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Rh OONHOPE. 641 CONISTON, COLD. ustees of Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, at Bristol. Tho icarag'"- house lias a very remarkable porch, the arch of iiich is richly ornamented with an imitation of the ell-known tooth ornament of tho 13th century, but ally built about 1470 by the executors of Bishop eckington, the arms over the doorway, cut in the riginal stone- work, being those of the see of Wells and Ylls, so that this house was built about tho line time as that work. The church, dedicated to St. mhvw. is a stone edifice in the perpendicular style, itli two small chapels. It contains a font of tho 12th ntury. Th' 1 register commences in 1557. The eharitie.-) odnce about "> per annum. Tho Plymouth Brethren nd Primitive Methodists have places of worship, and a National school. In the village is a fine
 * ]! i kinfttiin's executors, the same as in the Vicar's
 * ukrt cross, which stands on five tiers of steps. This

a market town, and St. Congar is said to have undoil an oratory here in 711. A fair is held on tho ber. ('i > M I (.) I ' 1 0, a tnshp. in the par. of Aymestry, in tho i. of Hereford, 6J miles N.W. of Leominster. MJSBY, a par. in Homcastle soke, parts of . in the co. of Lincoln, 8 miles S. of Horncastle, id adjoining Tattcrshall. It is situated on the rivers lin and Vitham, and the Horncastle canal. The ni railway passes within a few miles of Uostoii is its post town. The par. com- rxt . par. places of Langrick Ferry and Haven mk. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Lincoln, 1. 644, in the patron, of Lord Aveland. The church, I to St. Michael, is a commodious edifice. lists, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists worship. There are National and Sun-
 * S. The annual val. of the charities is about

<2. I'.usdon, the poet laureate, held the living of this irish for some time, as also did Dyer, who wrote his " here. The lord of the manor is Sir Gilbert CONINGTON, a par. in the htmd. of Papworth, in eco. of Cambridge, 3| miles S. of St. Ives, and 9 N.W. Cambridge. The population is small and entirely .gaged in agriculture. The living is a rect.* in the jc. of Ely, val. 238, in the patron, of the bishop. 10 church', dedicated to St. Mary, is an old structure . stylus. The charities amount to 19 a year, t tiie town lands. Here is a National school 'xes. CONINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Norman Cross, the co. of Huntingdon, 9 miles 8. of Peterborough, post town, and 3 S. of Stilton. It is situated near aington Fen and Ermine Street. It was possessed TurkUl the Dane in the time of Canute, of whose 41e there are yet traces, and afterwards came through Bruce, Wesenham, and other families, to the anti- i v Sir Robert Cotton, who formed that noble D of JLSS. and papers known as the Cottonian rary, now in the British Museum. Tho living is a .. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 508, in the patron, of J.
 * athcote, Esq. The church, dedicated to the Holy

. j built in the reign of Henry VII., is a noble uctme in the later Gothic style of architecture, with IT. It is in good repair, and contains monuments 1 itton family, and a tablet to Prince David. re is a girls' school with an endowment of 15 per num. Not far from the church stands Conington '-tic, the seat of J. Heathcote, Esq., who is lord of 'r. Here was discovered, about 6 feet below tho (ace, the skeleton of a. fish measuring 20 feet in length, ' in several places in the fens are remains of a sub- rged forest. i iMSIiKUUGH, a par. in the southern div. of tho JJ. of Strafforth, in the West Riding of tho co. of >k, 5 miles S.W. of Doneaster, and 7 N. of Rother- i i, its post town. It is situated on a hill by the river 1 contains the hrnlt. of Clifton. This was the '(' Omen of the Britons, and Cyningburgh or Cotiitnbiirgli -I c. " King's town " of the Saxons. The living is a V* in the dioc. of York, val. 206, in the patron, of OL. I. tho archbishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient edifice principally in the Norman style of architecture. Tho Primitive Methodists and Wes- leyans have places of worship, and there is a National school for both sexes. The charities produce about 18 per annum. Hero stand the remains of a Norman castle, built at the Conquest by William do Warren, on the site of a more ancient one ; it is celebrated as the place where Richard do Conisborough, grandson of Edward III., was born, and is likewise a prominent feature in Sir Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe." Hero are various manufactories, amongst which is that of the re- situated. CONISCLIFFE, a par. in the south-eastern div. of Darlington ward, in the co. of Durham, 4J miles W. of Darlington, its post town and railway station. The par. is situated on the northern bank of the Tees, and contains the tnshps. of High and Low Conisclifle (the former is also called Church Coniscliffe), and tho hmlt. of Carlbury. In the vicinity are several limestone quarries. The village appears to have been a Roman station on the road to Binchester, from the circumstance that an altar and many coins have been dug up. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 216, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Edwin, is a handsome stone edifice in the early English style, and is in good repair; it is situated on a hill commanding a fine prospect. The register commences in 1590. The charities produce 12 per annum. The Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel, and there aro National schools for both sexes. P. H. Howard, Esq., is lord of the manor. CONISCLIFFE, HIGH and LOW, tnshps. in the par. of Coniscliffe, ward of Darlington, in the eo. of Durham. [See above.] CONISHOLME, a par. in the hund. of Louth Esko,. parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 4 miles N.E. of Northfleet, and 8 N.E. of Louth, its post town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 250, in the patron, of the Earl of Ripon. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a small edifice, repaired in 1853. It con- tains brasses bearing date 1550. The Wesleyan and ~Free Methodists have places of worship, and there is a parochial school. The lord of the manor is W. G. Allison, Esq. CONISTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Swine, wap. of Holderness, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 6 miles N.E. of Hull, its post town. Here is a meet for Sir C. Constable's hounds. CONISTON CHURCH, a tnshp. and chplry in the par. of TJlverstone, hund. of Lonsdale North of the Sands, in the co. of Lancaster, 4 miles W. of Hawkshead, and 14 from Ulverstone. It is delightfully situated near the head of Coniston Lake, and is the terminus of the branch line which leaves the London and North- Western railway at Carnforth. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 133, in the patron, of the Rev. A. Peachc. The church is a neat edifice, and was re- built in 1819. The Baptists have a place of worship. There aro parochial and infant schools ; also reading- room, and public library. The greater part of the inha- bitants aro employed in the extensive copper-mines and slate-quarries here. Near the lake of Coniston is a mountain known as Coniston Old Man, which is 2,600 feet above the level of the sea ; from its summit the beautiful vales of Tilberthwaite and Yewdale are seen to perfection. On the borders of the lake stands Conis- ton Hall, an antique edifice, now used as a farmhouse. An annual cattle fair is held on the third Saturday in the mouth of September. The lord of the manor is Major-General E. Fleming. CONISTON, COLD, a tnshp. in the par. of Gar- grave, eastern div. of tho wap. of Staincliff, in the West 1 tiding of the co. of York, 6 miles W. of Skipton, and near the Bellbusk station of the North- Western railway. It is situated on the river Aire. The living is a perpet. 4N