church is a neat square tower, containing 6 bells. It has a market on Wed- nesday, and its fairs are Easter Tuesday, an 1 -29th September. It is a curacy. Wiscebv, a parish in the hundred of Hill, Liud-ay division, Lincoln, 5 miles from Horncastle ; containing 6 houses and 44 inhabitants ; this place is memorable for a desperate battle fought here in 1643, be- tween the forces of Cromwell and the Royalists, under Sir Ingram Hopton, who was slain, and interred in the church. It is a rectory, value 6/. 0>. Zrf. and is in the pa- tronage of the crown. Winch, East, a parish in the hundred of Froebridge Lynn, No folk, 6 rube- iron Lynn, and 90§. from London; containing 23 hon «s and 224 inhabitants. It is a vicaragr, values'.. Winch, West, another parish in the same handled of Norfolk, situated near the r.vet Yar, 3 miles from Lynn, and 93 from '. m- don ; containing 31 houses and 210 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 9 . and the patron is the king. Winc.'am, a ham'et fn the pari<] Budworth, hundred of near Northwich, and ) To miles I don; containing 45 bouses a:jJ 3ul uiua- bitants. \VI N WIN Wincimw. See Wiksham, Somerset. Wimchcuube, a market town and parish in the hundred of Kiftsgate, Gloucester, sir •bated at the source of a small brook that fid Is inio tiie Avon, anion.,'- the Cotswold- Iiills, 6 miles from Cheltenham, and &5§ from London; containing 283 hou-es and 1256 inhabitants. This is a town of great an- tiquity, and was once deemed a county of itself, enjoying peculiar privileges. Tue frouses are in general well-built, but the Church is the principal building deserving notice; it is a noble Gothic structure, with a toner at the west end, and contains Several handsome monuments. In the 8t'u century, K.euulph, king of Mercia, founded a benedictine monastery here ; there are 3 charity-schools, and an alms-house. — The town (or borough as it is called) is go- verned by two bailiffs, chosen annually. — Until the reign of Charles II, this place was noted for its plantations of tobacco, litre is a bank, and a market on Saturday ; and its fairs arc the last Saturday in March, the 6tb Mdy, and 28th July, chiefly for horses. It is a vicarage, value 18/. with Gretton and Green chapels annexed. WiNciir.r.su.A, a borough, market town and parish, in the hundied of Guestling, rape of Hastings, Sussex,. 2 miles from Rye, 7 from Hastings, and 67 fiom London; con-, taiuing 105 houses and 627 inhabitants, — It has only one parish church, although it is supposed to have had anciently no le>s than 18, hes'de a large and spacious harbour about 2 mites distant, the whole of which was swallowed up by the sea in a tempest. That part of Old Wiuchelsea which was not swallov.ed up, is now a marsh. The new town which was erected by Edward I. and made one of the cinque ports, was originally encompassed by a wall and the stone works of three of the gates are still standing; but after the. town was devas- tated by the French and Spaniards, and the sea leaving it, it soon fell to decay; so that itpresents little more than the skeleton of a town ; and out of its three new churches, the chancel of St. Thomas, is now the only one in use. In various parts of the town are spacious stone vaults, and the ruins of ex- tensive buildings. .Ab'jut 2 miles to the northwest, are the ruins of a castle called Camber, built by Henry VIII. in 133, at the expence of 2:3,000/. it is circular and faced with square stones, with a large tower serving for a keep, surrounded by seve- ral snialler ones connected by short curtains. The corporation is entitled to consist of a mayor, and 12 jurats, but this body seldom exceeds 4 or 5 ; audit returns 2 members to parliament, chosen by the corporation and freemen; the number of voters about 40, and the returning officer, the mayor. The streets stand at right angles, and are divided into 32 quarters. It has a trilling maiket on Saturday; and a fair on the 14th May. — The living is a rectory, value 6/. 13j. 4a'.— Lat. 50. 55. 28, Long. 42, 37. East VTinCHendon, Lower, a parish in the hundred of \shenden, Bucks, 5 miles from Aylesbury, and 45 from London ; contain- ing 33 houses and 244 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, not in charge. Wis. hendon, Uppeii, another parish in the same hundred, and 1 mile from the pre- ceding, near Aylesbury; containing 35 houses and 206 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value It. \7s. Id. Winchester, City of, in Hampshire, si-j tuated on the banks of the river Itchin, 17 miles from Basingstoke, 11 from South- ampton, and 62 from London. It contains 791 Louses and 5826 inhabitants, viz. 2767 males and 3059 females ; of whom 855 were returnt .; as being employed in various trades. Mist of the buildings have an appearance of antiquity, and the streets are broad and remarkably clean. It is about £ mile long from east to west; about 1^ mile in eom- pas-; and contains 8 churches, exclusive of St. Bartholomew's at Hyde. The present cathedral was began in the 11th century, by bishop Walkelyn, but was in part rebuilt by bishop Wickham, in 1394. The choir under the tower, was vaulted in the reign of Charles I. The length of this magnilicent fabric, is 545 feet ; including the chapel of our lady, 54 feet, and the choir 136. The height of the tower is 158 feet, but it appears from the abrupt manner of its termination, never to have been linished. The altar screen is thought by many even supe- rior to that of St. Albau's. The entrance into the choir is by a noble flight of steps, the breadth of the middle aile. On each side of the great arch of the entrance are recesses, wherein are placed the statues of king James and Charles 1. cast in copper. The cross from north to south, is divided from the choir by wooden partitions, carried up to a vast height. The stalls in the choir are of line Gothic workmanship, but the bishop's throne is inferior to the rest. The stone screen where the high altar is placed, is a neat and delicate piece of Gothic work ; but the niches formerly ornamented with images, have now only urns placed therein. At the west end of the church is a painted window, representing the history of the Old Testament, but much defaced. At the east end is also a window with paintings representing the Virgin Mary, the Son a:id the Father. For many years this church was the place for the coronation of our kings. The east end of the Church is terminated by 3 chapels; that on the south is called Bishop Langton's chapel, of curious carved work, containing several elegant tombs. In the centre is the chapel of our lady, in which prayers are read every uiorning at six o'clock. In this chapel king Bhilip and queen Mary were married. The new college of this city, was founded by William of Wickham, the warden whereof is appointed by New College, Oxford, also erected by the same pious founder. The building consists of two large courts, con- W IN WI N tuning suits of apartments for the warden, 10 fellows, 70 scholars, 3 chaplains, six choristers, masters, &c. in the centre is an elegant chapel ; in the second court are the schools, and a long cloister and enclosures for the diversions of the scholars. In the middle of the cloisters is the library, a strong stone building. Over the door of the school, is a statue of the founder. Contiguous to the college on the west, is a spacious qua- drangular building-, forming a detached school for commoners, or gentlemen not on the foi ndation ; where they live in a colle- giate manner, under the immediate care of the head master. The college, chapel, and .school, were completely repaired in 1795. — The mother church of Winchester, is St. La'-orencc ; it consists of one large aile, with a lofty square tower, containing 5 hells. — St. Thomas'* is an ancient structure, consisting of 2 ailes, divided by round pillars of the Gothic order ; the tower is a low or- dinary building. St. Maurice's was origin- ally a priory, and consists of two ailes, one of which is very spacious ; the tower is strong. St. MkhaePs, is a low and ancient building, tiled, having two good good ailes, and a tower containing five bells. St. Swithin's, is erected over a postern called Kingsgate, and consists of a large neat room, ascended to by a stoue stair- case. St. Voter's ChecsehVl, consists of 2 ailes, of different sizes, both neat but plain ; it has a tower, containing 3 bells. St. John's at hill, is divided into three ailes b} r round Gothic pillars; the tower is remarkably strong, finished with a turret, containing a clock. St. Martin's JVinnull, was rebuilt in 1736, and consists of one aile, having a small tower at the west end, con- taining 1 bell. Near t'je cathedral is a col- lege or alms-house, founded by bishop Morlcy, in 1672, for 10 clergymen's widows. Christ's Hospital, commonly called the Flue Alms, was founded in 1706 ; besides which there are a number of private cha- rities, and three well-endowed charity- sehools. The public infirmary is a hand- some edifice, erected in 1759, the ascent to whim is by a noble flight of steps- In the High-street is a market-cross, having five steps round it; this place also serves for the fish market. . The town-hall, in the same street, is a handsome building, support- ed by Doric pillars, it is ornamented with a statue of queen Anne. In 1788, a new spacious county goal was erected on the Howardian plan, in the court of which is a neat chapel; there is also a Bridewell for the city, and another for the county ; the latter, erected in 1786. The theatre is a handsome structure, built in 1785. There is an annual well attended music meeting, held here in September, continuing for three •Hys, which closes with a ball. Winchester h.is alfo its winter assembly, concerts, balls, and every other fashionable amusement. The streets are well paved and lighted, un- deran act pasted in 1770; and a new and commodious market-bouse, was erected ja 1772. Here are two banking-houses. Win- chester by the Britons was called C'lerGivent, and after the Romans were settled here, is said to have become noted for its manu- factures of cloth and household linen; during the time of the Saxons, many of their kin.^s resided here. Athelbtan granted it the privilege of six mints, and m 660 it was erected into a bishopric, trans- ferred from Dorchester. Its ancient castle is supposed to have been bu It by king Arthur; in it William II. surnamed Ruftis, was crowned. During the civil wars it was mostly demolishad by the parliament forces, except the old hall, in which the assizes are still held ; in this also hangs what is deno- minated Arthur's round table, with the names of the knights thereou. On the site of the castle, a royal palace was begun, in 1633 ; the principal floor of which, is a noble range of apartments, and contains in all 160 chambers; this has often been occupied by prisoners of war, on their parole. Several monasteries and religious houses, were formerly in the suburbs of this city. The plague made great devasta- tions here, \* the years 941, 1348, and again in 1668; and at the west end of the town is an obelisk, having an inscription commemorative of those calamities. This city sends 2 members to parliament, chosen by the corporation and free burgesses. — Beyond the river Itchin, east, is a high hill, called St. Giles's, from an hospital whose ruins only are now visible. TLe markets are held on Wednesday and Saturday, and are well supplied with all kinds of provisions, poultry, fish, &c. Its fairs are the first Monday in Lent, and 24th October, held in the city; on the 2d August, held on Magdalen-hill ; 12th September, on St. Giles's hill. In the cathedral church of Winchester, there are 12 prebends, all in the gift of the bishop of Winchester. St. Lawrence's, is a rectory, value 6/. 5s. in the patronage of the king. St. Thomas's, a rectory, value 13/. 17s. Qd. united with St. Clement's. St. Maurice's, a rectory, value 7/. united withSt. Mary Calen- der. St. Michael's, a rectory, value 51. lis. 1 lei. united with St. Swithin's. St. Martin's, a rectory, value 5'. all in the patronage of the bishop of Winchester. St. Peter*s Cheese- hill is a rectory, value 14/. 9* 9 d. : and St. Swithin's, a rectory, value 6i. 6s. lOd. united with St. Michael's, both in the patron- age of the king.— Miiner's Hi ,tory of Winchester, Winchester, Old a hill in the tything ofWestMeon, where the Rom.uis are sup- posed to have had a camp. Winchfibld, a pari-h in the hundred and division of Odiham, Hants, 5 miles from Odiham, and 38 from London; containing 34 houses and 238 inhabitant** It is a rec- tory, value S.'. 16*. 10 J. 3 T WIN WIN WfNCKiEicii, a parish in the hundred of the same name, Devon, 6 miles from Hatherleigh, and 95 from London; con- taining 211 houses and 1914 inhabitants. WfScLE, a township and chapelry in the parish of Prestbury, hundred of Maceles- ficl \ Chester, 6 miles from Macclesfield, and 16*1 from London ; containing 65 houses and .'352 inhabitants. Winter, a hamlet in the parish of Lamp- lugh, Ailerdale ward above DerWent, Cum- berland, 5 miles from Whitehaven, and 302 from London ; containing 24 houses and 144 inhabitants. Windermere. Sec Wisandermere, West- moreland. Windte, a township in the parish of Pres- cott, hundred of West DeVby, Lancaster, near Prescott, and 198 miles from London; containing 618 houses and .'3252 inhabitants. WiNDt.ESHAM, a parish in the hundred of Woking, Surry, \ mile from Bagshot, and 26 from London, on the borders of Windsor Forest. Here the Abbot of Chertsey, in the reign of F.dward III. erected Hnok-mili, which conveys a donation of 8/. to the poor of the parish for ever. The living is a rectory, ▼alue 10/. 9s. 1.1. in the patronage of the king. WiNDtESTOs, a township in the parish o f St. Andrew's Auckland, Darlington ward Durham, 2 miles from Bishop Auckland, and 256 from London ; containing 36 houses and 196 inhabitants. Wind ley, a hamlet in the parish of Duf- field, hundred of Appletree, Derby, 4 miles from Derby, and 1:30 rom London ; con- taining 34 houses and 1S6 inhabitants. Winpridce, a hamlet in the parish of St. Stephen's, St. Alban's, hundred of Cashio, Herts, adjoining St. Alban's ; containing 40 houses and .'361 inhabitants. Windrcsii, a paiisb in the hundred of Slaughter, Gloucester, 5 miles from Burford, and 78 from London ; containing 58 houses and 317 inhabitants. Windrush, a river in Oxfordshire, which falls into the Thames, near Langworth. Windsor, New, a borough and market town, situated on the Thames, .2 miles from London ; it contains 507 houses and 3361 inhabitants, viz. 1458 nia'es and 1903 females. This town has belonged to the crown ever since the conquest, and has of late been much improved ; it contains se- veral good streets, some of them lying round the castle. The parish church is a spaciousbnilding, situatedinthe High-street; iii which also stands the Guildhall £>y Town- house, a neat structure, ejected in 16S6, sup- ported by columns and arches of Portland stone. On the north side is a statue of queen Anne, and on the south side, that of prince Ceoree of Denmark; the inside is adorned ■nVh the portraits of many royal personages. Windsor contains many handsome buildings, but its chief pride is its castle, which for w»ve ttiara 7(W years has been the favourite country residence of the Biitish Kings, ft was first erected by William the Conqueror, soon after the conquest, received additions from many of the succeeding monarchs ; and under Edward III. was almost entirely re- built: during the mischief and plunder of the civil wars, it became in some degree di- lapidated ; but it was restored to its ancient state and splendour by Charles II. This noble edifice is situated on a high hill, having a beautiful command of the Thames. On the declivity of the bill is a terrace, faced with a rarepart of free-stone, being 1870 feet long ; at the end of this walk is a gate leading into the parks, which are 4 miles in circumference, and surrounded by a brick Waif. The castle is divided into 2 courts or wards, with a large round tower or keep between them, the whole occupying about 12 acres of land; and having many batteries and towers for its defence. The upper court consists of a spacious square, bounded on the west by the round tower, on the north by the royal apartments, St. George's hall, and the royal chapel; and on the east and south, by the chambers ap- propriated for the prince of Wales and officers of state. In the centre of this square is an equestrian statue of king Charles II. in the habit of a Roman Cajsar; under- neath