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Rh CIIA UTER-HOUSE-ON-MENDIP. 539 CHATHAM. and Sunday schools for both sexes. Hero !d tower of a Carthusian (Churtreux) priory, ibout the year 1230 by Ela Countess of Salisbury, v i likewise laid out the park. There have been dis- , rred in this parish traces of a Roman amphitheatre, as 1 as pottery and coins, supporting the opinion that ]luse is a handsome residence, containing a fine collec- -;raiU at Henry VIII. and Edward VI., by Holbein ; ry Queen of Scots, by Zucchero ; Lord -Keeper t ildford and Lord Stratford, by Vandyck; besides .nil by Abbot, and other painters. BARTER -HOUSE- ON -MENDIP, an cxt. par. 08, in the bund, of Winterstoke, in the co. of Somer- . 1 miles E. of Axbridge, and 8 from Vclls. The
 * formerly was a Konmn station. Hinton Charter-
 * i <if paintings, amongst which are some valuable
 * , situated within the lib. of William Friary.

HAItTERIDGK, a limit, in the par. of Chesham, in if Bucks. It is situated near Chesham. .TEUS HALL, a hmlt. in the par. of St. in tho co. of Stirling, Scotland, 3 miles S. of . It is situated near the river Bannock. I'HAKTIIAM, a par. in tho hund. of Felborough, ny, its post town. It is situated on the road Ashford and Canterbury, on tho river Stour, the South-Eastern line. Tho village of Chart- .m, called (.'t-i'/e/iain in Domesday Book, is situated on v ground bordering on the river Stour. Tho manor n to tho priory of Christ Church by Duke a 871, towards clothing Iho monks, who had a mrch here at the time of tho Domesday Survey. In 1 1 of Henry I. they had a vineyard here, and in .at of his successor Ihey received a confirmation of tho .if free-warren. After the Dissolution it was anted by Henry VIII. to tho Dean and Chapter of anterbury, to whom it still belongs. Tho living is root.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 800, in the itron. of tho archbishop. The church, dedicated to St. (ary, is a spacious edifice, in the early decorated style, uilt in the form of a cross, and contains various se- ulchral memorials. Tho Wcslcyans have a chapel, 'he paper-mills of Messrs. Weatherley and Drew cm- ley about 200 persons. Over tho downs arc scattered a ast number of barrows, or tumuli, described in ancient eeds as Danes' banks, which extend on tho S. side of ho high-road between Canterbury and Ashford, several f which have been opened, when human remains, trin-
 * he of Scray, in tho co. of Kent, 3 miles S.W. of
 * ets, &c., were found enclosed. A fair is held on the

!9th June. The chief residence is Mystole, the scat of ir John Fagtr, Bart. OHARTHAM HATCH, a limit, in the par. of Chart- ..nn, in the hund. of Felborough, lathe of Scray, in the o. of Kent, 1 mile N. of Chartham. CHARTLEY HOLME, or CHARTLEY LODGE, an hill, in the co. of Slafford, 8 miles N.E. of Stafford, and 1 N. of Stowe. Tho old timbered mansion, where Mary if Scots was imprisoned, was burnt down in 17S1, and the new hall, erected on its site by Earl Ferrars, was also destroyed by fire in 1847 ; it was sur- rounded by a fine park of 1,000 acres. This is one of Ihe few places in Great Britain where tho indigenous breed of wild cattle is to be found pure. In this park, on a hill, stand the ruins of two round towers, tho remains of (.'hartley Castle, built in 1220 by the Earl of Chester. CHART-NEXT-SUTTON- VALENCE, a par. in the Imnd. of Kyhorne, latho of Aylesford, in tho co. of Kent, 1 miles S.E. of MaiJstune, and 5 N.W. of tho Headcorn railway station of tho South-Eastern line. The remains of an old castle, supposed to be of Saxon origin, though not extensive, are very picturesque ; they arc mantled with ivy, and crown tho summit of a lofty hill. There is a fine view from the high ground at the back of the village over tho Weald of Kent, as far as the Sussex hills. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, in Ihc patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a modern stone structure with tower. The register com- mences 15.58. The charities amount to about 3 per annum. Sir Edmund Filmer, Bart., M.P., is lord of the manor. It is noted for producing superior hops. The chief residences are East Sutton Place, tho seat of Sir Edmund Filmer, Bart., Wierton House, Prospect House, and at Sutton- Valence, Ivy Cottage, long Iho residence of Sir Alexander Morison, M.D. CHARWELTON, or CHURCH CHARWELTON, a par. in tho hund. of Fawsley, in the co. of Northampton, 5 miles S. of Daventry, its post town, and 11 N.E. of Banbury. It is situated near the source of the river Charwell. Over the river is an antique stone foot- bridge, consisting of two arches. The Great Western railway passes within 6 miles of the village, and has a station at Fenny- Compton. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 582, in the patron, of Sir C. Knightley, Bart., who is lord of tho manor. Tho church, dedicated to tho Holy Trinity, is an ancient edifice, with monuments, brasses, and a curious old octagonal font. Hero is an endowed Sunday school. CHASELEY, or CHACELEY, a par. in tho lower div. of tho hund. of Pershore, in the co. of Worcester, 3 miles S.W. of Tewkesbury, its post and railway town, and 7 S. of Upton. It is situated on tho Severn, which bounds it on the E, Tho living is a pcrpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Worcester, val. 134, in tho palron. of Ihe Vicar of Longdon. The church, dedicated to St. John tho Baptist, is an ancient edifice, with tower and spire. The parish registers date from 1538. The charities produce 33 per annum, 18 of which is applied to tho educating of 16 poor children. Tho Dean and Chapter of West- minster are tho lords of the manor. CHASEWATER, a chplry. in tho par. of Kcnwyn, in the co. of Cornwall, 4 miles W. of Truro. CIIASLY, a vil. in the par. of Holsworthy, in tho co. of Devon, 1 mile from Holsworthy. CUASTLETON, a par. in the hund. of Chadlington, in the co. of Oxford, 4 miles S.E. of Moreton-in-the-Marsh, its post town, and the same distance N.W. of Chipping Norton. A severe engagement occurred hero between Canute and Edmund Ironside, in which the former was defeated. Tho living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Oxford, val. 518, in the palron. of Sir R. Weslmacott. Tho church, dedicated to tho Virgin Mary, is in tho Norman style of architecture. There are charities to the val. of 23. Chastlcton Hill House is a fine mansion in the Elizabethan style, near which is a Roman encampment. Tho manorial rights arc vested in the trustees of tho late J. W. Jones, Esq. CHATBURN, a tnshp. and chplry. in tho par. of Whalley, in tho higher div. of the hund. of Blackburn, in the co. of Lancaster, 2 miles E. of Clitheroe. It is a station on tho western division of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. The tnshp., which is united with that of Worston, is watered by tho river Ribble. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Manchester, val. 165, in the patron, of Hulme's Trustees. The church, dedicated to Christ, is a stone edifice in tho Romanesque stylo of architecture. Here are National schools for both sexes. There are extensive lime-works in tho vicinity. The Duke of Bucclcuch is lord of the manor. CUATCULL, a tnshp. in tho par. of Eccleshall, in the co. of Stafford, 4 miles N. of the village of Eccles- hall. CIIATER RIVER takes its rise near Tilton-on-lhc- Ilill, co. of Leicester, and runs across Rutland, near Tinwell, 15 miles E. to the Welland. CHATFORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Condover, in the co. of Salop, 5 miles S.W. of Shrewsbury. CHATHAM AND GILLINGHAM, a hund. in tho northern portion of the co. of Kent. It contains the pars, of Chatham and Gillingham, comprising 4,310 acres. CHATHAM, a naval arsenal and parliamentary borough, forming a suburb to the city of Rocli< but chiefly in the hund. of Chatham and Gilling- ham, in tho co. of Kent, 16 miles from Shcerness, 2.5 miles W.N.W. of Canterbury, 30 miles from London by road, and 374- miles by the London, Chatham, and
 * xt. par. place in the southern div. of the hund. of Pire-