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Rh ACHUM; v. 21 AMI' < i.Y, a par. and the head of a dioc. in the bar. I'le.i to tli'' S. V. n|' I unded here in the 6th century liy St. i'inian, Iii*h<>p of C'lonard, to whom the- place was granted about 530, bv the chief of tin- t.riitory of Luigny. His disciple, 8t Nathy, or .. u),..!n hf Nit i'iT the abbe^r, was afterwards appointed bishop of Achonry, or Luigny, as it is some- - called in the ancient annals from the district in which Achonry in situated. In the year 1623, thin bishop- ric was permanently united to that of Killala. The par. contains the Tils, of Tobercurry, Bellaghy, &c., besides several elegant seats. A large part of the surface is mountain and bog ; the rest arable and pasture land. Limestone and granite are quarried here. The living is arect., val. 614, in the dioc. of Tuara, Killala, and nry, in the patron, of the crown. The church is a plain building with a tower and spire ; the ruins of the old church are near it. Petty sessions are held at Tober- curry every week. ACHRI8, a hmlt. in the bar. of Bollinahinch, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 8 miles N W. of I litden, and not far from Claggan I ACHURCH lIInkl'K. ,S' THORPE Annum. ACKKNTHWAITK, a limit, in the tnshp. and par. of Heversham, Kendal ward, in the co. of Westmore- land. It lies close to Milnthorpe, which is a station on the Lancaster and Carlisle railway. ACKDl:' .1 1.L, a vil. in the par. of Wick, in the co. of Caithness, Scotland, 2 miles N. of Wick. It is situated near Sinclair Bay, and contains Ackergill Tower, a strong castle, which was once the residence of the Earls Marischal. It is now the property of Lord ACKLAM, or EAST ACKLAM, a par. in the wap. of Hue-krone, in the East Hiding of the co. of York, 6 miles 8. of Million. It comprises the tnshps. of Arklam with Barthorpe and Leavening. It is situ,;. 1 on the Wolds, and commands an extensive prospect. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 108, in the patron, of the Chancellor of the Cathedral Church of York. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The Wesleyans and the Primitive Methodists have ACKLAM, WEST, a par. in the western div. of the lib. of Langbaurgh, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles 8.E. of Stockton-upon-Teea. Yarm is the port town. It lies near the river Tees and the Darling- t'.ii railway. The living is a pcrpet. cur.* in the dioc. rk, val. 44, in the patron, of T. Htmtler, Esq., of Arklam Hall. K !.!: T< >X, a tnshp. in the par. of Worfield, Bridir- ii"rth div. nl tlio hund. of Brimstrec, in the co. of S 5 miles to the X.E. of Bridgnorth, and 2J miles N.E. parish church, which is an old red sandstone in the early decorated stylo of architecture. ACKLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Ford.-n, hund. of Cawrse, in the co. of Montgomery, X, ,rth Wales, 3 miles 'U.lXGTON.andA' KUMin'N I'AKK, tnshpt. in the par. ..f Wurkworth, Moqx.th Ward, in the co. of umbcrUnd. They are situated on the small Coquet, near the coast, and have a station ,.n the York and Berwick railway, 7 miles S.S.E. of Alnwi, k. The living is a perpct. rur. in the dioc. of Durham, val. 250 riml in tln> l-.itron.of tin iMik.ol Northumberland. OoM n an- chiefly employed .nki-l weaving. CTIlunn-:, :i hmlt in the par. of 8 nth Klking- . It -lilel to thr W. of 1.011th. i jxir. in tin' iij.pi r di.. i,f tin- wa and v Ackwortli was osUblished here in 17.W, in comn.-tion with the Fotmdttnf Heqw In i;r; purchased the premises with ( i. : . ., o f land, the wap. ' ' i : -. in tli ". f tho 00. of Yotk, hire and Y..ikshire, and founded a school for the education of youth in i.