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Rh ABINGHALL. 22 ABOYNK at the foot of Leith Hill, on a branch of the river Wey. The living is rect.,* val. 463, in the dioc. of Winchester, and in the patron, of W. J. Evelyn, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. James, is in the early Knirlish style of architecture. The manor belongs to the Scarlett family of Abingcr Hall, who take the title of baron from this pariah. It is a place of meeting for the Surrey Union hounds. ABINGHALL (Abenkalf), a par. in the hand, of St. Briavell, in the co. of Gloucester, 1 mile S.E. of Mitcheldean. Newnham is the post-town. It is situ- ated in a pleasant district of the Forest of Dean, and had at one time a seat of the abbots of Flaxley. There is a mineral spring in the parish, called St. Anthony's, which is in repute for its efficacy in cases of cutaneous eruption. Gun's paper-mills, a large establishment, gives employment to many hands. The living is a rect.," val. 142, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol. The pot. is the Rev. J. Probyn. ABINGTON, a vil. in the par. of Crawford-John, in the co. of Lanark, Scotland, 13 miles S.E. of Lanark. It is a station on the Caledonian railway, miles from Leamington, and 48 J from Edinburgh. It is situated on the river Clyde, where the Gonnar rivulet fulls into it. It is a neat and picturesque place, and is the rendezvous for the coursing matches in which the best dogs of England and Ireland are pitted against those of the West of Scotland. Great excitement was caused by the discovery of a few particles of gold hero in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. ABINGTON, a par. partly in the bars, of Owneybeg and Clanwilliam, in the co. of Limerick, partly in the bar. of Owncy-Arra, in the co. of Tipperary, and partly in the co. of the City of Limerick, in the prov. of Minister, Ireland, 7 mfles E. of Newport. It was at an early period a place of importance, and had a Cistercian abbey which was founded in 1 189, or, according to other authorities, in 1205, by Theobald FiUwalter, ancestor of the Butlers, Earls of Ormond. Its ancient name was Wothoney or Woncy. King John endowed the abbey with lands and several advowsons, and its abbot was a peer of the Irish House of Lords. Queen Elizabeth granted the abbey and its possessions to Captain Wulshc. who erected here a fine mansion. The estate was forfeit* I to the crown in 1641. Only a few fragment* of the abbey and the mansion now remain. The pariah contains the rills ge of Moroc, and towards its north-eastern boundary includes part of the Sliebh Phclim Mountains. Although a large portion of the ground is lrrcn moun- tain, there are some lands well cultivated and some valuable meadows. The living, which is united with Tuogh, val. 788, is a rect, in the dioc. of Caahel, Emlv, Waterford, and Lismore, and is in the patron, ol the bishop. Hero is a police station, and petty sessions are held on alternate Tuesdays. Fairs are held on the 29th May and 31st August, and at Moroc on tho 29th April anil 27th October. Deer Park is tho seat of the i benr. There are several other seats in the par. ir. in tin hund. ..t S].rlhoe. in tht n, 1 mile X.K. of Northampton. It ii r Nen, and the Northampton ant ih railwin ing is a rect.* in tjje liOO. The pat. is Lore Overstone. Th> 'hi. Peter uni "tylesofari 'iii .-toil Abbey has been ermvi rid into a private lun asylum. The favourite granddaughter nf .Shakspeare is buried he. in on tho spot a mulberry-tree Al'.l N i .u nir. in the hund. ol ' . co. of Cambridge, 2 miles N.V. i i I.inton. Cam > is the post town. It u situated on tho soutl bar I. r Gran ta, 6 miles from the ' itnti railway. The living i a vie. in r II Jti, anil in the patron of 'I . whose >.. Park St. Mary, and is in the earl; AIUNGTON, LITTLE, a par. and vil. in the hund. Chilford, in the co ridge, close to Great Abington, and on the north side of the river Granta- Tie living is a vic. