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Rh ADDLETHORPE. 29 ADVIE. ADDLETHORPE, a par. in the wap. of Candleshoe, in tlie co. of Lincoln, 9 miles to the N.E. of Spilsby, and very near the sea coast. Boston is the post town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, vol. 72, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The parish charities, -which amount to. 16 a year, include some cottages for the poor. ADENEY, a tnshp. in the par of Edgmond, hund. of South Bradford, in the co. of Salop, 1 mile S.W. of Edg- mond, and 3 from Newport. It is situated on the Shrop- shire Union canal. The manor belongs to Lady Tyr- whitt, who is the sole landowner. Bricks and tiles are made here. ADERRIG, a par. in the bar. of Newcastle, in the co. of Dublin, and prov. of Leiuster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. Of Lilt-ail. ADFORTOX, a tnshp. united with those of Stanway, i .e, and Grange, in the par. of Leintwardine, hund. of Wigmore, in the co. of Hereford, 7 miles to the S.W. of Ludlow, and 2 miles from the village of Leintwardine, near the confluence of the rivers Teme and Clun, which abound in trout and grayling. ADGARLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Urswick, hund. of Lonsdale, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 4 miles to tin- S.W. of TJlverstone. It is situated near the coast of Jl "i-i combo Bay. ADISHAM, a par. in the hund. of Downhamford, in the lathe of St. Augustine, in the co. of Kent, 5 miles to the S.W. of Canterbury. Wingham is the post town. The living is a rect., united with the cur. of Staple, in the dioc. of Canterbury, val., 952. It is in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is in the form of a cross, and is in the early English style. It has a low tmu T, and is dedicated to the Holy Innocents. A portion of the land in this parish is laid out in hop-grounds. A court leet and court baron are held for this manor. Adhisham Street is a small village half a mile south. A DLINGFLEET, a par. in the lower div. of thewap. of Osgoldcross, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 10 miles to the N.E. of Thome. Howden is the post town. It includes the tnshps. of Eastoft, Foekerby, ami Haldenby. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Trent and Ouse with the Hmnber. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 330, in the patron. of the lord chancellor. Besides the parish church, which is dedicated to All Saints, there is a new church at the hamlet of Eastoft, which is a perpet. cur., val. 150, in the patron, of Lady Strickland. The charities amount to 69, and include an endowment by Mary Ramsden for apprenticing and educating poor children. ADLINGTON, a chplry. in the par. of Prestbury, in the hund. of Macclesfield, in the co. palatine of Chester, 5 miles to the N. of Macclesfield. It is situated in a picturesque neighbourhood, on the small river Bollin, and is a station on the Macclesfield branch of the London and North Western railway. The parish contains some coal mines and quarries of flagstone. Silk weaving is the principal employment of the working classes. Adlington Hall is an old seat of the Legh family. During the civil war it was garrisoned for the king, but was taken in Feb. 1645, after a siege of fourteen days, by the forces of the parliament. There is a small chapel in it which received the bishop's licence in the reign of Henry VI. ADLINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Standish, and hund. of Leyland, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 4 miles to the N. of Wigan. Choi-ley is the post town. It is near the Preston and Bolton railways, and the Leeds and Liverpool canal. The living is a cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 150, in the patron, of the rector of Standish. The chief occupation of the people is in the cotton factories. Adlington Hall, the old seat of the Adlingtons, has a pleasant prospect, and contains some valuable pictures. ADMARSH, or BLEASDALE, a chplry. in the par. of Lancaster, hund. of Lonsdale, in the co. palatine of Lancaster. Garston is the post town. It is a cur.,* val. 80, in the dioc. of Manchester, and in the patron, of the vicar of Lancaster. ADMASTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Blithfield, hund. of Pirehill, in the co. of Stafford, 2 miles to the W. of Abbots Bromley. ADMASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wrockwardinc, hund. of South Bradford, in Shropshire, 1 mile to the S.W. of Wellington, and half a mile S. from Admaston railway station. ADMINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Quinton, hund. of Kiftsgate, in the co. of Gloucester, 5 miles to the N.E. of Chipping Campden. Admington House is the principal residence. ADMISTON, or ATHELAMPTON, a. par. in the hund. of Piddletown, in the co. of Dorset, 5 miles to the N.E. of Dorchester. It is situated on the river Piddle, and is pointed out by an uncertain tradition as the seat of the Kings of Wcssex. The living is a rect. united with that of Burleston, in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 200, in the patron, of the Earl of Mornington. The church, di.-dicated to St. John, was originally a chapel of case to Burleston, and is a plain stone building in the perpen- dicular style. The register dates from 1693. Admiston Hall is an ancient edifice, built before the year 1503, by Sir W. Martin, whose tomb is in the church. ADMORGILL, a tnshp. in tho par. of Bamolds- wick, wap. of Stainclifl'e and Ewcross, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles to the N.W. of Colnp. It is situated on a branch of the river Kibble, and is united with the township of Brogden. ADNEY. See ADENEY. ADPAE, or ATPAR, a town in the par. of Llandyfriog, in the hund. of Troedyraur, in the co. of Cardigan, South Wales, 10 miles to the S.E. of Cardigan. It stands on tho north bank of tho river Teify, which is here crossed by a stone bridge connecting the town with Newcastle Emlyn. The town is a borough by prescrip- tion, and is now, with Newcastle Emlyn, contributory to Cardigan, in returning one member to parliament. Petty sessions are held here. There are markets every month for the sale of cattle. Adpar Hill is an elegant villa. ADSTOCK, a par. in the hund., union, and co. of Buckingham, 4 miles to the S.E. of Buckingham. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 444, in the patron, of the Rev. J. Hart. The church is dedi- cated to St. Cecilia, and is a very ancient structure, with square embattled towers and two bells ; there are several very handsome windows. In the chancel is a monument to three successive rectors of the same family, named Thomas Egerton, who held tho living from 1587 to 1720. Here is also a Wesleyan chapel. During the plague which raged at Buckingham and Winslow in 1665, the market was held in this village. ADSTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wcntnor, hund. of Purslow, in Shropshire, 4 miles to the W. of Church Stretton. It lies at the foot of the hill named the Long Mynd, and a branch of the river Onny flows through it. ADSTONE, a chplry. in the par. of Canons Ashby, hund. of Greens Norton, in the co. of Northampton, 7 miles to the N.W. of Towcester. It is at a short distance from a branch of the river Tove. It has a chapel dedicated to All Saints, and a boys' free school, established in 1846. There is also a Wesleyan chapel, erected in 1849. ADVENT, or ST. ADVEN, a par. in the hund. of I ,rsnowth, in the co. of Cornwall, 1 mile S. of Camelford. It is bounded on one side by the river Camel, which separates it from Lanteglos. Part of the parish is moor- land, having a substratum of granite and felspar. There is a copper mine, but only a few hands are employed in working it. The living is a rect. united with that of Lanteglos, in the dioc. of Exeter. The parish contains Trethym, formerly a seat of tho Vivians. ADVIE, a par. in Scotland, now united with the par. of Cromdale, in the cos. of Inverness and Elgin, 8 miles N.E. of Grantoun, containing tho ancient baronies of Advie and Tulchen on the Spey, which anciently belonged to the Earls of Fife, from whom they passed to tho Ballendalloch family in the 15th century, and were lately purchased by Brigadier Alexander Grant.