is a curious engine, to raise water for the castle. The keep or tower, is the lodg- ing of the constable or governor, built in the form of an amphitheatre, ascend- ed to by a flight of stone steps. Here is the guard-room or magazine for arms, curi- ously arranged. Over the chimney is caned in lime wood, the star and garter, encom- passed with daggers and pistols. The lower court is larger than the upper, and is di- vided into two parts by St. George's chape!, which stands in the middle, and is reckoned one of the finest Gothic structures of the kind in being; on the north side of this court are the houses and apartments of the dean and canons, and other officers; and on thewest side arc the houses of the poor knights of Windsor. These poor knights, 1 8 in number, nave a premium of 18/. per anu. and annually a gown of scarlet cloth, with a mantle of blue or purple cloth on the sleeve of which is embroidered the cross of St. George. The royal apart- ments are on the north side of the court, called the star building, from having the star and garter in gold on the outside. The en- trance is from the upper ward, through a handsome Vestibule, supported by pillars of the Ionic order, having antique bronze buatos in several niches. The grand stair- case consists of three flights of stone steps, twelve iu each flight. The ceiling is beau- tifully ornamented with paintings, ri cd and executed by sir James Thomhill, in the reigns of queen Anne and George I. The first room is called- the Suecn'i Guard Chamber, the ceiling ornamented with the figure of Britannia, in the person of queen Catherine, of Portugal, consort »f C ! W I N WIN It; Seated on a globe, bearing the arms of England and Portug-.il ; with many beau- tiful accompanying paintings J here is curi- ously disposed, a variety or' warlike instru- ments. The Stem's presence chamber} the ceilmg also represents queen Catherine, at- tended by 'be virtues, supported by Fame, bounding the happiness of Britain, &c. The Queen'* audience chamber ; On the. ceiling is also the Quern's person, as Britannia in a car, drawn by swans. The tapestry of this room is of a rich gold ground, made at Geb- lentz, and presented to Henry fill. The canopy is of velvet; here are also beautiful paintings by the most celebrated masters. On the" ceiling of the bail room, Charles II. is represented giving freedom to Europe; and the tapestry represent? the 18 months of the year. In this room is a large silver table. The Queen's drawing room, is beauti- fully decorated with paintings and hung with tapestry, representing the tseasons of the year. In Ms Sueen'i bed chamber, the ceiling represents the story of Endymiou and Diana, from Ovid. The state bed whs set up by order of her present Majesty, the inside is of ■white satin, and the curtains a pale green, beautifully embroidered ; it is said to have Cost 14,000/. The room of beauties, is so named, from being a collectionof portraits of the moat celebrated beauties in the reign of Charles II.; fourteen in number. The (£&m's dressing n,vm, is neatly fitted up, and hung with a tapestry of British manufacture ; belonging to this room is a closet, in which is depo- sited the banner of France, annually de- livered h«re '2d August, by the proxy of the duke of -Marlborough, and by which he holds Blenheim-house. In Sueen Elizabeth's nr the Picture Gallery, are several capital paintings, and it contains a curious amber cabinet, presented by the king of Prussia to queen Caroline. On the ceiling of the King's bed chamber, is a painting of Charles II. in the robes of the garter, under a canopy, supported by Time, Jupiter, and Neptune : the state bed is *>l rieh flowered velvet, ma- nufactured in Spitalfields, by order of qeeen Anne. The King's drawing-room, represents Charles II. in a triumphal car, drawn by the horses of the un, attended by fame, peace, &c. ; in other parts of the ceiling are the labours of Hercules. Here is also a magnificent glass of English manufacture, being 11 feet by six. On the ceiling of the King's public dining- room, is the banquet of the Gods. The carving of this room is most beautiful, representing fish, fowl, fruit, &c. done in lime wood. On the ceiling of the King's audience chamber, is represented the establishment of the protestant religion, in »he characters of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The canopy is of velvet, embroid- ered with gedd. The King's presence chamber, is ornamented with a portrait of Charles II. presented to tee four quarters of the world, Introduced by Neptune. In the King's guard- room, is a largemagaziueofaTus very enri* •usiy arranged, Ii«re ace vatious paintings of ties; &c. with a portrait of Charles XI. king of Sweden, on horseback. St. George's lull, is Set apart entirely to the honour of the mostillustriou I or lei of the garter. The centre of the ceiling is a large oval, wherein is represented Charles II. in the full uniform Of the order, attended by the three kingdoms, religion, peace, and various other figures; with the de.aces, and motto of the order. At the back of the sovereign's throne, is a painting of St. George en- countering the dragOn, and on the lower border is inscribed •' Yeniendo restitttit retd," alluding to kilig William, who is painted under a royal canopy, in the habit of the order, by sir Godfrey Kneller ; the ascent to the throne, is by five steps of marble. — ■ On the north side of the chamber, is a paint- ing of the triumph of Edward the black prince ; a>:d at the upper part of the hall, is a representation of Edward III. on his throne, receiving the kings of France and Scotland, captives. The length of this superb chamber, is 108 feet. The chapel of St. George, was o.-iginally a chapel dedicated to Edward the confessor, wherein Henry I. placed 8 secular priests, pensionaries. It was rebuilt by Edward 111. and established as a collegiate church, having a dean, 12 canons, 13 minor canons, 4 cleiks," 6 choristers, and 26 poor alms kniglus. This structure owes its present form to Edward IV. and its com- pletion to Henry VII. Here lie iutened und« r the -choir", the bodies of Henry VIII. and Jane Seym oar, Charles I. and a daugh- ter of queen Anne ; adjoining the »ast end, is a neat building erected by Henry VII. a bmial place for himself and successors ; a most sumptuous monument was afterwards erected here by Cardinal Wolsey, but he dying at Leicester, was there privately buried. Mass we believe is wrongly said to have been publickly performed in this chapel, by James II. ; certain however it is that the chapel laj r neglected until the reign of hispre- seuL .Majesty, when it underwent a complete repair, in l"79t) ; and it was adorned with rich carvings in wood, and received a new altar piece, org an, and gallery. The ceremonies of the ins taiiation of the knights of the garter, are performed in this chapel with great state and solemnity. In former times the new or knights elect, went in solemn and stately- procession to Windsor, attended by t-ieir friends, with their servants m the richest live- ries, and the procession of the knight* from their lodgings in the castle to the chapel, has sometimes been on horseback, but most frequently on foot, as is the custom at pre- sent. Windsor was made a free borough by Edward I. and sent members to parlia- ment in the 13th year of the same reign; which it has continued except an intermission from 1 1th of Edward III. unri! 25th of Henry VI. chosen by the inhabitants of the borough paying scot and lot The corporation con- sists of a mayor, 2 bailiffs, 23 burgesses, 13 of whom are called fellows or benchers of the Guildhall; and of these, 10 besides the 3 T a W I N ^Y I N Biayor and bailiffs, are styled aldermen. — A neat theatre baa been lately erected, but it is only opened during the vacations at Etou College. Here arc extensive 'arracks lor horse and foot soldiery. On tl.es 'iith side of this town is Windsor Great P^rk, well stocked with deer, 14 miles in circumfe- rence; the entrance is by a road culled the Long If'nti; near 3 miles in length, through a doable plantation of trees on each side, . lending to the Rangers Lodge ; on the north and east side of the castle, is the Little Park, about 1 miles in circumference ; Queen Elizabeth's Walk, herein is much fre- quented. At the entrance of this park is the Sueen't Lodge, of recent erection. This building s'ands on an easy ascent opposite the upper court, on the south side, and commands a beautiful prospect over the sur- rounding country. In front is a plot of grass, inclosed by iron palisadoe*. The gardens are elegant, and have been much enlarged by the addition of the gardens and bouse of the duke of Sr. Alban's, lately pur- chased by his Majesty. Winds' r Forest being a circuit of 56 miles, was originally formed for the exercise of the chace, by our ancient sovereigns; and this is also a favourite amusement of his present Majesty. The market is held on Saturday, in the area beneath the town- ball, and is well supplied with all kinds of provisions, fish, &c. Its fairs are Easter Tuesday, the 5th July, and 24th October. The living is a vicarage, value 15/. 13>. id. in the patronage of the. king. — History ond Antiquities of Windsor Castle, &, a parish in the hundred of in the patronage of Emanuel college, Cam- Bradford, Wilts 1 , 3 miles from Trowbridge, bridge. and 101 from London ; containing 54 houses Winsham, a parish in the hundradof Easf and 290 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value Kingsbury, Somerset, 1\ miles from Chard, 5/. 16.v. b.i. and 140 from Loudon ; containing 148 houses Winksl'eY, a township arid chlpelry in *ud 164 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value the parish nf Ripon, Claro wapentake, west 14/. 13*. 47. in the patronage ofthedeanof riding of York, 3 miles from Ripon, and Wells. 222 from London; containing 27 nou.es Winsuili., a township in the parish of and 144 inhabitants. Burton on Trent, hundred of Repton, and Winktox, a tything in the pari>h and Ciressley, Derby, \\ mile from Burton, and hundred of Christchurch, division of New- 126 from London; containing 57 houses fore-t, Hants, 2 miles from Christ-church, and 95 from London ; containing 193 houses and 9S2 inhabitants. Wikkton, a hamlet iu the parish of Peb- worth, hundred of Krftsgate, Gloucester. and 309 inhabitants. V. "insi.ade, a parish in the hundred and division of Basingstoke, Hants, 4 miles from Basingstoke, and 4S from London ; con- taining 16 houses and 135 inhabitants. It Wihiatos, a township and ehapelry in is a rectory, value 6/. 12*. li/. in the patron- the parish of Ryton, Chester ward, Durham, age of the duke of Bolton. 5 miles from Gateshead, and 280 from Lon- WinsLey, a hamlet in the parish and ban- don; containing 568 houses and 3021 inba- dred of Bradford, Wilts, 14: mile from bitants, of whom 1200 were returned as Bradford. being employed in various trades. Wimsley, a hamlet in the parish of Kir by Winmarleich, a township in the parish of Malzeard, Claro wapentake, west riding of Garstaug, hundred »f Amounderness, Lan- York, 4 miles from Ripon, and 226 from caster, 2 miles from Gars tang, and 229 from London ; containing 41 houses and 243 in- habitants. WlMNAtt, a parish in the hundred and di- vision of Fawley, Hants, near Winchester ; containing 15 houses and 80 inhabitants. It London; containing 27 houses and 144 in- habitants. Wimslow, a market town and parish in the hundred ofCotslow, Bucks, 5 miles from Buckingham, and 50 from London; con- taining 219 houses and 1101 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 51. in the patronage of the consists of principal streets neat and m II bishop of Winchester. built, and has a market on Tuesday, and its Winversu. a hamlet in the parish of fairs, 20th March, Holy Thursday, 21 t Hurst, hundred of Sonnins, Berks, 4 miles Aug. and 22d September, also the Thursday from Oakingham, and 32 from London ; con- before old Michaelmas day, and the succ, ed- taining 64 houses and 329 inhabitants. teg Thursday, being both statute fairs TM 3 t3 WIN living is a vicarage, value 117. Bs. lptf. in the patronage of the king. Winst.ow, a township in the parish of Bromyard, hundred of Broxasb, Hereford, 2-| miles from Bromyard, and 12S from London; containing 76 houses and 386 in- habitants. Winstant.ey, a township in the parish of Wigan, hundred of West Derby, Lancaster, 3 miles from Wigan, and 196 from London ; containing 117 houses and 631 inhabitants. Winster, a township and chapelry in the parishof Youlgrave, hundred of High Peake, Derby, 3 miles from Wirksworth, and 150 from London ; containing 190 houses and 753 inhabitants, the greater part of whom are employed in the neighbouring lead mines. Here is a small market on Saturday, and a fair on Easter Monday. Wisster, a hamlet in the township of TJndermilbeck, parish of Windermere, Ken- dal ward, Westmoreland, 6 miles from Kendal, and ^66 from London. Winston, a parish in Dariincton ward, Durham, 6k miles from Barnard Castle, and 240 from London; containing 59 houses and 307 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 91. ISs. l«f. in the patronage of the bishop of Durham. Winston, a hamlet in the parish of Bi- bury, hundred of Bradley, Gloucester, 6 miles from Cirencester, and 83 from Lon- don; containing 2? houses and 145 inha- bitants. Winston, a parish in- the hundred of Thredling, Suffolk, 10 miles from Ipswich, and 79 from London; containing 47 houses and 261 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value $/. 9&. 9d. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Ely. Winston*, a hamlet in the parish of Miserden, hundred of Bisley, Gloucester, 5 miles from Cirencester, and 84 from Lon- don ; containing 34 houses and 143 inha- bitants. Winterbourne, a hamlet and chapelry jn the parish of Cheveley, hundred of Fair- cross, Berks, 34 miles from Newbury, and 59 from London ; containing G4 bouses and 357 inhabitants. Winti KBOuaNE, a parish in the hundred of Langley, and Swinesbead, Gloucester, 6 miles from Bristol, and 117 from London; containing 246 houses and 1592 inhabitants. Fairs 29th June, and 28th October. It is a rectory, value 27/. 7s. 6..'. in the patronage of St. John's college, Oxford. Wintekbourne, Aubas, a parish in the hundred of Eggcrton, division of Bridport, Dorset, 5 miles from Dorchester, and 125 from London; containing 26 houses and 156 inhabitants.' About £ mile vest in the road from Dorchester are several stones placed in a circular form, from 3 to 7 f, ; .set, 3 miles from Dorchester containing 61 houses and 262 inhabitants. It was formerly a market town and had a pri- ory. It is a Pic rage, value 9/. 15.' in r;>e patronage of the bisjfiop of Salisbury. WiNTERBpiJR^s, Si EF.rr c rev a'parisb \a the hundred of Ugg ronih and division 6l Dorchester. Dorse, 3| nr'es from Dor- chester ; containing 25 houses and 4. ■ . habitants. It is a rectory, value II . 4s. Id', united with Winterbourne Abbas. 1 , 11th November. Winterbourne, Whitchurch, a^pai i the hundred of Coombsditch, and db f Blandford. Dorset, 5 miles from B and 108^ fromu/mdon ; containing . - and 430 inhabitants. It isa vicarage 11. \6s. I0rf. In the patronage of the I i of Salisbury, Winterbourne, Dantsiy, a parish in the hundred of A derbury, Wilts, 4 miles from Salisbury, and 84 (ioyn London; near river Avon; containing 26 houses and 128 inhabitants. It is a donative tmder the pre, bend of Chute, in Salisbury cathedral. WrNTEnaocRNE, F..: i . , Lt er j.r.rislj in the same hundred, Wilts, k mile distant from the preceding, contai'> uses and lf9 inhabitants. Itisacui ■ longing to the prebend thereof in Sa.lisi*ir cathedral. Winterbourne, ''■ oil;- ! parish in the sair.e hundred ■•' > I , adjoin eg the preceding, containing 26 house's .-md JGS inhabitants. It is rectory, value 12/. 16*. 10./. Winterbourne, Stokb, a parish in the hundred of Branch and Dole, Wilts, § miles from Amesbury, and I 3 from London; con- taining 4ri houses and 256 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 1 1 /. %s. &d. Winterbourne, IMoneton, a parish in the hundred of S«lkey, Wilts, 6§ miles from Marthbrpugh| containing 37 bouses and 177 jahabkanttf. ' it is a yicapage, value 5/", WIN WIS united with Averbury, and the patron is the king. WiNTEtiBourtNE, Basset, another parish in the same hundred, Wilts, H mile from .Marl- borough; containing 24 houses and 218 in- habitant. It. is a rectory, value loV. 9 . 7. 