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Rh CASTOK. 519 CATHERINE, ST. named Durobnrtf, on the Ennino Street, which ter- minated here. Many curious and interesting Roman relics have been discovered, among which are a Jupiter Terminiilis, tesselated pavements, coins of the emperors from Trajan to Valens, sculptured stones, urns, &c. It is said that a monastery was founded here by Keneburgha, daughter of Penda, King of Mercia, which was destroyed early in the llth century by the Danes. From this monastery the place acquired the name of Kyncbmgceastre. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 528, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedi- cated to St. Keneburgha. It is an ancient and very interesting structure in the form of a cross, with a fine tower and spire rising from the centre. It is chiefly of Norman architecture, and was built about 1120. The nave has on one side three round arches rising from 1 pillars, and on the other side three Gothic arches a ted by hexagonal pillars. The church contains an ent monument to St. Keneburgha, the foundress, and one to John Lauder, the mathematician, a native of r. The charitable endowments of the parish consist of the town lands and some poors' cottages. The rectory of Castor was held by Bishop Madan. CANTOR. Sec CAISTER-NEXT- YARMOUTH, Norfolk. CASTRO PETRE. See MONASTEKORIS, King's County, Ireland. * CASWELL, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Port- bury, in the co. of Somerset, 4 miles to the W. of Bristol. CATCHBURN, a vil. in the tnshp. of Morpeth Cas- tle, and par. of Morpeth, Castle ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 2 miles from Morpeth. CATCHESi'S-END, a hmlt. in the par. of Pattishall, hund. of Towcester, in the co. of Northampton, 4 miles to the N. of Towcester. It is near the London and North-AVestcrn railway. CATCHERSIDE, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkwhelp- ington, Tindale ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 8 miles to the E. of Bellingham. CATCLIFFE, a tnshp. in the par. of Rotherham, wap. of Strafforth and Tickhill, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles to the S. of Rotherham. The Midland railway passes by this place. There is a small free school, endowed by John Beardsall, in 1702, with 10 per annum. CATCOMB, a tythg. in the par. of Hillmarton, hund. of Kingsbridgc, in the co. of Wilts, 3 miles to the N. of Calne. It is near the Great Western railway. CATCOTT, a chplry. in the par. of Moorlinch, hund. of Whitley, in the co. of Somerset, 7 miles to the E. of Bridgwater, its post town. It contains part of the limit. < of Burtle. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Bath anil Wells, val. 100, in the patron, of A. Henni- ker, Esq. There arc charitable endowments for the poor, amounting to nearly 150 per annum. CATEBY. See CADEHV, Yorkshire. CATEL, THE, or ST. MARY DE CASTRO, a par. in the Isle of Guernsey, Channel Islands, 1 mile to the W. of St. Peter's. It includes the vil. of King's Mills. CATERHAM, a par. in the second div. of the hund. of Tandridge, in the co. of Surrey, 7 miles to the S. of Croydon, its post town. It is situated in a pleasant country, and is connected with the South-Eastern rail - way by a branch line of 4 miles from Caterham Junc- tion. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Winchester. val. 255, in the patron, of the Rev. J. Lcgrcw. The church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. CATESBY, or CATESBY-ABBEY, a par. in thu hund. of Fawsley, in the co. of Northampton, -1 miles to the S.W. of Daventry, its post town. It is situated on the borders of Warwickshire, and contains the limit, of Newbold Grounds. This parish was the site of a con- vent, founded in the 12th century by Robert de Esseby, for nuns of the Benedictine order. It flourished till the Dissolution, when it had a revenue of 145. There are afewremains of the conventual buildings. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, in the patron, of T. and M. Scrafton, Esqrs. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has long been in ruins. Divine service is performed in the chapel in the grounds of Catesby House. This mansion stands on the site of the nunnery, and is the ancient seat of the Parkhurst family, of whom was John Parkhurst, the eminent Orientalist, and author of the well-known Hebrew and Greek Lexicons. He was horn here in 1728. In the vicinity is Ai-bury, an ancient camp of British origin. CATFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Happing, in the co. of Norfolk, 14 miles to the N.E. of Norwich. Stal- ham is its post town. It is not far from Hickling Mere. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 606, in the patron, of the bishop and of the Rev. B. L. Cubitt alternately. The church is dedicated to All Saints, and is partly in the perpendicular style of architecture. There are charitable endowments for the poor amounting to 10 a year. The chief residence is Catfield House, the seat of the Cubitts. CATFOSS, a tnshp. in the par. of Sigglesthorne, wap. of Holderness, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles to the W. of Hornsea. CATHANGER-CUM-STOWEY, a tythg. in the par. of Fivehead, hund. of Abdiek and Bulstone, in the co. of Somerset, 5 miles to the S.W. of Langport. CATHARGOED, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanfihangel- Aberbythych, hund. of Iskennen, in the co. of Carmar- then, South Wales, 5 miles to the S. of Llandeilofawr. It is seated near the river Towy, and the Llanolly and Vale of Towy railway. It is joined with the limits, of Cathilas and Glynn. CATHCART, a par. partly in Lower ward, in the co. of Lanark, and partly in the co. of Renfrew, Scotland ; its northern boundary reaches within 1 mile of the S. of Glasgow. It lies in a fertile country on the banks of the river White Cart, and contains the vils. of Old Cath- cart, New Cathcart, and Langsidc. In the 12th century it became a possession of the monks of Paisley, to whom it was given by Walter Stewart. Langside was the scene of the defeat of Mary Queen of Scots by the Regent Murray in 1568. Here was a castle, called Caer Cart, the seat of the lords Cathcart till about the middle of the 16th century. Coal and limestone were formerly worked, and coal is abundant. The par. is in the presb. of Glasgow, and in the patron, of the Gordons of Aiken- head. The stipend of the minister is 274. The par. extends about 6 miles in length and 2 miles in breadth. CATHEDINE, a par. in the hund. of Talgarth, in the co. of Brecknock, South Wales, 6 miles to the E. of Brecknock. Crickhowell is its post town. It lies in a mountainous district near the border of Herefordshire, and is watered by a branch of the river Wye. In this parish is Blaenllynfl, a nominal borough of ancient date long decayed, and the site of a venerable castle built by the Normans, of which some traces remain. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 141, in the patron, of the Rev. R. W. P. Davies. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. Cathedine House is the prin- cipal residence. CATHERINE'S, ST., a par. partly in the bar. of ITppercross, and partly in the city of Dublin, in the co. of Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, close to Dublin. It includes the vils. of East and West Harold's Cross. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Dublin, Glendalagh, and Kildare, val. 380, in the patron, of the Earl of Mcath. CATHERINE, ST., a par. partly within the hounds of the city of Gloucester, and partly in the upper and middle divs. of the hund. of Dudstone and King's liar- ton, in the co. of Gloucester, 1 mile to the N. of Glou- cester. It includes the hmlt. of Longford St. Cathe- rine's. CATHERINE, ST., a par. in the hund. of Bath- Forum, in the co. of Somerset, 4 miles to the N.E. of Bath, its post town. It is situated in a beautiful val- ley under Holt Down, and was once the seat of the abbots of Bath. A small stream, a feeder of the Avon, runs along the valley. The living is a perpet. cur. an- nrxrd to the vie.* of Batheaston, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, in the patron, of Christ Church College, Oxford. The parochial charities are of trilling value.