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ADWAL'l 30 AOHA. AD WALTON, a hiiilt. in the chplry. of Drighlimr- II the West i the co. of Ym-k, u milc.s to the S.W. ilton Moor was the scene of an eugagc- ! liri'ax and the forces of the iiy the royalist forces under

:il of Newcastle. This hmlt. was formerly a market

town. Fairs for the sale of horses, caf held on thu uuth .Ian.; -Sth Februai lliurs- il-iy. liily OH Thursday from Eiuiter till !i Nov. , til.. T ami the 'j:;rd I)o- ADWI.1,1,. a par. iii the liuii'l. <if l.i knor, in tin- i Oxford, 4 miles to tie- S. of Thamv, and '2 milea iswiirth, th post town. Jt is situated near the rhiltcrn Hi '. living is a rect. in tin- dim-, .lord, al. I'l-J.i, in tin- patron, of J. W. Itinh. Esq. The i-hurvh is dedicated to 88. Peter and Paul, and is a small ancient structure with a square t Adwell House is the principal residence. Adwri: ancient entrenchment, said to have been const i by the Danes. ADW1CK-LK-M m.l.r, a par. in the northern div. of the wap. of Mrallorth and Tickhill, in the V. -I Hiding of the co. of York, -1 miles to the NAV. .!' Doncaster. It include* the tnshp. of Humphall with Stublu. It was situated on the ancient road called Er- mine-itreet. A branch of the river Don passes through th>- parish. The living is a rect. in the dioorot '> val. 450, in the patron, of J. Fullerton, Esq., of Thri- bcrg. The church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. There is a small endowed free Kchool, which was found the Rev. W. Hedges. Tho water of a spring hero is raloedu in " H :-'i <k . -. AliV|( K.-UPON-DEARNE, a par. in the northern div. of tho wap. of Strafforth and Tk-khill, in the V, ,t Hiding of the co. of York, 6 miles to the S.V. of Adwick-le-.-In et. Ilolln iliam is the (lost town. It i- i tho river Dcanii- and the Doarno and I' ->.<

. .-mil is near the North Midland milway. The

living is ,i cur. miiti '1 with the vie. of Vath, in the dioc. rk. and in the patron, of the Dean and Canons of Christ Omr AFFANK, n par. in the bar. of I>< tiea-wiUurat-Dmn, in tl Vaterford, prov. of Munster. Ireland, 4 mile* to the S.K. of Lismoro. Jt is situated on the banks of ti kwater, which forms iU boundary on tin. south-nest, und i.i hue navigable. Its ancient name was Arthmenn or Aghmean. In 1564 it was tho seen* of a battle between tho Earls of Desmond and ail, inn In. i was defeated. Here was for it nl tin- Fit/iii mills do Deci. place is still n M -ix-cios of cherry, whieh wot Iter, and continues to flourish in tin :ood to this day. Tin- . M castle was bunit down, and on its .-ile tho present mansion. Dromann, was erected, now the seat ot

. Aflmne House and !! Hi -ville

are the primijuil seats. The living is a vi. . in tl: i^hcl, Kinl with in the Citron. ..| tl,, Duk. of Lhc 1 1th May, the 1'Jtli i. In r. Al tythir. in the par. and hni Castle, in the co. of Dorset, not far from Corfo ' '. All -ITM'l.i:. ., pur. ill the iniinl . ! I liliiili to t! iiittler. It was aii ii-ntly ealli d Aspnii'lell. In IM'.i thr hin-- incil. the limit . , i - :hg. of

is situated on tl,.- ii, i Tient. It
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' , a hill iK-twci n 1'nljletown and rkable in has a diametM > HOC small tumuli are near tin-in. Tin.- living is a vie. will "I Toiun Puddle, in the dioc. of Salislnny, val. i'JUJ, in the patron, of .'. Frampton, Esq. The church is an nncienM structure, with nave, ei lafine decor' 1 embattled tower of the reign of Edward IV. At td dissolution of the monasteries the vicarage v Thomas Lyllyington, one of the monks of An, Aljliiy, auscd tho 1" '-.'I 1'iilj.ii and scats to bB i in tho nave of the church. Thorn is a small < endowed sdiool loiiinli'd Iiy MillHiurne. .M-'li'N. :. M|. in the 'lib. of VY. t .M..iina, in the at, in the oo. of Southampton, 2 miles 8. OB .nth. It i-- situated in ar Freshwater I'.iy. a: 'foot of Alton Down, which has an elevation of 500 faM and on the summit of which are some tumuli. TON ItlMlHiKND, a vil. in tho par. of New Cumnock, in the co. of Ayr, Scotland. It is situated! near New Cumnock on Alton 'Water, a email which rises under I'.lack Larghill, flows through O^H Afton, and fells into the Nith. Afton Water is the t of one of the songs of liurus. Tho population ' i the village is small, and a few hands are engagi >i i tho lead mined. AUAK T(>VN", a hmlt. of St. Vancras par., in tM huiul. of ()ssiiK;,.in , in the co. of Middlesex, '2 mi. tin- N.W. of St. Paul's, Ix>ndon. It lies between tho Northern and North Loml - s and th* Regent's canal; and was named ni'lrr its founder, V. A gar, Esq., of Kim Lodge. AGATON, asmullplaeo in tho par. of Bt. lUni in the hund. of Koborou^li. in the co. 1 ^^1 N. "f Plymouth railway station, and 4 from Devo: 'il is strong and loamy, and there is a in the vicinity. AGBBIGO, a vil. in llie par. of Wanniield, i wup. of AgbrigK, i" Ine 'i ~t (tiding of tho co. ot i -' miles to the I'- "t '.,k. Held. ACIiKIGGWAI'lATAKi:..-!,. of tho !> Ili'lini; id'lhe en. of York, is boiim north by Morley wap.. ast by Os^ 011 the south b l^incashir. ire. It eom],ri>, - t uppiT and the low< r. the lalter i.f which ii pars, of East and West Arl-1- .. Kotliwell.Sainlall-Magna.Thoni'hill. N 1 - Vonnlield, :unl part of Batley, of I)ew~luiry. of Kmly, and ot l-'i -:itln i -ton, -. Tin n|,|.,r iii .1, Kirk-l!nrton, i. with parts of Emlcy ami -: ; n aep -. Ai . 1 1 1 A in tho pars, of Bowdon ami . in the hiin.l. of Bucklow, in t! ine <( miles .S.W. of Ahriin h:un. AlM'liN. a tnshp. in tin | i.und. J mill - to It is on the Duke At ;i ; l.i..'- 1 1 |N i I, 1 illLC ll' I Hay, in the south-eastern j.iit ot I :

to explain its |

issaid that tin il. vil a^ il. 'i]."i- of " yin:; 1 hurl, il thi^ rock of Wicht. Thn peoplu name it IMW the 1 1 -nun.' tumuli near it. | il.l-'.'l Hi llil'K, a tn~lip. in the p.-ir. of CoM-rham, i tin- North liidiiig of the to tin- S.V. of Middleham. AQHA, OT AUGHA, a par. in 1 in tie ' .".I pi.iv. i.l I.einster. Inland, riing ]>:irt of the market town of I.ei^lilin Hi Itish ; ' il ast Lank of tin- riv. r Ilain.w. on ili. win KilkciniN. It was the si- an aldx'y named Achadfiniiluss, founded at a vciy remote lian, and jilnnden d )>y the Dan- 864. The land is % 1 and is nil under i ultiviition. s quarried I'm 1 burning. The living is a vie. united with Ihiiileekny. F.iii- an- held in I iv, on tho 14th lliiy, t: r, and tlio