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Rh DONINGTON. 783 DONNYBROOK.
 * onverge towards the market-place, and is said to have

leen originally founded by the Romans, who constructed lie raised road, now used as the turnpike road, to Bourn nd Grantham. The parish is intersected by the Han- nond Beck and Blacksluice canal, and there is a port for largos which convey goods to Boston. Hemp is exten- ively cultivated. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of jiucoln, val. 126, in the patron, of the Rev. J. Wilson. 'ho tithes were commuted for land and a money pay- lent under the Enclosure Act of 1785. The church, edicated to St. Mary and the Holy Rood, is a large, ncient structure in the early English style of architec- iire, with a spire and five bells. The charities amount 3 1,300 per annum, the principal part of which belongs Cowley's free grammar school. There is also an ifaut school. The Baptists, Wesleyans, and Primitive lethodists, have places of worship. Saturday is market ay. Fairs are held on the 26th May and 17th October sale of horses, cattle, and pedlery, and on the th September for cattle only. IHiXINGTON, a par. in the Shiffiial div. of the und. of Brimstree, in the co. of Salop, 8 miles N.W. of Volverhampton, its post town, 5 S.E. of ShiShal, and mile E. of Albrighton station on the Shrewsbury and ,irmiiig-ham railway. The village is small, and wholly sricultural. The ext. par. district of Boscobel and Vhite Ladies, regarded as within the cure of the minister
 * ' this paiish, was formerly a populous hamlet, but there

now only the old house of Boscobel and the ruins of 10 monastery of White Ladies. The living is a rect.* i the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 673, in the patron, of the uke of Sutherland. The tithes were commuted for land nd a rent-charge under the Enclosure Act of 1771. The liurch is an ancient stone structure, believed to be indicated to St. Cuthbert ; it has a fine tower containing >ur bells. The interior is very handsome. The chari- s produce 1 per annum. There is a school for the
 * iildren of the parish. George Jones, Esq., is lord of

16 manor, and one of the principal owners. Below the rcky site on which the church stands, is a spring called (. Outhbert's Well. DONINGTON, a chplry. in the par. of Lilleshall, und. of South Bradford, in the co. of Salop, 3J miles .V. "i 1 Newport by the Shropshire Union railway, on hich it is a station. It is situated on the Shrewsbury inal, and contains the tnshp. of Donington W ood. The ihabifaints are mostly coal and iron miners. The living a cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 197, in the itron. of the Duke of Sutherland, who built the church. DONINGTON CASTLE, a. par. in the W. div. of the and. of Goscote, in the co. of Leicester, 9 miles N.E. ' Ashby-de-la-Zouch. The village, which is consider- jle, takes its name from an ancient castle, the ruins of hich crown a neighbouring eminence. It is a polling iacefortheN. division of the county. The parish, which bounded on the N.W. by the nver Trent, is prin- pally rich meadow land. John de Lacy, Constable Chester, founded a hospital here in the reign of enry II., the revenue of which at the Dissolution was 5 13. 4rf. The living is a discharged vie. in the dioc. 1 Lichfield, val. 223, in the patron, of the Marquis of astings. The Independents and Wesleyans have lapels. The parochial charities produce about 80 per tnum, chiefly the bequest of Thomas Gray. 'DONINGTON-UPON-BAIN, a par. in the N. div. the wap. of Gartree, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of ncoln, 7 miles S.W. of Louth, its post town and rail- ty station on the Great Northern line, and 10 N. of orncastle. It is situated on the river Bajn, and con- uis the hmlt. of Welsdale Bottom. The village is all, and wholly agricultural. The Bain affords good mon and trout fishing. The living is a rect.* in the x. of Lincoln, val. 173, in the patron, of Lord onson. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a ry ancient structure, with tower containing three bells, le charities amount to 42 per annum. The Baptists, esleyang, Free and Primitive Methodists, have places worship. There are National and Wesleyan schools, ibert Martin, Esq., is lord of the manor. DONISTHORPE, a hmlt. and district par., partly in the par. of Nether Seal, hund. of West Goscote, in the co. of Leicester, and partly in the para, of Church Gresley and Measham, in the co. of Derby, 1 mile from the Grealey station on the Midland Counties line, and 4 miles S.W. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, its post town. This district was erected into a parish in 1838, including Donisthorpe, Oakthorpe, and Moira. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 146, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a modern structure. There are National and infant schools. DONNINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Shaw, hund. of Faircross, in the co. of Berks, 1 mile N. of Newbury. It is situated on the river Kennet, and is joined to Shaw. On the heath are the gateway and remains of a castle, built by the Adderburys, from whom it descended, through the poet Chaucer, the De la Poles, Brandons, and Parkers, to the Hartleys. In the Civil War the castle was garrisoned for Charles I., and withstood two sieges, in the first of which three of ita towers were demolished, but was relinquished in 1044, after the second battle of Newbury. The Priory, the Castle, and the Grove, built by Andrews, the historian, are the principal seats. The hospital, called God's House, was originally founded in 1392 by Richard de Adderbury, and rebuilt in 1570, at the petition of the Earl of Not- tingham, when its name was changed to Queen Eliza- beth's Hospital, for a minister and twelve poor brethren. DONNINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Stow-on-the- Wold, upper div. of the hund. of Slaughter, in the co. of Gloucester, 1 mile N. of Stcrw. In 1645 the royalists under Lord Aston were defeated here by Colonel Morgan, which victory occasioned the surrender of the king's garrison at Oxford. DONNINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Radlow, in the co. of Hereford, 2 miles S. of Ledbury, and 6 N. of Newent. It is situated on the road from Gloucester to Ledbury, close to the Gloucester canal. The parish is well wooded, and comprises several large apple orchards for the making of cider. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 209, in the patron, of R. Webb, Esq., who is lord of the manor. The church, dedicated to >St. Mary, is an ancient stone structure, and has a wooden tower with two bells. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge. There is a school chiefly supported by the rector. DONNINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wroxeter, in the co. of Salop, 5 miles S.W. of Wellington. DONNINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Box and Stockbridge, rape of Chichester, in the co. of Sussex, 2 miles S. of Chichester, its post town and railway station on the South Coast line. The village, which is very small, is situated close to the Arundel and Portsmouth canal, on the road from Chichester to Selsey. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 284, in the patron, of the Bishop of Oxford. The church is in the early English style of architecture. It is very old, and has a square tower containing three bells. There is a mor- tuary chapel, belonging to the Page and Crosbie families, annexed to the N. aisle. A small parochial school is supported by subscription. DONNINGTON- WITH-HUGGLESCOTE, a chplry. in the par. of Ibstock, hund. of Sparkenhoe, in the co. of Leicester, 5 miles S.E. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Ibstock. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. DONNYBROOK, or ST. MARY'S, a par. and post town in the bars, of Dublin, Rathdown, and Upper- cross, in the co. of Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.E. of Dublin. It is situated on the river Dodder, which is crossed here by Anglesea Bridge, and on the Kingstown and Dublin railway. It contains the vils. of East and West Donnybrook, Ringsend, Clonskeag, Bag- gotrath, Ballsbridge, Irishtown, Beggarsbush, Merrion, and Sandymount. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Dublin, val. with another, 145, in the patron, of the archdeacon. The church is situated at Simmon's Court, and was rebuilt in 1820 by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. It is a commodious struc-