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Rh CHRISTCHURCH. 573 CHURCH. sions are held in the village. The living is a vie.* in ' dice, of Llandaff, united with the cur. of St. John the it, and in the patron, of Eton College. The iirch is ehieHy in the Gothic style. There are charities the val. <>( 665 p<-r annum. tSTCHUKCH, a precinct in the city of Canter- i'Y, in the co. of Kent. Sec CAXTEBHVUY. CiHRISTCHURCH, a deanery in the archdeac. and >c. of Oxford, all comprised within the co. of Oxford, cept the parish of Binsey. i 'I I Kl SIV I LURCH, a par. in tlio city of Bristol, in 9 00. of Gloucester. SIT I!IUMOL. rilKISTCHURCir, NEWGATE-STREET, a par. ity of London, within the walls, in the co. of iilillcsrx. See LONDON. CHKISTCHUIICH ROAD STATION, an ext. pur. irr, in the Ringwood div. of the hund. of Fording- idge, in the co. of Hants. CHRISTCHURCH, SOUTHWARK, a par. in the irough of Southwark, in the co. of Surrey. See U1K. STCHURCH, SriTALFIELDS, a par. in the liv. of the hund. of Ossulstone, in the co. of X. .S'/r iSl'ITALl'IKLDS. CHRIST COLLEGE, an ext. par. place in the lib. of imbridge University, in the co. of Cambridge. See HE UNIVERSITY. I 111; 1ST COLLEGE, an ext. par. place, in the >rough of Brecon, in the co. of Brecon. CHRISTIAN - MALFORD, a par. in the northern v. of the hund. of Damcrham, in the co. of Wilts, 4 K. of Chippenham, its post town. Tho Great Western lino runs through it. It is called Cristemelford n Domesday Survey, at which time it was possessed by ho abbots (if Glastonbury. The living is a rect.* in the ioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. i)0'72, in the patron, f the bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is at edifice with tower. There is a National school T Ijnih sexes. Ancieutlythe Herberts had a scat here. t is a meet for the Beaufort hounds. Tho Earl of MM. 11 is lord of the manor. CHRISTIANITY, three deaneries of this name in lie dioceses of Exeter, Peterborough, and Lincoln cspectively. CHRISTIONYDD, a tnshp. in the par. of Ruabon, in .he co. of Denbigh, 2 miles N. W. of Chirk. OHRISTLETON, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. >f Broxton, in the co. of Chester, 2.J miles S.E. of Ches- !CT. It comprises the tnshps. of Christleton, liowton, Littleton, Cotton Edmunds, and Cotton Abbots. The N'orth .Western railway passes at a short distance from .he village. The living- is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ches-
 * er, val. 900, in the patron, of the Rev. K. T. Evans. The

-hurch, dedicated to St. James, was built in 1739 ; it is a beautiful edilieo in the decorated style, and has a peal of Us. The Independents have a chapel, and there are National and Sunday schools for both sexes. A great 'i'-al of cheese is made in this parish. CHRISTMAS COMMON, a lib. in the par. of Pirtou, in the co. of Oxford, 2 miles S.E. of Watlington. < '1 1 1; I S'l'i )X, a par. in the huud. of Winterstoke, in J;the co. of Somerset, /ii miles from the Banwell station oi'^the Bristol and Exeter railway, and 4 N.W. of Ax- Ijiidge. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. .99, in the patron, of C. R. Wainwright, Esq. The church is a fitonc edifice in the Norman stylo of architecture, and was repaired in 1845. Tho register commences in 1559. The lord of the manor is C. E. Wainwright, Esq. CHEI8TOW,a par. in the hund. of Wonford, in thcco. of Devon, 4 miles N. W. of Chudleigh, and 8 from Exeter, its post town. It is situated on the river Teign, not far ii'oiu tin! South Devon railway. