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Rh C.NTKI:TI>N. 478 OAPEL-CUMG. the archbishops in I'> lull, was (lie nunnery of Si. Sepulchre, founded alKiut linn by An hbish'ip . sclni. dm ui tin- nuns was Kli/:itii 111 Barton, thfl "holy in aid of Kent," win. was hung a: 'IMiuni for bar denonowtion* of Henry VIII. on ac- count <it' his meditated divorce of his i|in en. Tin; remains ot' thi' castle are in Castle-street, on tin S.V. snl,- of the rity, in-ar tin- gas ""d water-works. A fine Koniaii arch formerly stood at 'iirth-i;ate, but was removed some limi; since to Lee 1'iiory. S mth o!' tin- city is the Dane .li.lin, or Donjon Held, containing a large artificial mound, laid out ill public wall, H-CH, tastefully planti-1. A pillar is erected in memory of Alderman Simmons, to whom the city is indebted for tin: promenade, 'i are some highly esteemed mineral springs in the largo nursery-grounds near the city. The newspapers pub- lished in Canterbury an tl ./ Join-mil, Km'ili ti'n:rlte, Kmtish Ottervn; ami Ki ,,t Ilnt<l. Saturdav is the market day for corn, hops, meat, and (attic, but pro- vision markets an h. Id daily. An annual pleasure lair, called " Jack and Joan fair," commences on the 10th October and lasts nearly n fortnight ; another fair is held on the 4th Slav, and there are several minor lairs. Races are held on Burham Downs in April and AiiL'u-t. CANTERTON, a tythg. in the pur. of Minstead, bund, of Kedbridge, in the co. of Southampton, 8 miles to the ,S.V. of Itomsey. CANTFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. of Tunstall, hund. of Lonsdale South ot the Sands, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 6 miles to the S. ot Kirkhy Lonsdale. It is situated near the river ( livtu. CANTLEY, a par. in the hund. of lilofield, in the co. of Norfolk, 4 miles to the N. of Loddon. Norwich is its post town. It is situated on the river Yare, near the Great Eastern and Norfolk railway. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, vol. 203, in the patron. of W. A. Gilbert, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. There is a charity school in the village. CANTLEY, a par. in the southern div. of the wap. of Strafforth and Tickhill, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles to the S.E. of Doncaster, its post town. It includes the limits, of Bessccar, Branton, High Ellers, I,ow Ellers, and Gatewood. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 233, in the patron, of .1. W. ( 'hildcrs, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Wilfrid. ( antley House is the principal residence. CANTc IN, u district par. in the par. of Llandaff, hund. of Kibbor, in the co. of Glamorgan, South Wales, 2 miles from Cardiff, its post town. The living in a p. cur. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 140, in the patron, of the bishop. CANTREFF, a par. in the hund. of IVnkelly, in the co. of Brecknock, South Wales, 3 miles to the S. of Brecknock, its post town. It lies in a mountainous district, at the foot of the Brecknock Beacons, on a small stream which runs northward to the river Usk. Its ancient name was CynaftM. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, in the patron, of the Rev. T. Powell, incuni- The ehiireh, dedieatiil to St. Mary, is situir a wooded hill by the river, and the churchyard com- mands a fine view. The par. is of largo extent, com- .1 about 20,000 acres, and includes the district par. of Nantddu, which has its own church. The living is iii, in the gift of the vicar. <'ANTY I'.AV, a vil. in the co. of Haddington, " land, 2 mile, from North Berwick. It U seated on the ta thi) Bass Rock, at the boundary of i*. ot North Berwick and Whitckirk. CANVKY ISLAND, a ehplry. partly in the hund. of Bantahlc, ami partly in that of Kodiford, in the Essex the W. of Ix'igh, its post town, and ~ Southern). It is situated in the river Thames, opposite Bcntlect. ami <..ii-ists chietly of marshy pastine lands, detenihd l,y high luiTiks all round, constructed in the reign ! . hut still subject to inundation by very high tides. The island is about G miles in
