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Rh ALLINGTON, "WEST. 51 ALLSCOTE. ALLINGTON, WEST, a par. in the Trap, of Winni- briges and Threo, in the co. of Lincoln, 4 miles to the X. W. of Grantham. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 262, in the gift of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. There are charities amounting to 17. AUington House, a man- sion in the Elizabethan style, is the seat of the Dowager Lady Welby. ALLINGTON, WEST, Devonshire. See ALVINOTON WEST. ALLITHWAITE, UPPER and LOWER, tnshps. in the par. of Cartmel, hund. of Lonsilalc, in the co. pala- tine of Lancaster, 2 miles to the N.E. of Cartmel. Allithwaite Lodge is the principal seat. ALLOA, a par., burgh of barony, seaport, and market town, in the co. of Clackmannan, Scotland, 2 miles to the N.W. of Clackmannan, 7 from Stirling, and 32 miles from Edinburgh. It contains the vils. of Cambus, Col- lyland, Holton Square, and Tullibody, and is situated on the northern bank of the Frith of Forth, where the river Devon falls into it. It is a station on a branch of the' Stirling and Duufermline railway. It became the property of the Erskines in 1365, when David II. con- ferred it on Lord Erskine, in exchange for Strathgart- ney, in Perthshire. The par. of Alloa extends about 4 miles in length, but its extent of bank along the -wind- ing Forth is about o~ miles, and 2 miles in breadth, consisting for the most part of braes, " bonnie links o' Forth," which slope up from the water's edge. The burn of Alloa intersects it, and the land is good and fertile. There are extensive coal-fields, yielding coal of good quality, which is one of the principal articles of export, the annual average yield being from 76,000 to 80,000 tons. The town, part of which is very ancient, stands on level ground by the Forth, and is backed by pleasant hills. The old streets are narrow and irregular, but clean, and the town has been greatly improved. Many pleasant residences have been erected on the hill behind the town to the west. It is a bonding port, and has a ferry at the head of the Frith of Forth, which is here 500 yards in breadth. There is a good quay, and the harbour has a depth of water of twelve to twenty-two feet, enabling vessels of largo size to lie close up to the quay at any state of the tide, which cannot be done at any other port on the Frith. There is a dry dock, in which vessels of 400 tons burden can bo repaired. A wet dock is now being formed. The trade of Alloa has increased very much during late years, but not in pro- portion to its natural advantages. There were five steam vessels belonging to the port in 1851, besides sailing vessels, the aggregate tonnage of which were above 20,000 tons. These vessels arc chiefly engaged in the coasting trade, which is considerable ; others visit the colonies and foreign ports, especially Holland and the Baltic. The harbour is under the charge of trustees. The chief articles of export are coal, glass, ale, and woollens ; the chief articles of import, flax, linseed, corn, wool, timber, and iron. There are eight ale breweries, large glassworks established in 1825, woollen manufactories, spinning mills, brick and tile works, and two ship-building establish- ments. There arc also a pottery, brass and copper works, and a steam engine and machine manufactory. Assembly rooms, a custom-house, gn.i and wator works, and a court- house, are the principal public institutions. The town is a burgh of barony, and a sheriff's court is held. The affairs of the town are now managed by a board of nine Commissioners. The market is held on Wednesday and Saturday. Cattle fairs take place on the second Wed- nesday in the months of February, May, August, and November. The living is within the presb. of Stirling, val. 299, in the patron, of the crown. The church, buili in 1819, is an elegant Gothic edifice, with a handsome spire 200 feet in height, and stands on the hills. There are two Free churches in the town, and one at Tulli- body, two chapels belonging to the United Pres- byterians, and others to the Episcopalians, Baptists Primitive Methodists, and Swedcnborgians. There an parish and free