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Exetor, val. 157, in the patron, of Viscount Exmouth. The church, dedicated to St. James, has a tomb of the great admiral, Lord Exmouth, who is buried ^o a Norman foi it and carved screen. The charities ^ produce about 30 per annum. The silver and lead mines employ a large portion of the inhabitants. CHRIST'S KIRK, a par., anciently distinct, but now joined to that of Kinnethmont, in the district of Alford, in the co. of Aberdeen, Scotland. Tho church is in ruins. A fair called "Sleepy Market" was formerly held h.'iv during the night in the month of May, but has long been discontinued. CHRYSTON, a vil. in the par. of Caddcr, in the co. of Lanark, Scotland. It is situated on the road from Glasgow to Ciiinbcrnauld. CHUDLEIGH, or CHIDLEIGH, a market town and par. in the hund. of Exminstcr, in the co. of Devon, 6 miles N.E. of Newton-Abbott railway station, and 10 S. of Exeter. It is situated on an eminence near the I'. bank of the river Teign, and was formerly the residence of the bishops of Exeter, who had a magnificent palace hero, some remains of which still exist. In 1309 Bishop Stapleton procured for it the grant of a weekly market and fair. During the civil war of Ctfarles 1. the forces of General Fairfax were quartered -here. In 1807 a largo portion of the town, comprising 166 houses and property to the value of 60,000, was destroyed by lire. The greater part of the present town is therefore modern, and consists principally of one street, but the houses are small and only indifferently supplied with water. In the neighbourhood are large quarries of marble and lime- stone, which afford employment to many of the inhabi- tants. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 350, in the patron, of trustees for the inhabitants. The church, dedicated to St. Martin and the Virgin Mary, is an ancient Gothic edifice, and possesses a beautiful font, screen, and stained-glass windows. The church has of late years undergone various repairs. Tho Baptists, Wesleyans, and Independents have places of worship. There are National schools for both sexes, and infant schools, supported by voluntary contributions. A free grammar school was founded in 1668 by John Fyn- sent, a native of this parish. Lord Clifford is lord of the manor, and resides at Ugbrook Park near this plilce. In the park is a Roman camp, and a Danish ono near it. Chudleigh Rock, commanding a beautiful view, consists of a large mass of limestone with a cavern in it, from whence an intermitting stream issues. Market day is Saturday. Fairs are held on Easter Monday, the third Tuesday and Wednesday in June, and the 20th October. CHU'LMLEIGH, a par. and market town in the hund. of Withcridge, in the co. of Devon, 2 miles N.E. of the Eggesford railway station on the North Devon line. It is situated on the river Dart, where it joins the Taw, and was anciently called C/iimhiglie. Tho manor formerly belonged to the Courtenays, earls of Devon, one of whom, John de Courtenay, in the reign of Henry III., obtained for it the grant of a weekly market. In the reign cf Henry VIII. it was granted to the Earl of Bedford, and afterwards became the property of the widow of Lord Grey. In 1045 a skirmish took place here between a company of royalists, under Colonel Okey, and the parliamentary forces, in which the latter were routed. In 1803 a large part of the town was consumed by fire. Tho houses are low, with thatched roofs, except a few modern edifices, which are well built. This town hud once a large trade in wool-combing, which has now declined. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 115, in the patron, of the Rev. Robert Hole. Tho church (formerly collegiate) is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. It is a commodious building in the carl y ptTpcndirular style of architecture. The Independents and Bible Christians have places of worship, and there are National schools for both sexes. Potty sessions are held in the town, which is a polling place for the northern division of the county. Friday is market day, and there is a fair on Easter Monday, and another on the lust Wednesday in July. The Rev. Peter Johnson is lord of the manor. CHUN ALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Glossop, in the hund. of High Peak, in the co. of Derby, 2 miles S. if Glossop, on the llayfield road. Hero are woollen, candle- wick, and paper factories. CHURCH, a tythg. in the par. of Bishop's Lydcard, in the co. of Somerset, 5 miles N.W. of Taunton.