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Rh COLDIXGHAM. G25 COLD WALTHAM. COLDINGHAM, a par. in the co. of Berwick, Scot- nd, 10 miles N.W. of Berwick, and 44 from Edin- irgh. It is bounded on the X. and E. by the German eean and the pars, of Eyemouth and Ayton ; on the S. - the jars, of Chirnside and Buncle ; and on the "W. the pars, of Abbey St. Bathans, OldhamstocVs, and >ckburnspath. It extends 9 miles from E. to W., id 8 miles from N. to S. The surface is generally icveii, being traversed by valleys running E. and W., e ranges of hills bounding the valleys terminate in the ffs at St. Abb's Head. The road from Berwick to Edin- irgh passes through the parish, and the North British ilway traverses the S.W. side, and has stations at -ant's House and Eeston. Coldingham Loch, a mile V. of St. Abb's Head, is remarkable for maintaining same level, although without any apparent supply iitlit for its waters. At Coldingham Sands the sea- mooth, but near St. Abb's Head the coast is
 * ,'!,'( .1, and has many caves, formerly the resort of

Higglers. On the hills to the W. and S. of St. Abb's ail, are remains of ancient camps ; one of these, on li, is surrounded by lofty precipices; another, Vavdlaw Bank, is surrounded by four trenches. The ['list Castle, on an insulated rock near St. Abb's ad, are interesting from their antiquity, and from n the stronghold, in the reign of James L, Logan of Restalrig, one of those engaged in" the >wrie conspiracy. On the S. side of the village of Idingham are some remains of the celebrated Priory Coldingham, founded in 1098 by Edgar King of Scot- id, and which, after passing through many fortunes, .3 destroyed by the English in 1545, under the Earl 11. 'V one mile W. from the sea. It consists of a few rows c houses, and is a burgh of barony under the Earl of jme. In ancient times it seems from the remains of i have been more extensive. Some of the in- ibitants are fishers. The living is in the presb. of Chirn- I in the patron, of the crown. The minister has stipend of 167. The parish church is supposed to i'n built in the 12th century. There are also . ha]K'l of ease and a Free church at Houndwood, and i. United Presbyterian church in the village of Cold- irhnni. u|, I) KIKBY, a par. in the wap. of Birdforth, in < Till Hiding of the co. of York, S miles E. of Thirsk, 1 post t"wn, and C W. of Helmsley. The living is a
 * ord. Tho village of Coldingham stands in a
 * ir. in the dioc. of York, val. 63, in the patron.

' the Hon. T. Duncombe. The church, dedicated to Michael, was rebuilt in 1812 at the expense of the Thomas 1 (unconibc, Esq. The Wesleyans meet in sr-li'.iilrMom. There are week-day and Sunday The Hon. T. Duncombe is lord of the manor. itLDMEECE, a tnshp. in the par. of Eceleshall, in northern div. of the hund. of Pirehill, in the co. of i'lird, 3 miles W. of Stone, 7 from Stafford, and 1J 1 the Norton Bridge station of the London and .' i th-Westem railway. It is situated near the river ' il,I)-XOItTOX, a par. in the hund. of Dengie, in ". of Essex, 6 miles S. of Maldon, its post town and i way station. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of i :hester, val. 328, in the patron, of the Chartcr- i i'. .London, the governors of which possess the irinrial rights. The church, dedicated to St. Stephen, i^ neat structure, erected in 1855. There is a National 'OLD-NORTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Chcbsey, in tl southern div. of the hund. of Pirehill, in the co. of . 2 miles E. of Hilcot. Tho Norton Bridge rail- w station on the London and North-Western line is ''is township. Tho Wesleyans have a chapel. There u National schools, and several small charitirs. >LI)-XORTOX, a hmlt. in the par. of Chipping > ton, in the co. of Oxford, 2 miles N.E. of Chipping K '"U. An Austinc Priory was founded here in. the ri|n of Henry II. by William Fitz-Alan, the site of h was given at the Dissolution to Brasenose Col- - . < Ixford. COLD OVERTON, a par. in the hund. of Framland, in the co. of Leicester, 4 miles W. of Oakham, its post town and railway station, and 7J S.E. of Melton Mow- bray. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 340, in the patron, of T. Frewen, Esq., who is lord of the manor. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient stone structure, with tower and steeple. There is a school and an asylum for female orphans. COLDRED, a par. in the hund. of Bcwsborough, lathe of St. Augustine, in the co. of Kent, 5 miles N.W. of Dover, its post town and railway station. It is spelled Colret iri Domesday Book, and is supposed to have been named after Ceolred, King of Meruia, who fought a battle here with Ina of Wessex. The living is a vie. annexed to the vie.* of Sibertswold, in the dioc. of Canterbury, and in the patron, of the archbishop. Tho church, dedicated to St. Pancras, is a small structure, situated on the site of a Roman or Saxon camp cover- ing two acres. Tradition relates that this camp was formed by Ceolred, but Roman remains have been found in the vicinity, and recently, whilst making a road, a well above 300 feet deep was discovered. COLDREY, an ext. par. place in the Alton div. of the upper half of the hund. of Alton, in the co. of Hants, 5 miles X.E. of Alton. COLDRIDGE. Sec COLERIDGE, Devon. COLD ROWLEY, a vil. in the co. of Durham, 6 miles X. of Walsingham. It is a station on the Stock- ton and Darlington and South Durham and Lancashire Union railway. COLDSTEAD, an ext. par. place, in the hmlt. of Newbell, in the co. of Lincoln, 4 miles W. of Wragby. COLDSTREAM, a par. containing a town of the same name, in the co. of Berwick, Scotland, 14 miles S.W. of Berwick, and 48 from Edinburgh. It was an- ciently called Lennel or Leinhall, and is bounded on the E. and S. by the par. of Ladykirk and the river Tweed, on the W. by the par. of Eccles, and on the X. by that of Swinton. Its greatest length in a northerly direction is 6 miles, and its extreme breadth 4 miles. Tho soil is rich and fertile, and for the most part brought into cultivation. The district is less rainy than others in the neighbourhood, as the clouds which would otherwise discharge themselves over it are attracted by the Cheviot and Lammermoor hills. There are several quarries of good sandstone. In the neighbourhood the Tweed is fordable, and by that passage many English and Scottish armies have passed in former times. Here a truco was concluded in 1491 between the two nations; and hero also General Monk had his headquarters before marching into England at the Restoration, and here he raised the regiment which still bears the name of the Coldstrcam Guards. The principal scats are Lennel House, belong- ing to the Earl of Haddington ; Lees, the seat of Sir J. Majoribanks, Bart. ; The Hirsel, that of the Earl of Home ; Castlelaw, and Milne-Graden. This par. is in the presb. of Chirnside, and in the patron, of the Earl of Haddington. The minister has a stipend of 233. The town of Coldstream contains a Free ehurch, and two United Presbyterian churches. The town stands on the road from Kelso to Berwick, at the five-arched bridge over the Tweed. It is well built, has an agreeable ap- pearance, and is well supplied with water by the bounty of Sir J. Majoribanks. A handsome mechanics' insti- tute was erected in 1862. Coldstream is a burgh of barony, the bailie bring appointed by the Earl of Had- dington and the Earl of Home, the two superiors. Irregular marriages used to bo contracted here as at Gretna Green. A market is held every fourth Monday. COLDSTREAM, NEW, OR LENNEL NEW TOWN, a vil. in the par. of Coldstream, in the co. of Berwick, Scotland. COLDSWOOD, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Lawrence, in the lathe of St. Augustine, and hund. of Ringslow, in the co. of Kent, 2 miles N.W. of Ramsgato. COLD WALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Stannington, in the co. of Northumberland, 4 miles S. of Morpeth. COLD WALTHAM, a par. in the hund. of Bury, 4 L