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CABAS. 4-13 GADER IDBIS. c CABAS, or CABTJS, a tnslip. in the par. of Garstang, lund. of Amounderness, in the co. palatine of Lancaster,

miles to the N. of Garstang, which is a station on

he Manchester and Carlisle section of the London and North-Western railway. The railway and the Lancaster anal pass hy this place. CABILLO, a vil. in Garth parcel of the par. of iTstradgynlais, hund. of Devynnock, in the co. of Brecon, tonth Wales, 8 miles to the N. of Neath. CABINTEELY, a vil. in the pars, of Tully and .iilliney, bar. of Rathdown, in the co. of Duhlin, irov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles to the S. of Kings- i. It is seated near the coast of Killincy Bay. A .-force is stationed here. At Glen-Druid, in the ity, is a cromlech, consisting of one massive stone i.rted by .six upright ones. Cabinteely House is a i pleasant seat, in well-planted grounds, with a beautiful peel. There are several other gentlemen's seats, f CABOURN, a par. in the wap. of Bradley Haverstoe, - of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 2 miles to the E. ,:istor, its post tmvii. The living is a vie.* in the . of Lincoln, val. 150, in the patron, of the Earl of Nfirough. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. CABRACH, a par. partly in the co. of Aberdeen, partly in the co. of Banff, Scotland. It is situated Jie banks of the rivers Doveran and Blackwater, and contains abundance of limestone and slate. The IHpcc is mountainous, and chiefly pasture-land. On 9 the S.W. of tho parish is the mountain called the Buck of the C'abrach, which has an elevation of about <) feet. The living, worth 158, is in the presb. lford, and in the gift of the Duke of Richmond. There is an United Presbyterian church, and four pri- vate schools. Fairs for cattle are held in July and ijer. I CABRAGHKEEL, a hmlt. in the bar. of Tieragh, in the co. of Sligo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles to the S.W. of Easkv. It is seated near the coast of Killala I Ba J'- i CADAMSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Carbury, in the co. of Kildare, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 12 miles to the N. of Robertstown. The living is a vie. forming part of the union of Caslle-Carbury, in the dice, of Dublin, Glendalagh, and Kildare. The principal seal is Balyna House, the residence of the Right Hon. R. M. ! O'Ferrall. CADBURY, a par. in the hund. of Hayridge, in the I co. of Devon, 6 miles to the S.W. of Tiverton, its post i town. The Bristol and Exeter railway passes within a short distance. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 163, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. There are some charities of small amount. Roman coins have been dis- covered here, and on the top of a neighbouring lofty hill are the remains of an ancient entrenchment called Cadbury Castle. CADBURY, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Catsash, in the co. of Somerset, 5 miles to the W. of Wincanton, Castle Carey is its post town. It is situated in a pic- turesque and fertile country, near the Yeovil and Weymouth section of the Great Western railway, and contains the hmlts. of Galhampton and Woolslon. Soon after the Conquest the manor formed part of the barony of Newmarch, and afterwards came to the Bolroaux family, and through them to the Hungerfords, Courtneys, and Hastings. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, of tho annual val. of "00, in the patron, of the Master and Fellows of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The church, which was rebuilt by Elizabeth Lady Botreaux in the year 1427, is dedicated to St. Michael. It stands on a hill, and is a large and hand- some edifice, with an embattled tower. It contains a monument with effigies of Sir Francis Hastings, who died in 1596, and his lady. License was obtained in the reign of Henry V. to make the church collegiate, ~B] I but this injunction was not executed. Near the church is tho old manorhouse, a largo mansion built in 1581. CADBURY, SOUTH, a par. in tho hund. of Catsash, in tho co. of Somerset, 1 mile to Ihe S. of North Cad- bury. Wincanton is its post town. The living is a rect.* in Ihe dioc. of Bath and Wells, in the patron, of J. Bennett, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Thomas-a-Becket. Near this village, on a ridge of hills, is the extensive ancienl camp called Camalel, or Cadbury Castle, which was partly hewn out of the solid rock (blue lias), and defended by four trenches. Within the area is another entrenchment, called King Arthur's Palace, which has but one entrance, and is surrounded by six or seven trenches. The centre camp, the form of which is irregular and determined by the shape of tho hill, covers an area of 30 acres. Its origin is unknown, but from the Roman relics discovered here it appears certain that it was at one lime occupied by Ihe Romans, if not first formed by them. CADDER, or CALDER, a par. in the lower ward of the co. of Lanark, Scotland. It is situated on the banks of the river Kelvin, and contains Ihe vils. of Cadder, Auchenairn, Auchinloch, Chryslon, Muirhead, Mollen- burn, and Bishop bridge. The laller is a slaliou on Ihe Edinburgh and Glasgow railway, which crosses the parish. The Forth and Clyde canal also passes through Cadder. The district is mostly under cultivation, and conlains some coal-beds, ironstone, limestone, freestone, and extensive beds of fire-clay. Many of the inhabi- laiils are employed in Ihe mines and quarries. The living, val. 280, is in Ihe presb. of Glasgow, and in Ihe patron, of the heritors and the Kirk session. Remains of the Roman wall built by Antoninus exist near the church. It was in a house at Robroyslone, in this parish, that, according to tradition, Sir William Wallace was betrayed by Sir John Monteilh in 1303. No traces of the house are now to be seen. Cadder House is the principal seat. The parish is about 13 miles in length and belween 3 and 4 miles in breadlh. CADDINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Dacorum, in the co. of Hertford, but extending into the hund. of Flitt, in the co. of Bedford, 2 miles to the W. of Luton, its post town. The Dunstable branch of the Great Northern railway passes near it. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 319, in Iho palron. of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, London. The church, which elands in Bedfordshire, is dedicated lo All Sainls, and conlains I wo monumental brasses. There is a dislrict church al Markel Slreel, Ihe living of which is a cur., worth 227, in the gift of D. G. Ady, Esq. Market Street, on the Hertfordshire side of the parish, was the site of a Benedictine priory, called Markgate Cell, founded by Geoffrey, Abbot of St. Alban's, about the middle of the 12th century, and which was valued al the Dissolution at 115. The charitable endowments of the parish, consisting chiefly of the revenue of the grammar school, amount to about 150 per annum. CADEBY, a par. in the hund. of Sparkenhoe, in the co. of Leicester, 1 mile to Iho S.E. of Markel Bosworth. It contains part of tho tnshp. of Osbaston. The living is a reel.* in Ihe dioc. of Peterborough, val. 223, in the patron, of the Rev. Sir Alexander Dixie, Bart. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The charitable endow- ments produce 21 per annum. Bosworth House is the seat of the Dixies. The Atherstone hounds meet at Cadeby. CADEBY, or CATEBY, a Inshp. in the par. of Sprotbrough, wap. of Slrafforlh and Tickhill, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 4 miles lo S.W. of Doncaster. II lies near Ihe Soulh Yorkshire railway, and contains limestone and freestone. CADER, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanrhaidr, hund. of Isaled, in the co. of Denbigh, North Wales, 3 miles to the S. of Denbigh. It lies near Ihe mountain Cader Gwladus, from which there is a fine prospect. CADER IDRIS, one of Ihe principal mountains in Wales, situated in the co. of Merioneth, to the S. of Dolgelly, from which the summit is distant about 5 miles. The ridge, which is about 10 miles long from