schools, ragged, and industrial, and in- fant schools, and various charitable societies. Two weekly newspapers are published, called the Allan Ad- 'ertiscr, and Alloa Journal. One of the most interesting objects in tho district is Alloa House, the ancient seat of the Erskines, Earls of Mar. Of tho old building there remains only a tower of the 13th century, ninety feet ligh, with walls eleven feet in thickness, the rest having jeen destroyed by fire in 1800. It stands secluded in a jeautiful park. It is believed that Mary, Queen of Scots, spent part of her early life in Alloa House, as one of her guardians was Lord Erskine. Her son, James VI., also was here in his boyhood, in charge of the Earl of Mar, as was afterwards his son, the Prince Henry. A stoutly made cradle and chair used to bo shown as those of tho infant Solomon." Alloa was the birthplace, in 1748, of David Allan, tho historical painter. Tullibody, now united with Alloa, was the birthplace of Generals Sir Salph and Sir Eobert Abcrcrombie. The par. extends over an area of about eight square miles. ALLONBY, a chplry. in tho par. of Bromfield, ward of Allerdale-below-Derwent, in tho co. of Cumberland, 22 miles to tho S.W. of Carlisle. Maryport is the post town. It is situated on the Solway Frith, on ind is near the railway from Carlisle to Maryport and Whitehaven. It has a good beach of firm sand, ind is a favourite bathing-place. The herring fishery which waa once carried on has declined, the herrings not now haunting that part of the sea. Allonby is a subport to Carlisle. Tho living is a cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 94, in the patron, of the vicar of Brom- field. There is a free school for ten children, endowed by Mrs. Thomlinson, and there are six poor's cottages erected by Thomas Richardson. This village was tho birthplace (1741) of Captain Joseph Huddart, tho hydrographer and naval engineer. ALLOSTOCK, a tnshp. in tho par. of Great Bud- worth, in the hund. of Northwiek, in the co. palatine of Chester, 4 miles to tho N.E. of Middlewich. It is situated on a branch of the river Weaver. The Uni- tarians have a chapel here. ALT/) WAY, once a separate par., now united to Ayr, in the co. of Ayr, Scotland, 2 miles S. of Ayr. It is situated on tho right bank of Doon, a little below the point where the road from Ayr to Maybole is earned across that river by tho new bridge, for the "Auld Brig o" Doon" is no longer used, and a quarter of a mile from the cottage on Doon -side, in which the peasant bard was born on the 25th of January, 1759. The poet's father was interred here at his own request, and the village derives its chief interest now from its association with Burns and his poetry. The walls of the " haunted kirk," the scene of the " Tarn o' Shanter," still stand, but ruined and roofless, with the kirk bell at one end. An attempt to remove this bell by the magistrates was resisted by tho peasantry, and the relic is preserved. The beautiful monument, in tho form of a Greek temple, of white stone, recently erected to his memory, stands on a hill between the kirk and the bridge. Snuff-boxes and other portable treasures have been made of the woodwork of tho kirk of Allown'y. ALLOWENSHAY, a limit, in the par. of Kingston, hund. of Tintinhnll, in the co. of Somerset, 2 miles to tho N.W. of Ilchestcr. ALLSAINTS, a par. in the bar. of Raphoe, in the co. of Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles N. of St. Johnstown. It is situated bet wren the river Foyle and Lough Swilly. The soil is fertile, and stone is quarried in the parish. The living is a cm-, in tho dioe. of Deny and Eaphoc, val. 89, in the patron, of the incumbent of Taughlioyih'. ALLSCOT, a tnshp. in tho par. of Worfield, himd. of Brimstrcp, in tho co. of Salop, 2 miles to tho N.E. of Bridgnorth, and N.W. from Worfield. It }s not far from the river Severn. ALLSCOTE, a tnshp. iu the par. of Wrockwardine, hund. of South Bradford, in the co. of Salop, 3 miles to the N.W. of Wellington. It is a station on the Shrops!iin> Union railway, and is closo to the parish church of Wrockwardine. The rivr r Tern rims through it.
 * hat part of tho coast which forms the bay of Allonby,