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Rh CLEVELEY. 595 CLIFF. ves naiuu to an archdeac. and deanery in tlie dioc.. of jrk. KLEY, a tnshp. in tho par. of Garstang, in the Amoundernoss, in tho co. of Lancaster, 4 miles E. of Garstang. It is situated on the river Wyre, I lire and Yorkshire railway. CLEVELEY, a limit, in the par. of Enstouo, in the ind. of Chadlington, in the co. of Oxford, 5 miles .W. i if Woodstock. Neat Enstone is its post town. l.l.VELOAD, a hmlt. in tlio par. of Powick, in the ,vir div. of the huud. of Pcrshoro, in the co. of Wor- ' miles >S. of Worcester. It is sitaited on the .Til. CLEW-BAY, on the W. coast of the co. of Mayo, in j prov. of C'limanght, Ireland, it runs up between the vs. of Burrishoolo and Murrisk. It is a spacious and inmodious harbour, being about 7 miles wide by 10 ig. Its peculiar formation with countless islets and M-ut.s a very interesting and remarkable appear- i l.K WEE, a par. in the hund. of Eipplesmere, in the of Berks, 1 mile from Windsor, its post town, d 6 from Maidenhead. It is situated on the S. bank Thames. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. 1, val. 460, in the patron, of Eton College. <: church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a substantial in the Norman style of architecture, with contains a curious and beautiful font, and a inuinunt to Field-Marshal the Earl of Harcourt. The irities produce 21 per annum. There is a chapel of e, it liomau Catholic chapel, National schools, and a ry, called tho House of Mercy, founded in lii, and recently enlarged. St. Leonard's, the seat of Iliii-cuiut family, and St. Leonard's Hill, the seat of T. Briiikman, Bart., are the chief residences. Arthur usittart. ]., is lord of the manor. I.MU'ILSEY, a tnshp. in tho par. of Llauvair- atenline, ill the co. of Salop, 4 miles to the N.W. of pLEY-NEXT-THE-SEA, a par. in the hund. of i.lt, in the co. of Norfolk, 10 miles E. of Wells, and 3 X. V. of Holt. The village is situated near a channel vich joins Blakeney Harbour, and is resorted to in ininT as a watering-place. The inhabitants arc chiefly in agriculture and the coasting trade ; the latter on by 180 vessels and one small steamer. The 'irted to by many foreign vessels, being superior tCromer and Mundesley, but the custom-house has t-ii recently removed to Blakeney. The living is a ,. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 400, in tho patron. !;<:v. Thomas J. Bewsher, incumbent. The church, ' icatcd to St. Margaret, is a Gothic structure, built i tho reign of Henry VI., and is considered a fine iinm of that stylo of architecture, consisting of n, chancel, aisles, and square tower. The clerestory ' T the nave is pierced with rose and pointed windows. 'Jo church has lately been restored and reseated with i -a benches, all free. It contains numerous old tombs "I three brasses, tlie earliest 1429, besides a beautiful it of the 13th century. A rectory house, and schools fable of holding 150 children, have recently been built. 'Up Methodist Free Church and Primitive Methodists 'each a chapel. Prince James (afterwards James I.) 1 Scotland was captured here on his way to Franco in Ii9, and detained in England till 1424. Formerly a M'ket was held hero on Saturday, but it has recently bfi discontinued. A fair is held on the last Friday iu Saturday in July. W. II. Hardy, Esq., is lord of manor. LIBURN, a par. in West ward, in the co. of West- Tland, 6 miles from Pcnrith, its post town, and 5 E. !io Clifton station of the Pivstun and Lancashire rail- '. It is situated on the rivers Leeth and Lyvenuet, has a station on tho Eden Valley branch of the kton and Darlington railway. The manor formerly nged to the Talebois, Harvey, and Cliburn families, living is a rect. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 188, ie patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to Juthbert, is an ancient stone structure in tho Nor- man style. The register dates from 1565. The Wcs- leyans have a chapel, and there are endowed schools for both sexes. The charities are small. Cliburu HaD, built by the Cliburn family in 1577, is now a farm- house. The Earl of Lonsdalo is lord of the manor. CLICUDEGr, a tnshp. in tho par. of Llanrhaidr-in- Kinnierch, in tho co. of Denbigh, near Denbigh. CLIDDESDEN, a par. in tho huud. of Basiiigstoke (upper half), in theco. of Hants, 2 miles S.E. of Basing- stoke, its post town and railway station, both for tlio Great Western and South- Western railways. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Winchester, val. with the rect. of Farleigh Wallop annexed, 685, in the patron, of tho Earl of Portsmouth. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. Leonard. Here is a school for children of both sexes of this parish, and of Farleigh Wallop, endowed in 1G56 with 10 per annum by Ann Dod- dington. This parish is said to have formed part of King Harold's estates. The chief landowner is tho Earl of Portsmouth, who is lord of tho manor. CLIFDEN, a post and market town, in the par. of Omey, in the bar. of Ballynahinch, in tho co. of Gal- way, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. It is situated 46 miles N.W. of Galway, at the head of Clifden Bay ; is a considerable seaport and the chief town of Connemara. Here are police and coastguard stations, and petty ses- sions arc held in the town. This town was founded as recently as 1822, through the influence of John D'Arcy, of Clifden Castle, who disposed of a large property to fur- ther its completion, under the supervision of Alexander Nimmo, Esq. It subsequently rose into consequence, and an extensive export trade was earned on principally in grain and butter. This sudden prosperity was mainly due to the opening of tho new lines of road from the interior, and the attempt to divert tho American com- merce to the W. coast of Ireland, but in 1846 and the subsequent years the town experienced a sudden reverse of fortune, owing to the potatoo blight and tho conse- quent famine of 1848, when tho amount expended in the relief of the poor within the Clifden Union amounted to 22,317 0*. 10rf., being equal to tho whole Poor-law valuation. Tho harbour is safe and commodious for small vessels, but the town is a mere ruin of its former self. It contains the parish church, Methodist and Konian Catholic chapels, a monastery, nunnery (of recent foun- dation), two schools, a bridewell, market-house, hotel, fever hospital, Union poorhouse, and dispensary. The town, together with the remainder of the D'Arcy estate, has lately been sold in tho Encumbered Estates' Court. A monument, in an unfinished state, dedicated to the late John d'Arcy, stands on an adjacent eminence. Two copper - mines and a marble quarry are worked. Tho neighbouring heights afford one of tho most im- posing views in all Ireland. The principal residence is Clifden Castle. Fairs are held on tho 1 4th January, the 12th March, the 25th June, the 6th July, tho 1st September, the 15th October, and the 17th November. CLIFDEN, the seat of Viscount Clifden, in the hund. of Brixton, in the co. of Surrey, 1 mile from Putney, and 7 miles S.W. of St. Paul's. It is situated near the Thames and the South-Western railway. CLIFDEN, a vil. in the par. of Blanchvilleskill, in the bar. of Gowran, in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leiuster, Ireland. Tho Elliscs, of Gowran, take tho title of viscount from tin's place. CLIFDEN, the name of several seats in the cos. of Clare, Down, &c., Ireland. CLIFF, a demesne, in the bar. of Tyrhugh, in the co. of Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, on tho river Erne, the residence of T. Conolly, Esq., M.P., whose name is associated with the recent extensive public improvements in tho surrounding district. CLIFF, a hndt. in the co. of Warwick, 3 miles 8. of Tamworth. It is pleasantly situated near tho river Tame and the Trent Valley railway. CLIFF, or CLIVE, a tnshp. in the par. of Middle- wich, in the hund. of Northwich, in the co. of Chester, 2 miles W. of Middlewieh, its post town. It is situated on tho Grand Junction railway, near tho river Weaver.