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Rh IGHTFIELD. 334 ILCHESTEK. living is a vie. in the dioc. of Cloync, val. 405, in the patron, of the crown. Carey's- Wood is the principal residence. The church is about a century old. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, "which is united to those of Ballymacoda and Shanbally. Here are also two day- schools. IGHTFIELD, a par. in the hund. of North Bradford, co. Salop, 4 miles S.E. of "Whitchurch, its post town, and 7 from Drayton. Thu village is small and wholly agricultural. The tithes wore commuted in 1839. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfleld, val. 288. The church is a small ancient edifice dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The charities produce about 5 10.. per annum. There is a National school. Ightficld Hall is the principal residence. IGHTHAM, a par. in the hund. of Wrotham, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 21 miles S.W. of Wrotham, its post tO'i/n, and .10 W. of Maidatono. It was anciently named Eightham, from the circumstance of its having contained eight " hams," or villages. At Oldbury Hill was anciently a Eoman station, the entrenchments of which, occupying 137 acres, are still traceable. In the enclosure are two fine springs. The par. contains the hmlt. of Borough Green. The land is chiefly arable and hop grounds. The village, which is considerable, was formerly a market town. It was held successively by the Crevequiers, Criols, Inges, and Zouches, from whom latterly it came into the hands of its present owner, D. James, Esq., of Ightham Court Lodge. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 650. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 510. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient struc- ture with square embattled tower containing five bells. It contains monuments to the Sclby family, and several pieces of needlework executed by Dame Selby, also effigies of Sir T. Cawne, and brasses to Sir E. Clement, bearing date 1528. The parochial charities produce 15 per annum. The Wesleyans have a place of worship, and there is a National school with a small endowment. There is an extensive nursery, which gives employment to a large number of persons. A fair is held in Whitsun week. IGHANTHOEPE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Kirk Deightou, West Hiding co. York, 2 miles N.E. of Wetherby. IGEIN. See IDA, co. Kilkenny, Ireland. IKEAN. See ISLAND ICANE. IKEATHY AND OUGHTEEANY, a joint bar., co. Kildare, prov. of Loinster, Ireland. It is over 7 miles long and about 5 broad, and is bounded by co. Meath on the N., by tho bars, of Salt on the E., by the bar. of Clane on the S., and by those of Clane and Carbciy on the W. The surface is generally flat, but slopes on the N.E. towards the Liffey, and on the N.W. towards the Boyne. The Eoyal canal traces the bar. on the N. It contains the pars, of Balraheen, Gloncurry, Sculloges- town, Clonshanbo, Donadea, Dunmurraghill, Mainham, and Kilcock. IKEN, a par. in the hund. of Plomesgate, co. Suffolk, 4 miles W. of Aldborough, and 5 from Orford. Wick- ham Market is its post town. The parish, which is wholly agricultural, is situated on the coast of the North Sea. A large quantity of corn, coal, &c., is shipped at Iken Cliff, on the river Ore, which bounds the parish on the N. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 425. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 430. The church, dedicated to St. Botolph, is situated on a hill. It is an ancient edifice with a square tower and thatched roof. The charities produce 36 per annum, the produce of the town estate, which is farmed by the Marquis of Hertford. IKEERIN, a bar. in eo. Tippcrary, prov. of Munslor, Ireland. It is 13 miles in length and a little over 8 in breadth. It is bounded by King's County on the N. and N.W., by Queen's County and co. Kilkenny on tho E., by tho bar. of Eliogurty on tho S., and by the bar. of Lower Ormcnd on the W. A large portion of the Devil-Bit mountains lies within the limits on the W. The Suir traverses tho length of the barony. It contains the pars, of Barnane, Killavinoge, Killea, Killoskehan, Bourney, Eathnaveogc, and Templeree, and the town of Eoscrea, and parts of the pars, of Borrisnafarney, Cor- bally, Cullenwaine, Templemore, and Templelouhy. ILAM, a par. in the hund. of Totmonslow, co. Staf- ford, 5 miles N.W. of Ashbourn, 9 N.E. of Choadle, and 12 S.E. of Leek, its post town. The village is small, and situated in a glen, where the rivers Hamps and Manifold have their source, 15 yards apart. The contains the hmlts. of Castem, Throwley, and Rush and the inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricultu Nearly the whole of tho land is pasture. The road from London to Manchester passes near the i The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 41 The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 35 The church, dedicated to the Holy Cross, was rebuilt in 1618. It has a tower containing five bells, and an oc- tagonal chapel recently erected on the N. side by W. Eussell, Esq., in which is a monument to P. Watts, by Chantrey. In the church is the tomb of St. Bertram, also effigies of the Meverell family. In the village, near the bridge, is an hexagonal cross over a fountain erected in memory of Mary Eussell, and bearing date 1840. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. There is a school endowed by W. Eussoll, Esq. Ham Hall, tho principal residence, is a mansion rebuilt in the Eliza- bethan style. It has an armoury and some pictures, and is surrounded with grounds, in which are St. Bertram's well and ash. Congreve wrote his "Old Bachelor" here. ILANMOKK, one of the chief islands of Clew-Bay, co. Mayo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Westport. ILANMOEE, or EILANMORE, a small island on the coast of Argyll, Scotland. It lies near the N.E. corner of Coll. ILANROAN, a small island on the coast of Western Argyll, Scotland, near the S. corner of Oronsay, and about 3 miles N.E. of Ilanterach. ILAE, LOWEE AND UPPER, a hund. in two divs., co. Cardigan. The former contains tho pars, of Cil- cennin, Henfynyw, Uan-badarn-Tref-Eglwys, Llan- ddeinol, Llauddewi-Aberarth, Llanrhystyd, Llan-Saint- fi'raid, Llan-ych-aiarn, Llan-grwyddon, Trefilan, and part of Kilie-Ayron, with the town of Aberayron ; tho latter contains the pars, of Gwnnws, Llan-Afan, Llanfl- hangel-y-Croycldin, Llan-IIar, Llanfihangel-Lledrod, Ehostie, Yspytty-Ystwyth, Yspytty-Ystrad-Meiric, and part of Llanbadarn-Fawr. ILCHESTEE, or IVELCHESTEE, a par. and incor- porated town, formerly a representative borough iind market town in the hund. of Tintinhull, co. Somerset, 4 miles S.E. of Somerton, 5 from Yeovil, and 1 22 W.S. W. of London. Tho town stands on the S. bank of the river Yeo, over which is a stone bridge connecting it with the parish of Northover. It is supposed to be the IscJialis of Ptolemy, and was the chief town in the terri- tory of the Belg<c. When the Eomans took possession of the country, they fortified it with a rampart sur- rounded by a moat filled with water from the river Ivd, and made it one of their principal stations on the f Fosse Way, which led from Lincolnshire to Devon, tho Saxons it was called Gifelcestrc, or Iveh-i was a place of importance after the Norman Conqi containing at the time of the Survey six churches 107 burgesses. It was ineffectually besieged by Ko Mowbray in 10S8, during the rebellion against Will Eufus. It was incorporated by charter of King John, but tho charter having lapsed, it was renewed )<; and Mary, and the government vested in a bailiff and 1: capital burgesses. There was formerly a con quantity of thread lace and silk manufactured, but these branches of industry have entirely died out, i ' now depending on the local traffic and its jmsiti- midst of a large agricultural district. The hoiu- general old and indifferently built. At the lower end o| tho market-place, now disused, is the townhall, when assemblies are occasionally held, and at tho upper _:; Doric pillar, supporting a vertical sun-dial. It is etil' a polling-place for the western division of the count} J