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Rh - ANTRIM, UPPER AND LOWER. 77 APPIN. the Union, when it was disfranchised ; 15,000 being granted as compensation to the Karl of Masserceno and the Skcflingtunrt. The quarter sessions for the county are regularly held here, and petty sessions once in three iniriiii is the seat of a Poor-law Union, and a chief station of the constabulary police. It has a dis- pensary and a loan fund bank. The living is a vie. in the diuc. of Down, Connor, and Droinore, val. 23.3, in the patron, of the Marquis of Donegal. The church, which was rebuilt in 1720, having been burnt down nly years before, has a line square tower and octa- .1 si lire. There are two chapels belonging to the Presbyterians, two to the Primitive Methodists, and one to the TJnitarians. Near the town stands Antrim Castle, the ancient seat of the Masse TCCIICS. It was erected in Hie reign of Charles II., and has been since cu- d. It is situated on high ground above the Six- V~aler. Shane's Castle, 2 miles N.W. of the town, the scat of Viscount O'Neill. It was burnt by accident, in 1816. The people of the neighbourhood < in the vicinity. In the plantations con- ic ctcd with Steeple stands a round tower, one of the most perfect in Ireland. It is of unhewn stone, and 'Jo feet iu height. The walls arc nearly a yard in thickness. Over the door-way is a cross, cut in relief on the sic me. It is conjectured that this tower occupies the site of the ancient monastery. Antrim gives the cif carl to Ihe Macdonnells. It was the residence of the. ancestors of the distinguished surgeon, John Abeinctliy. A market is held on Tuesday and Thursday. Fair.-, arc held on the 1st January, the 12th May, and the 1 2th November. ANTRIM, UPPER _AND LOWER, two of the four- t en baronies into which tho co. of Antrim, prov. of I" Wcr, Ireland, is divided. They lie nearly in the centre 1 ihe count v, and are bounded on tho N. by the baronies of Ki'.wuway and Glcnarm, on the E. by those of Glen- . and Lower Belfast, on the S. by Lower Masse- n cue, and on the W. by the baronies of Upper and Lorn T Toiime. The pars, contained in the bar. of Lower Antrim arc the following Ahoghill, Ballyclug, Connor, Glenwliirry, Racavan, and Skerry ; and the towns of llroughshane, Connor, Harryville, and Kells. It com- prises an area of about 80,827 acres. The pars, in tho bar. of Upper Antrim are part of Antrim, Ballycor, Doaghgrange, Donegorc, Kilbride, Nilteen Grange, and Rashco ; and the towns of Antrim, Ballyeaston, Ballyclarc, and Doagh. ANT1!< llH'.S, a tnshp. in the par. of Great Budworth, hund. of Bucklow, in the co. palatine of Chester, 4 miles to the N. of Northwich. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioe. of Chester, val. 80, in the patron, of the vicar of the parish. Antrobns Hall is the scat of Sir E. W. Antrobus, Bart., who is the proprietor of tho whole township. AXNVICK, a par. in the wap. of Flaxwell, parts of Kestcven, in the co. of Lincoln, 4 miles to the N.E. of Slcaford. The Sleaford canal passes through it. The living is a vie. united to the rcct. of Brauncewcll, in the dioe. of Lincoln. The church is dedicated to St. Edith. AX V< IT] f, a par. in tho stcwartry and co. of Kirkcud- bright, Scotland, 7 miles to tho N.W. of Kirkcudbright. It is situated on the eastern coast of Wigton hay, at tho mouth of the small river Fleet, formerly called the Avon, and contains part of the village of Gatehouse-of-Flcet. The coast is generally flat, but rocky. The inland district is hilly ; Cairnharrah, which is partly in this parish, rising to tho height of 1,100 feet. From its summit there is a commanding view of the adjacent country, the shire of Wigton, the Isle of Man, the hills of Cumberland, and i veil of tho high land of the coast of Ireland. The living, val, 248, is in tho prcsb. of Kirkcudbright, and in the patron, of Sir D. Maxwell, Bart. The old church, now disused but carefully preserved, is very small, and was built in 1626. A new church was erected in 1827. Samuel Rutherford, the well known divine, was minister of this parish from 1627 to 1639. His name is held in high honour by the people, and a monument, in the form of an