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Rh DEWAR. 763 DIBDEN. There are barrows and a druidical circle. Fairs are hole here 011 the 16th April, 9th May, 12th August, 6th <T, and 5th December. DEWAR, a hmlt. in the par. of Heriot, in the co. o ''iirgh, Scotland. DEWARTON, a vil. in the par. of Borthwick, in the Edinburgh, Scotland. DEWCHURCH, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. o Wormelow, in the co. of Hereford, 5 miles S.E. o: 'lord. It is situated near a branch of the river Wye, under Aconbury Hill. The living is a cur. annexec he vie of Lugwardine. The tithes have bee.r cora- .' d for a rent-charge of 286, of which the Dean anc ' haj'ter of Hereford arc impropriators of .117. DEWCHURCH, MUCH, a par. in the upper div. ol the hund. of Wonnelow, in the eo. of Hereford, (i miles S.W. of Hereford, and 12 from Monmouth. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. Hops are cultivated in the neighbourhood. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. uf Hereford, val. 383, in the patron, of the lessee of the of Gloucester and Bristol. The charities amount to '>. DE WISLAND, a hund. in the co. of Pembroke, con- tains the pars, of Brawdy, St. Dogwell's, St. David's, ~t. Elvis, St. Edren's, Granston, Jordanston, Hays- . St. Lawrence, Llandeloy, Letterston, Llanhowell, Llanfair-Nant-y-Gof, Llanrian, Llanstinan, Llanrithan, tLlanuda, Mathry, Manorowen, St. Nicholas, and Whit- church. DEWLISH, a lib. in the North Blandford div. of the bo. of Dorset, contains Dewlish and part of St. Andrew Milhourne, comprising 6,800 acres. DEWLISH, a par. in the lib. of Dewlish, in the North Blandford div. of the co. of Dorset, 9 miles S.W. of Blandford, and 6 N.W. of Dorchester. It is situated on i branch of the river Piddle, near the Roman way from ird Forum to Dorchester. There are only a few armhouses. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Salis- )iiry, annexed to the vie.* of Milbourne St. Andrew. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The charities imount to o per annum. There is a Wesleyan chapel ; ilso a parochial school. A Roman pavement was dis- fovered here in 1740, and several Roman coins have nbsequently been found. In the vicinity is a camp of ' acre a. Dewlish is the seat of the Michels, an ancient h family. DEWS, a hmlt. in the par. of Harefield, hund. of
 * ithorne, in the co. of Middlesex, 3 miles N. of Uxbridge.

DEWSALL, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of .Vormelow, in the co. of Hereford, 2^ miles E. of the l'iam Inn station, and 5J S. of Hereford, its post town. 1 is fertile, and from the higher grounds are fine ver the Welsh mountains. The living is a dis- I vie.* in the dioo. of Hereford. The tithes have mmuted for a rent-charge of 114 4*. fid. The hurch, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure "ntaining monuments to the Pearl family. DE WSBURY, a par. and borough town, with mayor, Idermen, and common council, partly in the wap. of lorley, but chiefly in the wap. of Agbrigg, in the West iJin.sf of the co. of York, 5 miles W. of Wakefield, and 7 S.W. of York. The charter of incorporation was tninted in 1861. It is a station on the Manchester and needs section of the London and North- Western railway, nd is also connected with the Lancashire and York- Jiire, and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire his parish in the Saxon times was of vast extent, "inprising nearly 400 square miles, and is at present lery considerable, including the tnshps. of Ossett-with- Jawthorpe, South Ossett, Hartshead, Earl's Heaton, Seitley Carr, and Hanging Heaton, together corn- rising about 9,551 acres. The soil is fertile, resting n a. substratum of carboniferous limestone and coal, 'hich is extensively wrought. The town of Dewsbury < pleasantly situated at the base of a hill by the river alder, and is a place of great antiquity, though most of ie buildings of the present town are modern. There is, owever, one most interesting building, now used as a ranary and malt-kiln. It was formerly a rectorial manor court-house, and has some choice specimens