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Rh OHAPELTHORPE. 633 CHARFORD, NORTH. in tho par. of Millom, ward of Allcrdalo-above-Der- weut, in tho co. of Cumberland, 12 miles S.E. of Ravon- is, and 6 miles from Bootle. It is stated that a church I beneath a large sheet of water here, wlu-nre i tho name of tho place. CHAPELTHORPE, a vil. in tho West Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles S. of Wakefield. Here is a neat chapel of ease, tho living of which is a cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 189, in tho patron, of the Vicar of San- CHAPELTON, a vil. in the par. of Bogue, in the co. Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 4 miles S.W. of Kirkcud- bright. CIIAPLETON, a vil. in the co. of Cambuslang, in the co. of Lanark, Scotland, 5 miles S. of Glasgow. CHAPELTON, a vil. in tho par. of Glasford, in the co. of Lanark, Scotland, 4 miles S.W. of Hamilton. CHAPELTON, a vil. in tho par. of Borrowstowness, in the co. of Linlithgow, Scotland, 2j miles N.W. of Idnlithgow. CIIAPELTON-OF-BOYACK, a vil. in the par. of Inverkeillor, in the co. of Forfar, Scotland, 5 miles N. of Arbroath. CHAPELTOWN, a vil. in the co. of Lancashire, 3 les N. of Bolton. It is situated on tho Blackburn CHAI I miles N, railway OIIAPELTOWN, a limit, and chplry. in the par. of Id, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 10 miles N. of Sheffield, its post town. It is a station on the Sheffield and Barnsley lino. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 150, in the patron, of the crown and Archbishop of York alternately. The church, indicated to St. John, was built by subscription in 1860. It is a stone edifice, in the pointed style, with a beauti- ful spire. There is a chapel of ease at Mortomley. The Independents and Wesleyans have places of worship, and there are National and British schools. The charities produce 130 per annum. The Duke of Norfolk is lord of the manor. C'H.VPELTOWN, a vil. in the bar. of Trughanacmy, in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland. It is upwards of 4 miles to tho N.W. of Tralee. CHAPEL YATE, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Bilsdale Midealile, in tho North Riding of the co. of York, 11 miles N.W. of Helmsloy. CHARBOROUGH, a hmlt. in tho par. of Morden, hund. of Loosebarrow, in the co. of Dorset, 1 mile W. of East Morden, and 5 miles W. of Wimbome Minster. It was formerly a separate palish, but is now included in that of Morden. Charborough Park, the Beat of the Drax family, is a fine old mansion, with a staircase painted by Thornhill. It was in this house that the plan of theRevolution of 1688 was discussed. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Salisbury, annexed to that of Mordeu. The church contains several monuments of the Drax family. CHARD, a par., borough, and market town in the east Jiv. of the hund. of Kingsbury, in the co. of Somerset, IS miles S. of Bridgwatcr, and 3 N. of the Chard Road tation of the London and South- Western railway. It a situated on the highest ground between the British nd English Channels, on tho border of Devonshire, and pas anciently spelt Cerde, or Cherde, taking its name rom Cerdic, King of the West Saxons. In Domes- ay Survey it is called Ccrdrc, at which time tho manor belonged to the Bishop of Wells. Bishop Jocclyn, of Bath and Wells, incorporated this borough, and gave the land from his manor of Chard for the buildingof the town, previous to which it is supposed to have constituted what is now known as the old town. The borough of Chard was represented in parliament during the reigns of Edwards I., II., and III., but by the neglect of the freemen the privilege was lost. The government of the town con- sists of a mayor, town council, and 4 aldermen. The townhall, recently erected in place of an ancient Gothic structure, is a fine building. The town itself has been greatly improved of late years, and is lighted with gas. The streets are rather irregularly laid out, but the houses are in general well built. A plentiful supply of water is insured by a fine spring which issues at the head of tho town, and ilows by in a stream. Tho market- house, an ancient structure, was originally built as a court-house for tho assizes. Tho Somerset Banking Com- pany have a branch bank hero, and there is a literary in- stitution, and agricultural society. Chard is the head of a Poor-law Union and County Court district, but Ilminster is tho polling place for this portion of the county. The chief employment of tho inhabitants is in the manufacture of lace, but there arc also two iron foundries, and several other factories. The trade of the town is much facili- tated by the Bridgwater canal, which has many commo- dious warehouses on the quay. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 436,in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is an ancient stone edifice, erected in the reign of Henry VIL, but recently restored. There is also a chapel of ease at Tat- woilh, recently erected for the use of the limits, of South Chard, Combe, Chilson, Forton, and Perry Street. Tho Wesleyans, Free Church, Baptists, and Independents have places of worship, and there are National and British schools for both sexes. Here is a hospital for poor per- sons, natives of the town, endowed by Richard Harvey in the reign of Charles II., and rebuilt in 1841. There is also an endowed grammar school of ancient founda- tion. The chief seats in tho neighbourhood, which abounds in pleasant scenery, are Parrocks Lodge, Cricket Lodge, Sadborrow House, Leigh House (where 500 coins of Claudius were found in 1831), and Castle Neroche (where tesselated pavements have been dis- covered). This place is mentioned in the history of the 17th century as being the place where the royalists, under Colonel Penruddock, were defeated, and likewise tho birthplace of John Sandford and Sir Simon Every, the former an eminent divine, and the latter celebrated for his sufferings in the cause of Charles I. The lord of tho manor is Earl Poulet. The market is on Monday, and fairs are held on the first Wednesdays in May, August, and November. CHARD, three tnshps. of this name in the par. of Chard, distinguished as Old, South, and Crim. CHARDSTOCK, a par. in the Bridport div. of the hund. of Bearninster Forum, in the Co. of Dorset, 3-; miles N. of Axminster, and 3 S.W. of Chard, its post town. It is situated on tho river Kitbridge, and forms a gore of land between the cos. of Somerset and Devon. The Yeovil and Exeter branch of tho London and South- western railway passes near the village, and has stations at Chard-Road and Axminster. Flax dressing and the woollen manufacture are carried on to a small extent. The living is a vie. in tho dioc. ofSalisbury, val. 450, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church is dedicated to St. Andrew. Here are National and Industrial schools for both sexes. Besides tho parish church there is a district church, dedicated to All Saints, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 150, in tho gift of the vicar. A fair is held on Old Michaelmas Day. CHARFIELD, a par. in the upper div. of tho hund. of Grumbald's Ash, in the co. of Gloucester, 2 miles from Wootton-under-Edge, its post town, and 2 miles from Wickwar. It is a station on the Great Western railway. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Glou- cester and Bristol, val. 351, in the patron, of Sir. J. Neeld, Bart. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient stone structure, of tho Gothic style, with several ancient monuments and a hagioscope. There is a Wes- Iryan place of worship. A school was built here in 1855, by the Rev. R. Jones, tho late rector, who like- wise left 2,000 for tho rame, and 300 for the benefit of twelve agricultural labourers, selected by tho rector, tho interest of which amount is laid out every Christ- mas in bread and blankets Cur their relief. CHARFORD, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Upper Fordingbridgo, in tho co. of Hants, 3j miles N. of For- dingbridge, its post town, and 6 miles from Salisbury. It is situated on tho river Avon, and was named by tho Saxons (.'i-fd!ceJ't>rd, from the circumstance of Cerdic having here defeated the British king, Nanteleod. The living is a cur. in the archdeac. and dioc. of Win-