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Rh DOD LEE. 773 DOL-BEN-MAEN. The the Liter English style, with tower and clock, r commences in 1648. DOD LEE, a limit, in the chplry. of Longwood, in tho West Riding of the co. of York, 2 miles W. of IIiidilersfieM. DODNASH, a hmlt. in tho par. of 1'entley, incorjio- ratiou :md hund. of Samford, in the CO. of Suffolk, 7i miles S.W. of Ipswich. A priory of I'.laek ( 'anons for- inerlv existed here ; its revenue at the Dissolution was .U2 IS.,'. S/.'. DODSLEY, ahmlt. in the par. <>!' Leigh, in tho co. of ^iat'iird, o miles N.W. of TJttoxeter. DO I (WELL, a hmlt. united with Luddington, in tho par. of Old Stratford, in the <<>. of Warwick, 2 miles s.V. of Stratford-on-Avon. DODWOKTH, a tnshp. in tho par. of Silkstone and wap. of Staincross, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 2 miles E. nf Silkstono, and 2 W. of Barnsley, its post town. It is a railway station on the Barnsley lir.inch of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln line. .Several collieries, and some stone quarries, are in ope- ration Linen is made here hy tho hand-loom. The land is fertile, and the suhstratum is chiefly coal. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Kipon, val. 120, in the patron, of tho T icar of Silkstono. The church, dedicated to St. John, is a modern stone structure, erected in 1842 hy subscription, aided by grants from the In- corporated and Pastoral Aid societies. Tin' parochial charities amount to 6 per annum. The Wesleyan Methodists hare a chapel, and there are National and iols. The Duke of Leeds is lord of the manor. DOGBY LANE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Kirk- Burton, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles i Huddersfield. DOGDYKE, a tnshp. in the par. of Bil'.iuyhay, first div. of the wap. of Langoe, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 2 miles S.W. of Tattershall. It is a railway station on the Great Northern line. Boston is its post town. It is situated on the river Witham, and had a low marshy soil, but is now well drained. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. DOGGER BANK, a great flat sand, stretching ttCTOM five-eighths of the North Sea, from lat. 54; and oo:j, lung. 1-J" E. to 6J U, being about 40 miles broad and 320 long, chiefly of fine sand mixed with oaze, in 7 to 30 fathoms, but generally lo to 20. To the north, on Fisher's Bank, cod arc caught; and a battle between the English and Dutch was fought here in 1781. DOG ISLAND, in Claggan Bay, in the bar. of Bal- linahineh, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. It is situated 8 miles N.W. of Clifdcn, and is much resorted to by fishing craft. DOGMELL'S, ST., or LLANDYDOCH, a par. in the hund. of Kemess, in the co. of Pembroke, South Wales, 1 mile S.W. of Cardigan. It is situated on the river Teiti, and includes the hmlts. of Bridge-End, Cippen, and Pantygroes. It was anciently a seat of some of the Welsh princes. The village is chiefly inhabited by fishermen. The surrounding scenery is very beautiful, including the now scanty ruins of the once famous abbey of St. Dogmell's, founded by Martin do Tours, and second only in size and importance to Strata Florida. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of St. David's, of tho val. with Llantydand Monington annexed, of 143, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Thom;:H, and contains a monument to Brudshaw, to whom Henry VIII. gave the abbey and manor at tho Dissolution. M-iUSFIELD, a par. in the middle half of the hund. of Odiham, in the co. of Southampton, 2 miles N.E. of Odiham, and 2 S. of Winchfield, its railway statioTi and post town. It is situated close to the Busing- stoke canal, and was formerly a seat of the archbishops of Canterbury. The surface is undulating, and the soil varies from a light sand to a stiff clay. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 331, in the patron, of Lady Mildmay. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a modem stone structure. There is a lake liere which covers 44 acres. Here Prince Arthur, son of Henry VII., first met Catherine of Arragou on her arrival from Spain. The foundations of an ancient palace hare been discovered. Dogmersfield Park contains paint- ings by Canaletti, Holbein, and other ancient masters. 1 IOGNOL, a tythg. in the par. of Donhead St. Mary, in tho co. of Wilts, 4 miles S. of Ilindon. DOGS-HEAD, a headland at tho opening of Claggan Bay, in tho co. of Galway, prov. of Coimaught, Ireland. DOGS, ISLE OF, a marsh in the par. of Stepnev, Tower div. of the hund. of Ossulstone, in tha co. of Middlesex, 5 miles E.S.E. of St. Paul's. It probably derives its name from the king's hounds having been originally kept hero. It is formed by a bend of the river Thames, opposite Greenwich, and is 7 feet below high-water mark. It comprises about 600 acres of rich grazing land, and belongs to the Marquis of Westmin- ster. A ship canal has been cut here, thus avoiding tho great curve of tho Thames between Limehouse and Blackwall. At the S. E. is a ferry to Greenwich. Sea- ward's steam factory is at Millwall, and there are exten- sive iron ship-factories and other manufactories for shipping equipments, besides mills for extracting oil from linseed and for making oil-cake. Chapel-house Farm is on the site of a chapel dedicated to St. Mary, supposed to have been built before the loth century. There is a place of worship for Independents. DOGSTHORPE. a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of St. John Baptist, soke of Peterborough, in the co. of Northampton, 1-J- mile N.E. of Peterborough. The chapel-of-ease is dedicated to St. Botolph. There is also a small chapel for Dissenters. DOGSTO WN, a par. in the bar. of Middlethird, in the co. of Tipperai-y, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles S of Cashel. Cahir is its post town. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cashel, val. with Knockgraffon, 616, in the patron, of the Marquis of Ormonde. The Roman Catholic chapel here is tmited to that of Knockgraffon. DOGWELL'S, ST., a par. in the hund. of Dewisland, in the co. of Pembroke, South Wales, 7 miles N. of Haverford-West. There are some slate-quarries in the neighbourhood. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 71, in the patron, of the dean and chapter, who are lords of the manor. The church is dedicated to St. Dogvael. The parochial charities pro- duce about 8 per annum. There are some Druidical remains, and the ruins of a castle. Sealey House is the principal residence. DOL-AC-ABERALWEN, a tnshp. in the par. of Corwen, in the co. of Merioneth, North Wales. It is situated near C'orwen,- and derives the affix to its name from dul, a dale or meadow. DOL-BA-DARN, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanberis, hund. of Is-Gorfai, in tho co. of Carnarvon, North Wales, 7i miles from Carnarvon. Tho inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the slate-quarries and copper-mines. Tho principal houses are Dol-ba-darn Inn and the Victoria Hotel, both largely frequented by visitors in the summer months. In the vicinity are the lakes of Llyn-Padarn and Llyn-Peris. At the lower end of the latter is the round tower of Dol-ba-darn, built on the site of a more ancient foit possessed by Maelgwyn Gwynedd in the (ith century. From its position at the mouth of the pass, it played an important part in defending the mountainous districts, and was besieged by the Earl of Pembroke in the reign of Edward I., having been gar- risoned by Dftvydd, father of Llewelyn the Great. It is famed as having been i'or 23 years the prison of Owen Goch. It has long been in ruins, the keep only being left in Leland's time. This is 75 feet high, of rude masonry, built in a cylindrical form, of three stories, entered by a stair against the wall outside of the second stage. DOL-BEN-MAEN, a par. in the hund. of Evionydd, in the co. of Carnarvon, North Waks, 12 miles from Carnarvon. Copper and manganese ore are found in this district. There used to be an old fort similar to the one at Dol-ba-darn ; and on the banks of tho Dwyfawr, between Llanystumdwy and Dol-bcn-maen, are several r