of 13th century work. Its name is believed to have been derived from Dui, the tutelary deity of the Brigantes, to whom a votive altar, dedicated by Aureliapus, was found in the vicinity, and is still preserved at Bradley. Edwin, King of Northumbria, resided here, and was, with his whole court, converted to Christianity by Pau- linus, the first Archbishop of York. This event was commemorated by a cross bearing the inscription, " Pau- linus hie praedicavit et celebravit." It was placed on a gable end of the chancel of the parish church, blown down in 1805, and a lac-simile put up in 1811. For several centuries tiie town remained nearly sta- tionary, but has recently greatly increased in wealth and population, owing to its situation in the midst of a rich manufacturing and mining district. The extension of the Calder and Hebble navigation, and the opening of the several lines of railway, have brought it into con- nection with Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Halifax, and Wakefield, and also with the river Humber. The cloth and blanket hall was erected in 1837, and the Dewsbury Church Institute established in 1842. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the manufacture of blankets, carpets, worsted, and fine woollen cloth, forthe fulling of which, last the water of the Calder is reckoned peculiarly suitable. Many of the houses are well built and even spacious, and the streets are lighted with gas. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 296, in the patron, of the crown. The parish church was rebuilt in 1767. There are district churches at West Town, Dewsbury Moor, Earls Heaton, Hanging Heaton, Batley Carr, Hartshead- cum-Clifton, Ossett-cum-Gawthorpe, and South Ossett, all of which are noticed under their respective heads. The livings are all perpet. curs., varying in val. from 150 to 200. The charities produce 131 per annum. There are chapels for Wesleyans, New Connection Methodists, Baptists, Independents, Roman Catholics, and Society of Friends. There are several schools, one endowed with 100 per annum, a subscription library, and a mechanics' institute. The market day is Thursday, but a provision market is also held on Saturday. There are two annual fairs in May and September. DEWSBURY MOOR, a district par. in the par. of Dewsbury, as above, 1 mile W. of Dewsbury. This district was severed from Dewsbury in 1837. The popu- lation is chiefly employed in the manufacture of blankets and woollen cloths, and in the collieries. The church, dedicated to St. John, was built in 1827 by aid of a par- liamentary grant. DEXTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Dalby, hund. of Candleshoe, in the co. of Lincoln, of a mile N.E. of Dalby, and 3 miles N. of Spilsby. DEYTHUR, a hund. in the co. of Montgomery, con- ains the pars, of Llandrinio, Llandysilio, and parts of [jlansaintftraid, Llanymynech, Alberbury, and Meifod. DHOON, a hmlt. in the Isle of Man, 4 miles N.E. of Douglas. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Sodor and Ian, val. 60, in the patron, of the bishop. DIAMOND, a hmlt, in the par. of Kilmore, bar. of West O'Neilland, in the co. of Armagh, prov. of Ulster, reland, 4 miles N. of Richhill. Here, in 1795, was ought the battle of the Diamond, between the Defenders %nd the I J eep-o'Day boys, from which the Orange societies iprung. DIA1IOR, a par. in the bar. of Fore, in the co. of tfeath, prov. of Leinster. Ireland, 5 miles S.S.E. of Old- castle, its post town, on the road to Kclls. The soil is with Loughcrew, 347, in the patron, of the crown. This parish, in the Roman Catholic arrangement, belongs o the union of Kilskyre. There is a private day school. The neighbouring residences are Fir Park, Bogsville, lamlinstown, Bellview, and Clonabreany. At Diamor s a limestone quarry. 1 11 BBKKFORD, a tythg. in the par. of Broadwinsor, n the co. of Dorset, 3 miles N.W. of Beaminster. DIBDEN, a lib. in the Southampton div. of the co. of lants, contains the pars, of Dibden and Fawley, com- u-ising about 8,590 acres.
 * ood. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Meath, val.,