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Rh EISTOL. 328 RIVINGTON. the Iiund. of Slaughter, co. Gloucester, 3 miles S. o" Stow-on-the-Wold, its post town, and 2 N.E. of Bour- ton-on-the- Water. The village, which is of small ex- tent, is situated near the Roman Fosse Way, and is wholly agricultural. The soil consists of stonebrash and clay. The tithes have been commuted under two several Enclosure Acts for land and a money payment, The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 206. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, was recently restored and enlarged. The parochial charities produce about 7 per annum. There is a parochial school, chiefly supported by C. V. N. Pole, Ksq., who is lord of the manor and principal landowner. Wick House is the principal residence. RISTOL, a small island in the par. of Lochhroom, cos. Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 30 miles N.W. of Dingwall. RISTON. SeRYSTON, co. Norfolk. RISTON, LONG, a par. in the wap. of Holderness, East Riding co. York, C-J miles N.E. of Beverley, its post town, and 9 N.E. of Hull. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, is irregularly built, but situated at a considerable elevation. The soil is a strong clay, and the land chiefly arable. The par. comprises part of the tnshp. of Arnold. The glebe comprises 160 acres. The living is a rect. with the vie.* of Hornsea annexed, in the dioc. of York. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, has a tower containing two bells. The church has undergone thorough restoration. The register dates from 1657. There is an endowed school for both sexes. The Independents and Primitive Methodists have places of worship. Riston Grange is the principal residence. EISTON-WITH-BEOMPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Church-Stoke, hund. of Chirbury, co. Salop, 7 miles N.W. of Bishop's-Castle. RITTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Wentnor, co. Salop, 5 miles W. of Church Stretton. It is in conjunction with Kinnerton to form a township. RITTON -COLTPARK, and EITTON -WHITE- HOUSE, tnshps. in the par. of Nether- Witton, W. div. of Morpclh ward, co. Northumberland, 5j miles S. of llolhbury. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the collieries. IUVAULX, or RIEUVAULX, a tnshp. and vil. in the par. of Helmsley, wap. of Ryedale, North Riding co. York, 2^ miles N.W. of Helmsley. The village, which is small, is situated in a well-wooded spot near the river Rye, and on the high road betwixt Helmsley and Thirsk. Rivaulx is celebrated for the ruins of its once magnificent abbey for monks of the Cistercian order, founded by Sir Walter D'Espec in 1131, and dedi- cated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Its revenue at the Dissolution was valued at 238. The site was utter- wards granted to the Villierses, from whom it came to the Buncombes in 1695. The principal remains are those of the church and the refectory, the choir of the former measures 144 feet long by 63 wide. Rye Vale takes its name froi^ this place. There is a chapel- of-ease, also a partly endowed school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. RIVEL, or YK EIFL, a lofty summit of the Clynnog range, co. Carnarvon, 5 miles N.E. of Nevin. It attains an elevation of 1,866 feet above sea-level. RIVENHALL, a par. in the huud. of Witham, co. Essex, 2 miles N.E. of Witham railway station, its pest town, and 2 W. of Kelvedon. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Black- water, and is wholly agricultural. Rivenhall is oi ancient date, and formerly belonged to Queen Editha, Eustace de Boulogne, the Scaleses, Widvilles, Eateses, and others. The laud is chiefly arable, and the soil loamy. The Essex and Suffolk hounds meet in this parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 731. The church, dedicated to St. Mary and All Saints, has a square embattled tower, surmounted by a ehingled spire, and containing one bell. It has been en- tirely reroofed and beautified by the late Lord Wes- tern. The interior of the church contains a monument to Sir Ralph and Lady Wiseman, bearing date 1594. There is also an E. window of Kufua'a time, preserved by the rector. The parochial charities produce nb, ut 14 per annum. There is a free school. Traces i.l' a Roman villa, &c., have been discovered near the church. The parish contains 5 manors. RIVER, a par. in the hund. of Bewsborough, luthe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 2j miles N.W. of i>uvcr, its post town, and near the Kearsney station on the London, Chatham, and Dover railway. The village is situated in a valley on the road from Dover to London, and from its proximity to the former town it may be reckoned a suburb thereof. The parish is watered by the river Dour, and is chiefly agricultural. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the paper and corn mills, which line the river bank. Upon a hill near the northern boundary of the parish several tumuli have been opened, and were found to contain each a skeleton, spear-head, and short sword. The impropriation belongs to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 136, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to S3. Peter and Paul, was partially rebuilt and enlarged ill 1832. The register dates from 1620. Kearsney Abbey, Old Park, and Archer's Court, are the principal residences. RIVER CHAPEL, a vil. in the bar. of Ballaghkeen, co. Wexford, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Gorey, and 6 S.E. of Euniscorlhy, on the river Aughboy. RIVER GREEN, an ext. par. place in the W. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, 5 miles S.W. of Mor- peth. KIVERHEAD, a lib. and chplry. ill the par. of Seveuoaks, hund. of G'odsheath, and lathe of Sutton-at- Hone, co. Kent, 1 mile N.W. of Sevenoaks, its nearest railway station and post town, and 23 miles from London. The village, which is extensive, is situated near the river Darent. The soil ia tolerably -fertile. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 90, in the patron, of the Rector of Sevenoaks. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was erected in 1831 by the late Lord Amherst and M. Lambard, Esq., by whom it has been partially endowed. There is a free school built by the late Lord Amherst, also a labour benefit society. Montreal Park and Bradbourn House are the principal residences ; the latter mansion was re- built on the site of an ancient one in 1730. It contains some tapestry in excellent preservation, presented by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Kalph Bosville during her visit here. A fair is held on Whit-Monday. RIVERSDOWN, a hmlt. in the par. of Warnford, co. Hants, 5 miles S. of New Alresford. RIVERSTOWN, a vil. in the pars, of Templeusque and Cahirlog, bar. of Barrymore, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5J miles N.E. of Cork. It is situ- ated on the road from thence to Dublin. Two streams unite in the vicinity of the village. Kilcoane Church is at a short distance, and there are several seats. In the village is a police station, also an extensive whisky distillery and cotton mills. RIVERSTOWN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Lower Dun- dalk, co. Louth, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Carlingford, near Dundalk Bay. RIVERSTOWN, a vil. in the pars, of Drumcollum and Kilmacallane, bar. of /lirerill, co. Sligo, prov.^ of Connaught, Ireland. It stands on the road from Col- looney to Ballyfarnon. It contains the parish chunh, a Methodist meeting-house, a Roman Catholic chapel, a dispensary, and a police station. RIVINGTON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Bolton, huud. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 4 miles S.E. of Chorley, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated under Eivington Pike, which is 1,34> feet in altitude, and had once a beacon. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture, and a few in the lead mines. The mineral called barytes was first found here, and coal and gritstone are also worked, the latter being in great demand for paving. The chplry. comprises the tnshps. of Riviugton and Anglezark, and is about 6 mile; long by 3 broad. The land consists chiefly of moss, comprising the range of hills called Rivingtou and