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Rh CARRINGTON. 503 CARSHALTON. oountry, on the banks of the South Esk, not far from listrict was anciently tho estate of the Dalhousies, and . ;terv;irds of Sir A. Primrose. The workpeople are em- loyed in the neighbouring mines. The surface rises at the Muirfoot hills to the height of 1,860 feet. The living, .vurtli 158, is in tho presb. of Dalkeith, and in the .jatron. of the Earl of Roseberry, a descendant of Sir A. I'rimrose. The par. is about 4 miles long and 2 broad. C Alii! INGTON, a parochial chph-y. in the eastern div. jf the sokeof Bolingbroke, in the co. of Lincoln, 8 miles to the X. of Boston, its post town. Before 1812, when the par. of Helpringham. The living is a perpet. cur. 11 the dioc. of Lincoln, val 86, in the gift of trustees. CARRINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Basford, wap.
 * he southern division of the North British railway. This
 * t was made a parochial chplry., Carrington was part of
 * if Broxtow, in tho co. of Nottingham, 1 mile to the N.

jf Nottingham, its post town. It is seated in a beauti- ful country, near tho Midland railway, on which Bas- 'ford is a station. The living is a peqjet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 150, in the patron, of tho bishop. The church is dedicated to St. John. CARR-LANE, a hmlt. in tho tnshp. of North Brierley, jar. of Bradford, wap. of Morley, in the West Riding jf the co. of York. CARROG, a tnshp. in tho par. of Corwen, hund. of Edernion, in the co. of Merioneth, North Wales, 1 mile from Corwen. It is near tho river Dee and the Berwyn mountains. CARRON, a vil. in the par. of Larbert, in the co. jf Stirling, Scotland, 2 miles to the N. of Falkirk. [t is situated in a pleasant district on the river Carron, which takes its rise in Campsie Fells, and after a course bf about 20 miles falls into the Forth at Grangemouth. iThe banks of this river have, since the time of the i .Romans, been the scene of many memorable tran- sactions. In the beginning of the 5th century a desperate "battle was fought near this place between tho Scots and Picts and the Romans. In 1298, Wallace fought tho English under Edward I. And in the same locality, near Falkirk, in 1745, Prince Charles Edward defeated the Hanoverian troops. The village is the seat of the well-known Carron Iron Works, one of the largest establishments of the kind in Europe. They were founded in I/CO, and are the property of a chartered company. The works comprise blast or smelting furnaces, cupola and air furnaces, grinding, glazing, and boring mills, &c., and are employed in the manufacture of ordnance of all kinds, anchors, anvils, machinery, and implements of agriculture. The company also work the extensive mines of coal, ironstone, and limestone in the neigh- bourhood. The works give employment to several thousand persons. C'urronadet were first made here, and took their name from this place. CARRONBRIDGE, a vil. in the pars, of Durrisdeer and Morton, in the co. of Dumfries, Scotland, 18 miles to the N. of Dumfries. It is seated on Carron Water, a feeder of the river Nith, and is a station on the Glas- gow and South- Western railway. CARRONSHORE, a vil. in the pars, of Larbert and Bothkennar, in the co. of Stirling, Scotland, close to West Carron, and serving as a seaport to the Carron Iron Works, with which it is connected by a railway. Vessels of 150 tons can ascend to this village. CARROW, a joint hmlt. with Trowse-Millgate, in the par. of Trowse, city of Norwich, in the eo. of Norfolk, forming part of the southern suburbs. CARROW, a hmlt. in the bar. of Clare, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles to the N. of Oughterard. It is on the S. side of Lough Comb. . CARROWANERAGH, a limit, in the bar. of Carra, in the co. of Mayo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles to the N.W. of Ballinrobe. It is near Lough Mask. CARROWBAUN, a hmlt. in tho bar. of Ross, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 9 miles to theN. of Oughterard. CARROWDORE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Arc's, in the po. of Down, prov. of "Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles to the N. cf Urey Abbey. In the vicinity is Carrowdore Castle. CARROWDRUMBRANAGH, a hmlt. in the bar. of Burren, in the co. of Clare, prov. of Muuster, Ireland, 3 miles to tho S.W. of Burren. CARROWHEKEEN, a limit, in the bar. of Ross, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 7 miles to the N. of Oughterard. CARROWKEEL, a hmlt. in the bar. of Ballymoe, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, not fur from Creggs. CARROWKEEL, a limit, in the par. of Inishowen, in the co. of Donegal, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles to the N. of Muff. It is seated on the shore of Lough Foyle. CARROWMORE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Kilmaine, in the co. of Mayo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 5 miles to the E. of Balliurobe. CARROWN, a vil. in the bar. of Moyarta, in the co. of Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, not far from Car- rigaholt, at the mouth of the river Shannon. CARROWNACLAW, a hmlt. in the bar. of Cor- comroe, in the co. of Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 10 miles to tho N.W. of Ennistymon. It is near the sea-coast. CARROWNAGEERAGH, a hmlt. in the bar. of Leyny, in the co. of Sligo, prov. of Connaught, Ire- land, not far from Collooney, on the banks of the river Arrow. CARROWNEAN, a nmlt. in the bar. of Ballynahinch, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 5 miles to the N. of Clifden. CARROWNTOBER, a hmlt. in the bar. of Burren, in the co. of Clare, prov. of Muuster, Ireland, not far from Burren. CARROWROE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Upper Tulla, in the co. of Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles from Tulla. CARROWTRASNA, a hmlt. in the bar. of Inish- owen, in the co. of Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 5 miles to the N.E. of Moville. It is not far from, the coast. CARROWWILKIN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Leyny, in the co. of Sligo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 3 miles to the S.W. of Tobcrcurry. It is situated near the river Moy. CARRUTHERS. See MIDDLEBIE, Dumfriesshire. CABSEBURN, a vil. in the par. and co. of Forfar, Scotland, 2 miles from Forfar. CARSETHORN, a vil. in the par. of Kirkbean, in the co. of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 10 miles to the S. of Dumfries. It is situated on the N. shore of the Solway Frith and has a small harbour, subordinate to the port of Dumfries. CARSHALTON, or CASEHORTON, a par. in the second div. of the hund. of Wallington, in the co. of Surrey, 3 miles W. of Croydon, and 10 S. of London. It is a post town, and a station on the Epsom and Lea- therhead branch of the London, Brighton, and South- Coast railway. The parish is situated in a pleasant country on the northern border of Banstead Downs, famous as the scene of the Epsom races, and on the banks of the river Wandle. Carshalton is a place of great antiquity, and was made a market town in the reign of Henry III. In Domesday Book it is named Fulton. Chalk is tho substratum of the district. Within the parish are several extensive corn-mills, drug-mills, paper-mills, oil-mills, snuff manufactories, and other similar establishments. The school, founded in 1848 by the Ordnance Department, for the education of officers for tho artillery and engineers, has been done away with. Tho Wandlo, famed for its excellent trout, is here crossed by a bridge, built about 1828, and in the centre of the village expands into a beautiful sheet of 1 water, replenished by copious rills which rise in the parish. The living is" a rect. and vie.* in the dioc. of Winchester, of the annual val. of 875, in the patron, of Albemarle Cator, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice partly in the early English style, with a tower between the nave and chancel. The body of the church is of brick, and of later date than tho