9./. in the patronage of the earl of Derby. WixwicK, a parish in the hundred of Guiklsborough, Northampton, 1*2 miles from Northampton and 77 from London; confin- ing 26 houses and 124 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. 16s, id. in the patronage of the bishop of Lincoln. WiRKswoii-ni, a market town and parish in the hundred of the same name, Derby, 12 miles from Derby, and 139 from Lon- don; containing 660 houses and 2978 inha- bitants, of whom the greater part are em- ployed in the avocations attendant on the leadmines in this neighbourhood. Lead ore is found here, under 4 denominations; the largest size is called Bing ; the next size Pesey ; the third is passed through a sieve in washing and is called Smi>Jta:n,ur.(] the fourth whit h is caught by a slow stream of water is termed Hclcand, and is as fine as flour, and the most inferior in quality. All the ore as it comes from the mine is beaten into pieces and washed by women. The lead is then melted in furnaces, and poured into mouldsof varioussizes. There are many laws and regulations for the miners here, the dis- trict being under a steward and a bannaster; the steward presiding as judge at the Bar- mote Courts, which are held twice a 3 r ear : those for the district of the High Peak, at Monyyash, and those of the hundred at Wirks- worth. Mill and grindstones an.' also found in the neighbourhood, as well as veins of an- timony. Here are two springs, the one hot and the other cold ; so near each other, that a person may put his hands into both at the same time. In 1736, many Roman coins were found near this town. There are .si* almshouses for 6 poor men, and a freegram.- mar-school. The church has a square tower, containing 6 bells; the town-hall was erected in 1773, the lower part of which is occupied as the butcher market. Market on Tuesday, Fairs Old May day and bth September. The living is a vicarage, vaiue 42/. ts t So', in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Lincoln. — Pil/dngton's Di rbyshire. WiRRiN<;Toif, See Werrinoton, Nor- thampton. Wisbeach, a sea-port, market tow!: ,ind parish in the Isle of Ely, Cambridge, 8 units from March and 89 from London . containing 1058 houses and 5542 inhabitants. It is 4 vicarage, value 90A 13*. +-'. and the patron is the king. 3T * wis WIT XVfSBEACii, St. Maicv, a hamlet and chs- Wistchv, a parish in Bartston Ash wa- pelry in the foregoiug parish, and adjoining pontake, west riding of York, 3 miles from thereto; containing 150 houses and 831 Selby and 184 from London; containing inhabitants. 136 houses and 647 inhabitants. It is a viear- WisBuROt'cn, a parish in the hundred of ace, rated at h/. belonging to the prebend Bury, rape of Arundel, Sussex, 3 mules from thereof, in York cathedral. Fetworth and 4S Irom London; containing Whch.am, a parish in the Isle of Ely, 206 houses and 1307 inhabitants. Cambridge, 5| miles from Ely and 70 from Wiseton, a hamlet in the parish of Clay- London; containing 58 houses and 325 in- worth, hundred of Bassetlaw, Notts, 4§ habitants, It is a vicarage, value 8/. 10.«. miles from Bawtry and 150 from London; lli. containing '20 houses and 123 inhabitants. Ely. Wise wail, a township in the parish of Whaltey, hundred of Blackburn, Lancaster, 5 miles from Burnley and 215 from London ; containing 63 houses and 349 inhabitants, Wi&hanger, a hamlet in the parish of habitants Miserden, Gloucester. 3i Wishaw, a parish in the hundred of Hemlingford, Warwick, 4 miles from Coles- Mil and 107t from London; containing 36 houses and 218 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 5/. 5s. the patronage of the chapter of Wire Hampton, a parish in the hundred of Cran borne and division of Shnston, Dor- set, 4 miles from Wimborn and 100 from London ; containing 62 houses and 374 in- It is a rectory, value 12/. Vis. WrrcHFonn, a parish in the Ts'e of Ely, Cambridge, 3 milts from Ely aud 69 from London ; containing 44 houses and 294 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. 18s. 9d. iii the patronage of the dean and chap- Wisley, a parish united with Tirfc rd, ter of Ely. hundred of Woking, Surry, 7 miles from Wi tchtnc.tov, Great, a parish in the Guildford and 22| from Loudon ; containing hundred of Eynesford, Norfolk, 3 miles from 16 houses and 101 inhabitants. Reepham and 109 from London ; containing Wispisgtos, a parish in the hundred of 67 houses and 353 inhabitants. It is * vicar- Gartree, Lindsey division, Lincoln, 3 miles age, value 5/. from Horncastle and 1 42 from London; con- Witchisgtow, Little, a hamlet in the taining 11 houses and 70 inhabitants. foregoing parish; containing 7 houses and Wissett, a parish in the hundred of :>6 inhabitants. Bly thing, Suffolk, 2 miles from Hales- With**!, a market-town and parish in the worth and 104 from London; containing 40 hundred of the same name, Essex, situated houses and 349 inhabitants. It is a curacy, on a branch of the Llaekwater,- 84 miles Wistaston, a parish in the hundred of from Chelmsford and 374 from Loudon ; Nantwich, Cheshire, 2 miles f.om Nant- containing 397 houses and 21. b. l)d. in the patronage of the dean of Hereford. YVi niiNOTOs-, a township in the parish of Manchester, hundred of Salford, Lancaster, near Manchester, and 182^ miles from Loudon; containing 133 houses and 743 inhabitants. WiTHiNCTON, a hamlet in the parish of Upton Magna, hundred of south Bradford, Salop, 5 miles from Shrewsbury and 156 from London; containing 3'2 houses and 170 in- habitants. WlTH'SEtt, a township in the parish and hundred of Leyland, Lancashire, 4 miles from Chorley and '2 J '2 from London; con- taining 126 houses and 765 inhabitants. Withy buhice, a hamlet in the parish of Bodington, Gloucester, 5 miles from Chel- tenham. Wituybrookf., a parish in the hundred of Knightlow, Warwick, 9 miles from Rugby and 93 from London; containing 57 houses and 294 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, rated a* S/. 6s. 8,7. Withycombe, a parish in the hundred of Carhainptou, Somerset, 2§ miles from IHiu- srand 1 60 from Louden; containing 39 houses and 283 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 25/. 15*. 9 I. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Exeter. Wt tiiviiam, a parish in the hundred of Harttield aud rape of Pevensey, Sussex, 5 miles from East Grinstead aud 33 from London; containing 18U houses and 1074 inhabitants'. It is a rectory, value 25/. 5 . 5d. WiraYrooL, a hamlet in the parish of Cleohury Mortimer, hundred of Stoddcsdou, Salop, near Ttubury. WiTiiYi-ooL, a hamlet in the parish of Hawkridge, hundred of Willerton and Free- manners, Somerset, 8 miles from Dulverton and 172 from London; containing 30 houses and 144 inhabitants. Wiixev, a parish in the hundred of Go- dalming, Surry, near Godalming, 38a miles from London; containing 163 houses aud 1039 inhabitants. A spring in this parish, at Bontield, is reckoned efficacious foi sore eyes. This place retains its ancient privi- lege from serving on juries. From Hint head aud Gracewood-hilL; are charming prospects «f the surrounding country. The living is a. vicarage, value 17/. 15*. 10.. id, united with Little Plumbstead. Witton, a parish in the hundred of Tun- stead, Norfolk, 3 miles from North Walshara, and 126 from London; containing 38 houses 187 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 13s. Id, in the patronage of the bishop of Ely. Witton, a hamlet in the parish of Aston, by Birmingham, Warwickshire. Witton, East, a parish in Hang West wa- pentake, north riding of York, 3 miles from Leyburn, and 232 from London; containing 80 houses and 383 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 5/. 3.?. bd. Witton. West, another parish in the same wapentake, 5 miles from Middle-ham ; con- taimng 100 houses and 446 inhabitant'. It is a curacy, in the patronage of the Juke of Uoltor.. WIX WOK Wittov, a township in the parish ofWen- sley, in tin:' same wapentake and riding of York as the preceding; containing 55 houses and 'jy4 inhabits! : : s. Wiitoh Gilbert, a parish in Chester ward, Purham, 2 miles from Durham, and 264 toan London; containing 6S houses, and 359 inhabitants. It is a curacy, united with Kimblesworth. WiTToN-rE-wEAii, a parish in Darlington ward, Durham, 3 miles from Bishop Auck- land, on the banks of the Wear, and had formerly a castle at the conflux of the Wear with the Lynburne ; it contains 74 houses and 450 inhabitants, and is a curacy. Witton Shields, a hamlet in the parish of Long Horsley, Morpeth ward, Northumber- land, 5 miles from Morpeth; containing 6 bouses and '21 inhabitants. Wivkubcombk, a market town and parish in the hundred of West Kingsbury, Somerset, situated on the river Tone, 10 miles from Taunton, and 1£6 from London; containing £38 houses and '2571 inhabitants, of whom 1512 were returned as being employed in trade and manufacture, chiefly that of wool- Jen, for which his town has long been noted, such as shrouds, blanketing, kerseys, and baize. Here is an almshouse for 12 poor persons, founded and endowed by sir John* (Coventry. It is governed by a portreeve. Formerly it had 2 markets weekly, but now pnly one, held on Tuesday. Its fairs are 12th May and '25th September. The Jiving is a vicarage, value 27 1. lOd, belonging to the prebend thereof. WivEi.snci i>, a parish in the hundred of (Street, rape of Lewes, Sussex, 7 miles from Lewes; containing 70 houses and 442 inhabi- tants. It is a curacy. Wivenbob, a parish in the hundred of Lex leu, Essex, 3 miles from Colchester, and 54 from London; containing 173, houses and 1093 inhabitants. This place is the port of Colchester, lying on the river Colne, where that river is widened by the conflux of the Roman. It has a regular custom-house and guay, where the Colchester oysters are chiefly barrelled, and sent to the London market. The living isarectory, value 10/. Wiverby, a parish in the hundred of Fram- Jand, Leicester, 3 miles from Melton Mow- bray, and 101 from London; containing 1.7 houses and 78 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, ■value 61. Wivf.ton, a parish in the Hoit, Norfolk, 4 1 miles from Holt, and 1'24 from London ; containing Sy houses and 172 inhabitants. Jl is a rectory, value 15/. Wix, a parish in the hundred of Tendring, J5sse\, 4 miles from Manningtree, and 64 from London ; containing 84 houses and 573 inha- bitants. Here is a small charity school. It is a curacy. WrxAtr., a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Preec. hundred of North Bradford, Salop, near Whitchurch, the population was returned included with that erf Prees. W..x/.M:REt, the name of a hundred in Bedford, near liie centra of the county, W tween the hundreds of < lilum and Barf>ud. WlXPORJD, a hamlet in the parish of Lx- hall, hundred of B.uiichway, Warwick, near Aieesrer; containing 23 houses and 116 in- habitants. WlZE, e river in Cumberland, which fall* into the Waver at Holme. Woburn, a market town and pariah in the hundred Qf Mans dead, Bedford, miles from Dunstable, and 42 from London; coutahriMg 277 houses and 1 563 inhabitants. The build- ings are mostly modern, as the greater part of tiie town was destroyed by fire in 1729. Its church formerly belonged to a Cister- tian abbey, founded in 1 145, the chancel of which is disjointed from th.-; church. At the general dissolution it was granted to lord Russell, on the site of which the present magnificent building called IVuburn Abbey was erected by the late duke of Bedford. The house forms a large quadrangle, having a handsome court in the centre, fronting which is a large bason of water; the otlices are be- hind the house, and in the principal front is a dome supported by pillars of the Tuscan order. The suites of rooms are fitted np in the most costly manner, and ornamented with admirable paintings, particularly the d'-av,- ing room, representing the most celebrated battles of Alexander. The park, which is walled, is 10 miles in circumference, contain- ing a great variety of hill, and dale, orna- mented at the termination of the different ave- nues with grottoes, Chinese temples, &c. A sheep shearing feast is annually held here, first established by the late duke of Bedford, when prizes are distributed tolhe various com- petitors for the most valuable fleeces, and it is attended by the principal nobility and gentry in the kingdom, who patronize this laudable institution. Here is a good free school, founded by Francis the 5th earl of Bedford; and a charity school. Woburn has a mar- ket on Friday, principally for butter and cheese; and its fairs are l'2th and 26th March, 1st July, and 1 4th September. The church is a curacy of exempt jurisdiction, under the vicarage of Birchmore. Woburn Bishops, a parish in the hundred of Desborough, Bucks, 3 miles from Beacons- field, and 26 from London; containing 293 houses and 1401 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 12/. Woxjensburv. See Woojdnesborough, Kent. Wokekiei-d, a hamlet in the parish of Sul- hampstead. hundred of Reading, Berks. Wokey, or Oki.y, a parish in the hundred of Wei Is- for am, Somerset, near the Mendip hills, 2 miles from Wells; containing lAfil houses and 740 inhabitant-;. In the lower part of the Mendip hills is il'okni Hole, tbe mo>t celebrated cavern in the west of F.ng- land: the entrance is very narrow • and after the length of about 15 feet, it expands into a cavern resembling the body of a church, the parts of which are very craggy, and abound vyith pendent ro.:ks, from which there is a W O K WOL continual dripping of wat«rr ; tlic.btttomiscY- entrenchments, eal led Crror's eamp.The ehrrreK tremely rough and slippery, abounding with is a perpetual curacy, under the dean of irregular basons of water; from this cavern Salisbury. there is a passage fending into another of Wold, or Or.n, a parish in the hundred of similar dimensions and apperance; from Orlingbury, Northampton, 6 miles from this you pass through another lone and low Wellinebormtgh, and 73 from London; con- passage, to a third vault, covered with ap tainig 79 houses and 369 inhabitants. 1 1 is arched roof, on one side of which, is a sand}- a rectory, raise 18/. 12s. 8./'. in the patronage bottom about '20 feet broad, and en the other of Hrazen Nose College, Oxford. aide a stream of water, very clear and cold, about 10 feet wide, and two or three dc. p; after passing through the rock it descends 40 or 50 feet to a level with the ground, driving Wot.diiam. See Wouf.DHAM, Kent. Wols-hewton, a parish in the hundred of Bradley Havcrstoc, Lhidsey division. Lin- eoln, 6 miles from Grimsby, and 164 from a mil! near the foot of the mountain, and London; containintr 1 3 houses, and 99 inha. forming the first source of the river Axe. bitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 19*. 9.'»6 were returned as being employed iu various trades aud manufactures; chiefly that of hardware, and noted fur its in- genious locksmiths; most of The farmers in the neighbourhood have their forges, where they work when not employed in the field, and take their work to market asre- gularas other farmers du their com, win nee it is bought up for various ports, and finds a ready market throughout Europe; many of the women are assistants to these manufac- tures, and work at the li!e. The buildings are tolerably good of brick and tile, but have a sombre appearance, and the streets are narrow and dirty. It has two churches; St. Peter's collegiate, which has a lofty square tower, embellished with battlements, having S btdls, a set of chimes, an organ, and also contains several handsome monu- ments. This church, a3 well as a con- vent, was erected about the end of the 10th century, by a Saxon lady, called k&utfrpna, from whence the corruption of the word Wolver. An act of parliament was obtained iu 1775, for the erection of a new chureh or chapel of ease, which was finished in a plain Meat manner, in 1758, by subscription; but for want of find-, the steeple was not erected till 1776. It is dedicated to St. John. Here is a good charity school, endowed by Stephen Jennings, a native of this town, and lord mayor of London : there are also two other charity schools, the one for 50 boy', and tl e other for iO girls. In 1777, the town was paved and lighted by act of parliami nt. Here are two banks, and a neat dissenting meeting-house. This town hasa canal branch- ing from the Dudley and Birmingham canal, communicating also with the Stafford and Worcester canal, er Aldersey, and another branch to the Wyi ley and Essington canal, at Walsall, The market days are on Wednes- days and Saturday. Fair the 10th July. The mother chureh is a curacy under the dean of Windsor, and St. Johns', is a chapel •f ease thereto. WOLVEBLEY, a township in the par i-h of Kidderminster, hundred of O.