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Rh APPLECROSS. 79 APPLETHWAITE. is of much earlier origin. It is a fine lower, 80 feet high, with perpendicular buttresses, and has square tur- rets at the angles. It is surrounded by a Troll and a deep moat. For some reason, now forgotten, this part of the castle is called Cesar's tower. There are many in- teresting old pictures in the castle, and also some armour of steel and gold, which belonged to George Clifford, if Cumberland. The gardens and grounds are_ ex- ve, and the views from them are very line. It is at nt the propi'i-ty of Sir Richard Tufton, Bart., who resides here fur ;i short lime cvc TV summer. A Carmelite monastery, founded in 1281, and two hospitals for lepers, formerly stood in Bongate. On the site of the former now stands a modern residence railed the Friary. The market is held on Saturday. There .-'.re fairs on St. Lawrence's day, Whit-Monday, the second Wednesday in June, and list August. " The two pars, of St. Michael and iilin cover an area of 19,900 acres, of which 14,450 ro in the latter parish. AlTiJ.n; >>:, a par. in the co. of Ross, Scotland, 11 miles to the N.W. of Jean-town. It is situated on v. esteni coast of the county, between Loch Torridcn ,e N. and Loch Carruu in the S. It formed part of tile parish of Lochcarron before 1720, when it was i a separate parish by tho name of Applecross; .a live, name still is (.'omrii-h,ur Comaiaie!). Itincludes .-iin-ii parish of Sliioldag and the island of ,1m. The district is wliolly mountainous and uncul- tod, red sandstone being the prevailing rock. There . ome lime quarries, and copper has been found in
 * quantities. There was formerly a religious estab-

lishment mi the island of Croulin, w-hich had privilege >-y. The people speak the Gaelic language. They are employed chiefiy in the salmon and herring ing. The living is in the presb. of Lochcarron, '.158, in the patron, of the crown. The parish church u built in 1817, and has 800 sittings. There is also a i ument church at Shicldag, built in 1827, and a
 * . lung station at Kishorn, besides a Fn c church at

, and a Free Church preaching station at ! Shieldag, which is 12 mile: distant from the parish church. Applecross House is the scat of the chief heritor. APrLEDORK, a tying, in the par. of Burlescombe, hnnds. of Bampton and llalbeiton, in the CO. of Devon, 7 miles to the E. of Tivcrton. It is situated near the i. .,n the larders of Somersetshire, and the it AVcstem railway and the Western canal pass within a short distance of it. APPLEDOliFv'rAPPLEDORE EAST AND WEST, a market town and seaport in the par. of Northam, bund. of Shehhoar, in the co. of Devon, 3 miles to the N. of Uidel'c ,rd, and half a mile from the Instow railway station. lianistaple is the post town. It is situated atthe mouth nf the rivers Taw and Torridgc on the coast of Barnstaplo 1 :iy, and is the first harbour 1 within the bar of Barn- . ta'ple. The port is subordinate to the port of Bideford, and a surveyor of customs resides at the watch -house. A broad and spacious quay has recently been erected, and W. Yen, F,::q. , is at present building a dry dock which will much improve the shipping interest of the town. The market house was erected in 1848. The trade principally consists in shipbuilding ; and in the transport of timber and limestone' from Wall s. The living is aperpet. cur. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 150, in the patron, of the vicar. The church, a neat stone building, is dedicated to St. Mary. There are chapels belonging tothe Independents, Baptists, and Wesleyans, also a national school. It was here that Ilubba, the Danish chief, encountered and was defeated by Earl Odun and his followers in 8~8. The memory of Odun and his achievement is .preserved in the name of a seat in the neighbourhood, Odun Hall, at the foot of Hubblestone Hill, where Hubba was buried. APPLEDORE, a par. in the hund. of Blackbourne, lathe of Scray, in the co. of Kent, 5 miles to the S.E. of Tenterden. Staplelmrst is the post town. It is situated in Romney Marsh on the river Rother. The Grand Military canal from Shomcliffe to Hythe passes through it. The town is built on the site of a fort creeled by Alfred the Great, which was attacked in 898 by the Danes, who sailed up to the town, and is supposed to have been destroyed by the French in 1380. The surrounding country is chiefly marsh and pasture land. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val., with the cm-, of Ebony, 200, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, which is in the perpendicular style, is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul. It formerly belonged to the priory of Christ Church. Fairs arc" held on tho llth January and the 22nd June. APPLEDRAM, a par. in the bund, of Bos and Stock- bridge, rape of Chichcster, in the co. of Sussex, 2 miles to the S.W. of Chichcster. It is situated on the eastern shore of the harbour of Chichester, the South Coast railway passing a little to the north, and the Arundel and Portsmouth canal a little to the south of it. The living is a perpct. cur. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 04, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Chichcster. The church, with which a chantry was formerly con- nected, is in tho early English stylo and is dedicated to St. Mary. Not far from the chnreh is Appledram 1 1< the ancient manor-house, in the Tudor style of architec- ture. A1TLEFORD, a ehplry. in the par. of Sutton Court- ney, hund. of Ock, in tho co. of Berks, 3 miles to the S.E. of Abingdon. It is situated on the western bank of the river Thames, and the Oxford and Birmingham branch of the Great Western railway passes through it. It has a free school endowed by Edmund Bradstock, the benefits of which arc shared with the parish of Sutton. APPLEGARTH, a par. in Annandale, in the co. of Dumfries, Scotland, 10 miles to the. N.E. of Dumfries. Tho Caledonian railway traverses the parish, and has a station at Nethercleuch. The Edinburgh and Car- lisle turnpike road also passes through it. _ Tho parish occupies a tract of country between the rivers Annan and Dryfe, which unite a little below the village. Tho old par. of Sibhaldbo and the ehplry, of Dinwoodic are included in Applegarth. Tho soil is fertile and under good cultivation, and the ground rises, at Dinwoodio Hill, to the height of 736 feet. The living, val. 250, is in the prcsb. of Lochmaben, and in the patron, of Sir W. Jardino, Bart,, and Johnstono of Annandale. Jardine Hall and Hook House are the principal seats. APPLEGARTH FOREST, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Bowes, wap. of Gilh'ng, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 1 1 miles to the N. of Mukcr. APPLESHAW, a par. in the hund. of Upper Andover, Andover div. of the co. of Southampton, 5 miles to the N.W. of Andover. It is situated on the borders of Wiltshire, not far from the Downs, a chalk ridge running through the county, and contains the limits, of Applcshaw Bottom, Danse, and Tillcy Down. The living is a perpct. cur. annexed to the vie. of Amport, in the dioc. of Win- chester. There is a free school for six children, endowed in 1/C1 by Mrs. Frances OfHey. Fairs arc held for tho sale of sheep on the 7th and" 8th October, and on tho Friday and Saturday before the great fair at Weyhill in November. The sales on tho days before Weyhill fail- arc generally on a very large scale. There is also a pleasure and' pig fair on the 23rd May. Appleshaw House is the principal residence. APPLESHAW BOTTOM, a hmlt. partly in the par. of Appleshaw, partly in that of Weyhill, hund. of Upper Andover. Andover div. of the co. of Southampton, 2 miles to the N.W. of Andover. APPLBSTHOEPE, APESTHORPE, ALBLFS- TIIORPE, or HABLKSTHORPE, a par. in the wap. of liassetlaw, in the co. of Nottingham, 5 miles to tho E. of Retford. It includes the hmlt. of Cofttea. The living is a perpet. rur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 81, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church has long been in ruins. The parochial charities amount to 02. APPLETHWAITE, a tnshp. in tho par. of Winder- mere, ward of Kemlal, in the i'o. of Westmoreland, 4 mile, to the S.E. of Ambleside. It is situated in the beautiful valley of the Troutbcck river. Cal garth Park, a fine villa on Windormcre lake, was Hie seat of Bishop Watson, by whom it was erected about 1789, and who died tlieie in 1810. There are several other pleasant villas. The