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Rh IPLEY FARM. 35-1 IPSWICH. living is a rect. with the cur. of Chithurst annexed, in the dioc. of CMchester, val. 314. Tho church, dedi- cated to St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1840. It is a stone building, with a tower containing one bell. The register dates from 16S3. There are National and infant schools. Near the church are some Norman remains. Iping House is the principal residence. IPLEY FARM, an ext. par. place in tho hund. of Dibden, co. Hants, near Dibden. IPPLEPEN, a par. in the hund. of Haytor, co. Devon, 3 miles S.W. of Newton Abbott, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Totnos. It is situated near the Plymouth railway, and contains the chplry. of Woodland. Tho village is considerable. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 480. Hero was once a cell belonging to tho priory of St. Peter de Ful- geriis, in Brittany. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 119, in tho patron, of tho Dean and Canons of Windsor. Tho parish church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is a commodious stone structure, with a tower containing six bells. In addition to the parish church there is a district church at Woodland, the living of which is a pcrpct. cur., val. -56, in the patron, of the inhabitants. Tho parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There are places of worship for Independents, Weslcyans, and Baptists, also a National school for both sexes. IPPOLLITTS, or 1PPOLYTS, a par. in tho hund. of Hitchin, co. Herts, 2 miles S. of llitchin, its post town. The village, which is small, with a few scattered houses, is situated on the river Hiz. The tithes were commuted for land and corn rents under an Act of Enclosure in 1S11 Tho living is a vie.* annexed to the vie. of Great Wymondloy, in the dioc. of Rochester, joint val. 301, in the patron, of Trinity College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Ippoly te, is an ancient structure, with a square tower, surmounted by a short spire, and containing three bells. It has porches on the N. and S. sides, and an open screen of the Tudor period. The register dates from 1710. There is a National school. Tho parochial charities produce 21 per annum, includ- ing the endowment of the almshouscs. St. Ibb's House is the principal residence. IPSDEN, a par. in the hund. of Langlrec, co. Oxford, 4 miles from Walh'ngford, its post town. The par., which is extensive, is situated under tho Chiltcrn hills, and contains part of the limit, of Little Stoke. The land is heathy, but in parts fertile. Ipsden Heath is a meet for the Wormsley harriers. Tho living is a vie. united with tho vie.* of North Stoke, in tho dioc. of Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is of great antiquity, and contains some ancient engravings. Tho charities produce about 13 per annum. Ipsden House is the principal residence. IPSLEY, a par. in the Alcester div. of the hnnd. of Barlichway, co. Warwick, 6 miles W. of Henley-in- Arden, and 6 N. of Alcester. lledditch is its post town. It is situated on the river Arrow, and contains the hmlt. of Headless Cross. The village is chiefly agricultural. There is a large needle and fish-hook manufactory at Ipsley Mill, which employs a portion of the inhabitants. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 685. The living is a rcct.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 588. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient edifice with a square embattled tower. In the interior are monuments of tho Hubaurd family. There is also a district church at Headless Cross, tho living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 102. The parochial cha- rities produce about '2 per annum. There are schools for both sexes adjoining the district church of St. Luke's. A Roman Catholic chapel has been erected on the border of this parish, at an expense of 6,000. IPSTONE. See IBSTONE, co. Oxford IPSTONES, a par. in the hund. of Totmonslow, co. Stafford, 4 miles N. of Cheadle, its post town, and 2J of Froghall station on the London and North- Western railway. The village, which is largo, is situated on high ground near tho river Chumct and tho Uttoxeter canal. The par. contains the hmlts. of Foxt and Mor- ridge. Here are excellent gritstone quarries, affording employment to many of the inhabitants. Tho soil is generally barren, and a great portion of it is composed of moors and peat mosses. The face of the country has of late been greatly improved by plantations. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Liehfield, val. 130, in trust to the freeholders. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, has a tower containing one bell. In the interior arc an enamelled pedigree and a monumental urn of the Sneyd family. There is a chapel-of-ease at Foxt, also places of worship for the Wesleyans and Pri- mitive Methodists. Here is an endowed school called the Agricultural School, with a piece of land adjoining, which the pupils cultivate. There are various small charities, producing about 8 12s. per annum. Belmont Hall is tho principal residence. IPSWICH, a market town, municipal and parlia- mentary borough, and tho principal port in Sufiblk, being the capital of the eastern div. of the county, 17 miles from Colchester, 24 from Harwich by rail, or 12 by river, and 08 from London by the Great Eastern railway, which has its station at Stoke, about 1 mile from tho centre of the town. Hero the East Suffolk lino branches off. During the summer months steamers sail from Ipswich for London daily, calling at Harwich and Waltoii-on-the-Naze.; besides numerous small steamers to Harwich, which are constantly plying upon the river Orwell. The town of Ipswich, which stands on a gentle acclivity about 12 miles from the sea, on the N. bank of tho Orwell, here crossed by two bridges, is a place of great antiquity, having been a mint town in the Saxon times. It became a free borough in the reign of Richard I., from whom the inhabitants purchased their freedom, and was incorporated by charter of John. It is now governed by a mayor, 10 aldermen, and 30 coun- cillors, C being returned for each of the 5 wards inti which the borough is divided. Tho municipal and par- liamentary boundaries arc co-extensive, including in 1861 8,272 inhabited houses, with a population of 37,950, against 32,914 in 1851, showing an increase of no less than 5,006 in the decennial period. It has returned two members to parliament since the 23rd of Edward I., and is the, place of election for the eastern division of the county. Tho summer assizes for the county are held here, also quarter sessions occasionally, and county and borough petty sessions every week. It is also the head of a Poor-law Union, superintendent registry district, and new County Court which last is held monthly. The streets of Ipswich are many of them ancient and narrow, but have recently been much im- proved. Among the public buildings are the town- liall ; the custom-house, an Italian building on the quay ; tho corn-exchange, capable of accommodating 1,200 persons; tho post-office, recently rebuilt; the county gaol, borough gaol, court-houses for the sixi s and sessions, a temperance hall, which will accomim .< 500 people ; a theatre ; assembly rooms for balls and concerts; museum of natural history, &c., erected in 1847, and supported by a corporation rate ; a public' library with 8,000 volumes, occupying the m ~ house ia the butter-market ; literary institution, held in the townhall ; Church of England young men's socii young men's Christian Association ; two prospr. savings-banks, a mechanics' institution, with 1; lecture-hall and a library of 7,000 volumes; a worl men's college and club ; cavalry barracks, barrack and depot for tho East Suffolk militia; bcsM- bathing-house, arboretum, public walks and gui' and a horticultural society, which holds thru fetes during the season. Tho manufactures of town are prosperous, including ship-building yari silk factory, flax-mills, breweries, tanneries, i. houses, rope yards, lime and cement works, stay-mai. patent artificial stone manufactory, and the i-xlmsivu ".Orwell Works," for the manufacture of agii implements and machinery. The coasting and i >i<-iin trade is also very considerable, consisting chielly ii export of corn, malt, butter, cattle, and the vai manufactures of the town, and the import <