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Rh 1 ATTERLEY. 125 AUBURN. house, an endowed Sunday school, and several other charities. The principal residence is Attcrcliffo Hall. The manor is ln<ld by tlic Duke of Norfolk. ATTEKLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Much Wenlock, Ytiloek lib., in Oio co. of Salop, 2 miles from Much Wenlock. ATTERTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Witherlcy, and hund. of Sparkenhop, in the co. of Leicester, 5 miles S.W. from Market Bosworth. ATT1XGTON, an cxt. par. lib. in the hund. of Thame, in the eo. of Oxford, U miles from Thame. ATTLEBOROUGH, or ATTLEBURGH, a par. and small town, in the hund. of Shropham, in the co. of Norfolk, U miles to thn S.W. of Norwich, and 94 miles i'roin London by road, or 110 miles by the Eastern Bounties railway, on which it is a station. This town las existed from a very early time, and was of consi- lerablo importance, being not only a market town, but idso the capital of East Anglia, and the residence of the It appears to have been fortified for defence _';iiii--t tin- Danes, and its fortifications were standing in
 * lie reign of Henry II. The manor belonged at one

inn; to the Mortimers, by one of whom, Robert do Mor- imer, a chantry or college was founded in the reign of Uielnnlil. Its value at the Dissolution was 22, and t was granted by the king to the Ratcliffes. The pre- ii nt town consists of one long street irregularly built, md a number of respectable family residences recently Near the railway station is the New Inn, a lamNomc commercial and family hotel. The living is a vet. in the dioc. of Norwich, of the val. of 1,226, in he patron, of Sir V. 13. Smyth, Bart. The church is i largi and beautiful cruciform structure in the early jiglish style, with a central embattled tower. The lurch OH the north side is remarkably handsome. The h.meel was destroyed some years ago by the falling if the spire, and has not since been rebuilt ; although [he interior of the church was repaired and re-seated n 18 44. In the church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, re monuments to the principal families formerly eon- i"d with the town. There are chapels belonging to he Quakers, Baptists, and Wesleyan Methodists ; also a . dioiial school, and an allotment of poor's land, con- fining 57 acres, and several other charitable enclow- icnts of the yearly value of 76. Attleborough Hall the principal residence. Thursday is the market day. 'airs are held on the Thursday before Easter, Holy Thursday, and the 15th of August. Also a pleasure iir the dav before March assizes. ATTLEBOROUGH, a tnshp. and hmlt. in the par. of Tunraton, Atherstone div. of the hund. of Hemlingford, n the co. of Warwick, 1 mile from Nuneaton, to which own it forms a suburb. The inhabitants are mostly en- aged in the ribbon factories, saw-mills, brick-making, i cod-turning, and other industrial occupations of the ighbouring town. It lies on the cast bank of the iver Anker, near the borders of Leicestershire. The frent Valley railway passes through the hamlet, and he Coventry canal goes near it. About 2 miles to the he dioc. of Worcester, of the val. of 170, in the utron. of the Vicar of Nuneaton. The church is a id brick building with stone spire, erected in 1842, and erlicatcd to the Holy Trinity. The Baptists have a liapel, and there is a National and infant school. ATTLEHRIDGE, a par. in the hund. of Taverham, ii the co. of Norfolk, 9 miles to the N.W. of Norwich. 'ophamis its post town. It is situated on the river (Iderford, in the dioc. of Norwich, in the patron, of the an and chapter. The church is dedicated to St. An- and possesses a monumental brass. ATTYMA8S, a par. in the bar. of Gallen,in the co. of ayn, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles to the N. of xford. It is situated in a hilly country, on the north .nk of the river Moy. The Ox mountains rise on the stern side of the parish, which contains much bog and ray lakes. Freestone is abundant, and limestone curs here and there. The living is a vie. united with that of Ardagh, in the dioc. of Tuam, Killala, and Aehonry. A monastery once stood at Kildermol, of which some picturesque ruins remain on the border of a lake. Fairs are held on the 24th May, the 7th July, the 15th November, and the loth December. ATWICK, a par. in the northern div. of the wap. of Holdemoss, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 2 miles to the N. of Horusca. Hull is its post town. It is situated on the coast of the North Sea, in a district on which the sen is encroaching, and which suffers espe- cially during the prevalence of storms. The par. coin- prises the hinlts. of Little Atwick, Arram, and Skirling- ton. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of York, of the val. of 149, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. There is a free school founded by Mr. Fenwick, which has a revenue of 46. There are several other endowments, the yearly value of which is 13. ATWORTH, or ALFORD, a chplry. in the par. of Great Bradford, hund. and union of Bradford-on-Avon, in the co. of Wilts, 3 miles N.W. from Mclksham, its post town, 3 S. of Corsham railway station, and 5 N.E. of Bradford. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in the dioc. of Salisbury, of the val., with that of South Wraxall at- tached, of 250, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. It is now a distinct parish for ecclesiastical purposes. The church is a neat modem structure, re- built in 1828. At a short distance to the north stands the ruined tower of the ancient church. The Independents have a chapel. There is a school with a small endow- ment, and some other charities. Lord Methuen is lord of the manor. AUBIN, ST., a town in the par. of St. Brtlade, in the island of Jersey, Channel Islands, 3j miles from St. Helier. It is situated in a charming and pic- turesque district, on the coast of the beautiful bay to which the town has given its name. The place was for- merly of more importance than at present. It was the chief seat of the shipping trade, and was reputed to have the best harbour in Jersey. From the rock on which the castle stands, the pier is earned out, and shelters the harbour. The town is scattered along the shore and over the steep wooded heights, from which there are fine prospects over the bay and the country. At the south-western extremity of the bay is the rock called Noirmont Point. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 60, in the gift of the ' proprietors. There are two places of worship besides the church. A market is held on Tuesday and Friday. The place is chiefly attractive to the lover of nature and retirement. To such, it is, as an old traveller says, a place to be chosen among a thousand. AUBOURN, a par. in the lower div. of the wap. of Boothby Graffo, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lin- coln, 7 miles to the S.W. of Lincoln, its post town. It is situated on the river Witham, not far from the border of Nottinghamshire, and comprises the tnshp. of Haddington, and the hmlt. of Marlborough. The Nottingham and Lincoln railway runs through the parish, and the Fosse Way lies within a short distance to the N.E. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lin- coln, ral. 209, in the patron, of tho Rev. II. Neville. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The annual value of the charitable endowments is 19. AUBURN, or LISSOY, a vil. in the par. of Kilkenny West, and bar. of the same name, in the co. of West- meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 8 miles to the N.E. of Athlone. Its name is rendered familiar to us as being the original of tho "sweet Auburn" of Goldsmith's "Deserted Village." Its pleasant rural scenery still lies around it, but the old parsonage, where the poet's boyhood was spent, is in ruins, and his hawthorn tree, earned off bit by bit by ardent, if not wise, admirers, now enriches a thousand private cabinets and collec- tions. AUBURN, or OWBURN, a hmlt. in the par. of Fraisthorpe, wap. of Dickering, in tho East Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles from Bridlington. It lies on the shore of Bridlington Bay, and has been much dam-
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