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Rh CAWOOD. 625 CAYTON. nil a charge of hvasou l.y th<> Karl of Northum- berland. At the conclusion of the Civil War it was dis- iiKintli.'il by order of parliament, and has gradually fallen to decay, so that at present the principal gateway is almost all that remains entire. A market was formerly held on Wednesday, but is now discontinued. There are two fairs in the year, one for cattle 'on the l'2th .May, and a pleasure fair held in August. CAWOOD, a hmlt. in the par. of Melling, in tho hund. of Lousdale South of the Sands, in the co. of Lan- ! aster. It is joined to Arkholme, to form a chplry., and is situated near the river Luno. CAWRSE, a hund. in the eastern portion of the co. of Montgomery, North Wales ; contains the par. of For- den, and parts of Church Stoke, Pool, Alberbury, Wor- tlien, and Castle-Caereinion. CAWSAND, a vil. in the hund. of Roborough, in tho co. of Cornwall, 2 miles S.W. of Plymouth, on Cawsand Bay. Here are both pilot and coastguard stations, the bay forming a good anchorage for large ships. In the reign of Elizabeth, one of the ships of the Armada was TO by the people. CAWSTON, a hmlt. in tho par. of Dnnchurch, 2 miles S.W. of Rugby. It is a meet for the North War- wick hounds. The chief residence is Cawston House, the scat of Lord Scott. CAWSTON, a par. in the huud. of South Erpingham, in the co. of Norfolk, 4 miles W. of Aylsham, and 1 1 N.I'., of Norwich. Alderford is its post town. It is situated on the river Wonsum, near the Great Eastern railway. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 1,015, in the patron, of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Agnes, is a fine edifice in the perpendicular decorated style of architecture, and possesses a curiously carved poor-box. The register commences in 1538. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The charities amount to about 11 per annum. Fairs are held on the 1st February, and the last Wednesday in the months of April and August. W. Bulwer, Esq., is lord of the manor. CAWTHORN, a tnshp. in the par. of Middleton, in the wap. of Pickering Lythe, in the North Hiding of the eo. of York, 3 miles N.W. of Pickering, and 8 E. of Kirby-Moorside. The lord of the manor is Col. Mitchel- N rar here may be seen in excellent preservation four Roman camps, through which the military road ran from York to Dunsley. CAWTHORNE, a par. in tho wap. of Staincross, in the West Kiding of the co. of York, 2 miles S.W. of the Barton railway station, and 4 miles N.W. of Barnsley, its post town. The Barnsley canal terminates in this parish, in a basin, which is connected by a tramway with Silkstone and the neighbouring collieries. Cawthorne waa a chplry. in tho par. of Silkstone, but in 1707 was made parochial and independent. Veins of iron- stone have been long worked, and there is a chalybeate spring. The population is agricultural, excepting those employed in mines and collieries, or as hand-loom weavers. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Kipon, val. 185, in tho patron, of J. S. Stanhope, Esq. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an old building in the Gothic and later English styles of architecture, The register is ancient. Tho late Kev. Joseph Hunter thought it not improbable that Cawthorne, though sub- sequently a dependent chapel, was the original mother church for the whole wapentako of Staiucross. There is an old grammar school, now enlarged and used for the education of from 80 to 90 boys, and also for a night- school of boys and girls. There is besides a girls' school- house, recently built by John Spencer Stanhope, Esq., for the education of about 100 girls, in Tivydale. The Primitive Methodists and Wesloyans have places of worship, used likewise as schools for boys and girls. Not far from the village is Cannon Hall, the residence of J. S. Stanhope, Esq. ; also Barmby Hall, the residence of the Knightly family, and Banks Hall. CAWTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Bourn, in the wap. of Aveland, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 2 miles N. of Bourn. The Baptists have a place of worship, and there is a school in connection with tho Church of England. CAWTHORPE LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Calceworth, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 4 miles E. of Louth station on the Great Northern rail- way, and 8 miles from Alford. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 69, the patron, of which is sequestrated into the hands of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is a brick edifice, rebuilt in 1860. The Wesleyans and Free Methodists have chapels hero. The charities produce 10 per annum. The lord of the manor is L. Parker, Esq. CAWTON, a tushp. in the par. of Gilling, wap. of Ryedalc, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles S. of Helmsley. CAXTON, a par. in the hund. of Longstow, in the co. of Cambridge, 12 miles W. of Cambridge, and UN. of Roy ston railway station. It was formerly a consider- able town on Ermine Street, belonging to the families of Frevile, Burgoyne, D'Eschallers, and others, but is now a small agricultural village. Up to the middle of the last century it had a market, which was granted about the year 1247. It is still the head of a Poor-law Union, and of a registration district, but is included in the New County Court district of Cambridge. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 80, in the patron, of ihu l)can and Canons of Windsor, to whom the church was given in 1351, having belonged previously to the priory of Lewes ; it is dedicated to St. Andrew, and possesses some old tombs. The Baptists have here a chapel, and there are National schools for both sexes. Matthew Paris, the historian, was born here. George Gaps, Esq., is lord of the manor. In this parish stands the work- house of the Arlington and Caxton Union. Fairs are held on 5th March and 18th October. CAYNTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Edgmond, in the co. of Salop, 3 miles W. of Newport. CAYO, a vil. in the par. of Conwil-Cayo, in the hund. of Cayo, 6 miles N.W. of Llandovery. CAYO, a hund. in the eastern portion of the co. of Carmarthen, contains the pars, of Cilycwm, Talley, Llansawel, Conwil-Cayo, Llansorda, Llandyfeisant, and parts of Llandingat, Llan-y-Crwys, and Llandeilofawr. CAYTHORPE, a par. in tho wap. of Loveden, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 4 miles N.E. of tho Hougham railway station, on the Great Northern line, 9 miles E. of Newark, and 9 W. of Sleaford. It con- tains the hmlt. of Friston. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 976, in the patron, of Rev. C. D. Crofts. Tho church, dedicated to St. Vincent, is a fine building, principally in the decorated style of archi- tecture, with a beautiful spire, peal of bells, and several monuments. The Wesleyans have a place of worship, and there is a school connected with the Church of England. The charities produce about 8 per annum. Caythorpe Hall, a modern edifice, beautifully situated, is the seat of G. H. Packc, M.P., who is lord of the manor. A fair is held on the second Friday after Good Friday. CAYTHORPE, a hmlt. m the par. of Rudston, in tho East Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles N.E. of Great Driffield. CAYTHORFE, a tnshp. in the par. of Lowdham, southern div. of the wap. of Thurgarton, in the co. of Nottingham, 5 miles S. of Southwell. It is situated on the river Trent, near the Lowdham station of the Nottingham and Lincoln line. The inhabitants are principally engaged in stocking weaving. CAYTON, a par. in the wap. of Pickering Lythe, in the North Riding of tho co. of York, 3 miles S.E. of Scarborough. It includes the limits, of Killcrby and l)eepdale, and the tnshps. of Cayton and Osgolby. The village is situated near the coast, and is a station on the Scarborough and Hull section of the North- Eastem railway. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Seamer, in the dioc. of York, in the patron, of Lord Londesborough. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, is a handsome stone building with embattled tower. The Wesleyans have a place of worship, and there are schools for both sexes.