 * i iiml -' in breadth, containing 3,600 acres. On

'"'' I'-i-tm ;. and sheep are fattened for the L< >i proached at low water by a I .. ami tin ic i^ a bridge i nectinir it with tlie iieiirliboiirin^' lii -nib ' t. So me of the inhabitant- aie employed in li-hery, the rest in grazinir. The island is between 8 or 9 diff LCS. The living is a  cur. in the dio. . ot l;.n -hcstcr, al. '_.",>,, j n the patron, i tin I'.ishop of London. The church, ill-die,; Peter, is small. Hen' is a coastguard station, anil fair is held on the 'J.'itli June. ( . NVKI, I,, an ext. pn- diltxtcl in the southern d of the hund. ot I IMIow, in tine,,, ol Stall, ml, .'i i S.V. of Tamworth. It lies on tie bordi r o| Vai shire, and was the site of it Benedictine primy. ton in the middle of the 12th century by ( icva Ridel, ii ter of Hugh Lupus, Karl of Chi -ti r. In 15 25 this pi which had greatly declined, was given to ( ',, Wnl.-i'V. t'anwell Hall is the seat of tin There is a mineral spring in tin vicinity. The lib. con- tains about 'JliO acres. C'ANWICK. a jir. in the lib. of the city of Lin- part* of Kestcven, in tin co. of Lincoln, 2 miles Lincoln, its post town. It lies near tin rivers Vitham and Brant. The living is a vie.* in thedioc val. rj:>l, iii tin patron, of the Master and Wa: tin- .Meieiis' Company. The church is dedicated to ^H Saints. There are charitable endowments worth almut 12 a year. Canwick House was the seat of Coi^H Sibthorpe, M.P. CAl'AS-lIKIGHT, a limit, in the tnshp. and ) Bat ley, wap. of Agbrikrir. in the Y,t Ridins; of the - rk, (i miles to the N.W. of Wakencld. CAI'KL, a vil. in : Uanfihangel-Y hund. of Moyddyn, in the co. of Canlipin, (i in:; the S 1 loll. CAI'KL, a par. in the second div. of the hu Wotton, in the co. of Surrey, 6 mil, - to tin s of Dork- ing, its post town. The par. com nsivt; moon. A curious circumstance, as related by Gough in i Additions to Camden, occurred hero in the liiieen Elizabeth, which materially alii i > -d the nat the soil : a large mound of peat earth on tin; suddenly glided down and covered oi i tl carrying with it hedges and fences until it Btoj farm. The living is a pcrpct. cur.* in tin- Winchester, val. SI, in tin patron, of the trustees i the Duke of Norfolk. The church, d John the Baptist, is in the early English style of at lecture. In addition to the jmrish church di-trict church at Cold Harbour, the living of wh i a perpet. cur.,* val. 150, in the patron, of J. I-'ib chore, Esq. The Society of Friends h house here. The charities are of small value, amountin to 15 i-r annum. CAl'EL, a par. in the hund. of Wilford, in tl. of Suffolk, miles to the K. of V lbridi;e. its pott town. It is situated on the river Butley. The li i a pcrpct. cur.* united with that of Butley, in tin of Norwich. The church, dedicated to long been in decay. The parochial charities 6 a year, being the value of the town lands. CAPEL-BAJJGOR. >-- BANOI ( AI'F.l.-UKTTNVS. ,SVc pKN-1'nvi, ! CAI'KL-CAI.I.NVKN. Se, GLYNTAWE, B shin-. CA1'KL-C( (ELBREN, a ehplry. in the par. of Ystrad- H, hund. of Devvnnock, in the co. of |: South Wales, 11 miles' to tin N. ot Ncalh. It i" ated in a rich mineral district, mi the banks of the j Tawe, near the ancient way called tin- Sam MI len. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in the dioc 1 . of St. David's, val. -i the patron, ol ]'. Coiiuh, I CAI'KL-COL.MAN, a di.-tviet par. in the CO. of 1 broke, near Cardigan. The- living is a perpet. ci.r. in tin- dioc. of St. David's, val. 72, in the patron of Mid CAl'KL-CI'KIC, a ehplry. in the par. of I.lundegW, hund. of Uchat, in the oo. of Carnarvon, Nmth Viue, > miles to the S.W. of Llanrwst. It is situ it. d al foot of Mount Siabod, in the vicinitv ot Snowd.in, and