^.valdslow, Worcester, 2 miles from Kidderminster ; containing 179 houses and 906 inhabitants. Wolverton, a parish in the hundred of Newport, Bucks, 1 mile from Stony Strat- ford, and 52 from London ; containing 46 houses and 238 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 1 /. r '>s. 8 I. Wolves, Newton, a parish in the hun- dred of Ragland, Monmouth, 5 miles from Usk, and 140 from London ; containing 26 houses and 207 inhabitants. It is a cu- racy. Wor.VEV, a parish in the hundred of Knightlow, Warwick, 6 miles from Nunea- ton, and 98 from London; containing 132 houses and G:20 inhabitants It was formerly a market towa. The church is a vicarage, value 6/. 6s. V. and the patrons ar* lord Co- ventry, and the prebend oi Wolvey, alter- nat< ly. Fair, ouSt. Mark's Day. W'o.mi'Iion, a village in the hundred of North Petherton, Somerset, lv mile front Bridgewater, and 112 from London; con- taining 23 houses and '244 inhabitants. Womborn, a parish in the hundred of Seisdon, Stafford, 4 miles from Wolvcr- hamptoB) kind 127 from London; containing 220 houses and 1170 inhabitants. It if a vicarage, value ill. Ms. id. Wombridgb, See W'FMsnrnr.F., Salop. Wombwell, a township and chapel ry i?> the parish of Darlield, wapentake of Straf- forth and Tickhill, west ridinp; of York, 5 miles from Farnsley, and 170 from Lon- don ; containing 125 houses and ol4 inha- bitants. Womenswold, a parish in the hundred of Wingham, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, 7 miles from Canterbury, ;md 62 from Lon- don ; containing 35 houses and 138 inhabit- ants. It is a curacy, united with Nouing- ton. Womerslev, a parish in the wapentake of OsgoldCFOSS, Wgst riding- of York, 6 miles from Pontefraet, and 17f> from London; containing 43 houses and J51 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 1 is. 5urhoodof Beacontree, Essex, situated on the road to Epping, 8^ miles from London; containing 273 houses and 1745 inhabitants, hi the church-yard is a handsome Curinthian co- lumn, the shaft being of coloured marble, brought from Italy, and the base and capi- tal of white marble j it is a monument to the menii/r/ of sir Edmundbury imodhQy, wha woo woo *as murdered in the reign of Charles TT. ; and cost 1500/. The liviug is a rectory, value 11/. lis. id. Woodford, a parish in the hundred 'of Chipping Warden, Northampton, 7 miles from Towcestcr, and 66 from London ; con- taining 1-0 houses and 629 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6>. 10*. in the patron- age of the king. WooDFor.ii, a parish in the hundred of Huxloe, NorthAnpton, 2 miles from Thrap- ston, and 77 from London ; containing 93 houses and -5-9 1 inhabitants. It is a rectory, divided into two portions, rated at 22/. 9s. €r/. in the patronage of lord St. Jobs. Woodford-Bridge,' a hamlet in the parish •f Woodford, hundred of Becontree, Essex, 10 miles from London, on the road to Chip- ping Ongar. Here are several neat man- sions, and being on an eminence, it has a beautiful prospect. Near the bridge over the Roding, is a pump of excellent water, erected at a great expence, in 1776, for the accommodation of the poor inhabitants. Woodford, Lower, a parish in the hun- dred of Underditch, Wilts, 3 miles from Sa- lisbury, and 83 from London ; containing 74 bouses and 345 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, rated at 13/. 10*. united with Wils- ford, belonging to the prebend thereof in Salisbury cathedral. Woodford, L'ppet!, a parish in the fore- going parish, 1 mile distant therefrom. Woodford Strange v. ays. See Stranse- ways, near Dorchester, Dorset. Woodgreen, a village in the division of New Forest, Hants, Wear Lyndhuist, and $S miles from London ; containing 93 houses and 392 inhabitants. Woodhall, a pariah in the hundred of Gartree, Lindsey division, Lincoln, 4 miles from Horncastle, and 140 from London; containing 25 houses and 145 inhabitants. The church is a vicarage, in the patronage •f the bishop of Lincoln. WoonnAM, a hamlet in the hundred *>f Ashenden, Bucks, 8 miles from Aylesbury ; containing 4 bouses and '21 Inhabitants. Woodham, a township in the parish of Great Aycliff, Darlington ward, Durham, 8 miles from Darlington, and 251 § from London; containing 33 houses aud 166 in- habitants. Woodham Ferris, a parish in the hun- dred of Chelmsford, E-sex, 10 miles from Billerieay, and 33 from London ; containing 124 houses and 667 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 2S/. 13s. id. Woodham Mortimer, a parish in the hundred of Dengey, Essex, l£ mile from Maiden, and 36 from London ; containing 48 nouses and 25'2 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value Si. 3s. id. Woodham Walter, another parish in the same hundred, | mile distant from the pre- ceding; containing 59 bouses and 352 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. 13/. lei Woodhay, East, a parish in the hundred of Evingar, and division of Kingsjlere, Hants, 5 miles from Newbury, and o! fron London; containing 170 houses and £03 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 21/. 6s. with Ashmanswoith chapel annexed, in the patronage of- the bishop of Winchester. WoodhaT, Wb9t, a parish in the hundred of Kintbury Eagle, Berks, 6 miles from Newbury, and 62 from London; contain- ing 22 homes and 109 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. 4j\ 3d. Woodiiorn, a parish in Morpeth ward*, Northumberland, 4 miles from Morpeth, and 295 from London ; containing 28 houses and 143 inhabitants, ft is a vicarage, V3lne 21/. 15*. 7 ooDi anb, a hamlet in the parish of Cock tie 1", Darlington ward, Durham, 6 mil( s :rom Bishop's Auckland, and 251 from 1 • loo ; containing 16 houses aud 78 inha- bitants. WoodleiCh, a parish in the hundred of Stanborough, Devon, 3 miles from King:,- bridge, and 201 from London ; containing 39 booses and 247 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 22/. ft*, id. Woodi.f.y, a hamlet in the parish and hun- dred of Sunning, Berks, Dear Reading. Woodmancoat, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Cieeve, Gloucester, 8 miles' woo from Cheltenham, and 93 from London ; containing 54 houses and 192 inhabitants. Woodmancoat, a hiinilot in the parish of Jjmsley, Gloucester, 1 mile from Dursley. Woodmancoat, a hamlet in the parish of Brown Condower, handred of Mainsbridge, division of Fawley, Hants, 7 mites from Basingstoke, and 52 from London ; contain- ing 12 houses and ?4 inhabitants. Woobmancoat, a parish in the hundred of Tipnoak, rape of Bramber, Sussex, 4 miles from Steyning, and 47 from London ; con- taining 3(i houses and 231 inhabitants. It is » rectors', value 13/. Is. 10 .m London; containing 10R houses and 62.) inhabitants. The church is a handsome Gothic Structure, but has a mean spire; neat- it is a spring called our Lady's well. Wool- pit was form srly a market town, and is noted at present for its specie- of white bnc'c, similar to those calk-d Flanders brick. The living' is a rectory, value 6/. IS.. 97. Wooistantok, a parish in the hundred of Pirebiil, Stafford, 1 mile from Newcastle ai.d 1.50 from London; containing 973 houses and 4'i79 inhabitants; a considerable num- ber of whom were employed in the various trades and manufactures peculiar to New- castle. The church is a valfiable living. It is a rectory rated at '.121 3*. 97. WobfcsTESHOi me, a township in the parish r,f Rochdale, forming a district of the town df Spotland, Lancashire, 3 miles from Roeh- dal< and 199 from London; containing- 280 houses and 1546 inhabitants. 'Woi>l*tov. a township in the parish of Warrington, hundred of West Derby, -Lan- caster, 2 miles from Warrington and 177 from London; containing 92 houses, and 542 inhabit j nt-. V\'i>TOK, Gr.r.,iT, a parish in the hundred «f Ncwpo.t, Burks, 1\ miles from Newport S*a go el and 48, from Loudon; Containing 21 house- and 113 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. lor. Id. Wooj.ston, LiTTr.r, another parish in the rime hundred, \ mile distant from the fore- going; sontaining 20 houses and 103 inha- bitants, ft is a rectory, value 8.'. 6s. W. hi the patronage of the kins. Woor.SToy. See WotBTW*, Warwick. WootsTOME, 8 hamlet in the parish of Itffington, hundred of Shrivenbam, Bui,-, 44 miles from Wantage and 63 from Lonntliam and 1 15 from London; con- taining 7t houses and 372 inhabitants. It is a red >:y, vahje 12'. 5j. 8rf. in the patron- age of Ma- duke of ftutlaud. W< oi i am os, a hamlet in the parish. <>f (JWerbnrv, hundred of Ford, Sifap, 11 miles f i- m Shrewsbury end 17? from London; containing 2 - bouses and 101 inhabit- ants. Winiwbu. IxfrLtt, and MrcH, two adjoin- ing t »., -bins in ( ie pari-b of L'hHdwall, hi die I ... West Derby, Lancaster, 5 miles from Prest-oit oud 198 from London; the f"-ui'-r ndnfa ''dni;- r*8 houses and 419 "mh a - h ■<>*-. and the iuttef 7H houses -ml 439 n- kajjttois-.' WoOLVERCOTT, a township and chspe'ry in the parish of i>t; Peter's in the east, Oxford in the hundred of Woottou, Oxfordshire, 2^ miles from Oxford, and 57 from Lon- don; containing 64 houses and 311 inhabi- tants. WoolvbSuhNgton, a parish in the hundred of Barlichway, Warwick, 5 milss from Warwick and 95 from London; contain- ing 30 houses and 159 in habitants. It is a curacy. WooiverstOKE, a p-irish in the hundred of Samford, Suffolk, situated oh the river Orwell, '4 miles from Ipswich, and 67 from Loni!o;i ; containing 32 houses and 241 inhabtautS. It is a rectory, value 51. 8s. Id, WoolvertO*, a parish in the hundred of Free.brz from Loudon; Containing 14 houses and 114 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. Wortr.vr.RTOTT, a parish in the hundred of Frome, Somerset, 5 miles from Frouic ; con- tain' n« 23 houses and lr5 inhabitants. WoolverTON, a parish in the hundred of Overton and division of Kingsclere, 55 Hants; 2 miles from Kingsclere and from London; containing 34 houses and 144 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 13/. 2„ '-?. \Voorv lST of:, a township in the parish of Billmgham, Stockton ward, Durham, 4^ miles from Stockton and 252 from Lou- don; containing 89 houses and 4-11 inhabi- tant?. Wooiwich, a market town and parish ht the hundred of Bisckheath, lathe of Sutton at Hone, Kent, on the hanks of the Thames, 8 miles from London ; containing 1341 houses and 9826 inhabitants, of whom 1363 were returned a* being ••inployed in v irious trades, exclusive of the artificers • the arsenal. The church is a modem building, having been erected of late years by act. of parliament. It is a handsonit brick edifice. Woolwich is noted as be- ing the most ancient military aad naval arsenal in England, and has also a royal duck yard, under the direction of the navy board, as at Deptford. It ii. recorded in history, that men of war were built here at; early as ihe reign of Henry 8th; and that Queen filizabeth honoured this place with her presence, at the launching oi a ship named after herself. The whole of the works are encompassed with high walls. The ropery here is extensive, Where the farcer cables are made for the nun of war. la the pari or gun ya#d is a repository of e. union of all siaes and -dimensions, having upward? of 8000 pieces laid op at one time, for tii.- supply of the army and navy, the ordnance ' forming the most considerable branch of the government business at this place. In the tdarren the artillery is east and orovod by the officers aud engineers under %,ic hoard of pr«laau*e. Jlcre is ais» woo woo ti laboratory where the mattrosses are em- ployed jn making cartridges, charging bombs, grenades, £jg. for public service. Here is also a royal academy, instituted iu 1741, under the board of ordnance, for the edu- cation and instruction of young gentlemen intended as engineers. This institution is un- der the immediate direction of a governor and lieutenant governor. This yard has suffered considerably from fire, particularly in the years 1802, 1803, and 1804 ; but happily without communi- cating to the magazines. At high water, the river here., nearly a mile over, is called WodU Kick reach, baring from seven to eight fa- thoms water; as the channel lies directly E. and W. for about 3 miles, clear of sands or shoals, there is safe anchorage here for vessels of the largest burthen. It is re- markable that a small detached part of this parish lies on the Essex side of the river, in the count}' of Kent, which had once a chapel, on the site of which now stands a bulling caHed the Devil's kouse. Off the tow n, ure stationed two hulls for the recep- tion of convicts, sentenced to labour, who are employed at the dock yard, and in the warren, and of late have been very use- fully engaged in the rigging of the navy ; number about 800. Market on Friday. The living is a rectory, value 11. 12s. 6d. in the patronage of the bishop of Ro- chester. — Lysuns's environs of London. Wooperton, a hamlet in the parish of Eglingham, Coquetdale ward, Northumber- land, 5 miles from "Wooller and 318 from London ; containing 8 houses and 56 in- habitants. Wooton, a parish in the hundred of Yar- borough, Lindsey division, Lincoln, 5 miles from Barton, and 164 from} London; con- taining 53 houses 302 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 4/. 1 8s, 4<7. Wooton, a parish in the hundred of Wy- mersley, Northampton, 2§ miles from North- ampton, and 63 from London ; containing 94 houses and 427 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 21/. 15s. in the patronage of Ex- eter college, Oxford. Wooton, a parish in the hundred of the same name, Oxfordshire, 2 miles from Wood- stock, and 64 1 from London; containing 155 houses and 823 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. 2s. %d. in the patronage of New College, Oxford. Wooton, a hamlet and chapelry, in the parish of Tilton, bundled of Glaston, So- merset, 4 miles from Shcpton Mallet, and 120 from London; containing 3S houses and 224 inhabitants. Wooion, the remains of a parish in East Medina, Isle of Wight, Hants, 4 miles from Newport, in the road to Brading ; contain- ing 4 houses raid 38 inhabitants. It is gene- rally called Wooton-bridge, from a cause- way thrown across a small river, to detain the tide; at high water it forms a beautiful lake; near it is a singular Gothic bouse, built by Lord Bolton, now the seat of Charles Shute, Esq. It is a rectory, \alu« 11. 16*. Wootox, a parish in the hundred of the same name, Surry, 2 miles from Dork- ing, and 25 from London; containing 73 houses and 441 inhabitants; It is a rec- tory, value 12/. Ufa. 9d. Wooton, a parish in the hundred of King* Hamford, lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, 8 miles from Canterbury, and 63 from London ; containing 17 houses and 107 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 10s. 2;/. Wooton, a hamlet, in the parish of Wel- lingron, hundred of Grimsworth, Hereford^, near Hereford. Wootton, a parish in the hundred of Red- bornstoke, Bedford, 5 miles from Ampthill, and 50 from London; containing 239 houses and 7 32 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 13/. 6r. Id. Wootton Basse it, a borough, market town, and parish, in the hundred of Kin l;s midge, Wilts, 5t miles from Swindon, and 88j from London; containing 279 bouses and 1-244 inhabitants. It is a mean town, and most of the houses are thatched : though it is a corporation, governed by a mayor, alder- men and 12 burgesses, and sends 2 members to the imperial parliament, who are chosen by the freeholderspaying scot and lot. Number of voters about 10, and the returning officer, the mayor. It has a small charity school. Market on Friday. Fairs 4th May, 13th Nov. and 19th Dec. The living is a vicarage, value 12/. Wootton Courtney, a parish in the hun- dred of (Jarhampi on, Somerset, 4 miles from Minehead, and 164 from London; containing 49 houses and 345 inhabitants. It is a rectory ^ value 16/. 8s. 9d. in the patronage of Eton college. Wootton Fitzpatne, a parish in the hun- dred of Whitchurch, division of Bridportj Dorset, 4 miles from Lyme, and 140 from London; containing 66 houses and 355 inha- babitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 15s. Wootton Gi.anfii ld, a parish in the hun- dred of Buckland Newton, division of Sher- borne, Dorset, 6 miles from Sherborne, and 120 from London; containing 46 houses and 275 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 12/. Wootton, North, a hamlet in the parish, hundred, and division of Sberborn, Dorset, adjoining to Sberborn ; containing 12 houses and 67 inhabitants. Wootton North, a parish in the hundred of Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk, 2$ miles from Lynn, and 92 from London; containing 24 houses and 124 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 10/. Wootton Rivers, a parish in the hundred of Kinwardstone, Wilis, 5 miles from Great Bedwin, and 7b from London; containing 69 houses and 313 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 11. 