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 87, and in ho patron, of T. Mortlock, Esq. The church, which brmerly belonged to Pentney Abbey, is dedicated to St. Mary. It has a double niche in the chan ontains tho tombs of tho Daltons. AIUNGTON -IN -THE -CLAY, or ABINGTON .'IGOTT'S, a par. in the hund. of Aimingford, in the co. 3f Cambridge, 4 miles N.W. of Royston station, and 42 rom London. It is situated on a branch of the river n. The living is a rect. 1 in the dioc. of Ely, val. 310. The patron, is with M. G. F. Pigott, Esq., of Abington Hall, who is the representative of a family which has held the manor from the time of the Conquest. Che church is dedicated to St. Michael, and has i. chancel, south porch, and tower, with two bells. The register extends as far back as 1600. There was formerly a market on Fridays, granted to the Bassingbourns about he year 1335. AB-KETTLEBY, a par. in tho hund. of Framland, in the co. of Leicester, 3 miles N.W. of Melton Mowbray, and 24 N. of Kirby railway station. It is situated near Uronghton hill, on a branch of the river Wreak, and contains the chplry. of Holwell. The living is n in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 297, in the patron, of the Eev. T. Bingham, the vicar, whose residen Ab-Kottleby HaUTThe church, which formerly belonged. to Laund priory, is dedicated to St. James, and has u Hquare embattled tower, surmounted by a lofty spin-. It was restored in 1853. There is a MttWcsVyU chapel, erected in 1843. ABLINGToN, a tythg. in the par. of Bibury, sad hund. of Brightwcll's Barrow, in the co. of Gloucester, 6 miles N.W. of Fairford, on the river Coin. Ablingtou House is thoprincipal residence. ABLINGTON, a hmlt. in the ir. of Figheldean, and hund. of Amesbury, in tho co. of AVilts, 4 miles to the N. of Amesbury, on tho river Avon. ABNEY and ABNEY GRANGE form a. joint ti. consisting "I two small limits, in tho par. of Hope, and hund. of High Peak, in the co. of Derby, 4 miles N.K of Tideswell. At the time of Domesday Survey this manor belonged to William Peveril, or P.-vuil of tl>, Peak. It is situated on a branch of the river Dcrwvnt. and was for some time the scat of the Abnoys, who be- came afterwards, through tho family of the Gunston-, possessors of Al>my 1'ark, near London, in the south- eastern part of Middlesex. This park derives it* i).: from the circumstance of Dr. Watts having residul in 1 house. It is now convert ''> illimollt t" III' V. ABOVE-DEBWENT. a tnshp. in the JKU-. of Cros- thwiii- nl. in the co. of Cumberland, V o| Keswick. It is situated in ,1 111.' I Dorwrnt-v. mmands an t. n-ie i, w ol 'the lake, with 1 A in i VK-l'A KK. a hmlt. in the jiar.of Cheadle. hund. of nslow, iii :] iflford, not tin from Cli. AI:PVI -SAWTlll. I hmlt. in I l.lanuadock, and hund. of Perfedd, in Carmaithen- S.utli YVal.-s, near I.lani;attock. It is Kituat.d !. the rivers Sawddy and Sein, near the western slope of thi I 1. lins. Al'.i i N !,.:> pur unit. .1 with GleiiUmnar, in tho district in the co. of Ab' i '1'ind, 26 miles SAV of At,r,leen, with which it is come by the D.e-sido railway. Ii 1 - on both liankx of tin Deo at the mir Vali r with that river, and at the foot of the ' The Braes of Angus partly bound it on the south-west. The ground is hilly, and tnere were extensive woods i hii tly of oak i ; luit tln-v arc fast being cleared. About a mile . thi' Dee is CrOBSe'l by im i 1> .-ant Mls]H'lisinn- bridp' h i- notcil l..r itc pint's whey, which is taken 'The livini; i.s i: prel. -..,!. flill. in the pation. of the Marquis of Hunt ^. ne Castle is the seat of that