London, and 1 E. from Long Milford, not far from the river Stour. The living is a vic. in the dioo. of Ely, val. $265, in the patron. of Earl Howe, who is also lord of the manor. The church is dedicated to All Saints, and contains five monumental brasses, the earliest dated 1302, of the families of the Bures, Brians, and Daniells of Acton Place, besides a beautiful marble monument to Robert Jennings, Esq., and his lady. There are some ancient paintings, and other curiosities, in the old mansion.
ACTON, ACKTON, or AIKTON, tnshp. in the par. of Featherstone, in the wap. of Agbrigg, West Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles W. of Pontefract.
ACTON BEAUCHAMP, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Doddingtree, in the co. of Worcester, 11 miles to the 8.W. of Worcester. Bromyard is the post town. It was formerly the estate of the Beauchamps. Part of the land is laid out in hop-grounds. There are some mineral springs in the parish. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. £320, in the patron. of the Rev. R. Cowpland. The church is dedicated to St. Giles.
ACTON BURNELL, a par. in the hund. of Condover, in the co. of Salop, 8 miles to the N.W. of Much Wen- lock, and 9 8.E. from Shrewsbury, the post town. It includes the chplrys. of Acton-Pigott and Ruckley with Langley. In this parish are the remains of an ancient castle, situated on Acton Hill, and which belonged to the Burnells. In the year 1282, a great council or parliament of Edward I. was held here, at which the "Statutum de Mercatoribus" was passed, law to facilitate the recovery of debts by merchants. It is called the "Statute of Acton-Burnell." The castle at that time belonged to Robert Burnell, who was Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Lord High Chancellor. The king and his court were entertained at the castle, the lords met in the hall, and the commons in a large barn belonging to Shrewsbury Abbey, which stands there to this day. The living is a rect. in the dioo. of Lichfield, val. £350, in the patron. of Sir E. J. Smythe, Bart., who resides at Acton Park. The church is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains a canopied brass of a Burnell. The parish is a meet for the Wheatland hounds.
ACTON DELAMARE, tnshp., vil., and railway station of the London and North Western, in the par. of Weaverham, and hund. of Eddisbury, in the co. palatine of Chester, 4 miles to the N.W. of Northwich, and 172 miles from London. It is situated on the river Weaver, at the bridge, which was built of the remains of Vale Royal Abbey, and is a station on the London and North Western railway. A branch of the Chester canal passes through the township.
ACTON GRANGE, a tnshp. in the par. of Runcorn, hund. of Bucklow, in the co. palatine of Chester, 2 miles to the 8.W. of Warrington. The old Roman way, called Watling Street, passes through it. The river Mersey, which is navigable, forms the northern boundary of the township; and the Mersey and Irwell canal, the Duke of Bridgewater's canal, and the London and North Western, and Lancashire, and Cheshire railways pass through it.
ACTON, IRON, Gloucestershire. See Inox ACTON.
ACTON-PIGOT, chplry. in the par. of Acton-Bur- nell, and hund. of Condover, in the co. of Salop, 1 mile N.E. of Acton-Burnell.
ACTON REYNOLD, & tnshp. in the par. of Shaw- bury, hund. of North Bradford, in the co. of Salop, 7 miles to the N.E. of Shrewsbury. It is near the river Roden. ACTON ROUND, a par. in the hund. of Stottenden, in the co. of Balop, 6 miles to the N.E. of Bridgnorth. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. £86, in the patron. of Sir F. R. E. Acton, Bart., of Aldenham, who is lord of the manor. The church is an ancient stone building in the Tudor style, and was repaired with much taste in 1850. In consists of a small tower, nave, transepts, porch, and chancel, with three handsome monuments to the memory of the Acton family. Cardinal Acton was a member of this family.
ACTON SCOTT, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Munslow, in the co. of Balop, 8 miles to the 8. of Church Stretton, and 1 milo from Marsh Brook station on the Shrewsbury and Hereford railway. It is situated under Wenlock Edge, near Watling Street and the river Onny. The living is a rect. in the dioo. of Hereford, val. $238, in the patron. of F. W. Pondarvis. Tho church is dedicated to St. Margaret.
ACTON STONE, a tnshp. in the par. of Rushbury, hund. of Munslow, in the co. of Salop, 3 miles to the E. of Church Stretton.
ACTON TRUSSELL, & chplry. united with Bednall, in the par. of Baswich, hund. of Cuttlestone, in the co. of Stafford, 2 miles to tho N.E. of l'enkridge. It is situated on the river Trent, and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal; and is near the London and North Western railway, and the great heath called Cannock Chase. The living is perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Lichfield, val. £234, and in the patron. of Hulme's trustees. The church is dedicated to St. James.
ACTON TURVILLE, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Grumbald's Ash, in the co. of Gloucester, 6 miles to the E. of Chipping Sodbury. It is situated near the Cotswold hills, and the ancient British and Roman road called Fosse Way. There are traces of a Saxon sanctuary in the parish. The living is a vic. united with Tormarton. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. ADAM'S ROW, a vil. in the par. of Newton, in the co. of Edinburgh, Scotland, 4 miles to the 8.E. of Edin- burgh.
ADAM'S WOOD, a small place in the par. of Upper Sapey, in the co. of Hereford.
ADAMSTOWN, or MURNEVAN, a par. in the bar. of Bantry, in the co. of Wexford, and prov. of Lein- ster, Ireland, 6 miles to the N.E. of New Ross. It is situated in pleasantly undulating district, near the rocky hill of Carrickburn, which has an elevation of 766 feet, and commands a fine prospect. The land is light, and under good tillage. There are quarries of granite and limestone. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ossory, Ferns, and Leighlin, val. £625, and in the patron. of the bishop. There is a Roman cross in the burial- ground, considered to be of great antiquity. Here are also remains of Devereux Castle, which was built in 1566, by Nicholas Devereux and his wife Katherine consisting of a square tower in a quadrangle, surrounded by a wall, with turrets at the angles. A Latin inscrip- tion on a shield, over the gateway, proserves the names of the founders, and the armorial bearings of their family. In 1798, a large number of Protestants, nearly 200 in all, were burnt by the rebels at Scullaboguo barn, in this parish. Merton is the principal seat.
ADARE, par. in the bars. of Coshma, Kenry, and Upper Connello, in the co. of Limerick, and prov. of Munster, Ireland, 10 miles to the S. W. of Limerick, and 129 miles from Dublin. Its name signifies the "ford of the oaks." A castle and a church appear to havo existed here in the reign of Henry II. In 1279, John Fitzgerald, first Earl of Kildare, founded and endowed a monastery here, for the redemption of Christian captives. After the Dissolution, Queen Elizabeth granted it, with other religious houses, to Sir Henry Wallop, Knt. It is now called the Black Abbey; and the remains of tho church, consisting of the tower, nave, and part of the choir, have been fitted up as a Roman Catholic chapel. Within the demesne of Adare Manor are extensive and interesting remains of another abbey, including the nave, choir, and south transept of the church, with a square tower rising from the intersection. The cloisters are nearly perfect, and around them are the principal offices and domestic buildings. In the enclosure there is a very fine old yew-tree. A Franciscan abbey was also founded, by Thomas, seventh Earl of Kildare, the re- mains of which are on the south side of the river, close to the bridge, and now used as the parochial church. Part of the offices have been converted into a school- house, by the Countess of Dunraven. Adare was a corporate town before the year 1810. The castle was built by tho O'Donovans, rebuilt and fortified by the Earls of Kildare, and was forfeited to the crown by