10s. 5rf. in the patrouagfcof {king's college, Oxford, 3 TJ 2 WOR WOR Wdottojj, Solth, a parish in the hundred of Ffeebriage, Lynn, Norfolk, 2 miles from Lynn, and 99 from Loudon ; containing 24 houses and 124 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 6y. 8.7. in the patronage of ihe knic;. Woottoh St. T.awp.fnce, a parish in the hundred of Chutely, division of Kingsclere, Hants, 5 miles from Basingstoke, and 4S from London j containing "0 houses and 548 inhabitants* It ' r 1S a vicarage, value 10/. is. 3d. in the patronage of the dc an and chap- ter of Winchester. Wootton under. Edqe, a borough, marke town, and parish, in the hundred of Berk- Ity, Gloucester, 9 miles from Miucbin- h amp ton, and 103 from London j containing ?M houses an 1 l.ii7 inhabitants, seated beneath a plea-ant and fertile eminence; the rown is well built, and has a handsome church, the tower of which is adorned with battlements and p nnacles; in it nr«* several handsome monuments of the Berkeley family. Here is a free-school, founded in 1385 by lady Catherine Berkley; it has also alms- houses for 6 poor men and as many women. Here is a small manufacture of cloth. The government of 'he town is vested in a mayor (who is chosen annually, at the courtleet of the earl of Berkeley, > and 12 aldermen. Market on Friday, and a fair on the 25th September. The living is . vicarage, value 15/. 10*. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Christ Church, Oaford. Wooton Underwood, a parish in the hun- dred of Asbepden, Bucks, 8 miles from Ayhsbury. and 5S from London; containing 29 houses and 21 '2 inhabitants. It is a curacy. WoOTTOS' Y.'awen, or Wavrk, a p?.rrsh in the hundred of Barlichway, Warn ick, 6 maies, from Stratford, and 100 Irons London; con- taining 98 houses and 5b7 inhabitants. It i; a vicarage, value 1!'. 9*. 7ft in the pa- tronage of King's college, f ambrdge, Worcester City, in Worcestershire, si- tuated on the haul. s el the Severn, 5^. miles from Droitwich, 111 from London, by Fve- Bham, and 1100 by Tewkesbury. It contains 9 parishes within the city, 2.' it houses, and 11,352 inhabitants, viz. 4909 males-, and 6443 females, exclusive of the 2 out parishes of St. John and St, M ■■ a< t's Bedwardine nud a pari of i of St. Peter's and St. Martin's; containing - ; 2 3 bouses and S3 19 inhabitants. The cathedral was first ere ted by Lthelred, kingof Mereia, in 660, when it w t a co- ve it of secular priests; a Short time after the conquest, it was laid in ashes By the Well b. but was ipoa after re- built with greater ina?nifi< euoe, tl ough not enrtiTelycampIeted il tbeyeai'1374. It is m length 594 feet, h 7 s andthetowei 1 >". feet bigb. ( • ■ urh ?ide is a ch 1 1 1 ofmosteuri tus workmanship; bath the church stnd elovs'crs are arched with stone of \ red- i the largest weighing lioOOlbs. The window in the Wes| front was rebuilt in an elegant man- ner in 17S9, in commemoration of the ho- nour of his Majesty's visit at the music meet- ing in 17SS, whose throne was placed beneath it: and in 179?, an elegant window- was built, at the east end of the cathedral, containing some excellenf paintings en gla.*s. The pulpit is octagonal and of stone curiously carved in the Gothic mannjr with the symbols of the 4 evangelists, and a representation of the new Jerusalem, as described in the Revela- tions. The ultar piece is of plain oak, with a painting in the centre, of the descent from ■i oss. rhe chief monument in the ca- thedral is that of king John, standing in the midst of the choir, nut. the body was inter- red under 3 small stone a', the easternmost part of the church. On each side the figure of the king are those of the bishops Wolstan and Oswald. On the south side the altar is prince Arthur's sepulchral cha- pel, a most curious piece of antique work- manship; it was repaired and beautified in 1791, and consists of 5 orders of images, viz. virgins, bishops, kh'srs, confessors, and angels, ornamented with the various badges of royalty: under an arched roof is the tomb of tine marble. There also are several other handsome rfionuments, particularly one of Dr. Hough, by Roubiliac. The chapter-house is a large circtilar room, standing on the eastern side, 60 feet high, the ro«f resting on a marble pillar; this is now used for a library, and contains many curious manuscripts; the cloysters, where the monks formerly resided, are now in- habited by the dignitaries of the cathedral; the refectory is used as a frce-s hool. Fronting the cathedral is a fine street, exceed- ingly broad. called the Iliah-street, in which is the Guildhall, erected in 1720. The county gaol, repaired and enlarged in 1795, hai 2 large court yards, divided by an iron palisade, and so formed, that the gaoler and turnkey have a view of eTery cell. The city gaol standi in Friar-street, so called, from a house of Grey Friars, originally therein. Here is also a commodious house of industry, erected in 1784. The theatre is a neat small building, erected in 17S1. Here are also several alms-houses and charity-schools, and a public infirmary, o ened in 1745. Among the pa; jsh churches, 9 within the walls and 2 without, none deserve particular notice but St. Ni- ij as's, which has an excee-Ung handsome spire, and in its parish is a noble free -school, founded by Henry VLIL The bridge over the St vein is of stone, having 5 semicir- cular arches, erected in 17S0. There are meet ng house h re for various s cta:ies as well as Roman •'Catholics. Edgar's Tower, a strong portal, was part of its ancient castle, and near it is the register-office. W >'i :ester basevery convenience and accom- modation in common with most cities, hav- ing its public banks, fire-offices, libraries, ais- semblies, music meetings, &c. Its principal -J W O R W O R manufactures are those of china and carpets. The present corporation, by charter pf James I. consists of a mayor, recorder, she- riffs, 6 aldermen, '2i common councilmcn, and 4S assistants; and sends 2 members to parliament, chosen by the citizens admitted to their freedom by birth or servitude, or by redemption: the number of voters is about l?00j and the returning officer the sheriff. This city suffered much, during the wars be- tween tiie houses of York and Lahcasti r; but the most remarkable event here wasthe famous battle between the English army, underCrom- Well, and the eotch, in the cause of Charles II. in 1<50, when the royalists had 20tYl) killed and 8l>i.O taken prisoners, most of whom were gold as slaves to the American colonics; after this, Cromwell ordered the walls of the city to be rased to the ground. This city fives title of marquis to the duke of Beaufort. li'he hop-market is the most considerable dur- ing the hop season, in the kingdom, and is governed by guardians, chosen out of every parish in the city. The market-days are on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and the markets well supplied with every kind of provision. The following are toll-free: 2d Monday in February, and the 1st Mon- days in May, June, July and November. Its fairs are the Saturday before Falm Sunday*, Saturday in Easter week, 15th August, 19th September, and thelirst Monday in December. There are 10 prebends in the cathedral; 9 whereof are in the patronage of the crown, and one annexed to the Margaret professorship of divinity in the university of Oxford. St. Martin's church here is a rectory, rated at 15/. Si. 4r/. ; St. Peter's a vicarage, 12/. 4s. '2d.; St. Andrew's a vicarage, l07. 5s. lOd ; St. Clement's a rectory, 51. 5s. \0d. ; St. John's Bedwardine a vicarage,l3£Gs.8f?.;St.Michael's 'Bedwardine a rectory, 11. 12s. IV. ; St. Swi- ft in a rectory, 15L 15s.; all in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Worcester. All Saints a rectory, rated at 13/. 12*. An. in the patronage of the king; St. Al ban's a rectory, value 5/; St. Helen's a rectory, value 1 1/. and .St. Nicholas a rectory, 16/. 10/. Id'.} all in the patronage of the bishop of Worcester. Lat. 32° 9' 30". Long. 2« 0' 15" west. Green's Worcester. WoncESTtp.smr.E, an inland county of Eng. land, bounded on the north by Salop and Stafford; on the west by Herefordshire j on the south by Gloucestershire, and on the east by Warwickshire; its figure is ir- regular, but its extreme length may be com- puted at 30 miles, and its breadth at 20; being an area of 674 square statute miles, equal to 4 31,360 square acres, having 200,000 acres arable, and 150,000 acras pasturage. It-is divided into 5 hundreds, viz. Backenhutsf, Doddingtree, Halfshire, Oswaldslow and Per- shore, containing 1 city, Worcester, 3 bo- roughs, Bewdlcy, Droitwich, and Evesham, S market towns; Bromsgrove, Dudley, Kid- derminster, Pershore, Shipsfon, Stourbridge, Tenbury and Upton ; the whole containing \5l parishes j 26,711 houses inhabited by 139,333 persons, viz. 67,631 males, and 71 ,702 females; of whom 30,230 were return- ed as being employed in trade, handicraft and manufactures, and 38,865 in agriculture: amuuni of money raised for the maintenance of the poor in 1803, 87,307/. being at the rate of 5*. \d. in the pound, total amount of income, according to the property t&fc act, 1806, 1,309,1 22/. and the average scale of morta- lity for 10 years, according to the r. burials, appears to have been asl to 46 of the existing population. Its principal rivers are the Serern, Avon, Stour and feme: the Se- vern entei :(;. rouuty from Shropshire, rffds through its whole length, and being joined by theTetne from Ihe north-west, the small river Salwarp from the north-east, the Stour from the north, and the Axon from the south- east, renders the soi! extremely fertile. The fa -c of the country is div< rsitied with hill and dale ; the vale of Evesham, on the banks of the Avon, as well as tl ■ vale or Severn, is a particular fertile tract in which, besides the usual objects of agriculture; great qu anti- tit a t\ getables are here grown and sent to : icent towns. The products of the county besides corn and cuttle, are line wool, hops, cyder and perry; the latter, especially, is in great reputation. A large quantity of" the whitest salt is made from the brine springs at Droitwich j in the Malvern- hills, there rises a spring of uncommon pu- riiy, much resorted to in scrofulous dis- orders. The air throughout is reckoned very pure and healthy. The ant quities in this county are many. In the time of the Britons it .vas inhabited by the Cor- navii ; the Romans comprised it in the province of Flavia Ciesariensis ; during the heptarchy, it belonged to Mercia, and is now included in the O.^ford circuit, the province of Canterbury aud dioce.-e of Wor- cester, and sends 9 members to parliament, 2 for the county, 2 tor each of the towns of Droitwich, Evesham, and Worcester, and 1 for Bewdley. WoP.DSFnat), a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Great Malvern, hundred of Pershiie, Worcester, near Upton op Severn. WoKUwEt.t, a parish in the hundred. of Blackburn, Suffolk, 5 miles from Bury St. Edmund's, and 76 from London ; containing 6 bouses and 40 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 7/. 7.>. Woke, a hamlet in the parish ofMurk- leston, Salop, in the road to Chester, and 154 miles from London. WoREritLD. See Wakefieid, Salop. Work! 'C.ton, a sea pert, market town, and parish, in Allerdale vard, above Der- went, Cumberland, near the fall of the Der- went and Cocker into the ocean, 311 miles from London ; containing 1160 houses and 5716 inhabitants, of whom i055 were re- turned as being employed in various trades, principally in the salt w ks, salmon fish- ery, and coal trade, ther g upwards of 100 vessels employed in t ic coal trade to and 3 U 3 WOR WOR fpom this port ; of lite years very exten- s'ue and convenient butchers shambles have been erected, being a, great improve- ment to the town. It is a rectory, value Worksop, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Bassetlaw, Notts, 20 miles from Nottingham, and 1424 from London, near th Q Chesterfield canal ; containing 639 houses and 3263 inhabitants, of whom 727 ▼/ere returned employed in trade. Il consists principallyoftwo streets, aad although small, is a very neat town, lying -in a pleasant valley near the source of the river Ryton. It was for- merly famous for an abbey, founded in the reign of Henry I. for monks of the order of St. Augustine. The eh irch of this abbey is still standing, bunt in the form of a cathe- dral, with 2 lofty towers at the west end. Near the town is the noble seat of the duke of Norfolk ; the ancient structure of which having been destroyed by fire, in 1761, another mansion has since arisen under the rl'rection of ZVIr. Payne. The front is SIS feet long. In the centre is a portico, consisting of ix very handsome Corinthian pillars; u;K>n the points of the triangle are 3 figures, and a balustrade crowns the building. At the distauce of 2 mi'es. south east, is Cltunber Park, the seat of the duke of Newcastle — Market on Wed- nesday, well supplied with malt; and its fairs are 20th March, 20th May, 2!st June, and 3d October. The liviug is a vicarage, value 12/. 4s. 11. Woblaby, a parish in the hundred of Varborough, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 4 miles from Glandford, and 161 from London ; containing 45 houses and 223 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. 8s. W. Wori.dham, East, a parish in the hun- dred and divison of Alton, Hants, 2 miles from Alton, and 46 from London ; con- taining 23 houses and 149 inhabitants. It rs a vicarage, value 51. 13*. lrf. in the patron- age of Magdalen College, Oxford. Wori diiam, West, another parish in the same hundred, 1 mile distant from the preceding ; containing 10 houses and 84 inhabitants. It is a curacy, in the patronage of Magdalen College. Wor.tE, a parish in the hundred of Win- terstoks, Somerset, 1 miles from Axbr'tdge, and ISO from London; containing 79 houses and 4:22 inhabitants. It is a vicaragi , value 12/. 15*. in the patronage of the king. WoRicsToy, a township in the parish of Acton, and hundred of Nantwieh, Chester, 2§ miles from Nantwich, and 166| from, London ; containing 46 houses and 269 in- habitants. Wormsoham, Great and Littlr, two univd parishes in the hundred of Wang ford, Suffolk, nearly adjoining, 2 m»les from Bef'es, and 103 frou. Ixmdou ; containing 24 houses and 168 inhabitants. They are nnited as a rectory, rated at 12/. in the pa- tronage of the king. WoTtLrvCTOS, a parish -in the hundred of Lackford, Suffolk, 1 mile from MildenhaU, and 70 from Loudon; containing 50 houses and 326 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 19/. 6*. 8A Whorlinotov, East, a parish in the hun- dred of Witheridge, Devon, 6 miles from Chumleigh, and 197 from London; contain- ing 32 houses and 196 inhabitants. It is a re torv, value 7/. 15s. 10//. Worlingtov, West," another parish in the same hundred, \ mile distant from the preceding; containing 'i6 houses and 158 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. 15*. I0d.. Worlingworth, a parish in the hundred of HOxne, Suffolk. 6 miks from Debeu- ham, and 88 from London ; containing 78 houses and 653 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 191. 12*. 3.L with Southolt chapel an- nexed. Wormbridgb, a parish in tiie hundred of Webtree, Hereford, 8 miles from Hereford, and ,43 from London: containing i7 houses and 86 inhabitants. It is a curacy. Vomergav, a parish in the hundred of Clackclose, Norfolk, 7 miles from Down- ham, and 90 from London ; containing 37 houses and 224 inhabitants. It is a en- racy, in the patronage of the bishop of Norwich. Worm flow, a hamlet in the pariih of Birch, 6-| miles from Hereford. Wormenhai l, a parish in the hundred of Ashenden, Bucks, 4| miles "rom Thame* containing 36 houses and '166 inhabitants.