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Rh DORTON. 791 DOUGLAS. W. of Hereford. It is situated on the river Don-, and Htuin.s the limit, of Vowmino in the Golden Vale. The jig is a vie.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 446, in patron, of the Rev. T. Prosser. The church, dedi- fated to St. Peter, is a handsome stone structure in the Norman style of architecture, said to have heen built in [ho 12th century l>y Jiicaidus de Brito, as an atonement for his share in the murder of Thomas-a-Becket. It rat four hells, and contains several monuments of old families. The charities are 63 for Maddy's school, and .it 20 for other purposes. There is a National "1 for both sexes. The Prosser family are lords of manor. In the neighbourhood are the ruins of a r and some Druidical remains. Fairs are held on 27th April, 17th May, 27th September, and 18th i:iber, chiefly for cattle. DOKTON, a par. in the hund. of Ashendon, in the of Bucks, 5 miles X.W. of Thame, its post town. situated in a valley near Bernwood Forest, and watering-place, having an excellent chalybeate
 * . It was called by the Britons Dour-ton, or " town

waters," and appears to have been a considerable e in ancient times, from a large camp and other ins of British :md Roman occupation. The spring, h contains more iron in solution than any other ybeates in the country, rises in the upper grounds 1'ortonPark. Its medicinal qualities have recently H much extolled, and a pump-room and baths have i erected, to which are attached a reading-room a ball-room. The visitors reside in the neighbour- illage of Brill, as there are only a few scattered -1-8 in this parish. The living is a perpet. cur. xed to that of Ashendon, in the dioc. of Oxford. church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an "nt stone structure, with a turret and three bells, lounted by a wooden cross covered with lead. .m House, the residence of Captain C. S. Kicketts, formerly in the possession of Sir John Aubrey, Bart. DOKTOX, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Broughton, par. 'rest, in the co. of Lancaster, 3 miles N. of ion. DOSTHILL, a hmlt. in the pars, of Tamworth and 'viiifi-sbury, in the co. of Warwick, 3 miles S. of Tam- il. In this hmlt. is a chapel-of-ease to the vie. of Kingsbnry. DOTHIE - CAMDDWR and DOTHIE PISCOT- fWR, tnshps. in the par. of Llan-ddewi-brefl, hund. of IVnarth, in the co. of Cardigan, 3 miles S.W. of Tre- .11. It is situated on the river Dothie. DOTTOX, an ext. par. place in the hund. of East Cudleigh, in the co. of Devon, 6 miles E. of Topsham. DOL'BLEBOIS, a hmlt. in the hund. of West, in the .f Cornwall, 13 miles S.W. of Launceston, and 3 i Liskeard. It is a station on the Cornwall railway. DOUCE, a mountain in the co. of Wicklow, prov. of ter, Ireland. It is one of a range of numerous Mimiits, between the bars, of Unilinear and Rathdown, rcamands a very extensive and imposing view. UOl'GHTOX, a tythg. in the par. of Tetbury, in the . of Gloucester, 2 miles S.W. of Tetbury. DOUGHTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Dunton, hund. 1 iallow, in the co. of Norfolk, o miles S.W. of Wul- uam, and 2 W. of Fakenham. It is situated on the northern declivities of the vale of the Wensum. DOUGLAS, a par. in the co. of Lanark, Scotland. It 'ains the town of Douglas and the vils. of Rigside 1 Addington, and is bounded on the W. by Ayrshire, ..'1 on the other sides by the pars, of Lesmahagow, Car- iiuel, AViston, and Crawford John. It extends from N.E. to S.W. about 12 miles, with a breadth varying from 4 to 7 miles, and is traversed throughout nearly its whole length by the river Douglas, which rises on the K. side of Cairntable, at the boundary of Ayrshire. The mrish is rich in minerals. Coal is very abundant ; lime- stone and sandstone are quarried, and ironstone occurs. Lord Douglas is proprietor of the greater part of the >arish. The roads from Glasgow to Carlisle and from Edinburgh to Ayr traverse the parish. Douglas Castle I is the most notable object in the parish. It was built by the last Earl of Douglas in 