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Rh ACTON London, and 1 E. from Long Milford, not far from tho Stuur. Tho living it a vie.* in the dioc. ot val. 255, in the patron, of Earl Howe, wjio a also lord of tho manor. Tho church is dedicated to All Saints, and contains live monumental brasses, the earliest dated 1302, families of the Bures, Brians, and Daniells of I 'I ice, besides a beautiful marble monument to Robert Jennings, Esq., and his lady. There are some ancient paintings, and other curiosities, in the old mansion. ACTON, ACKTON, or AIKTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Featherstone, in the wap. of Agbrigg, West Riding of tho co. of York, 3 miles W. of Pontefract. ACTON BEAUCHAMP, a par. in the upper div. of the hund of Doddingtree, in tie co. of Worcester, 1 1 miles to tho 8.W. of Worcester. Bromyard is tho post town. It was formerly tho estate of the Beauchamps. Part of the land is laid out in hop-grounds. There are some mineral springs in tho parish. The living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Worcester, val. 320, in the patron, of the Rev. R. Cowpland Tho church is dedicated to St. Giles. ACTON BURNELL, a par. in the hund. of Condover, in the co. of Salop, 8 miles to the N.W. of Much W < - lock, and 9 S.E. from Shrewsbury, tho post town. It includes the chplrys. of Acton-Pigott and Rucklcy with Langley. In this parish are the remains of an ancient castle, situated on Acton Hill, and which belonged to the Burnells. In tho year 1282, a great council or parliament of Edward I. was held here, at which the " Statutum de Mercatoribus " was passed, a law to facilitate the recovery of debts by merchants. It is called tho " Statute of Acton-Burnell." Tho castle at that time belonged to Robert Burnell, who was Bishop ith and Wells, and Lord High Chancellor. Tho long and his court were entertained at the castle, the lords met in the hall, and the commons in a large barn belonging to Shrewsbury Abbey, which stands there to this day. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Liehlield, val. 350, in the patron, of Sir E. J. Smythe, Hart., who resides at Acton Park. The church is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains a canopied brass of a Burnell. The parish is a meet for the Wheatland hounds. A' I"V 1>KLAMARE, a tnshp., vil., and railway n of tho London and North Western, in tho par. ol Veaverham, and hund. of Eddisbury, in the eo. palatine of Chester, 4 miles to the N.W. of Northwich, and '2{ miles from London. It is situated on the river Weaver, nt the bridge, which was built of the remains of Vale Royal Abbey, and is a station on tho London and North Western railway. A branch of the Chester canal passes through the township. ACTON CKAMlK, a tnshp. in the par. of Runcorn, hund. of liin klow, in the co. palatine of Chester, 2 miles '''. ,,f Warrington. Tho old Roman way, called Watling Street, passes through it. The rfvi Mersey, which is navigable, forms the northern boundary of tho township ; and the Mersey and Irwell canal, the Duke of Bridgewater's canal, and" tho London and ' Western, and Lancashire, and Cheshire railways Bnouft [ icestcrshire. V!BOX Acrox. j.iry. in the par. -f Acton-El
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N.K.. .. I V t,.i,.l!iin 'I. I>, u tnshp. in the par. of Shaw- bury, bund ol North linulfonl, in the CO. Ol Salop,? m u the nvei Koden ACTON l:' MM), a par. in the hund. of Stottesden, in the co. of Salop, 6 mile.- The : in the dioc. ul val. .H.'), in tin i Acton, 1 of Aldenham, who is l'N SCOTT, a par. in tho nppnny. Thf living is a rect. in the dioc. nf II. i val. 238, in the patron, of F. W. Prndarvis. church is dedicated to St. Mai^ ACTON STONE, a tnshp. in 1ho ].ar. of Ruahbury, luinil. of Munslow, in tho co. of Salop, 3 miles to the E. of( tton. ACT' 'N TiM SSELL, u chplry. united with liednall, in the par. of Baswich, hund. of Cuttlestone, in tho co. of Stafford, 2 miles to tho N.E. of Penkridge. It is situated on the river Trout, i:ud the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal ; and is near tho London and North Western railway, and the great houth i Cannock Chase. The living is a perpet. cur. in thjfl dioc. of Lichfield, val. 234, and in the patron, of Hulmo'i trustees. The church is dedicated to St. James. ACTON TUKV 1 1 .1 .1!, a jar. in the lower div. of tM| hund. of Grumbald's Ai-h. in the co. of Gloucester, 6 . mflet to the E. of Chipping Sodbary. It is situated near the Cotswold hills, and the ancient British and li road called Fosse Way. There arc traces of a S sanctuary in the parish. The living i a vie. united with Tonnarton. The elmn h is diJir.tt' d ! St. Mary. ADAM'S ROW, a vil. in the par. of Newton, in the co. of Edinburgh, Scotland, 4 miles to the S.E. of I burgh. ADAM'S WOOD, a small place in tho par. of I Sapey, in the co. ol Hi rof'.nl. A 1'i.VMSTOWN, or MURNEVAN, a par. in the bar. of Bantry, in tho co. of V I prov. of I Ireland, 6 miles to tho N.E. ul N- K".-*. situated in a pleasantly undulating i! i the rocky hill of t trrirklmrii, which has an foet, and commands a fine prospect. The la: and under good tillage. There are quarrio> and limestone. Tho living is a n<-t. in li. Ossory, Ferns, and Leighlin, val. 625, and in the ]. of tho bishop. There is a Roman cross in the burial- ground, considered to bo of great antiquity. Hero are also remains of Dcveroux i i h was bnilt in J656, by Nicholas Dcvereux and his wil. Kail. consisting of a square tower in a quadrangle, surnn by a wall, with turrets at tho angles. A Latin ii, u a shioM, I.VIT tlii n.iii v. iv, preserves the names of the fom 1 tho armorial bearings of tin ir family. In 1798, a large number of l'i noarly 200 in all, woro hnnit by tin; rebels at S parish. Mcrton is the principal seat. ADARE, a par. in tho bars, of Coahma, Ki-nry, and ..f of the oaks." A castle and a church appear to have i ln-iv ill tho r.ii.'ii of 11'iiry II. In l'j;'.i, John .irl of Kildnre, founded and cndowoda non;i.-' n ili'iii]i:ion of ( 1 i .-ii.lntioii, tjn. i-n r.li/aboili L-i-int-il it, with othor ri-li^inus houses, to Sir Homy Wallii]!, KM Black Abbey ; and th f tho church, consisting of the tow or. navr. and ]rt of tho choir, have been fitted up as a Roman Catholic chapel. Within tho il, IHOMIC of Allan .M:u ,r are oxtonsi r abbey, including the nave, ] t of tho church, with n squan- ,-< from the intersection. The il 110:11 1;. ml around them are the principal . ami ii lildings. In tho cncl" is a vi iv : w-trec. A i t abbey was also fiiiuidod, by I'liomas, s.-v.nth Karl of Kildare, th mains of whit h are on tho south side of tho river, close budge, and now used as tho parochial church. i the oiliei- liavu been eonvi i-tisl into a school- house, by tho I'ounti of llnnravon. Adare was a tho year 1810. The castle was t and fortified by tho
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