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Rh cHUicni. ST4 CHURCH 1K)NKVBOU1;M-:. CUl'IiCH, 11 vil. iii Die liar, of Gallen, in the night, Ireland, 6 miles N.W. of ford. CHUBCH, a tnshp. in tho par. of Llanbistcr, in the n:oi-, 1 1 mil* - V. MI' Knighton. ('IH'K< II. ;i tu.-li|>. in tho pur. of Llandev.y d'-nnv, i" tin- i 0. of Radnor, '.I mill--. V. ot i. clll'KCil, a tythg. in tho par. of lliiiin.-tcr, in tho co. of S..iin-i>,-t, IP u Ihninster. ClirUril, a 1 111:11!. i- in tin: i-liplry. of Cro-th in thr. co. of V> - mil- I V. of Kundal. ( III Ri'HAM, a par. partly in the hund. of West- Imry, and partly in tin; lower iliv. of tin 1 hund. of Dud- stone, in the co. of Gloucester, li mill -s !'.. of Ross, and 5 N. V. from Gloucester. It is situated not far from the Smith Wales railway. Good crops both of grain and grass are product d here, tin- soil being red loamy clay. The arable land it more in proportion than the pi. The river Severn passes to the 8. of the par., which includes the limits, of Over, Highnarn, and Linton. Tho living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. with the cur. of Bulley, 386, in tho patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester. There in a d> church at Highnam, the living of which is a pcrpet. cur.,* val. 130, in the patron, of T. G. Parry, Esq. Tho pariah church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is in tho Norman style, having a low spire with six bells. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The chief landowners arc tho Dean and Chapter of Gloucester. CHURCH-ASTON, atnshp. andchplry. in the par. of Edgmond, hund. of South Bradford, in tho co. of Salop, 1 mile S. of Newport, its post town and railway station. There are some valuable quarries. Tho living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Edgtnond, in the dioc. of Lichlield, in the patron, of tho Rev. J. D. Pigott. The church is a neat building with a tower. There are National schools for boys and girls. B. 51. Leeke, Esq., is lord of the manor. CHURCH BRAMPTON. flee BKAMI ., ( ', Ju, Northamptonshire, and the like for other places with the prefix " Church," not given hero. CHURCH I)VN, orCHOREN, a par. in the upper di v. of the hund. of Dudstonc, in the co. of Gloucester, :t.l miles from the Gloucester railway station on the old road leading from Gloucester to Cheltenham. Tho Great Western and Midland railways pass through tho parish. The village is pleasantly situated in an extensive valo, hut the church is built on .Marlstone Hill, about 2,600 feet in height ; from this circumstance the parish was called by the Saxons drees dune, or " The church on the down." The living is a perpot. cur.* in the dioo. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 78, in tho patron. Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church, dedira: St. liurtholomew, is an ancient structure with square i. in which is inscribed, " This belhous was l.u in the yore of our Lord God, 1601." The commuted tithe is 1,214 a year. An elegant stone parsonage- house was built in 18G2 through the exertions ol incumbent, the Rev. Fred. Smithe, F.G.S. There is also a district church at Hucclecote, the living of wl a perpet. cur.* in the Patron, of the bishop. The Wes-
 * i s ha ve a chapel. There is a charity school, endowed

in 17'il with 2o a year l>y H. Windo- I |..ni almshouses for poor widows. The celebrated Greek pro- fessor, John llanni-r, was bom hero in 1591. He wiot. . and Greek panegyrics on Oliver Cromwe, ird his son, and on Charles II., hut HP works for which he is remembered are " Lexicon Kt v logicum," " 1'raxis Grammatica 1 ," and " Janua Linguariini." ciirui u l-:.T(i. a par. in the western dT. . hund. of C in the co. of Stalford, 6 miles from and .1A from IVnkridgc, its post town and railway station of the Birmingham and Stafford branch of the North- Western line. It is situated near the Bir- '"im and Liverjxiol canal, and contains Marston and six other hamlets. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. !>7o, in the patnm. of the Karl of Shrewsbury. Tho church is dedicated to St. Edith, and is principally in the Norman style of architecture. Tho pai produce about X- 1 ' of which l'-'s i ae of the i/iamiuar i In tin- vicinity was discovered I stone, with tin- imprint of tip CIirKCH KM), a limit, inthe ; a ham, in ' ; ( HI'liCH KM >, a hmlt. in the jr. of Diuunow, in the CO. i N. ot Dunniow. CHURCH i-.Mi. a tnshp. in the par. tin- hand, of Newport, in tin Bigglcswade. i lirKCH KM), a vil. in the par. ol CHURCH KM), a limit, in tin: par. of H. i the co. of Middlesex. Here formerly stood a seat of the abbots of Westminster. CHURCHKM'i>l;l>, a limit, in tin- ]. Stanton, in tho co. of Devon, !l mill s S. of tin railway station. Tho Baptists have Roystou House is a fine building, delightful and near it are remains of an ancient church, are hold on tho 2.3th and 26th January, l-'i iday in April. CHURCH ENSTONK, a hmlt. inth in tho hund. of Chadlington, in the co. parish church is situated in this portion of There are National schools for both sexes. cliri;* HKIKLl), a hmlt. inthe par. ,.f <)u the co. of Northampton. Formerly this place] a chapel. i iirucH-GATE, a hmlt. 4 miles N.W in tho co. of Essex. CHURCH-GRESLEY, a par. in the In, and Gresley, in the co. of Derby, 4 mil- ton-on-Trent, 4 from Ashby -de-la -1 Derby. It is a station on the Midland railway, par., which is rapidly increasing, includes tho tnsJ^HI Drakelowe, Church-Gresley, Castle-Grrsley, and U^H The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dio- val. 190, in the patron, of the Rev. George ^^H There is also a dist of which is a perpet. cur., val.* 80, Incumbent of Gresley. Tho chord a dedi- cated to SS. Mary and i i .-. ami iiunMBtl of tho (iri sh-y and Alcym I'imilies. It was i Nigel do Groslcy in tho reign of Henry I., wh likewise a priorv of Austin n have disappeared. ThePrimi: (lists have each a place of worship, and there art schools for both sexes. The collieri. ploy a great part of tho inhabit <mas^^^l Kail., is loid of the manor. OHUKOH-HILL,ahmlt.inthel the co. of Armagh, prov. of Ulster, Irela ati don the river Blackwator, ip-ar 3 miles from Charlemont. Adjoining the village. Hill, the seat of tip- "i ! CHURCH-HILL, a hmlt. in ;!e- i.ar. of Kill; in the co. of Donegal, prov. of Ul- It i situated on Lough Neagh, nearly 7 kellliy, itSpost toWll. llcrealea I,' and a dispensary. In the vicinity are M vcral fine satis. 1 on the Mill May, lioth August, and 30th CHURCH-HILL, a vil. in the par. of I in the har. of Ma: in the co. of Fermanagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 'J miles from Knn the lake-, i -ad to I'.allvshan: pensary. Tip ruins of the old church and WBf till remain. I : i "n tip- I ugiist. and -liliiT. ClITKCIl iniNKVUnI'liM-:, a par. in tho raw div. of the hund. of Blackcnhurst, in tho co. of Wfl- "i miles from Kvesham, its post ( tonl and Voreester line inns tin oui;h this vill&n, th station of which is about a mile distant li Tin- living is a vie. in tho dioc. of Worcester, val. 28$. in the patron, of tho Rev. R. Poolo. The church, dedi-
 * lii eo. of Middle-p, I mil' s N.K. of I. :idon.