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Rh ILLARY. 337 ILSINGTON. goes to the support of a free school. There is also a Sunday-school. Peter Middleton, Esq., is lord of the manor. ILLARY, or BALESHARE, one of the Inverness islands, coast of Scotland. It lies to the W. of North Uist, and is about 4 miles long by 1J broad. ILLINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Shropham, co. Norfolk, 3 miles W. from Harling Road station on the Norwich and Brandon line of railway. Thetford is its post town. It is a small agricultural village. The land is fertile and chiefly arable. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 140. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a small structure, with square tower containing three bells. R. K. Long, Esq., is lord of the manor. ILLINGWORTH, a chplry. in the par. of Halifax, wap. of Mosley, West Riding co. York, 2J miles N.V. of Halifax. The village, which is considerable, may be considered a suburb of Halifax. The living is a pcrpet. cur.* in the dioc. of York, val. 140, in the patron, of the Vicar of Halifax. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. There is a National school. ILLMIRE, or ILMER, a par. in the hund. of Ashen- don, co. Bucks, 2 miles N.W. of Risborough, its post town, 4 S.E. of Thame, and 9 from Aylesbury. The par. is small and wholly agricultural. The impropriato tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 71 10s., and the vicarial for 104 4s. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 88. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a small ancient structure. Tho charities pro- duce about 3 per annum. Illmire House is the princi- pal residence. Tho Earl of Chesterfield is lord of the manor. ILLOGAN, a par. in the hund. of Penwith, co. Corn- wall, 2J miles N.W. of Redruth, its railway station and post town. It is situated on the Bristol Channel, and contains the vils. of Pool, Portreath, and Church Town. In this par. is Carnbrea Fort, 700 feet above sea level, on which is a lofty monument in memory of Francis Lord do Dunstanville Basset, bearing date 1836. The railway from Hayle into the mining district of Gwennap passes through the parish, and a branch diverges from it to Portreath, which is a flourishing place with a small haven for the exportation of copper ore to the smelting works in Wales, and the importation of coal and lime. The soil is loamy, and the substratum is rich in mineral wealth, chiefly copper and tin, of which several mines are in operation. There are also extensive quarries of building stone. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of .670. Tho living is a rect.* with the two chapels-of-ease of Trevenson and Portreath annexed, in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 587. Tho church, dedicated to St. Illogan, is a modern structure, with the tower of the former church still standing, containing a clock and six bells. In the interior are several monuments and brasses to the Basset family. The oldest register begins in 1539, and ends 1699. -The Wesleyans and Reformed Methodists have eight places of worship in various parts of this parish, and the Bryanites one. There are five large schools, conducted on the National system, sup- ported by J. F. Basset, Esq., with the aid of govern- ment grants and an old endowment of 10 from a former member of the Basset family. Redruth union workhouse is situated in this parish. John Francis Basset, Esq., is lord of the manor. There are nume- rous Druidical remains, of which the principal is Cam . where Roman coins and British gold coins have been found ; the remains of this ancient work occupy the eastern extremity of a hill 700 feet above the level of the sea ; the building, though irregular, covers a considerable space, the interstices between the detached portions of rock on which it is founded being connected by arches; the ancient part, which is pierced with loophole windows, is said by antiquaries to havo been built by the Britons, while the modern part appears to have been constructed as an object to embellish the from the grounds of Tehidy House. About 300 yards to the W. arc the remains of a circular fortress, called the Old Castle, which was surrounded by a strong wall, and along the cliffs of this part of the coast are numerous remains of ancient fortifications. ILLSFIELD. See ELLISFIELD, co. Hants. ILLY, a tnshp. in the par. of Halesowen, hund. of Brimstree, co. Worcester, formerly in Salop, 7 miles S.W. of Birmingham. It is situated near the river Stour and the Dudley canal. ILMER. See ILLMIRE, co. Bucks. ILMINGTON, a par. in the hunds. of Kington and Kiftsgate, cos. Warwick and Gloucester, 4 miles W. of Shipston-on-Stour. It contains the hmlts. of Lark Stoke, Compton, Scorpion, and Foxcote. It is a meet ' for the Warwickshire hounds. Tho village is consider- able, and part of the inhabitants are employed in winding silk, manufactured at the mills of Blockley andCamden. The railway from Stratford-on-Avon to Morton-in-thc- Marsh passes through the parish. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 624. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce 58 per annum. There is a place of worship for Wes- loyans ; also a National school. The strong chalybeate spring, about a quarter of a mile to the N.W. of the village, was formerly much frequented. ILMINSTER, a par., po&t and market town, in tho hund. of Abdick, co. Somerset, 20 miles S.E. of Bridg- water, 12 S.E. of Taunton, and 5 N. of Chard railway station. It was a place of considerable importance in tho Saxon times, and was formerly more extensive than at present, having been repeatedly damaged by con- flagrations. It is situated on the Chard canal and the river Isle, which is crossed by a four-arched bridge. The par. contains the hmlts. of Sea, Crock Street, Peasmarsh, Horton, Wintcrhay, Higher Horton, Ash- well, and Dillington. A railway is in course of con- struction, between Ilminster, Chard, and Taunton, thereby connecting, in tho most direct way, the two channels from Watchett, through Taunton, Ilminster, and Chard, to Seatoii and Axmouth. Tho inhabi- tants arc employe! in the cloth, flax, and silk mills malting, tanning, &c. Tho land is divided between arable and pasture with some orchards. The soil is a sandy loam, alternating with clay. The town is well paved and lighted with gas. It contains two banks, police station, and market-house. It is under tho jurisdiction of tho county magistrates, who hold a petty sessions for the division monthly, and constables or tything men are annually appointed at tho court-leet of tho lord of the manor. It is a polling-place for the western division of tho county. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 500. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient cruciform struc- ture, with a lofty square tower containing six bells. In the interior are effigies and monuments, also two brasses of tho Wadhams, one of which is to Nicholas, founder of Wadham College, bearing date 1410. The vicar has the privilege of granting licenses for marriages without the jurisdiction of the bishop. Tho charities produce about 800 per annum, including tho endow- ment of the free grammar school, founded in 1550 by H. Waldron, and endowed with lands for four exhibi- tions at Oxford University in 1824 by W. Hanning, Esq. There are besides National and Sunday schools for both sexes, also a gratuitous school for the instruction of reading, writing, and arithmetic, maintained by tho trustees of Waldron's charity. Tho Independents, Wesleyans, and Unitarians have each places of worship. Dillington House, the principal residence, is situated in a park, and is tho seat of John Lee, Esq., who is lord of the manor and principal landowner. At White Lackington Park is a chesnut tree, under which tho Duke of Monmouth dined before the battle of Sedg- moor. Market days aro Wednesday and Saturday. A fair for cattle is held on tho last Wednesday m August. ILSINGTON, a par. in tho hund. of Teignbridge, co. Devon, 7 miles N.W. of Newton Abbott, its post town, and 5 N. of Ashburton. The parish is small and chiefly agricultural. Here aro copper, tin, lead, and iron