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Rh CHESTERTON. 557 CHEVEKELL, GREAT. jiiro. There are Methodist and Wesleyan places of v.irship, and a National school. A castle stood hero ifforo the Conquest, all traces of which have disappeared. .-ar here are collieries and iron-works. J. E. Heath- ote, Esq., is lord of the manor, and resides at Apedale lall, a mansion beautifully situated about a mile distant he village. CHESTERTON, a tythg. in the horoughof Cirencestcr, n the co. of Gloucester. Here the Fosse Way, Ermine knield Streets met. See CIKENCESTER. I CHESTERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Worfield, in Tie co. of Salop, 5 miles N.E. of Bridgnorth. In the -icinity are the traces of a Roman camp and military CHESTERTON PARVA, or KINGTON, a hmlt. II the par. of Chesterton, in the hund. of Rington, in "f Warwick. CHESWARDINE, a par. in the hund. of North jradford, in the co. of Salop, 4 miles S.E. of Market Dray- nn, and 10 N.W. of the Norton Bridge railway station, t is situated near the Liverpool and Birmingham canal. 'lie living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 245, n the patron, of E. W. Harding, Esq. The church, d to St. 8 within, was rebuilt, with the exception t'the tower, in 1809 ; it is a stone edifice in the pointed .yli-. Here are free schools for both sexes. The harities, which are chiefly used for purchasing corn for he poor, amount to 87, and there is an endowment of .'il ii ft for repairing the church. Cl IKS WICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Ancroft, in the .mill, "f Islandshire, in the co. of Northumberland formerly in Durham), 4 miles S.E. of Berwick. It is 1 near the coast. 1 LOP, a river in the co. of Northumberland, ( Jirdle Fell, and forms a beautiful cascade of i ifrt before joining the Reed. CHETNOLE, a chplry. in the par. and hund. of Yet- in the co. of Dorset, 6 miles S.W. of Sherborne, ts post town. Yetminster is a station on the Wilts and .nicrset branch of the Great Western railway. The iving is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Yetminster, in lie dioc. of Salisbury, in the patron, of the bishop. The hurch is dedicated to St. Peter. Hero is a National rhool. CHETTISHAM, a hmlt. or chplry. in the par. of -t. Man', city of Ely, in the co. of Cambridge, 2 miles N'. of Ely, its post town. The living is a perpet. cur., al. 65, in the patron, of tho bishop. The church is Indicated to St. Michael. CHETTLE, a par. in the hund. of Monckton-up- Vimbome, in the East Shaston div. of the co. of Dorset, > miles N.E. of Blandford, its post town and railway tation, and 7 W. of Cranborne. The living is a rect.* n the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 180. in tho patron, of H. ,'hambers, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is i flint edifice, rebuilt in 1849, with the exception of the ower, at the cost of E. Castleman, Esq., of Allendale louse. There are two barrows in tho neighbourhood. The principal seats are Eastbury Park and Allendale i' >11SI CHETTON, a par. in tho hund. of Stottesden, in the o. of Salop, 4 miles S.W. of Bridgnorth, its post and ailway town. It comprises tho tnshps. of Ewdon >,r;_a., Ewdon Burnell, Chetton, Faintree, and Crid- ln, and the chplry. of Loughton. The living is a rect.* n the dioc. of Hereford, val. with the rocts. of Deux- lill and Glazeley, and the cur. of Loughton annexed, -772, in the patron, of T. W. Browne, Esq. The rhurch, dedicated to St. Giles, is an ancient stone edifice, n the early English style of architecture, and contains i brass to Archdeacon Vickers, the late rector. Here re National schools for both sexes. The annual val. of he charities is 21. Faintreo Hall is a brick edifice ly situated. CHETWODE, a par. in tho blind, of Buckingham, in heco. of Bucks, 4i miles S.W. of Buckingham, and 9 S.E. if Winslow. The parish belongs to Sir John Chetwode, Bart., whose ancestors held it previous to the Conquest, ?ormerly an Augustine priory stood here, and likewise a hermitage dedicated to SS. Stephen and Lawrence, founded by