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Rh CHURCH HULME. S75 CUU11CH LANGTON. i ed io ^t. Ecgwin, is an ancient stone structuro in the fly English style, with a beautiful spire of Inter date. has not long since been repaired and internally altered
 * the sole cost of Mrs. Williams, widow of the late vicar,

o ut her death bequeathed 3,500 (Red. Three per 'nt. stock) for the future repair of this edifice and the rish church of Cow Honeybounie. 3HURCII HULME, or HOLMES CHAPEL, a [ilry. and tnshp. in the par. of Sandbach, in the hund. i Northwich, in the co. of Chester, 3f miles N. of adbach, and i E. of Middlowich. It is a station oil ) London and North- Western railway. The living is irqiet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 120, in tlie i the vicar. The church, dedicated to St. Luke, nn ancient edifice in the Gothic style, with square battled tower, and contains monuments and a register nmi'iicing in 1680. The Wcsleyans have a place of rship, and there is a school for both sexes. The uual value of the charities is about 2 13*. Fairs i, riillle, and sheep are held on the first Wed- iierthe 13th April, on the 12th October, and 27th Lauri'iiee Annitscad, Esq., is lord of the CHURCHILL, a par. in the hund. of Winterstoke, i. of Somerset, 13 miles from Bristol, 5 N. of . and a from the Yatton station of the Great railway. It is delightfully situated" in a valley, ir the old turnpike road leading from Bristol to Bridg- i he living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath, val. 98, in the patron, of the Dean and >f Bristol. The church, dedicated to St. John ist, is in the perpendicular style of architecture, d contains monuments and a brass ; among the former one with some beautiful lines, said to be the com- xiticn of the celebrated Dr. Donne. The register es in 1C50. There are Independent and Wes- yan chapels, and a National school for both sexes, 'i archill Court, once the seat of the Churchills, ances- ji-ated Duke of Marlborough, is situated ar the church, and at Upper Langford arc the remains t of the Jennings family, which, like Churchill now used as a farmhouse. Situated nearLang- .unnds. From the balconies of Mendip Lodge may i lie Bristol Channel and some of the Welsh jtmtains. On Dolberrow Hill are the remains of nt camp, supposed to be of Danish construc- nn, but in which both Roman and Saxon coins have overed ; it occupies more than 30 acres, and is rtified with a double vallum. Calamine is found, and one time afforded employment to many of the inhabi- ts, having been used in the composition of brass, but use is now discontinued by reason of the discovery of cheaper process. CHURCHILL, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of swaldslow, in the co. of Worcester, 5 miles S.E. of rorcester, its post town. The Birmingham and Bristol 'Ctiou of the Midland railway passes through the parish. he living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 167, i the patron, of Robert Berkeley, Esq. The church, dicuted to St. Leonard, is a small and very ancient instructed in the early English style. There is sum of 6 annually spent on bread for the poor, left by hennas Barker, Esq. The tithes were commuted in 1839. CHURCHILL, a par. in the hund. of Chadlington, in ,ie co. of Oxford, 3 miles S.W. of Chipping Norton, its jst town. It is a station on the West Midland rail- ay. This parish is principally remarkable for having
 * d is Langford House, a neat edifice with beautiful
 * en the birthplace of Warren Hastings, whose father

as the incumbent of the parish. He was bom in 1733, lucated at Westminster, and at the age of 17 went out . India as a writer in the service of the East India ''inpany. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Oxford, fil. 177, in the patron, of J. II. Langstone, Esq. The I mrch, dedicated to All Saints, is a tine building with j'Wcr. The charities amount to 18 per annum. Here 6 an endowed free school for both sexes. Sir John C. fade, Bart., is lord of the manor. CHURCHILL, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Halfshire, in the eo. of Worcester, 3 miles N.E. of Kidderminster. It is a railway station on the Worcester and Wolverhampton railway. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 255, in the patron, of the Rev. J. Turner. The church, dedicated to St. James, is a small ancient edifice. Here is a free school with an annual endowment of about 30, arising from property left by Richard Penne. CHURCH-ISLAND ; there are three small islands of this name one in Lough Sheelin, which lies between the cos. of Meath, Wcstmeath, Cavan, and Longford ; another in Lough Beg, in the co. of Londonderry; and the third in Lough Gill, in the co. of Sligo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. There are some ruins on the islands. CHURCH- JERPOINT, or JERPOLNT-EAST, a par. in the bar. of Knocktopher, in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 1J mile on the road bet ween Thomas town, its post town, and Waterford. It is bounded by the river Nore on the N.E., and contains the vil. of Stony- ford. Limestone and lead have been discovered in the parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ossory, Ferns,. and Leighlin, in the patron, of the crown. There is a Roman Catholic chapel at Kilmanogue, and four day- schools, but no church. In the vicinity are the ruins of two churches. The principal residences are Mount- Juliet (the seat of the Earl of Carrick), FloodhaD, and Jerpoint House. CHURCH-KIRK, a parochial chplry. in the par. of Whalley, in the lower div. of the hund. of Blackburn, in the co. of Lancaster, 4 miles E. of Blackburn. It includes the tnshps. of Church, Oswaldtwistle, and Hun- coat, and is intersected by the Leeds and Liverpool canal, and by the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. Oswaldtwistle adjoins the township of Blackburn, on the E. side; Church being 4 miles, and Huncoat 6 miles distant on the E. from that town. The population has trebled in the last half century, and is still rapidly in- creasing, being now 13,000. The principal manufac- tures are cotton spinning, calico printing, dyeing, and chemical works. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, and was formerly in the patron, of Lord Howe, whose family obtained it at the dissolution of the monastery at Whalley. It was purchased after- wards by the Hulmean Trustees, who must present a clerk who has been on that foundation at Brasenose College, Oxford. The val. is 430 per annum, with a very beautiful residence. The church, usually called Church Kirk, is dedicated to St. James, and though a plain building, is very commodious, seating 1,300 per- sons. It has a very old castellated tower, with two bells. The body of the church was rebuilt and enlarged in lS02, and is now (1863) about to undergo a further en- largement, and improvement in its architectural appear- ance. A school-room, capable of holding 400 scholars, was erected in 1828, but this was superseded in 1861 by a new one to accommodate 900. In the township of Oswald- twistle there is a district church, in the patron, of trustees ; also schools connected with the church. To each of the Dissenting places of worship (six in number) schools are attached. The charities consist of 60, left by Ellen Darwen, of Cowhill Fold, the interest of which is to be given in bread to poor persons attending divine service at Church Kirk ; and of a similar bequest in connection with Immanuel church, Oswaldtwistle, left by the late Messrs. Benjamin and Robert Walmslev. CHURCH KNOWLE, a par in the South Blandford div. of the hund. of Hasilor, in the co. of Dorset, 3J miles 8. of Wareham, its post town and railway station, and li W. of Corfe Castle. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 285, in the patron, of Lieut.- Colonel Mansel. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, was formerly in the early English style of architecture, but has been greatly altered from time to time. There is a National school for both sexes. Colonel Mansel is lord of the manor. CHURCH LANGTON, a par. in the hund. of Gar- tree, in the co. of Leicester, 5 miles N. of the Market Harborough railway station, and 1 1 from Leicester. It