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Rh KUSHOLME. 372 RU8TINGTON. Halfshire, co. Worcester, 5 miles N. of Droitwich, its post town, and 4 N.W. of Bromsgrove. The village, wMch is of small extent and -wholly agricultural, is situated on the road from Kidderminster to Droitwich. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of "Worcester, val. 2SO. The church, dedicated to St. John, is a modern structure, with a belfry containing two bells. The parochial charities produce about 12 per annum, which goes to the free school. RUSHOLME, a tnshp. in the par. of Manchester, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 2 miles S.E. of Man- chester, its post town, and 5 from Stockport. The village, -which is large, forms a suburb of Manchester, and in the neighbourhood are numerous gentlemen's seats. An Act of Parliament was obtained in 1837 for laying out and maintaining an ornamental park within this and the adjoining townships of Chorlton-upon- Medlock and Moss-side. The living is a rect: in the dioc. of Manchester. The church is a modern structure. RUSHEOFT, a hmlt. in the par. of Ainstable, Leath ward, co. Cumberland, 3 miles N.W. of Kirk-Oswald. RUSHTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Tarporley, first div. of Eddisbury hund. co. Chester, 2 miles N.E. of Tarporley. The village, which is irregularly built, is chiefly agricultural. There are places of worship for Wesleyans respectively at Cotebrook and Eaton. KUSHTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Wroxeter, co. Salop, 3 miles S.W. of Wellington. KUSHTON ALL SAINTS AND ST. PETER, a par. in the hund. of Rothwell, co. Northampton, 2 miles N.E. of Rothwell, and 4 miles N.W. of Kettering, its post town. It is a station on the Midland railway. The par. comprises the hmlt. of Pipowell. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Ise, a branch of the river Nen. It anciently formed two separate parishes. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 674. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. W. W. Hope, Esq., is lord of the manor: RUSHTON GRANGE, a vil. in the par. of Burslem, N. div. of Pirehill hund. co. Stafford, 2 miles from Burs- lem. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as Riston. RUSHTON JAMES, and RUSHTON SPENCER, tnshps. in the par. of Leek, N. div. of Totmonslow hund., co. Stafford, 5 miles N.W. of Leek, its post town, and 7 from Macclesfield by road, or 8J by the North Staffordshire railway, on which it is a station. The villages, which are of small extent, are situated near the Leek and Macclesfield turnpike road, and at a short distance from the Churnet Valley railway station. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture, and in the spinning of cotton. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 148, in the patron, of the Vicar of Leek. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is of great antiquity, and contains one bell. It is supposed to have been formed prior to Leek, and went by the name of "the chapel in the wilderness." There are various small charities ; also a free school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. The manor of Rushton Spencer is in the possession of the freeholders, and that of Rushton James in that of Craw- ford Antrobus, Esq. RUSHYFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Andrew Auckland, co. Durham, 6 miles S.E. of Bishop Auckland, and 12 S. of Durham.- It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Gaunless and Wear. Petty sessions are held in the village, which- has a post-office. RUSK AND RAM, a sand-bank off Glascarrick Point, co. Wexford, Ireland. RUSKEY, or ROOSKEY, a post and market town, partly in the par. and bar. of Mohill, co. Leitrim, prov. of Leinster, and partly in the par. of Termon- barry, bar. of Ballintober, co. Roscommon, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 8 miles N.W. of Longford, and 66 N.W. of Dublin. It is situated on the river Shannon, and on the road from Dublin to Sligo. It contains Termonbarry church, a Roman Catholic chapel, and a police station. Petty sessions are held once a fortnight. A nine-arched bridge crosses the Shannon at this point. RUSKIE, a vil. in the par. of Port-of-Monteith, oo. Perth, Scotland, 2 miles from Port-of-Monteith, and 15 N.W. of Stirling, near the Frith of Forth. RUSKINGTON, a par. in the wap. of Flaxwell, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 34 miles N.E. of Sleaford, its post town, and 2 from the Sleaford canal. The village is situated on the old road from Sleaford to Lincoln, and is intersected by a stream of pure water. The Sleaford canal bounds the parish on the S.E. The tithes were commuted for land on the enclosure of the parish, the rectorial glebe comprising 247 acres, and the vicarial 66 acres. The living consists of two medieties, viz. a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, the former val. 300, the latter 102. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice, with a low tower rebuilt in 1620. The register dates from 1686. The parochial charities produce about 46, which goes to Hodgson's school and almshouses. There are a National school arid a place of worship for the Wesleyans. The Earl of Winchil- sea is lord of the manor. RUSLAND, a chplry. in the par. of Colton, hund. of Lonsdale, co. Lancaster, 7 miles N.E. of Ulverstone. It is situated in the neighbourhood of Windermere, on the river Leven. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 64, in the patron, of the Incumbent of Colton. The church, dedicated to St. Paul, was built in 1745. RUSLEY, an island in the par. of Great Wakering, co. Essex, 5 miles S.E. of Rochford. It is situated in the Thames, near the Essex shore. RUSPER, a par. in the hund. of Singlecross, rape of Bramber, co. Sussex, 5 miles N.E. of Horsham, its post town, and 3 N.W. of Faygate station on the Mid- Sussex railway. It had in Richard I.'s time a Black nunnery founded by Gervaise, of Canterbury, and refounded by William de Braose in 1231. Its revenue at the Dissolution was valued at 40. The inhabitants of the village, which is considerable, are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The surface is varied with hill and dale, and is well wooded. The soil consists of a strong clay. The parish borders on the county of Surrey on the N. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 202. The church, dedicated 'to St. Mary, has an em- battled tower containing six bells. The interior of the church contains a brass of J. de Kyggesfolde, bearing date 1380, and several monuments. The body of the church was re-erected in 1855. The register dates from 1560. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum, which goes to the repairs of highways. There is a small school. RUSSAGH, a par. in the bar. of Moygoish, co. West- meath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4J miles S.E. of Edgeworthstown. Rathowen is its post town. The surface lies along the N. bank of the river Inny. The soil is good, but there is a great deal of bog. Lough Gar is within the limits. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ardagh, val. with Rathaspick, 200. The church has long been in ruins. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Rathaspick. There is a school. RUSSBOROUGH, a demesne of the Earl of Milltown, co. Wicklow, Ireland, near Blessington. RUSSELL, GREAT and LITTLE, two channels leading to St. Peter's Port, Isle of Guernsey, Channel Islands. The former lies between Herm and Sercq, and the latter between Herm and Guernsey. RUSSELLS, a hmlt. in the par. of Danbury, co. Essex, 1 mile E. of Danbury. RUSTINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Poling, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 1 J mile N.E. of Little Hampton, its post town, 7 miles from Worthing, and half a mile from Angmering railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the coast of the English Channel. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agri- cultural pursuits. The soil is generally a rich loam, and the land well cultivated. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 390, and the vicarial for 127, and the glebe contains nearly an acre. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 109,