Page:The National Gazetteer - A Topographical Dictionary of the British Islands, Volume 1.djvu/647

Rh COMMERTON. 637 COMPTOX BEATJCHAMP. -ame name, in South Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, it is situated about 5 miles on the road from Krniinn/ to Killnrncy, and in the vicinity of the great lakes of !,at district. The new obtained from this point is one if exceeding grandeur. COMMEKTOX, or COMBERTOX, a limit, in Kid- lerminster Foreign quarter, 2 miles S.E. of Kidder- minster. COMM1TMAEN, a hund. in the south-western part .f the co. of Carnarvon ; contains Bardsey-Isle, Llan- legwning, RMw, Aberdaron, Bodferin, Pen-Uech, Llan- gan. Mylltej-rn, Bryncroes, Llan-faelrhys, and Llan- roadle. COMMOXDALE, or COLMOXDALE, a tnshp. in hr par. of Guisbrough, in the eastern div. of the lib. of urgh, in the Xorth Riding of the co. of York, 6 niles S.E. of Guisbrough. This place is so called ,1'ter Bishop Colman, who had a hermitage here. COMMON" SIDE, a built, in the par. of Walton, in he first div. of the hund. of Elmbridge, in the co. of Surrey. i.'n.WP, a hmll. in the par. of Leybourno, in the
 * und. of Larkh'eld, in the co. of Kent, 2 miles W. of

lulling, and 5 X.W. of Maidstone. ' ( ! HEAT, a tnshp. in the par. of "VVrotham, in of Kent, 3 miles S.E. of Wrotham. In the icinity is Mereworth Wood. COMPSTALL, a vil. in the par. of Stock-port, hund. f Macclesfidd, in the co. of Chester, 5 miles E. of >tockport. The houses are modern, and many of the nhabitants are engaged in the neighbouring cotton- uills and in the collieries. COMPTOX, a hund. in the middle portion of the co. ){ Berks ; contains the pars, of Farnborough, Chilton, Udworth, East and West Ilsley, Catmore, and Comp- on, comprising 18,190 acres. COMPTON, or COMPTON PARVA, a par. in the lund. of Compton, in the co. of Berks, 2 miles E. of Oast Ilsley, and 6 from the Goring station of the Great
 * i railway. The village lies in a hollow or valley

