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CABLTON, I. HTM:. 490 [ARTHEN. P r CARLTON, LI I I ! : div. of tho hund. of Lonth <( Lind-.-y, ' '"' > of ntli, its post town. It

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..ni r.iilwuy. Tin- living U a n < -t. in ' si. 169, in i "f John Forster, Esq. Tho church is dedicated to St. Edith. CAHLTON, LITTLE, or CAKLTON, SOUTH, a limit, in the par. of South Muskham, wtip. of Thurgar- ton, in the co. of Nottingham, 3 miles to tho N. W. of Newark. It is seated on the W. bank of the river Trent, near the Gnat Northern railway. CARLTON-MJNIOTT, or ClAELTON-lBLEBECK, a chplry. in the par. of Thirsk, and wap. of Birdforth, in the North Riding of tho co. of York, '2 miles to tho W. of Thirsk, iU post town. It is situated near tho North-Eastern railway. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, vaL l'2~>, in tin- patron, of the arch- bishop. OAELTON, NORTH, a par. in the wap. of Lawresa, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 4 miles to the N. of Lincoln. The living is a perpct. cur. in tho dioc. of Lincoln, val. 35, in the patron, of tho lessee. The poor children of this parish share in the benefit of the tree school in the neighbouring village of Burton-1'v- Lincoln. CAULTON-ON-TRENT, a vil. and chplry. in the par. of Norwell, wap. of Thurgarton, in the co. of Not- tingham, 6 miles to tho N. of Newark, its post town. It is situated on tho W. bank of the river Trent, on the Great North Road, and ia a station on the Great North- ern railway. There is a ferry over tho Trent near tho village. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Nor- well, in tho dioc. of Lincoln. About ten yean ago a handsome now church, in the early English style, con- taining 260 sittings, half of which are free, wag erected !:! on the site of the old chapel. It has a lofty spire nt tho W. end and several painted windows. Carlton House is the residence of John Verc, Esq., who ia lord of tho manor and chief landholder. CARLTON-RODE, a par. and scattered vil. in the hund. of Depwado, in tho co. of Norfolk, 2 miles to tho N.K. of New Buckenham, 4 miles N.W. of Tivctshall railway station, and 14 S.S.W. of Norwich. Attleburgh is its pout town. Tho affix to the name of this . has been explained as referring either to an ancient lord of tho manor, Walter do Kodo, or to a rood or cross that formerly stood by tho wayside. By an ancient custom of tho manor the lord had to furnish tho king at tho be- ginning of the herring season with a hundred herrings in twenty-four pies, Yarmouth being under the obligation to supply them. The living is a reel.* in tho dioc. of ich, val. 850, in the patron, of Sir K. I. Buzton, Bart. The church, which was repaired early in the 18th century, is dedicated to All Saints, and is a neat building with a thatched roof and tower. The H: have a chapel in the village, and there are a National school and charitable endowments for the poor, producing 70 per annum. Some ancient British implement found here in 1844. CARLTON - SCROOP, a par. in tho wap. of Love- l<art of Kestcvon, in tho co. of Lincoln, G miles to the N. of Grantham, its post town. It lies near tin Witham. The living is a rect.^ in tho dioc. of Lincoln, val. 386, in tho patron, of Karl Brownlow, Sir K. lin.mli y, and G. White, Esq., alternately. The h is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The parochial charities amount ll! per annum. CAHLTON, SMITH, a par. in t!.. wap. of Lawrcss, parts of Lindsey, in tho co. of Lincoln, 3 miles i N. of Lincoln, its post town. Here was formerly a seat if tho Monson family, one of whom was Sir W. M nu iiilmir.il in the ruigu of (Jueen Kli/ubeth. The living . i ur. in th , val. 200, in the illago ia a free school, i '..!.: li. i .- ,1 . ndowod i.v tb M IB u -. -HTH. St4 < Aia-ios, LITTLE, Not- 1 v par., with a post town of t)n> mine name, i: ward of the co. > It is a station on t 1 :iway. '1! i in a hilly bank of the river Clyde, and contains tie wood and Kilcadgow. Tin name of this plaee is formed from " car" M tho evangelist to whom tho old church The town of Carluke is a burgh of barony, and was [fiven by Hubert I. to tho monks of Kclso. Tin is rich in coal, limestone, and ironstone, all of quality. About a mil. liom tho town an works of the Shotts Iron Company, whieh v. blushed about 183G. Homo o I >plc are em- ployed in the cotton manufacture; but the cl noes of the place is connected with tho mines. Along tho banks of tho Clyde arc extensive orchards loV^^^I for the abundance and < I their apples and pears. There are two flour-mills worked by sti .-.: town has considerably increased during the pn tury, and now contains many handsome is lighted with gas. The living, v prenb. of Lanark, and in the patron. . t Sir M. N nt. Tho church is not of ancient date been built in place of the old church, whi decay before the i n. There are in the town I a Free church ; chapels belonging to tho Original Br- eeders, United Presbyterians, Congregational ist Roman Catholics ; parochial and other schools, nnd a savings-bank. Carluke was the birthplace of I^^l General Roy, a distinguished ma quary. Tho neighbourhood has some beautiful scenery, and many seats of tho gentry adorn the banks of the Clyde. Traces of Watlin: hich crosM^^H parish, still remain, and many Roman relics have bean found. Cairns exist on tho hills. Tho par. is a v ~~ miles long and 4 In CAKMAKTIIKN, or t 'AKKMAKTH KN, a market town, municipal and parliamentary bo forming a county of itself, but locally i El vet and Dorllya, in tho co. of Cam Wales, 218 miles to the W. of Lon' 1 railway. It is a station on the South which meets the Great Western at Gloucester. has existed on this spot from a very ren. : was called by the Welsh Cacr-fyrddi: , Maridunum. It was the point of i great roads called tho Via Julia Marilima and Julia Montana, and traces of I. - and variooi Roman antiquities have been found. I': the native princes it was the chief town of Soir and the scat of tho prince till near the clow ot century, when tho seat of governm to Dyncvor. The castle was erected 1 lords, and became tho object of endless i struggles both between tho native prim and between them and tho Norman-. In castle was besieged nnd (aptund ly the Welsh unde (iiull'yil ah Khys, tho princo to whom lleniy I. 001 ded the gr. t' the kinjj pality of Dyncvor. Tho Welsh ae it abon 1 1 In Alter repeated changes of possession it was t.'ikei by the Kail ot PembroV 1 in po session of tho English till the great Owain CJlyndwr, when it fell into the hai supporters. During t ; century it was first held for tl . and BOOH Carmarthen stands on .ry hilly ai : ground . 1 ink of the ri. r i >s abov its mouth. The river, which is navigable to iliii vlMi is crowed by a bi : ' Swansea road passes. The scenery i i kal.ly beautiful, and the a pleasing and picturesque. 'J'liere an hut the old part of the town i 'y bit'" ts narrow. Tbey an: mostly ] with pis. In tho middle of the town i^ tin a mo inns. part serving as a marl is a m