-ligious prim ij.' is a free school I cdurati .n . .1' t>ntv i-hil'ln-n, and a hospital found Lowther, for six women. Tin' living is a reel.* in tho dioc. of York, vol. 403, in the patron, of the Dean ..ml chapter of the Cathedral Church of Llandaff. The i hureh is small and ancient, and is dedicated to St. Cuthbcrt. There are several seats: Ackworth 1'ark, Ackworth Grange, Ackworth House, and Ackworth Moor Top. ACLAKE, a vil. in the bar. of Lcyncy, in the co. of Sligo, Ireland, 27 miles to the S.W. of 'Sligo, and 1 In miles from Dublin. It is situated near the river and has a police station. A market is held on Satin ACLE, a par. and small town in the hund. of Vai- sham, in the co. of Norfolk, 8J miles W. of Yarmouth a now road having been cut through the marshes in I which shortens the distance 3i miles, and 6J miles dis- tant from each of the Brundall, Buckinham, and Reed- ham stations on the Norwich and Yarmouth railway. It is 10 miles E. of Norwich. The village is pleasantly situated, with some genteel and good houses, on slightly rising ground, on the banks of the river Burc, which is navigable, and joins tho Yare near this place. Here is a stone bridge of one arch, called Acle-bridge in Wey bridge, which is an important point, as there is no other bridge between this and the month of tho Yare. This parish was a fief of the crown after the Conquest, and when tho Conqueror conferred it on Roger Bigod, it obtained the privilege of a market and fair. Hichard II. granted the inhabitants further privileges, including freedom from all tolls. In tho reign of Edward I. a priory of Auu'us- tine canons was founded at Wcy bridge by K": Earl of Norfolk. Its revenue at the Dissolution was 8. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Xorwieh, al. 605, in the patron, of Lord C'althorpe. The chin dedicated to St. Edmund, and contains an old font A fair is held on tho 24th June. ACOL, sometimes called WOOD, is a vil. or lib. in tho hund. of Ringslow, in the Isle ami union of Th in tho Lathe of St. Augustine, Kent, 4 miles S.W. : Margate. It is a member of the Cinque J'ort liberty of Dover, and is situated on the London road. Tin i formerly a chapel belonging to the liberty at the small hamlet of Woodchurch, 2 miles N.W., which was attached to the living of Monkton, hut was discontinued thei-.' in the n ipi of Kli 1 the chapel allowed to fall into ruins, of which traces still remain. Th. iineof the village wasMillBurgh. AOOMB,apar. inthoainsty of tin city ami in tin . -t Hilling of tho co. of York, 'j miles W.'of York. It is situate. I near the river Onse ami Sivers Hill, tho spot on which, the bodyof the Roman Kin]i. ; was burnt. The Great Northern railway passes through it. It eon- iho tnshps. of Prinkhonses ami Knapton. The living is u vie. in the dioe. of York,*val. 109, in t -<j. It is a peculiar whii 1 belong.. I to the treasurer of the Caihe.lral church of ami as ! with the rectory to the in l.'iir. James I.,in 1609, granted it toThomas Newark ami his heirs. The ehureh, whieh is smai: ini; ground, and is dedicated to St. Stejihen. Tho Wesl. van .Methodists have a chapel There are two lunatic asylums, a free school founded by Lady Hewley, and a national school. The new waterworks lor the city of York are at Aeomb. ACOMB, KAST, a tnshp. in the j,ar. of St. IVter's I.M. Ward, in the eo. of Xorthumber- t ll.h.ini. It lies near the > o railway. ACOMB, WKST. a tnshp. in the par. of St. ,|,,hn W.nd. in the co. of Northumberland, mil. II. liam. The river Tyno lorn l.itants aremostl'. in tin. INBURY. Ot ACORNBUBY, a j.ar. in the ujij.ir div. of the hund. of Vonnelow.in ihei... .! II. !. lord. S. of Hi refold, and. MI II. .1m,. Ijjcy railway station. It is situated on tin tuinj.ike road