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Rh COLSTON BASSET. 633 COLUMB, ST., MAJOR. if Sir Isaac Newton, whose father was lord of the .uanor, and died here three months before the birth of he great philosopher, whose remains are interred in Westminster Abbey, but a marble tablet lias been rccted to his memory in C'olsterworth church. COLSTON BASSET, a par. in the southern div. of the ,vap. of Biugham, in the co. of Nottingham, 4i miles -i. df Bingham, and 10 S.E. of Nottingham, the former icing its post town. It is situated on the river Smile, iear the Nottingham and Grantham canal. The living 3 a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 270, in the patron, f the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. I.uy, is an ancient cruciform structure in good repair, -ith a square tower. Here the Primitive Methodists .1 Catholics have each a chapel, arid there is a free liool. Colston Hall, a substantial building, delight- .lly situated, is the seat of Henry Martin, Esq., who is ,r,l el' the manor. In 1604 this place was visited by igue. i ( ILSTRY, a huilt. in the par. of Bishop's Castle, in ir liund. of Purslow, in the co. of Salop, 3 miles S. of i's Castle, and 20 S.W. of Shrewsbury. OJLTBRIDGE, a hmlt. in the borough and co. of . iinl'iirgh, Scotland, 1 mile W. of Edinburgh. It is .tuated on Leith Water, and was the scene in 1745 of Cement between the royal troops and the forces i the Pretender, Charles Stuart, in which the latter d the dragoons. CO I.TFIELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Alves, in the co.
 * Moray, Scotland, 6 miles W. of Elgin.

1 UOKPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Spofforth, in ... West Hiding of the co. of York, 3 miles N.E. of oil iTISHALL, a par. in the hund. of South Erping- ..iin, in the co. of Norfolk, C miles from North Walsham, ud 7 from Norwich. It is situated in the eastern nirtion of the county, on the river Bure. The chief ccupation of the inhabitants is the carrying trade. The iving is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 299, iu he patron, of King's College, Cambridge. The church, 'dieutcd to St. John the Baptist, has a tower 70 feet .igh, embattled, and curiously ornamented with rude .gures. The body of the church is thatched, and of a alier date. The charities amount to 23 per
 * mum, chiefly the endowment of Chapman's school.

..' Wcsleyans have a chapel, and there is a National A fair is held on Whit-Monday. i 1 1 1.1 ON, a par. in the southern div. of the hund. of 'irehill, in the co. of Stafford, 1 mile N. of Rugeley, s post town, and 2 miles E. of the Colwich station of ue Trent Valley line. It is situated on the river Trent id Grand Trunk canal. It contains the hmlt. of Lea ane and the vil. of Newland. The living is a rect.* .'.'ie. of Lichfield, val. 461, in the patron, of the v. ( '. W. Landor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, ,n rebuilt in 1851, with the exception of the tower. It i a stone structure, with beautiful stained-glass vin- ws. Here are schools for both sexes, partly endowed. 13. Ilorsfall, Esq., M.P., is lord of the manor, and . t Bellamour Hall, a flue stone mansion. COLTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bolton Percy, in Ainsty of the city of York, in the co. of York, 4 miles MO. of Tadcaster, its post town, and 3 from the Bolton ivy station of the Great Northern railway. Divine rvice is performed in the village school-room. COLTON, or COULTON, a hmlt. in the par. " of 'ttlecombo, in the co. of Somerset, 5 miles S. of Ftchet. COLTON, or COULTON, a par. in the hund. of .'insdale North of the Sands, in the co. of Lancaster, miles N.W. of Ulverstone, and 21 S.W. of Kendal. c is situated near the rivers Lev-en and Crake, and -.tains the chplries. of Rusland, Finsthwaite, and u erthwaito. In the vicinity are the beautiful lakes of i iudermere and Coniston, which may be seen to great (vantage from many points in this parish. The inhabi- ts are chiefly engaged in the cotton and wood trades, d in agriculture. The living is apcrpet. cur.* in the ". of Carlisle, val. 110, in the patron, of certain ' VOL. i. landowners. The parish church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is a plain stone structure. There are the following district churches in this parish : Finsthwaite, a perpet. cur., val. 76, in the patron, of the landowners ; Haverthwaite, a perpet. cur.,* val. 127, in the patron, of the Incumbent of Colton and the bishop alternately ; and Kusland, a perpet. cur.,* val. 64, in the patron, of the Incumbent of Colton. The charities amount to 81 per annum. The Baptists have a chapel at Tottle- bank. There are two endowed schools called Sandys' and Dixon's schools, besides parochial and Sunday schools. The Duke of Buccleuch is lord of the manor. COLTON, or COULTON, a par. in the hund. of Forehoe, iu the co. of Norfolk, 7^ miles W. of Norwich. It is situated on the river Blackwater. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 348, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a flint-stone structure with a square tower. The charities amount to 36 per annum. There is a National school, with an endowment of 9 per annum. COLTON, or COULTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Hovingham, in the wap. of Ryedale, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 2 miles S.E. of the Gilling railway station, and 6 S. of Helmesley. The Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists have places of worship. The lord of the manor is C. G. Fairfax, Esq. COLTON, or COULTON, a vil. in the tnshp. of Ternplenewsam, in the pars, of Whitkirk and Leeds, West Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles S.E. of Leeds. COLTS HILL, a hmlt. in the par. and huud. of Breiichley, lathe of Aylesford, in the co. of Kent, 6 miles S.E. of Tunbridge. COLTSTON, a vil. in the par. of New Monkland, in the co. of Lanark, Scotland. COLUMB, JOHN'S, a chplry., 5 miles to the N.E. of Exeter, in the co. of Devon, anciently the seat of the Acklands, of Killerton. COLUMBKILLE, a par. in the bar. of Granard, in the co. of Longford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles to the N.W. of Granard. Edgeworthstown is the post town. The surface is hilly and boggy, with a propor- tion of limestone. The parish is intersected by the road from Granard to St. Johnstone and Killeshandra, and includes a portion of Lough Gawnagh, the supposed source of the Erne. Iron mines exist here. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ardagh, val. 249, in the patron. of Richard Greville, Esq. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1830. It stands upon an eminence 440 feet above the level of the sea. There are 10 Roman Catholic chapels within the parish, and as many hedge schools. On the island of Inchmore are some church ruins, the supposed remains of a monastery founded by St. Columb. Opposite these stands Erne- head, the beautiful residence of H. Dopping, Esq. Several other seats add beauty to this parish, which is one of the most picturesque spots iu the county. COLUMBKILLE, a par. in the bar. of Gowran, in the co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. Thia par., which includes part of the postal vil. of Thomas- town, extends along the bank of the river Nore. Its general character is hilly, with a poor soil. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ossory, val. with Thomastown, 416, in the patron, of the bishop. There is a Roman Catholic chapel at Mung, which is united to those of Thomastown, Kilfane, and Kilminogue. There are also two day schools and one Sunday school. COLUMB, ST., MAJOR, a par. and market town in the hund. of Pyder, middle div. of the co. of Cornwall, 29 miles S.W. of Launceston. The parish is of large extent, and the surface rests on igneous rocks containing tin, copper, cobalt, bismuth, and various minerals. The town contains about 1,400 inhabitants, and is situ- ated on a hill. There are a market-house, bank, five chapels, and Union poorhouse. It is the head of new County Court and registration districts, which coincide with the limits of the Poor-law Union, comprising 17 parishes. Petty sessions are held in the town, which is one of the polling places for the county elections. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture and the 4 M