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Rh DITTIS1LUI. 770 DOCK I N<;. mrnsnA.M, .-. p.ir. in the bund, of Coleridge, in VV. of Dartmouth, its post town. It is situated on the river Dart, which is lien: greater part of the land is arable, hut tin-re an 1 cxten- ipple orchards. Building stone is quarried. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, vul. li I. in the patron, of the Earl of Mount Ediivumbe. The church, dedicated to S. a striiftuiv. with a tower containing six bells. In the interior is a stone pulpit of elegant workmanship. The Independen t a hae a chapel. There is a National school for both Sir II. P. Seale is lord ot the manor. DITTON, a hinlt, in the par. of Stoke I'oges, hund. of Stoke, in the co. of Bucks, 2 miles N. of Slough. -uf-caso is dedicated to St. Mary. DITTON, a par. in the hund. of Larkfield, kthe of Aylesford, in the co. of Kent, 1 mile S.E. of Larkfield, and 4 miles N.W. of Maidstone, its post town and rail- way station on the North Kent lino. Hops are ' sivcly cultivated in the neighbourhood. There is a mansion close by, which is said to have been formerly an abbey founded by Uundulph, Bishop of Rochester, in the reign of William Rufus. The living is a n the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 298, in the patron, of the Earl of Aylesford. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is u small structure, with tower at the western emL It has been recently repaired and enlarged. Here is a National school. E. L. Belts, Esq., is lord of the manor. The charities amount to 4 per annum. DITTON, a tushp. in the par. of Prescot, hund. of Wist Derby, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, l.i mile X. W. of Runcorn, and 6J miles S.E. of Prescot. It is a station on the Manchester, Warrington, and Garston section of the London and North- Western railway. It contains the limit, of Haigh Green. The chief employ- ment of the inhabitants is the manufacture of watch tools and watch-works. DITTON, or DITCHTON FEN, a par. in the hund. of Fiendish, in the co. of Cambridge, 2 miles N.E. of Cambridge, its post town. It is situated on the river Cam, and tie railway to Ely passes through the parish. This was formerly a market town, by virtue of a charter granted to the bishops of Ely in 1270. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 404, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The tithes v.-ere commuted under an Enclosure Act in 1803. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. An ahnshouse for six widows was built in 1GG5 by one of the Willeys family. DITTON, LONG, a par. in the hund. of Kingston, in co. of Surrey, 2i miles S.W. of Kingston-upon-Tii its post town. It includes the limit, of Talworth. The South- Western railway passes near the village, and the Lambeth water-works are situated partly in this parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 474, in the patron, of New College, Oxford. The church is a modern brick structure, dedicated to St. Mary. The Earl of Lovelace ia lord of the manor. DITTON PRIORS, a par. partly within the liberty of Wenlock borough, and partly in the hund. of Mun- slow, in the co. of Salop, 8 miles S.W. of Bridgnnrth, its post town, and 13 S.W. of Ludlow. It is situated to the E. of the Brown Clee hills, and contains the tnshps. of Middleton-with-Netchwood Common and Ruthall- with-Ashfield, also the hmlts. of Great Hudwick, Pow- kcsmoor, Oakwood, and Derrington. The livin: vie.* in the dioc. of llercford, val. 147, in the p ft li. ( 'aiming, Esq. The church, dediiatnl to St. Ji.hn tho Baptist, is an ancient stone structure, with i wooden spire, and four bells. It contains an ancient font, a brass, and gome m< of veiy old date. The charities amount to i'li ]>er annum, have a chapel. Philip Henry II i, is lord of the manor, and owner of most of tho soil. Fai. May and ' . &c. DITTOX, or DITCHTON WOOD, a par. in the bunil. of i a the co. of ('uml.i id:;e, 3 miles S. ikct. An old trench, called the Devil's Ditch, - through the parish. It includes the hinlt. ot Littl' is a vie. consolidated with the reel, of St. Mary, Newm.irket. The church is dedi- cated to All S. lints. Tho tithes were commuted under an Enclosure Act in 1813. The charities produce i annum. DIXTON, a limit, in the par. of Alderton, in the ee. of Gloucester, 3 miles N.W. of Winehcomb. There an some : an ancient chapel. Dix ton House U t|H principal residence. DIXT< )X-I IA1 )N< )( K, a limit, in the par. of Di Newton, as below. mXTOX-NKWn IX, a )r. in the lower div. of hund.' of Monmouth, i of Monmouth. It is situated on the river '.nn tiif limits, of Dixlon-Hadnock and The living is a vie. in tho dioc. of Hereford, val. '. in the patron, of E. M.u-hen, Esq. DOAGH, a grange and po.-tal vil. in the bar. of Antrim, in the CO. of Antrim, prov. of Ulst< j It is situated near Sixmil> ! the Belfast and Northern Counties railway, and contltifl ' Ballyclare. The surface is boggy, but the arable DM tion good. Fishwick Loo . i. a UuntH box of tho Marquis of Donegal. Here is a within the Antrim Pool, and a comini inn. DOAHBEG, a vil. in the bar. of Kiln., co. of Donegal, prov. ( 1 1 Carrickhart. It is situated on Sheephaveii llar!>< iir. DOBBIN HILL, a limit, in the toshp Bierlow, in the Wot Kidiiig of the co. of York, ; luiln S.W. of Shellieia. D(ll;cl;fiSS. a ,-liplry. united with Saddlcworflj^B the West Riding of the CO. of York, (i mil Ashton-under-Lyiic. It is situ;,: canal, and the Lancashire and Yorkshi ; I *^H through the place. The inhabitants arc most! in the stocking trade. The; livin fl^l of Chester, vid. 151, in the patron, of tl. Rochdale. DOCIIART, a lake, a river, and a glen, iu corner of the co. of Perth, Scotland. 'I ising the glen for 10 miles, passes an old iast)|^H the Campbells, and falls into the W. end of I DOCK, a suburb of tho borough ot I.Ian, hund. of (.'arnwallou, in the co.nl en, 13 ^^H S.E. of Carmarthen. It is situated at the mouth liver Lloughcr, which here forms an ex nijj basin, with 24 feet water, and a outside. The Llanclly railway and dock h here. DOCKENFIKLD, an ext. par. ] : i. of llant. < KKU, a limit, in the par. .1 Whittiie 'i the eo. ot S.W. "( Kirkl.y Lonsdalc. DOCKKI;. a Inshp. in the ]>ar. and w iu tin and 4.1 X.l-i. oi K, ,,,lal. It is K '.'I tin: Carlisle railway. Lord 1
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D(X.'K1M;, a par. and market town in 1i Sinitlulon, in the Co. of Norfolk, fi mile.- S.W. of B ham Market. It is about (i n.ile.- irom tin and includes tho manor of and town of .-ome i.' tiiiin of the X. .in. m Suivey. Tlie ali'." Docking is said by Tanner to 1: nidy. Theolil Lynn : alL:ll the ' t 11. l! W8i .:ig on account of the water, hut tl' j. wards of 200 feet de, p. Ijy which a ^^^^H erf pure water is obtained. '1'here are a po. and Union workhouse. Petty '1 li' hii:- is a vie.* in the dioc. of Noiwi.li, the patron, of Eton College, on the nominal