—. It is a vicarage, value 61. \8s. 10 houses and l'2'J, inhabitants. It is a cu- racy. Worplesdon, a parish in the hundred of Woking, Surry, -j miles from Guildford, and 30 from London, near a branch of the river Wey; containing 151 houses and 915 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 2*4/. JSs. 9t/. WoitsALr., High, y township and chapelry in the parish of Northallerton, wapentake of AllertODshire, north riding of York, 4 miles from Yarm ; containing 19 houses and 10.5 inhabitants. Worsall, Low, a township in the pa- rish of Kirklavington, Langbarugh wapen- take, north riding of York, 4 miles from Yarm, near the Tees, and '2.50 from Lon- don ; containing 40 houses and 164 inha- bitants. Worsborough, a township and chapelry in the parish of Darfield, Staincross wapen- take, west riding of York, 2 miles from Barnsley, and 167 from London, on the Great Western Road, in a beautiful dale; containing 170 houses and 8? 9 inhabitants. The church er chapel of ease, is a neat building, founded by sir Robert Rockley, in the reign of Henry III. w ith a free grammar school ; here is also a library, left by Dr. Obadiab Walker. Wouscey, a township in the parish of Eccles, hundred of Saiford, Lancaster, 7 miles from Manchester, and 191 from Lon- don ; Containing 833 houses and 3062 in- habitants, of whom 3082 were returned em- ployed in trade. At Worsley Mill, in this parish, begins the duke of Bridgewater^s Canal, executed under the direction of Mr. Brindley, in 1760; originally designed ft r conveying coals from his great estate, to Manchester; the course of the canal to Manchester, is about 9 miles; in its way it passes several public roads, by moans of arches as well as over the river Irwetl, high enough to admit the largest vessels to go un- derneath, with their sail; up. This canal also passes through a hill ] of a mile. See Canai.. Worstfad, a market town and parish in the hundred of Tnnstead, Norfolk, 4 miles from North Walsham, and 120 from Lon- don; containing 147 houses and 650 iuha- Litanto. This place is remarkable for the first introduction of the manufactory of twisted yarn, called Worsted. It has now * sojall manufacture of stockings and stuffs, Market day, Saturday ; and a fair, on the i'2th May. It is a vicarage, vake- IV t. Woosthounk, a township in the parish of Whalley, hundred of Blackburn, Lancas- ter, 3 miles from Burnley, and 213 from London; containing 66 house* and 443 in- habitants. YVoiLsioN, another township in the semo parish, I* mill bom the foregoing ; con* tabling 24 bouses and tos inhabitants. Worth, a hamlet in the parish and hun- dred of Tiverton, Devon. Worth, or Word, a hamlet and ehapelr* in the parish and hundred of Eastry, lathe f St Augustine, Kent, l mile from Sandwich, near the sea ; containing 4$ houses and 264 inhabitants. Worth, a township in the parish of Prrst- bury, hundred of Macclesfield, Chester, 5 miles from Stockport ; containing 36 houses and 188 inhabitants'. Worth, a parish in the hundred of Rut- inghill, rape of Lewes, .Sussex, 8 miles from Cuckfield, and 3 l 2 from London ; containing 194 houses and 1501 inhabitants. It is :\ rectoyy, value 13'. 3s. Ad. Worth, Francis, a hamlet in the parish of Xetherby, Dorsetshire, Worth, Matr.ut-iis, a parish in the huq* d red of How barrow, and division of Bland- ford, Dorset, 3 miles from Corfu Castle, and 119 from London; containing 44 bouses and 217 inhabitants. It is a vicarage; va- lue 8/. 8s. 4rf. Wortham, a parish in the hundred of Hartismcre, Suffolk, 3 miles from Botes- dale, and 88 from London; containing 14", iiouses and 784 inhabitants. The leetory, is divided into two portion*, the one called Wortkali Everard or Soulhmurc, vaju'e 13/. if, Stl. ,• the other, fforiham Jarvis, or Eastgate. value 13/. l.v. Wortben, a parish in the hundred of Chirbury, Salop, s miles from Montgomery, and 170 from ] otldon ; containing 2/6 houses and 1602 inhabitants. It is arcclorv", value OS/. 14*. 7./. Worthing, a hamlet in the parish of Bet- ley, hundred of Lamiditcb, Norfolk, -i miles, from East Dereham, and 104 from Lon- don; containing 14 houses and 88 inhabit- ants. Worthinc,, a hamlet in the parish of Broadwater, hundred of Brightford, rape of r.rami.er, Sussex, 11 miles La. Brighton, ami 59 from London, on the sea coast. Tins place iq a short spice of time, from a few miserable huts, has nuty many handsome buildings, several of them suffi- ciently extensive and elegant to accom- modate the first families in the kingdom. The modern buildings are on the coast, but the village extends toward the Downs in a straight line, for about { mile, Here, are two respectable libraries, and commodious warm batns. This place is much resorted to during the bathing season, by those vfc* 3U 4 W O li WRA prefer quiet to the noise and bustle of BrLhton; and there is a facility of bathing here iu the most stormy weather, with a level e^ent of sand for a length of 10 miles. Being surrounded at the distance of about a mile by the chain of Sussex Downs, even in the winter months, the chilling blasts of the northern and eastern wi ids. are entirely excluded. A fishery is earned on here in the s- Ting, for mackarel, ana in the autumn, for herrings. Fair 2Qtb July, for 3 days. WorthingbubYj a parish in the hundred of Maylor; Flint, wales, Ul miles from Chester ; containing 96 houses and 530 in- habitant:.. It is a rectory, value 19/. 13^. id. Worthingtoii, a hamlet in the parish of Standish, hundred of Leyland, Lancaster, 3 miles from Wigan, and 202 from Lon- don ; containing 16 houses and 111 in- habitants. WorthinctoH, a parish in the hundred Of West Goscot£, Leicester, 4 ini , from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and llo udlc^ from London ; containing 249 bouses and 1096 in- habitants. It is a curacy. WobthorpB, See Weethorpe, North- ampton. Worthy, King's, a parish in the hundred of Barton Staeey, division of Andover, Hants, 24 miles from Winchester, and 1 D from London ; Containing 23 houses and 161 in- habitants. It is a rectory, value 22/. 12*. GJ. in the pa 'r 'mace of the duke of Bedford. Worthy, Martyr, a parish in the hun- dred and division of Fawley, Hants, 3 miles from Winchester, and 59 from London; containing 25 houses and 19-2 inhabitants. — It is a rectory, value 15/. 10« 2d. in toe patronage of the bishop of Winchester Worting, a parish, in the hundred of Chuteley, divisiou of Kipgsclere, Hants, 2 miles from Basingstoke, and 47 from Lon- don ; containing 15 houses an 1 120 inhabit- ants. It is a rectory, value 8:'. 17.. S inhabitants. It isarecory, value 1 ,/. 6 . 8\ riding o c York, 5 miles from Wake- field, and 176 from London ; \bc popula- tion of which was not returned *o govern ment. It is a curacy. WRAGnotME, a hamlet in the parish of Grainthorpe, hundred of Louth Erk, Lmd- $ay division Lincoln. A':pnNinAM, a parish in the hundred of Forehoe, Norfolk, 3 miles frqip. Wy- modham, and 103 from London; containing 20 houses and 161 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 5/. 4s. 9 r L Wrangle, a parish in the hundred of Skirbeck, division of Holland, Lincoln, 7 miles from Boston, and 121 from London; cont. lining 14i houses and 732 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9£ 18^. 6c/. Wrantagf, a tyihi-ijr in the parish of Thi r:.e Fakon, hundred of North Curry, Somerset, 6 miles from Taunton, and 138 from London ; containing 31 houses ami 1 96 inhabitants. WRE W R E Wratting, Grvat, a parish in the hun- dred of Ilesbridcc, Suffolk, 2 uiik-s from Haverhill, ana 60^ from London ; contain- ing 46 houses and -^6U inhabitants, it is a rectory, value 8/, Wratti.nc, Little, an adjoining parish ; containing 12 houses and 107 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 4/. 1& . 9A WraWBY, a parish in the hundred of Y.-r- borough, Lnilsey division, Lincoln, 2 miles from Gland ford Br ?g, and 159 from Lon- don; containing 65 houses and 283 inhabit- ants. It is a vicarage, vaiue 9/. 14*. 7 L with Brigg Chapel annexed, in tlic patron- age ofClare-hail, Cambridge. V\ raxai.1, a parish in the hundred of Port* bury, Somerset, near Bristol, 111 roiled from London; containing 7 6 houses and .540 inhabitants. Has a fair at All Hailowtide, which lasts 6 days. It is a rectory, value 49/. 1 1*. 8r/. with Nailsea and Burton ehaoels annexed. WraxAll, a parish in the hundred of Eggarton, and division of Bridp >i t. Dorset, 6 miles from Keaminstxr, and 131 from London ; eontaining 11 houses and 54 in- habitant-. It is a rectory, value 5/. united with Rampisham. Wraxall, North, a parish in the hun- dred of Chippenham, Wilts, 7 miles from Chippenham, and 1 00 frotn London; con- taining72 houses and 304 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 15/. 9s. 2;/. Wraxau., South,. a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Bradford, Wilts. Wraysbury. See Wyradsburt, Bucks. What, a township in t'ne parish of Mel ling, hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, S miles from Hornby, and 251 from Lon- don; containing 92 houses and 483 inha- bitants. Wska, a hamlet in the parish of St. Cuthbeit's, Carlisle, Cumberland ward, Cumberland, 6" miles from Carlisle ; con- taining £2 houses and 118 inhabitants. Wressle, a parish in the wapentake of Harthill, east riding of York, situated on the Derwent, 4 miles from Hfov and 185 from London ; containing 40 houses an<: 191 inabitants, It is a vicarage, value pi 1 Wv.t.a v. a ban let in the parish of Kirkbafn, hundred of An* tm h rness, Lancaster, near Kirk'.iam ; the population of wlncb was in- cluded with Ribbey. Wrecklesham, ; 4 tything in the parish and hundred of Farnham, E from Famham, and 39 from I Ion; con- taining 125 house: : .> a-.its. Wre'ghiil, a hamlet in the parish of Rothbury, Coquetdale vaid, Norlhamlier- Innd, near Rothbury, and 30fi from I • n- don ; containing 4 houses and LI inhabit- ants'. Wrf.kin, a river in Lancashire, which Falls into tin St our, at CussThgton. Wrektn. a noted hill lying to the, east of ; • ipshnry, in Salop, between theWatliug- Street and the Sevwn, ! cnBe firotn Wrpxeier, 5 (he famous station of the Romans. It consists of a coarse dark grey wide, red on theenr- );.<■. o«.n^ to the oxidation of its iron ore. The most steep side of the mountain, is the eastern, its height being reckoned 1-00 feet. j4ik'm'i 1 < ttr, Wreltos, a township in the parish of Middleton, Pickering Lytbe, north riding of York, 2j miles from Pickering, and from London ; containing S3 houses and 16* inhabitants. Wbekbory, a towBship and rhaptliy in the parish of Acton, hundred of Nanrwich* Chester, 5 miles from Nantwich, and 1.0 trom Loudon, on the river W'ever ; contain- ing GO houses and 4ui inhabitants. Wrexinqham, a parish in the" hundred of Humble-yard, Norfolk, 8 miles from Nor* wich, and 101 from London; containing *• habitants. It is a rectory, value lot united with Nayland. Wrentham, a parish in toe hundred <>f Blything, Suffolk, 5 miles from Southwok^ aod Ro-y from London ; containing » t bouses and s2_' inhabitants. It is a rectory j value 21 Lfs. Hd. Wrsnthorpe, a hamlet in the parish of Wakefield, west riding of York. Wresskl. See Wr.i-.s»L£, York, fast riding. Wrestuvgwohth, a parish in the. hun- dred of Bigg eswade, Bedford, 3 miles fr-m Potion, and 16 from London ; containing 56 houses and 330 inhabitants. It is a rec- . tory, value 7/. cs. $J. and the patrou is ting. Wretham, Ea?t, a parish in the hundred ! ' -■■ • arti, Norfolk, .' miles horn liu-i- ford, and 85 i; containing houses and : ints. It is a recti ry. value Halt's. 3d. in the patronage of Etv>u WRE'ruAirf, West, a parish united ".\ith the foregoing, 1 mile distant therefrom; containing 3 booses and 96 inhabitants; It is a rectory, value 12/. 11*. 37. in the pa- tronage of King's College, Cambridge. Vvrrtion, a parish in the hundred of Clackclose, Norfolk, 5 miles from Down- ham, aod 82 from London ; 'containing 39 houses and '2ol inhabitants. It if a curacy. Wrexham, a market town and parish in the hundred of Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales, 10 miles from Chester, aod iStJfrom L' ndon; containing 580 booses and 2575 in- habitants, of whom 528 were retarded as being employed in trade. It is a rery fertile and pleasant situation, adjoining the vale royal of Cheshire. The houses in general are well built anl the church is aa elegant structure, equal in point of beauty to some of the cat rivals in England j it was collegiate before reign of Henry VII. when the present edifice was erected on the site of the old one, which was destroyed by fire. It is 176 feet loii'j. and 78 broad ; and the tower, which is IBS Boat huh. is adorned with inrr.rcs and curious carving. The inside of the church is ornamented with a number of WRI W R O fMnomsnts, some of them exceeding hand- some ; there are also several good monuments in tlie church-yard, a few of which with cu- rious inseriptinns. Tu 1647, I his church was made a prison by Cromwell, when hissolditrs destroyed the organ. Here are also two large aieeting-houses, in one of which the service is perfoiined in Welch onepart of the day, and in English the other. It has a neat and convenient town hall, and a well endowed free school. -Wrexham is a great mart foi flan- nel, and the manufacturing of this article is the chief employment of the neighbouring poor; and in the vicinity are several manufactories of warlike instruments, par- ticularly a large cannon founders-. Near Wrexham are still some remains of the famous dyke thrown up by Ofia, king of Jit rcia, to prevent the incursions of the Welch. Market on Thursday and Mon- day ; tbe former, is the principal. Its fairs are 23d March, Holy Thursday, 6th June, and 19th September. It is a vicar- a-n-. value 19''. 9 . ^1. in tie pattonage-of the Lishop of St. Asaph. Whibbenball, a hamlet in the parish of Kidderminster, Worcester, from which it is distant 3 milt s, separated from Bewdley by a bridge over the Severn; containing 140 houses am 500 inhabitants. Wriddi.ini.ton, a hamlet in the parish of Fordington, hundred ofUgglescumb, divisi . of Dorchesfcr. Dorset, near Dorchester. Wrtir.r. teton, a parish in the hundred of Kibnersrino, Somerset. 6 miles from Frame* and 111 from London j containing 20 houses and 108 inhabitants. It is a rectory, taiui 5 7*. i igingto the prebend thereof in the church of Salisbury. Wric.htivc.tcn, a township in the parish of Eccleston, hundred of Ley-land, Lancaster, 3 miles from Chorley, and 2! 1 from London; containing 179 houses aiid 1 1 -i C ' inhabitants. Wrwehili, a hamlet in the parish of M ideley, Staffordshire, 4- miles from New- castle under Lyne. '>Vr inc. ion-, a market town and parish in the "hundred of Brent and Wrington, Somerset, C mile:- from Axbridge, and 12 J from Lon- don ; containing 164 bouses T88 inhabitants. The town is situated on a small brook, and has a charity school. A considerable traffic is carried on in the growth of Teasles or Thigtles, sold to the cloth manufacturers for the dressing of woollen cloth. This town is r.t.ted as the birth place of the celebrated philosopher, John Locke. It lias a small market on Tuesday, and a fair on the 29th September. The living is a rectory, value 59/. 9s. iyd. with Beniugton chapel an- nexe!. Wrincworthy, a hamlet in the parish <>f Mary-tavey, Devon, near laristock. Whittle, a parish in the hundred of Chelms- ford, Essex, '2j miles from Cheimford, and .'28 from London ; containing '278 houses and 1599 inhabitants. Before a bridge was erected at Chelmsford, the ancient road to Colchester, and Jiarv.ich, passed through this place, and it had formerly a market. It. is supposed to have been built on the site of the Caesttromagus of the Romans. King John bad a palace here, some v< sttges of which are still to be seen. The living is a curacy, with Roxwell chapel annexed, in the patronage of New college, Oxford. WrongtOn. See Rust ton, Norfolk. Wi'.ockwardinf.. St e KopKWAROiNB, Salop. Wroot, a parish in Mauley wapentake, Lindsay division, Lincoln, 7 miles from Gainsborough, and 1 jS from London ; on the border of Notts, containing 41 houses and '210 inhabitants. It U a rectory, value 3/. 7.v. S /. in the patronage of the king. Wroth am, a parish in the hundred of the same r. -u;c, lathe of Avlesford, Kent, 10 miles from Maidstone, and 24 from London; containing 110 bouses and 7.i>5 inhabitants. The archbishop of Canterbury had formerly a palace here, ami the church is a large ture, m which are lti stalls, supposed to have been for the clergy who attended the archbishop. Till lately it bad a market, « hit b is now discontinued. Fair '23d .April. The rectory rated at 5QI. S.)\ It/, has Stansted Chapel annexed, and the vicarage is rated at 12/. 5*. : .. Wi.OiTi.sr.i v, a hamlet in the parish of Tem-iihall, hundred of Seisdon, Stafford, 3 miles from Wolverhampton, near the bor- ders of Salop, and 1S3 from London; in Wrottesley park are supposed to be the vestiges of a British city, with the fragments any stupendous stones. VVhoughton, a parish in the hundred of Ki i (tort, Bucks, c 2 miles from Fenny Strat- ford, and 47 from London; containing 53 hou bs and -311 inhabitants. Wroughton, a parish in the hundred of Elstub and Everley, Wilts. 