one of the Chetwode family, who still claim suit and service by prescriptive right over this place and the neighbouring townships anciently included in Rock- wood Forest. The living is a perpet. cur. * annexed to the perpet. cur. of Barton Hartshorn, in the patron, of Mrs. Bracebridge. The church, dedicated to SS. Mary and Nicholas, is an ancient edifice, and possesses the oldest stained - glass window in England. The glass was formerly contained in the E. window, which was put up in 1240, but part of it having been stolen, the remainder of it was removed to the window of the S. chancel. A tributary of tho river Ouse flows through the parish, separating the counties of Bucks and Oxford. CHETWYND, a par. in the hund. of South Bradford, in the co. of Salop, 2 miles N.W. of Newport, its post and railway town. It is situated on the river Moes, and contains tho tnshps. of Howie, Pickstock, and Sam- brooke. Tho living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 705, in the patron, of J. C. B. Borough, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a brick edifice. Hero the Independents have a place of worship. There is a free school. The charities produce about 4C per annum. J. C. B. Borough, Esq., is lord of the manor. Chetwynd Park contains a substantially built mansion, and is well stocked with deer. CHETWYND, a hmlt. in the bar. and co. of Cork, Ireland, near the city of Cork. CHETWYND ASTON, or FIELD ASTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Edgmond, in the Newport div. of tho hund. of S,outh Bradford, in the co. of Salop, 1 mile S. of Newport, its post town and railway station. It gives name to Viscount Chetwynd, of North Aston, whose family held it before the time of Henry III. CHEVELEY, a hund. in the S.E. portion of the co. of Cambridge ; it contains the pars, of Ashley, Cheveley, Kirtling, and Newmarket All Saints, and comprises 12,867 acres. CHEVELEY, a par. in the hund. of Cheveley, in the co. of Cambridge, 3 miles S.E. of Newmarket. The living is a rect. * in tho dioc. of Ely, val. 704, in tho patron, of the Rev. J. T. Bennet. The church, dedicated to St. Mar}', is an ancient stone edifice. There is an endowed free school for boys. The charities amount to about 28 per annum. Tho Duke of Rutland is lord of the manor, and owner of Cheveley Park. CHEVELEY. See CHIEVELBY, Berkshire. CHEVENING, a par. in the hund. of Codshcath, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, in tho co. of Kent, 3J miles W. of the Sevenoaks railway station, which is its post town. It is situated in a pretty spot, and once belonged to the Crevequer family. It comprises the hmlts. of Bessells Green and Chipstead. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 766, in the patron, of the archbishop. Tho church, dedicated to St. Botolph, is an ancient structure, partly in the Gothic and partly in the early English styles, with an embattled tower, and is in good repair. It contains two beautiful stained- glass windows in tho chancel : the one at the E. end being a memorial window to Frederick Perkins, Esq., late of Chipstead Place, in this parish, and is the gift of his son, George Perkins, Esq. ; the other, on the N. side, as well as tho tablets, were presented by the pre- sent rector, the Rev. Thomas Sikes, M.A. There are two handsome windows in the Stanhope Chapel, recently executed by the Countess Stanhope, and also monu- ments of the Stanhope and other families, including the splendid monumental work of Chantrey, to the memory of Lady Fredcrica Louisa Stanhope. There are charities left by the Countess of Stanhope, Mrs. Wyndham, and Mrs. Strode, for apprenticing poor children. The register commences in 1561. There are National schools for both sexes. Chevening Place, built by Inigo Jones, and now the seat of Earl Stanhope, is delightfully situ- ated. It was here that the Jatc Earl Stanhope displayed his mechanical genius in perfecting that press which so materially promoted the progress of the noble art of printing. CHEVERELL, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of