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Rh DENMILL. 747 DENSLEY. Hants, 2 miles S. of Hambledon, and 4J N.W. of Havant. It contains Creech-Place and Bam Green. In the latter place is a chapel-of-ease. DENMILL, a vil. in the par. of Fordoun, in the co. of Kincardine, Scotland. It is situated near Fordoun. DENN, a par. in the bars, of Castlerahnn, Clanmahon, and Upper Longhter, in the co. of Cavan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 5 miles S.E. of Cavan, its post town, and 3 E. of Bellananagh. It is situated at the foot of Slieve Glagh, which rises 1,050 feet above the level of the sea. The surface is hilly, and the soil indifferent. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Kilmore, val. 366, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a small struc- ture, built by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. There is a lloman Catholic chapel at osskeys, united to that of Drumavaddey. There are c day schools and one parochial school. DENNANT, a tnshp. in the par. of Llansamtfraid, in e co. of Denbigh, H mile S.E. of Con-way. DENNE, or DEAN, HILL, a hmlt. in the lathe of . Augustine, in the co. of Kent, 6 miles S.E. of Can- rbury. It was in the possession of the Deunes for out six centuries. Here is a meet for the Horsham d Crawley hounds. DENNER HILL, a hmlt. in the hund. of Desborough, .of Buckingham, 3J miles N. of High Wy- DKNNEY. (See DENNY ABBEY, Cambridgeshire. DENNINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Hoxne, in e co. of Suffolk, 2 miles K. of Framlingham. This vish is principally the property of the Earl of Strad- oke. Edward IV. granted by letters patent to the ikes of Norfolk, the liberty of appointing a coroner for is and thirteen neighbouring parishes, which privilege still retained. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of orwich, val. 841, in the patron, of the Eev. E. C. Iston. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a hand- me structure, built of flint and stone. It has a lofty uare embattled tower, crowned with pinnacles, and at e end of both aisles are chantry chapels, separated from e nave and aisles by screen-work. It contains monu- ents of the Houses of Dennington Hall, the Wing- Ms, and of Sir William Philip, who fought at Agincourt. 16 charities amount to 90 per annum. The Earl of radbroke is lord of the manor, and takes his title of iron Rouse of Dennington from this place. Dean >let, founder of Paul's School, and Dr. William Fulko, are rectors of this parish. In the vicinity several nd Celtic antiquities have been found. DENNIS, ST., a par. in the hund. of East Powder, the co. of Cornwall, oj miles S.E. of St. Columb- ajor. It is situated 5 miles N.W. of St. Austell, and ntains Hendra. The greater part of the parish belongs the Earl of Falmouth. The living is a rect. with he charities, including Arundel's school, amount to )9 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There several tin streams in this parish, and fine clay for 16 manufacture of china is also found. DENNIS, ST., OLD and NEW, hmlts. in the par. of onington, in the co. of Warwick, 2 miles N.E. of lipton-on-Stour. DENNITON, a hmlt. in the hund. of Braunton, in IB co. of Devon, 4 miles S.E. of Barustaple. DENNY, a par. in the co. of Stirling, Scotland. It mtains a town of its own name, and the vils. of Denny- oanhead, Haggs, and Fankerton. It extends E. and > r . with a length of 6 and a breadth of 4 miles, and is jundcd by the pars, of St. Ninian, Dunipace, Fal- irk, Cumbernauld, and Kilsyth. The surface is undu- ting, and from the absence of trees and hedgerows, resents a bleak appearance. The northern and western irts ure chiefly devoted to sheep pasture. The soil, ieepting in the N.E., is poor and sandy. Ironstone is mnd, coal is abundant, and sandstone and whinstone re quarried. On the Carron, which traces the N. and .E. boundary of the parish, are two meal and barley tills and a flour-mill. Besides which there are two lar-mills, a mill for the preparation of dye stuffs, paper- mills, and wool-spinning mills. Tartan and fancy shawls and linsey-woolsey stuffs are largely made. Adjoining to the town of Denny, though in the neigh- bouriiw; parish of Dunipace, are two large calico-printing establishments. The roads from Glasgow to Falkirk, and from Glasgow to Stirling, traverse the parish. There is easy access to the Edinburgh and Glasgow railway by the station at Castlecary-, and to the Scottish Central and Caledonian by the station at Larbort. The Forth and Clyde canal passes near the southern boun- dary of the parish. The principal heritors are Forbes of Callendar, and Graham of Myothill, besides whom there arc about 150 others holding their properties as vassals (or portioners, as they are called in Stirling- shire) of a superior lord. The portion of the parish on the left of Castlerankine bum, a tributary of the Carron, is called Temple Denny, and is supposed, in former times, to have belonged to the Knights-Templars. The remaining portion of the parish, about two-thirds of its whole extent, on the right of the burn, is divided into two nearly equal parts by the watershed between the Carron and the Bonny j these parts are not nn- frequently known as North Herbertshire and South Herbertshire. This par. is in the presb. of Stirling, and synod of Perth and Stirling, and in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 250. A chapel- of-ease was built by subscription in 1840 at Haggs, the right of presentation to which belongs to the male com- municants. There is a Free church for Denny, and two United Presbyterian churches, the one at the town of Denny, and the other at Denny-Loanhead. There are eight schools besides the parish school. The town of Denny is in the N.E. of the parish, near the Carron, 7 miles S. of Stirling, and on the road from Glas- gow to Stirling. It stands on ground sloping on the N. to the Carron, and on the S. to Sclanders burn. Two-thirds of the town have been built within the last half century. A large amount of business is transacted here. Two annual fairs are held, one about Whit- Sunday and the other about Martinmas. DENNY ABBEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Waterbeach, in the co. of Cambridge, 7 miles NJJJ.E. of Cambridge. It is situated on the Ely railway. A nunnery was founded here by Mary de Valence (foundress of Pem- broke Hall), temp. Edward III., on the site of the Bene- dictine cell given by the Knights Templars ; the remains of the chapel are now a barn. At the Dissolution there were in Denny Abbey twenty-five nuns, whose revenue was valued at 218 0*. Id. DENNY ISLAND, in the co. of Monmouth, 2J miles N. of Portishead Point. It is situated at the mouth of the river Severn. DENNY-LOANHEAD, a vil. in the par. of Denny, in the co. of Stirling, Scotland. It stands at the bifur- cation of the road from Glasgow into the roads leading to Falkirk and Stirling, 1J mile S. of the town of Denny. The United Presbyterian congregation here, formerly " Antiburgher," originated in the celebrated non-intrusion contest of 1735, and was increased by that of 1705. DENNY LODGE, an ext. par. place in the Romsey div. of the hund. of Redbridge, in the co. of Hants, 7 miles S.W. of Southampton. DENOVAN, a vil. in the par. of Duniface, in the co. of Stirling, Scotland. The village is situated near Denny. The estate belongs to Forbes of Callendar, and comprises about one-fourth of the parish. The calico-printing establishment dates from 1800, and employs a large number of people. DENSHANGEK, a hmlt. in the par. of Passenham, hund. of Cleley, in the co. of Northampton, li mile S.W. of Stoney Stratford. The Buckingham" canal runs through the village. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Peterborough, annexed to the rect. of Passen- ham. Lord Maynard is lord of the manor. DENSIDE, a vil. in the par. of St. Vigean, in the co. of Forfar, Scotland, 3 miles N.W. of Arbroath. DENSLEY, a hmlt. in the Tiverton div. of the co. of Devon, 5 miles W.S.W. of Dulverton.
 * . Michael, Caerhays. The church is built on a hill.