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Rh ALLSTONEFIELD. 62 ALMONDBURY. ALLSTONEFIELD, a par. in the northern div. of the hund. of Totni"ii>low, in the Co. of Stafford, 11 miles to the N.K. of Chcadle. Ashborne is the nearest post town. It contains the chplries. of Upper Elkstonc, Longnor, Quamford, and Warslow, and the tnshpa. of Lower Elkstonc, Fairfield Head, Heathy Lee, and Hollinsclough, and is situated on the river Dove, which here forms part of the boundary of the parish and the county, separating them from the counties of Chester and Derby. It belongs to the duchy of Lan- caster. Coal, copper, and lead mines are worked here, and there is a silk-mill, uiul two Imtton manufactories at Fairfield Head and Heathy-Lee, in which most of the population find employment. The living is a vie.* in tin- dice, of Lichfield, val.'300, in the patron, of Sir John Crowe, Bart., who residesat Caulke Abbey. The church, dedicated t is large, and in the curly English style, with an embattled tower and pinnacles. In addit inn to the parish church there are four chapels of ease. The charities amount to 64, and include a small free school, founded in 1726 by Gorman Pole. The poet Cotton had a fishing-house at AUstonefiold, and used to enjoy rambling hero with his friend Izaac Walton. The pulpit in the church and some of the church furniture were the gift of ( ' Al.i ION, a tnshp. in the par. of Church n. in the hund. of Munslow, in the co. of Salop, It mile N. of the town of Church Stretton, and l:; Shrewsbury. Many of the population are Welsh. The famous British fortress, Caer Caradoc, one of the last strongholds held by Caractacus, is in the vicinity. ALLT, a tnshp. in the par. of Berriew, in the Montgomery, North Wales, 3 miles to the N.W. of Montgomery. The name signifies " a hill." ALLTGREIG, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanguick, hund. of Llangafelash, in the co. of Glamorgan, South Wales, 6 miles to the N.V. at V.ith. ALLTGYMBYD, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanarmon, hund. of Yale, in the oo. of Denbigh, North Wales, 9 miles to the N.W. of Wrexham. ALI.I MAVU, a par. in the hund. of Builth.in theco. of Hi. ' Wales, 3 miles to the 8.E. of Builth. It is situated on the river Wye. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 48, in the patron, of the vicar of Llanavan-Vawr. ALLTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wirksworth and hund. of Applctreo, in the co. of Derby, 2 miles to the S. of Wirksworth. It is now united with Idridgohay. ALl.l i..K. u hmlt. in the par. of Llangathcn, huncl :i.>g, in the co. of Carmarthen, Soulh Wales, 3 miles to tho W. of Llandilofawr. AL1. '1 MI iN, 11 hmlt. in the par. of Folke, and hund. of Sherborne, in the co. of Dorset, 2 miles to tho '>nrno. ALMI.I.i: 1 !. u par. in tho hunds. of Stretford and Wolphy, i r.'ford, 4 miles to the W. of Weobley. It comprises the tnshps. of Hopley's Green and Loguton, and tho Kington tram-road runs through it. Tlir living ii a vie.* in ilic dioc. of Hereford 264, in tho puti ;>. 'ITio chin li, whi<-h had once a chantry, is dedicated to St. Mary, and is a fine" ni Iding. with a hnnd*ome oak ceiling, restored in 1843. Near it are two barrows and a lioman U P ALMKR, n par. in tho hund. of Loosobarrow, in the CO. "I ' mil' i t" !. It eon! u, and lies on a branch '.' living is a reel, in tin- ilioc. of . in the )tr<iii. r.f T. S., in'li, which u small, and was rebuilt by ( im.T.il Krlo, is dedicated A I BE,atyt] a linstor Marshall, hund. "t I. ho co. of Dorset, AI.MHol.MK, a hmlt. in the far. wap. .liill, in t'. t tin' co.' S.E. of Doncaster. It is not far from th- ALMINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Drayton-in- Hales, north div. of the hund. of Pircliill, in the Stafford, 1 mile to tho E. of Marki t Dmyton. It is situated on the river Trrn, and was formerly a lord- ship of the Butlers. Almington Hall is the priii residence. ALMINGTON, or AMINGTON, a tnshp. join Stony-Dclph, in the par. of Tamworth, Tamworth div. of the hund. of Hemlingford, in tho eo. of Wurw irk, 3 miles to the N.E. of Tamworth. It lies on tin i Anker, near the Midland railway, and the r,, i;iy canal. Tho living is a pcrpet. cur. in the die Worcester, united with Tamworth. Almington Hall was once the seat of the Clintons. ALMODINGTON, once a par., now a tythg. in the pars, of Earnley and Siddleham, in tho hund. of Man- hood, rape of Chichcstcr, in the co. of Sussex, 4 miles to the S.V. i i in !i' -t'T. The living was a roct., and was consolidated in 1524 with that of Earnley. The church is in ruins. ALMOND. There are two streams in Scotland bear- ing this name : (1) one has its rise in tho co. of Lanark, not far from Shottskirk, and, after a course of atiout '20 miles, falls into the Frith of Forth at Cramond. The scenery through which the river flows is very pictures^ajjl and near the Cant hills there are several falls. BmfB Water, which rises on tho Pentland hills, joins it near Livingston. Through the greater part of its course, the Almond forms tho boundary lino between the count Edinburgh and Linlithgow. It passes near the town*fl| Whilbura, Blackburn, Livingston, Mi-i-Cal.li-r, and Kirkliston. Tho Glasgow railway and the 1 ; are carried across this river, the former by one < most magnificent works on any line of railway, con - i of an immense viaduct of 43 arches of 60 feet span and varying in height from 60 to 85 feet. Trout abound in it. (2) Another stream, called also Alnion river, ; ri tho co. of Perth, which rises in a glen among tho Grui hills between Loch Tay and Loch Earn, passes tin the parishes of Monzie and Foulis, and falls int Tay about two miles above Perth. It is a very rajiid rivi-r, with many waterfalls and several tributary streams. Its whole length is about eighteen miles, part of its course lies through a glen named after it. ' almond, abounding in exceedingly fine scenery, tho rocks in several parts approaching each other v. and rising to the height of 1000 to 1200 feet. This is tho traditional burial-place of Ossian, and has fun the theme of a graceful poem by Wordsworth. On one of tho highest hills are ruins of a Celtic fort, and opposite hill is a cairn. Tho river abounds in tun " liitn trout. It flows past Lynodoch House, tho seat of Lord Lynedoch, and past tho woods of Methven Ca-i 1.-. It i^ crossed by three bridges. One, tho old bridge of Ainu nn 1, a single arch, erected in 1619; another, a littlr that, of three arches, erected in 1827 ; and a tl> little above tho old bridge, a semicircular arch of citlit y f.-'-t i-l-an, i-ri-rti-d at til.' COSl ..I' l.oul foundation was laid in 1832. This bridge is at on tin. Dunki'ld road. ALMOND BANK, a vil. in the par. of Mi tin. n, in tho oo. of IVrth, Si...tlan.l, I miles to th.- N.V. .it i It is situati'd on tho river Almond, and is a station on tho nl Mi-tlivi 11 ln.inrh i.iilway. A I. MI >N I'll I' I; V. a par. in tho u]>j>er div. of th Tin' Saxon kings had a palace !n i> . :m<l on a ni; lull ri'iiniini* of an ancient fort are still in existence. The living is a vie.* in thedi