1760, shortly after the lire which destroyed the former castle. The spire and aisle of the old church of Douglas are of great antiquity, and are still preserved. The regiment of Cameronian Highlanders (now the 26th) was first mustered near the town of Douglas, in April, 1689, under the com- mand of Lord Angus, eldest son of the Marquis of Douglas. Upon Auchinsaugh Hill, in this parish, a formal renewal of the Solemn League and Covenant was madeou the26th July, 1712. Thispar.is inthepresb. of Lanark, and synod of Glasgow and Ayr, and in the patron, of Lord Douglas. The minister has a stipend of 307. There is a Free church and an United Presby- terian church ; also a Reformed Presbyterian church at Rigside. DOUGLAS, a small post town in the par. of Douglas, in the co. of Lanark, Scotland. It stands on the right bank of the river Douglas, 11 miles S.S.W. of Lanark, and although now greatly decayed, was formerly a place of considerable trade and political importance. Fairs are held in February, March, June, August, and October, on the first Friday after Whit-Sunday (old style), and on the first Friday after Michaelmas. DOUGLAS, a chplry. in the par. of Eccleston, hund. of Leyland, in the co. of Lancaster, 5% miles N.E. of Onuskirk. The living is a perpet. cur., val. 76, in the patron, of the Rector of Eccleston. DOUGLAS, a seaport, market town, and watering- place, in the pars, of Kirk Onchan and Kirk Brad- dan, in the Isle of Man, 11 miles N.E. of Castletown. It is situated on the S. side of a semicircular bay, on the S.E. coast of the island, of which it is the prin- cipal port. Steamers sail direct to Liverpool, Ramsey, and Whitehaven, and those from the last-named port touch here on their voyage to Dublin. It is well sup- plied with water from the river Blackwater, or Dufglas, which rises in the hills behind the town, and falls into the bay near Douglas Head. Owing to the beauty of its situation, the salubrity of the air, and the cheapness of all the necessaries of life, Douglas has become a favourite summer retreat for the merchants of Liverpool, and has recently considerably increased in extent and population. The older streets of the town are narrow, dirty, and irregular, but some of the more modern are handsome and spacious. The custom-house and market-house are both handsome buildings. There are besides a court-house, Odd Fellows' hall, mechanics' institute, Union workhouse, dispensary, commercial and united service news-rooms, and several banks. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the linen and woollen factories, paper-mills, breweries, tan-yards, iron foundry, and in the trades connected with the shipping ; there being from 200 to 300 vessels belonging to the port. The town contains four district churches St. Matthew, St. George, St. Thomas, and St. Barnabas, besides a floating chapel. The church of St. Matthew was built at the commencement of the last century, and has occasionally the service performed in Manx. The church of St. Barnabas is a handsome building, with a spire ; that of St. Thomas is in the pointed style of archi- tecture. The several Dissenting bodies have chapels, and there is a Roman Catholic church. There are Lan- castrian and National schools ; also various charities, and several libraries and news-rooms. The pier, erected by government, is 520 feet in length and 40 feet in breadth, with a lighthouse at the farther end. This being the only port in the island at which goods im- ported by license are allowed to be landed, has become the chief establishment of the customs' department ; Der- byhaven, Peel, and Ramsey are subports. Castle Mona, built by the dukes of Atholl, has been converted into an hotel, and the Villa Marina into a boarding school. There was formerly a prioiy, dedicated to St. Bridget, on the site of which stands the modern mansion called the Nunnery. Six newspapers are published in the town the Manx Gitariliitn, Manx Sun, Nona Herald, Manx. Liberal, National Reformer, and Odd Fellows' Chronicle. There are remains of an old castle, now used as a prison. Saturday is market day,