2 miles from ."'.vindun, and S4 from London ; containing, 204 houses and 1100 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 31/. is. -PL in the patronage of the bishop of Winchester. Wroxalt., ahamletin the parish of Honiley hundred of Barliehway, Warwick, (] miles from Warwick, and 97 from London ; con- taining 22 houses and 156 inhabitants. Wrox ei er, a parish in the hundred of South, Bradford, Salop, 5 miles from Shrews- bury, and 156 from London; containing 95 houses and j41 inhabitants. L is supposed to have been an extensive city built by the Bri- tons, the walls of wine h, at a subsequent pe»iod, extended for a circumference of three miles and \ve> e 3 varus broad. The living is a vicar- age, value. 1 1/. 8>. WaoxtiALL. See. Wraxhai.i., Wilts. WnoxHAM, a parish in the hundred of Tdverham, Norfolk, o miles from Norwich, and 115 from Loudon; containing 58 houses and 3'2l from London ; containing til houses and 278 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value l.'V. 12r. Id. in the patronage of the bishop of Litchfield and Coventry. The church is a handsome structure. Wycombe, Chipping, or High, a borough, market town, and parish in tbe hundred of Dcsborough, Bucks, 29 miles from London ; containing 318 houses and 4,2+8 inhabi- tants, of whom 801 were returned as being employed in trade. The town consists prin- cipally of one extensive street, with several small ones brand ing therefrom, on the south side of which runs a small river, which falls into tht Thames, two miles below Marlow. There are several paper and corn mills in the neighbourhood, which constitute the chief traffic of the place. The town is go- verned by a mayor, recorder, 12 aldermen, a town clerk, &c. and returns two members to parliament, elected by the members of the corporation only. Returning officers the mayor and bailiffs. Here is a free gram* mar-school, and a royal military college. The market on Friday is well supplied, par- ticularly with corn. Fair, 25th September. The church is a large structure, and is a vi- carage, rated at 23/. 17*. Id. Wycombe, West, a parish in the same hundred as the preceding, Bucks, and 2} miles farther on the west road, 31 from London ; containing 257 houses and 1,330 inhabitants. The church is situated on an eminence, and is seen at a great distau re, erected in 17^3, at th< expence of lord Le Despencer. On the tower is a ball, which will contain six people. It is a vicarage, value 11/. 9 . 5d, in the patronage of the icing. Wye, a parish in the hundred of the same name, lathe or' Scray, Kent, near the fiver Stour, 3§ miles from Ashford, and 3.5 from London; containing 2 13 houses and 1,200 inhabitants. Formcrh it was a marker town, but the market has long since been disused. It has a bridge over the Stour, and an har- bour for barges. The Wje downs are a ridge of hill*, extending fiota Chatham to the sea betweceu Folksto^e and Ifythe. Near Wye is Crundel, where many Roman antiquities have been d.ig op. Its fairs are 24th May, and 2d November. The church is a curacy. Wye, a river which rises in Cardigan- Shire, and passing through Radnor, Here- ford, Brecknock, and Monmouth, falls into the Severn, below Chepstow WyersMLB, XETurrt, a hamlet in tb* parish of Uarstang, hundred of Aiaouaden- ness, Lancaster, 4 miles from Garxtang, and 231 from London : containing J 06 houses) and 571 inhabitants, Wybrsdalb, Over, a hamlet in the parish of Lancaster, hundred of Lonsdale, Lanca- shire, near Lancaster, and 238 wiles from London; containing 134 bousaB and 661 in- habitants, Wybrstowb, er Wytbrstoxb, a parish in the hundred of Hartismere, Suffolk, 5 mik - from Stow Market, and 81 from London ; containing 20 houses and 24-3 inhabitant . Wyiiam, a parish in the hundred of Lu, when' 300 houses were consumed, and in 1631 the plague earned off a number of persons. .VI my of the men, women, and children are employed here in the mnnufae> iiue.it small wooden ware. The market is on Friday, and it- fairs are 2d Febru try, 6th May,aud7tb September. The living i& .. >ii-.»r- W Y It W Y V age, value, 10/. Hi. id. in the patronage of the bishop of Ely. Wyvondify, Or ■ at, a parish in the h un- ci red of Broadwater, Herts, 2 miles from Hitchiu, and 32 from London ; containing us s and 200 in habitants. The ancient manor here is held by grand sexjeantry, that the lord t' be cup-bearer at the lung's coronation. It is u curacy, in the pa- tronage of Trinity coHege, Cam iridge. Vy'vMoyn.'.EY, Little, a hamlet in the fore- coin? parish, £ of a mile distant therefrom ; containing 35 booses and 169 inhabitants. Wymohdiiam, a parish in the hundred of Framland, Leicester, 6 miles from Melton Mowbray, and 98 from London; containing 15 houses asd 301 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 12/. and the patron is the king. Wvnstf.r. a river in Lancashire, which fails into the Sean. WvRARDSBt'RY, a parish in the hundred of Stoke, Books, t\ miles from Staines, and \^h from London; containing 96 houses and 616 in Habitants. It is a vicarage, value 14/. 10*. Bd in the patronage of the dean and chap- ter of Windsor. Wyre PiDni.h, a liamlet in the parish of Fladlury, hundred of Oswaldsluw, Worces- ter, J miles from Persbore, and 105 from 1."/, i Jon; containing 34 houses and 144 inha- bitants. WyrlhV, Great, a hamlet in the parish of Cannock, hundred of Cuttlestone, Stafford, b Sftiles from Peakridge, and 124 from London; containing 48 bouses and 227 inhabitants. Wyrliy Little, a hamlet in the p iriah of Korton Canes, hundred of OJBaw, Stafford, n. ar Lite hfie'd. "VVysai.l, a parish in the hundred of Rush- rlilT, Notts, R miles from Nottingham, and lit! from London; containing .51 houses :id 260 inhabitants, ltis avicarage,valu Wytham, North, a parish iu the of Betisloe, division of Kesteven, Lincoln, 12 miles from Stamford, and 101 from Lon- don; containing 33 booses and 186 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 16/, 19.. 2tL Wytham on ti:e Hill, another pari-li in the same hundred, 1 miles from Stamford J containing 36 houses and 162 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 6/. Is. Wytham, Sobth, a third parish, 1 mil*; distant from North Wytham ; containing 63 houses and 343 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 3L Ms. 10.;'. Wytham, $ parish in the hundred of Hor- m< r, Berks, 34 miles from Oxford, and 59 f,-,:r ' ondon ; containing 40 houses and 246 ints. It is a rectory, value 11. 2s. in the patronage of the earl of Abingdon. lie re is an ancient castellated mansion for- merly belonging to the abbots, but now to the earl of Abingdon. Wythboen, a hamlet and chapelry, in the parish of Crosthwaite, Allerdale ward, above Derwent, Cumberland, near Cocker- mouth; containing 23 houses and 137 in- ha itanti. Wyton, a hamlet in the parish of Swine Holderness wapentake, east riding of York, 6 miles from Huil; containing 9 houses and 86 inhabi an's. W-, vi.rstone. See Wyerstont., Suffolk. Wyvil, a hamlet in the parish of Denton, hundred of Wiunibriggs and Threw, division of Kesteven, Lincoln, 5 miles from Gran- tham, ami 109 from London; containing 15 houses and 89 inhabitants. Y A L Y A N "\7ADDT.F,TH0RPF., a hamlet in the JL parish of Bots.'ord, Ylanley wapen- take, Lhidsey divisjou, Lincoln, 6 miles from Ghuadford Bnrg. and 163 from Lon- don; containing 16 houses and 74 inhabi- tants. Yawobth, a hamlet in the parish of North Allertcn, Giilin:- east wapentake, north rid- inorof York, 1 mile from Northallerton, and S30 from London, containing 25 houses and 12?> inhabitants. Yaldham, a hamlet in the parish of Wro- tham, Kent, 24 miles from London. Yaedinc, a parish in the hundred of Twy- ford, lathe of Ayiesford, Kent, on the river Mcdway, 4 miles from West Mailing; con- taining 360 houses and 1962 inhabitants. It has fairs on Easter Tuesday and St. Peter and St. Paul's day. It is a vicarage, value 20/. IBs. 9d. Yai.me, a river in Devonshire, which falls into the sea near Plymouth. Yanworth, a hamlet in the parish of Hasleton, and the hundred of Bradley, Gloucester, 2 miles from Northleach, and 84 from London ; containing 19 houses and 97 inhabitants. Yanworth, a township in the parish of Barton, Westward, Westmoreland, Smiles from Penrith, and 280 from London ; con- Y A R YAR tainins- 37 houses and 193 inhabitants. The leaning tower, belonging to lord Low titer, at Yan\\erth-ha!l, has lately been restored to its perpendicular. This massy ediliee is U[iwards of 35 feet high, had been propped upwards of 40 years, and overhung its base 3 feet and 1 inch. Yanetom. See Heavtov, Devon. Yattov, a parish in the bundled of Avis- fbrd, rape of" Arundel, Sussex, 3 miles from Arundel, and 63 from Loudon; containing 66 houses and 543 inhabitants. It is a vicar- age, value 7/. 10*. tid. in the patronage of tfie bishop of Chichester. YARBor.oicii, a hamlet in the parish of Croxton, hundred of Yarbofough, and divi- sion of Lindsty, Lincoln, 6 miles frenfi Bar- ton, and 162 from London; containing 8 bouses and 43 inhabitants. Yarborough, a parish in the hundred of Louth Lsk, Lindsey division, Lincobi, 4§ miles from Louth, and 157 from London ; containing .'37 houses and 182 inhabitants'. It is a rectory, value 9/. 13>. 6d. Yarco.mbe. a parish in the hundred of Ax- niiiister, Devon, 7 miles from Honiton, and 150 from London ; containing 1 10 bouses and 740 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value l 2Bt. Yar d ley, a parish in the hundred of Od- sey, Herts, 7 miles from Baldock, and 31 from London; containing 105 house and 4S4 in- habitants. In this parish rises the little river Beane. It is a vicarage, value 12/. in the patronage of the dean and chapter of St. Paul's. Yardlev, a parish in the hundred of Dod- diiiitree, Worcester, ou the borders of War- wickshire, 4 milts from Birmingham, and 1 1 1 from London ; containing 359 houses and 1906 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 9/. 19*. irt. YaruleyGobiok, a hamlet in the parish of Grafton Re.j is, hundred of Cleley, Aorthamp- lon, 4 mi.es from Stony Stratford, and 56 from London ; containing 96 houses aud 446 inhabitants. Yardley Hastings, a parish in the hun- dred of Wyniersley, Northampton, 5 miles from Olney, and oO from London ; con- taining 156 houses and 711 inhabitants. It has a fair on Whit-Monday. It i> a rectory, value 13/. (W. united with i>< \iii- r ton, in the patronage of the earl of Northampton. Yart, a rher which rises in the middle of Norfolk, and passing the city of Norwich falls into the German ocean at Yar- mouth. It is navigable to Norwich. Yarkiiii.l, a parish in the hundred of Itadlow, Hereford, 9 miles from Ledbury, and 150 from London, containing- 70 houses and 337 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 3/. 9*. 3;/. in the patronage of the deau and chapter of Hereford. Yak teside, a township in the parish of Dr^ton, hundred of Lonsdafe, I ancaster, near Ulverstone, and 270 miles from London; containing 102 houses and 599 inhabitants. Yariington, a parish in the hundred of Eruton, Somerset. 3 miles from Wincantou, and 111 from London ; containing 35 hou.e-; and 962 ^habitants. It is a rcetorv, value 16/. L. i»l. Yarm, or Yarlm, a market-town and pa- rish in Langbarugh wapentake, north rid- ing of York, 6 miles Loin Gisborough on the river lees, and j4+ from London ; con- taining 347 bouses, and 1300 inhabitants. 'ike church is a neat modem building and has a beautiful window of painted glass, lleie v.vie.uieieiely 2 awoasteries both found- ed by the family ot'Sruccin L'ici2thand i. ;U centuries. U\er the Tees js a haadsojM stone bridge in o Durham. This town has a considerable trade by water, particularly in corn an I lead to the London market. Market on Thursday, and its fairs are on Holy Thursday, 2d Aug. aud I9th Oct. The, church is a curacy, in the patronage of the archbishop of York. Yarmouth, a sea-port, borough and pnri-.h in West Medina, iste ot Wight, Hants, 10 miles from Newport and 10U from London; containing 72 houses* and 343 inhabitants. The town >tand< on a bank sloping to the sea, and bas evident tracesof ha vingheen much larger than at present. The church stands in the middle of the town, and in a chapel adjoining is a tine monument of governor Holmes. The <:.i>r.le was bunt by Henry V I i I . on the site of ananeient church, which was destroyed by the French; it is defended by 8 pieces of cannon and lias a garrison. This borough sends- members to parliament, choseu by the corporation, consisting mostly of out-burgesses, and the returning officer is the mayor. The market-house is a neat building, over wbicb is the town-hall, and it has a convenient quay. A packet daily sails hence to Lyuimgton, uiiich lies appos The church is a rectory, iu the patronage of the king. Yarmoltu, commonly called Grkat Yar- moiiii, a sea-port, borough, and parish, m tiie hundred ol Last Flegg, Norfolk, situat- ed ou a peninsula, at the eastern extremity of tiie county, 22 miles from Norwich, and 124 from London; containin 3081 bouses aud 14,845 inhabitants, viz. 6463 males, and b ?S2 females, of whom 1400 were retmued as being employed in various trades, It is eu- compassed on the south and cast by the sea ; on the north by the main land, and on the west by the Yare, over which is a Raadsojp* drawbridge, connecting it with Suiibik; it extends more than a mile in length, and half a mile in breadth, containing 4 princi- pal streets, running from no; lb to south, aud '.56 narrow- lanes o.' feaot intersecting them. It is mii rounded with a wall, with 10 gates and 16 towers. The church dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a statel 3 pile, 250 feet long, and, including theailes, lOS in breadth; the wooden spire, which was 186 feet high, and re- marked as ajSpeoriug crouked in every direc- tum, is now taken down. Neat the centre of the town i-. a beautiful chapel of ease, dedicated to St. George, erected in 1717. The quay, wbich forms a fashionable -.md delightful promenade to this now uiuch-frcquented wa- tering -place, is oear a mile and quarter is. Y A K Y E S jtength, ann" in some parts, 150 yards Vide; from the budge to the south gate, it is de- corated with a fine range oi buildings, among which the assembly house makes a eonspieu- «us figure. The theatre erected in 1778, is a neat edifice, and is erected on the site of a Dutch chapel ; hero is also an assembly-room and a bowling-green. The bath-house was erected in 1759; it stands ou the beach, uhich is a sinking sand, 3 furlongs from the chapel. The vestibule is a neat, well-pro- portioned room, having windows fronting the town and the sea. On the right of the en- trance are 4 closets, having e ch a door into the bath-room ; this bath is 15 feet by 6, ap- propriated for thp gentlemen, and a similar one is assigned for the ladies. The sea wrier is raised every tide by a horse-mill into a re- servoir, about 50 yards from the baths, whence it is conveyed by pipes. There are also very commodious bathing-machines, but the sand renders them unpleasant of access. Adjoining the north end of the bath-house a public-room was erected in 17S8, for a tea and co file- room. The jetty close to the bath-house, is 1 10 paces long, and forms an agieeahle walk after bathing. The fisher- men's hospital is of a quadrangular form, containing SO rooms on the ground-floor. The hospital school was founded and is sup- ported by subscription. The market-place forms a handsome area. The situation of this town is very favourable io commerce, and there are many ships bclongiug to the port, in the foreign trade; but the most con- siderable employment here is its extensive fishery, there being GO, DUO- barrels of her- rings generally taken and cured here in the year. The season commences at Michael- mas, and iasts, all October. It has aho a considerable coal-trade. The roads lying east of the town, within the dangerous sands and banks of the Orfing, are much fre- quented, but vessels are often cast away there. The harbour is convenient, but wul not admit large vessels. Large scans, of nio- u, y arc annually expended in clearing it of Ban 1 and mud. Among the peculiarities Of this place, is the use of a low narrow cart, drawn uy a single horse, and uell adapted for t lie conveying of goods through Ihe narrow Lilies of tins town; but others, ou the same construction, more elegantly made, are let for airing to the neighbourhood, and are called Yarmouth coaches, but on pass- in. the sands they have m. 