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Rh NEWCHTTRCH-IN-ROSSENDALE. 32 NEWFERRY. val. 150, in the patron, of Hulme's Trustees. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There are places of worship belonging to the Wesleyans, Primitive Metho- dists, and other sects. There are National and Lancas- terian schools. NEWCHURCH-IN-ROSSENDALE, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Whalley, higher div. of Blackburn hund., co. Lancaster, 20 miles K. of Manchester, its post town, 2 J miles S. W. of Bacup, and 3 J E. by S. of Hasling- den. It is a station on the East Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. It is an improving place, situated on an emi- nence near the river Kibble, and on the old high road from Burnley to Manchester. The tnshp. is bounded at the nether extremity by the river Irwell, and includes the hmlt. of Booth-Fold, Clough-Fold, and Water-Foot. The village is very extensive, and the inhabitants are prin- cipally employed in the cotton and woollen mills. There are also extensive collieries and quarries of freestone and slate. The living is a perpct. cur. * in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 500, in the patron, of the Vicar of Whalley. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has a square embattled tower containing a clock and six bells. It was rebuilt in 1826 on the site of an ancient chapel dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It contains a Caen stone pulpit, richly carved, which was added in 1854. In 1711 a grammar school was erected at the expense of Mr. John Kershaw, who bequeathed 60 acres of land and some house property for its support. There are National schools for botii sexes, and Sunday-schools at Clough-Fold and Water-Foot. The Wesleyans, Primi- tive Methodists, and Baptists, have each a place of worship. Height Side House, Springfield, Spring Hill, and Thistlemount are the principal residences. The Duke of Buccleuch is lord of the manor. NEW-CONDUIT, a ward in the par. of St. Margaret, borough of King's Lynn, co. Norfolk. NEW-COPPiCE-INCLOSURE, an ext. par. place in the hund. of New Forest, co. Hants. NEW-CROSS, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Paul, Dept- ford, co. Surrey, half a mile S.W. of Deptford. It has stations on the London and Brighton and South-Eastern railways. Here is situated the Royal Naval school for 200 sons of officers, built in 1835, and partially endowed by Dr. Bell. The echoolhouse is a brick structure sur- rounding a court, and built from designs of Sir Chris- topher Wren in the Elizabethan style of architecture. NEW DALE, a hmlt. in the par. of Wellington, hund. of South Bradford, co. Salop, 2 miles from Wellington, and 10 E. of Shrewsbury. It is situated under the Wrekin, near the Shrewsbury canal and the line of the ancient Watting Street. NEWDIGATE, a par. in the second div. of Copthorne hund., co. Surrey, 5j miles S. by E. of Dorking, its post town. The par., which is wholly agricultural, includes the hmlt. of Parkgate. It formerly belonged to the Albini, Fitzalan, and other distinguished families. The village is small, but neatly built. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-chargo of 580. The living is a root.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 353, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a spired tower. The parochial charities chiefly consist of the endowment to Steer's school, with a small exhibition for four years to Trinity College, Cambridge. There is a National school. NEWENDKN-LIBERTY, a par. partly in the hund. of Selbrittenden, and partly exempt from any hund., in the lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 6 miles S. by W. of Tcnterden, and 5 J from Hawkhurst. The village, which is inconsiderable, is situated on the river Rothor, and on the high road from Kent to Sussex. It is governed by a bailiff of its own, and was formerly a seaport town of largo extent, containing 52 taverns. The river Rother is hero crossed by a modern brick bridge of three arches, and is navigable for barges, by which coal, corn, and timber are conveyed from Rye. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 2-10. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 216, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a small ancient structure, containing one bell. The interior contains a very antique font. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There are ruins of Losenham Priory and Castle-Toll, built on the site of the Roman city, Anderida, or Caer Andred, which was destroyed by Ella in 491. There is a mineral spring in the neighbourhood. Roman coins, irons, and other relics of antiquity, have been found, including a merchant ship of great antiquity, supposed to be Roman, imbedded a considerable depth in the mud of the river. A fair for stock and pedlery is held on June 21st. NEW ENGLAND, a hmlt. in the par. of Woburn, hund. of Manshead, co. Beds, 2 miles N.E. of Woburn, and 10 S.W. of Bedford. NEW ENGLAND, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Hitchin, co. Herts, 1 mile S.E. of Hitchin. NE WENT, a par., post, and market town in the hund. of Botloe, co. Gloucester, 8 miles N.W. of Gloucester, and 111 W. by N. of London. It is situated in Dean Forest, to the westward of the river Severn, and on the Hereford and Gloucester canal, which has a very com- modious wharf here. The parish, which is large, is in- tersected by the turnpike road leading from Gloucester to Hereford, and by the road to Ledbury. It comprises the tythgs. of Boulsdon, Compton, Cugley, and Mais- wick, and is a polling and petty session town. A Bene- dictine priory was founded here by Roger Montgo- mery, as a cell to Cormeille, in Normandy, soon after the Norman conquest, and on the suppression of alien priories, it was given by Henry IV. to Fotheringay Col- lege. The town, which was formerly a borough, and a place of considerable importance, is said by Lnland to have derived its name from a new inn, erected for the accommodation of travellers when the communication with Wales was first opened by this route. The site of the old inn is now called the Boothall. It has one long and principal street, containing several well-built heuses and shops. There are manufactories of linen, nails. &c. ; also numerous maltings and flour-mills. Newent is celebrated for its cyder and perry, the produce of the orchards with which the neighbourhood abounds. Petty sessions are held at the magistrates' office every alternate Monday, and the county court at the George Hotel, on the last Tuesday of every month, for the reco- very of debts not exceeding 20. There are several mineral springs in this parish possessing similar pro- perties to the Cheltenham waters. The chief one is but a short distance from the town. The Poor-law Union comprises 18 parishes and townships, 14 of which are in the county of Gloucester, and 2 each in the counties of Hereford and Worcester. The Ell rivulet flows through the northern part of the parish, turning several mills on its course to the Leadon. The soil is chiefly a light sand, and very productive. The greater part of the land is arable and pasture, with some extensive apple-orchards, and about 965 acres of woodland. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 1,541 15. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 1,600. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is an ancient structure, the work of dif- ferent periods, with a lofty spired tower containing six bells. The spire was erected in 1679, at which period the church was thoroughly restored, and partly rebuilt. The interior has several monuments of great antiquity, and the effigies of a knight in armour. The parochial charities produce about 49 per annum. There are almshouses_ for 12 poor persons, and a National school for both sexes. The Independents and Wesleyans have each a place of worship. New-Court and Pidgeon House are the principal residences. Miss Foley is lady of the manor. Market day is Friday. Fairs are held on the Wednesdays before Easter and Whit Sundays, and on the 12th August ; and statute fairs on the 19th Septem- ber, and two following Fridays. NEWFERRY, a hmlt. in the borough of Liverpool, co. Chester, 3 miles S. of Liverpool. It is situated on the river Mersey. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, and patron, of trustees. The church, which is modern, ig dedicated to St. Peter. NEWFERRY, a hmlt. in the par. of BaUyscullion, in