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Rh DARLISTOV DARTFORD. Whit Monday, 10th November, and the second Monday ,lial day. DARLISTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Prees, Whit- eliurch div. of the hund. of North Bradford, in the co. Mlop, 4 3 miles N.E of AVem. It is situated on the Tern. DA I il. SCOT. .SVt DAI.SCOT. DAKLTON, or DARLETON, a par. in the S., u th div. of the wap. of Bassetlaw, in the co. of Not- ,am, 5 miles S.E. of Retford, and 3 N.E. of Tuxford. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. with the vie. of Durham and cur. of Ragnall, 252, in the patron, of the prebend. The church, dedicated to St. Uilcs, is a Gothic structure, in good repair. The Iryans have a chapel, and there is a National DARMSDEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Barking, hund. >>mere, in the co. of Suffolk, 1-j mile S. of N ccdham ';i;t station, and 6.J miles from Ipswich. The living is. a cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. with the rect. * of .ing, 840, in the patron, of the Earl of Ashburn- . who is lord of the manor. I 'A UNALL, a chplry. in the par. of Sheffield, in the . Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles E. of Sheffield. Ii i : joined to Attercliffe. The village is situated on the from Sheffield to Worksop, and most of the in- i;mts are engaged in the manufacture of cutlery, i ying stone, or in the collieries. The living is a in the dioc. of York, val. 150, in the patron, of trustees. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was erected in 1841, at the cost of 2,500. There are National schools, and almshouses for poor widows, built by S. Staniforth, Esq. Darnall Hall, built by the Ntaniforths, was afterwards a seat of the dukes of Norfolk. DAKNHALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Whitegate, or NYw Church, first div. of the hund. of Eddisbury, in co. of Chester, 4J miles S.W. of lliddlewich. It is n'd on a small stream called Ashbrook, near the Ion railway. T. G. Corbet, Esq., is lord of the DARNICK, a vil. in the par. of Melrose, in the co. of Roxburgh, Scotland. It is situated near Mclrose, and has an ancient tower of the 15th century. DAROWEN, a par. in the hund. of Machynlleth, in thr eo. of Montgomery, 5-J- miles N.E. of Machynlleth. It i ; situated near the junction of the rivers Twymyn and Dovey, and contains Noddfa and Caerseddfan. The living is a vie.* in the dioe. of Bangor, val. 155, i. - patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated . Tudyr. The charities amount to 8 per annum. DARRAGH, or GLENROE, a par. in the bar. of ( 'oshlea, in the co. of Limerick, prov. of Munster, ud, 4 miles S.E. of Kilfinane, and 8 miles S.E. of Kilmalloch, its post town. The living is a vie. in the dioc. merk'k, val. with Kilfinanc, 241, in the patron, of Karl of Cork. There is no church, but a small day 'I. Darragh House and Ballynacorty House are principal seats. A new road was recently cut from Limerick to Michelstown. There are vestiges of a large oak forest, from which the pariah derives its name. i In i < are also remains of a churchyard and hospital. D ARRAS HALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Ponteland,
 * V. div. of Castle ward, in the co. of Northumberland,

2 miles S. of Ponteland, and GJ N.W. of Newcastle. DARRINGTON, a par. in the upper div. of the wap. of Osgoldcross, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 3J miles S.E. of Pontefract, near the railway line, and contains the tnshps. of Darrington, Stapleton, md Darrington Leys. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, i val. 512, in the patron, of the Archbishop. The church is dedicated to St. Luke and All Saints. The j charities amount to 8 per annum. The Wesleyans have a place of worship, and there is a National school. The Right Hon. Thomas Estcourt, M..P., is lord of the I manor. DARRYNANE, late the residence of Daniel O'Connel, I in the bar. of Dunkerrin, in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland. It stands on the coast, 4 miles S. of Waterville. In the vicinity are some monastic remains, and a monument of the O'Connels. DARSELLS, a hmlt. in the co. of Hertford, 2 miles S.E. of Buntingford. DARSHAM, a par. in the hund. of Blything, in the co. of Suffolk, oi miles N.E. of Saxmundham, and 2 from Yoxford. Part of the parish is clay, the remainder a rich loam, with some hills in. the southern portion. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 101, in the patron, of the Earl of Stradbroke. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a Gothic structure, and has a brass of Anno Bedinfield, 1641. The charities amount to 28 per annum. There is a day and Sunday-school. Darsham Hall is the seat of the family of Purvis. DART RIVER, rises in Dartmoor Forest, at Cnui- meer, in the co. of Devon, and runs 30 miles S.E. to the sea at Dartmouth. It is so called from its swiftn< 68, and has on its banks some fine scenery. DARTFORD HUNDRED. See AXTOX, Kent. DARTFORD, a par., market and petty sessions town, in the hund. of Axton, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, in the co. of Kent, 17 miles from London, and 7 miles from Gravesend. It has a station on the North-Kent rail- way. The town is pleasantly situated in a valley be- tween two bilk, on the river Darenth, from which it derives its name. In Domesday it is written Tarentefort. It gives the title of viscount to the Earl of Jersey. Dartford is mentioned in history as the place where Isabella, sister of Henry III., was married by proxy, in 1235, to the German emperor, Frederick II. Edward III., on his return from France, held a tournament here, and in 1355 he founded a nunnery to commemo- rate the victory of Cressy and the surrender of Calais. A portion of this nunnery, which was afterwards used as a palace by Henry VIII. and Queen Elizabeth, still remains, and is now occupied as a farmhouse. It was in this town that Wat Tyler slew the tax-gatherer, and raised insurrection. Christopher Waid was burnt at the stake at Dartford-Brent in 1555 ; to his memory a me- morial has been erected in the old burial-ground. In 1590 Godfrey Box, a native of Brabant, first introduced into England in this town the process of rolling and slitting iron ; and here it was that Sir John Spielman, a German, in the same century introduced the first paper-mill and planted the first limes. To his memory a fine monument has been erected in the parish church. Richard Trevethick, the inventor of the locomotive steam-engine, died and was buried here. The manu- facturing trade of Dartford is considerable. The in- habitants are chiefly employed in the powder, paper, silk-printing, and corn mills. The "Ettrick Forest Paper Mill" has been erected here, and an extensive tannery has been some years in full operation, belong- ing to Messrs. Hepburn, of Southwark. Other manu- factories are about to be established on the creek. There are likewise manufactories for type-printing machines, for Bank of England note and paper moulds, and other printing works. The town is lighted with gas, and consists of one wide street, from which two smaller ones diverge at right angles. There is a bridge over the Darent, which is navigable up to the town for boats, and on the banks of the river are numerous mills. The living is a vie. in the dioe. of Canterbury, val. 534, in the patron, of the Bishop of Worcester, but until recently in that of Rochester. The church, dedi- cated to the Holy Trinity, is a handsome structure in the Gothic stylo of architecture, with Norman tower. It contains several old brasses, wall paintings, monu- ments, and effigies. The Wesleyans, Independents, and Baptists have each a chapel here. A new cemetery has lately been formed on the East Hill. The work- house will contain 500 inmates. A new county court has recently been erected. There is a free grammar school, endowed with 50 per annum : the National schools have an endowment of about 52 per annum ; there are also the Spittell almshouses. The total income of all the charities, including the schools, is 507. Traces of the Roman Watling Street appear on the