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Rh COLERAINE. 627 COLESBORNE. ight on the W. It contains the pars, of Agivey, ghadowey, Dunboe, UescrtogMll, lullowcn, Errigal, nd Macosquin, and parts of Tamlaght O'Crilly and vilrea. Its length is 17 miles, its greatest breadth ver miles, and it has a superficial extent of nearly (i,308 acre:''. The soil is for the most part good, with rren and cold upland. The Bann traverses the
 * slc-ni boundary.

COLERAINE, the north-eastern libs, of, in the co. f Londondcriy, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, comprise the ulh-eastem portion of the county, surrounding tho .vii to the extent of ,'i Irish miles, and are bounded y the oce:in on the N., by the co. of Antrim on the E. nd S., and the bar. of Coleraine on thoW. They con- iin the pars, of Coleraine and Aghurton, and parts of allyrasliano, Ballymoney, Kildpllagh, and Ballywillin.
 * i;AINE, a par., maritime town, and parlia-

cntary borough, in the north-eastern libs, of Coleraine, tin co. of Londonderry, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, '27 the E. of Deny, 47 N. of Belfast, anil 145 N. Dublin. It is situated on tho river Bann, about 4 tics from its influx into the sea, and 5 miles from 'itmsli, which serves as its shipping port, though if 200 tons can discharge at the quay of Cole- ine. Steamers go to Liverpool, Londonderry, and . A bridge unit'-} the Ballvmcna and Portruyh Londonderry and Colcraine railways, imme- iclow the town, thus connecting- it with Belfast iin. The 3,000 acres that are in the town and i 'oleraine. were taken off the co. of Antrim in lien they were purchased by tho Hon. Irish i 'f London from Kir Randall McDonnell. At bition tho town was taken by James II. Pre- ius to tho Union it returned two members to the isli parliament, but subsequently, its limits being rich reduced within "tho liberties," it returns ono to the imperial parliament. The constituency ISM was 274. Tho municipal area comprises 207 'lute ;;eres, including 1,079 houses, inhabited by a pulation of 5,028, which, according to tho census istil, were thus distributed: Established Church, i24, Roman Catholics, 1,455, Presbyterians, 2,178, thodi-ts, L'irj. Independent. ;, 113, Baptists, 127, other us, 29. The town was anciently governed by 'rporation, cliartei-ed in 1613, but its powers were id to a board of 18 commissioners, under the Improvement Act. The property of the ex- Ignished corporation, amounting in 1844 to 1,335, I'tly arising from rents, and the tolls and customs, inow vested in the Town Commissioners, who have management of the paving, lighting, water sup- 1, &c. The gas-works have lately been erected. town itself is large, and on tho whole well It, consisting of five principal streets, a spacious id .several .smaller streets. A now townhall n been erected in the Diamond, at a cost of 5,000, w bank on the N. side by tho Northern Bank-
 * tare, called the Diamond, formerly used as a market-
 * miy; the Provincial Bank and tho Belfast

Company also have branches in tho town. r public buildings are a court-house, market- 136, Union- workhouse, custom-house, savings-bank, wed school, and a very handsome National iel school in Waterside, adjoining tho town. On V. side of tho river are the suburbs of Killowen
 * ! Waterside, with which Coleraine is connected by a

Itadsomc stone bridge of three arches, 96 yards in ' -th by 32 feet in breadth, which cost 14,500. The market-place is situated on the E. side of the town, ' nnmodiously fitted up for the various descrip- agricultural produce brought there for sale. has two parish churches, two Roman Catholic c pels, three chapels for Presbyterians, and one ? i for Methodists, Baptists, and Independents. The is a rect. in the dioc. of Connor, val. 114, 'lie patron, of tho lion. Irish Society. The church, li was built in Kil4, has several tombs and monu- 1 the first English families who settled here. of Killowen, alpo situated within the town, is built on the tile of a.n ancient priory, close to where tin' castle stood. Be.-ddes the Irish Society's free school and the Model National school, there, are several denominational and private schools. This town has been long celebrated for its manufacture of a fine kind of linen, known by tho name of " Coleraines," the annual sales of which were estimated to amount to about 600,000, but latterly this branch of manufacture has fallen off, being principally transferred to Beli'ast. The other manufactures earned on here are those of hard and soft soap, candles, and leather. There are also a large ale brewery and a distillery in the town. The general trade of tho port, which is a bonding ] with Portrush as a sub-port, is very considerable, chiefly in grain, meal, pork, butter, linen-cloth, whisky, anil salmon; this last is very productive, the number of salmon taken in the river Banu being in 1843, 21,660, and in 1S44, 15,011, of which latter number 13,464 were exported. There arc upwards of 300 persons employed as water- bailiffs in the protection of the river and its tributaries ; tho fishing of which is farmed by the Irish Society to Mr. Allen for 1,200 per annum. Tho import- arc timber, iron, barilla, ashes, coal, and salt. Coleraine is a quarter sessions and chief police town, head of an excise district, and bonding port, with its customs, excise, and stamp offices. Petty sessions are held by tho magis- trates of the district every alternate Friday, and tho board of guardians meets every Saturday. Two news- papers are published in tho town. Coleraine is the scat of a presbytery, consisting of twenty congregations, and head of a Poor-law Union of twenty electoral divisions. Market days are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for grain, besides a general market on Saturday. Fairs, for the sale of cattle, &c., are held on the 12th May, 5th July, and 3rd November. COLERIDGE, a hund. in the southern portion of tho co. of Devon, contains the boroughs of Dartmouth and Totncs, and tho pars, of Ashprington, Blackawton, Charleton, Chivclstone, Cornworthy, Dittisham, Dod- brooke, Halwell, Harbcrton, St. 1'elrox, South Pool, East Portlemouth, St. Saviour, Sherford, Slapton,Stokc- ileming, Townstall, and part of Loddiswcll, comprising 50,090 acres. COLERIDGE, or COLDRIDGE, a par. in the hund. of North Tawton, in tho co, of Devon, 10 miles N.W. of Crediton, its post town, and 3 S. of the Eggesford sta- tion on the North Devon branch of tho South- Western railway. It is situated near tho liver Taw. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 142, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a stone edifice in the perpendicular stylo. There are schools for boys and girls. The Earl of Portsmouth is lord of the manor. COLERNE, a par. in tho hund. of Chippcnham, in the co. of Wilts, 8 miles S. W. of Chippcnham, and 2 N. of tho Box station of the Great Western lino. The vil. is situated on the ancient Fosse Way, and was burnt in 1770, but has boon rebuilt. Tho living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. U2, in the patron, of the Warden of New College, Oxford. Tho church, which is situated on a hill, is dedicated to St. John the liaptist. It is an ancient edifice, partly in the Gothic and partly in the Norman styles of architecture. Tho charities amount to 32 per annum, besides 25 acres of College, Oxford. There are ancient camps at Colenie Down and Colemo Park. COLESBORNE, a par. in the hand, of Rapsgate, in the co. of Gloucester, 7 miles from Cheltenham, its post town, and the same distance from the Cirencester railway station. It is situated near the head of the river Thames, and under Colcsbornc Pen Hill, one of the highest in the county. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 127, in the patron, of J. H. Elwes, Esq. Tho church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient stone structure in the early perpendicular style of architec- ture, and has been recently repaired. I !" re it a fret)