'it the appearance oi sledges; this is a very uneasy convey- ance over the rough pavement of the street:-. A sessions is annually held here in the month of September, for the trial of offences coin ■ nitted within the jurisdiction of the corpora- tion. They have al^o a court of admiralty, for the protection of marine property j and a court lor the recovery of debts above 24. and undc-r 10.'. from the award of whicb there is no appeal. The corporation consists of a mayor, 18 aldermen, a recorder, and 36 eomnioQ council-men, and it returns two •fciembcrs to parliament, chosen Ly the bur- gr« and from Loudon ; containing 53 houses and 265 inhabitants. Yate. a. parish in the hundred of Hen* bury, Gloucester, 4 miles from Chipping Sodbnry, and 114 from London ; containing 126 houses and G54 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 30/. 1S>. 11, a parish in the division of East Medina, in the Isle of Wight, Hants, near Brading ; containing 18 houses and 90 inhabitants. Near fresh water gate, is the Hermits Hole, a curious cavity in the culver- olill' immediately over the sea. The living is a rectory, value 6/. 6s. 10.7. Yaxham, a parish in the hundred of Midford, Norfolk, '2 miles from East Dere- ham, and 100 from London; eoiitaining 72 houses and 416 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 10/. 10ri Yaxley, a parish in the hundred of Norinaucross, Hunts, 4 miles from Peter- borough, and 76 from London; contain- ing '211 houses and 986 inhabitants. The town is small but well built, and reckoned very unhealthy on account of its vicinity to the Fens. The church is a handsome Go- thic structure, having a lofty spire. In the neighbourhood are very extensive barracks, a part whereof are used for the confinement of prisoners of war. See Stilton. This was formerly a market town. It has a fair on Holy Thursday. The living is a vicarage, value 11/. and the patron is the King. Yanlrt, a parish in the hundred of Har- tismere, Suffolk, '2 miles from Lye, and 90 from London; containing 6S houses and 882 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 6t. Yazer, a parish in the hundred of G rims- worth, Hereford, H5 miles from Hereford, and 14" from London ; containing 34 houses and 195 inhabitants. It is a vicarage, value 5/. 12*. 65.'. 19>. 4(/. v. ith Ravelstock chapel an- Bl ' '. YiA.iDSLEY, a hamlel in the township •f Whal'-y, parish yf Ta.wu, hundred of Macclesfield, Chester, 9 miles from Stock- port. Yiatslty a township in the parish of Coxwold, Birdfbrth wapentake, north riding of York, 7 miles from Thirsk, aud '217 tVnn London; containing '29 houses aud 1 64 inhabitants. Yeavebtng, a hamlet in the parish of Kirk - newion, Glend.de ward, Northumberland, 4 miles from Woohr; and 527 from London j containing 13 houses and 68 inhabitants, YsnoiHCHAM, a parish in Buckrose ws- pentake, East riding of York, 9-i miles from Malton, and 226 from London; containing 19 houses and 115 inhabitants. It is a vi- carage, value 5/. 4*. 2r/, Yeioersiey, a hamlet in the parish of Ashborne, hundred of Appletree, Derby, 3 miles from Asbborne, and 131 from London; eontaining 52 houses and L'7 inhabitants. Yeldham, Great, a parish in the hundred of Hinckford, Essex, 6 miles from Clare, a: d 50 from London ; containing 74 bouse* and 468 inhabitants. Here ore abns-hovses for 6 poor men, and the school was formerly a house appropriated for dressing a dinner for poor folks when married. Thechuroh is a neat stone building, having a stately embattled Tower at the west end, containing 5 bells. It is a rectory, value 20/. Yelciuam, Little, another parish in the same hundred, Essex, 1 mile from the fore- going; containing 36 houses aud 195 inha- bitants. It is a rectory, value 8/. arid the |«- tron is the king. Yi-i-land, Cosvi r.s, and } Two hamlets Yeli.anm, Redman. £ in the parish of Warton, hundred of Lonsdale, Lancast . '24 miles from Burton, the former contattl 38 houses and 196 inhabitants, aud tilts latter 32 houses and 148 inhabitants. Yelliss, a parish in the hundred Of Tose- land, Hunts, 5 miles from St. N'eots, and 5i from Loudon; containing 51 bouses and 25 J inhabitants. It is a rectoi y, value 11/. 10*. 5/. in the patronage of the king. Yelvertoft, a parish in the hundred of Guildsborough, Northampton, 8 miles from Daventry, and 80 from London; containing 1'20 houses and 526 inhabitants. It is a rec- tory, value 25/. l0->'. Vn.uf.njN, a parish united with AlpLing- ton, m the hundred of Henstead, Norfolk. 5 miles from Norwich, and I08 from London; containing 1 1 houses and 6.' inhabitants, it is a recjory, rateil at 10/. Yendos, a river in Staffordshire* which fails into the Churnet at Chettletoi* Yeovekjn, a small vill <-■■ neai Woolcr, Northumberland, noted for its hill, called Ituvirin Rett, one of the Cheviots, which is 2000 feet above the plain of the village; the foundations of several buildings are -"'I ob- servable on the sides and summit of thishiK, supposed to have been either as furtificatkuM «r places of worship. Yfiovifc, a market town a.:id parish iu *t« a Y O R YOR eundreil of Stone, Somerset, ne::r the river leo, or Iv;!, 5 miles from Sherborne, and 121 from London; containing r+? houses an i -J?7i inhabitants. Many of the streets are wide, and the houses well built of atone and brick. The chureh is a fine old Gothic structure, with a high tower, contami bells. The market house is an extensile building supported by stone pillans; there,ara also rows 01 butchers' shamble*. Tiiis town was formerly noted for its manu'aeture of woolkn cloth ; but its principal mart now is that of leather gloves. In is a corporation governed by a portreeve and bur-- chosen in the manor court by the steward and homage-jury. Here are some alms- houses, founded by John Woburne, minor eanOn of St. Paul's in 147-6. The town is veil supplied with water. The market on Friday is very considerable for lean cat tie and all kinds of provisions. The fairs are SStii June and 17th November. It is a vicar- age, value 18'. YF.ovFt'roN, a parish in the hundred of Sbmerton, Somerset, 2 miles from Ilehester, and 125 from London ; containing 32 houses rnd 200 inhabitants. It is a rectory, value 96/. 9>. 14. in the patronage of the bishop of Hath and Wells. \ EOVELfev, a township and cnapelry in the parish of Shirley, hundred of Appletree, Derby, 4 miles from Ashborn, and 136 from London ; containing 41 houses and 192 in- habitants. Yf.sit.r, or Gifford, a parish in the shire of Haddington, Scotland, 5 miles from Had- dington, containing 139 houses and 929 in- habitants. Vesler-fntuse, the magnificent seat ot the marquis of Tweedale, and its spacious grounds, are a great addition to the beauty :oid support of this parish. The village of Gifford, which is a buruh of barony, gives the title of earl to th.e marquis of Twee- dale. YsTHOMf, a paridi in the shire of Rox- burgh, Scotland, on.the borders of England, 8 miles from Wooh.-r; eontai sing 199 houses and lOll inhabitants. The town is pleasantly situated on the Bowmont water, which di- vides it fnto tv.-g villages ; Tmm Yetkolm, the property of Mr. Wauchopc, of Niddry; con- taining 500 inhabitants, ami the other Kirk Yct'iobftr, belonging to the marquis of Tweedale. It is remarked that this town has long been inhabited by tinkers and gypsies. Yciunctov, a hamlet in the parish of Whittingham, Northumberland, the popula- tion ..ieh was returned included with Calla. . Yew-ton, a hamlet in the parish and htin- dred of Crediton, Devon, 1 mile from Cre- ditoa. Yicii KfnniiK, a small island of the He- brides, between N >rth List -and Beubc- cula. Yoakft.eet, a township in the parish ot Howden,and wapentake of 'Howden»hire, east riding of York, bjr miles from ilo.vden. and IqO from London; containing S2 hou3es and 1 93 inhabitant* Yoltox, a hamlet in the parish of Alne, Buhner Wapentake, north riaing of York, 10 miles from York, and 209 from London $ containing 10 houses and 50 inhabitants. York City, lying at the point where the thr< e ridings of Yorkshire meet, and is iv baned a county of itself, pleasantly situ- aed on the rivers Ouse and Fosse 200 miles from London; containing 28 parishes, 2 i t bouses, and 16,145 inhabitants, viz. 7018 malts and 9127 females, of whom 5478 were returned as being employed in various trades, There are 23 parish churches, besides the minster or cathedral; this stately structure is not only the largest Go- thic chureh in England, but may fairly he allowed superior to any in the universe j it is in length 524 feet, ihe breadth of the cross circle 22 2; the height of the lanthorn ISO feet, the breadth of the west front 109 feet, and thetast 105. Tlie west front is adorned with 2 beautiful towers, between which over the entrance is a window of line painted glass. The south tower contains 10 bells, the largest weighing 57 cwt: and on the top of the lan- thorn, in the great middle tower, is n turret containing a small bell. The ascent. 10 the south end of tue cross is by 3 flights of steps, from this entrance there is a beautiful view of the marigold window, on each side of which are two compartments of windows beauti- fully painted. Over the door is a dial, on the side of which are images which strike the quarters on two bells. The lanthorn steeple-is ornamented with great taste, has 8 windows, and 45 feet high.. The choir is divided from the rest of the church by a curious stone screen, over which is the organ, and the front is adorned with statues of all the kin^s of England from William the Con- queror to Henry VI. There are 32 stalls for the prebendaries, all of line marble; be- hind which, on each side the choir, are curious ranges of carved wood-work, adorned with pinnacles. The asceitt to the altar is by a flight of 16 steps, and the whole of the body of the church is paved in Mosaic. Many of the ancient nobility, as well as archbishops, were buried here, 'and some of the monuments are magni- ficent. The chapter-house is a line piece of Gothic architecture, it is an octagon, G feet diameter, and 67 high, the roof be- ing supported without pillars; the roof is of curious carved work, covered with lead; in the squares of the octagon are win- dows; some ol them beautifully painted. In tbe vestry-room are several antiquities, particularly a horn, called I'iphus's drink- ing born. The south side of the church has a good library. This beautiful stric- ture appears to have been built in the reign of Richard I. the former edifice having 4>een destroyed by tire. Toe chapter of York, besides the archbishop, consistsof a dean, a precentor, chancellor, subdean, 4 areh- bishop^S prebends,! sub-chauntor, 5 vicars, YOR VOPc el on two rows of massive oak pillar*' In this ball are held the courts of justice, and, adjoining:, am rooms ft* the juries, am] the lord mayor's justice room. The windows arc of painted t:la>s. in 172S a stately and convenient structure was erected on the north end of Coney-srreet, 7 lay-clerks; 6 choristers, 4 verier*, &c. Near the cathedral is St. Michael's le Bel- fry, a curious Gothic structure, containing several handsome monuments : All-Saints, in the Pavement, lias a neat octangular steeple: and St. Mary's Castle Sate was once admired for its fine spire, a consider- able part ot it was taken down from the for the residence o; the mayor, damage it sustained by lightening in 1797. sembly-house, which is situated in Blake- St Margaret's has a singular porch of Saxon street, was built on a plan drawn by th» architecture. The rest of the churches earl of Burlington, li is 140 feet long and have nothing to render them remarkable. 40 hroad, adorned with Corinthian pillars. The bridge over the Oiue consists of Th« theatre is a neat building, erected in 1 770. five gothic arches, the center one being The county hospital, another handsome struc- 81 feet wide and jl high, so that vessels ture, was instituted in 1740; and a lu- of 90 tons can pass under it, the riv. r natic asylum in 1770. Here are a dispen- sing here uioe feet deep. In the reign of sary, two charity, and several Sunday Edward III. this city was reckoned as a schools. Adjoining All-Saints church is the port, and furnished one vessel with nine men museum, a tolerable collection of natural to his fleet. The street from the bridge to and artificial curiosities. At a mile div- the middle gate is large, broad, and open, tance from the city is an open piece of and contains many handsome buildings, ground called Knavesmire, where the races The castle, built by Richard III. is used are held, it is flat but very moist, yet by as a prison; the river Fosse was former- constant draining is rendered convenient ly drawn in a deep moat entirely a round for the purpose. The new walk along the it, the only access being by draw-bridges, banks of the Ouse, is an agreeable "pro- tlie larger of which led to the ancient great menade, being kept in excellent order, gate from the country on the south, the other and uell shaded with lofty trees. The from the city on the north. About the year streets are paved and lighted. York re- 1734 the latter was rebuilt in a handsome ceived its charter of incorporation from Ri- tnanner, and is now the only entrance, ex- chard II. and is the on!}- city in England, eept a small postern near the mills. The whose chief magistrate is honoured with the castle walls are 1103 yards in circumference, title of Lord, except London. Its juris- On the right wing of the area is a spacious diction extends over a considerable district, prison foj- debtors; it consists of one floor, besides the sole conservancy of the rivers having 1 1 rooms, 16 feet square, aud 12 high. Ouse, Wharfe, Derwent, Ayre, Don, and Above these is the same number of rooms, some parts of the i I umber. It sends 2 mem- one or two of which are appropriated for com- beis to parliament, who are chosen by mon-side debtors ; on the ground floor are the the freemen in general, and who enjoy gaolers apartments. In the left wing is a the privilege of sitting in their scarlet gowns, handsome chapel. The felons court-yard is next the members of Loudon, on the privy down five steps between the two wings. The counsellors bench, the first day of the meet- women felons are kept separate. On the ing 1 of every new parliament. The govern- west side of the area is the new county hall, ment of the city is vested in the lord mayor, erected in 1777 : it is a superb building of a recorder, 12 aldermen, 2 sheriff's, 8cham- the Ionic order. The halls for the trial of berlains, 24 common council-men, -'-'assist- prisoners, and causes of Nisi prius, are very ants, a town-clerk, and other inferior officers, convenient at the north and south ends, the The manufactures in the city are ouly entrance being by a handsome portico of six small. The market places of which there are columns. In 1780 an additional building two, called the Pavement and Thursday was erected on the east side, having several market, are spacious and convenient. The spacious arched cells, for the confinement of cross in the former is square with a dome, prisoners for petty offences ; also apart- ascended by winding stairs and supported by meuts for hard labour, and distinct hospital 1 8 Ionic pillars : this was erected in 167.', rooms. Without the castle gate, at the ex- by MavmadukeRawdon, a London merchant. tent of the city liberties, are erected the city The other is used on a Saturday as butchfrs arms, where the sheriffs receive the judges of shambles. On the west side of the market assize. Adjoining the castle is a high mound, place stands a cross, for a shelter in bad on which stands the shell of a tower, called weather. •The market days are on Tues- Clifford's tower, formerly furnished with days, Thursdays, and Saturdays ; and Fai cannon and a garrison. There were many ever)' Thursday in the year, Whit-mind* convents and hospitals anciently here; many 10th July, 12th August, and -'^d Novemlx of their ruins being often dug up aud Here are two public bank-. The follow! are the livings in the city of York. All- Saints, North-street, a rectory rated all 4/. Is. lid. All Siintson the Pavem nt, • rec- to-.v. 5-'. 1'3.. I0A St. Cross, a rectory 6l. 16*. converted into the foundations of new- buildings. At the foot of the bridge is a very convenient and spacious quay. The Guildhall was erected in 1446, suppot- 3X YOR YOR P.'?. St. Cuthbcrt's with St. Helen's on the others large beds of peat and morass occur, in j Walls, a rectory 5/. 10s. 10