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Rh CHEDBURGH. 543 CHEESE BAY. s CHEC'KLEIGH, ;i tnshp. in the par. of Wybunbury, 11 the liund. of Nantwich, in the co. of Chester, 5 miles Ystrm line, and 7 from Nantwich. Checkloy Hall is low used as a farmhouse. Sir H. D. Broughton is lord
 * . of Basford railway station on the London and North-
 * thr manor.

i 1 1 !! 1 1 BURGH, a par. in thehund. of Risbridgo, in the ,o. of Suffolk, 5 miles S.W. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post own. The Great Eastern railway passes within a few ailus of the village. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. i Ely, val. 150, in the patron, of the Marquis of Bristol, v ho is lord of the manor. The church, dedicated to Ul Saints, was rebuilt in 1842, and is a handsome strac- urc in the decorated style of architecture. The register
 * u 1538. There is an endowed school for both

Mil the charities amount to about 8 per annum. CJ1KDDAH, a par. in the hund. of Winterstoke, in he co. of Somerset, 2 miles S.E. of Axbridgo station of ho Great Western railway. It is situated under the ilendip hills, on the Cheddar river (from which it takes tsnamc ccildwr,oi "hill stream"), which joins the river M. This village, noted for its cheese, was formerly a nsiihrablo market town, and tho old market cross is till standing. Alfred tho Great had a hunting-seat irrr. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and al. 203, in the patron, of the Dean and Chap- i di Vells. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is . spacious building with a Gothic tower, and contains i i the Cheddar family. The register commences a 1GS7. Hire, are chapels belonging to the Baptists, Vesli vans, and 1'rimitivo Methodists, also National ichools. The annual val. of tho charities is about i!80. Owing to the declivity of the Mendip hills, the < Tilery is most beautiful. In the Cheddar cliffs one of in' many chasms extends almost a mile in length, the .vails of which rise more than 400 feet perpendicularly. bmit 1'vio, a Li autiful stalactite cave was discovered. i I1EDD1XGTON, a par. in the hund. of Cottesloe, a the <". of Bucks, 6 miles S. of Tring, its post town, md 2 N.W. of Ivinghoc. It is a railway station on the London and North- Western line, where the Aylcsbury jranch turns off. The Grand Junction canal intersects .ho parish, which contains tho hmlts. of Seahrook and 4on Hill. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 233, in tho patron, of Earl Brownlow. The L'huich, dedicated to St. Giles, is a well-built edifice, in Ihe perpendicular style of architecture, and contains an indent pulpit. The charities amount to 12 per annum. The Baptists and Weslcyans have chapels, and there are National schools for both sexes, besides a plaiting school, 'wnlow is lord of the manor. CHEDDINGTON, a vil. in the par. of Ivinghoe, in the co. of Bucks, 5 miles S. of Leighton Buzzard. CHEDD1XGTON, a par. in the hund. of Beaminster Forum, in tho co. of Dorset,4J miles S.E. of Crewkerne, its post town, and 3 N. of Beaminster. It is situated on the river Axe, and commands a beautiful prospect. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 128, in the patron, of William T. Cox, Esq. The church, dedi- i-.itcd to St. James, is a modern edifice in the Elizabethan .itvle. Here are traces of a Koman camp. CHEDDLETON, a par. in tho northern div. of the hund. of Totmonslow, in the co. of Stafford, 16 miles from ilacclesficld, 35 from Derby, and 7 N. of Chcadle. It da a station on the London and North- Western line, and is beautifully situated, overlooking the river C'hurnet, Caldon canal, and Churnet Valley rail way. It includes the liishps. of Basford, Rownall, Wetley Rocks, and Cunsall, and is mentioned in Domesday Book as held by William, under the Earl of Arundcl. Tho living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 1CO, in the patron. of the Rev. Edward 1'owys. The church, dedicated to t. Edward, is an ancient Gothic structure. Here the Methodists have a chapel, and the Wcsleyans a Sunday school for both sexes. There is likewise a National school for boys and girls, which is endowed with the interest of 200, left by James Whitehall in 1724, and an annual rent of 5, left in 1814 by John Bagnall. There arc several gifts and charities. There is a fair on the 5th May, and first Thursday in November at Cellar Head. Tho wakes are hold on tho fourth Sunday after tho last day of September. CHEDDON-FITZPAINE, a par. in the hund. of Taunton, in tho co. of Somerset, 2 miles N.E. of Taun- ton. The village is situated near the Bristol and Exeter railway, tho Taunton and Bridgwater canal, and tho river Tone. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 584, m tho patron, of J. A. Warre, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a beautiful edifice, and was restored in 1861. The charities amount to about 7 10*. per annum. Here is a school for both sexes. The lord of the manor is John II. Warre, Esq. CHEDGLOW, a hmlt. in the par. of Crudwell, in tho co. of Wilts, 4 miles N. of Malinesbury. CHEDGRAVE, a par. in the hund. of Loddon, in the co. of Norfolk, ^ mile N. of Loddon, its post town, and 9 S.E. of Norwich. It is situated on a branch of the river Yare. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Nor- wich, val. 231, iii the patron, of Sir W. B. Proctor, Bart., who is lord of the manor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice with curious thatched roof, Norman doorways, beautiful stained-glass windows, and register commencing in 1501. There is a National school for both sexes. A school-house and residence has lately been erected by the assistance of the Committee of Privy Council for Education. CHEDISTON, or CHESTON, a par. in the hund. of Blything, in the eo. of Suffolk, 2 miles W. of Hales- worth, its post town and railway station. Part of tho parish is unenclosed, and there are 30 acres of town lands. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. of Hales- worth, in the dioc. of Norwich, in the patron, of Mrs. Jos. Badeley. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient building. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. The charities amount to about 49 per annum. F. J. Ridsdalo and J. Crabtree, Esqrs. are lords of the manor. Chediston Hall, tho seat of Thomas Rant, Esq., is a fine edifice of the Elizabethan style. CHEDWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Rapsgate, in the co. of Gloucester, 4 miles N.E. of Northleach, its post town, and 7 from Cirencester. The Swindon and Cheltenham section of the Great Western railway passes within a few miles. Tho living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 302, in tho patron, of Queen's College, Oxford. Tho church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has a beautiful sculptured stono pulpit. Tho Independents have a chapel. Tho Howe family took tho title of baron from this place. A Roman bath was dis- covered in 1760, and there is a barrow on the hills. CHEDZOY, a par. in tho hund. of North Pethcrton, in tho co. of Somerset, 3 miles E. of Bridgwater station on the Great Western railway. The living of this parish was formerly held by Bishop Nikke and A. Pascal. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 480, in tho patron, of the Rev. G. O. Mullens. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient build- ing in the Gothic style of architecture, and possesses a- registcr of early date. There is a parochial school for both sexes, supported by tho rector. Near this place tho battle of Scdgmoor was fought, and in one of the but- tresses of the church may bo seen a whetstone, said to have been used to sharpen axes for that engagement. In the possession of the rector are some swords and coins found on the battlefield, and near the church earthen urns and fibula have been discovered. CHEEKPOINT, or BOLTON, a vil. in the par. of Faithleg, in tho bar. of Gualtier, in the co. of Water- ford, prov. of Munster, Ireland. It is situated at tho confluence of the rivers Barrow and Suir. CHEESACOTT, a hmlt. in tho par. of Okehampton, in the co. of Devon. It is situated in a pleasantly wooded country. CHEESDEN, a hmlt. in tho tnshp. of Spotland, in the co. of Lancaster, 2 miles W. of Rochdale. CHEESE BAY, a natural harbour on the N.E. of tho Island of North Uist, Scotland. It is easily accessible from the S.E., and affords protection to the largest ves- sels.