uirler Compton Down, hence its name. The living is a .-ic.* in the dioc. of Oxford, of the val. of 270, in the latron. of T. P. Vasey, Esq. The church is an ancient Sorman structure. The Primitive Methodists have a hapcl. onrPTOX, a par. in the hund. of Buddlesgate lower half), in the Winchester div. of the co. of Hants, '. miles S.W. of Winchester, its post town, and 10 N. of outhampton. It is situated on the river Itchcn, and intersected by the South- Western line. The living a i-t.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 329, in the atron. of the bishop. The church is partly in the I'orman style of architecture. There are National jhools for both sexes. The charities amount to 9 per .nnum. On the Down are traces of the camp which .'romwell pitched previous to the siege of Winchester .'astle, then defended by the royalists. The Dean and hapter of Winchester are lords of the manor. COMPTON, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of "jdalming, in the co. of Surrey, 4 miles X.W. of Guild- >rd, its post town, and the same distance from Godal- ning. It is situated under Hog's Back Hill, and has .ttached to it the manors of Eastbury, Westbury, and r ield Place. There is a large common. The living is rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 380, in the iatron. of J. II. Molyneux, Esq. The church, dedi- ated to St. Xicholas, is an ancient edifice, partly in the ftrly English style. It has a chapel over the chancel, .-hich has been recently restored. The, charities amount l:i, and there is a National school. ' UMPTOX, a par. in the hund. of Westbournc, Chi- ^hiehestcr, and 7 S. of Petersflcld. It is mentioned in >ing Alfred's will as Citmtuiie, and is entered in Domes- .iy as Contone. The living is a vie.* annexed to Upper arden, in the dioc. of Chichestcr, val. 487, with 30 res of glebe, in the patron, of Rev. G. A. Langdale. r he church, dedicated to St. Mar)', was restored and iilarged in 1849. The register dates from 1558. Here are Xational schools for both sexes. Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby is lord of the manor. COMPTON, a lib. in the par. of Tettenhall, in the X. div. of the hund. of Seisdon, in the co. of Stafford, 2 miles W. of Wolverhampton. It is situated on the Stafford and Birmingham canal. Wrotteslcy Hall is the seat of Lord Wrottesley, whose ancestors possessed it in the reign of Henry III. The present hall was erected in 1696. Here are vestiges of a British town. COMPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Kinfare, in the cp. of Stafford, 2 miles W. of Wolverhampton. It is situated on the Stafford and Birmingham canal. COMPTON, a tythg. in the par. of Compton. Dundon, in the co. of Somerset, 5 miles N.E. of Langport. COMPTOX, a tythg. in the par. of Hcnbury, in the upper div. of the hund. of Henbury, in the co. of Gloucester, 4 miles N.W. of Bristol. COMPTON, a tythg. in the par. of Newent, hund. of Botloe, in the co. of Gloucester, 2 miles N.E. of Xewent. COMPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Ashborne, hund. of Morleston, inthoco. of Derby, 1 mile from Ashbome. It is joined to Clifton. Miss Frances Hayne is lady of the manor. COMPTON, a tythg. in the par. of Enford, in the co. of Wilts, 7 miles X. of Amesbury. COMPTON ABBAS, a par. in the hund. of Sixpenny Handley, in the co. of Dorset, 3 miles S. of Shaftesbury, its post town, and 6 from Gillingham railway station. The village derives its name from being situated in a combo or vale, and its adjunct from having formerly belonged to Shaftesbury Abbey. The living is a rect. * in the dioc, of Salisbury, val. 267, in the patron, of Sir E. C. Glyn, Bart., who is lord of the manor. -The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient Gothic structure. The register dates from 1650. There are parochial schools for hoys and girls. COMPTON ABBAS, or WEST COMPTON, a par. in the hund. of Cerno, in the co. of Dorset, 7 miles E. of Bridport, and 3 S. of Maiden Xewton, its post town and railway station. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 150, in the patron, of R. Williams, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a small edifice. The manor formerly belonged to Milton Abbey. COMPTON ABDALE, a par. in the hund. of Brad- ley, in the co. of Gloucester, 3 miles W. of Northleach, its post town. It is situated on the river Colne. There was an extensive heath at Compton Scrubs, but the greater part is now enclosed. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 81, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Oswald, is an ancient stone edifice. Here are week-day and Sunday schools. COMPTON BASSETT, a par. in the hund. of Galne, in the co. of Wilts, 2 miles E. of Calne, its post town. It anciently belonged to the Basset family, who forfeited it to the crown. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 497, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, is partly in the perpen- dicular and partly in the Norman styles of architec- ture. The register commences in 1558. There are National schools for both sexes. G. H. Heneagc Esq., is lord of the manor, and resides at Compton House, which has an extensive view of 30 miles, and contains many valuable portraits. COMPTON BAY, a small bay in the Isle of Wight, about 1 mile to the N.W. of Brixton, near Compton Chine. COMPTON BEAUCHAMP, a par. in the hund. of Shrivenham, in the co. of Berks, 6 miles S.AV. of Far- ringdon, its post town, and 1 mile from the Farringdon Road station of the Great Western railway. It is plea- santly situated on the Port Way near the Great Wes- lern line. It ancientty belonged to the Beauchamps, who had 43 lordships in this county. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of 'Oxford, val. 333, in the patron, of Earl Craven. The church, dedicated to St. Swithin, is an ancient structure in the Norman style of architecture. There is a school supported by voluntary contributions.
 * !.< T rape, in the co. of Sussex, 10 miles N.W. of