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Rh CRAWFORD'S BURN. 681 CRAY, ST. MARY'S. the Caledonian railway afford easy communication. The village of Crawfordjohu stands on Duneaton Water, 4 miles above its junction with the Clyde. This par. is in the presb. of Lanark, and in the patron, of Sir T. E. Colebrooke, Bart. The stipend of the minister is 234. There is a Free Church preaching station. CRAWFORD'S BURN, a vil. in the par. of Bangui-, bar. of Lower C'astlereagh, in the co. of Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 2 miles W. of Bangor. It standa near Belfast Lough, on whose shores is Crawford's Burn, the seat of the Crawfords, and Ballyleigh, the scat of Lord Dofierin. CRAWFORD, TARRANT. See TAERAST CHAW- PORD, Dorsetshire. CRAWFURDSDYKE. See CARTSDYKE, Renfrewshire. CEA WICK BRIDGE and CRAWICK MILL, two hmlts. in the par. of Sanquhar, in the co. of Dumfries, Scotland. They are pleasantly situated on the banks of the river Crawick, which, rising under Glenwharry Hill, joins the Nith at Sanquhar, after forming a beau- tiful cascade. CRAWLEY, a par. in the hund. of Buttinghill, rape of Lewes, in the co. of Sussex, 6J miles W. of East Gririslead, and 9 N. of Cuckfield. It is situated near the London, Brighton, and South Coast railway, 1 mile I from the Three Bridges station. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 116, in the patron, of the htirs of Mrs. Clitherow. The church, dedicated to !St. John the Baptist, is an ancient stone structure with an oak roof, and on the tie-beam is an old rhyme. The Roman Catholics, Independents, and Baptists have each a place of worship. There is a National and a British school. A corn market is held at the " White Hart " every Wednesday, and fairs on the 8th May and i I 29th September. CRAWLEY, a par. in the hund. of Upper Buddies- gate, in the co. of Southampton, 5 miles N.W. of Win- chester, and 3^ from Stockbridge. It contains the chplry. of Hunton, a peculiar in the archdeac. and dioc. of Winchester. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. wiih the cur. of Hunton, 690, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure in the early English style. The charities amount to 1 per annum. There is a I school. CRAWLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Edlingham, northern -div. of the ward of Coquetdale, in the co. of Northumberland, 7J miles N.W. of Alnwick, its post 1 town. There are remains of a tower and strong en- trenchment supposed to be Roman, from which a fine view is commanded over the Vale of Whittingham, with the river Breamish, from its source to Alnwicb Castle. Some antiquaries suppose this to be the Aluunn .Inuiis of Richard of Cirencester, and its ancient name, t'tn'f-tinr, ior Cmuiau-e, signifying the " fortified hill," alluding to the numerous Roman, British, and Saxon fortifications in the vicinity. CEAWLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Witney, hund. of Bampton,. in the co. of Oxford, 2 miles N. of Witney, and o from Bampton. It is situated on tho northern i bank of the river Windrush. CRAWLEY DOWN, a hmlt. in the par. of Worth, hund. of Buttinghill, in the eo. of Sussex, 5.J miles from Crawley. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of (Worth. CRAWLEY HUSBORNE, a par. in tho hund. of Manshead, in the co. of Bedford, 2-J- miles N. of Woburn, its post town, where there is a station on the North- Wcslern line, and 5 from Ampthill. It is situated near Ciawley Brook, which runs into the river Ouzel. The living is a vie. in tho dioc. of Ely, val. 46, in the patron, of the Duke of Bedford. The tithes were commuted in 1795. The church is dedicated to St. Maiy Magdalene. The charities amount to 112 per annum. Ciawky Nether and Crawley Green are places here. CRAWLEY, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Newport, in the eo. of Bucks, 3 miles E. of Newport Pagnell. A monastery -was founded here in the Saxon times, and is nenfioned in Domesday Survey. Tho living is a rect. VOL. I. in the dioc. of Oxford, in the patron, of Miss Duncombe. Tho church is dedicated to St. Firmin. The charities produce 10 per annum. CRAWTON, a vil. in the par. of Dunnotar, in the co. of Kincardine, 3 miles S. of Stonehaven. CRAY, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Devynnock, in the co. of Brecon, 7 miles W. of Brecknock. It is situated on tho river Cray, which is a tributary of the river Usk, and contains the vil. of Llanulid. CRAY, a hmlt. in the par. of Arncliffe, eastern div. of the wap. of Staincliff, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 10 miles S.E. of Hawes. CRAY, FOOT'S, a par. in the hund. of Ruxley, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, in the co. of Kent, 4 miles N.E. of Bromley, and 5 from the Dartford station'on the Graves- end section of the North Kent line. It is situated on tho river Cray, a branch of the Darent, and belonged to a thane named Fot, or Vot, in the reign of Edward the Confessor. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Canter- bury, val. 251, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains a Norman font, and an effigy of a Vaughan. The charities amount to 10 per annum. Foot's Cray Place, the seat of Lord Bexloy, was built in 1750, after the design of Palladio's Villa. CRAYFORD, a par. in the hund. of Lessness, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, in the co. o/ Kent, 2J miles N.W. of Dartford, and 2 S. of Erith station. It is situated on the river Cray, and contains the hmlts. of Northend and Slade Green. It is called in the Saxon Chronicle Creccanford, and Cregyanford, and is related to have been the scene of the battle in which the British prince, Vortigern, was defeated by Hengist the Saxon, in 457. It was at a later period called Eard, and is mentioned in the Domesday Survey as belonging to the see of Canterbury. The village is large, and was severely visited by the cholera in 1849. The inhabitants are engaged in calico and silk printing, and in agriculture. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 869, in tho patron, of F. Austen, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Paulinus, has been beautifully restored. It contains the tomb of Lady Shovell, wi e of the admiral, and a very handsome E. window by Ward and Hughes. The charities amount to 39 per annum. The Baptists and Roman Catholics have each a chapel. There are National and infant schools. F. Barne, Esq., is lord of the manor. May Place, the ancient residence of tho lords of the manor, is a fine old mansion; it is in- teresting as having been built in the time of Elizabeth. A fair is held on the 24th of August. CRAY, NORTH, a par in the hund. of Ruxley, latho of Sutton-at-Hone, in the co. of Kent, 6 miles from Bromley, and 3 from the Dartford station of the North Kent branch of the South-Eastern railway. This parish, which adjoins Foot's Cray, is beautifully diversified with villas and cultivated demesnes, and in tho grounds of Vale Mascall is a picturesque cascade. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 396, in the patron, of Lord Bexloy. The church is dedicated to St. James. There is a school endowed with about 21 per annum, and an almshouse. The other charities produce about 12 per annum, of which 10 10*. is a donation from the Goldsmith's Company in London. In 1723 a sub- terraneous fire broke out, which was not extinguished for several days. The chief residences are North Cray Place, tho ancient scat of tho Hetherington family, and Mount Maseall. CRAY, ST. MARY'S, a par. in the hund. of Ruxley, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, in the co. of Kent, 2 miles S. of Foot's Cray, and 8 from Woolwich. It is situated on the river Cray, and contains part of the hmlt. of Crocken- hill. Tho village, which was once a market town, is now a small place, surrounded by beautiful birch woods. The living is a cur. in the dioc. "of Canterbury, annexed to the vie. of Orpington. The church, dedicated to .St. Mary, is an ancient structure, containing tombs of the Averys, Mannings, and others, and five brasses, tho earliest of which bears date 1518. The parochial charities produce 82 per annum, of which 70 is the endowment 4 s