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Rh AMPTOX. C5 ANCRUM. pat November, and a statute fair for hiring servants 29ih September. AJ1PTOX, a par. in the huiicl. of Thedwestry, in the of Suffolk, 5 miles to the X. of Bury St. Edmunds. e living is areet.* inthedioe. uf Ely, val. 172, in the .tron. oi' Lord Calthorpo. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. It contains a brass and some monuments of tin; Calthorpes. There is an endowed school for five children, established by Mr. Edwards. In 1705, James C'althnrpi; founded a hospital or school for the ni.'iinli 11- anco and instruction of six boys, and endowed it with some land. The pupils have the benefit of this school for seven years. There is also an ahnshouse for poor mien. Tin: parish charities amount altogether to 40. Amptou Hall, which stands in a fine park, with I inv 1 1 no -walks and views, is the seatof LordCalthorpc. AMUUTH, a par. in the hund. of Narberth,in the co. of Pembroke, South Wales, miles to the S.E. of Pem- broke. It is pleasantly situated on the western side of {}; bay of Carmarthen. Veryfinecoal is obtained here, Chipped in large quantities to Bristol and other ports. Salmon, cod, and "other fish are very abundant in this part of the bay. The collieries and fisheries furnish the chief occupation of 'the people. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 98, in the patron, of (,'harlos P. Calleu, Esq. The church is in the early English style, with a square embattled tower, and is dedicated to .St. Elidyr. There is a free school for boys and girls endowed by D. Kees, who left 20 a year to the parish, of which sum 5 is given away to relieve the poi ir, and the residue goes to support the school. There are two gentlemen's seats, Amroth Castle, near the coast, once the residence of a prince of Powys, after- wards the scat of the Elliotts, and named Eare Weare, no v converted into an elegant modern villa ; and Colby Lodge, in a fine dell opening to the sea. AMULRIE, a vil. in the par. of Dull, in the co. of li, Scotland, 10 miles S.W. of Dunkeld, and 11J to the N.E. of Crieff. The river Bran runs through it. It ( -ontains an inn, a government church, and a Free church. It has a cattle fair on the first Wednesday in May, and on thi! Friday before the first Wednesday of November. AMWELL, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Hertford, in the co. of Hertford, 2 miles to the S.E. of Ware. It includes the chplry. of Hoddosdon. A small stream, a brunch of the river Lea, flows through the villa ' quiet, sequestered spot, in tho midst of pleasant and picturesque scenery. The church stands on a gentle hill completely embosomed in beautiful trees, close by the " silver stream." Tho spring at Amwell is called in Domesday Book, " Emmewell," or Emma's Well. It is one of the heads of tho New River. Amwell Place was the residence of John Scott, tho Quaker poet, who loved tho place, and sang of it in a pleasing poem named after the village " Amwell." Hither came, too, at an earlier period, honest Izaak Walton to enjoy nature and his favorite sport. His visits are gracefully alluded to in Scott's poem. In tho pretty churchyard is the grave of William Warner, author of " Albion's England," who died in 1609. Here, too, is tho last resting-place of Richard Jones, founder of Hayleybury College in this parish, for the education of the civil cadets of the East India Company. Ho died in 185.5. Robert Mylne, tho engineer of Blackfriars-bridge, has a monument here. On the little island near the spring-head, is a monument to Sir Hugh Myddelton, who accomplished the formation of the New River for the supply of London with water. Hoole, tho translator of Tasso, and biographer of tho Amwell poet, resided in the village ; and Reed, one of the editors of Shakspeare, is buried here. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 310, in tho patron, of the vicar. The church, which is of the 14th century, is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. There is also a district church at Hoddcsdon, the living of which ia a perpet. cur. val. 150, in the patron, of the bishop. Remains of an old fortification exist on a hill near the church, nnd there is a largo barrow on the road to Hertford. AMWELL, LITTLE, a lib. in the par. of All Saints, in the hund. of Hertford, in. tho co. of Hertford, near Great Amwell. Chadwell springs, one of the heads of tho New River, arc in this liberty. Tho supply of water is augmented by the construction of an artesian well. There is a chapel of case to All Saints' vicarage. ANABISII, an island in the Hebrides, forming part of the par. of Lewis, in the co. of Inverness, Scotland. In the decennial period from 1841 to 1851, tho pop. in- creased from 41 to 63. ANADORN, a vil. in the bar. of Kiualarly, in the co. of Down, and prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles to the W. of Downpatrick. A castle formerly stood here, tho seat of the Macartans, who owned a largo district round the village. Fairs take place on tho 14th May and tho 8th November. ANBALLY, a vil. in the par. of Kilmoylan, and bar. of Clare, in tho co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ire- land, 12 miles to tho N.E. of Galway. There are remains of an old castle, and an intermitting spring. ANCASTER, a par. in the wap. of Loveden, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 6 miles to the N.E. of Grantham. It is a station on the Boston and Grantham branch of the Great Northern railway, and is situated on the river Sleaford. It comprises the limits, of Sudbrooke and West Willoughby. The ancient British Ermine Street runs through the parish, and here, it is conjectured, was the Roman station Caasennac. Coins, bricks, and other Roman remains have been dis- covered in the neighbourhood. In 1643, an engagement took place at Ancaster between tho royalist forces, under Colonel Cavendish, and the roundheads, in which the latter were defeated. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 160, in the patron, of the Rev. T. S. Warren. The church exhibits various styles of architecture, having Norman arches on one side, and early English ones on the other. It contains a circular stone font, and is dedi- cated to St. Martin. Oolite is quarried in this parish, and Belvoir Castle and other mansions have been built of stone from these quarries. The Berties, of Uffington, bore the title of Duke of Ancaster, which is now extinct. .ANCOATS, a chplry. in the suburbs of Manchester, in the hund. of Salford, in the co. palatine of Lancaster. There are two curs, in this district, both in the dioc. of Manchester, and in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The churches arc dedicated to St. Andrew and All Souls. The living of the former is valued at 124, and that of the latter at 174. Ancoats Hall, which is a timbered mansion, was formerly the seat of tho Moseleys, to whom the manor of Manchester belonged. ANCROFT, a chplry. in Islandshire, a district in the co. of Northumberland, which, until recently, be- longed to the eo. palatine of Durham. Ancroft ia 6 miles to the S. of Berwick-upoii-Tweed, and 3 from Scremerston, at which village there is a station on the North Eastern railway. It lies in a very pleasant valley on the sea-coast, and comprises tho chplry. of Scremer- ston, and the tnshps. of Cheswickand Haggerston. Holy Island is nearly opposite to it, and the Newcastle and Berwick railway runs through it. The village of Ancroft is believed to have been of greater extent formerly than it is now. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Durham, val. 131, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Durham. Tho church is very old, and was once a chapel of ease to the cur. of Holy Island. It is said to have been built before the year 1145, and its dedication is not known. It lias a square, massive tower, resembling a castle. There is another church at Scremerston, also aperpet. cm-.,* val. "160, in the patron. of the dean and chapter. A new school-house has just been completed. Coal is obtained at Scrcmerston, and near Greensis, and there is a large brewery at the latter village. The manor belongs to Greenwich Hospital. Haggerston House, a very ancient seat, visited by Edward II. in 1311, was burnt down in 161S, and has been rebuilt. ANCRUM, a par. in the district of Jedburgh, in the co. of Roxburgh, Scotland, 3 miles to the N.W. of Jcd- burgh. The Edinburgh and Hawick railway traverses the N.W. part of the parish, and has a station at Belses. It is situated on the river Teviot, along the