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Rh DOCKINGFIELD. 771 DODDINGTUN. Bishop of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a lofty embattled tower. It contains a sculptured font, stained-glass windows, and monuments to the Hare family. The register commences in 1558. The Wes- Icyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there arc National and Sunday schools. Sir W. Ffolki's, Bart., is lord of the manor. Market day is Saturda v. DOCKINGFIELD, a tythg. in the par. of Fensham, hund. of Alton, in the co. of Hants, 5 miles S.W. of Farnham. DOCKLOW, a par. in the hund. of Wolphy, in the oo. of Hereford, a miles E. by S. of Leominster, its post town and railway station on the Shrewsbury and Here- ford line, and 15 N.E. of Hereford. It is situated on the turnpike-road from Worcester to Leominster, on a 'ranch of the river Wye, and contains the tnshp. of, with the hinlts. of Uphampton and Hampton The village is small, and wholly agricultural. >tmie for building is quarried. The living is a purprl. uur. * in the dioc. of Hereford, annexed to that of Stoke The church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is an structure, covered with ivy. In the neigh- d may be seen traces of a British camp. John ight, Esq., is lord of the manor. DOCKROYD, a hmlt. in the par. of Keighley, in the West Hiding of the co. of York, 34 miles S.W. of York. DOCK.WRAY, or DOCKRAY, a constablewick, iu of Penrith, in the co. of Cumberland, 8 miles E. of Keswick. It is situated on the Airey Force Water, iiinands a fine view of Ulleswater. Dockwray vas formerly the seat of the Docwra family. DODBROOKE, a par. in the hund. of Coleridge, in the co. of Devon, 12 miles S. of Totnes. Kingsbridge -t town, from which it is separated by a small i lied the Dod. Coasting vessels come up to the southern side of the town, where there is a quay. It is cclebriiled for "white ale," which is said to have been vedherebyaGermansurgeon. The town, situ- ated un the slope of a hill, is indifferently built, but well supplied with water. It obtained a charter from Henry III. conceding the privilege of a weekly market and an {annual fair. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of val. 183, in the patron, of the Rev. C. G. Owen. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas-a-Becket, is an iancient structure, with tower containing four bells. There are National and British schools for both sexes. The charities amount to 16 per annum. A market for held on the third Wednesday in every month, lair on the Wednesday before Palm Sunday. DODCOTT-CTJM-WILKESLEY, a tnshp. and chplry. in the pars, of Audlem and Wrenbury, hund. of NanUvich, in the co. palatine of Chester, 3i miles S.W. >of Audlem. Whitchurch is its post town." It contains 13. of Burley-Dam and Wilkesley. Combermere Abbey, a monastery of the Benedictine Order, was fjimd'ed here about the middle of the 12th century by Hugh de Malbank ; at the Dissolution its revenue was valued at 258 6s. &d. The site was granted by Henry VTII. to an ancestor of Viscount Combermere, whose I family seat, built out of the ruins of the old monastery, s a spot on the margin of Combermero Lake, "from which he takes his title of baron. At Burlem is a chapel dedicated to St. Michael, the living of is a pcrpet. cur., val. 100, in the patron, of it Combermere, who is lord of the manor, and '!' the whole of the soil. The parochial charities produce about 55 per annum. I DODDEXHAM, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Duddingtree, ia the co. of Worcester, 3 miles S. of Marllcy, and 7 W. of Worcester. It is situated on the river Teme, and contains the hmlts. of Easinghope, Gur- nock, Devil's Leap, Hypsmoor, Holling and Newton, llaync's Green, and Want's Green. The living is a in the dioc. of Worcester, annexed to the rect.* of htwick, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester, who are lords of the manor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was erected in the middle of the last century. DODDERHILL, a par. partly in the upper div. of the huud. of Halfshire, and partly in Droitwich borough, in the co. of Worcester, half a mile N.E. of Droitwich. It is situated on the road to Bromsgrove, and near the Midland railway, which has a station at Droitwich. The par. contains the ext. par. place of Crutch, and the limits, of Rashwood, Astwood, Impney, and the vil. of Wychbold. William do Dovere founded a hospital here for a master and poor brethren, temp, Edward I., which was called St. Augustine de Wich. It was under the government of the Prior of Worcester, and at the sup- pression of free chapels, in the reign of Edward VI., was valued at 21 lls. 8d. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. with the cur. of Elmbridge an- nexed, 500, in the patron, of Jackson, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Augustine, is a curious struc- ture, with a tower and six brlls, and contains monumental tablets to the Penrices, Amphlets, Holbeches, and other families. It was partially destroyed in the parliamen- tary war. but has since been rebuilt. The Independents have a chapel, uud there is a National school for both sexes. Sir John Pakiugton, Bart., M.P., is lord of the manor. DODDERSHALL, a hmlt. in the par. of Quainton, in the co. of Bucks, G miles S.W. of Winslow. Dod- dershaU Park is the principal scat. DODDINGHURST, a par. in the hund. of Barstable, in the co. of Essex, 3 miles S. of Ongar, and 4 N. of Breutwood, its railway station and post town. It con- tains the hmlt. of Doddinghurst List. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The greater portion of the soil is a deep, rich loam. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 624, in the patron, of W. Manbey, Esq. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a small edifice, with square wooden tower, shingle spire, and three bells. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum, besides Pope's almshouse. There are day and Sunday schools, maintained by the rector, through whom a new school was built in 1857. DODDINGTON, a par. in the hund. of North Witch- ford, Isle of Ely, in the co. of Cambridge, 2 miles S.W. of the Wimblington station on the Great Eastern rail- way, and 4 N. of Chatteris. It is situated on the main road from the latter town to March, its post town, and contains Benwick, Wimblington, and the North Witch- ford Union workhouse. Tho living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Ely, val. with the curs, of March and Benwick annexed, 7,306, in the patron, of Sir H. Peyton, Bart., who is also lord of the manor. The benefice is the richest in the kingdom. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The Baptists and Methodists have each a chapel. There is an endowed free school, and a National charity school for both sexes. The charities amount to 903 per annum, which includes Walden's school. DODDINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wybunbury, hund. of Nantwich, in the co. palatine of Chester, 6 miles S.E. of Nantwich, its post town and railway station on the Crewe and Shrewsbury section of the London and North- Western line. Dpddington was made a parliamentary garrison in the civil war of the 17th century, and was taken for the king by Lord Byron in January, 1644, but soon after surrendered. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, in the patron, of Sir H. D. Broughton, Bart. Near it are the ruins of Doddington Castle, built in 1364, where are preserved statues of Lord Audlcy and his four Cheshire squirts, who distinguished themselves at the battle of Poictiers. DODDINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Teynham, lathe of Scray, in the co. of Kent, 5 miles S.E. of Sit- tingbourne, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Faversham station on the London, Chatham, and Dover railway. The village is small. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 257, in the patron, of the Arch- deacon of Canterbury. The church, an ancient struc- ture in the early English style of architectuie, is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Some years ago, whilst undergoing repairs, a full-length portrait of Henry III. in fresco was discovered on the Avail, in good