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Rh cuo < IHilM.KY. mess-rooms for the officers were built, round which a town has gradually been springing up. Tlio livin vie. in the iliix 1. "i V i.wtthth'- . Trinity annexed, 11 is, in the patron, of J. Thornton, chnreh. di dicateil tu St. Lawrence, is an an-
 * urr. partly in tin- Norman, riaiitax'jnct, and

Tudorstyles of :i. with square tower, and pos- i an ancient font and alms-box. There is a chapel . : . i-.- at V- -t Knd. whieh .i- built in l^'.'J, !. Hlb- soription and grants, and is endowed with 40 per annum. Tho Baptists have two places of worship and tho AS'. -Vyans one. There are charities to the amount of 100 per annum, besides 14 for the repair of the parish church. There u mis for boys and girls. Tho lord of the manor is Lord Onslow, and the oixief landowners are Sir William Abdy and Sir I ). Le Merchant. Here coins have been found, ami are hills in tho neighbourhood supposed to be barrows ; also traces of Roman roads and camps, rankhurst, 1 1 ;. mi's Lodge, and Westcroft are the principal seats. CHOCKNELL, a hmlt. in tho par. of Leigh, in the co. of Worcester, 8 miles W. of Worcester. It was for- IIL'-l IV I I p.. I <!" 1' 11 '-ll. CHOLDERTON, EAST, a tythg. in tho par. of Am- port, in the co. of Hants, 6 miles W. of Andovcr. CHOLDERTON, WEST, a par. in the hund. and union of Aruesbury, in the co. of Wilts, 4 miles W. of Amesbury, and 9 from Salisbury. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 225, in the patron, of Oriel College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The charities produce about 12 per annum, and are applied to tho support of a school. Tho prin- 1 residence is Cholderton Lodge. CHOLLERFORD, a hmlt. in the ward of Tindalc, in tho co. of Northumberland, 1A mile S. of Ch' 6 N. of Hexham, by the Border Counties section of the h British railway, on which it is a station. CHOLLERTON, a par. in the north-eastern div. of the ward of Tindalc, in the co. of Northumberland, 6J miles N. of Hexham, its post town. It is a station on the Border Counties of the North British railway. It is situated on tho river Tyne, which bounds it on the W. The par. comprises tho tnshps. of Barrasford, Broomhopo with Buteland, Chollcrton, Col well withSwinburn, Little Swinburn, Whitside, Low Gnnnerton, and Chipcbase. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Durham, val. 361, in the patron, of the Rev. C. Bird. The parish church, dedicated to St. Giles, is an ancient stone structure, in the early English style, and possesses a register dating from 1647. There is a district church at Birtley, tho living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 84, in tho patron, of the Duke of Northumberland. Birtley is a parochial chapelry, divided into High and Low Birtley, and has a good Sunday and day school. There are also National schools at Gnnnerton. Chipchaso Castle, the m seat of the Herons, is a fine building, commanding a view of the Tyne and surrounding country ; it is at present in the occupation of H. Taylor, Esq. In the township of Gnnnerton are lime works and collieries. Tho parish comprises several manors named after the townships, in the possession of the Duke of Northumberland, Sir.lolm Swinburne, and ot CHOLMONI)El.i:V, a tnshp. in tho par. of Malpas, in tho higher div. of the hund. of Broxton, in th< Chester, 4 miles from Malpas, and 6 miles N.K f Nant- wieh. Cholmondeley Castle, lel.uilt in 1804, is the seat of the Marquis of Onobnondeley. It is a fine building in tho Norman style, situated on an eminence, and sur- rounded with beautiful grounds. The old hall was gar- 11)43, and token by tin ar after. Not tar from the castle stands 1. which is a neat brick building. I'M' il.Mi >'I>ST< >NK, a tpshp. in the par. of Acton, in the bund, ot Nantwieh, in tin. miles N.V ii. It is situated, n the Overand Nant- load, and is inti r-e.-ted by tin Shropshire canal and tho London and North-Western railway (Chester and branch). The Wesleyan Methodists have n place of worship. CHOLSALL, a hmlt. in tin hund. of II, .rmer, in the co. of Berks, 1 mil, Abingdon. CHOL8EY, a par. ii. the hund. of Morct,.n, in then of Berks, 3 miles S V. from WiiUin -ion of the < line, whiehi -piiish.. The parish i* boanic by the Tliann-s. whi. h is here crossed by th bridge. An al - : .mul by l.tln 'i'd as an atonement tor the, murder KM brother, which, with the manor, came to Lord^^^H ton through tho Varwicks. T: which is wS5J scattered, is a)><iut 1.] mile from the bank <JH Thames. The living is a vie. in tin 340, in the patron, of tin Imd than., i[. T . TlieojH dedicated to St Mary, was built about the llth ceoK and is in good repair. In tin tree said to bo 900 years old. The chai i: i. , uru ,,i of 3 per annum. James Morrison. Ml' of the manor. CHOLSTREY, a tnshp. in the par. of Lcomi the co. of Hereford, 2 miles W. of Leominster. CHOI 1 ' J ATI :. a hmlt. in the chplry. o cable, in the North Riding of tho co. ot 8.E. of Stokesler. CHOPPINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bed in tho co. of Northumberland, 3 miles I , ; .Morpctl It is situated on the river Wansbeck, which ' crossed by a bridge. CHOPWELL, a tiishp. in the pur. of Vi, tho western div. of Che- i the co. of D^^V 7 miles W. of tho Blaydon railway Mali, castle and Carlisle line, and 8 8.W. of Gates! the river Derwent. Hero is a chapel ot qnis of Bute is lord of tho manor, and posse very extensive coal-mines. CHOREN. Sfe Cm CHORLEY, a par. and market town, d, in the co. of Lancust Lancaster, and 208 N.W. of London by ro^^^H by the North- Western and Lancashire railways, on tho hitter of which it is a ] The town is pleasantly situated on centre of the country, on the great we- London to the N., near the Leeds which, in conjunction with the Lanca.-l shire railway, affords facilities : [.,& of ifoodi all parts of the kingdom. The small into the Yarrow about a mile be I the former stream Chorley il its name, and the last from tin proprietors, who have also given t area. In an. i. M times t).,. town was of .small impo tance, and Leland describes it as a rather no market town ; " but of 1 has bet fast rising in prosperity, and has n in ei pulation during : Tho town is lighted with gas, and i . which can be laisi d to tin buildings, i 'S some beautiful it, and in the neighbourhood are several ekr sions. The chief articles of niannlai -tun; <u muslins, and ginghams. The town two w,aving shed bleach- t e quantities, coal, millst, i hich are worked, anil ' a great number of the inhabitants, i from t!i op. and aluii and drain-tile inaiiufa. lilisln ,1. Ti, . nt of the town chief constable and visitinir n weekly inn-tings in the townhall, a in at simn buildin nseof the ; t the build -house. Tin iv alv a In-d in Ivjx. a, and a bl^^^l d to the mineral sjw, which takes its ri