Egyptian obelisk, 56 feet in height, and composed of granite, has been raised to his memory, on Boreland Hill. There are remains of two feudal structures in Anwoth the castle of Cardoness on a rock overlooking tho bay, and the tower of Rusco. Cardoness, a modern mansion, is the seat of the Maxwells. There is a lead mine on the estate of Rosco. APESTHORPE, Nottinghamshire. Sec AppLBSTBOBPB, APETHORPE, a par. in the hund. of WiUybrook, in tho co. of Northampton, 5 miles to tho N. of Oundle. Wandesford is the post town. It is situated on a branch of tho river Nen, and contains Moorhay Lodge, an ext. par. place in Rockingham forest. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioe. of Peterborough, val. 80, in tho patron, of tho prebendary of Nassingtoii. The church is dedicated to St. Leonard, and contains a richly deco- rated monument to Sir Anthony Mildmay, Bart., and his lady ; it has also stalls and stained windows. There arc several charities, which amount altogether to 66. Apethorpe Hall, built in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, is the seat of the Earl of Westmoreland. James I. visited there on his way to London to take possession of the English crown ; and there ho first met his favourite, Villiers, afterwards Duke of Buckingham. APETON, a hmlt. in the par. of Gnosall, western div. of the hund. of Cuttleston, in the co. of Stafford, 5 miles from Stafford. APLEY, a par. in the western div. of the wap. of Wraggoe, parts of Lindsey, in the eo. of Lincoln, 3 miles to the S.W. of Wragby. The river Langworth runs near it. Tho living is a perpet. cm-, in tho dioe. of Lin- coln, val. 20, in tho patron, of T. T. Drake, Esq. Tho church, which was dedicated to St. Andrew, is iu ruins. Tho Tyrwhitts had a fine seat here, and part of tho mansion is now a farm-house. APLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Wellington, in the hund. of Bradford, in the co. of Salop, 1; mile N.N.E. of the town of Wellington. APLEY PARK, a limit, in the par. of Stockton, in tho hund. of Brimstree, in the co. of Salop, 5 miles S. of Shiffnal, its post and railway town. It is situated on the oanks of the Severn, and is bounded on tho E. by a beautiful terrace 2 miles long, commanding extensive views towards tho Wrekin and tho Glee hills. There is an elegant mansion of Grinshill freestone. APPERLEY, a hmlt. united with Whitefield, in tho par. of Deerhurst, hund. of Westminster, in the co. of Gloucester, 3 miles from Tcwkesbury. It is situated on the river Severn, and contains Apperley Court, tho residence of Miss Strickland. The cur. is united with that of Deerhurst. There is a chapel for Wcsleyan Methodists. APPERLEY, a tnshp. in tho par. of St. Peter's Bywell, eastern div. of Tynedale ward, in tho co. of Northumberland, 9 miles to tho E. of Ilexhani. APPERLEY BRIDGE, a vil. in the tnshp. of Ecclcs- hill, and par. of Bradford, wap. of Morley, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 8 miles to the W. of Leeds. It is situated in a most beautiful part of Airedale, and the Liverpool canal passes through it. It is a station on tho Midland railway. Here is a school for the eons of Wesloyan ministers, which was founded in 1812, and is similar to that at Kingswood, in Gloucestershire. APPERSETT, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Hawcs, and par. of Aysgarth, western div. of tho wap. of Hang, in tho North Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles to the S.W. of Hawes. It is situated near the source of the river Ure, at tho foot of Cam Fell, which rises to the height of above 1,900 feet. APPERTON, Middlesex. See AI.PEKTON. APPIN, a par., part of the united par. of Lismore and Appin, in the Lorn district of tho co. of Argyle, Scotland, 12 miles to the N.E. of Oban. Appin is one of the most charming spots in the Highlands, with its deeply in- dented coast, besprinkled with islands, and its mountain and lake scenery. Excellent facilities are afforded by tho Glasgow and Inverness steamers for visiting this part of the country. Tho parish church is situated in the Strath of Appin, and has 400 sittings. There is also a govern-
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