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Rh COTON. 665 COTTERSTOCK. two porches. It contains tho tomb of Downos, who translated the Apocrypha. Tho charities amount to 37 per annum. Here has recently been built a National school for boya and girls. The Provost and Fellows of Kins' College are lords of a manor in this parish, but the Master and Fellows of St. Catherine's College are lords paramount. COTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Hanbury, northern div. of the bund, of Offlow, in the co. of Stafford, 1 mile N. of Iluiibury. It is situated near the river Dove. Coton Hall, the seat of J. Burtt, Esq., is a pleasantly situated mansion. Near here is tho viaduct of the North Staffordshire line, which is 693 feet long, and 114 feet high. COTON, a tnshp. in the pars, of St. Mary and St. Chad, hund of Pirehill, in tho co. of Stafford, 2 miles N.E. of Stafford. COTON, a built, in the par. of Copredy, in the co. of Oxford, 4 miles N.E. of Banbury. COTON, a hmlt. in tho co. of Salop, 6 miles S. of Bridgnorth. "W. Wollaston, author of the " Religion of Nature," was born here. COTON, or COTON CLANFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Gnosall, in tho co. of Stafford, 3 miles W. of Stafford. COTON, or COTON-UNDER-GUILSBOROUGH, a hmlt. in tho par. of Ravensthorpe, hund. of Gulls- borough, in the co. of Northampton, 7 miles N.E. of Daventry. COTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Milwich, in the co. of St.-illord, 4 miles E. of Stone. COTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Wiggington, co. of Stafford, 1 mile N.W. of Tamworth. COTON FAR AND NEAR, a hmlt. in tho par. of Market Bosworth, in the co. of Leicester, 1 mile S.W. of Market Bosworth. It is a meet for tho Atherstone hounds. COTON-IN-THE-ELMS, a tnshp. in the par. of Lullington, huud. of Repton, in the co. of Derby, 5 miles S. of Burton-on-Trent, its post town, and 2 N.W. of the Oakley railway station. The chapel-of-, ease is built in the Gothic style with square tower. There is a free school for girls, supported by Lady Horton, who is lady of the manor. In the vicinity is Colon Park. COTS, a loch in the co. of Elgin, Scotland. It is situated near St. Andrew's, between Loch Spynie and the sea, which, in tho 12th century, covered the greater part of this district. ' COTSWOLD HILLS, a range of hills and pleasant upland extending across England, through Gloucester- shire and Warwickshire, for about 54 miles, and having an average altitude of 600 foot above the sea, though at certain points, as at Cleevo Hill and Broadway Hill, they rise to tho height of 1,100 feet. There is little woodland, and the greater part of the surface is divided by stone fences, though some of the downs are still open. The estates along this plateau are large, with many i-oiuo seats, and comfortable farmhouses ; the land rally being let on long lease in farms from 300 1 .000 acres. The Thames and Severn canal, and tin- Swindon Junction railway, cross this district near COTTACH, a vil. in the par. of Dunscore, in the co. 1 imfries, Scotland, 8 miles N.W. of Dumfries. It . :<'d on the river Cairn. ('( iTTAM, a chplry. in the par. of South Leverton, li Clay div. of the wap. of Bassetlaw, in the co. of N"Uingham, 7 miles E. of Retford. It is situated near river Trent. The living is a cur. annexed to the ' of South Leverton, in the dioc. of Lincoln, in the 'ii. of the bishop. The chapel-of-ease, dedicated to 1 Idly Trinity, is a small structure. G. Foljambe, Esq., '1 of the manor. < '< iTTAM, a chplry. in tho par. of Langtoft, wap. of Bickering, in tin- East Hiding of the co. of York, 5 miles f. of Great Drillield, its' post town, and 2 S.W. of Langtoft. The land is barren, and much of it un- enclosed. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, annexed to the vie.* of Langtoft, in tho patron. OL. I. - of the archbishop. The church is a small ancient struc- ture, and contains an old font. COTTAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Preston, hund. of Amoundemess, in the co. of Lancaster, 2 miles N.W. of Preston. It is united to the tnshp. of Lea. The Roman Catholics have a chapel and school. W. A. Cross, Esq., is lord of the manor. COTTENHAM, a par. in tho hund. of Chesterton, in the co. of Cambridge, 3 miles N. of Hilston station, and 6 N. of Cambridge. There are now six manors in Cottenham, viz. Rectory, Crowlands, Lisles, Sames, Pelhams, and Harlstones. Peter of Blois relates that " Geoffrey, Abbot of Croyland, sent over to his manor of Cottenham, nigh the Cam, Gislebert, his fellow-monk, and professor of divinity, with three other monks ; who, following him to England, being thoroughly furnished with philosophical theorems, and other primitive sciences, repaired daily to Cambridge ; and, having hired a certain public barn, made open profession of their sciences, and in a short space of time drew together a great company of scholars," thus laying the founda- tion of the after university. In 1265 John de Walcrand, the parson of Cottenham, obtained a royal charter for a weekly market on Monday, and a fair for three days at tho Feast of SS. Peter and Paul. Large quantities of cheese were formerly made ; but the com- mon is now enclosed, and under cultivation, so that tho quantity is much reduced. In 1850 the village was greatly damaged by fire, when property amounting to 25,000 was destroyed. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 770, in the patron, of the Bishop of Ely. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an edifice composed of stone and rubble, in the perpendicular style, and has a nave, aisles, chancel, and lofty tower with four pinnacles, richly ornamented. The charities are exten- sive, and chiefly for apprenticing boys, gifts to poor at certain seasons, and other purposes, as appointed by will. Dr. Fitz William's charity, besides other provisions, gives bibles and prayer-books to those who most regu- larly attend church. The Baptists have two chapels, and the Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists one each. Here are Horeton's almshouses for the aged poor. The parish of Cottenham gives the title of earl to the Pepys family. Roman remains, chiefly of pottery, are fre- quently found. Archbishop Tenison was born in tho rectory-house. Tho old Cardike runs through the parish for some distance, and then joins the Old Ouse. A short portion of the old road madei>y William the Conqueror, for the subjugation of the Jsle of Ely, runs through the parish at the extreme N.W. corner. COTTERDALE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of High Abbotside, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 1J mile from Hawes. COTTERED, a par. in tho hund. of Odsey, in the co. of Herts, 7J miles from the Royston station on the Great Northern line, and 2 miles W. of Buntingford, its post town. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. with the rect. of Broadfield annexed, 450, in the patron, of the Rev. J. Manley. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. Here is an Indepen- dent chapel and National schools for both sexes. COTTER HILLS, a range of hills in the North Riding of Yorkshire, rising to the height of 2,350 feet at Shunner Fell, where the rivers Eden, Swale, and Ure have their source. COTTERSTOCK, a par. in the hund. of Willybrook, in the co. of Northampton, 2 milra N.E. of Oundle. It is situated on the river Xen, near the Peterborough and Blisworth branch of the North- Western railway, which has a station at Oundle. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. with the vie. of Glapthorne annexed, 105, in the patron, of Viscount Melville. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient structure. It was made collegiate in 1339 ; and has stalls, a canopied brass of a priest, and several monuments. The charities amount to 5 per annum. At Cotterstock Hall the poet Dryden wrote his fables, and spent his last days. Roman pavements have been found, and the foundations of a villa, very perfect. 4 d