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Rh GRASS-GARTH. 137 GRAVESEND. Little Langdale, and the hmlts. of Elter Water, Longh- ligg, and Kydale. The Kendal and Windermere railway passes through tho parish. There is a gunpowder mill, and slate and copper are obtained in the neighbourhood. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Carlisle, val. 109. The church is an ancient stone structure, dedicated to St. Oswald, and contains monuments of the Le Flemings. The poets Coleridge and Wordsworth were buried in the churchyard. In addition to the parish church there are two district churches at Langdale and Rydal, both perpet. curs., val. 100 each, the first in tho gift of tho rector, and the latter of Gen. Lo Fleming. The parish register is very ancient. The parochial charities produce nearly 10 per annum. There is a National school for boys and girls with a small endowment. The Earl of Lonsdale is lord of the manor. In the neighbourhood are many park-like residences. Tho pieracium auricula is found in this district. A fair is held on the first Tuesday in September for the sale of sheep and live stock. GRASS-GARTH, a hmlt. in tho tnslip. of Hugil, co. Westmoreland, 5 miles S.W. of Ambleside. GRASSHOUSES OF THORNTON, a vil. in the par. of Glammis, co. Forfar, Scotland, 5 miles S.W. of Forfar. GRASSINGTON, a tnshp. and small market town in the par. of Linton, E. div. of tho wap. of Staincliff, West Riding co. York, 8 miles N. of Skipton, its post town, and 10 W. of Pateley Bridge. It is situated on the river Wharfe, and abounds with lead, the mines being the property of the Duke of Devonshire. A deep level was commenced in 17&6, and completed in 1830, at the cost of 40,000, for the drainage of these mines, which yield above 1,000 tons of lead annually, and employ about 300 persons. Calamine and galena are also obtained. In the village, which is situated on the eastern acclivity of the valley, is a worsted mill, giving employment to some of the people. The scenery in this neighbourhood is of singular beauty. The land consists chiefly of a high moor, affording tolerable pasturage. There is a mechanics' institute, and numerous smelting works. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there is a National school. Wednesday is market day, chiefly for farm produce. Fairs are held on 4th March, 24th April, 29th June, and 26th September, for live stock. GRASSTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Marnham, N. div. of the wap. of Thurgarton, co. Nottingham, 1 j mile S.W. of Marnham, and 4 miles S.E. of Tuxford. It is situated in tho vicinity of the river Trent. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1799. The ancient chapel, dedicated to St. James, has been converted into a dwelling-house. GRATELY, a par. in the hund. of Andover, co. Hants, 6 miles S.W. of Andover, its post town, and 7 N.W. of Stockbridge. The village, which is small, is situated in the vicinity of Walbury Park, and is a station on the London and South- Western lino of railway. In the Saxon liim.'s it was a place of considerable importance, and had five churches. Athelstano called a council to assemble here, and frequently held his court in tho royal palace. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 263 5. The living is a rect. in tho dioe. of Winchester, val. 284. The church is a plain structure dedicated to St. Leonard. The charitable bequests, including 5 to the Sunday-school, produce about 40 per annum. There is a free school for both sexes. GRATTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Youlgreave, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby. 2 miles N.W. of Winster, and '- S.W. of Bakewell. GRATWICH, a par. in the S. div. of tho hund. of Totmonslow, co. Stafford, 4 miles S.W. of Uttoxeter, its town. The Bramshall station on the North Staf- fordshire Hii" .f railway is 2 miles N.E. of the village, wliirli consists of a few farmhouses. A small stream flowing into the Trent passes through tho parish. The - have been commuted for a rent-charge of 100 3i. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 123. The church is a small brick structure with a wooden tower, dedicated to St. Mary. The Earl of Slirowsbury is lord of the manor. GRAVELEY, a par. in the hund. of Broadwater, co. Herts, 3 miles S.E. of Hitchen, and 2 N. of Stevenage, its post town and railway station on the Great Northern line. It includes tho hmlt. of Coryes Mill. The old Roman road from Chesterfield to Verulam passed through this parish. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 130. The living is a rect.* united with that of Chivesfiehl, in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 391. The church is a very old brick and Dint edifice, with a square embattled tower at the W. end, surmounted by a leaden spire. It is dedicated to St. Mary. A short distance from it arc tho ruins of a more ancient church, now nearly overgrown with ivy. There is a village school. GRAVELEY, a par. in the hund. of Papworlh, co. Cambridge, 5 miles N.W. of Caxton, and 6 S.E. of Huntingdon, its post town. The Offord station on the Great Northern line of railway, is about 3 milus N.W. of the village. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1802. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Ely, val. 312, in the patron, of Jesus College, Cambridge, tho master and fellows of which are the lords of the manor. The church is an ancient structure dedicated to St. Botolph. The parochial charities, including 6 to Trotter's school, produce about 48 per annum. The Primitive Methodists hare a chapel in the village. Graveley Lodge is the principal residence. GRAVENEY, a par. in the hund. of Boughton-undor- Blean, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 2 miles N.E. of Faver- sham, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Whitstable. It is situated on the S. bank and near the mouth of the river Swale. The par. includes the hmlts. of Broomstreet, Nagden, and Sandbanks. In tho early part of the 9th century it was purchased by Archbishop Wilfrid, and in the Domesday Survey is set down as belonging to Lan- franc, then Archbishop of Canterbury. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Goodncstoue, in the dioc. of Can- terbury. The church is an ancient structure dedicated to All Saints. It contains some very old brasses of the Faversham, Doddo, Martyn, and other families. There are charities of about 11 yearly value. GRAVENHAM, a tnshp. in the par. of Mucclestone, Drayton div. of the hund. of North Bradford, eo. Salop, C miles N.E. of Drayton. GRAVENHURST, LOWER, a par. in the hund. of Flitt, co. Bedford, 5 miles S.E. of Ampthill, its post town, and 11 S.W. of Bedford. Two-thirds of the land is arable, the remainder pasture and meadow. Part of the soil is a rich loam, and the remainder clay. There is no village, and the whole of tho parish forms one largo farm. The tithes were commuted for land and corn rents under an Enclosure Act in 1820. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 243, in tho patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is a small edifice in the Gothic style of architecture, dedicated to St. John, and has a brass to one of tho Do Bilhemorcs, of tho early part of tho loth century. Earl do Grey is lord of tho manor. GRAVENHURST, UPPER, a par. in the hund. of Flitt, co. Bedford, half a mile N. of the above, and 4 miles N.E. of Silsoe. The village is rather considerable, and the manufacture of straw-plait is carried on. Tho tithes were commuted for land and corn rents under an Enclosure Act in 1820. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 50, in tho patron, of the parishioners. Tho church is a small Gothic structure dedicated to St. Giles. Earl do Grey is lord of the manor. GRAVESEND, a par., municipal borough, market and post town, in the hund. of Toltingtrough, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 22 miles S.E. of London by road, or 31 by water. It is situated on tho S. bank of the river Thames, opposite Tilbury Fort, and has railway communication with tho metropolis by tho North Kent line, and up the N. or Kssrx siilc; of the river by the Tilbury and Southcnd line, there being a steam ferry between Tilbury and Gravesend; and steamboats ply