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Rh POVERDAI.r 794 DOWN. more than 2 miles along the sun-coast, southwards, and Tin re arc a great number of handsome modern resi- '. scents, and terraces; also two lighthouses. I 'nili rcliff Walk, extending over a mile, by the John Bagshaw, Esq., at a cost of nearly 10,000. A sea wall and a breakwater, < >!' Iv -ntish mg, and completed for 132,000, have greatly : "1 .1. ,1!> security, convenience, und beauty of the locality. Hire is an e.v. ybeatc spring of similar pro- perties i" tli'- waters of Tunliridge Wells. The Spa 1 (ouse is a neat structure containing pump-room, saloon, library, and conservatory. From the pump-room and library windows there are extensive sea views. The living is a vie. in the ,li.ie. el I;. irlie-.fr, val. with the >et. pur. of St. Nii-hulas annexed, l'^L'1. in the p of the lord chancellor. The church i- a plain MI veiy old, with tnwcr and clock. It is dedicated to AH Saints. E. W. Garland, K-q., i. l-.rd of the manor. Cliff House, situated on a hill, and having a fine sea view, is the principal residence. DOVERDALE, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Haltshire, in the co. of Worcester, 4 miles N.W. o( Droitwich, its post town, and 6 S.E. of Stourport. It contains the limits, of Dunhampton, Cornhampton, Owl- hill, Acton, and Leybridge. The soil is clay and marl, resting on a substratum of red sandstone, which is quar- ried for building purposes. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 202, in the patron, of Mre. Curtler. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small ancient structure without tower or spire. The tithes have been commuted. DOVERHATS, a hmlt. in the par. of Luckham, in the co. of Somerset, 4 miles W.S. W. of Minchend. DOVERIDGE, a par. in the hund. of Appletree, S. div. of the co. of Derby, 2 miles from Uttoxeter, its post town and nearest station on the North Staffordshire railway, and 10 S.W. of Ashbourne. It is situated on the river Dove, and contains the hmlts. of Eaton, Sedall, and West B rough ton. It was once a market town, and formed part of the demesne of Tutbury Priory. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 562, in the pah on. of Lord Waterpark. The church is dedicated to St. Cuthbert. In the churchyard is a very ancient yew-tree, also the remains of a cross. There ore several charities. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have places of worship. There are free, National, and infant schools. Doveridgo Hall is the seat of Lord Vaterpark. DOVY, or DYFI, a river which rises under Arran Fowddy, in the co. of Merioneth, and, after flowing through Montgomeryshire, falls into Cardigan Bay at Aberdovey. DOWALLY AND DIJNKELD, a par. in the co. of Perth, Scotland. It contains a vil. of its own name, was originally a chplry. of Caputh, was made a separate par. in l.JOO, and is now united to Dunkeld. It is bounded mi tho S. by the Tay, and on the other sides by Caputh, Kirkmichael, and Logicrait. A detached portion, nlxjut three-fourths of a mile long, is situated on the N. bank of the Tummcl, and is separated from tho main body by Logierait. The main body consists of a strip of low ground along the Tay, backed up by a range of overhanging heights. These heights are pastoral or densely clotted with forest, and abound with deer and other game. The hills of Craigio, Barns, and Craigie- benean are remarkably pie. ipit.. us and picturesque. A pass between the fornMr of these and a hill called the King's Seat, is called the King's Pass, from deer having been there driven past the Scottish monarchs, who shot
 * _v as much along tlin S. bank of the river Stmir.
 * . H walk has been made, called
 * ii them for their amusement. The road through Dowally

t" Uholl has been cut along tho bottom of the Kind's ings the river at a great height. village of Dowally stands on tho Dowally Bum (whirl, i'n.m the lakes of Rotmel), 4 miles N. by W. of Imnkf'ld. This parish, although united to Dunke! . ' him h, and srhn..lma,ter. The mini- frter, who is the assistant of tin- minist. T of Dpiktld, officiates both in English and Gaelic, the latter being spoken in the di DOWBIGGIN, a hmll i . of Sedbergh, in the Went Hiding of the CO. of York. DOWDKSTI IWN, a par. in the 1 . nl k f t Meath. prov. of Lcinstor, lr. land, :t mi!. Navan. Dunsoughlin is its post town. I i river Boyne. The living is a vie. in tin- di val. with Skreen, 507, in the patron, oi Dowdestown House is the principal resM DOWDE8WELL, a par. in the hund. . 4 miles S.E. ol post town. It contains the hmlt. of Andover. engagement took place 1,. iw,, M tie troops , ana the parliamentarians. The living is a nrt.* m the dioc. of Gloucester and llrist'.l, val. t KrJ, in the patron. .1 1!. R. C. Rogers, Esq. The church is structure of tho 16th century, built in tho form of n cross, with tower and spire. It is dedicated to St. .M and contains a brass. Dowdeswell House. cipal residence. Them are some remains of an ancient entrenchment. DOWDIKE, a hmlt. in the par. of Suttcrton, ivap.< Kirton, in the co. of Lincoln, 5 miles S.K. "I Swineshotd, and 5 S.W. of Boston. DOWDON, a district in the par. of Dalton-lc-D*]*, Easington ward, in the co. of Durham. DOWLAIS, a chplry. in tho par. of Jl.rthyr-' in the co. of Glamorgan, 2 miles N'.K. of the Merthyr. Tho hmlts. of Heol-wermood and included in this chplry. The extensive iron- afford employment to most of the inha living is- a roct. in the dioc. of Llandaff, v patron, of the Marquis of Bute. Dowlii i seat of Sir J. Guest, Bart., pr DOWLAND, a par. in the hund. of N in tho co. of Devon, 7 i W. of Eggesford station. I'x.t.r is its pc is situated near the river Torridge, an . tnshp. of Upcott. The living is a dioc. of Exeter, val. 7<>, in the j. Northcoto, who is lord of the manor. Th ancient structure in the Gothic style, v taining five bells. The charities annum. The tithes have been con . a rant- charge of 125. DOWLE8, a par. in the Cleobury div. ol Stoitcsden, in the co. of Salop, Smiles N.W derminster, and three-quarters of a i town. Tho parish, which is of is situated on the river Severn. The I works are here, and bricks and til. iii large quantities. There is a mine of ir.lleiit i The living is a rect. in the dioe. of II. r. i in the patron, of J. Taylor, Esq., and church, dedicated to St. Andrew, i with turret and two bells. J. A. 'I ot the maner, and owner of nearly r The ti: .minuted. I'(IWI,1SI1-WAKK. a par. in the hnnd. . Petherton, in the co. of Somerset. 'J miles S. of 1 Iminstaj its post town, and 4 N.E. of (hard, h possessed by the Wake family. n with West Dowli.-h in IS'JS. A' canal ha- hard and the p.ii-t.,] rh.mi manufacture of silk which was f"rn: is discontinued. LimeMonc The living is a reel, with that of We ,-t I lewlish in the dioc. of Jiath and Wells, val. i'li.ili, in It" of '. Speko. KMJ., who is lord of the church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The gallery was erected in 1837, when the church w; .liout 1600. '1'h 'ional uid Sunday sch. M DOWLL9H, WI-iST, a par. in th.' hund. in the co. of Somerset, 1 mile S. of Ilinii is a rect. annexed to that of Dowlish-Wake. There ii no. church. DOWN, a maritime co. of the prov. of Ulster, Ireland,