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Rh ANNAN. 73 ANSTEY. nestono, and freestone. Annan is the birthplace cf Dr. Blacklock, the poet, of Hugh Clappcrton, tlie African traveller, and of Edward Irving, tin- celebrated preacher. The market in held on Thursday, and fairs for hiring servants on the first Thursday in May, and the third Thursday in October. The par. extends over an area of lo'.OUO acres, and the town, according to the census of 1N61, contains 3,473 inhabitants, of whom 622 are children under 15 years of age, entered on the school books. ANNAN, a river in the south of Scotland, which rises in a mountain hollow, on the borders of Dumfriesshire and Peeblesshire. It flows through tho fertile valley district of Am landale, receiving into it the waters of many bums and rivulets, and, passing the towns of Moffat and Annan, falls, after a course of 30 miles, into the >uKvay Frith, at the village of Annan Water-Foot. Hartfell, the mountain on which this river lises, is somc- iimrs called by tho extraordinary name of the Devil's f Stand. The name of tho river signifies slow-rtinniity. ANNANDALE, one of tho three districts of the co. of Dumfries, Scotland, consisting of the fine and fertile valley of tho river Annan, in the central part of the co. In geologic ages it is supposed to have been long the bed of a great inland lake. It formed part of the king- dom of Strath Clyde, and also of the Roman province of itia, at which period it was covered with a dense forest. Of its Roman occupation there are abundant traces : part of Severus's wall, the camps of Birreusand Brunswark, and tho remains of a great military road, .still are visible. There are also many ruins of the Scottish period : the large quadrangular fortress of Auchioncap, on Even-water, once the scat of the Regent Randolph, Lochmabcu Castle, and tho Castles of Hoddam and Comlongan. It became a lordship under the Bruces, to whom it was granted by David I. in 1 1 21. Tho Douglases held it at a later period, and after them tho Hopetouns. At one time, Amiandale gave tho title of marquis to the Johnstones, a family noted for their military prowess, but the title became extinct in 1792. They were, wardens of the western marches, and were a terror to evil doers on tho borders. It is said that the author and po.'t, Ben Jonson,was tho descendant of an Annandalo family, and was really not a Jonson, but a Johnstone. ANNAN-WATER-FOOT, sometimes called simply WATER-FOOT, is a vil. situated at the efflux of the river Annan, and is sheltered by Barnkirk hill. It is in close proximity to tho town of Annan, to which it serves as the port, having ready communication with the town. It has two jetties of 140 yards in length, and a commodious inn at tho place of landing, which was formerly much used when tho two steamers ran to Liverpool, but they are now superseded by the railway. ANNASCALLY, a vil. in the par. of Ballinacourty, bar. of Corkaguiny, in the co. of Kerry, Ireland, 9 miles to the E. of Dingle. It is pleasantly situated in a valley near Dingle bay, and not far from a lake. In a neigh- bouring glen is a spot called " Wolf Step," where tho last wolf in Ireland is said to have been killed. The village has a police station, and petty sessions are held once a fortnight. Woodlawn is the chief residence. ANNATUIil, a vil. in tho par. of Offerlane and bar. of Upperwoods, in Queen's County, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, not far from C'oolrain. An abbey formerly stood here. ANNESBOROUGH, Down. See DROMARAGH. ANNE, ST. See ALDEHNEV, Channel Islands. ANNE, ST., Yorkshire. See BRIERS. ANNE, ST., SHANDON, a par. in tho bar. and city of Cork, in the co. of Cork, and prov. of Munster, Ire- land. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, val. 6,53, in the patron, of the Duke of Leinstfr and If. Longfield, Esq. ANNESLEY, a par. in tho northern div. of the wap. of Broxtow, in the co. of Nottingham, 8 miles to tho N. of Nottingham. It lies within the limits of Sherwood forest, and comprises the hmlts. of Annesley, Wood- house, Wandesley, and Felley. It is an ancient parish, and belonged at the Conquest to the family of the Annes- leys, who had their seat here. Tho living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 64, in the patron, of J. Chaworth Musters, Esq. The church is dedicated to All Saints. It is an ancient edifice, and con- tains monuments of the Annesleys, and an interesting brass, with a representation of a forester and dog. Annosley Hall is a beautiful residence, formerly the seat of the Chaworths, and late of John Musters, Esq., who married Lord Byron's " Mary." It is not far from Newstcad Abbey. A castle formerly stood in the park, which was erected, at an early period, by tho Annesleys. There is an endowment, amounting to about 45, for the benefit of the minister of tho Baptist or Independent con- gregation in Annesley. ANNESLEY, Staffordshire. See ANSLOW. ANNESTOWN, a vil. in the bar. of Middlethh-d, in the co. of Waterford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles to tho W. of Tramore. It is situated on tho coast of St. George's Channel, and has a small harbour. Lead is found in the neighbourhood. ANNISTON, Forfarshirc. See AMESTOX. ANN, LITTLE, a tythg. in the par. of Abbot's Ann, in the bunds, of Andover and Wherwell, in the co. of Southampton, 2 miles to the S.W. of Andover. The Andover canal passes near it. ANNOCK, a small river of Renfrewshire and Ayr- shire. It takes its rise from tho White Loch, in the par. of Mearns, and after a course of 14 miles joins tho river Irvine Water, a little above the town of Irvine. ANSFORD, Somersetshire. &ALMSFORD. ANSLEY, a par. in the hund. of Hemlingford, in tho co. of Warwick, 3 miles to the S. of Atherstone. Nun- eaton is the post town. It is situated on the river Bourne, and tho Oxford canal passes through the parish. Tho living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Worcester, val. 116, in tho patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, part of which is in tho Norman style, has a handsome tower, and is dedicated to St. Lawrence. The parochial chari- ties amount to 47. There is a chapel belonging to tho Wcsloyan Methodists. Anslcy Park, which was lately the scat of tho Ludfords, is a spacious and picturesque demesne, adorned with a Chinese temple, erected by Sir W. Chambers, and a hermitage built of the materials of an ancient oratory. ANSLOW, or ANNESLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Rolleston, northern div. of tho hund. of Offlow, in the co. of Stafford, 3 miles to the N.W. of Burtou-on-Trent. The Grand Trunk canal passes near it. The Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel here. ANSTEY, a hmlt, in the par. of Hilton and hund. of Whiteway, in the co. of Dorset, 8 miles to the W. of Blandford. ANSTEY, a par. in tho hund. of Edwintree, in the co. of Hertford, 4 miles to the N.E. of Buntingford. It is situated on the "Id British way called Ermine Street, and near the river Quin. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 504, in the patron, of the Master and Fellows of Christ's College, Cambridge. The church is in the form of a cross, and has a central tower. It was built by Nicholas do Ainstie of the ruins of a castle, which was erected at the Conquest, by Eustace, Earl of Boulogne. There still remain some traces of the castle. The church contains a font, stalls, and a monument of the founder. The manor is held by the Lyttons. ANSTEY, a chplry. in the par. of Thurcaston, in the hund. of West Goscoto, in the co. of Leicester, 4 miles to the N.W. of Leicester. A branch of the river Soar runs through it, and tho Leicester and Swannington branch of the Midland railway passes near. It was formerly among the possessions of tho abbey of Ulverscrol't, and subsequently belonged to tho Greys of Groby. Tho living is a rect. united with that of Thurcaston, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1850, with the exception of the tower, which is old. The black pointing, with light freestone ornaments, has a remarkable appearance. There are chapels belonging to tho Wesleyans, Reformed Wcs- leyans, and Primitive Methodists. The parochial chari- ties amount to 41. Anstey Hall is the principal L